Dmitri Matheny - california

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Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival In July 2010 we were invited to perform at the Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival. I have fond memories of my first performance at the Bowl, with Darrell Grant, in 2002. This time I brought my quintet. Dmitri Matheny, flugelhorn Charles McNeal, saxophone Nick Manson, piano Ruth Davies, bass John Lewis, drums My girlfriend Sassy did a great job as road manager. The Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival, now celebrating it's 87th season, is the oldest admission free music festival in the USA. We arrived for load-in just as the sun was setting. The Redlands audience is large, appreciative and multi-generational. We opened the show with "Mox Nix" by Art Farmer. We invited SoCal saxophonist Rick Keller to sit-in with us on "Move" by Denzil Best. Charles delivered a swinging solo on Chet Baker's "Baby Breeze." We finished the show with "Soca Nova." The band received a standing ovation. As an encore, we played "When You Wish Upon a Star." I enjoyed signing autographs and CDs for folks after the show. The band backstage at the Bowl. I was delighted by the surprise attendance of my childhood friend Ben Chambers. This is a cartoon portrait of Ben by his buddy, Disney animator Matthew Bates. I'm not sure who this is supposed to be. Marsha Gebara, program director at the Bowl, also set up three workshops for us in the community. Built in 1901 by mineral magnate Albert Burrage, the Burrage Mansion is now owned by oil entrepreneur Tim Rochford. Mr. Rochford has established the mansion as a haven of play and enrichment for disadvantaged young children. The mansion's interior spaces are impressive, with vaulted ceilings, marble pillars, contiguous arches, and potted palms. A beautiful ceiling of Tiffany glass presides over the mansion's entryway. The day after our performance at the Bowl, we presented an introduction to jazz for children at the Burrage Mansion. Everyone in the band enjoyed interacting with the kids. Later that day, we presented a family matinee program for the Family Service Agency of Redlands. After our final show, we celebrated with a wonderful dinner at Benjarong Thai restaurant.
California Stages Randall Kline, Bobby Hutcherson and Dmitri Matheny, SFJAZZ Listening Party, Veterans War Memorial Green Room, San Francisco Dmitri Matheny, San Francisco Performances, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco Dmitri Matheny, Clifford Brown III, KCSM Jazz on the Hill Festival, San Mateo, California Dmitri Matheny, Stanford Jazz Festival, Stanford, California Brad Buethe, Eddie Marshall, Ruth Davies, Dmitri Matheny, Clairdee, San Francisco Symphony AIM Program Eddie Marshall, Brad Buethe, Ruth Davies, Dmitri Matheny, Dave Ellis, San Francisco Symphony AIM Program Eric Golub, Bill Douglass, Dmitri Matheny, Sheldon Brown, Yoshi's, Oakland, California Dmitri Matheny, David Dieni, Old First Concerts, San Francisco, California Dmitri Matheny, David Dieni, Old First Concerts, San Francisco, California David Dieni, Dmitri Matheny, Old First Concerts, San Francisco, California Smith Dobson, Ruth Davies, Dmitri Matheny, The Athenaeum, La Jolla, California NORTH BEACH JAZZ FESTIVAL Washington Square Park San Francisco, California MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL Grant & Matheny MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL Michael Piazza took this shot of Dave Ellis and me. I like the way he captured our reflections in the piano. MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL Backstage photo by Michael Piazza. MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL Stu Brinin snapped this picture of the duo after our show. MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL [L-R]: Ruth Davies, Dmitri Matheny, Jason Lewis. MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL Bill Douglass, Dmitri Matheny Dmitri Matheny's "The SnowCat," Bay Area Discovery Museum, San Francisco, California Dmitri Matheny, The Jazzschool, Berkeley, California STERN GROVE FESTIVAL Dmitri Matheny Orchestra featuring James Moody, San Francisco, California STERN GROVE FESTIVAL Dmitri Matheny Orchestra featuring James Moody, San Francisco, California STERN GROVE FESTIVAL Dmitri Matheny Orchestra featuring James Moody, San Francisco, California STERN GROVE FESTIVAL Dmitri Matheny and James Moody San Francisco, California Dmitri Matheny, Old First Concerts, San Francisco, California SAN JOSE JAZZ FESTIVAL The Dmitri Matheny Orchestra headlined opening night at the San Jose Repertory Theater, with guest soloists Red Holloway and Kim Nalley. Three gorgeous girls backstage at the San Jose Jazz Festival [L-R]: Clairdee, Ruth Davies and Kim Nalley. A Home Season advertisement proclaiming "March is Matheny Music Month!" Dmitri Matheny, Ruth Davies, The Jazzschool, Berkeley, California SAN FRANCISCO JAZZ FESTIVAL LeGrand Rogers and Dmitri Matheny at a Family Matinee concert Penumbra recording session, Bay Records, Berkeley, California. [L-R]: Dave Ellis, Dmitri Matheny, Orrin Keepnews, Bill Douglass, Kenny Wollesen, John Heller Orrin gives feedback to Dmitri and Dave after a take. The Dmitri Matheny Group performs The SnowCat at San Ramon Community Center, San Ramon, California. A flyer for my first SF band, the SOMA Quartet. Lombard Street, the "crookedest street in the world." I have no idea why I was wandering around North Beach with my horn in the middle of the night, but I think it had something to do with Rob Scheps. "March is Matheny Music Month." I love to perform concerts in planetariums. This photo was taken at Chabot Space & Science Center, Oakland. Vocalist Ann Dyer and I created an annual series of concerts "under the stars" at the Morrison Planetarium. A romantic view of the Pacific Coast through the window, Carmel-By-The-Sea. I love to see the San Francisco skyline emerge as I drive into the city from the East Bay. An iconic image: the windswept cypress tree, Carmel-by-the-Sea. FLORENCE GOULD THEATER Tango dancers Catherine Conway and Roger Hart, Penumbra CD Release Concert, San Francisco, California JAZZ ON THE HILL FESTIVAL Dmitri Matheny, Clifford Brown III, San Mateo, California SAN FRANCISCO JAZZ FESTIVAL Darrell Grant, Bill Douglass and Dmitri Matheny, Bimbo's 365 Club When Mr. Eastwood was Mayor of Carmel, he would sometimes come to our concerts at the Jazz & Blues Company. He's a musician, a big jazz supporter, and a very warm, down to earth gentleman, but his steely gaze never failed to intimidate the entire band. Amina Figarova, Ruth Davies, Buckshot Strik, Bart Platteau and Dmitri Matheny in concert, Palm Springs, California. SF JAZZ & WINE FESTIVAL Dmitri Matheny Group [L-R]: Alex Candelaria, Dmitri Matheny, Bill Douglass, Dave Ellis, Robert Kaufman The Athenaeum is a hip, clubby music and arts library in La Jolla, California - one of our favorite intimate rooms on tour. This is a rare trio appearance with Ruth Davies and the late Smith Dobson, a great musician and friend. Ruth Davies, Eddie Marshall and I performed with the San Francisco Symphony at Davies Symphony Hall. I snapped this on the way in. What an ominous fascade! PALO ALTO JAZZ ALLIANCE Dr. Herb Wong produced this concert at the Cubberley Theater: Bart Platteau, Dmitri Matheny, Akira Tana, Ruth Davies, Amina Figarova. A nice audience shot from one of our annual SnowCat concerts for kids at the Bay Area Discovery Museum. Photo credit: Scott Chernis. This young musician at a San Francisco elementary school produced a surprisingly clear and bright trumpet tone. Our neighbor in the Berkeley Hills. He came to one of our concerts and remarked, about pianist Amina Figarova, "Amazing...she plays like she has ten hands." I like the deep shadows in this portrait by Pat Johnson. Grant & Matheny portrait by Pat Johnson. The salon concert, a Grant & Matheny staple. SAN FRANCISCO JAZZ FESTIVAL Discussing the music of John Coltrane with Bobby Hutcherson THE JAZZ BAKERY [L-R]: Tom Wakeling, Dmitri Matheny, Chuck Johnson, Culver City, California With Ruth Davies at the Jazzschool, Berkeley, California. My all time favorite Tom Kwas photo. I was a little irritated that Peter Klabunde, our art director, made us get up before sunrise, but I'll never question his vision again. Looking at this image makes me miss San Francisco deeply. Tom Kwas [photographer], Peter Klabunde [art director] and I crept around in the shadows South of Market until we had this shot, the cover image for Nocturne. My buddy Tom Kwas came all the way from Milwaukee to shoot these great portraits at the Golden Gate Bridge. "The Lone Busker" [another Kwas keeper]. Dmitri Matheny at the Golden Gate Bridge by Tom Kwas. My cat contemplates whether flugelhorns are necessary. NORTH BEACH JAZZ FESTIVAL Dmitri Matheny, Sterling James, Coit Tower, San Francisco, California SAN JOSE JAZZ FESTIVAL Dmitri Matheny Orchestra at San Jose Repertory Theater, [L-R]: Dmitri Matheny, Kim Nalley, Clairdee, Red Holloway. BIG SUR JAZZ FESTIVAL [L-R]: Dmitri Matheny, Mark Taylor, Bill Douglass, John Heller, Jason Lewis. SFJAZZ SPRING SEASON Josh Redman and I gave a talk at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, California After our 20th and final Home Season, we loaded up the truck and moved to Arizona. I enjoyed being a guest VJ for BET-TV, but could have done without the cameo appearance by Miguel Raton. NORTH BEACH JAZZ FESTIVAL A beautiful photo by Scott Chernis, through the frosted window, of Grant & Matheny performing at the Shrine of St. Francis. Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, California Alamo Square, San Francisco, California Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, California Bay Bridge, Oakland-San Francisco, California YOSHI'S Our venue of choice YOSHI'S Poster for Best of Dmitri Matheny CD Release Party, March 18, 2009 YOSHI'S Dmitri Matheny Group [L-R]: Matthew Clark, Dmitri Matheny, Charles McNeal, Brad Buethe, Dave Ellis, Ruth Davies, Deszon X. Claiborne. YOSHI'S Claudia Villela, Ruth Davies, Dmitri Matheny, Oakland, California Our Home Season was the cover story of San Francisco Key Magazine. FLORENCE GOULD THEATER Dmitri Matheny and Dave Ellis, Penumbra CD release concert, San Francisco, California YOSHI'S [L-R]: Dave Ellis, Leonard Thompson, Dmitri Matheny, Charles McNeal, playing "Shaw Nuff" YOSHI'S Our annual "Diva Night" was a hit: [L-R] Claudia Villela, Kim Nalley, Dmitri Matheny. The event raised approximately $5k annually for our Art Farmer Scholarship administered by UC Berkeley's Young Musicians Program. YOSHI'S Two of my all-time favorite vocalists to work with: Mary Stallings and Clairdee, backstage during the Home Season. YOSHI'S Benefit for the Art Farmer Scholarship Fund: [L-R] John Handy, Dmitri Matheny, Peter Apfelbaum, Larry Coryell. YOSHI'S The post concert champagne reception, a Home Season ritual. The beautiful girl behind me is Sterling James, our master of ceremonies. YOSHI'S Grant & Matheny Photo by Stuart Brinin YOSHI'S [L-R] Dmitri Matheny, Charles McNeal, Dave Ellis. Photo by Scott Chernis. YOSHI'S Dmitri Matheny by Scott Chernis. YOSHI'S Charles McNeal, Dmitri Matheny by Scott Chernis. YOSHI'S Dmitri Matheny, Charles McNeal by Scott Chernis. YOSHI'S I can't look at Dave when I speak to the audience or I will laugh. I don't know why. YOSHI'S The Rhythm A-Team: Ruth Davies and Deszon X. Claiborne. YOSHI'S A beautiful "Audience POV" Scott Chernis photo of pianist Matthew Clark, with Dmitri Matheny in the background. The window at Jazz at Pearl's, San Francisco, California Little houses on the hillside, and their all made out of ticky tacky View of San Francisco from Diamond Heights Union Square, San Francisco, California Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, California The Hyatt Regency, Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, California
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