Pocket, consisting of David Dvorin (guitar), Matt Langley (saxophones), Randy McKean (contralto clarinet), and Tim Bulkley (percussion), combines the freewheeling groove and grit of mid-century blues …
Chicken Bonz
Ludi Hinrichs and Chicken Bonz clearly take us out of the box, while swinging with their colorful signature sound. Driven by a …
Flounder
In Memoriam Clifford Childers 2023 May he Rest In Peace David, Tim and Randy plan to play on in other forms and …
Pac and Seep
Pac and Seep is the duo of drummer/artist Jon Bafus and reeds player Randy McKean. Their music mixes improvisatory abandon with rhythmic …
Goggle
Goggle consists of four accomplished composer/performers who have worked for years together, inspiring and challenging one another deeply in terms of innovation …
Tumble
Tumble is a Northern California-based collective that includes Robert Heirendt on mbira, Sean Kerrigan on guitar, and Randy McKean on tenor saxophone …
Bristle
Audio Visual Press Bristle’s unique sound is a fortunate accident: when saxophonists/clarinetists Cory Wright and Randy McKean asked bassist Lisa Mezzacappa to …
Pluck Vim Vigour
The Northern California folk-prov trio Pluck Vim Vigour channel sweeping mountain vistas and sprawling urban splendour into eclectic panoramas best viewed from …
Gargantius Effect
The Gargantius Effect is the brainchild of Murray Campbell (violin, oboe and electronics) and Randy McKean (reeds). Like the Stanislaw Lem story …
Beaucoup Chapeaux
Led by Maggie McKaig on accordion and vocals, this acoustic quartet is one part Parisian Bistro or Italian Café, another part circus, …
Randy McKean’s Wild Horsey Ride
One evening in summer 2012, Wes Steed recorded Randy McKean skronking away in a small locked room in Steed’s house in Sacramento. …
Sawbones
Maxima Kahn and Randy McKean met in a writing workshop seven years ago, shortly after McKean relocated to Grass Valley from New …
Zap!
Zap! is the collaboration between the multi-faceted reeds of Randy McKean and the live electro-acoustic manipulations of David Dvorin. Using the framework …
Col. MaCaw’s Magical Cure-All
This series started in Spring 2010 when my good friend, musician/poet/dancer Maxima Kahn, asked me if I wanted to curate some happenings …
