Dear friends,
Cant wait for winter. Wish it would wait just a little longer. Which will it be? Do our wishes affect the weather we get? These, and some other questions will not be fully answered in this email. Stay tuned for updates on the universe and other matters.
I have sad to share: my dear friend of 15 wonderful years, my Brazilian "elder brother", Gaudencio Thiago de Mello left us a week ago after a year of declining health. We met on the Rio Solimoes ("Amazon") at the "encotra das aguas" in 1998. Thiago, 80, was the brother of renowned poet Amadeu Thiago de Mello. Best known for his grammy nominated recording "Journey to the Amazon" with Sharon Isbin & Paul Winter including 5 of his compositions, Thiago featured me in several concerts in NY with his 9 piece band Amazon, and with Sharon Isbin at Hampton Music festival and 92nd St "Y". We recorded 4 albums in close collaboration in Brazil and NYC and I played on 2 more of his CDs. We toured together in Brazil in 2006, where we played with Sharon Isbin, as well as Antonio Mello. You can see promo video of Thiago for his Warner Bros. release with Isbin & Winter at http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Meanwhile, back in the states, there's a party going on:
THUR Nov 21 7-10pm Caffe Solé (Table Mesa Shopping Ctr, Bldr)
Marrakech Express (new, largely original, Moroccan blend with El Yesfi Samir, Bret Bowen, Anthony Salvo, Dexter Payne) SRO last time at Solé so come early!
FRI Nov 22 private event
MON Nov 24 7-9:30pm Dazzle Jazz (9th&Lincoln, Den)
Marrakech Express (see above) Not our first in Denver, but a first for this quartet at Dazzle, so please join us!
Coming soon:
Nov 30 - David Booker Swingtet at Avalon,
Dec 1 - Lionel Young Band in Outlook flood benefit
Dec 7 - Nokuthula at Caffe Sole
Dec 8 - Deep Integration Event at Adi Shakti Center
Dec 11 - MMM at Boulder Library
Dec 12 - Dexter Payne Quintet at Caffe Sole
Dec 19 - Dexter Payne & the legendary Kim Stone at Amaro
Dec 24 - Michael Stanwood & Dexter Payne at Divine Science Church, Denver
Dec 31 - Lionel Young Band at Outlook
Jan - more dates for Marrakech, Nokuthula, Dexter Payne Quartet + 1 CD… and much more!
See you soon,
Dexter
Cant wait for winter. Wish it would wait just a little longer. Which will it be? Do our wishes affect the weather we get? These, and some other questions will not be fully answered in this email. Stay tuned for updates on the universe and other matters.
I have sad to share: my dear friend of 15 wonderful years, my Brazilian "elder brother", Gaudencio Thiago de Mello left us a week ago after a year of declining health. We met on the Rio Solimoes ("Amazon") at the "encotra das aguas" in 1998. Thiago, 80, was the brother of renowned poet Amadeu Thiago de Mello. Best known for his grammy nominated recording "Journey to the Amazon" with Sharon Isbin & Paul Winter including 5 of his compositions, Thiago featured me in several concerts in NY with his 9 piece band Amazon, and with Sharon Isbin at Hampton Music festival and 92nd St "Y". We recorded 4 albums in close collaboration in Brazil and NYC and I played on 2 more of his CDs. We toured together in Brazil in 2006, where we played with Sharon Isbin, as well as Antonio Mello. You can see promo video of Thiago for his Warner Bros. release with Isbin & Winter at http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Meanwhile, back in the states, there's a party going on:
THUR Nov 21 7-10pm Caffe Solé (Table Mesa Shopping Ctr, Bldr)
Marrakech Express (new, largely original, Moroccan blend with El Yesfi Samir, Bret Bowen, Anthony Salvo, Dexter Payne) SRO last time at Solé so come early!
FRI Nov 22 private event
MON Nov 24 7-9:30pm Dazzle Jazz (9th&Lincoln, Den)
Marrakech Express (see above) Not our first in Denver, but a first for this quartet at Dazzle, so please join us!
Coming soon:
Nov 30 - David Booker Swingtet at Avalon,
Dec 1 - Lionel Young Band in Outlook flood benefit
Dec 7 - Nokuthula at Caffe Sole
Dec 8 - Deep Integration Event at Adi Shakti Center
Dec 11 - MMM at Boulder Library
Dec 12 - Dexter Payne Quintet at Caffe Sole
Dec 19 - Dexter Payne & the legendary Kim Stone at Amaro
Dec 24 - Michael Stanwood & Dexter Payne at Divine Science Church, Denver
Dec 31 - Lionel Young Band at Outlook
Jan - more dates for Marrakech, Nokuthula, Dexter Payne Quartet + 1 CD… and much more!
See you soon,
Dexter
