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Genre: Experimental / Reggae / Soul
Location Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, US
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Last Login: 2/27/2011
Member Since 7/27/2006
Record Label Sin Duda Records
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.... .... .... .... .. Annakalmia Clark Traver was born on a warm August afternoon in Providence, Rhode Island. By the age of four she had already mastered the arts of berry-picking, skinny-dipping, fairy-house making, and monarch butterfly observing, and was ready to move on to harmony, melody and rhythm. She began composing, singing, and whistling, and playing the piano, guitar, mandolin, penny whistle and of course, the ever-evasive and mysterious alto saxophone. Kalmia often heard her internal noises the most when she was exploring nature, drawing, speaking other languages, and dumpster diving, so she made sure to do a lot of all four. She listened to Eric Dolphy and Sonny Rollins, Sarah Vaughn and Stevie Wonder, Wagner, Scriabin and The Grateful Dead... At the University of Vermont she entered into the Jazz Studies program and began to get around town, playing with many awesome groups and musicians like Guagua; Soulvation Army; Eric, Amanda and Jeremy of Swale; Toby and Sara-Paule of Oak; The Spielpalast Band; Little Anthony and the Locomotives; Mountain Mojo Authority and many others. She and her partner, trumpeter Alex Toth formed their own twisted jazz fusion ensemble, the Lazybirds and began to play throughout the state and region, subsequently releasing two albums, "Vermont Sky Session" (2006) and "Birdhead" (2007)... In January 2007 Kal relocated to Boston, MA, USA in order to join the nationally-beloved reggae group, John Brown's Body, and played with them for the subsequent 2 1/2 years. With JBB Kal toured throughout the US including Hawaii, and got to sit in with awesome acts like the Brazillian Girls, Matisyahu and Mishka to name a few. In the meantime Kal and Alex started Rubblebucket Orchestra, a 10-piece afro-beat inspired all-original euphoric trip-rock menagerie that impressed crowds across the northeast and continues to grow to this day. Kal still works in Boston as a musician, artist and web-designer. Her compositions are inspired by sounds in nature, old-time music, chorales, loud drums, shouting, dancing, and all kinds of tiny, big and ancient beats. Her saxophone playing comes from the alto sprit, quick, mischevious, and dirty at times; but fruity too, searching and emotionally exuberant... .... I edited my profile with ..Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4.. -
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10 of 136MoreLOVE PASSIONATELY AND WITHOUT FEAR Kalmia!
"JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT PASSIONATE LOVE ...
"The PLEASURE OF LOVE is in LOVING;
and we are HAPPIER by the PASSION WE FEEL;
than by that we INSPIRE."
~ François Duc De La Rochefoucauld, French writer
and moralist
THE LOVE BETWEEN MAN AND WOMAN IS THE
GREATEST AND MOST COMPLETE PASSION
THE WORLD WILL EVER SEE!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Feel the PASSION Kalmia!
"JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT LOVE AND PASSION ...
"The LOVE between man and woman
is the GREATEST and MOST COMPLETE PASSION
the world will ever see."
~ D.H. Lawrence
PASSION IS THE FIRE THAT BURNS FROM
A HEART IN LOVE!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE, my friend
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
I'm sending LOTS OF LOVE to you Kalmia!
"JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT LIFE'S CHALLENGES ...
“LIFE'S CHALLENGES are not supposed to
PARALYZE YOU, they're supposed to help you
DISCOVER
WHO
YOU
ARE."
~ Bernice Johnson Reagon
CHALLENGES MAKE YOU DISCOVER THINGS
ABOUT YOURSELF THAT YOU NEVER
REALLY KNEW!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE, my friend
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
You Think YOUR JOB IS TOUGH Kalmia?
I AM RECORDING A NEW ALBUM THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT LIFE ...
"The BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE is the one on which you decide YOUR LIFE is your own. No APOLOGIES or EXCUSES. No one to LEAN ON, RELY ON, or BLAME.
The GIFT OF LIFE is YOURS; it is an AMAZING JOURNEY; and YOU ALONE are responsible for the quality of it. ”
~ Dan Zadra
IF YOU DON'T LIKE BEING A DOORMAT ~ THEN
GET OFF THE FLOOR! YOU ARE TOUGHER AND
STRONGER THAN YOU THINK!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
How about a BIG MAC Kalmia?
I AM RECORDING A NEW ALBUM THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT MC DONALDS ...
"MC DONALDS ~ I'm LOVIN' IT!"
HAVE A GOOD LAUGH TODAY!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
ENJOY Your SUMMER Kalmia!
I AM RECORDING A NEW ALBUM THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT SUMMER ...
Happy 4th of July Kalmia!
"What good is the WARMTH OF SUMMER,
without the COLD OF WINTER
to give it SWEETNESS."
~ John Steinbeck
IT'S A SMILE, IT'S A KISS, IT'S A SIP OF WINE ...
IT'S SUMMERTIME!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Live THE GOOD LIFE Kalmia!
I AM RECORDING A NEW CD THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT THE GOOD LIFE ...
"Thank you, GOD,
for this GOOD LIFE
and FORGIVE US
if we do not LOVE IT ENOUGH."
~ Garrison Keillor
THE GOOD LIFE IS ONE INSPIRED BY LOVE
AND GUIDED BY KNOWLEDGE!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Hey Kalmia - Who's Got My Rattle?
I AM RECORDING A NEW ALBUM THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT LAUGHTER ...
Kalmia
Just gimme the rattle RIGHT NOW
before someone GETS HURT!
HAVE A LAUGH TODAY! A DAY WITHOUT
LAUGHTER IS A DAY WASTED!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Have a GREAT NEW WEEK Kalmia!
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ON HEALTH ...
"If you trust GOOGLE more than your DOCTOR
then maybe it's time to SWITCH DOCTORS."
~ Jadelr and Cristina Cordova
WITHOUT YOUR HEALTH, YOU HAVE NOTHING!
HEALTH IS NOT VALUED UNTIL SICKNESS COMES!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.myspace.com/richardharrislive
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Don't let WORRY and STRESS control you Kalmia!
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT WORRY ...
"Some of your HURTS you have CURED,
And the SHARPEST you still have SURVIVED,
But what TORMENTS OF GRIEF you ENDURED,
From the EVIL WHICH NEVER ARRIVED."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
DO NOT ANTICIPATE TROUBLE OR WORRY ABOUT
WHAT MAY NEVER HAPPEN.
WORRY, DOUBT, FEAR, AND DESPAIR ARE THE ENEMIES THAT SLOWLY BRING US DOWN TO THE GROUND AND TURN US TO DUST BEFORE WE DIE.
WORRY NEVER GETS US ANYWHERE!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.myspace.com/richardharrislive
Please give my music a listen!
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