We are restarting the year 
with our usual recurring gigs

I've been slowly and steadily 
working on post-production 
for the Alt Jazz Ark 
Corpus X Quartet album release

And then some news about 
an upcoming decision to migrate 
mailing list service providers 

If fact, you can already 
read this newsletter 
on the new platform
  

Towards Liner Notes

We've had some progress 
on the album release for the 

Alt Jazz Ark Corpus X Quartet

I've completed the song 
selection and ordering
mixing and mastering

We took some photos

I decided on an album title
"Forgotten Aspect"

which is also the name of 
the lead-off track and 
is arguably the first song 
I ever completed

It also speaks to the 
nature of the project of
revisiting songs that have 
long been out of circulation

The liner notes will  
take several passes
since I want them brief

The starting point is 
a story of the journey
getting to this point

read it on substack:
Towards Liner Notes

Fuck The Supreme Court!
Jam session

Following seasonal anxiety, 
we are returning to 
Thursdays at Mercury Cafe

Featuring Elaine Alt on 
saxophone, with a rotating 
cast of rhythm sections
including a few new faces

Staring off on 1/9 
this will be the first time 
I've played with Ruben

Ruben has previously appeared
at Mercury with several 
formations of musicians 
connected through the CMC  
(Community Music School)

    Elaine Alt - saxophone
    Rob Bassinette - bass 
    Ruben Verghese - drums

For 1/23 we have 
jam session favorites

    Elaine Alt - saxophone
    Caroline Chung - bass 
    AC "DrClock" Lewis - drums

On 1/30 we introduce another 
new player to these sessions, 
a bass player and luthier 
from the Vibo music school 
where we both teach

    Elaine Alt - saxophone
    Kris Brown - bass
    Sonya Trejo - drums

Bring yer axe and sit in 
with the house band