Gaia: Central Music Gallery - Musicians Close To Me

Come to the Mountain of Peace!

http://gakkaiguy.gaia.com — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:53:16 GMT

The Mountain of Peace

A Musical Exploring the Roots of Violence and the Challenge of Peace

Sunday, September 30; 7pm

Lazzara Hall, Fine Arts Center, University of North Florida

OPENING EVENT of PEACE AWARENESS WEEK

THIS is a FREE EVENT open to all !!

Don't miss this entertaining and inspiring multi-media musical production,

featuring an intergenerational and intercultural cast of local singers, actors

and dancers from UNF and the surrounding Jacksonville community.

This is a community event you won't want to miss, so bring friends and family!

The Mountain of Peace" is a full-length musical that conveys the story of five international

families living in various parts of the world, each of whom loses as loved one to the

ravages of war. These experiences lead the groups into seeking solutions at a peace

summit upon The Mountain of Peace. Through dance, song, and drama, they convey

their pain, their joys, and the difficult process of healing that leads to inner peace,

a prerequisite to outer peace.

The music of Frances Key and Cyrille Verdeaux powerfully enhances this dramatic and

inspiring story, as local singers and actors lend their talents to convey this vitally

important message to our community.

Songs and script written by Frances Key
Frances is a local songwriter, scriptwriter and teacher, founder of the Raymond and

Crystal Key Humanitarian Initiative and The International Peace Performers.

Directed by Jeremie Cook (Jeremie is an award-winning director and actor from Jacksonville)

Dance Choreography by Wendy Sugalski
(Wendy is a dance instructor at Let's Dance Studio and a graduate of Douglas Anderson

School of the Arts)

For more info, see:

http://www.unf.edu/thefloridacenter/CTSymposium/peace_week.htm

VIDEO CLIPS of Select Songs in the Production:

They are Different
Oh Africa!
Flag of the Living Stars

For anyone living close to Northern Florida, this is a magnificent musical production; and admission IS FREE!! Please consider rewarding yourself and viewing this important theatre event in the beautiful main concert hall on the UNF campus in Jacksonville, FL.

Below are the lyrics to a song ("As Above, So Below) from this musical that presents the central theme and thesis of the production: the inter-connectedness of all life (a very Buddhist concept, I might mention):

As Above, So Below

It's said to be a mystery,

But evidence abounds,

In ethereal and material,

All principles are found.

Why wonder what's beyond-

Life's mirrors tell the tale...

Upon the earth are manifest,

The very things we work with here!

This connection gives direction,

To all who seek to know,

It's expansion that brings attraction,

Whether near, whether far,

Energy does flow.

As above, so below,

(Child questions) From them to us, from us to them?

(Answer) There's no "us" and "them- we're One!

Some are the hands, some are the feet, some are the eyes and ears,

So does the work get done.

As above, so below,

As above, so below.

Inspiration brings new action,

Like atoms following the rule of eight,

Everybody's looking to unite with those, who stimulate their mind and souls,

To bond with those who generate the same (vibration)

As above, so below,

As above, so below.

We link, and link, and link, and link,

The spectrum do we cover,

Degreed awareness is what we are,

Building upon each other.

As above, so below,

As above, so below.

Wait a moment, let me see...

It's starting to be clear;

We're all reflections of each other,

So there is no there nor here, no here nor there?

As above, so below,

As above, so below.

Exactly- see, it's not that strange!

Our thoughts like rivers flow,

We send out intentions through all dimensions,

And focus makes them grow.

Focus makes them grow!

As above, so below,

(Reflect, protect, direct, collect, connect!)

As above, so below,

(Contemplate, illuminate, elevate, initiate, radiate,

Incubate, reciprocate, In this way we all create!)

As above, so below,

As above, so below.

As above, so below,

As above, so below.

It's really simple, don't you see?

Love's the highest energy,

On Compassion wings it flies,

'Cross the veil of Space and Time.

CARMEL HELENE...I love this new young artist.

http://kathysmith.gaia.com — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:51:30 GMT

http://www.carmelhelene.com/bio.htm

THE SULTRY SOULFUL SOUNDS OF POP-ROCK VOCALIST
***CARMEL HELENE***
** (for a sampling, check out http://www.carmelhelene.com/bio.htm)

Drawing from past experiences, Carmel Helene has developed into an extraordinary and talented performer. Her soulful, yet sultry voice blended with her guitar driven pop rock style, separates her from a crowd. With her exotic looks and edgy lyrics she is masterful, combining the sounds of artists like Alanis Morissette, Ani DiFranco and Michelle Branch . Carmel’s high energy performances are honest and personal in nature, proving that she is an artist who can not be ignored.

Much love,
Kathy Smith

Listen to JOE HEDGES - unique

http://kathysmith.gaia.com — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:04:31 GMT

http://www.joehedges.com/

If you like alternative rock music, you may enjoy this fellow I came across recently: http://www.joehedges.com/

His presentation on the web looks very professional but be reminded; this is INDEPENDENT MUSIC (meaning not financed by a major record co.) and it needs support to flourish. I ordered the new CD and hope you will consider it.

Thanks!
Kathy

MEDITATION TO PROFESSOR PITT

http://kathysmith.gaia.com — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:31:37 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68mMLQmuLq0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpods%2Ezaadz%2Ecom%2Frealizing%5Fhealth%2Fdiscussions%2Fview%2F110210

This is a great meditation piece of music to be with.

Namaste
Kathy

let a hundred flowers bloom

http://michaelgarfield.gaia.com — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 17:22:13 GMT

I'd post a florid description of the mission of my music, what drives me, etc. - only I already wrote quite a bit about it elsewhere. I have blog entries on the subject, music, videos, pictures...heeere: myspace.com/michaelgarfield Enjoy, and have a beautiful day!

Suggestion to Take Part in a Collaboration....

http://imprintingspirit.gaia.com — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:40:09 GMT

This may be the perfect pod for me to employ in the search for potential collaborators in my recent Inspiration....

In an attempt to connect the dots among multiple relevant groups, let me summarize by saying:
I have a Dream, outlined here.
I initiated an action, outlined here.

I want assistance, hence this plea...Right Here: Any of you Music Lovers want to Work with any of the Musicians Close to you to Do Something Grand?!

Jump on the Band-Wagon (pun intended)!

Contact me directly or respond to this post if you have any questions/feedback/insights/etc.
: - )

emma's revolution

http://imprintingspirit.gaia.com — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:34:39 GMT

I went to a Celebration of Women's Collaborations a few years ago and had the great joy of experiencing emma's revolution. Their official website is: http://www.emmasrevolution.com/

These two women make powerful, socio-political statements via their songwriting and singing. My favorite album of theirs is one x 1,000,000 = change (very appropriate and relevant to the mission of Zaadz!)

Just to whet your appetite to buy the album, here's my unofficial summary review of the playlist (FYI: you can dowload/listen to songs 1, 2, 3 and 9 for free):

1. bound for freedom - an empowering, inspiring call for individuals to engage in social action/activism...

2. this love - a beautiful plea for solidarity when one stands up for justice and the greater good (i have adopted this song as my own personal anthem!)

3. if i give your name - a song that makes me cry every time I hear it...about the discounted (and uncounted) victims of 9/11/01...

4. refugee - redefining the term "refugee" as those who are "silenced", inadvertently or overtly, by an oppressive culture/system with a powerful, persuasive call to "speak out" despite the existing pressures to remain silent...

5. kilimanjaro - if Al Gore discovers this song, I am Certain that he would want these gals to participate in his efforts to increase awareness of our climate crisis...

6. nikki & carrie - you can interpret it as a story of a lesbian relationship or, you can explore it as I have done, as a story of the complexities of any type of female to female relationship...

7. silent spring - another environmentally relevant song re: the rachel carson story...

8. one by one - an anthem to close the torture institution known as the School of the Americas...another song that makes me weep whenever i listen to it...

9. peace, salaam, shalom - a fantastic piece, can be taught and sung as a round at protest rallies and/or peace marches or gatherings...you can download, for free, the sheet music for it here

10. seed - a beautiful, inspiring song about doing what you can with what you have.... Another Strong Candidate to be a Zaadz Theme Song!

11. i will be with you - my interpretation of this song is that it's about generational differences in women's struggles to live their lives as their own...it has helped me bridge the cultural and contextual differences between me, my own mother and my mother's mother...very healing for me in coming to terms with the recent passing of my maternal grandmother...

12. codePINK - honestly, my least favorite song on the album....it's about the women's organization of the same name...those of you who belong to it may enjoy it...

13. we are one - another song of Solidarity; poignant, plaintive and a perfect ending to a phenomenal album!

Blame Sally

http://imprintingspirit.gaia.com — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:40:24 GMT

These four female singer-songwriters, living in the Bay Area, are great collaborators and friends. Their official website is: http://www.blamesally.com/

Also, you can watch/listen to one of their videos/songs via the Neil Young Protest Videos webpage: http://www.neilyoung.com/lwwtoday/lwwvideospage.html

(Click on the link to "If You Tell a Lie" which as I write now, is at position #3. If you access the video via the link above, you help them with their ratings) Otherwise you can check out the same video directly from their website: http://www.blamesally.com/movie_lg.html

Let me know what you think of them!

Re: Hawaiian Slack Key artist, Hawaiian Fusion

http://Devichandra.gaia.com — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:16:56 GMT

Welcome Pierre. He's 28, he's cut 4 CDs already. He's considered one of the greatest slack key gutiarists living.

Here's more fun:

Stay till the end!

Hawaiian slack key artist, singer, Makana...performing

http://www.worldsound.com/music/makana/Poi.html

Grinding of the Taro root, like potato, then eating with fingers. yum
Wait till it all downloads to watch the whole thing, takes a while, watch the grey bar.

Sally

makanalive.com

KAEDMON--PURE TALENT--PURE ENERGY!

http://kathysmith.gaia.com — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:47:32 GMT

http://www.kaedmon.com/listen2.htm 658 AD - Caedmon (Cædmon) an uneducated herdsman, about this date discovers that he can extemporaneously utter poetry at the newly- founded monastery at Strenæshalc (Whitby) and makes verses on creation. He is the first known poet and this is the first known poem in English. I LOVE LISTENING TO THIS GROUP My fav is "Natural Sample"...she makes it OK to flirt once in a while Kathy

Re: I Met A Stranger by jon mc kinder on his CD called Come & Get

http://quadrinity.gaia.com — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 10:39:49 GMT

I love this age where people are meeting "themselves"
Selflove is the key to find to unlock our terrified hearts.

Love Jon's expressive style!

I Met A Stranger by jon mc kinder on his CD called Come & Get Me

http://kathysmith.gaia.com — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 09:56:07 GMT

I will let you know of new music on this post. Song number 5 on this URL: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/jonmackinder3 of Jon Mac Kinder entitled "I Met A Stranger" is my favorite and surprised me. I wrote up his review on my Blog at zaadz. Enjoy the work. Kathy

meditation for the Inner Child

http://TAZA45.gaia.com — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 19:50:03 GMT

I've recorded a new meditation which seems to be an answer to all people who says they are anxious too much to meditate and they know not what to do.
I would enjoy to describe such meditation but not to stress all over and over, I do have a POWERPOINT where I just describe the referred meditation.
It is not published yet in a www page.
So I would apreciate to upload it here, with some samples of the music associated - it is a complet CD with one hour duration.
I f you know what to do to upload such powerpoint and mp3 samples, I would love that you contact me and tell me over.
Love
anand TAZA - brazil

Re: Mauritz Lotz - South Africa's Foremost Guitarist

http://quadrinity.gaia.com — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 12:41:02 GMT

I wish!

Re: Ted Greene, Virtuoso, Mater teacher and amazing human being

http://quadrinity.gaia.com — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 12:39:54 GMT

Obviously a master.

Re: Hawaiian Slack Key artist, Hawaiian Fusion

http://quadrinity.gaia.com — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 12:23:12 GMT

Very nice and mellow... I like "Reflection Throwin..."
Great compositional variety. Very musical.
If he's "very young" he's got lot's of music still to make!

Thanks Devi.

Ted Greene, Virtuoso, Mater teacher and amazing human being

http://zenguitarguy.gaia.com — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 05:15:43 GMT

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7821531272280033510&hl=en Anything I could say her will diminish what you will see and hear. best J

Hawaiian Slack Key artist, Hawaiian Fusion

http://Devichandra.gaia.com — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 02:39:33 GMT

I am reposting my note to PIerre here for everyone's benefit...

S

I love it. I look forward to sharing some of my delightful music friends with all of you who can appreciate quality work and work with a message of Light as well.

My first one on the list, as I live in Hawaii, is Makana.. He is currently touring California. I have the pleasure of hearing him when he is home at a local venue. His message is loving, his voice sweet, his playing extraordinary as he is close to being a livng master of slack key at a very young age.

Makanalive.com

Also on myspace.. myspace.com/makanalive

Aloha,

Sally

Re: zen Blues Quartet

http://quadrinity.gaia.com — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 22:37:58 GMT

These guys are absolutely awesome!
Give the link a listen!

zen Blues Quartet

http://zenguitarguy.gaia.com — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 16:50:50 GMT

We are really excited for a number of reasons: This is a band comprised of session musicinas in LA, (see below for more info.) We have just recorded our second CD and will be releasing it in May. Many things are happening worth note. We are about to be reviewed in Ode magazine! (Our favorite magazine for intelligent optimists). The reason being for the review is that this project is an entirely self-produced project with top players, that is about making music for the sake of music, and standing up to the corporate agenda and fears in the Business and saying “Look here is Good music, with good musicians, and we can make something beautiful simply because that is what we think is important!” This is a Live Track from a recent concert: http://thecircuitbreakers.com/parttime.mp3 we are at: http://www.zenbluesmusic.com/ or http://www.myspace.com/zenbluesquartet PS Band info: Steve Ferrone - Drums, (Tom Petty, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Pat Metheny, Average White band…), Jeff Young - Kbds, (Steely dan, Sting, Taylor Hicks, Jackson Browne…), Mike Finnigan - B3 Organ and Vocals, (Jimi Hendrix, Crosby Still and Nash, Etta James, Joe Cocker, dave Mason, Bonnie Rait…), Tim Scott - Bass and Vocals, (Jack Mak, Tower of Power, Robben ford…), and John March Guitars. Comprised of some of the best session musicians in the world. This is, and was, a project about real musicians playing real music. No tricks of technology, but human beings playing at their best. Simple as that! Biography: The members of this band have, at various times, toured/recorded and performed with: Jimi Hendrix, Crosby Stills and nash, Etta James, Dave Mason,The Butterfield Blues Band, Janis Joplin, the Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, John Lennon,The Allman Brothers. Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan, Lionel Richie, Michael Bolton, B. B. King,Sheila E.Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Tower of Power, Chaka Kahn, Cyndie Lauper, Average White Band, Sir Elton John, Chicago, Dave Mustane of Megadeath, Phil Collins, Kenny Loggins, Fleetwood Mac, Mr. Mister, Eddie Money, Amy Grant, Don Henley, Boz Scaggs,Prince, Earth, Wind and Fire,Madonna,Toto, Joe Cocker, Stevie Wonder, Greg Allman, Carly Simon, Sly, Chicago, Brenda Russell, David Foster, Natalie Cole, Juice Newton, Bill Champlin, Dolly Parton, Mary Clayton, Dusty Springfield, Mary Travers, Michael Nesmith, Jackie Wilson, Thomas Dolby, Anita Baker, The Joan Rivers Show, Kiss, The Sons Of Champlin, Elvin Bishop, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Marshall Tucker, Narada Michael Walden, Lionel Richie, Ringo Starr, Harvey Mason, Rita Coolidge, Richard Page, Steve Gadd, Glen Campbell, The Four Tops, Sheena Easton, Melissa Manchester, Vinny Colaiuta, Thelma Houston, Valerie Carter, Steve Plunkett, Patti Austin,Taj Mahal, Barbara Streisand, Dan Ackroyd, Rosanne Arnold, Tom Arnold, Atlantic Starr, Azteca, Pete Barbutti, B.B.Chun King, Jim Belushi, George Benson, Crystal Bernard, Kurtis Blow, Sir Harry Bowens, Bekka Bramlett, Rick Braun, Julie Brown, Billy Burnette, Rocky Burnette, Gary Busey, Jonathan Butler, Cameo, Tia Carerra, Felix Cavalierre, George Clinton & P-Funk, Albert Collins, Rita Coolidge, Larry Coryell, Scott Cossu, Robert Cray, Gavin Christopher, Steve Cropper, Rich Dangel, Sarah Dash, Kal David, Taylor Dayne, Al Dimeola, The Drifters, El Chicano, Richard Elliot, Keith Emerson, Melissa Etheridge, Buzzy Feiten, Corey Feldman, Mick Fleetwood, Robben Ford, Ronnie Foster, John Goodman, Guitar Shorty, Ellis Hall, Herbie Hancock, Woody Harrelson, Ron Holden, Brenda Holloway, Mark Hudson, The Inkspots, Chris Isaak, Jack Mack & The Heart Attack, Millie Jackson, Etta James, Al Jarreau, Jay & the Techniques, Kid Frost, The Kingsmen, The Kingston Trio, Sam Kinison, Janie Lane, David Lanz, Neil Larsen, Eugene Levy, Mark Lindsay, Little Anthony, Cheech Marin, Roscoe Martinez, Michael McDonald, Mellow Man Ace, Lee Michaels, Buddy Miles, Sam Moore, Gary Morris, Maria Muldaur, Shaun Murphy, Bill Murray, Rick Neilson (Cheap Trick), Ivan Neville, Edward James Olmos, Lee Oskar, Freda Payne, Michael Penn, Billy Preston, Johnny Rivers, Howard Roberts, Merrilee Rush, Katy Sagal, Curtis Salgado, Timothy B. Schmit, Diane Schuur, Marilyn Scott, Steven Seagal, Brian Setzer, B.J. Sharp, Jeff Silbar, Jeff Simmons, Slash, J.D. Souther, Mavis Staples, Stephen Stills, Sharon Stone, Keith Sweat, Mick Taylor, Sam “The Man” Taylor, Tierra, Tony-Toni-Tone, Tower of Power, Ralph Towner, Kathy Troccolli, Tanya Tucker, Big Joe Turner, Phil Upchurch, Steve Vai, Tata Vega, The Ventures, Pat & Lolly Vegas (Redbone), John Waite, War, Wild Orchid, Lenny Williams, Bruce Willis & the Accelerators, Pauline Wilson, Edgar Winter, Peter Wolf, Wolfman Jack, Bobby Womack, Ali Woodson, Dwight Yoakum, as well as headlining many times at the Hard Rock Hotel in Bali and performing at the 2003 Superbowl in San Diego.