From the award-winning documentary, “Playing For Change: Peace Through Music“, comes the first of many “songs around the world” being released independently. Featured is a cover of the Ben E. King classic by musicians around the world adding their part to the song as it traveled the globe.
Playing For Change | Song Around The World “Stand By Me” from Concord Music Group on Vimeo.
On Saturday night we checked out the OZOMATLI show at Higher Ground. I hadn’t listened to them much before the show but it was a great time and their latin/world/funk/hip hop/jazz sound was definitely unique. You may recognize them from one of the older iTunes commercials:
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Ozomatli is a hip-hop group formed in 1996 in Los Angeles, known as much for their extremely vocal activist viewpoints as their wide array of musical styles. Ozomatli take their name from the Nahuatl word for the Aztec astrological symbol of the monkey, which is also a god of dance, fire, the new harvest, and music.
The members of the band met through their affiliation with the Peace and Justice Center of Los Angeles, and their first performance was for picketers during a strike. They began their career in the Los Angeles and San Diego/Mexico border-area club scene. (Last.fm)
Opening for OZOMATLI was Parker, House and Theory… these guys rocked too…. check them out:
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A few stills from a cool trip to Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands… and a clip from a live show courtesy of the “International All Star Band” featuring Reuben on a 12 string and “Bunn the Taxi Driver” on the triangle:
Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands from Dan Jackson on Vimeo.
The International Allstar Band in Jost Van Dyke from Dan Jackson on Vimeo.
Statues, Tourism, Fantasticks, Underwater Airplanes and a Gold Robotic Man in the Subway:
Subway Entertainment in New York City from Dan Jackson on Vimeo.
Before swinging back to BTV we stopped by to give the bull a pep talk:
A slideshow and some pictures from a weekend of snowboarding at Snowbird and Brighton in UTAH:
Snowboarding in UTAH from Dan Jackson on Vimeo.
“The best part is that it bounced right back out of bounds, so he gets to do it again after the other kid stops crying.”
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Surfing in November at The Wall and Jenness Beach, NH from Dan Jackson on Vimeo.
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A few cool shots from Snake Mountain during the last few weeks of leaf peeping season.
Hilarious video and a well executed political social media campaign…
Link: CNNBC / Moveon.org
Vermont Foliage in Stowe…
A few shots from Mt. Washington…
Last Causeway walk of the Season…
A few shots from a trip to Connecticut for the JDRF Fundraiser Walk…
Max’s Soccer Game under the Lights…
Hiking around Burlington…
Checked out a little British rock show with the The Kooks and the Pigeon Detectives in Montreal, Canada… it was definitely better than this one but not quite as good as that one. Here are a few photos and clips:
The Kooks – See the World in Montreal Canada from Dan Jackson on Vimeo.
Pigeon Detectives in Montreal Canada from Dan Jackson on Vimeo.
The Great Office War from Runawaybox on Vimeo.
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Matt Costa, Battery Park in Burlington Vermont, July 31st 2008
This was the last show of the 2008 Burlington waterfront concert series. We brought Toby with us (his 2nd concert) who barked like crazy during his favorite song which got him some attention and a shout out from Mr. Costa himself.
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