BIRD & BECKETT CULTURAL LEGACY PROJECT
The Jazz Philanthropists Union presents…
The return of flugelhornist Dmitri Matheny!
Dmitri Matheny Group
JAZZ FROM THE SILVER SCREEN
Featuring Matt Clark piano, Ron Belcher bass and Mark Lee drums.
Voted “NW Instrumentalist of the Year†in the recent Seattle Earshot Jazz Golden Ear Awards, flugelhornist Dmitri Matheny leads an all-star band in an evening of Jazz From The Silver Screen.
Showcasing favorite movie themes from the 1930s to the present day, the program includes music from The Wizard of Oz (1939), An Affair To Remember (1957), Black Orpheus (1959), Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961), Days of Wine And Roses (1962), The Sandpiper (1965), The Godfather(1972), The Long Goodbye (1973), Chinatown (1974), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Blade Runner (1982), Round Midnight (1986) and Manchester By The Sea (2016).
Flugelhorn master Dmitri Matheny has been lauded as “one of the most emotionally expressive improvisers of his generationâ€Â (International Review of Music). An honors graduate of Berklee College of Music, Dmitri Matheny vaulted onto the jazz scene in the 1990s as the protégé of jazz legend Art Farmer. Since then he has garnered critical acclaim and a loyal international following, releasing eleven CDs and touring extensively throughout the United States, Europe and Asia.The San Francisco Chronicle calls Matheny “one of the jazz world’s most talented horn players.â€