This is the personal website for Chris Teal. There will be information about music he enjoys listening to, performing, and teaching. There may also be attempted humor. Just ignore that. (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); new TWTR.Widget({ version: 2, type: 'profile', rpp: 4, interval: 30000, width: 250, height: 300, theme: { shell: { background: '#333333', color: '#ffffff' }, tweets: { background: '#000000', color: '#ffffff', links: '#4aed05' } }, features: { scrollbar: false, loop: false, live: false, hashtags: true, timestamp: true, avatars: false, behavior: 'all' } }).render().setUser('quintopus').start(); Tumblr (3.0; @christeal)http://www.christeal.com/<p>Check out the bottom webinar, very worth the watch.  The question and answer session is very enlightening.  Reading “Good to Great and the Social Sectors” by Jim Collins instead of sleeping like a responsible human right now…</p> <p><a href="http://www.polyphonic.org/oncampus/webinar.php">http://www.polyphonic.org/oncampus/webinar.php</a></p>http://www.christeal.com/post/16515018065http://www.christeal.com/post/16515018065Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:08:01 -0500<a href="http://www.ifcmusic.org/post/16472244864/volunteers-needed">Volunteers Needed!</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.ifcmusic.org/post/16472244864/volunteers-needed">ifcmusic</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Greetings Everyone!</p> <p>We are currently seeking a few volunteers to help out with events in the Rochester, NY area from 3/3 to 3/7, 2012. The events range from workshops to concerts at schools and private homes, and duties will encompass setup/tear-down, greeting, and documentation of these events. Please be in touch at ifcmusicorg@gmail.com for more detailed information, and to talk about your availability. Thanks in advance for all your hard work!</p> </blockquote>http://www.christeal.com/post/16473972676http://www.christeal.com/post/16473972676Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:05:20 -0500<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/EM0zzdmMwWU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Nasheet!  Saw this from a thread on cymbalholic.com (if you have to ask, you should probably already know about the place…) I think that the first recording I heard of Nasheet was one of Fred Hersch’s Vanguard recordings; the Trio+2, I think.  Really felt attuned to what he was doing, and transcribing some of that stuff helped understand how grounded and “un-rubatto” his single and double-stroke filling is.  Gah!  He’s a force.  Avishai and Omar sound amazing as well!</p>http://www.christeal.com/post/14105946598http://www.christeal.com/post/14105946598Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:21:09 -0500<p>Just saw the Garth Fagan Dance company with Kim this evening.  Fan. Tastic.  See them at the Nazareth Performing Art Center this week, $15 for students!  </p> <p>Other recommendations for music this week come from my iPod world and the wormholes of youtube and vimeo:</p> <p>David Bowie: Station to Station (Deluxe Edition)</p> <p>- I’ll have to say that my new, before-undiscovered fave from the studio and live tracks is TVC 15.</p> <p>Punch Brothers: Antifogmatic (Deluxe Version)… I like to keep it deluxe.</p> <p>- The live videos show how great the interplay and focus of this supergroup is.  I like the covers, but 99 Years/Train 45 is unstoppable.  Also, look for a Quintopus version of “You Are” in the future…</p> <p>Jeff Buckly: Live at Sin-é</p> <p>- Lover, You Should’ve Come Over.  And the rest of the album.  The ‘Doors reverb convo with Sony’…</p> <p>Frank Zappa: Buffalo</p> <p>- The whole band is nasty and experimental on this live show.  Ray White makes some great false starts on what becomes the “Easy Meat” vocal cadenza.  Vinnie C plays some mean everything.</p> <p>Busdriver: Imaginary Places video.  Bwa.</p> <p>-CT </p>http://www.christeal.com/post/13537493565http://www.christeal.com/post/13537493565Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:42:47 -0500<p>Jamming sweetness, starting this Wednesday:</p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=284354364925315">https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=284354364925315</a></p>http://www.christeal.com/post/11009963031http://www.christeal.com/post/11009963031Mon, 03 Oct 2011 23:42:00 -0400<p>I’ve converted the site over to a new look, added a teaching page, links to new projects, and new video and audio content.  Check it!</p> <p>CT</p>http://www.christeal.com/post/9300195406http://www.christeal.com/post/9300195406Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:50:16 -0400