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March 1, 2014 — Volume 75
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Greetings from the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area, where the Dmitri Matheny Group 2014 Season is now in full swing! The DMG is staging over 100 performances and workshops this year. Highlights include an extended spring residency in Michigan, summer tours of New Mexico, Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii, Arizona, Colorado and Canada, and fall CD Release Celebration concerts throughout the USA. Join us! Just ahead:
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 | CALIFORNIA JAZZ CONSERVATORY | Berkeley CA
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Saturday, March 1 at 8:00 pm A Fresh Spin on Jazz Classics! The DMG plays your favorite selections from their critically acclaimed CDs and premieres new works featured on their eagerly anticipated tenth album at the newly renamed California Jazz Conservatory (formerly the Jazzschool). Dmitri Matheny flugelhorn, Dave Ellis tenor saxophone (photo), Matt Clark piano, Seward McCain bass, Leon Joyce Jr. drums. "Dmitri Matheny has ample talent, executing beautiful lines with a flawless warm tone. An excellent performer on gentle ballads and bop scorchers alike." —Rolling Stone More Info |
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Saturday, March 8 at 7:30 pm Back by popular demand! The Dmitri Matheny Group returns to The Nash ("Best Jazz Joint" —Phoenix New Times) for the latest iteration of their popular JAZZ NOIR show. Modern masterworks by Quincy Jones, Charlie Haden and Henry Mancini. Classic movie music from Touch of Evil, Laura, Chinatown, Vertigo, Taxi Driver and Blues in the Night. Hardboiled Matheny originals, timeless classics, and unforgettable noir themes from favorite spy thrillers, detective shows and cop dramas. Dmitri Matheny flugelhorn (photo), Andrew Gross tenor saxophone, Nick Manson piano, T-Bone Sistrunk bass, Dom Moio drums. Join us! "Unquestionably a master." —JazzIz More Info |
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 | THEATER WORKS | Peoria AZ
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Wednesday, March 26 at 7:30 pm The Great American Songbook! Dmitri and the band celebrate a century of Hollywood and Broadway favorites by George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, Hoagy Carmichael, Duke Ellington and more at Theater Works, Peoria Center for the Performing Arts. Dmitri Matheny flugelhorn, Andrew Gross tenor saxophone (photo), Nick Manson piano, T-Bone Sistrunk bass, Dom Moio drums. "The first breakthrough flugelhornist since Chuck Mangione." —San Jose Mercury News More Info |
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CHANDLER JAZZ FESTIVAL | Chandler AZ
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Saturday, April 5 at 4:30 pm Swing into Spring! Enjoy the 15th annual Chandler Jazz Festival, a spectacular weekend of great performances in both indoor and outdoor venues, including the Dmitri Matheny Group on the main stage in downtown's Dr. AJ Chandler Park. Dmitri Matheny flugelhorn, Nick Manson piano, T-Bone Sistrunk bass (photo), Dom Moio drums. "A horn player of uncommon wit and power." —Examiner.com More Info |
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 | Jazz Improvisation Workshops As part of his 2014-15 touring season, Dmitri Matheny is presenting Melodic Mastery jazz improvisation workshops for aspiring musicians of all ages. Based on the teachings of his mentor, jazz legend Art Farmer (photo), Matheny advocates a lyrical, melodic approach to jazz. Just ahead: workshops at El Camino High School South San Francisco (3/1), The Jazzschool Berkeley CA (3/2), and Los Gatos High School Los Gatos CA (3/3) More Info |
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