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3/27/2013

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--KLEZMANIA! will perform before the game and at halftime
at an upcoming Warriors game.
Golden State Warriors vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
7:30pm-Gametime
ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
http://www.nba.com/warriorss

--Working on a series of new Hypnotherapy Audio recordings. Wow, these are cool!!
Very excited....1st release  soon!
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ULTRA WORLD X-TET's "Monkey King" concert  listed as one of the best in 2012 

2/1/2013

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ULTRA WORLD X-TET's "Magical Adventures of the Monkey King" concert was listed as one of the best in 2012 by Examiner.com!!
http://www.examiner.com/article/the-best-asian-music-concerts-of-2012

Our Feb. 5 show at Yoshi's SF will feature the same stellar lineup: 
Winnie Wong, Doug Ebert, Surya Prakasha, Yangqin Zhao, Gary Schwantes.
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ULTRA WORLD X-TET  Night Market DVD  now available at CD Baby!

1/16/2013

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Ultra World X-Tet: Night Market
Gary Schwantes:-Saxophones, Bamboo Flutes
Winnie Wong-Principal Guzheng
Raymond Froehlich-Drums
Doug Ebert-Bass
Krista Gon-Guzheng
Kimberly Wong-Guzheng
Melia Yee-Guzheng
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Alongside the Butterfly Spring
蝴蝶泉邊 
• Highlands of Tibet
青藏高原
• Irresistible Influence/Lonely Woman
• Dance of the Yao
瑶族舞曲
• White Rabbit
• Rainbow Cloud Concerto
鄉 韻
• Night Market Brothers
五一夜市的兄弟
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Sun, Jan 13, 2013

1/13/2013

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Ultra World X-tet will be at Yoshi's San Francisco Feb. 5 at 8pm. 
Come on out!

http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/livemusic/artist/show/3238
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Join US!

10/8/2012

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Join us on the Journey!

http://www.facebook.com/events/477985552241949/
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Some Thoughts About Learning Music

9/30/2012

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It takes work to master an instrument...
But if you're enjoying it fully, it's not really work,
it's something that you love to do. 

Of course you need to know the basics and know them so well that they become unconscious routines. But while you develop your basic technique, you can begin to notice the things you are naturally good at, The things that just want to pop out. The little things that are so easy for you. The things that come up when you just relax and play with the instrument. I want you to take the time to master those as well as your scales, technical exercises, and the pieces you are currently practicing. In this way, you begin to create your own voice. 

And because your curiosity is sparked, you will hunger for more technique and knowledge and thus will practice more, listen more carefully and be open to new concepts wherever they may be found. 

And as you develop a practice routine, you find that you're doing it only because you want to. And then you turn around and find out you are practicing a lot. And making fantastic progress on your instrument. But by that point it's not really the technical prowess that matters anymore, even though it's growing by leaps and bounds. What really drives you is your own curiosity about what you can do with this newly acquired power. And that's when things start to get really interesting....


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Hip Bones in the SF Bay Area this week

9/16/2012

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Hi Everyone,
Hip Bones will be performing in the Bay Area this week. Come on out!

" angular melodies, time-twisting rhythmic figures and fluent solos, often over hard grooving loops."

Shannon Hoover: bass/loops
Gary Schwantes: saxophones and bamboo flutes
Robin Tolleson: drums 
http://www.hipbones.net

Hip Bones
Tuesday, September 18 at 7:30pm…Aubergine, 
755 Petaluma Ave. S., Sebastopol, CA 
707-861-9190  auberginebarandcafe.com

Wednesday, September 19 at 8pm…Jupiter Brewery, 
2181 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA             
510-843-8277 www.jupiterbeer.com

Thursday, September 20 at 6pm…Downtown Farmer’s Market, 
San Rafael, CA www.sanrafaelmarket.org
            
Friday, September 21 at 4pm…The Bistro 18th Anniversary Celebration            
1001 B. St., Hayward, CA 
510-886-8525  the-bistro.com    

        

Saturday, September 22 at 8pm…Uva Trattoria 
1040 Clinton St., Napa, CA
707-255-6646   www.uvatrattoria.com
            
Sunday, September 23 at 9:30pm…The Boom Boom Room 
1601 Fillmore St., San Francisco, CA 
415-673-8000   boomboomblues.com
           


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The Site is up!

8/28/2012

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The new website is up. Work in progress. Come back often, new content will be added regularly.
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