St Valentine

I am not really up on where he came from, but tomorrow is his day. I will be playing with a fresh collection of folks, playing bossa nova and other Brazilian treats for a Valentine's Day salon: "the Brazilian Art of Love and Chocolate" presented by "Cafe de la Culture". Previous salons with themes like Rumi, Leonardo DaVinci,  Jane Austen,  have been popular. Combining fine food, music, Brazilian romantic poetry, and conversation in an intimate setting in a lovely North Boulder home, it is a good one for couples and singles too.  RSVP at:

 Cafe de la Culture: the Brazilian Art of Love and Chocolate

Then I am off for Carnaval weekend to tropical MT, celebrating the sweetness of life with my old pals, the Big Sky Mudflaps. We played together from Seattle to NY to LA, including appearances on NBC Today Show, Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion, Kool Jazz, as well as the Boulder Blue Note! Friends are gathering from all over the country for the party, should be a good one Sun night in Hamilton, MT.

I'll be back in CO on Fat Tues/Carnaval - see you locals then!

TUE   Feb 14,   6pm "the Brazilian Art of Love and Chocolate"
RSVP  for address at Cafe de la Culture: the Brazilian Art of Love and Chocolate

SUN   Feb 19,   Hamilton, MT Elks,   Big Sky Mudflaps Reunion


See you there!

Dexter

Hi everyone,

Winter in Colorado (today at least!) is looking pretty post card-ish. Good time for a walk in the snow... at the very least. My music season is picking up slow - last year's blistering pace will be hard to match though it appears that it will pick up momentum soon.

Right now I am enjoying teaching Afropop Ensemble (my fourth year as adjunct!) This time it's a team effort with percussionist Scott Mast. Scott, a Naropa grad, brings a lot to the effort and it is an even richer experience - that's saying a lot! Music is a community experience.

A few great gigs coming up I want you to know about: First, tomorrow, Sat, Feb 4th, is one of my precious dates with Playback Theater West at the Dairy. Don't miss it, especially if you haver never see Playback. A group of very talented and conscious actors spontaneously play back stories told by audience volunteers... and I play the sound track. Every time I laugh, I cry.

Wed, the 8th is the bi-monthly Morning Music Meditation at Boulder Library on Canyon. Its a rotating cast of great musicians playing contemplative sounds for your enjoyment. Always makes me feel wonderful - come try it for yourself.

Thursday is that favorite day of the month: Second Thursday at Caffe Sole with the Dexter Payne Quartet. It is a great joy for me to swim in the Brazilian tradition with Bill Kopper, Dave Willey and Raoul Rossiter. Starting my 7th year with Bill and Raoul, and Dave is a brilliant musical intuitive who might have actually been the first accordionist in Brazil.

Then on the weekend I am off to Rapid City for the first forray of the year with Lionel Young Band. Come on along, only a day's drive!

See you there!
Dexter

SAT  Feb 4, 8pm   Dairy Center fro the Arts (26th & Walnut, Bldr)
Playback Theater West


WED  Feb 8th, 10:30-11:30am Boulder Library Canyon Theater (9th&Canyon, Bldr)
Morning Music Meditation


THUR  Feb 9th,  7:30-10:30pm Caffe Sole (Table Mesa Ctr, Bldr)
Dexter Payne Quartet wi Bill Kopper, Dave Willey, Raoul Rossiter


SAT  Feb 11th, Rapid City, SD
Lionel Young Band