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rizorkestra one-man-folk-roots-blues-band
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rizorkestra
one-man-folk-roots-blues-band

"...keepin' music real down-home for y'all..."

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Name: riz
Age: 89
rizorkestra
one-man-folk-roots-blues-band:

guitar, dobro, vocal, fife, kazoo, with hi-hat and bass drum playing simultaneously. repertoire consists of early blues, jug band tunes, gospel music classics, instrumental stomps, romps, jumps, and rags, early country music, early jazz, tin pan alley tunes, folk songs and novelty songs, with the additional insertion of themes and motifs from sousa marches, european classical music composers, musical theater and film music, in original compositions and improvisations.

based in los angeles
and currently roaming the california coast
performing music, collecting musical instruments,
photographing and filming the pacific ocean, and
planning cheap, sensible meals.

also plays:

piano
jazz vibraphone
percussion
oud
west african balafon
bouzouki
gu zheng
plectrum banjo
City: los angeles
Country: United States
Occupation: one-man-folk-roots-blues-band
Companies: rizorkestra : riztone/zen riot
Website: http://www.myspace.com/rizorkestra
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Recent Activity  
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meditations on feral cats
 
 
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prayer
 
 
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text cajon guitar
 
 
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a few words about playing the piano
 
 
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bouzouki tumble
 
Playlists
afternoon meditations (solo piano / claremont)
28 videos
solo piano improvisations 2008


one afternoon in claremont, california.

playing the onstage steinway,
balch auditorium at scripps college
collected short films from riz (2008-2009)
11 videos
short films from 2008-2009

1).....meus quietus oculus meus quietus auris

2).....take a look (piano in the sky)

3).....moonplam piano

4).....the source / popclick

5).....hot potato!

6).....little thought

7).....bouzouki tumble

8).....playing the piano

9).....text cajon guitar

10)...prayer

11)...meditations on feral cats
intuitive archeology of spontaneous music..fireside sessions
39 videos
intuitive archeology of spontaneous music
fireside sessions 2009

solo improvisations featuring stringed instruments:

boukzouki
vihuela
plectrum banjo
guzheng
oud
pipa
hell blues (los angeles)
1:19
on the way to yosemite for a light picnic with ansel adams, we meet rizorkestra ...
2 years ago 7,196 views rizorkestra
oud taksim improvisation 1 (one-man-middle-eastern-band)
3:08
oud taksim (improvisation 1) percussion is played on ankle bell from south india...
1 year ago 2,580 views rizorkestra
"this train" - live in santa cruz
5:30
rizorkestra brings down-home music to santa cruz clip from live tour footage "r...
1 year ago 4,574 views rizorkestra
hot potato! clown boogie 3 (rizorkestra remix)
1:29
after nearly seventy-seven years of inner study in perfect mountain solitude and h...
1 year ago 2,240 views rizorkestra
riz plays jazz vibraphone 1
0:44
riz plays jazz vibes on a gig in north hollywood with the torchlighters. (1st o...
1 year ago 1,582 views rizorkestra
n'orleans barrelhouse piano
4:20
riz plays n'orleans barrelhouse blues piano from "live in los angeles 2004"
1 year ago 1,594 views rizorkestra
balafon 1 (one-man-balafon-band)
4:48
west african balafon percussion played with ankle bells from south india from...
1 year ago 358 views rizorkestra
rizorkestra - cartoon remix - (monterey)
1:24
rizorkestra brings down-home music to monterey clip from live tour footage "riz...
1 year ago 181 views rizorkestra
afternoon meditation d) solo piano improvisation 4 (CSIII)
6:36
d) solo piano improvisation 4 (claremont session III)
8 months ago 266 views rizorkestra
Henry Miller on big Sur
0:47
henry miller, big sur
2 years ago 35,449 views kenchington
Henry Miller
2:24
[TRANSLATED] Henry Miller
[TRANSLATED] Henry Miller
Henry Miller on New York
2 years ago 91,615 views nivbot
Gene Sheldon Classic Tenor Banjo on Jackie Gleason Show
7:03
Gene Sheldon performs his classic act on a classic banjo, the Bacon and Day tenor ...
2 years ago 115,866 views jackconvery
Gospel Organ solo
1:44
[TRANSLATED] Gospel Organ solo
[TRANSLATED] Gospel Organ solo
Unknown badass young Hammond Organ player at N.A.M.M. 2004 in L.A. at the Hammond ...
2 years ago 214,948 views phly23
one man band partenopeo
0:53
look!!!www.uomoorchestra.eu
2 years ago 1,793 views uomoorchestra
SINAWE (心方曲)  시나위 합주
5:12
korea traditional music
1 year ago 5,254 views csi1534
traditional korean drum dance
5:35
Samul nori is traditional percussion music of Korea. The word "samul" means four o...
2 years ago 6,560 views qnpfrsus1
BANJARA, The gypsies of Rajasthan www.banjaramusic.com
3:51
The Banjara, a group of traditional music, consisting of eight excellent musicians...
2 years ago 61,820 views trivat
Afghan Rabab
2:46
[TRANSLATED] Afghan Rabab
[TRANSLATED] Afghan Rabab
Afghan rabab
2 years ago 27,130 views Islands1982