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Greetings, Flugelfans! Just ahead, we celebrate summer in California, Oregon and New Mexico:
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| THE SOUND ROOM | Oakland CA
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Saturday, July 2 at 8:00 pm Oakland’s most convivial night spot, the Sound Room is the home of Bay Area Jazz and Arts, Inc (BAJA), a nonprofit organization that nurtures music, art, and creative ventures through live performance and educational programs. Matt Clark (photo) piano, John Wiitala bass, Leon Joyce Jr drums, Dmitri Matheny flugelhorn. “Matheny’s warm, engaging flugelhorn playing has thoroughly established him as one of the most emotionally expressive improvisers of his generation.”—International Review of Music More Info
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LIVERMORE LIBRARY | Livermore CA
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Sunday, July 3 at 2:00 pm Sponsored by the Friends of the Livermore Library, the annual Jazz in July concert series offers free, indoor, afternoon performances in a family-friendly atmosphere. Brad “Grits” Buethe guitar, Doug Miller bass, Leon Joyce Jr (photo) drums, Dmitri Matheny flugelhorn. “One of the jazz world's most talented horn players.” —San Francisco Chronicle More Info
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| INHOUSE JAZZ | Newport OR
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Sunday, July 10 at 2:30 pm An official member of The Folk Alliance International, INHOUSE Jazz is an intimate concert series presenting quality jazz artists in a beautiful private home on the Central Oregon Coast. John Stowell (photo) guitar, Annie Averre vocals, Dmitri Matheny flugelhorn. “A visionary. Matheny's flugelhorn is both hot and cool, wide of range and brilliantly imaginative.”—San Francisco Examiner More Info
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Saturday, July 16 at 6:30 pm A contemporary dining room and bar, Restaurant 503 offers a lengthy drink menu, locally sourced fare, outdoor seating and live entertainment. Dan Gaynor (photo) keyboard, Eric Gruber bass, Todd Bishop drums, Dmitri Matheny flugelhorn. “Ample talent, beautiful lines, and a flawless warm tone. Matheny is an excellent performer on gentle ballads and bop scorchers alike.”—Rolling Stone More Info
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| MUSEUM HILL CAFE | Santa Fe NM
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Friday, July 22 at 7:00 pm Concerts at the Museum Hill Cafe are presented by the Santa Fe Music Collective, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and advancement of jazz. Bert Dalton piano, Andy Zadrozny bass, John Trentacosta (photo) drums, Dmitri Matheny flugelhorn. “Dmitri Matheny is a jazz treasure. The lyrical Matheny has impressive chops, but it's his warmth and soulfulness that win you over.”—All Music Guide More Info
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KTAOS SOLAR CENTER | Taos NM
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Saturday, July 23 at 8:00 pm The KTAOS Solar Center is a world class event venue offering a climate-controlled concert pavilion, restaurant and bar and two radio stations. Bert Dalton (photo) piano, Andy Zadrozny bass, John Trentacosta drums, Dmitri Matheny flugelhorn. “This is night music — moody, bluesy, simmering.”—Detroit Free Press More Info
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| UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO | Albuquerque NM
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Sunday, July 24 at 2:00 pm Dmitri Matheny (photo) presents a Melodic Mastery improvisation workshop at the UNM Band Room in Popejoy Hall, University of New Mexico, in association with the New Mexico Jazz Workshop. Free to the public. “One of the world's foremost flugelhorn players and a respected, dedicated jazz educator.”—Sacramento Bee More Info
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| JAZZ NOIR | Now Available
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New on the Papillon/Blueport Jazz label: Dmitri Matheny's JAZZ NOIR, now available from CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and Carpe DM. Mysterious, melancholy and menacing, Matheny's eleventh album as a leader offers a fresh spin on crime jazz, film noir and timeless classics. “In these grooves,” writes annotator Eddie Muller, “Matheny leads his crack crew through a sonic history of noir. Dmitri Matheny is an artist who manages to find beauty blooming in the darkest corners.” Order Now
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