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Paul Anastasio at Point Richmond First United Methodist Church
Courtesy of Kit Eakle | Posted on September 16, 2015
Where
Point Richmond First United Methodist Church
201 Martina St.
Point Richmond, CA
Map
(510) 236-0527
When
Fri, September 25, 2015
7:30 pm
Save the date
Musicians
paul Anastasio
violinTony Marcus
guitarAbout
Point Richmond Jazz returns for our THIRD season of the best in Jazz Violin from AROUND THE WORLD! Paul Anastasio is a rare link to arguably the first and finest Jazz Violinist of all-time: Joe Venuti.
A rare opportunity to perform and study with the legendary jazz violinist Joe Venuti in the mid-1970s did much to assist Paul in his pursuit of excellence as a performer of vintage jazz.
Paul Anastasio began studying the violin at age nine. Initially classically trained, he soon began exploring the worlds of American popular and folk music, performing as part of a bluegrass band and competing in fiddle contests while still in his teens. After his stint with Venuti, he began working on the road with country music legend Merle Haggard. This was to be the first of several jobs he would work with top western swing and country music bands including Asleep at the Wheel, Larry Gatlin, Ray Price and Loretta Lynn. He is perhaps best known in the Bay Area for his work with the Western Swing band "Lost Weekend."...