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Dmitri Matheny Group Sagebrush Rebellion cd Release Celebration at Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Courtesy of Bennett Jackson | Posted on June 25, 2014
Where
Kuumbwa Jazz Center
320-2 Cedar Street
Santa Cruz, CA
Map
831-427-2227
When
Thu, August 21, 2014
7:00 pm
Save the date
Musicians
About
Dmitri Matheny is well-known for his melodic flugelhorn playing and intriguing compositional style. He is particularly at home on ballads where his lyrical, warm tone excels, sometimes inviting comparisons to Chet Baker. On this outing, Matheny is celebrating the release of his tenth album, Sagebrush Rebellion, with his current group, Keith Saunders on piano; Seward McCain on bass; and Leon Joyce on drums. A former protégé of the late flugelhorn legend Art Farmer, Matheny guides his fellow musicians through a thoughtful mix of his new compositions and jazz classics by Duke Ellington, Charlie Haden, Nat Adderley and Steve Swallow. The San Francisco Examiner has called Mathney “A visionary.”...