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Two shows this weekend! Come through if you're in LA.

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Improvised music this Saturday afternoon in Pasadena. Set 1: Lisa Mezzacappa (bass), Jason Levis (drums), Vinny Golia (winds) Set 2: Miller Wrenn, Lisa, and me (bass x 3) Set 3: assorted combinations of the above, plus Charles Sharp (winds) and Wilfrido Terrazas (flutes) Hope to see you there!

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If you are in California and registered as a Democrat, use this link to sign up to vote in the state party delegate election: ademelections.com/register/mail

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One show left in our Bay Area Tour: Tonight at the Make-Out Room in San Francisco - Ken Ueno (voice), gamin (piri & saenghwang), Tim Feeney (percussion), and myself (bass) - plus two other fantastic acts. 7PM. No cover. Hope to see you there!

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If you'd like to watch something different today, you can stream this show, featuring Intangible (Robert Reigle, gamin, yours truly, and birthday boy Tim Feeney) live between 2-6PM PST. Performance + talk + some records. kfjc.org/event/7184

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Bay Area Tour: - Intangible 1/19 7PM (sfsound.org/series/#2025...) - Intangible on KFJC Monday 1/20 2-6PM (stream: kfjc.org/event/7184) - gamin, Tim Feeney, and yours truly play with Ken Ueno at the Makeout Room, SF, , Tuesday 1/21 7PM (www.facebook.com/events/89043...) Hope to see you there!

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My next show - a week from Friday. Playing tunes (by Ornette Coleman, Carla Bley, Bobby Bradford, and more) with friends at an Ethiopian restaurant. No cover. Stop by if you're near West LA.

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Dean Westerfield's drawing of the last two sets from Saturday night's Some Things from Nothing improvisation festival in Pasadena. That's Marc Perez (trombone), me, and Matt Crane (drums) in the back.

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I updated my website with a 2024 wrap-up: jeffschwartzmusic.wordpress.com/2024/12/28/2... info on the new Andrea Centazzo box set I'm on: jeffschwartzmusic.wordpress.com/2024/12/28/m... and Jan. 2025 shows: jeffschwartzmusic.wordpress.com/2024/12/29/j...

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This documentary, shot at the 2022 Ictus Festival in Milan is now available to stream for free! Features a legion of improvisers from across the US and Europe, yours truly, and the star of the show - Andrea Centazzo. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pE1...

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I am really excited to be part of this set of recordings from a four-night festival held in Milan in 2022 celebrating Andrea Centazzo & Ictus Records. Download available now: sluchaj.bandcamp.com/album/ictus-... CDs & video coming soon!

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The Soapbox is my "jazz" band. We have a monthly gig at the Industry Cafe & Jazz, a casual Ethiopian and Eritrean restaurant in Culver City's Arts District. We play tunes, some standard, some not, in ways that are standard and not. No cover.

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I organized this program last night. I think it was pretty cool. Check it out if it seems like your sort of thing: youtu.be/YvLxkUEMNHs

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If you're in the LA area, reserve your tickets now for this show on Dec. 7. We're giving the west coast premiere of John Williams' "Prelude & Scherzo" for piano & orchestra with Gloria Cheng as soloist. Amazing, and it's free. Sure to sell out... www.smsymphony.org/events/winte...

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