Jay Funk Dawg

cover is $8 we want some jammin' !! however we do have a set planned... but we're flexible!! unfortunately this isn't a regular gig or anything it's a one off as a part of the Thursday live Wire series at the Trane.. lots of great music on thursdays there!

Denise Benson's Best Bets EYE WEEKLY DJ CZECH @ LEGENDS OF FUNK With DJs John E, Big League Chu, Farbsie, Sunpredictable, Mickey D and Zirca. Sat, Jan 20. Fez Batik, 129 Peter. $13 from www.ticketweb.ca. The Make It Funky crew steps into 007 with Legends of Funk, a jam featuring back-to-back-to-back sets from some of this country's finest and most influential purveyors of funky breaks. Vancouver's DJ Czech once played here so often Toronto was practically his second home; less so now, making this appearance all the more special. Czech goes deck-to-deck with legendary locals John E and Make It Funky co-resident Big League Chu, all blending between classics and nu-funk.

I thought it read Cosby & Nash... now that would be funny!!

Tonight for the gypsies out there! found this online; Long-time favourites in the eclectic festival and jamband communities across Canada, High Plains Drifter is an infectiously rootsy & funky crew led by guitarist Jay Cleary, known to many as one of the most passionate and energetic promoters in Toronto. He's got great ears for great music, and it shows in the tunes he writes and plays himself -- expect to hear a funky mix of their original tunes and a fine selection of covers that span three decades of funky jams! it's all goin' down at ... The Trane Studio 964 Bathurst St. (1 1/2 blocks north of Bloor St. on the west side @ Follis Ave.) www.tranestudio.com

Boo Ya Ka Sha!

EARL CHINNA SMITH MySpace URL: http://www.myspace.com/earlchinnasmith discography : http://www.chinnasmithmusic.com/discography.html Chinna Smith IS MUSIC. His amazing career spans over 30 years. Music comes naturally to him, like breathing. He oozes rhythm, harmony, melody and grooviness. He literally breathes new life into every rhythm he touches. When Chinna adds one of his signature guitar riffs to any piece of music, it’s sure to be a hit. In fact, Chinna’s creative sounds can be heard on almost 50% of the grammy award winning reggae recordings. “All I want to do is play music,†Chinna said in a recent interview. “I’ve been doing it for years, but I’m falling in love with it all over again, every day.†Although he is most well known for his work with the legendary Soul Syndicate band and as Reggae’s most sought after lead guitarist, his musical credits reach far beyond just guitar playing. He’s composed, written, arranged, engineered, produced and played both rhythm and bass guitar. Chinna has probably had the most profound influence on the evolution Jamaican music, recording with artists like: Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Peter Tosh, Dennis Brown, Mutabaruka, Freddie Mac Greggor, Michael Rose, Mighty Diamonds, Black Uhuru, Burning Spear, the Heptones and Sizzla just to name a few. Chinna’s name appears on the credits of well over 500 albums. But, it’s not just reggae where you’ll see his name, he’s recorded with artists of all genres, including: Lauren Hill, Eve, Erykah Badu and Joss Stone. Chinna often says that everything needs to be balanced. In his life and in his music, he’s constantly seeking to find the perfect balance. He’s toured all over the world, with all the greats in Reggae. He also served for many years as musical director for Grammy award winning group Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers. Even though he’s traveled all over the world, if you ask Chinna where his favorite place is, he’ll tell you that there’s no place he’d rather be than in Kingston, Jamaica at home, in his yard. His yard, in the notorious Half Way Tree neighborhood, is exactly where he decided to record his latest work; “Inna De Yard†on the MakaSound label. The production consists of 13 amazingly, naturally beautifultracks featuring only voices, guitar and some drumming. The CD also features a 45 minute DVD with some rare footage of Chinna and his friends hanging out in the yard making music, naturally. He tours less now and works more with the musical youth in his Kingston community. He coaches, directs, instructs, organizes, lectures & motivates. His spiritual insights are so inspiring, so profound that many gather in his yard each day, just to hear what he’ll say. An unabashed purest, and a musician's musician, Chinna is committed to live recording, a trait that carries over to his guitar playing style which involves a minimum use of studio gadgets. "People have stopped working and let electronics do their work for them," Chinna told Guitar Player Magazine in a 1983 interview, "I'm not against electronics but I believe if the music I'm playing can be more natural, then it will be more spiritual."

Ok i'm out the door see you soon!

15 YEARS!!! I'm there!! Congrats!!!

just kiddin' Mattm! anyone see Kaidy Mae?? Man I miss her!

I'm playing guitar for the Bob Marley Birthday Bash (see FEB 3rd Bob Marley Tribute show link ) and I'm going through a lot of his songs trying to learn all the parts, I've been basically working on these songs: Keep on Movin', Three Little Birds, Pimper's Paridise, Burning and Looting, Kinky Reggae, You Could be Loved, Roots Rock Reggae, Trenchtown Rock, I Shot the Sherrif, Exodus, Simmer Down, Turn your lamp down low, Melow Mood, ... there are just so many great songs!! Bob Marley was a genius song-writer! Through studying the music, I've learned that it was Peter Tosh, Al Anderson & Junior Marvin who played almost all the lead guitar parts on Bob's albums. I'm looking for any resources that could help me better understand their playing, for the most part most of the melodies are very simple but rhytmically complicated. For you guitar players out there, maybe you could share some of your insights by playing this material. thanks, jay

you sure about that?? lol!

The Jimmy Swift Band The Foundation Barrie, ON 10pm http://www.thefoundationnightclub.com/events/calendar.php Cover Free!

There's going to be a jam.. High Plains Driter will be having special guests come up and play, but you are right it will not be an open mic style thing... more of a Monster Jam vibe. Heidi bring your noice makers!

yes this thursday!!

ahh.. nice! special gypsy jam this thursday!!

I did a show with Randy Brecker this summer (as a part of the Chet Baker Jazz Festival) and he spoke about the all the treatments his brother Michael was going through, stem cell & chemotherapy etc.. There was no bone marrow transplant available to Michael, so there was a lot of special experimental procedures that he went through. I caught Michael at Humber College where we played with so much conviction, it litterally blew me away. He was experimenting with lots of large ensemble stuff at the time and was backed by at least 20 musicians, a sting section and massive horn section played melodies that were pitted against eachother, with him soloing against these two parts... it was really unbelievable!! My sister just won her battle with Leukemia and it is a very terrible diesease and the treatment is very painful. RIP Michael Brecker.

definitely curious about getting a ibook or iphone... for the past 15 years I've been a PC user, so i'm not sure.

I was just out the door, but here in Toronto it's so icy... definitely a day to be carefull on the roads. Good vibes and luck to those who are driving today.. . be careful! Luckily I have the power to pack it in and stay home for the day... safe driving everyone.

congrats!!

you mean Beck's DJ. I don't think he's doing that now, and you are right he is wild, probably the wildest DJ I ever saw.

Jared, I see you online at 3am-4am all the time, so I don't think that because the show started late was a factor. C'mon admit it, you're just lazy. lol You missed a real good show, and too boot wow was there some beautiful ladies out !! hot damn!! Willy, so good to see you in Hamilton, was great vibes there were at PJC.. and wow it was guitars galore! I counted 5 guitar players on stage durring the monster jam! what fun!! See you soon!!

that was awesome!! IMO JSB is the next big thing!!

yeah baby Tonight!!

Probably the funniest DJ I've ever booked was Vinyl Richie I thought these were hillarious: DJ Swamp Big League Chu my friend Rick say he's heard of these DJs: Nut Downstroke Srubin Gretchen but my favorite: DJ CD

My parents almost named me Timothy.