The Crossings - Shedding

The Regina Klenjoski Dance Company.

Welcome to Shedding, the eighth installment in our Crossings series! Pictured here: Regina Klenjoski Dance Company; Choreography by Regina Klenjoski. Listen to Shedding, by Mark Fitchett.

The Crossings - Title Track by Mark Fitchett

Choreography by Regina Klenjoski; Photography by Rose Eichenbaum.

Welcome to Crossings, the seventh installment and title track for our series! Pictured here: Regina Klenjoski Dance Company; Choreography by Regina Klenjoski; Dance photography by Rose Eichenbaum. Click to listen to the full sound clip from the Crossings, by Mark Fitchett.

The Crossings - Empty Room

Photography: Rose Eichenbaum.

Here's the sixth installment in our Crossings series: "Empty Room". Choreography by Regina Klenjoski. Pictured here: Regina Klenjoski Dance Company; Photography by Rose Eichenbaum. Click to listen: Empty Room, by Mark Fitchett.

The Crossings - Fire and Ice

Regina Klenjoski Dance Company.

Here's the fifth installment in our Crossings series: "Fire and Ice". Choreography by Regina Klenjoski. Listen to Fire and Ice, by Mark Fitchett.

The Crossings - Time

Regina Klenjoski Dance Company.

The fourth installment of our Crossings series is "Time". Choreography by Regina Klenjoski. Listen to Time, by Mark Fitchett.

The Crossings - Breath

Regina Klenjoski Dance Company.

Welcome to the third installment in our Crossings series - "Breath". Pictured here: Regina Klenjoski Dance Company; Photography by Rose Eichenbaum; Choreography by Regina Klenjoski. Click to listen: Breath, by Mark Fitchett.

The Crossings - Strength

Regina Klenjoski Dance Company.

The second installment in our Crossings series is "Strength". Choreography by Regina Klenjoski. Click to listen: Strength, by Mark Fitchett.

The Crossings - Gods/Strength

The Crossings was photographed by Rose Eichenbaum.

The first soundscape installment from The Crossings is here! Award-winning Los Angeles choreographer Regina Klenjoski's The Crossings is about the transition from Life to Death, with original score by Mark Fitchett, costume design by Denise Lichter, lighting design by Eileen Cooley, and support from The City of Torrance and The James Armstrong Theater. Photography by award-winning photographer Rose Eichenbaum (http://www.rosesfoto.com/).

Click to listen to this one-minute clip: Gods, by Mark Fitchett.

The Daily Fitchett

We're taking our blog in a whole new direction, inspired by the daily realities of cooking, cleaning, making music, making art, and making a living.  Included here are photographs from our travels, recipes from our kitchen, sound clips from Mark's album, interviews, photographs of events, scribbled notes and observations, snapshots of friends new and old.  It's about the journey, not the destination.  We hope you enjoy the journey with us.

--The Daily Fitchett, 2/7/11.

Carter Larsen

Stephanie James and the Mark Fitchett Band were invited to perform at the CD release party for Pianist Carter Larsen in Santa Monica, CA.

--The Daily Fitchett

Holiday Jam Session

Joe Kennedy, Michael Kennedy, Mark Fitchett, Warren Hill

Jim and Claudia's Holiday Party gets better and better every year - and that's no small feat. Pictured here in this snapshot of the musician's jam session: Joe Kennedy (piano), Michael Kennedy (bass), Mark Fitchett (guitar), Warren Hill (saxophone)

--The Daily Fitchett

Oakhurst, California

Oakhurst, California, a small town near Yosemite. Travel photo on The Daily Fitchett

The grandeur of Yosemite and surrounding territory is absolutely awe inspiring.  Just look at the scale height of the trees versus the height of Tara and Mark, pictured here. All the trees in Yosemite National Park and nearby areas seem to be as big - or bigger - than the ones here.

--The Daily Fitchett

Half Dome Roadside Snapshot

Would you believe this photo is just a snapshot taken with our digital camera while stopped on the side of the road? Grateful thanks go to our friends Tara and Mike who invited us to come along with them on this breathtaking trip, and also to Corinne and Michael for letting us stay at their beautiful cabin. --The Daily Fitchett

Classical Jam Session with Stephanie James

Wind Quintet performing at the Rancho Palos Verdes home of jazz flutist Stephanie James

--The Daily Fitchett

Jam Session with James Christopher

The guitar summit that turned out for James's birthday jam session: Makoto Miyashita, Mark Fitchett, Mike Sims, Gregory Scott Alban, Dan Malouin, and James Christopher

--The Daily Fitchett

Palos Verdes Street Fair and Music Festival

Video excerpts of rocking live performances by vocalists Donna Butler and Bob Luna with The Mark Fitchett Band at the Palos Verdes Street Fair and Music Festival: Watch Video

The band are: Donna Butler (vocals), Mark Fitchett (guitar), Anthony Alvarez (bass), Gregory Scott Alban (drums), Robert Edward Luna (keyboards and vocals). Guests: Jim Hale (trumpet), Pam Teren (vocals).

Donna Butler and Mark Fitchett

Joe Orrantia

Writer/animator Joseph Gilbert Orrantia in Silverlake

Snapshot of writer/animator/director Joseph Gilbert Orrantia playing a toy concertina in his kitchen in Silverlake. Dinner and accordion music - what could be better? Joe was one of the original animators on Ren and Stimpy when the Spumco production company was just nine people - including creator John Kricfalusi and director Bob Camp. More recent projects include Cosmonuts, Blue Mojave, and Phineas and Ferb.

Lester Horton Award Nominees

Los Angeles costume designer Denise Lichter and
choreographer Regina Klenjoski, with
composer Mark Fitchett at the Lester Horton Awards

Lester Horton Award Nominees Denise Lichter (costume design), Regina Klenjoski (choreopgraphy), Mark Fitchett (original music score)

--The Daily Fitchett

Palm Springs

Mark Fitchett in Palm Springs, California

This is one of my favorite photographs of Mark, taken on New Year's Eve, at the Mariposa Cafe, in downtown Palm Springs.

--The Daily Fitchett

Mike Gin at the Bravo Awards

Bill Beverly and Lisa Kato Fitchett with Redondo Beach Mayor Mike Gin

Real estate attorney Bill Beverly, Peninsula School of Music owner Lisa Kato Fitchett, and Redondo Beach mayor Mike Gin at the Asia America Symphony Association's Bravo Awards in Los Angeles. --The Daily Fitchett