Author: Jonathan Saxon
I will be playing drum set with The Decisive Instant under the direction of the great Renée Baker (Chicago Modern Orchestra Project, AACM)! This will also be the first time I perform on drum set with The Decisive Instant (I’ve always played congas/percussion with the group).
Sunday, December 4th 7-10pm
Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock
2225 Colorado Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90041
Check out my interview with Brad Laner (Medicine, Electric Company, Savage Republic, Steaming Coils) in the new Tape Op.
If you are interested in areas of study such as the History of Mexico, Latin American History, Photohistory, or Photography, you might want to check out the user-guide article I wrote for the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Latin American History, “Digital Resources: Getty Research Institute Digital Exhibitions and Portals for Mexico”
Three sets of soloists at this event. I’ll open up the evening with a
short set of improvised and written music for electric kalimba, effects
& percussion. Dan Clucas will play a solo set on cornet. Jeremy Gill will play a set of solo alto saxophone.
Friday at 8 PM – 11 PM
26 S. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena, California 91101
Field notes – copied from the track sheet used for the drum set during the recording of Armored Saint’s album, La Raza.
Check out my article documenting how Bryan Carlstrom, John Nuss, and Annette Cisneros of Tranzformer Studios and Joey Vera of Armored Saint recorded Armored Saint’s album, La Raza, in an online only article from Tape Op #83.
Annette Cisneros: Working Behind Two Types of Desks
by Jonathan Saxon | Photographs by James Salter
Read the article in the new issue of Tape Op: The Creative Music Recording Magazine
Thank you Republic of Jazz, for mentioning the Weston / Saxon Groove Assembly! http://republicofjazz.blogspot.com/2016/09/weston-saxon-groove-assembly.html?m=1
“Caught in My Throat” written by Joey Vera (Don’t F*#k With My Music / BMI)
Joey Vera: basses, guitar, keyboards, programming
Jonathan Saxon: drum set, congas, agogo bells, tamborine








