art credit: El Rey - based on a photo by David Meiland
Meatspace Purchases
You can also buy the CD at Groove
Yard, 5555 Claremont Avenue Oakland, CA 94618, and
at Down Home Music, 10341 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito,
CA. Go to my CD
page for more info.
Downloads
You can download the Kurt Ribak Trio
recordings at iTunes
and emusic.com,
as well as elsewhere. We've been getting some attention at emusic - the
recording is
rated four out of five stars. You can do a trial membership for cheap,
and recordings are way
cheaper to download at emusic than with iTunes.
The new recording is in the
process of being made available for sale at iTunes, emusic, and
elsewhere.
Live downloads
You can go to BayTaper.com
or http://mefeedia.com/feeds/21779/
to download our July 2, 2006 show at the Fillmore Jazz Festival. There
are also some excellent photos there. The show
is rated five stars out of five.
PRIMA GIG GETS
PRESS
We continue to play every Friday at
Prima. A review of the Friday night bar scene appeared in the Feb. 8,
2007 edition of the Contra Costa Times, in which the Kurt
Ribak
Trio is described as "delicious."
RADIO INTERVIEW - Friday, Sept. 28 - 1 PM to 2 PM - KCSM - FM 91.1 FM
on to the gigs!
Wednesday, September 26, 6:00 to 9:00 PM -
and the last Wednesday of every month
Kurt Ribak Trio - Original
jazz
Cato's Ale House
http://www.mrcato.com/
3891 Piedmont Ave., Oakland, CA
510-655-3349
all ages, no cover
We
play the last Wednesday of every month. Cato's is a beer and wine place
with a
lot of good bar grub as well. Their beer selection is excellent, and
you can bring your kids if you wish. Hal Richards will be
on woodwinds, with Dave Casini on vibes.
CANCELED THIS WEEK ONLY -
Thursday, September 27,
8:00 to 11:30 PM - CANCELED THIS WEEK ONLY
Kurt Ribak Trio - original
jazz
Pres a Vi
http://www.presavi.com/
1 Letterman Drive, Bldg. D
The Presidio
San Francisco, CA
All ages
THIS WEEK ONLY THIS GIG IS CANCELED - a client bought out the restaurant for the night, so it is closed for a private event.
RADIO INTERVIEW - Friday, Sept. 28 - 1 PM to 2 PM - KCSM - FM 91.1 FM
We'll be playing tracks from the new CD and discussing it with Chris Cortez.
Friday,
September 28, 7:00 to 10:00 PM - and every Friday
Kurt Ribak Trio - original
jazz -
Prima Ristorante
http://www.primaristorante.com/
1522 N. Main Street, Walnut Creek, CA
Every Friday, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
All ages
Tip - to best hear the band
you should have drinks in the bar or make a dinner reservation in the
bar. Greg Sankovich is on piano, with Matt Willis on drums.
Saturday,
Sept. 29, 4:45 PM to 6:45 PM -
NOTE EARLY TIME
Kurt
Ribak -
Original Jazz
Jupiter
2181
Shattuck Avenue (at Center Street), Berkeley,
across from the Berkeley main BART station
510-THE-TAPS for directions
510-THE-ROCK for information on music and specials
http://www.jupiterbeer.com
No cover
21 and over
This
is always a fun place to play. Jupiter is a very popular place -
they've got an excellent beer selection, food, a patio area, and lots
of attractive twentysomethings. It's near the UC campus and is easily
accessible by BART. Have some beer and food, people watch or hang out
with friends, and listen to us play. We
will be playing in the patio barring inclement weather.
Personnel on this gig is Greg Sankovich on keys and me on bass.
Saturday, September 29,
8:00 to 11:00 PM
Kurt Ribak Trio - original
jazz -
Servino
http://www.servino.com/
- directions, menu, etc.
9 Main Street Tiburon, CA 94920
Sun.,
Sept. 30, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM - and each Sunday of September
Kurt Ribak Trio -
Original jazz
Legion of Honor Cafe
Legion of
Honor Museum
cafe
info
Lincoln Park
34th Avenue & Clement Street
San Francisco, CA 94121
415.750.3600
Reservations recommended: 415.750.7633
We will be playing as part
of series of special
events at the Legion of Honor Cafe every Sunday in September.
Enjoy a prix-fixe brunch at the Cafe. Sunday brunch service
begins at
11 am, with the final seating at 2 pm. Price, which includes museum
admission, is $48 ($43 Members) for adults and $21 for children under
12. Brunch guests may tour the galleries at their leisure or join
in one the docent tours beginning at 1:30 (make reservations no later
than 11:30 a.m. to guarantee time for the
docent tour).
You can also get a less
expensive regular cafe meal and still hear us just fine.
Greg Sankovich will be on
piano, with Jon Arkin
on drums.
SPECIAL CONCERT - CD Release - Sun., September 30, 5:00 PM to
7:00 PM
Kurt Ribak Trio - Original Jazz
First United Methodist Church
http://www.pointrichmond.com/methodist/
201 Martina St., Point Richmond, CA
Ten dollar offering requested
My trio will be doing a jazz concert (as opposed to a restaurant or nightclub date), with Greg Sankovich on piano and Jon Arkin on drums. I've played services at First United Methodist for a few years now. I really like this church - the church itself is very nice in a simple unassuming way, and the acoustics are excellent.
This should be an especially good event - we won't have to worry about drunks drowning out the music, etc. It'll be a chance to just dig in and play. We will feature tunes off the new CD, "more."
We will be offering copies of the CD for sale at a special price - ten dollars.
Sheilani Alix will appear
as a guest vocalist on a couple of numbers. She has
repeatedly appeared at FUMC and does a killer version of the Curtis
Mayfield tune "People Get Ready."
Thursday, Oct. 4, 8:00 PM to 11:30 PM
Kurt Ribak Trio - original
jazz
Pres a Vi
http://www.presavi.com/
1 Letterman Drive, Bldg. D
The Presidio
San Francisco, CA
All ages
We have a new steady gig! Pres a Vi is a huge new restaurant in the Letterman Digital Arts Center, operated by George Lucas. We will be playing Thursdays for some time to come. The executive chef is Kelly Degala and the food is from around the world. Gerardo Acevedo-Vanni, the General Manager, just arrived here after working as the GM of Prima. Gerardo is a great guy and has done a wonderful job of pulling the place together. The food is small plates from around the world. The menu changes regularly and includes some really outstanding dishes. This is one of the places I play where I also go and spend my own money.
We play in the bar area,
which has a great view of the Presidio, the Palace of Fine Arts, and
the Golden Gate.
As at Prima, to
best hear the band have drinks in the bar or make a dinner reservation
in the bar.
Two reviews by The
San Francisco Chronicle's Michael Bauer -here
and here.
Friday,
October 5, 7:00 to 10:00 PM - and every Friday
Kurt Ribak Trio - original
jazz -
Prima Ristorante
http://www.primaristorante.com/
1522 N. Main Street, Walnut Creek, CA
Every Friday, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
All ages
Fri., Oct. 5 - 1 PM & 4:15 PM
Sat., Oct. 6 -12:15 PM & 3:30 PM
Sun., Oct. 7 - 11:30 AM & 2:45 PM
Kurt Ribak Trio - Original Jazz
American Art Festival
http://www.americanartfestivals.com/
Additional
information about the Sacramento Show
Entrance at 14th
and J Streets
Sacramento Convention Center
Sacramento, CA
Hours: Friday Noon – 9pm, Saturday 10am
-7pm, Sunday
10am - 5pm
Tickets at the Door - $8.00
Adults, $7.00 Seniors,
Children under 12 Free
I'll be leading a quartet featuring trombonist Johannes Mager. I worked with him in Section 8 Project and in Make*A*Circus. Randy Odell will be on drums and Greg Sankovich on piano. We look forward to sharing the stage with our friends Kathy and Ray Elzey of Gardenia Azul and the GG Amos blues band.
Sun., Oct. 7,
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- and the first Sunday of every month
Kurt Ribak Trio -
Original jazz
Chaya Brasserie
http://www.thechaya.com/
location
& info
132 The Embarcadero
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 777-8688
Chaya is known for its "Japanese-inspired French cuisine." The food and service are outstanding, they have some very nice wines, and they have some great views of the Bay Bridge. Greg Sankovich will be on keyboards, with Matt Willis on drums.
They also have a specially
priced menu at the bar while we are playing, so
you can drink and dine on a smaller budget than Chaya normally
requires. I've had friends
comment that the happy hour arrangement is one of the best values in
the city. Beware, though - you sit in the dining room area,
it's a lot more expensive!
This gig is very accessible by public transit. It is near the F Market streetcar line (It's a black and a half away from Market) and the Embarcadero BART station. It is also very close to the Ferry Building. The ferry can be a wonderful way to get to and from San Francisco. I strongly encourage people to use any of these means for getting to the gig. For those of you in the East Bay, this is a very easy gig to get to by public transit. Besides, this way you don't need to worry so much about having a few drinkies!
Thursday, Oct. 11,
8:00 PM to 11:30
PM
Kurt Ribak Trio - original
jazz
Pres a Vi
http://www.presavi.com/
1 Letterman Drive, Bldg. D
The Presidio
San Francisco, CA
All ages
We have a new steady gig! Pres a Vi is a huge new restaurant in the Letterman Digital Arts Center, operated by George Lucas. We will be playing Thursdays for some time to come. The executive chef is Kelly Degala and the food is from around the world. Gerardo Acevedo-Vanni, the General Manager, just arrived here after working as the GM of Prima. Gerardo is a great guy and has done a wonderful job of pulling the place together. The food is small plates from around the world. The menu changes regularly and includes some really outstanding dishes. This is one of the places I play where I also go and spend my own money.
We play in the bar area, which has a great view of the Presidio, the Palace of Fine Arts, and the Golden Gate. As at Prima, to best hear the band have drinks in the bar or make a dinner reservation in the bar.
Greg Sankovich will be on keyboards, with Bryan Bowman on drums.
Two reviews by The San Francisco Chronicle's Michael Bauer -here and here.
Sunday October 14
- 7 PM to 8 PM
Dan Damon quartet - jazz and sprituals with a jazz
flair
Berkeley Chinese Community
Church
2117
Acton, Berkeley, CA
548-5259
Many of you know I have often played with Pastor Dan Damon at First United Methodist Church in Point Richmond. Dan will be leading a quartet that will also feature Lincoln Adler on saxophones and Jon Arkin on drums. This will be a really fine band. Dan has written many outstanding hymns.
Thursday, Oct. 18, 8:00 PM
to 11:30
PM
Kurt Ribak Trio - original
jazz
Pres a Vi
http://www.presavi.com/
1 Letterman Drive, Bldg. D
The Presidio
San Francisco, CA
All ages
We have a new steady gig! Pres a Vi is a huge new restaurant in the Letterman Digital Arts Center, operated by George Lucas. We will be playing Thursdays for some time to come. The executive chef is Kelly Degala and the food is from around the world. Gerardo Acevedo-Vanni, the General Manager, just arrived here after working as the GM of Prima. Gerardo is a great guy and has done a wonderful job of pulling the place together. The food is small plates from around the world. The menu changes regularly and includes some really outstanding dishes. This is one of the places I play where I also go and spend my own money.
We play in the bar area, which has a great view of the Presidio, the Palace of Fine Arts, and the Golden Gate. As at Prima, to best hear the band have drinks in the bar or make a dinner reservation in the bar.
Greg Sankovich will be on keyboards, with Lincoln Adler on saxophones.
Two reviews by The San Francisco Chronicle's Michael Bauer -here and here.
Friday,
October 19, 7:00 to 10:00 PM - and every Friday
Kurt Ribak Trio - original
jazz -
Prima Ristorante
http://www.primaristorante.com/
1522 N. Main Street, Walnut Creek, CA
Every Friday, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
All ages
Monday, October
22, 7 PM to 9 PM
Kurt Ribak duo - original jazz
Le Bateau Ivre
http://www.lebateauivre.net
review
2629 Telegraph Ave
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 849-1100
Keyboardist Greg Sankovich and I will be playing at the this venerable French cafe. It is a few blocks south of the UC Campus, on Telegraph near Parker.
Thursday, Oct. 25, 8:00 PM
to 11:30
PM
Kurt Ribak Trio - original
jazz
Pres a Vi
http://www.presavi.com/
1 Letterman Drive, Bldg. D
The Presidio
San Francisco, CA
All ages
We have a new steady gig! Pres a Vi is a huge new restaurant in the Letterman Digital Arts Center, operated by George Lucas. We will be playing Thursdays for some time to come. The executive chef is Kelly Degala and the food is from around the world. Gerardo Acevedo-Vanni, the General Manager, just arrived here after working as the GM of Prima. Gerardo is a great guy and has done a wonderful job of pulling the place together. The food is small plates from around the world. The menu changes regularly and includes some really outstanding dishes. This is one of the places I play where I also go and spend my own money.
We play in the bar area, which has a great view of the Presidio, the Palace of Fine Arts, and the Golden Gate. As at Prima, to best hear the band have drinks in the bar or make a dinner reservation in the bar.
Greg Sankovich will be on keyboards, with Matt Wilis on drums.
Two reviews by The San Francisco Chronicle's Michael Bauer -here and here.
Friday,
October 26, 7:00 to 10:00 PM - and every Friday
Kurt Ribak Trio - original
jazz -
Prima Ristorante
http://www.primaristorante.com/
1522 N. Main Street, Walnut Creek, CA
Every Friday, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
All ages
CD Release Party!
Sunday, Oct. 28 - 3 PM to 6 PMSunday,
October 28, 7 PM to 10:30 PM
Kurt Ribak Trio - Original Jazz
The Riptide
http://www.riptidesf.com
3639 Taraval @ 47th Ave.
San Francisco, CA
No Cover
Yes, after playing at Armando's we will be heading out to the edge of the Pacific Ocean to play a gig at The Riptide.
This
is a way cool bar in the outer
Sunset - in fact, it's almost at the Pacific Ocean.
It's a great dive bar co-owned by Les James, the drummer for one of my
favorite country bands, Red
Meat
and for Plain
High Drifters. There is a strong hipster element,
despite the location. The band will be Greg Sankovich on
piano and Randy Odell on drums, who will be playing there the previous
Sunday, April 15, with The
Cottontails. We're looking forward to the gig. They
have good cheap drinks, folks are friendly, it's an easy place to hang
out - how can you lose?
We had a large contingent from the South End Rowing Club
show up last time. My brethen and sistren from the club know
how to party as well as how to swim, row, and play handball.
They had a ball.
This is a good, old-fashioned bar. Not a bistro,
not a coffeehouse with a liquor license, but a bar. They book
a lot of good music there, but it's a comfy, slightly funky place.
Vocalist Sheilani Alix will appear with us. We hope to have
some additional friends sit in as well. More info later
Wednesday, October 31, 6:00 to 9:00 PM -
and the last Wednesday of every month
Kurt Ribak Trio - Original
jazz
Cato's Ale House
http://www.mrcato.com/
3891 Piedmont Ave., Oakland, CA
510-655-3349
all ages, no cover
We
play the last Wednesday of every month. Cato's is a beer and wine place
with a
lot of good bar grub as well. Their beer selection is excellent, and
you can bring your kids if you wish. Hal Richards will be
on woodwinds, with Dave Casini on vibes.
The above is an example of why musicians love playing at Chaya.....
"One
of the perks of being an unemployed musician is that you get to play
much less bad music."
Jack Daney
Quotes about Kurt -
"Hugging Kurt is a like a big bear with no hair" - Monica, age 5, to her father
"Kurt is my new favorite Super-Hero. He rules the world!" - Megan, who is a bit older
"You're the bass player?! We thought you were the bouncer!" - two female patrons at Andrew Jaeger's
LIVE
mp3s
You can check out mp3s of my music at http://www.ribak.com/mp3s.html. You can go to http://www.BayTaper.com to download our July 2, 2006 show at the Fillmore Jazz Festival.
Kurt as a sideman - aka - Other People's Music
Here are some CDs I played on -Alex Walsh's CD "Light Another Candle" is pop - a lot of it sounds like Mott the Hoople meets the Replacements to me. This was recorded in 2003. I play electric bass and upright on it.
Brian Schindele's CD The Moral is original straightahead jazz. I like it - the title tune kicks off the CD with some great drumming. This CD features Brian, drummer Tim Vaughan, Sheldon Brown on tenor sax, Tom Griesser playing sax on one track, Dave Scott on trumpet, cornet, and flugelhorn, Larry Leight on trombone, and Connie Champagne as featured guest vocalist on a ballad track.
I regularly play with Stephen Bigger at Moraga Valley Presbyterian Church, where he is music director. "Lights on the Horizon" is a CD of his contemporary Christian songwriting. Stephen sings lead on a number of the tunes, but he also features Amy Beth Nickelson and Katie O'Gorman, two very talented young members of the congregation at Moraga Valley.
T-Shirts
We have a
few Kurt Ribak Trio
t-shirts remaining. These are a seven-color print on Hanes Beefy-T
shirts, so these are a
quality product. These echo the artwork of the
first CD. They are black, with the three-colored hand on the front and
the words "Kurt Ribak Trio" on the back. They come in women's sizes and
cut from small to L and men's from small to medium. e-mail me at: kurt@ribak.com if you
would like to buy a shirt, or catch up with me at a gig. Check
them out here. Drummer Tim Solook and his wife Lisa are
modeling them
at our Fillmore Jazz Festival gig.
We're like, all up in literature and stuff
Mark Coggins is the author of the August Riordan series of mystery novels. The August Riordan character is a wise-cracking tough guy PI who is also a jazz bassist.
I got to know Coggins a while ago and he asked if he could use some of my music for a KQED podcast of "Candy from Strangers", the third book in the August Riordan series. William P. Arney of the Noir City Film Festival reads the first chapter with my music accompanying the story - specifically, "Prelude to a B Movie" and "Pseudoafrocubanismo," which appeared on the Kurt Ribak Trio debut CD.
The podcast is permanently at the following location: http://www.kqed.org/arts/writersblock/episode.jsp?id=13480
iTunes users can access The Writers' Block via the following URL: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=82023860
The Writers' Block is also distributed through NPR here: http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_detail.php?siteId=5593982
To
go directly to the
audio, use either of these:
stream: http://www.kqed.org/.stream/real/topics/arts/writers-block/0701-coggins-bloc
k.rm.ram or
download: http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/151/510076/7092336/
KQED_7092336.mp3
PRIMA
GIG GETS PRESS
We continue to play every Friday at Prima. Thanks to all of you who let Prima owner Peter Chastain know we have a following. A review of the Friday night bar scene appeared in the Feb. 8, 2007 edition of the Contra Costa Times, in which the Kurt Ribak Trio is described as "delicious."
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Music Videos - Old and Not So...
Reg
Kehoe and his Marimba Queens
(better
file) or YouTube
version. The whole
thing is something else! The first site has a much bigger file but it
is a longer clip.
see... banjo does get the ladies all hot and bothered - check out this Eddie Peabody video
X
These guys were my favorite rock 'n roll band back in the day
See
How We Are
The
one and only... The Cramps! These guys have some brilliant
videos.
Ultra Twist
- it's warped and dumb but I love it!
Like
a Bad Girl Should
Garbageman
Put Down
the Duckie - Sesame Street
Rubber
Ducky - Sesame Street
Superstition
- a burning version by Stevie Wonder on Sesame Street
http://www.epica-awards.org/assets/epica/2004/finalists/film/flv/22012-1.htm
http://www.epica-awards.org/assets/epica/2004/finalists/film/flv/22012-2.htm
http://www.epica-awards.org/assets/epica/2004/finalists/film/flv/22012-3.htm
http://www.epica-awards.org/assets/epica/2004/finalists/film/flv/22012-4.htm
Hello Cthulhu is what happens when you cross Hello Kitty with H.P. Lovecraft, with a special holiday greeting from Hello Cthulhu.
Jack Sheldon's "Jazz Christmas" is a seasonal gem.
And here is comic Rob Paravonian's rant about Pachelbel's Canon in D - great stuff if like me you are deeply sick of Pachelbel's Canon.
Bush Pilot - thanks to my pal David Javelosa for forwarding this to me.
My Bald Head
Here we have a website with a directory of musicians with bald/shaved heads. takeitfromthehead.com The site is maintained by Pete Levin, keyboardist for Gil Evans, Paul Simon, Jimmy Giuffre, Annie Lennox, Tony Levin Band, Lenny White and the brother of the famous bassist (also bald) Tony Levin. Pete Levin contacted me and asked if I would like to be on the site, so there I am, right up there with the pop singer Seal, the thrash-metal guitarist Kerry King of Slayer, and Dixieland clarinetist Pete Fountain.
photo: Mark Thomas
