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the Way Blue Bucket on BandCamp.com

July 11th 2011

A blast from my underground avant-jazz-rock-noise past : the Way Blue Bucket’s eponymous studio album is now available for digital download on bandcamp.com. Check it out »

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Guarachando en La Habana

March 23rd 2010

I’m just back from two weeks in Cuba, my first time back since 2004, when I was there to do my fieldwork for my thesis. This time around, Cécile and I spent many an afternoon blissfully strolling around Habana Vieja, stopping here and there to dance and jam with the groups who play in bars [...]

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Barrio del Este & Hirondelle d’Afrique

November 7th 2009

A few weeks ago, the members of Barrio del Este were asked to perform for the special Journée Africaine…

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Back from Rome

March 3rd 2009

It’s been 5 years since Cécile and I first got together. To celebrate, we treated ourselves to a long weekend in Rome. Simply incredible!

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December ’08

December 9th 2008

I’ll be in Paris until December 20th, when I head to Burgundy.

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Cécile’s Birthday

March 14th 2008

Cécile will be 27 on the 27th of March this year, so we’re throwing her an birthday bash in the style of her birth year: 1981.

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Barrio del Este at the Créteil Marché de Noël

December 8th 2007

I’m teaming up with the old pals from Barrio del Este for a quick gig at the Créteil Marché de Noel on Friday, December 21st.

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Fractured Vertebrae…

August 29th 2007

Our trip to Corsica was one of the most pleasant and relaxing vacations we’d had in a long time, except for the end…

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We Got Married!

June 30th 2007

Yes indeed, Cécile and I have tied the knot – and what a blast it was! Originally intended as a small evening of dining and dancing among a few close friends, things started to gain momentum, and before we knew it, we had a full-blown Wedding (note the capital W) on our hands.
The thing that [...]

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