Thelonious Dub announces February shows

Thelonious Dub, an instrumental trio founded by guitarist Joe Bartone, continue to expand their audience in 2009. Playing 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,” Thelonious Dub’s easygoing retro vibe is the perfect accompaniment to the revitalized cocktail and punch culture so popular now. Joe is supported by John von Seggern on bass and Sean Rainey on drums.

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”, “Money” by Pink Floyd, 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.”

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 wide array of guitar effects. Media outlets including the LA Weekly, Pasadena Weekly, Pasadena Star News, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, LAist.com and the influential jazz blog MetalJazz.com have given the band significant coverage.

Since their founding in 2007 the band has played over 100 shows at a vast range of venues around Los Angeles including their weekly residencies at the Brenart Restaurant and Wine Bar in Pasadena and Café 322 in Sierra Madre. In February they will perform at their residencies and at the Santa Monica Bar & Grill, see below or at http://www.myspace.com/theloniousdub for their schedule:

Feb 5 2009 8:00P Cafe 322 Sierra Madre

Feb 7 2009 7:00P Brenart Restaurant And Wine Bar Pasadena

Feb 12 2009 8:00P Cafe 322 Sierra Madre

Feb 13 2009 10:00P Santa Monica Bar & Grill Santa Monica

Feb 14 2009 7:00P Brenart Restaurant And Wine Bar Pasadena

Feb 19 2009 8:00P Cafe 322 Sierra Madre

Feb 21 2009 8:00P Brenart Restaurant And Wine Bar Pasadena

Feb 26 2009 8:00P Cafe 322 Sierra Madre

Feb 28 2009 7:00P Brenart Restaurant And Wine Bar Pasadena


To book Thelonious Dub please contact Joe Bartone on joebartone@gmail.com.