Music, art, literature

Times 4 and Times 4 on MySpace  The very funky Bay Area band, of which I happen to be the saxophonist. Features Greg Sankovich, Kevin Lofton and Maurice Miles.

Groove Tonic Media  My record label, with releases from Times 4, Ben Barron, Lorna K, and myself.

Lu Hong  The artist who painted the Times 4 album covers - he has the most incredible vision and technique.

JFM Presents  PR firm of my friend Lisa, agent extraordinaire.

Moby  I love this site. The visuals are fun and quirky, plus moby has a great blog.

Kurt Ribak  An excellent bass player and composer with whom I have the pleasure of performing with once in a while.

Neil Gaiman  I've been so enjoying Neil's books - the website is really done well.

John Beasley  The fantastic keyboardist playing on my album "Are You In There?"

Rick Musallam  The incredible guitarist playing on my album "Are You In There?"

Politics, opinions, news

ZNet  A community of people committed to social change. This is the most comprehensive collection of intelligent writing I've find on the net.

Democracy Now!  The exception to the rulers - a great independent news show. Amy Goodman rocks!

Noam Chomsky  My favorite political analyst.

The Raw Story - alternative news  One of my favorite news sources.

Uncle Funker's Neighborhood  Blog of the great Uncle Funker himself. A man with lots to say, who also happens to be the recording engineer for Times 4's albums.

Local organizations doing good things

BOSS - Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency  Based in Berkeley, dedicated to helping homeless, poor, and disabled people achieve health and self-sufficiency, and to fighting against the root causes of poverty and homelessness. They have special program that helps homeless kids succeed in school.

Karma For Kids  Dedicated to providing happiness and healing in the lives of children with cancer and their families through the practice of yoga.

KPFA - Pacifica Radio  The first Pacifica, listener supported radio station, located here in Berkeley. They do a lot to support the community, put on ground-breaking broadcasts, keeping the alternative alive.

The Jazz School  A full-fledged jazz program, with classes on just about every subject imaginable, they put on concerts, have a youth program...run by the wonderful Susan Muscarella.

Entertainment and more

Funky Door Yoga  My workout of choice, Bikram yoga, at the greatest studios around.