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
Monday, November 30, 2009
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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