Available for the first time - live concert recordings of U Totem - the melding of 5uu's & Motor Totemists into a superlative quintet. Includes the complete set from their appearance at the COMA Day of Music festival on a windy spring afternoon in 1990 atop an outdoor stage in the lovely seaside city of Santa Barbara. Plus selections from the U Totem appearance on Carl Stone’s Imaginary Landscape from 1989 - broadcasting live over the radio waves across Southern California from station KPFK in North Hollywood.
BandcampThe 13 compositions of Solar Maxima reflect moods and ideas associated with our Sun. Grigsby's music conjures visions of Apollo the sun god, ruminates over the 11 year solar cycle and its maximal solar flares, ponders the sun's terrestrial effects during dawn and dusk, and traces the Hopi prophecies of star-beings. For his second solo album, Grigsby once again teams up with sound designer Tim Corpus to realize his stellar compositions.
eBay Bandcamp WAYSIDEA set of thirteen compositions inspired by classic magicians
and their signature stage illusions and parlor tricks. Grigsby has a lifelong
fascination with the history of stage magic, especially the innovative
magicians associated with the classic period of magic in the late 19th
century. The
album liner notes include a short history of each of the thirteen illusions
that Grigsby has interpreted in sound.
Music by Grigsby. Words by Strauss, Herrin, Win, and Kerman.
Performed by Emily Hay (flute, vocals), Lynn Johnston (woodwinds), Becky Heninger (cello), Eric Strauss (violin, keyboards, percussion), David Kerman (drums, percussion), James Grigsby (keyboards, bass, trumpet, percussion).
Music by Grigsby. Words by Clements and Grigsby.
Performed by Christine Clements (voice, clarinet), James Grigsby (keyboards, guitar, bass, trumpet, percussion). Eric Strauss (violin, woodwinds, percussion), Dave Brown (guitar), Stuart Hathaway (guitar), Billy Paul (guitar, keyboards), David Goodman (piano), Tom Dodge (percussion), Nigel Bladen (drums).
Music by Grigsby. Words by Herrin and Grigsby.
Performed by Emily Hay (flute, vocals), Curt Wilson (vocals), Vinny Golia (woodwinds), Lynn Johnston (woodwinds), Eric Johnson-Tamai (bassoon), Jeff Kaiser (trumpet), George McMullen (trombone), Jerry Wheeler (trombone), Bridget Convey (piano), Jeremy Keller (guitar), Brad Dutz (mallet percussion), Hannes Giger (contrabass), Joseph Berardi (drums), David Kerman (percussion).
Music by Grigsby. Words by Herrin and Grigsby.
Performed by Emily Hay (flute, vocals), Lynn Johnston (woodwinds), Becky Heninger (cello), Eric Strauss (violin, keyboards, percussion), Ken Ando (guitar), David Kerman (drums), James Grigsby (keyboards, bass, trumpet, percussion).
Music by Grigsby.
Performed by Lynn Johnston (woodwinds), Becky Heninger (cello), James Grigsby (keyboards, bass, trumpet, percussion).