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INSIGHT MEDITATION CENTER OF BERKELEY
The Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley
promotes Buddhist teachings and meditation practices primarily from the Theravadan tradition. We do this in a spirit of community
with members helping each other
to develop and embody the qualities
of clarity and kindness
that are central to the teachings.
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AWAKENING JOY
Order the book "Awakening Joy" by James Baraz from our secure Amazon.com Associates Marketplace.
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SPIRIT ROCK MEDITATION CENTER
Spirit Rock Meditation Center is dedicated to the teachings of the Buddha as presented in the vipassana tradition. The practice of mindful awareness, called Insight or Vipassana Meditation, is at the heart of all the activities at Spirit Rock. The Center hosts a full program of ongoing classes, daylong programs, and residential retreats.
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DWIGHT TRIBLE
A singer who combines the best of vocal virtuosity with musicianship and improvisational skills to the delight of audiences and musicians alike.
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MOMENT RECORDS
Tabla Master Zakir Hussain's label featuring the finest in comtemporary
world music and the classical music of India.
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VIJAY IYER
Remarkable new piano talent in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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ECM Records
A label that's always been dedicated to top notch creative music.
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ESP-Disk
The most adventurous of the Jazz labels founded in the mid-1960's by
Bernard Stollman that first gave us Albert Ayler, Henry Grimes, Gato
Barbieri, Charles Tyler, Sunny Murray, Milford Graves and many more.
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WOLFGANG'S VAULT - WHERE MUSIC LIVES
The world's largest collection of music memorabilia.
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CD UNIVERSE
Purchase all of your favorite music...cd's, dvd's, and more.
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THE JAZZSCHOOL FOR MUSIC STUDY AND PERFORMANCE
The Jazzschool is an innovative music school dedicated to the study and performance of America’s indigenous art form — jazz, and related styles of music from around the world.
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SIGNAL TO NOISE
The terrific quarterly journal of improvised and experimental music.
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MEL MARTIN'S JAZZ AND SAXOPHONE
WEB SITE
San Francisco Bay Area "Saxman".
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The JOHN TCHICAI
Web Page
In the 1960's Tchicai recorded with Coltrane, Don Cherry, Albert Ayler,
Roswell Rudd, others. Now living in Northern California he leads "Tchicai
and The Archetypes".
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STAN WEST - BLUESMAN EXTRAORDINAIRE!
Legendary West Coast Blues Slide Guitarist.
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LATIN MUSIC ON LINE
La Musica: for lovers of Latin rhythms.
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ANCIENT FUTURE
Creating a musical world without walls.
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EUROPE JAZZ NETWORK
A non-profit association of promoters, musicians' associations, artistic
directors, consultants of music programs in Europe working mainly
in the field of Jazz and improvised music.
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NIGHTBIRD MUSIC
SF Bay Area Jim Grantham's site listing performances, classes in Jazz
theory and improvisation, and also publishes the SF Bay Area Jamlist
to help find musical friends for jamming or gigs.
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GARRISON JAZZ
Bassist Matthew Garrison (son of legendary bassist Jimmy Garrison).
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ISHMAEL WADADA LEO
SMITH
The home page of this marvelous New Music trumpeter.
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THE WORLD MUSIC INSTITUTE
Dedicated to the presentation of music and dance
from around the world.
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WOODY SHAW
Great site created by Woody Shaw III celebrate his father's legacy. Rare
photographs as well as music and video clips.
