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Kwartetto Mambo at Marigold second Sundays, Jan/Feb/March

151 Main Street Brattleboro VT Jan 11, Feb 8 and March 6, 7-9PM

no cover, fine food and drink, good music, what more couold you ask for?

Kwartetto Mambo now has a monthly gig at Marigold in Brattleboro. Julian, our regular drummer will be away for the January and February gigs, so we will have the pleasure of playing with two fine drummers for those gigs.

In January, Josh Francis will be joining us. Josh is a fine drummer with an eclectic style and lots of spirit. It will be a fun night.

In February we are lucky to have Gary Fieldman, an exquisite drummer from the Pio0neer Valley. This will be an evening of exploration and inspriration.

Please join us.

Local radio supports local music

Across the nation, community radio stations are providing independent, non-corporate music programs, playing every kind of music that you can imagine, along with a wide array of open minded public affairs programming that has not been hijacked by cowardly media CEOs hoping to curry favor with the current authoritarian regime in power.

Valley Free Radio (valleyfreeradio.org) is a great example. They play all kinds of music including a good jazz show, The Downbeat, aring every Tuesday from 2-4PM.

They recently featured an entire show of local jazz music, including a cut from my: time to Face the Music recording.

Do yourself a favor and give the show a listen. You’ll hear something you’ve never heard before and it will most likely be good!

Free Outdoor Concert 6/26: Dan DeWalt Sextet

Hello friends,

Next Thursday, June 26, 6:30 at the band shell in Peskeomskut Park (main street) Turners Falls MA, I will be presenting a sextet concert of my music. The band is a different iteration of Green Mountain Mambo and I’ll have some fabulous players with me.

John Clark, french horn, has played with a vast array of musicians: Gil Evans, Carla Bley, McCoy Tyner, Paquito d’Rivera, The Fuggies, and countless others.

Wes Brown, bass, has toured the world with many groups, including the legendary pianist Earl ‘Fatha’ Hines, Anthony Davis, Bill Barron, Ed Blackwell, Talking Drums, Anthony Braxton, and the Black Rebels reggae ensemble

Julian Gerstin, congas and percussion, is immersed in the folk traditions of Ghana, Cuba, Martinique, Brazil and other African/Diasporic countries, as well popular styles of Nigeria, South Africa, Martinique, Cuba, Brazil, Trinidad, Jamaica, Mexico and others. . He has toured and recorded with numerous world music acts including Baba Ken Okulolo and Zulu Spear.

Gary Fieldman, drums, has worked extensively in NYC and Boston works with the Tall Tale Trio and was a co-founder of Know Orchestra.

Brian Bender, trombone, has toured the world playing Klezmer, Reggae and Latin Jazz bands. He is a stalwart of the Pioneer Valley music community.

I’ve been around for awhile and had had the pleasure to get to play music with wonderful array of musicians in many different places.

Please come down to Turners Falls next Thursday and join us for an evening of sparkling music.

thanks

Dan