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FROM THE ARCHIVES
February 23-27, 1998
Composition Retreat @ Almond Beach Village
Barbados, West Indies
FROM THE ARCHIVES
February 22, 1988
New Voice Jazz Sextet
The Willow Jazz Club
Somerville, Massachusetts
Dmitri Matheny
Mark Gross
Jack Wright
Mitch Hampton
Volker Nahrmann
Hans Schuman
ROAD FOOD
Last night: savory Ba Mee Hang
at Jamjuree Thai in Seattle.
Tonight: charburger & soft serve
from the Chubby Freeze in East Oakland.
Both meals equally satisfying!
FROM THE ARCHIVES
On This Day
February 1, 1992
New Jazz Impressions
SOMA Quartet @ Alliance Francaise
San Francisco, California
February 1, 1994
Jazz Now
Dmitri Matheny & The SOMA Ensemble @ Yoshi's
By Stella Houston
The room was overflowing with audience and anticipation...more
February 1, 1996
Cadence
Dmitri Matheny Group @ The Plush Room
By Stuart Kremsky
The leader, with a tart, controlled sound, came ready to play...more
NOIR CITY
Pulling together the music for our set with Laura Ellis
at the Regency Center this Saturday:
Put The Blame On Mame
I've Been Kissed Before
There'll Be Some Changes Made
Blues In The Night
This Bitter Earth
At Last
Why Don't You Do Right
My Heart Belongs To Daddy
I'll Be Seeing You
Kansas City
It's going to be a salubrious and swanky San Francisco night!
NOIR CITY NIGHTCLUB
One Week From Tonight!
Saturday, February 2, 2013 @ 8:00 pm — Party like it's 1949 at Noir City Nightclub, presented by the Film Noir Foundation in association with the 11th annual Noir City Film Festival. Eddie Muller, master of ceremonies, Dmitri Matheny flugelhorn, Dave Ellis saxophones, Matthew Clark piano, Fred Randolph bass, Akira Tana drums. Also appearing: Erin Brazill & The Brazillionaires, Evie Lovelle, Laura Ellis, El Radio Fantastique.
HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME
Even as we enjoy these winter rains, we're already looking forward to this summer's tours and residencies in the San Francisco Bay Area (June 1-30), Pacific Northwest (July 10-20), and California Coast (July 21-26)! Plenty of workshops, concerts, festivals, club appearances and more.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
January 26, 1988
True Colors Big Band @ 1369 Club
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Directed by Rob Scheps & Ken Schaphorst
Featuring Anders Bostrom, Kenny Brooks, Tony D'Aveni,
John Dirac, Wendie Forgie, Andy Gravish, Jim Harp,
Curtis Hasselbring, Donny McCaslin, John Medeski,
Dmitri Matheny, Jim O' Dell, Josh Roseman,
Mike Sim, Mark Taylor, David Valdez, Wesley Wirth
THE RULES
1. Be nice.
2. Don't say mean things.
3. Don't make a mean face.
4. Don't run off.
5. Don't fry bacon naked.
6. Everybody love everybody.
CONGRATULATIONS SFJAZZ
(photo by Merrilee Trost)
Congratulations to SFJAZZ on the grand opening of the spectacular new SFJAZZ Center, and thanks for including my name among the San Francisco Jazz Festival artists etched on the window.
BUCKSHOT RUBAIYAT
Our February 16th show at 57th Street Gallery in Oakland will include the premiere of my latest composition, "Buckshot Rubaiyat." The new work is dedicated to the late Bruno Mooshei, legendary proprietor of the Persian Aub Zam Zam (above) in San Francisco.
Bruno died over a decade ago, but we remember him fondly, especially during the cocktail hour.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
January 19, 1994
FROM THE ARCHIVES
January 18, 2004
Grant & Matheny
Ovations Performing Arts Series @ Bret Harte Theatre
Angels Camp, California
FROM THE ARCHIVES - On MLK's Birthday
I wonder what Dr. King would think of American society in 2013.
Would he be pleased by the election and re-election of President Obama?
Would he be gratified that race relations have improved overall?
Or would he be heartbroken to learn that race, class and income disparities continue to divide us?
I hope he would be heartened by the awareness that—at least among many of us—his dream is still very much alive.
~DM
January 17, 1993
Dmitri Matheny & The SOMA Ensemble
Strength to Love: A Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.
To benefit the I Have A Dream Foundation
Yoshi's Nightspot
Oakland, California
Greg Bridges, master of ceremonies
Dmitri Matheny, flugelhorn
Harvey Wainapel, alto saxophone
Regi Oliver, tenor saxophone
John Heller, guitar
John Wiitala, bass
Eddie Marshall, drums
FROM THE ARCHIVES
January 14, 1998
Dmitri Matheny Group
SF Symphony New Ears Concert
San Francisco, California
January 14, 2001
Grant & Matheny
Strength to Love:
A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
St. Peter's Church
New York, New York
ON MUSIC & MARKETING
FROM THE ARCHIVES
January 12, 1988
True Colors Big Band
1369 Jazz Club - Inman Square
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Directed by Ken Schaphorst & Rob Scheps
Anders Bostrom, Ken Brooks, Tony Devaney,
John Dirac, Wendy Forgie, Andy Gravish, Jim Harp,
Curtis Hasselbring, Donny McCaslin, John Medeski,
Dmitri Matheny, Jim O'Dell, Josh Roseman,
Mike Sim, Mark Taylor, Dave Valdez & Wesley Wirth
January 12-15, 2000
IAJE International Conference
New Orleans, Louisiana
FROM THE ARCHIVES
January 10, 1999
Dmitri Matheny Group @ The Jazz Bakery
Culver City, California
January 10-13, 2001
IAJE Conference
New York, New York
FROM THE ARCHIVES
January 9, 2005
Amina Figarova International Band
The Jazzschool
Berkeley, California
FOREVER FREE
This month marks the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, which President Lincoln issued on January 1, 1863, in the midst of the Civil War. The document declares that all those held as slaves within any state, or part of a state, in rebellion "shall be then, thenceforward and forever free."
THE FOUNDING OF INTERLOCHEN ARTS ACADEMY
FROM THE ARCHIVES
December 21, 2000
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Dmitri Matheny Group @ The Jazzschool
Berkeley, California
December 21, 2008
Jazz Vespers
Dmitri Matheny Group @ Old First Church
San Francisco, California
FROM THE ARCHIVES
December 15, 2001
Dmitri Matheny Group featuring Jackie Ryan
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
The Jazzschool
Berkeley, California
FROM THE ARCHIVES
On This Day
December 14, 2002
Dmitri Matheny Group featuring Clairdee
Frosty the Snowman
The Jazzschool
Berkeley, California
December 14, 2003
Dmitri Matheny Group featuring Kim Nalley
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
Sanchez Arts Center
Pacifica, California
December 14, 2009
Forney, Matheny & Monce
Celebrating Chet Baker
Monti's
Tempe, Arizona