Take the psychedelic pop of the Beatles, the bluegrass-jazz of David Grisman and the jazz-rock fusion of Weather Report, run them through a maniacally eclectic personality and filter them through original compositions with such names as “(Knee-Deep in) Planet Pie” and “Illegal Irelands,” and it becomes pretty clear what this Berkeley guitarist is all about. Ware’s instrumental quintet rocks, swings, jumps and meanders its way through lively, uncharted musical territory that few would recognize but all should enjoy.
— California Magazine
In 1984, I formed a new incarnation of the Tim Ware Group. Unless otherwise noted, the personel consists of: Tim Ware (guitar & composition), David Balakrishnan (violin), George Brooks (sax), Joy Julks (elec. bass) and Paul van Wageningen (drums).
Here are some live tracks….
The Cowgirl From Saturn
This performance — September 5, 1988 — is from a gig we did at Ala Carte in the Park, a yearly event held in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.
At this gig, saxophonist Harvey Wainapel played the “violin” role. The blend of two soprano saxes is tight, with George Brooks playing the other sax (he takes the second solo).
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Sitting in the Kashmir with Karin
This performance is from an April 12, 1987 show at Berkeley’s Freight & Salvage, a venue primarily for folk/acoustic acts. My previous band’s creds got us in, I suppose.
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The Gazebo Effect
This performance is from the same April 12, 1987 Freight & Salvage show.
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On China Sea
This is from the Ala Carte in the Park show on September 5, 1988, with Harvey Wainapel who takes the first solo.
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