Gig with Phil Skaller and Ignaz Schick...

Had a great gig with Phil Skaller and the wonderful German turntablist/improviser Ignaz Schick! Special thanks to Josh Weinstein and Joachim Goßmann for sound support.

Phil Skaller, Jeff Kaiser, Ignaz Schick at La Jolla cove pre-gig.
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Ignaz and Joachim Goßmann. Thanks Joachim!


Phil, Ignaz, Joachim


Jeff, Ignaz, Phil


Afterwards, a free for all...involved ping pong balls...


...MANY ping pong balls, Matt, Jonathan, Josh, Arianne...


Phil, Matt, Jonathan, Josh, Arianned, Ignaz, Jared...

Boise Creative and Improvised Music Festival 2010 Day 2.....

Just had coffee with the wonderful vocalist Laurie Amat...now at the Boise Airport waiting for my flight...what a great festival, again. Thanks Krispen Hartung! Maybe I'll say more later....but here are some pics of the final day for now...and I've got to go catch my flight.....

Ben Burdick Trio
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Jeff and Brad duo...Note the "No Stage Diving" sign...this venue rocked....


Tom Baker joins in...then David Grollman and Janine Island...


Aaron Davis and Laurie Amat...


Kris Hartung joins in...


Aaron and Kris duo


Live visual art being created around the stage...


Bonefish Sam doing some great Max/MSP...


Jeff Bagato...


My solo set. The soundman Matt was awesome, really had the subs moving some air, one of my favorite venues in years...


Swirm: Laurie, David and Brad


Triptet closed: Tom Baker, Michael Monhart and Greg Campbell.

Boise Creative and Improvised Music Festival 2010

Having a great time here in Boise, Idaho....Brad Henkel, David Grollman, Laurie Amat and I got here a day early...enjoyed walking around taking in the lovely city....had a nice beer at my favorite: Bitter Creek Alehouse....then went on for pizza at the Front Door....

Brad Henkel, David Grollman, Laurie Amat
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The next day we all headed over to the venue, called "The Venue" to set up...nice place with an awesome soundman (Matt!)

Brad and Jeff


Tatsuya Nakatani not stage diving


Tatsuya, Jeff, Janine Island, Darrel, Brad, David


Jeff and festival director Krispen Hartung, NO this is not a doctored image, we did a flute duet for the opening set! (Thanks to David Grollman for the pic.)


Darrel Shawn and Janine


Emily Hay and Motoko Honda


Tatsuya


Tatsuya 2


Tatsuya 3

After the gig, we all went to Old Chicago for a hang...

Janine, Brad, Emily, Laurie, Krispen


Heidi and Jeff


David Grollman and Melissa Wilson


Tatsuya, Idaho Potatoes and Brad


Emily, Darrel, David


David, Laurie, Krispen