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Lead sheet to Ein Astronaut's fabulous YouTube Christmas Collaboration song: Reindeer

By request, here is a lead sheet to this super-fun YouTube Collaboration by Ein Astronaut that I had the pleasure to participate in.

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Here it is again for your viewing pleasure.

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BBC - Film Network - Films - Conversation Piece--So great!!

via bbc.co.uk

A unique musical-of-sorts in which a domestic argument is lip-synched to the sounds of a jazz cornet

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Rob Michael & Todd Johnson Jazz Stream: Wave (AC Jobim)

via ustream.tv

Here's a clip of Todd Johnson and I hanging in my studio a month or so ago just calling tunes and letting it flow. Jobim's 'Wave' was our improvisational vehicle of choice at this moment.

Dig it!

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Rob Michael & Todd Johnson let it flow on the Ustream

Bassist Todd Johnson joined me last Thursday on my Ustream Show. He's a master musician and a super sweet guy that I'm happy to count as a friend.

Here we are having a musical conversation on Luis Bonfa's Manhã de Carnaval.

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Rob Michael & Steve Uccello: Travels (Pat Metheny)

Here is another excerpt from my Ustream show from last Friday that featured bassist Steve Uccello.

This is 1980's-era Pat Metheny tune that touches on the more country/ folk side of things. Hope you like it.

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Rob Michael & Steve Uccello explore the Jazz Classic "Autumn Leaves"

Often viewed as a "Jazz 101" kind of tune, Autumn Leaves has to be one of the most commonly played and recorded standards of the idiom. In terms of playing an entire set, this meeting was the first time Steve Uccello and I had played together and that is the perfect time to cherry-pick from the Standards repertoire.

Based on the Cycle of 5th's, this tune is a remarkable vehicle for improvisation.

Dig it!!

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Excerpt from Live duo show featuring Steve Uccello and I - Pionsenka Dla Stasia (Song For Stasia).

Though I typically play these shows solo, yesterday, I had the good fortune to have Monterey-based bassist, Steve Uccello come to the studio to join me during my first Ustream concert of the year. Steve and I met via Twitter last year and together organized a wonderful house concert. It was super cool to play again.

Look for more of these excerpts in the coming days.

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Rob Michael and Jason Parker hanging with tomorrow's Jazzers.

My friend Jason Parker and I played a fun duo gig this past Friday at Addison Elementary School in Palo Alto. Jason is one of my valued connections that I've had the good fortune of making via twitter and his excellent blog. Having had many great online discussions, we decided to meet and play this gig together.

Jason went to school in this neighborhood as a youngster where he was turned-on to jazz and the trumpet by none other than Dizzy Gillespie some 35 years prior.

We, hopefully, brought that experience full-circle by playing some tunes and taking questions from the students. I was super-impressed with the attention that these kids gave to the music and the intelligence they displayed via their questions and observations. Kudos!!

Here is some of the music that we played just 10 minutes after meeting one another.