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Joe Sample Trio at Yoshi’s, June 17, 2004

Posted on June 21, 2004 by Hong

Yoshi’s has been a local jazz establishment for a long time. Before they built a really nice place in Oakland, they had somewhat smaller place near Berkeley, which I also enjoyed. The name is also shared by a Japanese restaurant, … Continue reading →

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Wynton Marsalis Quintet at Villa Montalvo, June 13, 2004

Posted on June 16, 2004 by Hong

Villa Montalvo has performing arts events all year around. During the summer seasons, a lot of outdoor events are held. However, we never went there for the concerts. I saw Wynton Marsalis‘ name and decided to check it out. It … Continue reading →

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CD Reviews, March 2004

Posted on March 31, 2004 by Hong

Well, this is cutting it a bit close… o. Self-Titled by Romantic Soul Orchestra Doesn’t the name sound so fantastic? RSO is a pretty ambitious project by C. Lim et al., trying to go back to the tradition of live … Continue reading →

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CD Reviews, December 2003

Posted on December 4, 2003 by Hong

Actually purchased last month, but it was a very disappointing bunch… o. “Stare Toward Sunset” by Jacob’s Ladder They are LEE DongWuk (electric, acoustic, slide guitars), KIM JuIl (lead vocal), KIM YeongSu (drums), JEONG SeongHun (bass), and PARK Il (slide … Continue reading →

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CD Reviews, October 2003

Posted on October 21, 2003 by Hong

o. “speed graphic” by Ben Folds I got this awhile ago, but I have been busy. Anyway, this is one of the three EP albums he is releasing this year (?). All the album titles are related to photography (apparently, … Continue reading →

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CD Reviews, June 2003

Posted on June 25, 2003 by Hong

o. “2 Jeok” by LEE Jeok He’s been out of the scene for a while. I really liked his project work “Carnival” with KIM DongRyul. LEE Jeok has a very distinctive and dramatic voice and style. I’ve always thought that … Continue reading →

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CD Reviews, May 2003 (part 2)

Posted on May 23, 2003 by Hong

o. “STAR vol.1″ by GhettoBombs & Schizo This single CD contains 8 tracks from GhettoBombs and 7 tracks from Schizo, which they are calling a split album. GhettoBombs are PJ Maeng (guitar, vocal), “Suck” (bass, vocal), Gong (drums, vocal), and … Continue reading →

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CD Reviews, May 2003 (part 1)

Posted on May 7, 2003 by Hong

o. “the first snow” by Yim KyungA I guess this is a rare album for Korea. It’s a jazz vocal album all written by Ms. Yim. She is accompanied by Marco Panascia on bass, Scott Frdrick [sic] on drums, Song … Continue reading →

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CD Reviews, April 2003

Posted on April 1, 2003 by Hong

o. “radiostar” by Peterpan Complex I guess they have released a couple of tracks on indie compilation albums. They are Jeon, JiHan (vocal, guitars, keyboards, programming), Jeon, JiIl (bass, programming), Lee, GyoWon (guitars), and Kim, KyeongIn (drums, percussions). It might … Continue reading →

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CD Reviews, March 2003

Posted on March 8, 2003 by Hong

o. “GgumEui PapSong” by EonNiNe IBalGwan This is their long awaited third album. Their dreamy folk/pop style hasn’t changed, and it seems Lee, SeokWon (vocal, guitars) was able to maintain his musical vision. Lee, NeungRyong (lead guitar), Jeong, MuJin (bass, … Continue reading →

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