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I am a jazz guitarist in Northern California. My first reaction as a teenager to hearing Duke Ellington’s music was lukewarm. I liked it, but thought it sounded dated. Repeated listenings changed my mind, and I realized the music had a depth that made it timeless. In the early 1970’s, I heard Duke Ellington and his orchestra perform in Berkeley. Around 1989, I was able to play for several months with former Ellington drummer Dave Black. My association with this fantastic musician gave me some great insight into Ellington as both a composer and a bandleader. With my new trio, the Ellington Project, my love and respect for the music continue to grow. |
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Leo Cavanagh’s credits include: Soloist at three of the Healdsburg Guitar Festivals Music Director of Napa Valley Shakespeare Festival for four years, composing and performing music for · Much Ado About Nothing · Midsummer’s Night Dream · Hamlet · Merchant of Venice Leader of groups at the · Vallejo Shoreline Jazz Art & Wine Festival · Napa Jazz Festival · Yountville Jazz Festival · Cobb Mountain Jazz & Blues Festival · Washington Square Jazz Series Author of Beyond Power Chords, a method book exploring chord progressions and chord theory Performed twice with Arthur Fiedler and the San Francisco Pops Symphony Performed for seven years as a soloist at the Commandant’s Residence in Benicia Performed for seven years with Leo’s Trio at the Uva Trattoria in Napa Alternated sets with the Napa Valley Symphony for their Viennese Ball Transcribed the music for the Michael Nesmith Songbook and the Best of Peter Rowan. Contributing author of the soon-to-be-released book to accompany the Guitar Wheel. |
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