Ed Kornhauser

Website updated… nearly there!

Ed Kornhauser — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:14:29 +0000

The site is nearly up again and completly refurbished. I still need to put some music up, but it’s pretty much good to go. I’ll be posting blogs now every now and again, and I even have plans to start a podcast later on. I really like the site now, and great thanks to Kristen for all her help. Thank you so much!

See ya around,
Ed Kornhauser

eNetiConAppliance Online

Ed Kornhauser — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:04:38 +0000

Funniest thing I’ve seen online for quite some time. If this is real, and this guy is winging it, he’s an improvisational genius!

http://www.somethingawful.com/d/icq-pranks/icq-transcript-eneticonappliance.php

The website itself is pretty funny as well.

Your Horoscope (a la ‘The Onion’)

Ed Kornhauser — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:01:22 +0000

This is an old AP Lit assignment from senior year of high school. The premise was to write a satire. You might notice I was greatly influenced by The Onion and its more ‘progressive’ horoscope method…

Your Weekly Horoscope
Wednesday, March 9th, 2005
by Feldman J. Ruddermaker
Certified Astrologer,
International Astro-Illogical AssociationTM

(March 21-April 19)
Ruler: Mars - Body: Head and face, upper jaw - Element: Fire

The moons show that April is the perfect month for a long ocean
voyage. Unfortunately for you and your shipmates, April is also the
perfect month for dysentery..

(April 20-May 20)
Ruler: Venus - Body: Throat and neck, upper esophagus - Element: Earth

Knowledge of all the mundane details of your job have never been
your forte, but your new career at the Blakely Nuclear Facility will
come to an end this Friday when, after feeling a touch famished, you
push the big red button that reads “Lunch.”

(May 21-June 21)
Ruler: Mercury - Body: Arms and hands, lungs - Element: Air

Your inability to distinguish among the major food groups will lead
you to suffer a rare dairy overdose.

(June 22-July 22)
Ruler: Moon - Body: Stomach, breasts, solar plexus - Element: Water

This week you will finally pitch your movie script, only to be
saddened by the fact that, apparently, your idea for a film about a
group of social misfits who “bust ghosts” has already been done.

(July 23-August 22)
Ruler: Sun - Body: Heart, spinal column, spleen, duodenum - Element: Fire

Upon your death later this week, you can take small comfort in the
fact that you will be immortalized at the office as “that idiot whose last
words were ‘Hey guys, watch this!’”

(August 23-September 22)
Ruler: Mercury - Body: Intestines, spleen, abdominal cavity - Element: Earth

No man is an island, but then again, if you keep gaining weight at
your current rate you might just become an isthmus.

(September 23-October 22)
Ruler: Venus Body: Kidneys, adrenals, skin ureters - Element: Air

Events this month will prove that you don’t know the meaning of
the word “fear.” Nor do you know meaning of the words:
“self-control,” “drinking problem,” or “DANGER! LANDMINES
AHEAD” (you’re also unfamiliar with “platypus”).

(October 23 - November 21)
Ruler: Mars/Pluto - Body: Generative organs, nasal bone, bladder, colon - Element: Water

You win the adulation of millions of screaming women on
“American Idol” with your unique rendition “Rainbow Connection,”
right after monkeys fly out of Simon Cowell’s ass.

(November 22-December 21)
Ruler: Jupiter - Body: Hips, sacral region, sciatic nerves - Element: Fire

You figure now is as good a time as any to challenge authority,
given that Mars is currently in your seventh house. However, you
really should leave North Korea the hell alone.

(December 22-January 19)
Ruler: Saturn - Body: Knees, hair, joints, bones - Element: Earth

Your attempt to hold a party in your pants is thwarted when the
noise-makers malfunction and the clown refuses to participate.

(January 20-February 18)
Ruler: Saturn/Uranus - Body: Circulation, lower leg, teeth - Element: Air

This week you’ll be under the influence of Uranus. Enough said?

(February 19-March 20)
Ruler: Jupiter/Neptune - Body: Feet, lungs, toes - Element: Water

The stars suggest that your personality is currently open to
change. Because of this, you simultaneously become hooked on
adventure, heroin, and phonics. They’ll find your body somewhere
near the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro with a blissful smile on your face,
a needle in your arm, and a flawlessly composed suicide note.

Where do I Start?

bkwyrm — Fri, 19 May 2006 07:54:01 +0000

Tokeli and our band are laying down the tracks at Spragueland for what will be our first full length album. We’ll be doing some of the songs with our band, and others with various San Diego heavys (including Peter Sprague, Gilbert Castellanos, Bob Magnusson, and Duncan Moore). The line-up looks like this:

Peter Sprague, guitars
Gilbert Castellanos, trumpet
Ed Kornhauser, piano & djembe
Mack Leighton, basses
Paul Ingram, drums & percussion
Monette Marino, percussion
Duncan Moore, drums
Joe Lorge, mandolin
Kelsea Little, harp
Bob Magnusson, bass

Here are some snippets of some of tunes that will be on the album (tracks marked with * feature Peter Sprague on guitar).

I’ve Got the World on a String* [/wp-content/audio/ivegottheworldonastring.mp3]
I’m So Relieved [/wp-content/audio/imsorelieved.mp3]
The Nearness of You [/wp-content/audio/thenearnessofyou.mp3]
Desafinado* [/wp-content/audio/desafinado.mp3]
So This is Love [/wp-content/audio/sothisislove.mp3]

Be sure to check back for the latest news on the album

Spragueland Demo Cuts Now Up

bkwyrm — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 16:44:00 +0000

If you go to the listening page, you will find a link at the top of the page. Click on it, and you’ll be taken to a page where you can hear demo cuts from the upcoming album “Where do You Start?,” that I’m currently recording with singer Tokeli. Some of the cuts feature Peter Sprague on guitars, and all of the tunes were masterfully mastered by him as well. Enjoy, and check back for more updates on the album.

A Little of My Music

bkwyrm — Mon, 27 Feb 2006 07:44:15 +0000

Heres a little of my music. Click any link to listen.

“If Every Day Was Like Today” is sung by stylist Tokeli (http://www.tokeli.com), and the song she’s singing is my own composition. We’ve been working together now for over a year, and we’ll be cutting a CD in 2006 with some jazz greats, including Peter Sprague, Bradley Leighton, Bob Magnusson, Duncan Moore, and Gilbert Castellanos. [/wp-content/audio/ifeverydaywasliketoday.mp3]

“Scene” [/wp-content/audio/Scene.mp3]

“Macaco Pequeno” [/wp-content/audio/MacacoPequeno.mp3]

These two recordings were made by Jazz Combo I at SDSU at a live performance during jazz week (Nov. 30, 2005). The band on that date was Peter August (Tenor), JP Reed (Trumpet), Nate Jarrrell (guitar), Wyatt Smith (Bass), Pit Werner (Drums), and myself on piano. Scene, the first recording, was written by Harry Warren, whereas Macaco Pequeno is another of my own compositions.

“Footprints” [/wp-content/audio/Footprints.mp3]

“Night in Tunisia” [/wp-content/audio/Nightintunisia.mp3]

“Night in Tunisia” and “Footprints” are from a live recording at the Metaphor Cafe in Escondido. The band is Heat Activated Rhythm, with Harrison Kirk on trombone, Christopher Lehnig on sax, Mack Leighton on bass, and Chris Orozco on drums. We started playing together as freshmen at the Coronado School of the Arts, and we’re still doing it, whenever we can get time off from college.

Recording at Spragueland

bkwyrm — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 22:34:39 +0000

I’m very happy to report that next weekend, Tokeli, the trio, and myself will be stepping into Spragueland and laying down the first few tracks of our upcoming album. We’re even having Peter Sprague himself on one of the cuts. In later months, we’ll be returning to Spragueland, and this time we’ll be enlisting the aid of San Diego’s finest rhythm section, Bob Magnusson and Duncan Moore. More news on this soon to come, along with some new music.

“Stone Age”

bkwyrm — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 07:42:46 +0000

Just for fun, here’s the surf rock group Calling Australia (at the Metaphor), playing my number, “Stone Age.” [/wp-content/audio/Stoneage.mp3]

Website up and running

bkwyrm — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 13:53:27 +0000

It’s official. My website is now up and running. Still fine tuning it, but its definitely a good start. I’m quite pleased. I’ll be keeping a steady stream of updates flowing into here, like new show dates, recordings, and other important news. Thanks so much for your care and support.

Fresh from IAJE in NYC

bkwyrm — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 10:03:06 +0000

I’ve just returned from New York. My friends and I were in town for the 2006 IAJE Convention (International Association for Jazz Educators). For those who don’t know, the annual conference is choc full of clinics on a plethora of jazz/music biz subjects, information on all sorts of jazz-related organizations, and, of course, dozens of concerts by some of the best and biggest names in jazz.

Musicians from far and wide come to conference. It was mesmerizing at times. It’s hard not be in awe when you see Chic Corea, Ron Carter, James Moody, Paquito D’Rivera, John Faddis, Tony Bennett, Jimmy Heath, and Freddie Hubbard all in the room with you. I saw more jazz in four days than I normally do all year, and all of it was world class. I’m finding it impossible to pick favorites, but I loved Monty Alexander (w/ Hassun Shakur on bass and Hernan Riley on drums), The Trondhiem Jazz Orchestra (w/ Chic Corea), Stefan Harris and Blackout, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Rachel Caswell & Geri Allen (w/ Sarah Caswell), and The Kenny Werner Trio (w/ Ari Hoenig). There were some terrifically involving clinics as well, all very enlightening in one way or another.

New York City was equally as incredible, though it probably was the coldest I can ever remember being. The city looked gorgeous from the 86th floor of the Empire State building, and I got to really like riding the F train from Houston St up to Rockefeller Center every morning. On the last night it snowed, and the following morning found us wandering around Central Park on top of a fresh coat of snow.

So much, but I’ll cut myself short. I’m awaiting in great expectation the 2007 IAJE conference, which is also to be held in NYC. They say it only comes once a year…