Christmas Eve was a really lovely scene: a candle lighting ceremony ended a the service which Michael Stanwood and I have played for several years. Then I was off to the mountains with Salem for dates in Vail and Steamboat.
Closing a year of learning, not always easy, of fresh perspectives, some tougher than others. Covered a lot of "ground" ... and our spiral trajectory through space and time shows no sign of slowing! Thanks to all of you for your interest, your ears, your hearts. You are a very important inspiration in my life - I am sending a big hug of gratitude to each of you. Just click twice on the word HUG?
WED Dec 30, 9:30pm - midnight Dazzle (9th & Lincoln, Denver) no cover
Ring in the New Year : Duo tonight with piano maestro Jeff Jenkins in his weekly "Wed Piano Conversations with Jeff Jenkins" series at Dazzle. Such an honor! If you dont know Jeff, you have not watched the local jazz scene closely. I played with Jeff recently at the St Julien and most notably with Thiago de Mello at Dazzle for last year's CD release at Dazzle. We had so much fun in rehearsal for this evening that I think we have way too much material!
THUR Dec 31, 7pm - ?? Viceroy Snowmass (Snowmass Village, CO)
New Years Eve - How about a night at the new Viceroy Snowmass? I will play there with the amazing Dan Sadowsky (a.k.a. Pastor Mustard). I am thinking of the days when I used to sit in with Ophelia Swing.
Let's all grow in wisdom and compassion, peace and abundance. One thing is certain, what ever the future holds, we all move into it together!
PS- Just downloaded both Ophelia Swing Band albums on iTunes!
Dexter
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Solstice Time
Sunday night time stood still, the longest night has passed. Today will be a minute longer than yesterday, Winter has begun! Half of the longest nights still lie ahead. Somehow the social bustle of holidays is balanced by the inward turning of hibernation, contemplation and recharging for a new year. It has been eventful and enlightening, and there is every reason to expect more adventure in the year to come.
Currently, variety and surprise rules:
The Christmas Eve service at Divine Science Church has become a tradition for Michael and me, a rich variety of music is always the feature of the evening. I am honored to join Jeff Jenkins on his Wed night Conversation series, following the likes of Greg Gisbert and Kailin Yong. And a lovely blast from the past, Dan Sadowsky (Ophelia Swing, Pastor Mustard) has lured me to Snowmass for New Years eve.
Keep in mind the offerings from Dexofon Records for holiday giving and general good cheer! With 3 CDs collaborated together with Thiago de Mello, another recorded in Brazil and the recently remastered When Im Gone by our band the Forbears - Judy Roderick with special guest Dr John (4 stars in Downbeat Magazine) there is significant variety. If you are local, I will accomodate your Santa act, meet up with you, or whatever it takes. There are also a few CDs in local stores. In fact, Judy's CD is on the listening station in Bart's. Stop by there and give it a spin, even if you already have one! And need I mention iTunes, Amazon, CD Baby, Black & Read, Wax Trax, Albums on the Hill. All the above, and more, are also available (best of all) at www.dexofon.com
Wishing you the best Christmas season,
Dexter
Currently, variety and surprise rules:
| Thu Dec 24 7:00p | Divine Science Church Denver, CO | Michael Stanwood, Virginia Anderson Christmas Eve music service | ||
| Wed Dec 30 9:30p | Dazzle Restaurant and Lounge Denver, CO | With Jeff Jenkins Age Limit: 21+ No cover Jeff Jenkins' Piano Conversations | ||
| Thu Dec 31 9:00p | Snowmass Village Snowmass, CO | Daniel Sadowski Org. | ||
The Christmas Eve service at Divine Science Church has become a tradition for Michael and me, a rich variety of music is always the feature of the evening. I am honored to join Jeff Jenkins on his Wed night Conversation series, following the likes of Greg Gisbert and Kailin Yong. And a lovely blast from the past, Dan Sadowsky (Ophelia Swing, Pastor Mustard) has lured me to Snowmass for New Years eve.
Keep in mind the offerings from Dexofon Records for holiday giving and general good cheer! With 3 CDs collaborated together with Thiago de Mello, another recorded in Brazil and the recently remastered When Im Gone by our band the Forbears - Judy Roderick with special guest Dr John (4 stars in Downbeat Magazine) there is significant variety. If you are local, I will accomodate your Santa act, meet up with you, or whatever it takes. There are also a few CDs in local stores. In fact, Judy's CD is on the listening station in Bart's. Stop by there and give it a spin, even if you already have one! And need I mention iTunes, Amazon, CD Baby, Black & Read, Wax Trax, Albums on the Hill. All the above, and more, are also available (best of all) at www.dexofon.com
Wishing you the best Christmas season,
Dexter
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Its All Relative
All relatives? For the lucky ones, anyway!
Lucky is all in how you look at it. As a friend pointed out, now when the sun shines and the temperature gets up to 32º F we feel tropical, very lucky indeed. A few days ago, 32º was a miserable prospect, sunshine or not.
I am lucky, indeed! Another week with a bunch of really great musicians!
Important:
Thanks to all who came to the St Julien Hotel this week, you totally made my day! Nights like that really bolster our good standing with the management. For those who were not there, we were joined by Carl Dixon, exceptional percussionist who directs Bateria Alegria.
Dexter Payne Quartet is back Tues, Dec 15, a critical one, not only for us, but for the future of Tuesday music at St Julien's in general. Keep the free music venue we have here in Boulder alive! Now we need all the good vibrations we can get.
If you weren't able to make it last night, COME ON TUES, Dec 15!
DP Quartet will be there only once in Jan, so now IS the time!
Dexter's Schedule:
SUN Dec 13 5-8pm with Joao Junqueira
Blending Cellar, 946 W Pearl, Boulder, CO
Joao has a Brasilian style all his own (ask one of his loyal fans)
and beautiful originals.
TUE Dec 15 noon Kailin Yong Peace Project
Canyon Theater Boulder Public Library, 1001 Canyon
Kailin, Jeff Jenkins, Andy Skellinger, Charles Parker, Dexter.
TUE Dec 15 6:30-9:30 Dexter Payne Quartet
St Julien Hotel Walnut & 9th, Bldr
with Bill Kopper, Francisco Marques, Raoul Rossiter
All the best for your week... you lucky so-and-so!
Dexter
Lucky is all in how you look at it. As a friend pointed out, now when the sun shines and the temperature gets up to 32º F we feel tropical, very lucky indeed. A few days ago, 32º was a miserable prospect, sunshine or not.
I am lucky, indeed! Another week with a bunch of really great musicians!
Important:
Thanks to all who came to the St Julien Hotel this week, you totally made my day! Nights like that really bolster our good standing with the management. For those who were not there, we were joined by Carl Dixon, exceptional percussionist who directs Bateria Alegria.
Dexter Payne Quartet is back Tues, Dec 15, a critical one, not only for us, but for the future of Tuesday music at St Julien's in general. Keep the free music venue we have here in Boulder alive! Now we need all the good vibrations we can get.
If you weren't able to make it last night, COME ON TUES, Dec 15!
DP Quartet will be there only once in Jan, so now IS the time!
Dexter's Schedule:
SUN Dec 13 5-8pm with Joao Junqueira
Blending Cellar, 946 W Pearl, Boulder, CO
Joao has a Brasilian style all his own (ask one of his loyal fans)
and beautiful originals.
TUE Dec 15 noon Kailin Yong Peace Project
Canyon Theater Boulder Public Library, 1001 Canyon
Kailin, Jeff Jenkins, Andy Skellinger, Charles Parker, Dexter.
TUE Dec 15 6:30-9:30 Dexter Payne Quartet
St Julien Hotel Walnut & 9th, Bldr
with Bill Kopper, Francisco Marques, Raoul Rossiter
All the best for your week... you lucky so-and-so!
Dexter
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Thursday is the day
Cold weather. Short days. Stay home and shiver, reflect on a year that sailed by, wait for relief? Too much pressure, shopping and partying? Makin' the list... oh, yes, and work! I know, way too many hours, projects and deadlines piling up.
Here is the antidote. Decompress now! No options to juggle. No schedule conflicts. This is especially to make it easy for you.
Thursday 6:30-9:30 at the St. Julien with Dexter Payne Quartet: Bill Kopper, Francisco Marques, Raoul Rossiter. Just come. Sit by the fire. Listen to the roots of Brazilian samba, bossa nova and jazz.
Pretend you are someplace tropical, or checked into some swanky hotel with all the amenities. Or don't pretend at all - just enjoy good music with friends, food, drinks. Get up and dance.
If you were thinking of buying me an expensive gift, (or any gift) ... Don't! Give the gift that keeps on giving, and come to downtown Boulder Thursday night. That way we can keep playing, giving it back to you all year long. We will have fun, but it won't be the same without you!
Did I mention CDs? I'll be stocked up. And for the next two weeks... CDs are on sale: buy one at $15 and every one after that is $10. Help me spread this music around!
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Here is the antidote. Decompress now! No options to juggle. No schedule conflicts. This is especially to make it easy for you.
Thursday 6:30-9:30 at the St. Julien with Dexter Payne Quartet: Bill Kopper, Francisco Marques, Raoul Rossiter. Just come. Sit by the fire. Listen to the roots of Brazilian samba, bossa nova and jazz.
Pretend you are someplace tropical, or checked into some swanky hotel with all the amenities. Or don't pretend at all - just enjoy good music with friends, food, drinks. Get up and dance.
If you were thinking of buying me an expensive gift, (or any gift) ... Don't! Give the gift that keeps on giving, and come to downtown Boulder Thursday night. That way we can keep playing, giving it back to you all year long. We will have fun, but it won't be the same without you!
Did I mention CDs? I'll be stocked up. And for the next two weeks... CDs are on sale: buy one at $15 and every one after that is $10. Help me spread this music around!
Thursday, December 3, 2009
December arrives
It's here - the dark time! A natural time to turn inward - take a little time to reflect. Stay home, order new CDs. Seems I notice it more - short days, and now we have - cold nights (and they are long!) Time to jump up! Get your blood running. Here's how:
Note: The parade on Thurs seems a bit up in the air. If you want to get the latest update, check me on Facebook tomorrow... or call me at 303.883.4412.
Note: The parade on Thurs seems a bit up in the air. If you want to get the latest update, check me on Facebook tomorrow... or call me at 303.883.4412.
| Thu Dec 3 7:30p | Pearl Street Mall Boulder | Bateria Alegria | |||||||||||||
| B'way to the Goat, "weather permitting" | |||||||||||||||
| Thu Dec 3 10:00p | Appaloosa Bar and Grill 535 16th St, Denver | Salem | |||||||||||||
| Sat Dec 5 6:00p | Downtown Boulder Lights of Dec Parade | Bateria Alegria in full Rio-style samba parade, joins the annual event | |||||||||||||
| Sun Dec 6 10:00p | The Vine Street Pub 1700 Vine St, Denver, CO | Salem | |||||||||||||
Monday, November 30, 2009
Judy Roderick
The communication I have receive around the release of When Im Gone is a continuing source of great satisfaction. Connecting with people who knew Judy Roderick before I did, and introducing her to people who had never heard her voice and music ... these things create a web of shared esthetic or emotion, or something in between.
That connected feeling was reinforced when Frank John Hadley gave the album a four star (****) rating in a brief September '09 Downbeat Magazine review, saying things like:
"One of the few outstanding white blues singers"
" She and her ... band got it just right"
"Oh, Lord, she's missed."
Downbeat is primarily a subscription item these days and newsstand copies are few. Read all of the short review, and others at www.dexofon.com/whenimgonepress.html
Sample the CD on this tunepak: http://www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/2064197 and if that's still not enough, come on over and get a CD at www.dexofon.com. You deserve a little pre-holiday gift to yourself!
And while you are there, have a listen to some of my more recent recordings. They are not as firey, but just as heartfelt. Three of them are collaborations with my "big brother", Brazilian composer Thiago de Mello.
Thanks for reading to the bottom! Feel free to comment here - makes it feel more like we are just hanging out.
Dexter
That connected feeling was reinforced when Frank John Hadley gave the album a four star (****) rating in a brief September '09 Downbeat Magazine review, saying things like:
"One of the few outstanding white blues singers"
" She and her ... band got it just right"
"Oh, Lord, she's missed."
Downbeat is primarily a subscription item these days and newsstand copies are few. Read all of the short review, and others at www.dexofon.com/whenimgonepress.html
Sample the CD on this tunepak: http://www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/2064197 and if that's still not enough, come on over and get a CD at www.dexofon.com. You deserve a little pre-holiday gift to yourself!
And while you are there, have a listen to some of my more recent recordings. They are not as firey, but just as heartfelt. Three of them are collaborations with my "big brother", Brazilian composer Thiago de Mello.
Thanks for reading to the bottom! Feel free to comment here - makes it feel more like we are just hanging out.
Dexter
Thursday, November 26, 2009
I'm thanking You.
Why wait til November? Never wait to give thanks! Of course, there are those things that slip by - we forget. It's always a good time to remember! Have I told you lately how great it feels when you come out to hear live music? I know there are choices, lots of good ones, so when I see your face I am honored. Plus, it's great to see you! More than anything, I feel a lot of gratitude for the great people in my life.
Some are really talented musicians, and I am blessed by the tremendous variety of great players I get to work with - this weekend is no exception. Friday and Saturday with wonderful W. African guitarist and singer, Moussa Konate, who is starting to appear more on the local scene again. last we week we had a real spur of the moment live radio duet (archived on www.kgnu.org Fri Morning Sound Alternative with Meredith Carson) In the last year or so he has done a bit of traveling with blues wizard, Corey Harris, and this summer he was teaching and performing at the Centrum Blues Festival at Port Townsend. We play in two contrasting settings - Fri with a band and Saturday as a duo. Sunday continues the duo theme - with Lionel Young. Have you heard Lionel lately? His musical persona, always amazing, has grown significantly with the experience his accolades have earned him.
All this in Aurora, Arvada, Denver - can you beat that! (See below.) And if you missed out in the eating department this week, you can check out some of the best Ethiopian, pizza and barbeque, respectively. It's the holidays, live a little. Sometimes we need to thank ourselves, too...
See you there,
Dexter
Some are really talented musicians, and I am blessed by the tremendous variety of great players I get to work with - this weekend is no exception. Friday and Saturday with wonderful W. African guitarist and singer, Moussa Konate, who is starting to appear more on the local scene again. last we week we had a real spur of the moment live radio duet (archived on www.kgnu.org Fri Morning Sound Alternative with Meredith Carson) In the last year or so he has done a bit of traveling with blues wizard, Corey Harris, and this summer he was teaching and performing at the Centrum Blues Festival at Port Townsend. We play in two contrasting settings - Fri with a band and Saturday as a duo. Sunday continues the duo theme - with Lionel Young. Have you heard Lionel lately? His musical persona, always amazing, has grown significantly with the experience his accolades have earned him.
All this in Aurora, Arvada, Denver - can you beat that! (See below.) And if you missed out in the eating department this week, you can check out some of the best Ethiopian, pizza and barbeque, respectively. It's the holidays, live a little. Sometimes we need to thank ourselves, too...
See you there,
Dexter
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Friday, November 20, 2009
Denver weekend with Salem
Inspired by recording sessions with George Inai, this weeks percussion rehearsals for Bateria Alegria, not to mention the crew I heard at Dazzle Thurs, I head into my weekend... grateful that I have one!
Oh, and the real excitement: I am trading clarinet for ney lessons with Chakib Hilali - a dream come true!! Luckily we got started before Chakib travels home to Morocco for a visit.
Hey all you Denverites! Come on out. Boulder folks too - I don't believe we have any big storms coming...
Lola is a great Nuevo SW restaurant and Sunday afternoon there is mellow - the music is low key. So call up some friends, come on out and relax. You deserve it!
Your other option is plan your own party! Give me a shout - I play with so many kinds of bands its ridiculous! Have your friends over and we will all have a great time! Meanwhile, come on downtown and lets talk about it...
See you soon,
Dexter
Oh, and the real excitement: I am trading clarinet for ney lessons with Chakib Hilali - a dream come true!! Luckily we got started before Chakib travels home to Morocco for a visit.
Hey all you Denverites! Come on out. Boulder folks too - I don't believe we have any big storms coming...
| FRI Nov 20 9:00p | Salem | Highland Pacific (3934 W 32nd, Denver) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SAT Nov 21 | private | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SUN Nov 22 2:30p | Salem | LoLa (1575 Boulder St, Denver) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lola is a great Nuevo SW restaurant and Sunday afternoon there is mellow - the music is low key. So call up some friends, come on out and relax. You deserve it!
Your other option is plan your own party! Give me a shout - I play with so many kinds of bands its ridiculous! Have your friends over and we will all have a great time! Meanwhile, come on downtown and lets talk about it...
See you soon,
Dexter
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Daylight Losing Time
Is it Daylight Losing Time - because we gained an hour? After a week or so we should all be adjusted, right? I wonder if we could save that hour and just use it little bits at a time, whenever we are late for something important.
I felt like I got some of that time back on Sunday, playing with Joao Junquiera at the Blending Cellar. It is wonderful to have Joao back in town, and it is possible we will be there again this Sun... just don't know yet! And time definitely stood still on Thurs night, too, as Bateria Alegria led the samba parade down the Mall to the Laughing Goat. For a few minutes it was summer again. Way to dance, people!
I have promised not to be late with this message... although sometimes I wait because things seem to come together at the last minute. Then again, often it's just that old Daylight Losing Time getting the best of me, although come to think of it, the same thing happens during Daylight Savings. I actually belong to a Time Bank, but that doesn't seem to help. Meanwhile, there is music worth mentioning–
FRI Nov 13, 10pm @ Sandbar (2161 N Frontage Rd,Vail)
Salem - a fusion of latin/hiphop/funk/jazz with Todd Johnson
Salem - a fusion of latin/hiphop/funk/jazz with Todd Johnson
TUES Nov 17, 6:30-9:30 @ St Julien Hotel (9th&Walnut, Bldr)
Dexter Payne Quartet - trraditional Brasil: choro, samba, bossa, baiao with Bill Kopper, Francisco Marques, Raoul Rossiter.
Dexter Payne Quartet - trraditional Brasil: choro, samba, bossa, baiao with Bill Kopper, Francisco Marques, Raoul Rossiter.
Easing into a quiet holiday season it's a good time to to remember that nothing brings magic to a gathering of friends like live music. It heals our hearts and brings us together, greases wheels and opens doors. Try it ... you will be glad you did!
See you soon,
Dexter
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Sunday, October 25, 2009
Shifting Sands... and Brazil Wed @ St Julien
I am grateful and so happy each time I get involved in a creative project with relevance. Thurs night's Shifting Sands was one of those times. The performers were all inspired and touched by the subject and the setting. And I think everyone else was, too.
Creator of the show, Scott Kinnamon , is a delightful and intensely creative individual, responsible for the series "The Lab at Belmont" which combined creative media and brought together artists in unusual and inspired contexts. Thursday night, in Shifting Sands, Scott set the mood, by performing the musical opening with us, then led the way in a series of 9 readers who gave selections from the book. They ranged from CO Speaker of the House Terrance Carroll to three high school students from Denver School of the Arts.
Eric Moon and I created musical interludes and a sonic backdrop for the readings. Working with Eric is a joy. He always brings a high level of integrity and sensitivity to creating in the moment.
Looking ahead, Wed the 28th of October is Brazil night @ St Julien, 6:30-9:00.
Dexter Payne Quartet featuring Bill Kopper, Francisco Marques, Raoul Rossiter. Choro, samba, bossa, baiao - come listen and dance to Brasilian roots!
Creator of the show, Scott Kinnamon , is a delightful and intensely creative individual, responsible for the series "The Lab at Belmont" which combined creative media and brought together artists in unusual and inspired contexts. Thursday night, in Shifting Sands, Scott set the mood, by performing the musical opening with us, then led the way in a series of 9 readers who gave selections from the book. They ranged from CO Speaker of the House Terrance Carroll to three high school students from Denver School of the Arts.
Eric Moon and I created musical interludes and a sonic backdrop for the readings. Working with Eric is a joy. He always brings a high level of integrity and sensitivity to creating in the moment.
Looking ahead, Wed the 28th of October is Brazil night @ St Julien, 6:30-9:00.
Dexter Payne Quartet featuring Bill Kopper, Francisco Marques, Raoul Rossiter. Choro, samba, bossa, baiao - come listen and dance to Brasilian roots!
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Wow - when have we had a fall like this? So dark and cold! Meanwhile, Thurs I will visit a really sad part of our American heritage... and a great book that captures the essence of it. Hope you will join me:
Scott Kinnamon, Dexter Payne, Eric Moon and famous Denverites
Location:University of Colorado Denver, King Center Recital Hall
Time:7:00PM Thursday, October 22nd
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Time to reflect... & Ginga Tonight!
Fall is "in the air". That's putting it mildly! Suddenly cold weather... and no work this week. OMG! What will I do with myself? Actually there is PLENTY of work to do - don't kid yourself. The fact is, I had to turn down a really great job opportunity to make room for a family trip - a pilgrimage of a sort - leaving tomorrow with my Dad and sister for a trip to his hometown in Missouri. Next week is another story. Nuff said.
If I write you here and it's not about my gigs, do I have to change the name of this blog? More importantly, should I cease and desist with mailing it out to those who have subscribed, taking precious space in your inbox? I value your feedback! Write me directly at or comment publicly on the blog
Meanwhile, tonight, my friends and cohorts hold forth at Dazzle: Ginga will be there for two sets at 7 and 9. I plan to be there, maybe even sit in for a choro or two. Ginga, Thurs Oct 15, 7 & 9pm @ Dazzle (9th&Lincoln, Den) with groove-master, Ken Walker, on bass. Dont miss it!
If I write you here and it's not about my gigs, do I have to change the name of this blog? More importantly, should I cease and desist with mailing it out to those who have subscribed, taking precious space in your inbox? I value your feedback! Write me directly at
Meanwhile, tonight, my friends and cohorts hold forth at Dazzle: Ginga will be there for two sets at 7 and 9. I plan to be there, maybe even sit in for a choro or two. Ginga, Thurs Oct 15, 7 & 9pm @ Dazzle (9th&Lincoln, Den) with groove-master, Ken Walker, on bass. Dont miss it!
Monday, October 5, 2009
Keep summer alive in your heart
Thanks to those who came out last week to celebrate the last night of the season on the patio! I promised I would remind you about this week!
The Dexter Payne Quartet reappears at St Julien Hotel Tuesday, Oct 6, 6:30-9:30pm (Walnut&9th, Bldr) playing Brazilian choro, samba, baiao –
Everything you need to feel the warmth of the southern hemisphere as the weather outside celebrates our turn towards fall. Come samba by the fireplace! And pretend for a moment that we get to hear these sounds every week.
Imagine that - if we will it, it can be so!
Check this out - in addition to their amazing recreation of Brazilian choro (traditional jazz) from the early to mid 20th century, the quartet is mining the rich trove of northeast Brazil - "musica nordestina" to bring you baiao and other rhythms for dancing "foro". Say you cant samba? No worries - Foro translates literally to "for all". Consider it Cajun music from Brazil - and get out and shake a leg! Every time you hear this group we will be adding more infectious, irresistible musica nordestina !
Dexter also appears with Salem on FRI Oct 9, 9:30, @ Alma's Only Bistro in Alma, CO
Meanwhile there is a remarkable event taking place for the the second and final week in Denver Oct 7-10 at Crossroads Theater. The amazing singer Rene Marie is staging her first theatrical endeavour, the one-woman show "Slut Energy". I mention this not just because she is my friend, not just because I have had the honor of performing with her, but because Rene is one of the most evocative performers alive, let alone singers. She communicates with her audience at a level that is very rare. I will be there – and I encourage you to treat yourself to an evening that will be both memorable and moving. And probably inspiring!
See you soon,
Dexter
The Dexter Payne Quartet reappears at St Julien Hotel Tuesday, Oct 6, 6:30-9:30pm (Walnut&9th, Bldr) playing Brazilian choro, samba, baiao –
Everything you need to feel the warmth of the southern hemisphere as the weather outside celebrates our turn towards fall. Come samba by the fireplace! And pretend for a moment that we get to hear these sounds every week.
Imagine that - if we will it, it can be so!
Check this out - in addition to their amazing recreation of Brazilian choro (traditional jazz) from the early to mid 20th century, the quartet is mining the rich trove of northeast Brazil - "musica nordestina" to bring you baiao and other rhythms for dancing "foro". Say you cant samba? No worries - Foro translates literally to "for all". Consider it Cajun music from Brazil - and get out and shake a leg! Every time you hear this group we will be adding more infectious, irresistible musica nordestina !
Dexter also appears with Salem on FRI Oct 9, 9:30, @ Alma's Only Bistro in Alma, CO
Meanwhile there is a remarkable event taking place for the the second and final week in Denver Oct 7-10 at Crossroads Theater. The amazing singer Rene Marie is staging her first theatrical endeavour, the one-woman show "Slut Energy". I mention this not just because she is my friend, not just because I have had the honor of performing with her, but because Rene is one of the most evocative performers alive, let alone singers. She communicates with her audience at a level that is very rare. I will be there – and I encourage you to treat yourself to an evening that will be both memorable and moving. And probably inspiring!
See you soon,
Dexter
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Autumn songs
With the earth turning the corner in its orbit and the sun less available there is a feeling in the air... many descriptive names for it, depending on your inclination. In this country it feels like "back to school" as many actually are. There is always lots to learn! Learning, and everything else goes better with less stress. So get the blood running, celebrate fall and by all means - relax! Good music is a secret ingredient for living fully. Aha! You are in luck!
THURS Oct 1 7:30-11 Outlook Hotel (28th St Frontage Rd @ Baseline)
Laurie Dameron (original/standard jazz & blues)
FRI Oct 2 3:30-7 Boulder Drafthouse (the old Redfish - 13th S of Spruce)
Bill Kopper, Dexter Payne, Raoul Rossiter (Brazilian!)
FRI Oct 2 10-1 Boulder Drafthouse (the old Redfish - 13th S of Spruce)
Todd Johnson's Salem (R&B/Latin/Hiphop fusion)
TUES Oct 6 6:30-9:30 St Julien Hotel
Dexter Payne Quartet (Brazilian wi Bill Kopper, Raoul Rossiter, Francisco Marques)
I will remind you about this!
See you there,
Dexter
THURS Oct 1 7:30-11 Outlook Hotel (28th St Frontage Rd @ Baseline)
Laurie Dameron (original/standard jazz & blues)
FRI Oct 2 3:30-7 Boulder Drafthouse (the old Redfish - 13th S of Spruce)
Bill Kopper, Dexter Payne, Raoul Rossiter (Brazilian!)
FRI Oct 2 10-1 Boulder Drafthouse (the old Redfish - 13th S of Spruce)
Todd Johnson's Salem (R&B/Latin/Hiphop fusion)
TUES Oct 6 6:30-9:30 St Julien Hotel
Dexter Payne Quartet (Brazilian wi Bill Kopper, Raoul Rossiter, Francisco Marques)
I will remind you about this!
See you there,
Dexter
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Warmth from Brazil
When the weather cools and the season changes we are forced to find that part of ourselves that does not depend on externals. Finding our relationship to movement ... and what moves us. Move on down to the St Julien Hotel Tues, Sept 29, 6:30-9:30pm for the warmth of Brazilian tradition. Dexter Payne Quartet plays choro, samba, baiao. Bill Kopper, Francisco Marques and Raoul Rossiter help light the fire.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Balkan music tonight!
Today is a day to do something special, something with awareness and gratitude and joy. That is our strongest, our only, way out of where we have gotten. I have noticed how music seems to come the US consistently from places in the world which are experiencing agony and devastation - people in pain have an urgent need, and maybe increased ability, to express joy. Music from the Balkans came into my awareness just as that part of the world was being ravaged.
I am excited for the opportunity to present this music twice in a month. It has found a special place in my ear and my heart, now working its way to my feet! Something about it seems to come from a place out of time.
Its Meg York & Veelah with a slightly different lineup. If you havent been to JUC in Golden, you owe it to yourself to experience the great acoustics and ambience there. Join us for a mesmerizing evening of music from Eastern Europe and Roma traditions. Driving Balkan rhythms underscore Romani-style soaring solos and poignant, timeless folk melodies. Meg York, Dexter Payne and Dave Willey are joined by the incomparable Raoul Rossiter and John Grigsby, both of Hamster Theater and other noteworthy endeavours. Veelah CDs will be available.
Friday September 11, 2009, 7:00 to 9:00pm
Jefferson Unitarian Church
14350 W 32 Ave, Golden, CO 80401
All ages: $10 adults, kids $5
Light refreshments will be served; wine will also be available for purchase.
Meg York,: clarinets, flutes, recorders, kaval, saxophone
Dexter Payne,: clarinet , saxophones
David Willey, accordion
Raoul Rossiter, percussion,
John Grigsby, bass
Info: Meg York 303-862-5566
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
This is not a test! (comments are welcome)
Dear friends,
A quick note here to remind you of a special occurrence: I will be at the St Julien Hotel two weeks in a row! I am trying to make this a regular event so lets consider it a test run... Can I get anyone out two weeks running? There is no better season to enjoy the patio and their stellar view. AND we have a great line-up:
TUES (today!) Aug 25, 6:30-9:30pm St Julien (Walnut&9th, Bldr)
Dexter Payne Quartet featuring Jeff Jenkins (piano), Ken Walker (bass), Carl Dixon (drums & pandeiro)
Jeff & Ken are the the best around and both have a special affinity for Brazilian music. Carl is the musical leader of the new Boulder Samba School (Bateria Alegria). This will be a great evening!
WED Sept 2, 6:30-9:30pm St Julien (Walnut&9th, Bldr)
Dexter Payne Quartet with Bill Kopper (guitar), Francisco Marques (guitar, cavaquinho, pandeiro, bass), Raoul Rossiter (drums & pandeiro)
A reunion of sorts, with Raoul just back from Brazil Camp!
In the interrum I will be in MT for a wedding of very dear friends, and a special fundraiser with the Big Sky Mudflaps -- and featuring Huey Lewis!
See you soon!
Dexter
www.dexterpayne.com
www.dexofon.com
A quick note here to remind you of a special occurrence: I will be at the St Julien Hotel two weeks in a row! I am trying to make this a regular event so lets consider it a test run... Can I get anyone out two weeks running? There is no better season to enjoy the patio and their stellar view. AND we have a great line-up:
TUES (today!) Aug 25, 6:30-9:30pm St Julien (Walnut&9th, Bldr)
Dexter Payne Quartet featuring Jeff Jenkins (piano), Ken Walker (bass), Carl Dixon (drums & pandeiro)
Jeff & Ken are the the best around and both have a special affinity for Brazilian music. Carl is the musical leader of the new Boulder Samba School (Bateria Alegria). This will be a great evening!
WED Sept 2, 6:30-9:30pm St Julien (Walnut&9th, Bldr)
Dexter Payne Quartet with Bill Kopper (guitar), Francisco Marques (guitar, cavaquinho, pandeiro, bass), Raoul Rossiter (drums & pandeiro)
A reunion of sorts, with Raoul just back from Brazil Camp!
In the interrum I will be in MT for a wedding of very dear friends, and a special fundraiser with the Big Sky Mudflaps -- and featuring Huey Lewis!
See you soon!
Dexter
www.dexterpayne.com
www.dexofon.com
Friday, August 21, 2009
Blues @ the VFW
Writing from Tulsa, OK - here to record with dear friends Little Joe McLerran and his dad, Robbie Mac. Joe won the International Blues Challenge solo/duo competition in Memphis this year. Since then he has been busy playing blues festivals from Portland, OR to Milan, Italy (and a brief tour in CO).
When they invited me to be part of the next CD, I hopped on the first freight train to Tulsa. Things went great in the studio (Mi Casa Recording, the domain of Mike Peace) ... and then the venue we were booked to play at closed earlier this week.
But the stars are shining on us - we will play tonight (FRI) at the Tulsa VFW Uptown Lounge to warm up the grill for tomorrow's Barbeque Cook-Off. Come on down, y'all! The VFW has their own serious barbeque and Joe and the band have been working hard in the studio - it's high time we got down with the folks! Music will be cookin about 7pm...
FRI Aug 21, 7pm. Little Joe Blues
VFW 1109 E. Sixth Street Tulsa, OK 74120
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
It is still Summer!
Keep telling yourself - there is time to enjoy summer yet. Quality time with friends. Music outdoors. African? Balkan? Brasil? Spend no more time searching - here it is:
SAT Aug 22, 4:45pm, BoulderFest (Pearl St Mall) MOHAMED ALIDU & Bizung Family
SUN Aug 23, Boulder Backyard House Concert VEELAH Hot Balkan
5:30 potluck / 7pm music (RSVP ms.amy.renee@gmail.com)
with Meg York, Dave Willey, Brian Mullins, Jesse Manno
TUE Aug 25, 6:30-9:30pm, St Julien Hotel (9th&Walnut) DEXTER PAYNE Quartet
special edition: with Bill Kopper, Jeff Jenkins, Carl Dixon
I am honored and very pleased to play with all these amazing performers - the top of their fields! Come out and enjoy the fine August weather ... and the great company of good friends!
See you there,
Dexter
SAT Aug 22, 4:45pm, BoulderFest (Pearl St Mall) MOHAMED ALIDU & Bizung Family
SUN Aug 23, Boulder Backyard House Concert VEELAH Hot Balkan
5:30 potluck / 7pm music (RSVP ms.amy.renee@gmail.com)
with Meg York, Dave Willey, Brian Mullins, Jesse Manno
TUE Aug 25, 6:30-9:30pm, St Julien Hotel (9th&Walnut) DEXTER PAYNE Quartet
special edition: with Bill Kopper, Jeff Jenkins, Carl Dixon
I am honored and very pleased to play with all these amazing performers - the top of their fields! Come out and enjoy the fine August weather ... and the great company of good friends!
See you there,
Dexter
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Dexter Payne Quartet & Kailin Yong Peace Concert
Dont miss the quartet Tuesday Aug 11, 6:30-9:30 at the St Julien Hotel. Summer on the hotel's patio is not to be missed - so make this your opportunity to relax and enjoy the music. Inspired by last week's visit from Rio de Janeiro sax/flute magician, Marcelo Bernardes, the Brazilian choro, bossa, samba & baiao will be cooking. Dexter Payne, Bill Kopper, Francisco Marques & Raoul Rossiter in the musical kitchen for you!
Sunday is a very special day: once again Dexter will be with the Kailin Yong Peace Concert project, the ever evolving musical creation of Kailin Yong (www.kailinyong.com). This episode of the series features Jesse Manno, among other luminaries, and takes place SUN, Aug 16, 4pm, @ Nederland Community Presbyterian, 210 N. Jefferson St Nederland CO 80466.
August is a busy month, with Dexter heading to Tulsa for recording with International Blues Challenge winner Little Joe McLerran next week. Returning for a date with Mohammed Alidu & Bizung Family on the 22nd. But only for a day - after that he is off to MT for a special event with the Big Sky Mudflaps and special guest Huey Lewis.
See you in September, when the Judy Roderick & the Forbears CD is rumored to be reviewed in Downbeat Magazine!!
Soon,
Dexter
Sunday is a very special day: once again Dexter will be with the Kailin Yong Peace Concert project, the ever evolving musical creation of Kailin Yong (www.kailinyong.com). This episode of the series features Jesse Manno, among other luminaries, and takes place SUN, Aug 16, 4pm, @ Nederland Community Presbyterian, 210 N. Jefferson St Nederland CO 80466.
August is a busy month, with Dexter heading to Tulsa for recording with International Blues Challenge winner Little Joe McLerran next week. Returning for a date with Mohammed Alidu & Bizung Family on the 22nd. But only for a day - after that he is off to MT for a special event with the Big Sky Mudflaps and special guest Huey Lewis.
See you in September, when the Judy Roderick & the Forbears CD is rumored to be reviewed in Downbeat Magazine!!
Soon,
Dexter
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Variety IS the spice!
Thanks to everyone who appeared last week - what a treat to see familiar faces!
There is more fun afoot... starting tonight! Michael Stanwood is an amazing individual, and long time friend. (See www.michaelstanwood.com) Tonight in a rare appearance of Yeahbut Shoehead we will play one of the songs that introduced Michael to me in the recording studio of Charles Sautel a few years back. This quartet, which also includes Tom Blomster (Mercury Ensemble and much more) and Ron Bland (consumate bassist and educator) does not play near enough, but tonight we will be having a blast in Estes Park!
On Thursday at the St Julien Hotel the Dexter Payne Quartet continues its series of Brazilian explorations. Bill Kopper, Francisco Marques and Raoul Rossiter join me in this immersion in the lovely sounds of Brasil.
Sunday another rare treat: George Inai plays a set at So Broadway Christian Church as part of the Denver Underground Showcase, 4 days of dozens of bands in venues all over town. George repeatedly amazes me with the depth and breadth of his writing, and he assembles a great crew, including Eric Moon, Mike Fitzmaurice, Derek Bannach, Terry Dane.
Remember: music makes the world go round!
Ill look for your friendly face at every opportunity...
- Dexter
TUE July 21, 7pm Estes Park Performance Pavilion
Michael Stanwood & Yeahbut Shoehead
THUR July 23, 6:30-9:30 St Julien Hotel (Walnut&9th, Bldr)
Dexter Payne Quartet
SUN July 26th , 8 pm South Broadway Christian Church
23 Lincoln (Lincoln & Ellsworth)
George Inai and his Curious Ghost OrquEsta
at the Denver Post Underground Music Showcase
There is more fun afoot... starting tonight! Michael Stanwood is an amazing individual, and long time friend. (See www.michaelstanwood.com) Tonight in a rare appearance of Yeahbut Shoehead we will play one of the songs that introduced Michael to me in the recording studio of Charles Sautel a few years back. This quartet, which also includes Tom Blomster (Mercury Ensemble and much more) and Ron Bland (consumate bassist and educator) does not play near enough, but tonight we will be having a blast in Estes Park!
On Thursday at the St Julien Hotel the Dexter Payne Quartet continues its series of Brazilian explorations. Bill Kopper, Francisco Marques and Raoul Rossiter join me in this immersion in the lovely sounds of Brasil.
Sunday another rare treat: George Inai plays a set at So Broadway Christian Church as part of the Denver Underground Showcase, 4 days of dozens of bands in venues all over town. George repeatedly amazes me with the depth and breadth of his writing, and he assembles a great crew, including Eric Moon, Mike Fitzmaurice, Derek Bannach, Terry Dane.
Remember: music makes the world go round!
Ill look for your friendly face at every opportunity...
- Dexter
TUE July 21, 7pm Estes Park Performance Pavilion
Michael Stanwood & Yeahbut Shoehead
THUR July 23, 6:30-9:30 St Julien Hotel (Walnut&9th, Bldr)
Dexter Payne Quartet
SUN July 26th , 8 pm South Broadway Christian Church
23 Lincoln (Lincoln & Ellsworth)
George Inai and his Curious Ghost OrquEsta
at the Denver Post Underground Music Showcase
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Back to the Roots with the Next Generation
I so love the Brazilian music I am immersed in, but it is funny how the newest thing brings you back around to the old home place. This week finds me in the thick of that delicious mixture. Freshly home from a phenomenal week at EEFC Balkan Music Camp, an experience that words do poor service to describe, and after an inspired set with Bateria Alegria at Saturdays Tibetan celebration, I have the good fortune to visit the new and the old in one lively week of playing blues with Joe McLerran, this years winner in the solo catagory in Memphis TN at the International Blues Challenge.
And with Joe is Richard Whetstone, originally from the Electric Prunes, and Rob McLerran, who played bass with Colorado's own top forty surf band, the Astronauts. Yes, that IS Joe's dad. Some Boulder music fans will remember the Cheaters, the Beagle Boys, Gone Johnson , the Nairobi Trio with BarBQBob and Washboard Chaz and many more. I myself danced in high school to both of these illustrious gentlemen in the Astronauts and Mayfield Spinning Wheel.
But enough of "back in the day". Joe grew up around a lot of music, - seems he took a cue from BarBQ (aka Don DeBacker) and blues legend Johnny Long for his point of departure. Now he is back with high honors at the ripe old age of 26. In fact, his birthday will be celebrated at the Outlook Hotel on Thursday. And joining him Friday at the Gold Hill Inn is Lionel Young, last years winner! If you missed my dates with Joe last week at Oskar's and the Soiled Dove, don't lose out completely, come and enjoy the old style blues:
(Please note the CORRECTED days in this post)
WED July 15, 6:30-9:30 ST JULIEN HOTEL (9th&Walnut, Bldr)
THUR July 16, 7:30-10pm OUTLOOK HOTEL (28th&Baseline, Bldr)
Little Joe's Birthday Party!!!
FRI July 17, 9pm GOLD HILL INN (Gold Hill, 20 min from Boulder)
with special guest Lionel Young
Then it's off on Saturday to play some New Orleans style roots in Grand Lake with Lynnea Godfriaux & Brad Pregeant for the Buffalo Barbeque... 11:30 am!!!
And with Joe is Richard Whetstone, originally from the Electric Prunes, and Rob McLerran, who played bass with Colorado's own top forty surf band, the Astronauts. Yes, that IS Joe's dad. Some Boulder music fans will remember the Cheaters, the Beagle Boys, Gone Johnson , the Nairobi Trio with BarBQBob and Washboard Chaz and many more. I myself danced in high school to both of these illustrious gentlemen in the Astronauts and Mayfield Spinning Wheel.
But enough of "back in the day". Joe grew up around a lot of music, - seems he took a cue from BarBQ (aka Don DeBacker) and blues legend Johnny Long for his point of departure. Now he is back with high honors at the ripe old age of 26. In fact, his birthday will be celebrated at the Outlook Hotel on Thursday. And joining him Friday at the Gold Hill Inn is Lionel Young, last years winner! If you missed my dates with Joe last week at Oskar's and the Soiled Dove, don't lose out completely, come and enjoy the old style blues:
(Please note the CORRECTED days in this post)
WED July 15, 6:30-9:30 ST JULIEN HOTEL (9th&Walnut, Bldr)
THUR July 16, 7:30-10pm OUTLOOK HOTEL (28th&Baseline, Bldr)
Little Joe's Birthday Party!!!
FRI July 17, 9pm GOLD HILL INN (Gold Hill, 20 min from Boulder)
with special guest Lionel Young
Then it's off on Saturday to play some New Orleans style roots in Grand Lake with Lynnea Godfriaux & Brad Pregeant for the Buffalo Barbeque... 11:30 am!!!
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Summer music in July
My apology to you , the wonderful folks who came to listen on Wed, June 17. Believe me, had I known, I never would have invited you to come out, much less solicited your support! I hope that when I invite you to giggle with me in the future, that you will respond again with the same enthusiasm.
I enjoy making music for almost any audience but it is especially wonderful to play for friends, old and new, who have an interest in what we are trying to share. From the moment you walk in, we begin that magic exchange that makes each one of us more than we can ever be alone. I promise every effort to be clear and timely in my communication, and I hope the venue(s) will assist in that effort. You are what makes this valid and possible, and I am honored by your support. Nuff sed!
Dexter is off to camp! I feel like a kid - sent by "scholarship" to Balkan Music Camp in the CA redwoods! And am I ever excited. Colorado performances resume after, and since I will be away from computers and such here is what follows:
WED July 8, 6:30-9:30 St Julien Hotel (9th&Walnut, Bldr). Dexter Payne Quartet plays Brazilian choro and more.
With Francisco Marques, Raoul Rossiter, Bijoux Barbosa
THUR July 9, Oscar Blues(Lyons) Little Joe McLerran with Robbie Mac & Dexter Payne. Joe, based in Tulsa, is the 2009 International Blues Challenge Champion and comes to CO from blues festivals in Minnesota, Italy and Washington. See www.littlejoeblues.com
SAT July 11, Soiled Dove (Market&20th, Den) Little Joe McLerran with Robbie Mac & Dexter Payne.
(See above)
THUR July 15, 6:30-9:30 St Julien Hotel (9th&Walnut, Bldr) Little Joe McLerran with Robbie Mac & Dexter Payne.
(See above)
FRI July 16, Outlook Hotel (28th St, Bldr) Little Joe McLerran with Robbie Mac & Dexter Payne.
(See above)
SAT July 17, Gold Hill Inn (Gold Hill) Little Joe McLerran, Robbie Mac, Dexter Payne & special guest Lionel Young (Lionel was the 2008 International Blues Challenge Champion!)
THUR July 23, 6:30-9:30 St Julien Hotel (9th&Walnut, Bldr). Dexter Payne Quartet plays Brazilian choro and more.
With Francisco Marques, Raoul Rossiter, Bill Kopper.
Coming soon: Yeahbutshoehead... and Veelah! Please stay tuned!!!
All the best,
Dexter
I enjoy making music for almost any audience but it is especially wonderful to play for friends, old and new, who have an interest in what we are trying to share. From the moment you walk in, we begin that magic exchange that makes each one of us more than we can ever be alone. I promise every effort to be clear and timely in my communication, and I hope the venue(s) will assist in that effort. You are what makes this valid and possible, and I am honored by your support. Nuff sed!
Dexter is off to camp! I feel like a kid - sent by "scholarship" to Balkan Music Camp in the CA redwoods! And am I ever excited. Colorado performances resume after, and since I will be away from computers and such here is what follows:
WED July 8, 6:30-9:30 St Julien Hotel (9th&Walnut, Bldr). Dexter Payne Quartet plays Brazilian choro and more.
With Francisco Marques, Raoul Rossiter, Bijoux Barbosa
THUR July 9, Oscar Blues(Lyons) Little Joe McLerran with Robbie Mac & Dexter Payne. Joe, based in Tulsa, is the 2009 International Blues Challenge Champion and comes to CO from blues festivals in Minnesota, Italy and Washington. See www.littlejoeblues.com
SAT July 11, Soiled Dove (Market&20th, Den) Little Joe McLerran with Robbie Mac & Dexter Payne.
(See above)
THUR July 15, 6:30-9:30 St Julien Hotel (9th&Walnut, Bldr) Little Joe McLerran with Robbie Mac & Dexter Payne.
(See above)
FRI July 16, Outlook Hotel (28th St, Bldr) Little Joe McLerran with Robbie Mac & Dexter Payne.
(See above)
SAT July 17, Gold Hill Inn (Gold Hill) Little Joe McLerran, Robbie Mac, Dexter Payne & special guest Lionel Young (Lionel was the 2008 International Blues Challenge Champion!)
THUR July 23, 6:30-9:30 St Julien Hotel (9th&Walnut, Bldr). Dexter Payne Quartet plays Brazilian choro and more.
With Francisco Marques, Raoul Rossiter, Bill Kopper.
Coming soon: Yeahbutshoehead... and Veelah! Please stay tuned!!!
All the best,
Dexter
Monday, June 15, 2009
St Julien Hotel, Wed
St Julien Hotel, Wed June 17, 6:30pm. This will be the last chance to hear Dexter’s mix of Brazilian music (next show is on Wed, July 8th, also at the St Julien). So put it on the calendar, drop in and say HI!
We are negotiating for a more dates at the St Julien, so any vote of confidence is a great help, be it a call to the hotel asking for more of the Dexter Payne Quartet or just coming in to listen to the choros, dance to the samba and forro.
Meanwhile, I can no longer contain my excitement – I feel like a kid!
I have been offered a scholarship to attend Balkan Music Camp this summer in CA near Mendocino (June 27 – July 4). Needless to say, Im accepting! So, the last week of June… I head for Camp.
Makes me feel like a kid (I never actually went to a music camp as a youngster!!!) - a glorious week of gypsy music in the redwoods. No phone, no internet for a week. Anticipation is building!!!
Please come on out on Wed, and remember: the same Dexter Payne Quartet will be at the St Julien, July 8. (first gig when I get back!) – followed quickly by a string of blues dates with Little Joe McLerran. Check www.dexterpayne.com/calendar.html for all the dates.
All the best,
Dexter
www.dexterpayne.com
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We are negotiating for a more dates at the St Julien, so any vote of confidence is a great help, be it a call to the hotel asking for more of the Dexter Payne Quartet or just coming in to listen to the choros, dance to the samba and forro.
Meanwhile, I can no longer contain my excitement – I feel like a kid!
I have been offered a scholarship to attend Balkan Music Camp this summer in CA near Mendocino (June 27 – July 4). Needless to say, Im accepting! So, the last week of June… I head for Camp.
Makes me feel like a kid (I never actually went to a music camp as a youngster!!!) - a glorious week of gypsy music in the redwoods. No phone, no internet for a week. Anticipation is building!!!
Please come on out on Wed, and remember: the same Dexter Payne Quartet will be at the St Julien, July 8. (first gig when I get back!) – followed quickly by a string of blues dates with Little Joe McLerran. Check www.dexterpayne.com/calendar.html for all the dates.
All the best,
Dexter
www.dexterpayne.com
www.dexofon.com
Friday, May 29, 2009
Too much fun!
I have been doing some serious research and the results are clear: The glass is definitely half full! Maybe even overflowing... Doing less and enjoying it more is obviously exactly what is needed.
Tonight FRI May 29, 6:30-7:30
Come to Kakes Dance Studio for Sheldon Sands "Afro-Klez" . We will be playing klezmer (including James Hoskins, Anthony Salvo) with African drums! The occasion? A benefit for Karen Marx medical expenses. Karen is well known in Boulder as a drummer and for her work with Mali Assistance Project. Ni Arma and others will be there as well. Now its time to show support for Karen!
SUN May 31, 3pm anyone who can - really owes it to themself to see Tim Duffy at Cleo Parker Dance in Denver. On board are Kim Stone, Bob Rebholtz, Brad Goode and more. Im sad to be missing it.
TUES June 2, 6:30-9:30
at St Julien Hotel (9th & Walnut, Bldr) its the Dexter Payne Quartet:
Bill Kopper, Francisco Marques, Raoul Rossiter, Dexter Payne will play Brazilian music, traditional & modern, choro and more.
Come on out and say hi!
Tonight FRI May 29, 6:30-7:30
Come to Kakes Dance Studio for Sheldon Sands "Afro-Klez" . We will be playing klezmer (including James Hoskins, Anthony Salvo) with African drums! The occasion? A benefit for Karen Marx medical expenses. Karen is well known in Boulder as a drummer and for her work with Mali Assistance Project. Ni Arma and others will be there as well. Now its time to show support for Karen!
SUN May 31, 3pm anyone who can - really owes it to themself to see Tim Duffy at Cleo Parker Dance in Denver. On board are Kim Stone, Bob Rebholtz, Brad Goode and more. Im sad to be missing it.
TUES June 2, 6:30-9:30
at St Julien Hotel (9th & Walnut, Bldr) its the Dexter Payne Quartet:
Bill Kopper, Francisco Marques, Raoul Rossiter, Dexter Payne will play Brazilian music, traditional & modern, choro and more.
Come on out and say hi!
Friday, May 22, 2009
Summertime is now!
Summer is undeniably here. Time to relearn the art of enjoyment. Music, anyone? This weekend I get to work with two exceptional songwriters George Inai and Laurie Dameron. They both have some beautiful songs, check out their websites. With great musicians in a nearly acoustic setting. See you there!
SAT May 23 2009, 6:00 PM El Centro Su Teatro 4725 High St Denver, CO 80216
George Inai & his Curious Ghost Orquestra: Eric Moon, Ryan Ellison, Derek Banach, Dexter Payne and Terry Dane
Tickets: $10 (under 12 - free!) www.georgeinai.com
(I-70 to Brighton Blvd N; right off Brighton on 47th; left on High St.)
MON May 25 2009, 12:30 PM Gold Hill Inn Memorial Day BBQ Gold Hill, CO
Laurie Dameron Quartet followed by the Informants and the Deltasonics.
Music $15, BBQ $12, Kids 1/2 price www.goldhillinn.com
FRI May 29 2009, 6:30-7:30 PM Kakes Dance Studio, 2115 Pearl St. Boulder, CO
Sheldon Sands Klezmer Orch with Anthony Salvo, and James Hoskins
Benefit for Karen Marx
TUE Jun 2 2009, 6:30-9:30 PM St Julien Hotel Walnut & 9th, Boulder, CO
Dexter Payne Quartet with Bill Kopper, Francisco Marques, and Raoul Rossiter
Brasil roots: Choro and more. All Ages Free
SAT May 23 2009, 6:00 PM El Centro Su Teatro 4725 High St Denver, CO 80216
George Inai & his Curious Ghost Orquestra: Eric Moon, Ryan Ellison, Derek Banach, Dexter Payne and Terry Dane
Tickets: $10 (under 12 - free!) www.georgeinai.com
(I-70 to Brighton Blvd N; right off Brighton on 47th; left on High St.)
MON May 25 2009, 12:30 PM Gold Hill Inn Memorial Day BBQ Gold Hill, CO
Laurie Dameron Quartet followed by the Informants and the Deltasonics.
Music $15, BBQ $12, Kids 1/2 price www.goldhillinn.com
FRI May 29 2009, 6:30-7:30 PM Kakes Dance Studio, 2115 Pearl St. Boulder, CO
Sheldon Sands Klezmer Orch with Anthony Salvo, and James Hoskins
Benefit for Karen Marx
TUE Jun 2 2009, 6:30-9:30 PM St Julien Hotel Walnut & 9th, Boulder, CO
Dexter Payne Quartet with Bill Kopper, Francisco Marques, and Raoul Rossiter
Brasil roots: Choro and more. All Ages Free
Friday, May 8, 2009
Balkan dance music: Veelah Saturday. Happy Mothers Day!
The AfroPop Ensemble gave a great performance last week at the Naropa University Music Department Final Concert. I was very proud - the end to a great first year! Many thanks are due: to Janet Feder and Emily Harrison, the heart and soul of the Music dept. To Adje Abankwa and Kofi Mawuko of the Bao Bao Festival, who gave meaning to the whole project, as well as lots of sweat and love.
How did life get so busy? In spite of the doom and gloom, weird fears and what not... here goes another busy weekend! It began tonight (sorry folks, I was remiss) with the first ever parade of the newly named Bateria Alegria. Whats that? Picture 30 people strolling the Boulder Mall at 7:30pm on a warm (spring?) evening ... with Brazilian drums, bells and a whistle. You got it - just like carnaval - loud, and fun! We were all grinning from ear to ear and by the looks on faces of young and old, Alegria is a pretty good name to descibe what goes on. I promise to tell in advance next time. Then I raced to Denver to play with Joao Junquiera and Amy (2/3 of Samba Song) at Enoteca in LoDo. Joao's last gig in the states till next fall. OK, enough of the stuff you cant do anything about...
SAT May 9: Balkan brass band music by Veelah in a great house concert. 6pm potluck, music at 8. $15 suggested donation. Reservations and directions: dhf2000@comcast.net or else call Dan at 303-886-9887. What is Balkan music? This is an all too rare appearance so dont miss it! Listen to our CD: http://cdbaby.com/cd/megyorkveelah to get what its all about...
SUN May 10. Mothers Day Tea Dance 2-5pm @ Avalon Ballroom, 6185 Arapahoe(Bldr) with Susan Rogers, Eric Moon, Mike Fitzmaurice and Dexter Payne. Free dance lesson at 1:30. (303-440-8303, avalon@villageartscoalition.org )
Happy day to those make all this possible! Spring is definitely here!!!
How did life get so busy? In spite of the doom and gloom, weird fears and what not... here goes another busy weekend! It began tonight (sorry folks, I was remiss) with the first ever parade of the newly named Bateria Alegria. Whats that? Picture 30 people strolling the Boulder Mall at 7:30pm on a warm (spring?) evening ... with Brazilian drums, bells and a whistle. You got it - just like carnaval - loud, and fun! We were all grinning from ear to ear and by the looks on faces of young and old, Alegria is a pretty good name to descibe what goes on. I promise to tell in advance next time. Then I raced to Denver to play with Joao Junquiera and Amy (2/3 of Samba Song) at Enoteca in LoDo. Joao's last gig in the states till next fall. OK, enough of the stuff you cant do anything about...
SAT May 9: Balkan brass band music by Veelah in a great house concert. 6pm potluck, music at 8. $15 suggested donation. Reservations and directions: dhf2000@comcast.net or else call Dan at 303-886-9887. What is Balkan music? This is an all too rare appearance so dont miss it! Listen to our CD: http://cdbaby.com/cd/megyorkveelah to get what its all about...
SUN May 10. Mothers Day Tea Dance 2-5pm @ Avalon Ballroom, 6185 Arapahoe(Bldr) with Susan Rogers, Eric Moon, Mike Fitzmaurice and Dexter Payne. Free dance lesson at 1:30. (303-440-8303, avalon@villageartscoalition.org )
Happy day to those make all this possible! Spring is definitely here!!!
Friday, May 1, 2009
Afropop... and Veelah!
Its a very exciting time for me, the culmination of this semester's Naropa University Afropop Ensemble: 16 students who have really exceeded everyones expectations including their own. This group backed singer/composer Kofi Mawuko from Ghana in the 6th Annual Bao Bao Festival at Boulder Theater. And now...
SUN May 3, 7pm - Naropa Music Student Concert (Naropa PAC, Arapaho Campus)
Including Afropop Ensemble, directed by Dexter Payne
As if that is not enough, next Sat, May 9, will be highlighted by a rolicking house concert with the Balkan brass sound of Meg York & Veelah. Veelah plays intensely exciting music from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Jewish Klezmer, Turkey, and the Roma traditions, featuring mesmerizing rhythms and sizzling solos. One of the Front Range’s hottest Balkan bands, Veelah is:
Meg York & Dexter Payne, clarinets and saxophones; Dave Willey, accordion; Jesse Manno, percussion/vocals; and Brian Mullins, tuba. Don’t miss this!
SAT May 9. 6pm potluck ... music 8pm. Suggested $15 donation. RSVP: (dhf2000@comcast.net)
(At a very special house in So Boulder - host to many fine concerts over the last year or so.)
SUN May 3, 7pm - Naropa Music Student Concert (Naropa PAC, Arapaho Campus)
Including Afropop Ensemble, directed by Dexter Payne
As if that is not enough, next Sat, May 9, will be highlighted by a rolicking house concert with the Balkan brass sound of Meg York & Veelah. Veelah plays intensely exciting music from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Jewish Klezmer, Turkey, and the Roma traditions, featuring mesmerizing rhythms and sizzling solos. One of the Front Range’s hottest Balkan bands, Veelah is:
Meg York & Dexter Payne, clarinets and saxophones; Dave Willey, accordion; Jesse Manno, percussion/vocals; and Brian Mullins, tuba. Don’t miss this!
SAT May 9. 6pm potluck ... music 8pm. Suggested $15 donation. RSVP: (dhf2000@comcast.net)
(At a very special house in So Boulder - host to many fine concerts over the last year or so.)
Monday, April 13, 2009
Salem rides, St Julien SAT and jazz in Missoula!
The music never stops - Last weeks house concert with Beco Do Choro was one of the best - such a wonderful audience and great hosts. The public debut of the Boulder Bateria was a blast at the CU International Fair, a sweet event in its own right. And in between - the Conference on World Affairs. "The hills are alive!" Some busy days ahead, so pull the beans out of your ears and get ready!
WED Apr 15 - Celebrate this favorite date with Pato Banton, Salem & Konrad Steffen at the Fox Theater (13th St & College, Bldr) Hip-hop, reggae, jazz, latin, funk and glacial awareness – all at once! Konrad - 8:45, Salem 9:00, Pato 10:15
FRI Apr 17th - 9pm, Salem in Alma @ the Bistro - always a great dance party!
SAT Apr 18th - 3pm, Salem opens for Keller Williams at the Breckenridge Spring Massive.
SAT Apr 18th - 6:30-9:30pm @ the St Julien Hotel (Walnut & 9th, Bldr). Dexter, Bill Koppoer and Raoul Rossiter will play Brazilian choros & sambas. Come down and show the hotel it doesnt take a big loud band to rock the joint.
WED & THUR Apr 22 - Jazzoula, (Missoula, MT) Honoring/featuring Buddy DeFranco. Playing with Dave Horgan, Beth Lo, Don Maus, Richard Ostheimer and...
Dont hold your breath, the fun has already begun. Hope to see you at one of these events!
WED Apr 15 - Celebrate this favorite date with Pato Banton, Salem & Konrad Steffen at the Fox Theater (13th St & College, Bldr) Hip-hop, reggae, jazz, latin, funk and glacial awareness – all at once! Konrad - 8:45, Salem 9:00, Pato 10:15
FRI Apr 17th - 9pm, Salem in Alma @ the Bistro - always a great dance party!
SAT Apr 18th - 3pm, Salem opens for Keller Williams at the Breckenridge Spring Massive.
SAT Apr 18th - 6:30-9:30pm @ the St Julien Hotel (Walnut & 9th, Bldr). Dexter, Bill Koppoer and Raoul Rossiter will play Brazilian choros & sambas. Come down and show the hotel it doesnt take a big loud band to rock the joint.
WED & THUR Apr 22 - Jazzoula, (Missoula, MT) Honoring/featuring Buddy DeFranco. Playing with Dave Horgan, Beth Lo, Don Maus, Richard Ostheimer and...
Dont hold your breath, the fun has already begun. Hope to see you at one of these events!
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Spring Music
More or less recovered from the Bao Bao Festival - I must say I was touched deeply by the effort and performance of "my" class, Afropop Ensemble, who in 6 weeks transformed themselves from a bunch of Naropa University undergrads, mostly freshmen, into a high energy performing unit at Boulder Theater for a standing room only Bao Bao Fest. The Bao Bao, it has been said, was better than ever, and the Ensemble rose to the occasion and really topped off the evening. I stand in awe of their performance and offer my gratitude for their sacrifice and supreme effort.
Bao Bao in all its joy was followed by Samba Night at the Fox Theater: Ginga, Capoeira and Samba Dende (with a 3-piece horn section).
Celebration of spring continues with Playback Theater West on FRI, Apr 3 8pm at the Dairy Center: improvisational theater at its best. I am the instant music score – and YOU write the screenplay, so come on down. Playback is a well loved Boulder staple, and I totally enjoy being in the rotation with these talented spirits.
Be sure to catch Beco Do Choro Quartet SAT Apr 4th, 8 pm in an intimate house concert of Brazilian music in South Boulder. Once again you have a part in the creation - potluck at 6 and then samba and foro the night away to the authentic sounds of Brazil, traditional and original. Beco is in full force: Joao Junquiera, Francisco Marques, Kailin Yong, Dexter Payne.
Suggested $15 donation, RSVP for directions: dhf2000@comcast.net
The Judy Roderick CD When Im Gone with special guest Dr John (as well as Boulder legends Washboard Chaz and Don BBQ DeBacker) is starting to get some great reviews, airplay in spots all over the country (spots that have great radio stations like we do) and some sales in the UK and Japan. Get yours from www.dexofon.com ... or from a certain roaming horn player at various mysterious venues. Its like an easter egg hunt. First clue: Go to the top of the page and read carefully for the next clue. And for heavens sake dont step on the eggs! Other Dexofon CDs also available. If you happen to like relaxed Brazilian music you are in luck. Music is stress relief medicine – sow the seeds of peace.
Enjoy!
Bao Bao in all its joy was followed by Samba Night at the Fox Theater: Ginga, Capoeira and Samba Dende (with a 3-piece horn section).
Celebration of spring continues with Playback Theater West on FRI, Apr 3 8pm at the Dairy Center: improvisational theater at its best. I am the instant music score – and YOU write the screenplay, so come on down. Playback is a well loved Boulder staple, and I totally enjoy being in the rotation with these talented spirits.
Be sure to catch Beco Do Choro Quartet SAT Apr 4th, 8 pm in an intimate house concert of Brazilian music in South Boulder. Once again you have a part in the creation - potluck at 6 and then samba and foro the night away to the authentic sounds of Brazil, traditional and original. Beco is in full force: Joao Junquiera, Francisco Marques, Kailin Yong, Dexter Payne.
Suggested $15 donation, RSVP for directions: dhf2000@comcast.net
The Judy Roderick CD When Im Gone with special guest Dr John (as well as Boulder legends Washboard Chaz and Don BBQ DeBacker) is starting to get some great reviews, airplay in spots all over the country (spots that have great radio stations like we do) and some sales in the UK and Japan. Get yours from www.dexofon.com ... or from a certain roaming horn player at various mysterious venues. Its like an easter egg hunt. First clue: Go to the top of the page and read carefully for the next clue. And for heavens sake dont step on the eggs! Other Dexofon CDs also available. If you happen to like relaxed Brazilian music you are in luck. Music is stress relief medicine – sow the seeds of peace.
Enjoy!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Flash: BaoBao Update
The Afropop Ensemble will perform for the BaoBao ONLY IN BOULDER. Technical limitations will prevent playing with the DSA show.
Flash: BaoBao Update
The Afropop Ensemble will perform for the BaoBao ONLY IN BOULDER. Technical limitations will prevent playing with the DSA show.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Beco & BaoBao
I am correcting my error on location for BaoBao Fest in Denver, Thurs: Its at Den School of the Arts (see below for full details). Meanwhile, remember:
Beco Do Choro Wed (tonight) 6:30-9:30 @ St Julien Hotel (9th&Walnut, Bldr)
Francisco Marques, Joao Junquiera, Kailin Yong, Dexter Payne. Brazilian all the way.
After 9:30 I will join my students (Naropa Afropop Ensemble) backing Ghanain singer/writer/drummer Kofi Mawuko at the free BaoBao event at the Broker (30th&Baseline,Bldr) They made me very proud with their live radio performance just last Saturday at KGNU, and will also perform Thurs and Sat. Come to the Broker, or visit www.baobaofest.org to find out what the 6th annual festival is all about.
Thurs, March 5, 2009, 7pm Denver School of the Arts
7111 Montview Blvd. Denver, CO 80220 (303-882-0602)
$15; $8 students & seniors (children under 10 free)
(tickets available only at the door)
Saturday, March 7, 2009, 7pm Boulder Theater
(2032 14th Street, Boulder) Box Office: 303-786-7030
$19; $15 students & seniors (children under 10 free)
(tickets available in advance and at door)
I cannot say enough about the spirit and excellence these Naropa undergraduates have captured in a few short weeks - come see them perform. Im very proud!
Beco Do Choro Wed (tonight) 6:30-9:30 @ St Julien Hotel (9th&Walnut, Bldr)
Francisco Marques, Joao Junquiera, Kailin Yong, Dexter Payne. Brazilian all the way.
After 9:30 I will join my students (Naropa Afropop Ensemble) backing Ghanain singer/writer/drummer Kofi Mawuko at the free BaoBao event at the Broker (30th&Baseline,Bldr) They made me very proud with their live radio performance just last Saturday at KGNU, and will also perform Thurs and Sat. Come to the Broker, or visit www.baobaofest.org to find out what the 6th annual festival is all about.
Thurs, March 5, 2009, 7pm Denver School of the Arts
7111 Montview Blvd. Denver, CO 80220 (303-882-0602)
$15; $8 students & seniors (children under 10 free)
(tickets available only at the door)
Saturday, March 7, 2009, 7pm Boulder Theater
(2032 14th Street, Boulder) Box Office: 303-786-7030
$19; $15 students & seniors (children under 10 free)
(tickets available in advance and at door)
I cannot say enough about the spirit and excellence these Naropa undergraduates have captured in a few short weeks - come see them perform. Im very proud!
Friday, February 27, 2009
Beco Do Choro... and BaoBao Fest
Is the stars? Exceleration of time? Or just that good old "everything happens at once!"
Catch it:
Beco Do Choro at the St Julien Hotel on WED March 4, 6:30pm.
(9th&Walnut, Boulder) Brazilian choro, samba, baiao by Dexter with Kailin Yong, Joao Junquiera, Francisco Marques. I especially apreciate your support of Brazilian music!
I am very proud of my first college teaching project Naropa Afropop Ensemble, who after only 7 weeks of rehearsal are playing for the:
Baobao Festival. Boulder Theater on SAT March 7 . Preview on KGNU 4pm Sat Feb 28, at the Broker (Baseline&30th, Boulder) on Wed March 4 and at DU Thurs March 5. With the great drummer PaaKow, we are backing Ghanain singer, drummer, composer, Kofi Mawuko.
Meanwhile, Im with Salem at the Bistro (Alma) tonight FRI March 27 and Mahogany Ridge (Steamboat) SAT March 28.
Catch it:
Beco Do Choro at the St Julien Hotel on WED March 4, 6:30pm.
(9th&Walnut, Boulder) Brazilian choro, samba, baiao by Dexter with Kailin Yong, Joao Junquiera, Francisco Marques. I especially apreciate your support of Brazilian music!
I am very proud of my first college teaching project Naropa Afropop Ensemble, who after only 7 weeks of rehearsal are playing for the:
Baobao Festival. Boulder Theater on SAT March 7 . Preview on KGNU 4pm Sat Feb 28, at the Broker (Baseline&30th, Boulder) on Wed March 4 and at DU Thurs March 5. With the great drummer PaaKow, we are backing Ghanain singer, drummer, composer, Kofi Mawuko.
Meanwhile, Im with Salem at the Bistro (Alma) tonight FRI March 27 and Mahogany Ridge (Steamboat) SAT March 28.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Beco Do Choro
In the current series of Beco appearances here is a good one:
Sunday Feb 22, 4pm
"Fine Arts at Four," 2008-2009 Concert Series
FREE admission
First Presbyterian Church
510 South 27th Avenue
Brighton, CO 80601
Phone: 303.659-2192
Beco Do Choro is a quartet of Kailin Yong, Joao Junqueira, Francisco Marques and Dexter Payne dedicated to sharing traditional and original Brazilian music. This promises to be a fine afternoon of fun and beautiful music for the whole family. No singing or dancing allowed. (Just kidding)
Sunday Feb 22, 4pm
"Fine Arts at Four," 2008-2009 Concert Series
FREE admission
First Presbyterian Church
510 South 27th Avenue
Brighton, CO 80601
Phone: 303.659-2192
Beco Do Choro is a quartet of Kailin Yong, Joao Junqueira, Francisco Marques and Dexter Payne dedicated to sharing traditional and original Brazilian music. This promises to be a fine afternoon of fun and beautiful music for the whole family. No singing or dancing allowed. (Just kidding)
Friday, February 6, 2009
Time to hit those slopes - Dexter has another weekend in Keystone. Todd Anders Johnson's Salem will hold forth at the Snake River Saloon Fri and Sat, with Dave Devine driving the guitar. Then next
Thursday Feb 12th there is a special event: George Inai will host a Valentines Extravaganza at the Euphoria Cafe, 21st and Larimer, 7-10 pm.Complete with sushi chef from Pacific Exchange. I wonder if I can put the poster up here - its a real special band and Ill try to describe it before its too late.
Then on Sat, the 14th it all breaks loose. First, 5-9pm with Dan Treanor, the harmonica wizard, at Papadeouxs (Sheridan & Hwy 36) and then from 9pm on with Patty Valentine at the Open Tap
(
1446 S Broadway, Denver, CO 80210) www.opentap.com
Then on Sun 15th, its Beco Do Choro in Longmont for a semi-private fund raiser.
Please keep in mind that if you elect to stay home for Valentines, you can always order out for dinner and music. Well, I imagine you can get dinner delivered to your house from somewhere, but Im certain about the music part. Just dial up www.dexofon.com and hear what is on the menu. Try it -you'll like it!
Thursday Feb 12th there is a special event: George Inai will host a Valentines Extravaganza at the Euphoria Cafe, 21st and Larimer, 7-10 pm.Complete with sushi chef from Pacific Exchange. I wonder if I can put the poster up here - its a real special band and Ill try to describe it before its too late.
Then on Sat, the 14th it all breaks loose. First, 5-9pm with Dan Treanor, the harmonica wizard, at Papadeouxs (Sheridan & Hwy 36) and then from 9pm on with Patty Valentine at the Open Tap
(
1446 S Broadway, Denver, CO 80210) www.opentap.com
Then on Sun 15th, its Beco Do Choro in Longmont for a semi-private fund raiser.
Please keep in mind that if you elect to stay home for Valentines, you can always order out for dinner and music. Well, I imagine you can get dinner delivered to your house from somewhere, but Im certain about the music part. Just dial up www.dexofon.com and hear what is on the menu. Try it -you'll like it!
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Beco Do Choro Trio house concert
Its a new era! Not an arrival ... we have some ground to cover. Wherever we are headed its sure going fast, the steep part of the curve. So while we are bivouacked here on this face, stuck between a rock and thin air... might as well take a Saturday night off and enjoy some great music. Sadly we have to choose, luckily we have choices.
How about an evening in Brazil? January heat in Recife, Rio, São Paulo. Beaches packed, escolas de samba in full swing, carnaval is almost here. Turn down the alley and suddenly its Dan and Dianne's living room. Smiling faces, good food, friends old and new – a house concert with Beco Do Choro!
João Junqueira is stirring the pot, turning a bossa to a baião, a samba to a frevo. Francisco Marques is turning up the heat, seven string melodies, rocking the rhythm on pandeiro and cavaquinho. Here comes Dexter Payne's clarinet, everyone is up - dancing, singing. Dont miss out!
How about an evening in Brazil? January heat in Recife, Rio, São Paulo. Beaches packed, escolas de samba in full swing, carnaval is almost here. Turn down the alley and suddenly its Dan and Dianne's living room. Smiling faces, good food, friends old and new – a house concert with Beco Do Choro!
João Junqueira is stirring the pot, turning a bossa to a baião, a samba to a frevo. Francisco Marques is turning up the heat, seven string melodies, rocking the rhythm on pandeiro and cavaquinho. Here comes Dexter Payne's clarinet, everyone is up - dancing, singing. Dont miss out!
| SAT Jan 31 2009 6:00 PM | House Concert- Dan & Dianne... Boulder, CO | With Beco Do Choro Trio: Joao Junqueira, Francisco Marques, Dexter Payne Age Limit: All ages Tickets: Donation Details: 6pm potluck 8pm music RSVP: dhf2000@comcast.net | | |
| SUN Feb 1 2009 2:30 PM | Lola Denver, CO | Salem: Todd Anders Johnson, Rob Garland, Dave Devine, M Vinvent M, Dexter Payne Age Limit: All ages Details: Hip hop, Latin, Funk, Jazz fusion. All original, see www.salem-music.com | ||
Monday, January 12, 2009
Judy Roderick & the Forbears with special guest Mac Rebennack (aka Dr John)
How excited can you get about a 24 year old recording? Pretty excited, as I see peoples faces light up and hear exclamations over the phone... this is fun! Yes, there are people who still remember and get nostalgic about the good old days - reminiscing about Judy and others who are no longer with us. Funny how a recording brings someone back to life!
But even more fun are folks who cant really tell you what they were doing in 1983. Watching their eyes get big and their jaws drop ... then comes a big smile, "Wow! That rocks!"
Here is the first review of the new year:
And now, here is a technology that definitely was not here in 83. This is for when you are just to tired or too busy to punch your way over to www.dexofon.com and listen to the these great sounds. Just hit this and you are at a "Judy Roderick tune-pak". Youll see what I mean.
Go ahead... Click it! Nudge it! Enjoy!!!
And then, once your energized... come on over! www.dexofon.com
But even more fun are folks who cant really tell you what they were doing in 1983. Watching their eyes get big and their jaws drop ... then comes a big smile, "Wow! That rocks!"
Here is the first review of the new year:
http://www.buffalonews.com/gusto/story/538321.html
Judy Roderick & the Forbears
When I’m Gone
[Dexofon]
When blues musicologist Dick Waterman first saw Judy Roderick take the stage of Cambridge’s Club 47 back in the 1960s, he expected to hear something prim and preppy — like maybe “Greensleeves” — from this petite musician, dressed in plaid skirt and sensible shoes.
What Waterman heard was an inspired blues belter, fluent in the form and so much more.
Roderick, who died in 1992 just shy of 50, left behind a modest but remarkable body of work, born of the ‘60s folk revival and enriched by a contagious respect for myriad styles, from vintage jazz to country blues. Her commercial high-water mark was “Woman Blue,” released by Vanguard Records in 1965 and still available in retail racks to this day.”
Her extended family, including notable musicians scattered hither and yon, fans of long memory and kin at Sardinia’s Olmsted Camp, continue to fly the flag for Roderick, who could perform in any company, bar none, and quite admirably.
Longtime collaborator Dexter Payne, witness to this unique talent, has reassembled and re-released “When I’m Gone,” a 1982 recording of Roderick and her incredibly tight band, the Forbears: Washboard Chaz Leary, Don DeBacker, Tim Martin and Payne. The recording, which includes several guest slots by Mac Rebennack, aka Dr. John, is a rollicking reward from the git-go to git-gone.
Extended-play honors go to the title cut, “When I’m Gone,” an achingly clever, slyly hip musing on being here — and not being here. Roderick soulfully surfs the crest of a strong horn section and Dr. John keyboards on three other barn-burners: “Surprises,” “Denver to Dallas” and Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup’s “Shout Sister Shout.” She turns on the slow heat in a slinky and sultry take on Jimmie Lunceford’s “Dream of You.” The disc ends in a folkie mode, mining a late 1970s track of “Floods of South Dakota,” back in the days when Roderick and Payne kept company with a group called The Big Sky Mudflaps.
“When I’m Gone” is a clear view of an amazing artist who deserves much more recognition. It is fresh and vital.
— Randy Rodda
And now, here is a technology that definitely was not here in 83. This is for when you are just to tired or too busy to punch your way over to www.dexofon.com and listen to the these great sounds. Just hit this and you are at a "Judy Roderick tune-pak". Youll see what I mean.
Go ahead... Click it! Nudge it! Enjoy!!!
And then, once your energized... come on over! www.dexofon.com
Friday, January 9, 2009
Its a Whole New Year
Starting mellow, as far as gigs go...
But Im quite busy - mailing out CD orders and getting ready for my class at Naropa. Thats right, just call me professor, well, instructor, actually, of Afropop Ensemble. Its gonna be a great band - I can feel it!
And Ive had some great times sitting in with friends: the Corvettes, Boulder Acoustic Society, Os Malandros. Im the lucky guy! Meanwhile, stirring it up for the new season:
FRI Jan 9, 9pm @ Appaloosa Grill. 535 16th St. (16th&Welton, Denver) 720-932-1700
Todd Johnsons SALEM (www.salem-music.com)
wi Dave Devine on guitar
Come on out for some righteous funky original stuff.
Did I say CDs? Judy Roderick & the Forbears wi Dr John WHEN IM GONE is getting some great airplay, like WWOZ, New Orleans! Big thanks to Washboard Chaz, now of "playingforchange.com" fame. And my latest: OUR TIME to REMEMBER CD with Thiago de Mello - right here at home on KUVO! Check em BOTH out!
Til then,
Dexter
But Im quite busy - mailing out CD orders and getting ready for my class at Naropa. Thats right, just call me professor, well, instructor, actually, of Afropop Ensemble. Its gonna be a great band - I can feel it!
And Ive had some great times sitting in with friends: the Corvettes, Boulder Acoustic Society, Os Malandros. Im the lucky guy! Meanwhile, stirring it up for the new season:
FRI Jan 9, 9pm @ Appaloosa Grill. 535 16th St. (16th&Welton, Denver) 720-932-1700
Todd Johnsons SALEM (www.salem-music.com)
wi Dave Devine on guitar
Come on out for some righteous funky original stuff.
Did I say CDs? Judy Roderick & the Forbears wi Dr John WHEN IM GONE is getting some great airplay, like WWOZ, New Orleans! Big thanks to Washboard Chaz, now of "playingforchange.com" fame. And my latest: OUR TIME to REMEMBER CD with Thiago de Mello - right here at home on KUVO! Check em BOTH out!
Til then,
Dexter
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