Booking Dexter Payne, Downbeat poll-winning clarinetist:

Dexter is available for musical engagements with exceptional groups, in different genres and configurations.  Clarinet, sax, harmonica Email: net(AT)dexterpayne.com POBox 4104 Boulder, CO 80306 Or call 303.604.2040 Dexter Payne Quartet Moussa Konaté & the Lost Tribe Beco Do Choro Meg York & Veelah Chorando Baro Swing Señor Gato Denver Jazz Orch

DEXTER PAYNE QUARTET
A group whose sound ranges from that of a classical quartet to a samba-funk or forro dance groove, 
focused on the Brasilian choro, baiao & xote traditions.

The Dexter Payne Quartet has performed their unique Brazilian mix to enthusiastic audiences at venues and festivals in Colorado since 2005, and their live
performances on KUVO and KGNU are still aired on various shows. Dexter Payne, who has performed in 11 countries in Latin America with recordings in
Brazil and Mexico, was voted a top 10 clarinetist in Downbeat Readers Poll for 2004 & 2006. Bill Kopper is arguably the top guitarist in the front range (Eric
Deutsch, Billy Toles, Bob Montgomery, Rene Marie, Ginga.) Raoul Rossiter is one of the most in demand drummers in the area (Hamster Theater, Fred Wesley,
Tina Marks, Lois LaFond). Latest addition, Dave Willey is a musical treasure, composer and accordionist (Hamster Theater, Thinking Plague - bands unknown
here but in demand in Europe.) Performed consistently in Boulder for over 4 years.

Listen to  the Quartet LIVE! At KUVO and Dazzle Supper Club:

1	Coração Latino	A. Mello (Clean Slate BMI)	4:36
2	Doce de Coco	J. Bittencoourt	5:55
3	Cochichando	K-Ximbinho	5:46
4	Feel Good	T. de Mello (Gau Music BMI)	6:37
5	Pagão/Assanhado	Pixingunha/Bittencourt	1:13
6	Bijoux's intro/Pra Voce	S. Araujo	1:49
7	O Morro/Guanabara	Jobim/D. Salvador	1;57
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DEXTER PAYNE 
was recognized nationally in 2006 in the 69th Annual Downbeat Readers Poll as a top clarinetist:  #8 in the company
of players like Don Byron, Paquito de Rivera, Alvin Batiste. With over 30 years of professional experience including
the NBC Today Show and Prairie Home Companion, Dexter effortlessly and reliably generates musical pleasure,
always informative and entertaining.

Bill Kopper
is an amazing guitarist, first call for jazz and studio and arranging work as well as classical. Bill lived in Madrid playing
with world-class Brasilian musicians and has 2 CDs released under his own name. His high standard and love for
Brasilian music are central to the quartet.

Dave Willey
well known in music circles for his improvisational genius, he is the leader/composer for Hamster Theatre and
bassist for Thinking Plague - bands unknown here at home that are actually in demand for touring in Europe.
                           
Raoul Rossiter
is an exceptional percussionist and drummer. His fluency in the Brasilian percussive art enhance his ability to open
up the music, and the earth's energy flows in.

Download Dexter Payne Quartet presskit




MOUSSA KONATE & the Lost Tribe

Moussa Konaté carries a long and rich tradition from his homeland in Mali, W. Africa. That tradition gives life to his original music,
and rich color to his interpretation of the works of others.

Moussa Konaté Sampler





BECO DO CHORO

Beco do Choro (Choro’s Alley) is Brazilian music at its best: instrumental virtuosity combined with traditional folk elements
to generate fresh and exciting arrangements of old and contemporary songs of Brazil, including Antonio Carlos Jobim, Pixinguinha,
Baden Powell, Jorge Benjor, and Caetano Veloso. Beco does not stop there - their original compositions are strikingly beautiful and
also deeply rooted.

The members of Beco combine instrumental virtuosity on violin, clarinet, saxophone, acoustic guitars, cavaquinho (Brazilian ukulele) with an authentic infectious
singing style and the irresistible rhythm of traditional batucada (percussion ensemble): surdo (the largest drum), pandeiro (Brazilian tambourine), tamborim (the
smallest drum), ganzá (shaker), tan-tan (mid-size hand drum), reco-reco (scraper), and repinique (the lead drum in the batucada/samba-school style).

Brazilian music has undoubtedly caused a tremendous impact on international popular music, more influential worldwide than any musical style (aside from North
American music.) It has been successful abroad for its intrinsic qualities: swing, joy, struggle, sadness, melancholy, nostalgia (“saudade”) and excitement. Brazil
has exported various influential musical genres, although very few countries speak its national language, Portuguese. Beco’s music offers all the outstanding
qualities that Brazilian music has, plus it shares great educational content with its audiences. Combining entertainment with education and cultural awareness,
its music has all the essential qualities of Brazilian Popular music: intense lyricism, singing in Brazil’s native tongue, showcasing themes that present the heritage
of traditional folk elements of Brazilian culture. Its melodies are beautiful, highly expressive, enhanced by some of the most captivating rhythms on the planet.
Beco’s songs present a high level of poetry and vibrant Afro-Brazilian rhythms, portrayed by traditional percussion instruments, which energize listeners from a
diversity of communities.

Beco do Choro plays different styles of Brazilian music: Choro, a vibrant, fast, melody driven instrumental style that originated in the late 1900’s and reached its
popularity peak in the late Twentieth Century with the mandolin of Jacob do Bandolim; Samba, originally an Afro-Brazilian drumming style that became popularized
through the Samba-canção (Samba-song) style during the 30’s and 40’s and currently energizes the entire Brazilian population in Samba-school street Carnival
parades. Samba became a fundamental part of virtually all Brazilian repertories; Baião, a rhythm born in the Northeast region of Brazil, that reached national
attention through the accordion and voice of Luiz Gonzaga; and Bossa Nova – an innovative way of playing Samba introduced in the 50’s by the guitar and voice
of João Gilberto - the style considered by many an aesthetic revolution that achieved worldwide attention with the success of Jobim’s Girl from Ipanema.

Beco do Choro is:
Kailin Yong – violin, vocals, and percussion
Dexter Payne – clarinet, saxophones, vocals, and percussion
Francisco Marques – guitar, cavaquinho, vocals, and percussion
João Junqueira – guitar, vocals, and percussion

Listen to Beco Do Choro:
1. Noites Cariocas
2. Eu Só Quéro Um Xodó
3. Aquarella do Brasil

Click here for Beco Do Choro





BARO SWING

Django inspired "gypsy jazz" at its best, featuring:

Adam Auriemmo - guitar
Sam Fuqua - bass
Dexter Payne - clarinet
Dave Willey - accordion

Listen:
1. Puttin on the Ritz
2. J'attandrei

www.baroswing.com



MEG YORK and VEELAH
Meg's clarinet/sax lead an exciting ensemble in the gypsy/balkan brass band style including Jesse Mano, Dave Willey,
Brian Mullins, Dexter Payne and special guest James Hoskins. Hear our CD Village Squared on CD Baby. Call 303.604.2040


DENVER JAZZ ORCHESTRA
A 20 piece big band, jazz and blues in the tradition of Ellington and Basie, arranged and conducted by Sam Bivens who has
credits from Ellington to Sony Stitt's Jazzmobile. Soloists Freddy Rodriguez and Al Herman and Dexter Payne among others.
www.dmamusic.org/musicians/denver_jazz_orchestra


SEÑOR GATO
Afro-Cuban latin jazz at its best, with Dexter on clarinet and alto. Visit senorgato.com for more info, or call 303.604.2040


DEXTER PAYNE & CHORANDO
Dexter shares his love of Brasilian choro with Dave Horgan and Beth Lo, long-time compatriots of the Big Sky Mudflaps.
Their many years of colaboration make this a pleasing and exciting group. Call 303.604.2040 or 406.543.7966



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