What you will find at Zighi Baci Publishing:
· See below to download the ORDER FORM.
Description and details about the three (3) books and one (1) audio CD:
BOOKS
Mandolins, Like Salami
Published in December 2005 at City Lights Bookstore in
North Beach. 200 pages, 8 ½ x 11,
with more than 40 photographs. It is sold at Caffè Trieste, North Beach, San
Francisco and Elderly Instruments (Lansing, Michigan). This book represents a
social history (the only one of its kind) that covers the San Francisco Bay
Area mandolin orchestras, ensembles, and Italian American mandolin players of
the 20th century.
Biographical sketches, extensive bibliographic resources, and music
catalogs identify the specific music along with concert programs and other
relevant material for the historian and the musician alike.
Mandolin Melodies (Book on CD)
This book is now in its 3rd edition in PDF format on a CD. It contains music history and background, a photo gallery, and 140+ lead sheets and dozens of arrangements for two instruments. Chords, suggested harmony, photographs, and analysis accompany the music. Sibelius software is used as the music software program. Click to download example (Mio Dolce Sogno) (pdf). My good friend, the late Butch Baldassare, performed this mazurka in Woody Allen’s 2011 film “To Rome, With Love”.
French Soirée (Book on CD)
Janet Baer, artist rendering at a concert, 14
de Juillet
Contains social history of accordionists in France, button box players and composers such as Michel Emer, Joseph Colombo, Gus Viseur and many others in the bal musette tradition. Index of current and historical dance halls in Paris. Biographical sketches of San Francisco Bay Area accordionists, plus a collection of 30+ dances and chansons. Xavier de la Prade, François Ravez, and George Bachich provided manuscripts and helpful hints enabling me to share in this delightful musical genre.
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AUDIO CDs
Mando Liscio (recorded 2008 at Caffe Trieste Studios) contains my arrangements of ballo liscio dances taken from the Mandolin Melodies.
This is a limited edition. Download the Liner Notes (pdf). Listen: 10-zopilote.mp3
Matt Vuksinich,
Iona Ali, Tom Romero
Janice Fournier, Sheri Mignano, Kathy Sherak
DUE ZIGHI BACI CDs
· Café de Paris (French chanson LIVE recording, July 14, 2011)
· Caffè Napuli 2010 (Neapolitan and Italian only)
Due Zighi Baci
specializes in French chanson, Italian and Neapolitan canzone. visit: www.EuroCafeMusic.com to purchase
vocal/accordion CDs;
Michael
Van Why, tenor, and Sheri Mignano Crawford, accordion. mailto:napolitenor@gmail.com
Caffè
Trieste in North Beach: check out the café’s website for up to date music
schedule.
“M di M” Mattinata di Mandolini (Caffè
Trieste, North Beach)
L
to R: John Bilioska, Davis Vasquez Andrini, Theresa di Falco, Sheri, Ned
Boynton, Andrew Lawton
YOUTUBE VIDEOS
RUDY
CIPOLLA
I was fortunate to be a musical partner and friend to Rudy while living in San Francisco. He always wanted his music to be enjoyed and shared throughout the world. I have already transcribed several of his pieces in “Mandolin Melodies.” These old manuscripts take time to decipher, and I expect to be able to offer all his compositions in clean, freshly transcribed arrangements. They will be made available as they are uploaded at Bob Bruen’s archived Rudy page on his website: http://walkingrain.org/rudy.php
Memorial Tribute to Rudy Cipolla, Berkeley,
CA February 28, 2000
Back Row: Far left, Sheri Mignano Crawford, Matt Eakles (flutes)
Front Row: Darrol Anger, Radim
Zenkl, Mike Marshall, David Grisman,
Bob Bruen
Thank you for your interest in the music
I love. I look forward to hearing from you.
Zighi Baci Publishing
Sheri Mignano Crawford, owner and publisher
P.O. Box 2704
Petaluma, CA 94953-2704
zighi@sonic.net EMAIL your questions, comments, and to
receive a concert schedule, rate card, media kit, or brochure.