JOE BAIZA 
is a self-taught guitarist who started playing in the 70’s, during
the Punk era 
grew up in Wilmington, in the harbor area of Los Angeles 
has been eating sound for breakfast since 1970
was fascinated by the beat movement even before he learned to play the
guitar 
reads news commentary of ‘geographically diverse, politically-savvy,
pro-democracy’ content on the BuzzFlash web
is, according to most reviews, an awesome guitar player
once said in an interview that playing music with no rules precludes developing
a career game plan
one of his favourite films is the naturalistic film noir crime classic
‘The Asphalt Jungle’ by John Huston
and another film classic he likes is ‘A Clockwork Orange’
by Stanley Kubrick
has a house full of images, books, LP’s and CD’s
sometimes finds nice gadgets at the Veenvop shop
started out punk as a guitarist with Saccharine Trust
his grandparents came from Mexico and settled in California
discovered another reading of US history, in ‘The People's History
of the United States’, than what he learned at school
was, like his father, supposed to go and work at an oil refinery in El
Segundo but started taking art classes as well
like his colleague Nels Cline, is happy when he listens to music because
that’s when he learns something
made flyers and covers for Saccharine Trust
loves the underground Zap comics of the ‘60’s
is always taking photographs when he’s on tour
co-founded Saccharine Trust with Jack Brewer in 1980 and played with them
for six years
became known, with Saccharine Trust, for his rock/avant-garde jazz sound
was turned
on to jazz by Charlie Parker
especially likes the music Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers did in 1960 and also
played for bands like Universal Congress, The Minutemen and Mike Watt
founded
The Mecolodiacs with whom he made a record at Hazelwood studios in Germany was helped
out by the L.A. music community who organized a benefit concert for him
after he was attacked by a group of people in Berlin and broke his hand
got back
with Jack Brewer in 1996 to re-form the band
recorded in a new album with Saccharine Trust 1999 at Hazelwood in Germany
likes Serge
Jacques’ photographs for the French pin-up magazine ‘Paris-Hollywood’
always
inspects the bookshelves in other peoples houses and as soon as he can,
leaves the conversation to others, takes out a book and sits down to have
a quiet read
likes Free Jazz, people like Eric Dolphy and Ornette Coleman, and late
Sixties rock
is interested in the music on the Darkfunk web
his passions
are, as far as I know, music and Annemiek
has listed Dostoevsky’s ‘The Idiot!’ as one of his favourite
books likes
to keep his private life private
Appears on Piero Scaruffi’s list, between Gary Lucas and Keith Richards,
as the 11th greatest rock guitarist of all times
Saccharine Trust was described in an L.A weekly in 1985 as possibly the
most daringly "outside" on the SST record label, which produced
groups such as the The Black Flag, The Minutemen, Husker Du, and The Meat
Puppets
recorded music with Saccharine Trust, according to some reviews, of unequalled
terror, beauty and expression
likes to drink vodka and orange
recently played with Money Mark in a fundraising concert for Arts in Action,
and thinks his new album ‘Change is Coming’ is great
drives an old beetle named Osco
played on ‘Our Band Could Be Your Life: A Tribute to D. Boon and
the Minutemen’ which was released as a limited edition CD in 1994 played
guitar and vocals on the Universal Congress Of CD, ‘Salty Black
Wind’
was born in January 1952
his face can evoke something enigmatic, like big old Indian carvings of
faces likes
the Kurosawa film ‘Yojimbo’ and resembles the actor Toshiro
Mifune, who plays the main character
has been one of Mike Watt’s oldest friends, since the early days
of Punk
toured with Mike Watt as a guitarist in his Punk opera "Contemplating
the Engine Room"
likes the ‘Freelancing’ and ‘Black Rock’ albums
by James Ulmer
works at Cooke’s Crating when not touring with one of his bands
has a compact
muscular body March 4, 2003 feels
like a fish in water, or better, like a lizard in the sand, when he’s
in the desert, with its dazzling sunlight, dryness and different coloured
rock formations likes
the Sixties Bossa Nova sound on the CD ‘Rain Forest’ by Walter
Wanderley is
listed among the 200 guitarist admired by Nels Cline his
house is slowly filling up with all the things he collects, leaving less
and less space to move around brought
together the creative anarchy of improvised music with the independent
attitude of the punk scene at a time when the two philosophies seemed
mutually exclusive is
not too organized outside his work and moves at his own speed when it
comes to doing all the practical things one has to do like dealing with
insurance and tax played
with Saccharine Trust recently at Mr T’s Bowl in L.A., on the occasion
of Mr T’s birthday. October 27, 2003 is
working with Saccharine Trust on the domestic version of the album “The
Great One is Dead.” from
time to time will go out with his male friends to Taylor’s Steakhouse,
a gathering they refer to as the ‘weenie roast’ is
tending more and more towards classic male clothes that are graphic and
colourful his
favourite vodka is Zubrovka likes
spicy food and sometimes talks to his Spanish pepper plants in order
to
encourage them to carry fruits has
an uncontrollable urge to collect things and
likes to keep people’s voices and weird messages on his voicemail, as a
result of which one often can’t leave any message at all because the mailbox
is full formed
a jazz quartet ‘Joe Baiza Congress Of’ whose music walks a thin line
between experimental free from and groove carefully balancing between the improvised
and the arranged his
jazz quartet can be seen on a variety of stages from the Knitting Factory to
the little restaurant ‘El Salvador 2000’ on Sunset boulevard is
very critical of America and Americans and doesn’t
October 3, 2004 did a long interview with a music magazine from Australia called ‘Perfect Sound Forever’, which has a list of his favourite music his album ‘Sparkling Fresh’, which he did with the band Universal Congress Of, is a unique testament to the vitality of alternative jazz rock sometimes listens to the very strange and detailed conspiracy stories of Dave Emory, which you can find in the archives on the WFMU radio station website often has a lot of fun with Annemiek, walking their new dog Browse in Griffith Park and watching him running and cutting capers his albums with Saccharine Trust, Paganicons (1981) and Surviving You (1984) attempted the boldest fusion of hardcore and jazz has just started to build his own personal website where you’ll soon be able to find information on his shows, music, arts and more worked on a project called ‘Puttanesca’ alongside Weba Garretson played at All Tomorrow's Parties UK 2004 festival with Sacharine Trust also played at the Spitz in London when he was in the UK for the All Tomorrow's Parties UK 2004 festival recently started to run again, almost ever day, after years of doing very little sports his new personal website
will be designed by Mad Idea looks up his favourite cool TV theme songs on the ‘Melaman’ website played with The Sherpas in July at Tax Lounge on Sunset Boulevard hurt his arm when he tried to hit a toy clown with a shillelagh has had a fascination with maps and landmarks since his early childhood and very much likes the members.cox website , where one can find photographs of Los Angeles highways finds interesting photographs of outer space on the net, which almost resemble paintings when you enlarge them is looking forward to coming to Europe in October 2004 and meeting up with old friends in Berlin, Amsterdam and Brussels
What I know or imagine
From
Joe's website
About Joe on the web
Frame of reference
www.saccharinetrust.com
… Joe started playing guitar when he was 26.
According to Richard Meltzer though, he's been eating sound for breakfast
since 1970.Joe cofounded Saccharine Trust with Jack Brewer in 1980 and
went on to play for six years with this band. Following that, he went
on to form the Universal Congress Of and also the Mecolodiacs. Currently,
Joe has the Joe Baiza Congress Of in working order. In 1996 Joe and Jack
got back together to reunite Saccharine Trust. Joe can be found hanging
out until last call almost always. …
www.saccharinetrust.com
… Even before I was playing guitar I was fascinated by the beat movement.
The music made me feel good, and I used to read about the people all the
time." …
www.saccharinetrust.com
… The ideal is almost a reality for Saccharine Trust. And even though things
are going better than ever before, Baiza admits that playing without rules
musically precludes the creation of any career game plan. …
www.saccharinetrust.com
… Ralph: Was Saccharine Trust your first band? Joe: Yeah. Ralph: So you
kind of started out punk I guess. Joe: Yeah, that's basically it, starting
at it like that. …
www.saccharinetrust.com
… Joe sees that there's something in my briefcase besides the tape
recorder. All he has to do is see the title of my book, when his hand
snatches it out of my brief before I even have the machine out. "I've
always been interested in this kind of music." Joe comments as he quickly
starts pouring over the biography of Charlie Parker. "I've been trying
to incorporate elements of this sound into Saccharine Trust now." …
www.saccharinetrust.com
… The third album, Worldbroken, was completely improvised, right? Joe: I'm
more into jazz, I like free jazz. I like Eric Dolphy, Ornette Coleman,
I like late sixties rock type of things, you know. But Bob Fitzer, the
bass player, he's more into the fusion kind of thing. Our horn player's
definitely into jazz. Tony seems kind of rock, Jack has his words. It's
just a combination of all the different people in the band, mix it up
and see what it comes up with, you know. …
www.saccharinetrust.com
… SST Records is probably known as the most "daring" independent label of
note in Los Angeles. But a label can only be as daring as the artists
on it's roster. SST has provided the world with the recorded output
of Black Flag, the Minutemen, Husker Du, and the Meat Puppets, all of
whom have righteously achieved notional acclaim for their adventurousness
and musical derring-do. Which brings us to Saccharine Trust, the Great
Dark Horse of SST, the one who is virtually ignored by the media, yet
who is possibly the most daringly "outside" of the whole bunch. …
www.saccharinetrust.com
…
One of the main issues at hand is the still unreleased domestic version
of “The Great One is Dead.” “What the hell is going
on with that ,” you ask? Well, what is going on with that is that
the album is getting an entire overhaul from it’s initial European
release (on Hazelwood Records) from last year and will hardly bare any
resemblance to said album. …
www.saccharinetrust.com
sunday, june 29th
at the knitting factory (in the alterknit lounge)
7021 hollywood blvd.
hollywood, ca.
w/ the chuck dukowski sextet, the sixth chamber, dirty little secrets
(323)463-0204
6:30pm
www.saccharinetrust.com
saturday, july 12th
at que sera
1923 e. 7th st.
long beach, ca.
w/ the chuck dukowski sextet
(562) 599-6170
9pm
http://www.saccharinetrust.com/
saturday, april 3rd
part of the all tomorrow's parties uk 2004 festival
(hosted by sonic youth on this day)
at camber springs holdiay centre
new lydd road
http://www.saccharinetrust.com
thursday, april 1st
at the spitz
109 commercial st.
in the old spital fields market
london, england
020 7247 9747 (phone #)
(adjacent to Liverpool Street, Aldgate and Aldgate East station)
playing w/ french toast