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Shotgun Wedding Quintet and Special Guests Live at the Last Jazz Mafia Tuesday at Coda

BayTaper — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:22:21 +0000

Photographs and video of the Shotgun Wedding Quintet (and special guests) performing To Be Or Not To B-Boy live at the last Jazz Mafia Tuesday at Coda Supper Club in San Francisco on July 27, 2010. Click here for the 720p High Def version of the video.

Download audio file (2010.07.27.SWQ.FinalJazzMafiaTuesday.mp3)

Musicians (on this track)
Dublin, Vocals
Adam Theis, Bass
Patrick Korte (Pdub), Drums
Joe Cohen, Tenor & Keys
Marcus Stephens, Tenor
Mike Olmos, Trumpet
Evan Francis, Flute
Anthony Blea, Violin
Wayne Van Lieu, French Horn

BayTaper Goes Platinum with MP3 Downloads!

BayTaper — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:35:42 +0000

That’s right people, BayTaper.com has reached PLATINUM status on MP3 downloads. That’s not “hits” or “page views,” that’s over one million verified downloads of original, one-of-a-kind live recordings I’ve made in the local Bay Area jazz and creative music scene during the past two and a half years!

I’ve actually been at this project for four years total now, but I didn’t save any of my web server logs from the first year and a half, which is kind of a bummer. However, fret not because after just compiling the data I did save, I’m excited to announce the passing of this remarkable milestone. I feel extremely lucky to have witnessed and documented so much incredible music, and I’d like to congratulate and thank everyone in the scene that gave me intimate access over the years and allowed me to build this incredible archive of local live recordings (and photographs).

So with that context, I thought it might also be fun to post a list of the top fifty most downloaded MP3 files (by blog post) during the past twelve months (the year ending July 15, 2010). I decided to focus on the past year because the full platinum history is somewhat dominated by recordings that have been in the archive the longest. This way it’s much easier to see what some of the more popular recordings have really been during a similar length of time (although the newest posts are still somewhat disadvantaged of course).

So without further ado, here’s the BayTaper.com Top 50 MP3s from the past year, all with download totals and clickable links directly to the recordings for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!

Top 50 MP3 Downloads
12 Months Ending July 15, 2010

21,193 – Trumpet Supergroup Live on April 24, 2007

20,107 – The Supplicants Live on November 6, 2009

19,948 – Miles Davis Tribute Live on May 25, 2009

19,156 – Realistic Orchestra Prince Tribute on June 5, 2007

18,954 – Brass Mafia Live on July 2, 2006

18,622 – Erik Jekabson Quintet Live on November 15, 2005

16,552 – Kurt Ribak Trio Live on July 2, 2006

16,419 – Classical Revolution Live on January 27, 2008

16,353 – Plays Monk Live on November 14, 2006

14,365 – The Supplicants Live on April 16, 2010

13,798 – Ben Adams Quintet Live on January 15, 2007

11,993 – Low End Theory Live on May 16, 2006

11,768 – The Invaders Live on June 28, 2008

10,940 – Dan Zemelman Quartet Live on August 15, 2008

10,512 – Realistic Orchestra Live on April 4, 2006

10,305 – Terrence Brewer Trio Live on July 2, 2006

10,243 – Adam Shulman Trio Live on April 30, 2009

9,491 – Mitch Marcus Plus 13 Live on April 12, 2007

9,485 – B-Free Live on December 15, 2006

9,329 – Nefasha Ayer Live on November 1, 2008

8,922 – Mitch Marcus Quintet Live on July 1, 2006

8,243 – Jekabson, Rissanen, Shifflet, Sumelius on Jan 20, 2006

8,075 – 8 Legged Monster Live on May 7, 2008

8,040 – Marcus Shelby Quartet Live on January 15, 2010

7,432 – 8 Legged Monster September 3, 2009

7,288 – The Supplicants Live on October 27, 2006

7,000 – Mitch Marcus Quintet Live on October 8, 2006

6,876 – Steven Lugerner Sextet Live on August 15, 2008

6,853 – D’Armous Boone Live on January 19, 2007

6,702 – Eaton Barics Quintet June 19, 2009

6,649 – Amendola and Blades Live on July 24, 2009

6,262 – Jaz Sawyer Live on October 25, 2008

6,247 – Mitch Marcus Quintet Live on June 30, 2007

6,053 – Erik Jekabson Quintet Live on December 19, 2006

6,011 – Devin Hoff Live on January 3, 2009

5,606 – Classical Revolution Live on January 8, 2009

5,560 – Nice Guy Trio Live on November 2, 2009

5,109 – 8 Legged Monster Live on July 13, 2008

4,947 – 8 Legged Monster Live on January 30, 2010

4,393 – A Far Cry Live on May 15, 2008

4,054 – The Focus Trio Live on October 27, 2007

3,787 – Erik Jekabson Quartet Live on December 18, 2009

3,579 – Terrence Brewer Live on March 20, 2007

3,173 – Mitch Marcus Big Band Live on October 21, 2007

3,136 – Bay Area Classical Harmonies Live on May 17, 2007

3,131 – Shotgun Wedding Quintet Live on July 20, 2007

2,936 – Realistic Orchestra Live on October 18, 2008

2,915 – Sqwonk Live on October 5, 2007

2,887 – Blades vs. Amendola Live on April 21, 2006

2,887 – Darren Johnston Quintet Live on February 16, 2007

San Francisco Symphony Live at Stern Grove

BayTaper — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:38:20 +0000

Photographs from Donato Cabrera conducting the San Francisco Symphony live at the Stern Grove Festival in San Francisco on Sunday, July 11, 2010.

Program
Danzón Cubano, Copland
Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo, Copland
Cuban Overture, Gershwin
Pastoral Symphony No. 6, Beethoven

Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra’s MLK Recording Session at Fantasy Studios

BayTaper — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 05:27:49 +0000

Photographs from the Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra’s MLK recording session with Porto Franco Records at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California on June 29, 2010.

Musicians (Morning Session)
Marcus Shelby, Bass & Composer/Arranger
Adam Shulman, Piano
Gabe Eaton, Alto Sax
Marcus Stephens, Alto Sax
Howard Wiley, Soprano Sax
Sheldon Brown, Tenor Sax & Clarinet
Evan Francis, Tenor Sax & Flute
Fil Lorenz, Bari Sax
Joel Behrman, Trombone
Rob Ewing, Trombone
Mike Rinta, Trombone
Scott Englebright, Trumpet
Darren Johnston, Trumpet
Louis Fasman, Trumpet
Mike Olmos, Trumpet
Mark Wright, Trumpet
Jeff Marrs, Drums

Terrence Brewer and Citizen Rhythm Live at the Red Poppy Art House

BayTaper — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:21:48 +0000

Terrence Brewer and Citizen Rhythm perform Nostalgia In Times Square live at the Red Poppy Art House in San Francisco on June 11, 2010. The 720p HD version of the video can be streamed or downloaded here.

Download audio file (TerrenceBrewer03.mp3)

Musicians
Terrence Brewer, Guitar
Michael Coleman, Keyboards
Arlington Houston, Electric Bass
Rob Rhodes, Drums

John Brown’s Body Live at the Independent

BayTaper — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 04:23:31 +0000

Photos and audio from John Brown’s Body Live at The Independent in San Francisco on April 19, 2010. You can stream the MP3s directly by using the player below, or you can download the 16-bit CD-quality FLAC files from The Live Music Archive.

Musicians
Elliot Martin, Lead Vocals
Tommy Benedetti, Drums
Nate Edgar, Bass
Kofi Matthew Goodwin, Hammond B3, Clavinet, Synths
Mike Keenan, Guitar
Sam Dechenne, Trumpet
Drew Sayers, Saxophone
Scott Flynn, Trombone
Jocko, Sound Engineer

The Supplicants Live at the Red Poppy

BayTaper — Sun, 23 May 2010 22:25:25 +0000

I’m psyched to drop some serious multimedia from The Supplicants live at the Red Poppy Art House in San Francisco on April 16, 2010. Here’s the entire show in MP3 audio format, plus photographs and a two minute multimedia piece from an incredible night of music. The 720p HD version of the video can be downloaded or streamed from Exposure Room.

Download audio file (supplicants01.mp3)
Download audio file (supplicants02.mp3)
Download audio file (supplicants03.mp3)
Download audio file (supplicants04.mp3)
Download audio file (supplicants05.mp3)
Download audio file (supplicants06.mp3)
Download audio file (supplicants07.mp3)
Download audio file (supplicants08.mp3)

Musicians
David Boyce, Tenor & Soprano
David Ewell, Bass
Sameer Gupta, Drums
Kash Killion, Cello (Last song only)

Set List
1. Opening Argument / Agree to Disagree
2. A Strong Case For Listening Well / Herd of Cats Wrestling a Python
3. Earth / Reincarnation / Mercy
4. Berimbau
5. Dragonflies at Dusk / Love Song of Tony Williams
6. A Wrong Idea Well Done / Getting Over Oneself
7. But Not For Us
8. Encore w/ Kash Killion on Cello