Sprung

Dear friends,

March has pretty well blown us away this year. Everyone, in every way. All the more reason to sing and dance. A lovely equinox, great full moon. Lives ending and beginning. Amazing accounts of community in the face of devastation. We will only get through together - Celebrate the awesome energy of spring! 

Winter recording projects are maturing. Gora Gora will be in the studio soon. Kailin Yong Peace Project is entering into the second phase of recording and I am very excited about the results! Lionel Young Band album is for sale and George Inai Curious Ghost part 1 is about to hit CD Baby. 

Meanwhile out in the air, Naropa Afropop Ensemble will soon give it's first public performance. Stay tuned for a rare appearance of Veelah Hot Balkan Ensemble. Gora Gora will perform in Denver soon. Plans are well underway for coast-to-coast tours of the Lionel Young Band. Join in offering up some vibrations that are not of an explosive nature. We definitely have variety, no problem there! 

Hope to see you soon,

Dexter

WED  March 23,10:30-11:30am  

Boulder Library Canyon Thtr (9th&Canyon, Bldr)

Morning Music Meditation (Jesse Manno, Michael Stanwood, Jenna Woods, Dexter Payne, Kailin Yong, James Hoskins) Dancing in your head... or the cosmos.

WED  March 23, 8-midnight 

Lannie's Clocktower Cabaret (16th&Arapahoe, Den)

Lionel Young Band (blues) Do the hip shake baby.

SAT  March 26,  5:30-8:30pm   

Mezzanine, Boulderado Hotel (14th&Spruce, Bldr)

Dexter Payne Trio (Brazilian wi Bill Kopper, Raoul Rossiter) Samba, forro!

Stirring up the cauldron

Groundhogs, warm sun, it's all very seductive. Drought, war, peace, government, gas - very scary. There, that covers it right? Fortunately we have lots to discuss on the musical front. Ah, I feel better already!

The reality of Lionel Young Band winning the IBC is just beginning to sink in. Plans for summer are starting to unfold, website is up (www.lionelyoung.net) though still a work in progress (sim, é eu!) and the game is on to see how I can juggle all the musical projects I love so dearly! Added to the mix - I have just been informed I am to be inducted! Into Missoula, MT Jazz Hall of Fame, that is, meaning I will likely be taking a quick trip up there in late April. Suddenly I need room on the wall for plaques... who'd 'a' thunk it? Meanwhile, there is musical fun to be had:

THUR   March 3, Pearl St Mall, Bldr (B'way to the Laughing Goat)
7:30pm  Bateria Alegria samba parade (yes, right now - and Ginga plays at the Goat after)

SAT   March 5,   Mercury Cafe (22nd&Calif, Den)
8pm   Bateria Alegria & Ginga for Brazilian Carnaval Show (wi free samba lesson)

MON  March 7, Oriental Theater (44th&Tennison, Den)
7pm   BlueStar Connection Benefit wi Trampled Under Foot & Lionel Young Band blues!

TUE  March 8,   Pumphouse Brewery (540 Main, Lngmt)
7-9pm  Gora Gora Orkestar brass band - Balkan and more!

THUR  March 10, Caffe Sole (TableMesa, Bldr)
7:30pm   Dexter Payne Quartet with Bill Kopper, Dave Willey, Raoul Rossiter

SUN  March 13, Longmont Arts Council House Concert (Tel. 303-678-7869)
4-5pm   Dexter Payne Quintet wi Bill Kopper, Dave Willey, Raoul Rossiter, Jeff Jenkins Brazil!

There now, had enough fun yet? Well let's get started, then! See you all over town!

Soon,
Dexter