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SACRED GROUNDS For our fifth appearance at Sacred Grounds, December 8, 2011, we played the music of Chet Baker, Tom Harrell, Art Farmer, Keith Jarrett, Dmitri Matheny and more. Dmitri Matheny Group (L-R) Nick Manson, Dmitri Matheny, Jack Radavich, Andrew Gross, Scott Sadlon Dmitri Matheny Group (L-R) Dmitri Matheny, Jack Radavich, Andrew Gross Our fourth appearance at Sacred Grounds, March 17th, 2011, featured the premiere of The Caliche Code, an extended form composition for quintet, featuring pianist Nick Manson. The Caliche Code (L-R) Nick Manson, Dmitri Matheny, Ted Sistrunk, Paul Anderson, John Lewis. The Caliche Code (L-R) Nick Manson, Dmitri Matheny, Ted Sistrunk, Paul Anderson, John Lewis. Our third appearance at Sacred Grounds, May 27, 2010, was a special evening Celebrating Miles Davis with Fred Forney, Dennis Monce, Nick Manson, Thomas Williams and John Lewis. Celebrating Miles Davis Dmitri Matheny, Thomas Williams Celebrating Miles Davis (L-R) Dennis Monce, Dmitri Matheny, Fred Forney Celebrating Miles Davis (L-R) Nick Manson, Dennis Monce, Thomas Williams, Dmitri Matheny, Fred Forney, John Lewis Celebrating Miles Davis (L-R) Nick Manson, Dennis Monce, Dmitri Matheny, Thomas Williams, Fred Forney, John Lewis For our second Sacred Grounds appearance, in March 2010, we brought Charles McNeal in from Las Vegas. The other DMG members were Nick Manson, Thomas Williams and John Lewis. Dmitri Matheny LIVE Our first DMG concert after moving to AZ, September 10, 2009, at Sacred Grounds Jazz Coffeehouse. The band included Jerry Donato, Darrell Grant, Ruth Davies and Dom Moio.
SUN VILLAGE On March 9, 2011, we presented Swing into Spring at Sun Village in Surprise, AZ. Swing Into Spring (L-R) Dmitri Matheny, Nick Manson, Paul Anderson Swing Into Spring (L-R) Nick Manson, Dmitri Matheny, Ted Sistrunk, Paul Anderson, John Lewis Swing Into Spring (L-R) Nick Manson, Dmitri Matheny, Ted Sistrunk, Paul Anderson, John Lewis
TEMPE CENTER FOR THE ARTS San Francisco Vocalist Clairdee Dmitri Matheny's Holiday Jazz Show Saturday, December 18, 2010 Tempe Center for the Arts Tempe, AZ It's Christmastime in Arizona! Overlooking Tempe Town Lake, the Tempe Center for the Arts is an architectural masterpiece. (L-R) Darrell Grant, Charles McNeal, Dmitri Matheny, Thomas Williams, Clairdee, Dom Moio Dmitri Matheny Group Tempe, Arizona December 18, 2010 Dmitri Matheny Group Tempe, Arizona December 18, 2010 Dmitri Matheny Group Tempe, Arizona December 18, 2010 Dmitri Matheny Group Tempe, Arizona December 18, 2010 Dmitri Matheny Group Tempe, Arizona December 18, 2010 Darrell Grant, Thomas Williams Thomas Williams, Dom Moio Dmitri Matheny Group Tempe, Arizona December 18, 2010 Charles McNeal, Dmitri Matheny Darrell Grant, Charles McNeal Dmitri Matheny Group Tempe, Arizona December 18, 2010 Dmitri Matheny, Thomas Williams Dmitri Matheny Group Tempe, Arizona December 18, 2010 Dmitri Matheny Group Tempe, Arizona December 18, 2010 Darrell Grant, Dmitri Matheny, Thomas Williams Dmitri Matheny Group Tempe, Arizona December 18, 2010 Dmitri Matheny Group Tempe, Arizona December 18, 2010 Dmitri Matheny Group Tempe, Arizona December 18, 2010 Dmitri Matheny Group Tempe, Arizona December 18, 2010 Dmitri Matheny Group Darrell Grant, piano Charles McNeal, saxophones Dmitri Matheny, flugelhorn Thomas Williams, bass Clairdee, vocal Dom Moio, drums
JAZZ IN THE HILLS On December 9, 2011 bassist Jack Radavich led a quartet at Jazz in the Hills. Dmitri Matheny, flugelhorn; Jack Radavich, bass; Frank Smith, keyboards; Scott Sadlon, drums. In May 2010 I had the privilege of performing with the Armand Boatman Trio at Jazz in the Hills. (L-R) Dmitri Matheny, Dom Moio, Thomas Williams, Armand Boatman Jazz in the Hills, Fountain Hills, Arizona, May 2010
PARADISE VALLEY JAZZ PARTY PARADISE VALLEY JAZZ PARTY Phoenix, AZ May 2010 Dmitri Matheny, Mark Colby PARADISE VALLEY JAZZ PARTY Phoenix, AZ May 2010 Dmitri Matheny, Wycliffe Gordon
CHANDLER JAZZ FESTIVAL CHANDLER JAZZ FESTIVAL March 2010 CHANDLER JAZZ FESTIVAL March 2010 Dmitri Matheny, Charles McNeal CHANDLER JAZZ FESTIVAL March 2010 Nick Manson & The CJF All-Stars CHANDLER JAZZ FESTIVAL March 2010 Ashlin Parker, Dmitri Matheny, Charles McNeal, Brice Winston CHANDLER JAZZ FESTIVAL March 2010 Nick Manson, Jack Radovich CHANDLER JAZZ FESTIVAL March 2010 John Lewis
KAZ & MONTI'S Holiday Jazz @ Kaz December 20, 2009 Dmitri Matheny, Charles McNeal Holiday Jazz @ Kaz December 20, 2009 Dmitri Matheny, Charles McNeal Holiday Jazz @ Kaz December 20, 2009 Charles McNeal, Dmitri Matheny Holiday Jazz @ Kaz December 20, 2009 Dmitri Matheny Holiday Jazz @ Kaz December 20, 2009 Nick Manson, Thomas Williams Holiday Jazz @ Kaz December 20, 2009 Thomas Williams Holiday Jazz @ Kaz December 20, 2009 John Lewis Holiday Jazz @ Kaz December 20, 2009 Celebrating Chet Baker Forney, Matheny & Monce December 14, 2009 Celebrating Chet Baker Forney, Matheny & Monce December 14, 2009 Celebrating Chet Baker Forney, Matheny & Monce December 14, 2009
BEAUTIFUL ARIZONA I first became serious about music while living in Tucson, Arizona in my early teens. This is a favorite vista, the Tucson night skyline as seen from the top of Campbell Road. During the 1990s I returned often to Arizona, thanks to the Tucson Jazz Society, University of Arizona, and other presenting organizations. In this photo, taken at the now defunct Cottonwood Club, I'm joined by pianist Jeff Haskell, bassist Scott Black and drummer Fred Hayes. In 2009, after 20 years in San Francisco, I moved back to Arizona, this time to the Phoenix area. As you drive from California to Arizona, the distinctive saguaro cacti begin appearing immediately at the state border. They disappear again when you cross the border into New Mexico. How do they know? Phoenix is the fifth most populous city in the USA. Phoenix is located in southern Arizona, in the Salt River Valley of the Sonoran Desert. The people who live here refer to it as the "Valley of the Sun," or simply "the Valley." The sprawl of our megalopolis stretches along the Salt River Valley desert basin for nearly 17,000 square miles. The sunsets here are legendary. The colors are different every day. I miss the ocean, but there's nothing like a desert sunset. My favorite Art Farmer album, Warm Valley, has an Arizona sunset on the cover. Art grew up here in the Valley and loved the landscape as I do. I sometimes search the horizon to try and find the exact spot where this photo was taken. During the late summer is the "monsoon season," when spectacular lightning storms illuminate the desert. I'd be tempted to walk in the warm rain, were it not for the very real risk of being struck by lightning. The sculptural, angular red rocks near Sedona, Arizona are strikingly beautiful. The Grand Canyon is one of the seven natural wonders of the world. Southern Arizona is known as the "astronomy capital of the world." The dark skies and unobstructed view of the horizon create ideal conditions for stargazing. This is a view through an arch rock formation near Paria Canyon on the Arizona-Utah border. The Arizona-Utah border is known for these amazing abstract formations. Taliesin West Frank Lloyd Wright Mission San Xavier del Bac The "White Dove of the Desert" South of Tucson

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