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Dickey Betts
Pimp the Cat's Mark Greenberg is the drummer for Dickey Betts and Great Southern!

third plane
this was the first band i was ever in where we played all our own music. it started in akron, ohio with wilbur krebs on bass and guitar, and joe brigandi on drums. we moved to san francisco as a band but eventually broke up. articstic differencs. our number one fan, wendy duke maintains this website and a first recording is actually in the offing (not counting our cassette release, 'yelling').

joe brigandi
one of my oldest and dearest friends. great drummer. teaches salsa dancing at the metronome in sf. has a private diner in a converted city bus where he makes sicilian dishes monday nites in the winter. it's parked next to the kayak/canoe retail business next to the scooter business next to the caboose he lives in at the 5th ave marina, oakland. it's getting to be like a fucking monopoly board down there. if joe a. can't make it, call joe b.

kenny brooks
one of my main men. alphabet soup co-founder. now he plays hippie-rock w/ bob weir. his website has many saxophone transcriptions. i often crash at his pad when i'm in sf.

redgiantrecords.com
guitarist liberty ellman's label. check out his title, 'orthodoxy.' vijay iyer also has a few cd's on this label, my fave, 'panoptic modes.' there's also a cd by eric crystal called 'dark matter' i would recommend. and not just because i play piano on a couple of cuts.

sweetgrass music
phil aaberg and i played in paul dresher's ensemble where i gained an immense respect and admiration for his piano playing and general overall musicality. he could also be the nicest guy i've ever met. his label has over a dozen titles and 'live in montana' earned a grammy nomination for best new age recording, though 'new age' hardly describes phil. he's just a great piano player.

richard julian
when i first came to nyc, richard was playing rhythm guitar and singing backup for marshall crenshaw at the bottom line. the first thing he ever said to me was, 'hey, cool, i'll show you all the best restaurants.' and he did. and i've been in his band pretty much ever since.

jay collins
jay is like louis armstrong meets tom waits. i love playing in jay's band. when he's not busy with bobby sanabria or gregg allman we do gigs. nothing like it in jazz today.

y2khai
this is some funny shit...i don't know this guy, but he is FUNKY.

mudville
i played wurlitzer and guitar in this portishead meets joni mitchell meets an evil sampler. with a dash of that heavy pj harvey vibe.

jimcampilongo
twangy, bluesy, countrified roy buchanan meets sonny sharrock. knew jim in sf. he used to live nearby before he got trendy and moved to williamsburg. he's the kind of player when you hear him live you're often laughing and shaking your head because you can't believe what you just heard. kind of like if monk played guitar.

president's breakfast
click dark is a very disturbed individual. sort of a musical dr. bonner. without the soap. dub meets sly and mandrill vs. mumia and mcgarrett. played a lot of music with click and his bro, moe. all of it creative and interesting. some of it, damn funky. see gank sins.

carol lipnik
i heard carol at the living room one night right before i went on with richard. she was so unusual and amazing, i asked her if i could be in her band. she said yes. i just love carol. her thing is like a kurt weill, velvet underground but great singing. in the short time i've known her she has become a big influnece.

jimmy page meets jaws
'i know what a shark looks like because i've seen one up close.' chief brodie

is shatner the baddest, or what?
'from hell's heart, i stab at thee.' bring on the bore worms...

bill mchenry
bill is my favorite nyc tenor player. he's my friend, too.

phil degruy
met phil in new orleans through charlie hunter and tronzo. what an original.

alexis cuadrado
alexis is an excellent bassist from spain who married a very close friend of the family. so we are kind of related. but i'm not kidding, he is a really good musician.

scott amendola
another mr. nice guy. great sense of humor. i always have fun playing with scott.
he tends to dwell in the realm of the downtown improvisor, but can do it all.

pornhounds
my wife sharon wrote a very cool comic book about her days working for an adult publication called the spectator. artwork by sophie crumb, ed piskor (dude who did american splendor) and a whole host of others. three others. it's great.