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About Me

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My Interests

Friends, Songwriting, Reading, Poetry, Life, Food.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone with passion, grace and a good sense of humor. It's great to meet people with a thirst for life.

Music:

Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Zakir Hussain, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Shadowfax, Weather Report, Chris Whitley, Jaco Pastorius, Joe Zawinul, Tommy Bolin, Frank Zappa, Oumou Sangare, Ali Farka Toure, Arvo Part, The Police, Louis Armstrong, Habib Koite, Allan Holdsworth, Marcus Miller, Thelonious Monk. Robin Trower, Vasen, Choying Drolma and Steve Tibbetts(Cho), Djivan Gasparyan, Iva Bittova, Egberto Gismonti, Joao Gilberto, Eliane Elias, Seal, Branford Marsalis, Jimmy Page, Yo-Yo Ma, Youssou N' Dour, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Three Worlds, Lionel Loueke.

Movies:

Matrix, Dances of Ecstasy, Wheel of Time, Possibilities, Make It Funky, Goodwill Hunting, A Visit To Ali Farka Toure, I'll Sing For You, Timbuktoubab, In The Mirror of Maya Deren. Joe Zawinul A Musical Portrait.

Television:

Try not to watch it.

Books:

Twenty Love Poems And A Song Of Despair-Pablo Neruda. Power Places Of Kathmandu-Bubriski and Dowman.. One Taste-Ken Wilber. Egon Schiele-Jane Kallir. Peace Is Every Step-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Kabir Book-Robert Bly.Giacometti-Herbert Matter,Federico Castellon-August L. Freundlich,To a Young Jazz Musician-Wynton Marsalis,Creators on Creating-Barron,Montuori,Barron.

Heroes:

Michelangelo, Ken Wilber, Herbie Hancock, Patty Rombalski, People that follow their dreams.

My Blog

Three Worlds Web Site

Three Worlds will have another web site soon. New look, New info, New web host. Will keep you posted.
Posted by Bryan on Tue, 13 May 2008 09:15:00 PST

Lionel Loueke

Check Out Lionel Loueke's new CD Karibu. It's a wonderful collection of top flight music. His singing and guitar playing blend to make an important new voice. Also check out his arr...
Posted by Bryan on Sat, 03 May 2008 07:34:00 PST

A Creative Life

Looking back at forty six years of creative intrest. I've found that for all the people who will not stand by you. Who will not believe in you. And will not see the gifts you bring with lo...
Posted by Bryan on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:57:00 PST

Wayne

Anyone that's really into guitar playing (jazz,rock, improv) needs to check out Wayne Krantz. He's so good it's like a slap to the face. Great tone. Lot's of control and ton's of heart. Some of the mo...
Posted by Bryan on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:58:00 PST

New Demo

Check out the Bryan Rombalski & Three Worlds MySpace for a taste of the new up'coming CD. The song is called "Street Talk" and is produced with Eddy Garcia @ his studio. Working with Eddy is great...
Posted by Bryan on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:47:00 PST

Tommy Bolin.

It's great that interest in T.B. is out there. My concern is that a new generation of listeners need to hear the original music first. I made a CD mix of the songs that I love. So please purchase anyt...
Posted by Bryan on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 11:09:00 PST

Film

If you love world music than check out the DVD of Joe Zawinul "A Musical Portrait". The band plays so well it's crazy. Where I hope jazz starts to go if we can move forward. Sabine Kabongo is amazing!...
Posted by Bryan on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 04:53:00 PST

Steal Away

Recorded in 1994 the CD "Steal Away" is wonderful collection of spirituals, hymns and folk songs. Charlie Haden and Hank Jones play with heart and soul.Perfect for a reflective afte...
Posted by Bryan on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 04:08:00 PST

Films

Two great films way worth watching are "I'll Sing For You" the ballad of Boubacar Traore and "Timbuktoubab" showing Markus James's cross-cultural musical collaborations. Search thes...
Posted by Bryan on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:14:00 PST

Cho

This has got to be some of the most beautiful music on the planet. It sure helps to calm mind and body. Be careful if your going to operate heavy machinery. Check em' out. They are:...
Posted by Bryan on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 12:37:00 PST