THE THIRD MIND - LIVE - featuring Dave Alvin, Jesse Sykes, Victor Krummenacher, Michael Jerome, and Mark Karan

I had a crazy idea and was looking for musicians who perhaps didnt think it was so insane. Many years ago Id been reading John Szweds excellent biography of Miles Davis, So What, and was fascinated by his thorough descriptions of how Mr. Davis and his producer, Teo Macero, created some of his classic electric albums like Bitches Brew and Jack Johnson.

Basically, Miles would gather great musicians in a studio, pick a key and a groove and then record everything live over several days. Then he and