Anthony Locke and Mikiya Matsuda in San Francisco

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 11 Apr 2022 4:24 pm

Anthony Locke was visiting San Francisco from Austin and met up with Mikiya Matsuda and the Alcatraz Islanders at the Curio Bar in the Mission district. Other players include Nick Rossi on guitar, Vic Wong on upright bass and Rhonda Sauce on vocals..

The song is Fats Waller's "Porter's Love Song To A Chambermaid".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UNRjbGyMpU

I'll try to post more as I process them. It was a fun Sunday afternoon!

David Matzenik · Post by **David Matzenik** » 11 Apr 2022 7:48 pm

Fabulous music!

Joe Burke · Post by **Joe Burke** » 12 Apr 2022 5:28 am

Love it!

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 12 Apr 2022 7:35 am

So great!

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 12 Apr 2022 9:24 am

Here's another one - Out of Nowhere, originally by Johnny Green.

I've gotta say, that particular Clinesmith holds up well in comparison to the different style Clinesmith frypan. I'd be happy to own either one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFopwAzIoyo

Edited to refer to Clinesmith rather than Rickenbacker.

Ethan Shaw · Post by **Ethan Shaw** » 12 Apr 2022 11:13 am

Two of my favorite players-thanks for posting these, Brad!

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 12 Apr 2022 11:41 am

Terrific playing! I have the same model Clinesmith - only with the horse shoe instead of the Bigsby-style PU. It's a tone monster but very Hi-Fi so bad technique will quickly put egg on your face.

Cartwright Thompson · Post by **Cartwright Thompson** » 12 Apr 2022 2:20 pm

I think that’s a Clinesmith Fry pan.
Clinesmith vs. Clinesmith

Steve Cunningham · Post by **Steve Cunningham** » 12 Apr 2022 6:55 pm

I love this stuff! Assuming that's a cast aluminum Clinesmith?

Jim Mckay · Post by **Jim Mckay** » 12 Apr 2022 10:00 pm

Great post

Tim Whitlock · Post by **Tim Whitlock** » 13 Apr 2022 7:06 am

Just wonderful!

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 13 Apr 2022 8:07 am

Steve Cunningham wrote:I love this stuff! Assuming that's a cast aluminum Clinesmith?

I checked with Mikiya and he confirmed that both of the instruments are made by Todd Clinesmith. They both sounded wonderful - if you ever wanted to know the difference in tone between the two styles, here you go.

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 13 Apr 2022 8:52 am

Here's the last video in this series. Stompin' At The Savoy. Written by Edgar Sampson, also credited to Benny Goodman, Chick Webb and Andy Razaf.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh-3WPPe5ps

Jerry Gleason · Post by **Jerry Gleason** » 18 Apr 2022 2:50 pm

I love this. Acoustic volume level, relaxed playing. Inspires me to play. Nice job on the video / audio, too.

Ryan Matzen · Post by **Ryan Matzen** » 18 Apr 2022 7:15 pm

I dig it!

Matt Perpick · Post by **Matt Perpick** » 18 Apr 2022 8:44 pm

Great playing!

Levi Gemmell · Post by **Levi Gemmell** » 18 Apr 2022 11:35 pm

These two are just outrageous! I agree with Jerry, the levels and the relaxed playing are inspirational to me as well. And that vocalist!! Thanks for sharing these.

Sebastian Müller · Post by **Sebastian Müller** » 19 Apr 2022 2:22 am

As I already wrote on Facebook, love the vibe of that session, I missed that so much the last two years !

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 19 Apr 2022 4:29 am

Such a great hang, gents. Lovely playing.

Steffen Gunter · Post by **Steffen Gunter** » 20 Apr 2022 8:21 am

Cool stuff. I wish I could watch the complete session. Thanks for these!

Joe Cook · Post by **Joe Cook** » 20 Apr 2022 3:34 pm

Awesome musicians!