The Dirty Dozen Brass Band + The Marco Benevento Trio

6pm. Main Stage  LE CHAT LUNATIQUE: Le Chat Lunatique plays a combination of Gypsy Swing, Western Swing and as they put it, “anything else we damn well please…. Filthy, Mangy Jazz is our forte!” The project grew out of guitarist, John Sandlin and violinist, Muni Kulasinghe’s love for the great Hot Club of France, a gypsy swing group from 1940’s Paris, which included the combined genius of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grapelli. Bassist, Jared Putnam’s western swing background then fused itself into the mix as well. Finally, drummer Fernando Garavito (from Colombia) adds a latin aspect to the groove. Le Chat Lunatique’s CD, Demonic Lovely, released in February 2008, was nominated for SEVEN New Mexico Music Awards . Le Chat was voted “Best Band Over-All” and “Best Jazz Act” in the Weekly Alibi’s 2008 Best of Burque issue AND “Best Local Band” and “Best Jazz Act" in the Local iQ's 2008 Smart List. They have opened for Asleep at the Wheel, The Hot Club of  San Francisco, and The Djangomatics. They composed and performed the music for a play called Flamingo/Winnebago which was premiered in Philadelphia. Each October, John Sandlin organizes the hugely popular New Mexico Django Fest.

6:40pm. The Jazz Tent  THE BRAZIL PROJECT w. PATTY STEPHENS: New Mexico’s own Brazil Project is an exciting new Brazilian Jazz ensemble featuring vocalist, Patty Stephens; pianist Bert Dalton; bassist Rob “Milo” Jaramillo; percussionist Frank Leto; and drummer John Bartlit. A blend of traditional, contemporary, and original Brazilian jazz, their music encompasses samba and bossa nova rhythms, the excitement of carnival, sensuous songs in Portuguese, fiery percussion, and top-flight jazz and Latin improvisations.

7:20pm. Main Stage  THE MARCO BENEVENTO TRIO: Long a favorite on the jam-band/avant-jazz circuit, 31-year-old keyboardist/“sound sculptor” Marco Benevento, has been building a nationwide following for his jaw-dropping improvisational skills, no-genres-barred approach, and his globe-trotting touring schedule. A member of The Jazz Farmers from 1999–2001, Benevento studied under and played alongside teachers, Kenny Werner, Brad Meldau and Joanne Brackeen. He initially garnered attention playing Hammond B-3 organ and Wurlitzer in The Benevento-Russo Duo, but he also plays acoustic piano with his trio, with whom he released his first studio CD, Invisible Baby in 2008. That effort landed them a spot at the 2008 JVC Jazz Festival. His 2009 follow-up trio release, Me Not Me, was recorded and distributed through his own newly formed record label, Royal Potato Family, and is a testament to his continuing desire to move in unexplored musical territory. Benevento re-imagines the piano, running it through pickups, delay and distortion pedals and a Fender Super Reverb Amp. With his constantly evolving equipment rig, his use of circuit bending (creative short-circuiting of electronic devices such as low voltage, battery-powered guitar effects to create wild and warped sounds) and his innovative approach as an improviser and performer, Benevento has become one of the most compelling sonic innovators of his generation. The Marco Benevento Trio also features Reed Mathis, bass; and Andy Borger, drums

8:20pm. The Jazz Tent  THE DIMI DISANTI QUINTET: One of New Mexico’s finest and most versatile guitarists, Dimi Disanti leads an all star hard-swinging jazz quintet featuring Kanoa Kaluhiwa, saxophone; Paul Gonzales, trumpet; Colin Deuble, bass; and Diego Arencon, drums.

9pm. Main Stage  THE DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND: Established in 1977 by Benny Jones, together with members of the Tornado Brass Band, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band revolutionized the New Orleans brass band style by incorporating funk and bebop into the traditional New Orleans style. They have since been a major influence on the majority of New Orleans brass bands. Performing a bracing, innovative blend of traditional New Orleans sounds and modern jazz sensibilities, the ensemble has recorded with artists ranging from Dizzy Gillespie to Elvis Costello, taken on the music of jazz inventor Jelly Roll Morton for their album Jelly and reinterpreted the hymns and parade songs of the Crescent City second-line bands for their 2004 Funeral For A Friend (following the death of co-founding member Tuba Fats). They’ve mixed intriguing approaches to traditional and familiar material, but in a context emphasizing challenging original music composed by the band members themselves. The band resurrected, revitalized and put distinctly personal stamps on what was a dying tradition of New Orleans brass bands when the group formed in the late 70s, inspiring a full-on revival that’s flourished with several new generations of young brass bands, each bringing their own twists to the form. The touring members of the band are: Gregory Davis, trumpet & vocals;
Roger Lewis, baritone & soprano sax;
Kevin Harris, tenor sax;
Jake Eckert, guitar;
Efrem Towns, trumpet and fluglehorn; Julius McKee, sousaphone; Revert Andrews; trombone; and Terence Higgins, drums.

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