Thelonious Dub is an instrumental trio founded by guitarist Joe Bartone in 2007. They play a unique mix of improvised jazz, dub reggae and jam band styles or as they like to joke "a complete misunderstanding of both jazz and reggae.” Joe is supported by John von Seggern on bass and Sean Rainey on drums. They are frequently joined on gigs by various friends and guests on sax, guitar and other instruments.
Most of Thelonious Dub’s live performance features classic tunes by Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, and Charles Mingus, along with witty pop and rock covers (Coldplay’s “Clocks”, “When the World is Running Down” by the Police among others) and originals. Bartone notes, “my unorthodox style is a direct result of my limitations and the many ways I strove to compensate for those shortcomings. I am proof that art is freedom through creation and it is the process that gives my life meaning.”
Thelonious Dub was recently featured in the Pasadena Star News and several other papers in the San Gabriel Valley. Check out the story at
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_10680239
Modeled after the "Modern Lounge" sound, T-Dub draws from groups and artists like Bill Frisell, John Scofield, Massive Attack, Thievery Corporation and Sly & Robbie. To pursue this sound, Thelonious Dub adds electric sitar and a large array of guitar effects.
Since their founding in 2007 the band has played over 100 shows at a vast range of venues around Los Angeles including their weekly residency at the Brenart Restaurant and Wine Bar in Pasadena. In November they will perform at their typical wide variety of rooms and events, see below or at http://www.myspace.com/theloniousdub for their schedule:
Nov 1 2008 7:00P Brenart Restaurant And Wine Bar Pasadena
Nov 5 2008 9:00P Literati 2 Brentwood
Nov 7 2008 7:00P Brenart Restaurant And Wine Bar Pasadena
Nov 8 2008 8:00P Cafe 322 Sierra Madre
Nov 14 2008 6:30P Charcuterie Sierra Madre
Nov 15 2008 12:30P Antelope Valley Winery Lancaster
Nov 15 2008 7:00P Brenart Restaurant And Wine Bar Pasadena
Nov 20 2008 8:30P The Foundry On Melrose Hollywood
Nov 21 2008 9:30P Colombo’s Italian Steak House Eagle Rock
Nov 22 2008 7:00P Brenart Restaurant And Wine Bar Pasadena
Nov 26 2008 6:30P Charcuterie Sierra Madre
Nov 29 2008 7:00P Brenart Restaurant And Wine Bar Pasadena
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2 comments:
Wow, you are so very kind to remember us. thank you and happy holidays! (first time I got to say that this year - feels great)
I love supporting the local scene, so you're part of my passion. Oooo that's sounds intriguing lol!
Keep on rockin'
and happy holidays to you too,
Mickie
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