The Masada String Trio

Masada String Trio

The Masada String Trio performs selections from the Masada songbook in a classical-cum-chamber jazz form. Personnel include Mark Feldman (violin), Erik Friedlander (cello), and Greg Cohen (bass).

The performing style is characterized by the use of improvisation (sometimes conducted by Zorn himself) and its use of the inflections of Jewish music that are part of the compositional language of Zorn's "Masada" themes.

Video's Live At the Warsaw Summer Jazz Days 1999, Poland.

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Sippur


Lachish


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Skalpel: Sculpture

Skalpel are nu jazz DJs and musicians, Marcin Cichy and Igor Pudło, from Wrocław in Poland. Their musical style is a distinctive blend of hip hop beats, laced with samples lifted from the rich seam of Polish jazz records of the 1960s and 1970s.

Beth Orton: God Song (Live)

A beautiful rendition of Beth Orton performing "God Song".

Santana: Soul Sacrifice (Live at Woodstock 1969)

One of the most amazing performances from the Woodstock film. Santana's young Michael Shrieve pulls one of the most intense drum solos ever seemingly without effort.

Michael Shrieve is best-known as the drummer in an early lineup of Carlos Santana's band, Santana, and for his performance at the 1969 Woodstock festival, when he was just 20 years old (he turned 20 on July 6 of that year; he was the youngest musician to perform at the festival). He left the original Santana band to pursue solo projects.

Nina Simone: Backlash Blues (Live at Montreux 1976)

Nina Simone performing "Backlash Blues" live at Montreux 1976

Nina Simone: Backlash Blues

Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli: J'attendrai

Gypsy Jazz guitar extraordinaire Django Reinhardt & violin virtuoso Stephane Grappelli, in the short film, "J'attendrai".

Buddy Rich & Gene Krupa Drum Battle

Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa battle it out with epic drumming on the Sammy Davis Jr. Show.

Buddy Rich & Jerry Lewis Drum Battle (1965)

Buddy Rich & Animal Drum Battle

Drum battle between drum virtuoso Buddy Rich and Animal on the Muppet Show.

Portishead: Strangers (Live @ the Roseland Ballroom)

From the DVD PNYC, Portishead performing Strangers live at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City. The whole performance is absolutely beautiful. And to make it even more magical Portishead is joined by a 30 piece orchestra.

Old Crow Medicine Show: Down Home Girl (Danny Clinch)

Song written by Leiber & Butler and has been performed by the following artists:

Alvin Robinson - 1964
The Rolling Stones - 1964/65
The Coasters - 1967
Old Crow Medicine Show - 2006

Video directed by Danny Clinch.

Old Crow Medicine Show: Tell It To Me

Classic rendition of a traditional tune.

Ben Harper & Eddie Vedder: Indifference

Ben Harper & Eddie Vedder playing a beautiful acoustic duet rendition of the Pearl Jam song "Indifference".

Tom Waits: Make it Rain

Tom Waits performing Make It Rain live on David Letterman Show with Judah Bauer and Russel Simins of the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.

Josiah Altschuler: Waiting for the Falls (Primus Cover)

One of the coolest grimyest Primus tunes out there from the Brown Album. Great song choice man!

This video is of Josiah Altschuler performing Over the Falls by Primus on cello Live at Cafe Nomad 1/4/08. Enjoy. Check out some other songs of his songs here http://cdbaby.com/cd/josiahaltschuler.

Morphine: Cure for Pain (live)

A super cool live performance of the jazz/blues trio Morphine, steaming from Boston, that gained much popularity in the early through late 90's due to their exciting and unpredictable performances. Also notice the bass being played is a 2 string WITH A SLIDE!!! Very innovative indeed :) To bad Mark Sandman (Bass & Vocals) had to leave this Earth too soon :(

Portishead: Machine Gun

A very cool, very minimal video of Portishead playing their single "Machine Gun" live in a studio. It's simple, it's beautiful, it's art, it's Portishead. :) Enjoy

Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs: Black Night (Live 11/28/2008)

Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs performing 'Black Night' at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco on 11/28/2008.

There are more songs from this performance on YouTube.

Search: Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs (2008-11-28)

Proppellerheads: History Repeating (feat. Shirley Bassey)

This is a cool black and white video for the British electronica duo Propellerheads featuring the amazing vocalisms of jazz diva Miss Shirley Bassey (sang the Bond theme songs for Goldfinger, Diamonds are Forever and Moonraker). As far as I can tell it is being performed live which makes it even cooler. This track also comes from another one of my personal favorite albums as well Propellerheads: Decksandrumsandrockandroll .

Josiah Altschuler: 14 Rivers, 14 Floods (Beck Cover)

14 Rivers, 14 Floods is one of my favorite Beck tunes. It's a raw and gritty blues from the album "One Foot in the Grave".

This video is of Josiah Altschuler performing 14 Rivers, 14 Floods on cello Live at Cafe Nomad 1/4/08. Enjoy. Check out some other songs of his songs here http://cdbaby.com/cd/josiahaltschuler.

Gillian Welch & David Rawlings w/ OCMS: The Weight

One of the VERY BEST renditions of the classic The Band song "The Weight" as done by Gillian Welch & David Rawlings join by the Old Crow Medicine Show live at St Luke's in London as an encore.

Gil Landry: Lawless Soirez

Gill Landry performing "Lawless Soirez" at Safari Sam's Hollywood Ca. 7/1/07

Shannyn Sossamon: Gap Commercial "Boys Who Scratch"

Mmmmmmm one of the loves of my life, the beautiful Shannyn Sossamon. This is a super cool commercial that Gap made with DJ's Shannyn Sossamon, Rob Swift & Shortkut in 2001.

Asylum Street Spanker's: Minor Waltz

Here's another one by the Asylum Street Spanker's. It's amazing that this girl can play so amazingly AND accurately on a SAW!!!!! Enjoy.

Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings: 100 Days, 100 Nights

This is one of the coolest, most bad ass videos I've seen made in a LONG time. The video was filmed with vintage camera's and the beautiful graininess show's it wonderfully. This song has everything you need to make your day complete. Belting soul singing, growling background vocals, a drop dead premier horn section, driving vintage soul beats and rhythm that can't be touched. Get ready to be wowed. Enjoy!

Old Crow Medicine Show: Wagon Wheel

This is one of my VERY favorite songs. I hope you enjoy it too!
Here's a little background first:

"Wagon Wheel" is a song by Old Crow Medicine Show.

"Wagon Wheel" is a song composed of two different parts. The chorus for the song comes from a Bob Dylan outtake from the soundtrack for the film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. Although never officially released, the Dylan song was released on a bootleg and is usually named after the chorus and its refrain of "Rock Me Mama." Although Dylan left the song an unfinished sketch, Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show wrote verses for the song around Dylan's original chorus. Secor's additional lyrics transformed "Rock Me Mama" into "Wagon Wheel." Secor has stated the song is partially autobiographical. The song has become extremely popular since its inclusion on Old Crow Medicine Show's major label debut, O.C.M.S. in 2004, although the song appeared in earlier form on the now out of print "Troubles and Up and Down the Road" EP in 2001. The official publishing information is Dylan/Secor.

The band performed the song at the Station Inn in Nashville in 2001, as part of a series of songs commemorating Bob Dylan's 60th birthday.

Asylum Street Spanker's: Jerry the Junker