Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 7 PM – 11 PM
Open Embrace
20368 Clay street,
Cupertino, California
dPaJo: a gypsy manouche experience
Joe Kyle Jr. bass
Patrick Anseth guitar
Justin Ouellet violin
Ann Moss vocals
dPaJo is an ensemble that focuses on their mutual love
and appreciation for a myriad of musical styles
gypsy jazz, jazz standards, great American songbook, Latin, and any other
musical forms that speak to them. February's performance will focus on their
fascination with the Django/ Grappelli repertoire and their influences taking
you down the gypsy manouche rabbit hole. Collectively, members have performed
on 4 continents, in 45 different States and over a dozen countries.
Performances have ranged from clubs and house concerts, to notable venues and
festivals such as Yoshis, Undercover Presents, the Eastern Music Festival,
Strawberry Music Festival, Davies Symphony Hall, and Carnegie Hall to name a
few. A Notably, dPaJo was invited to perform on the San Francisco Symphony’s
Holiday concerts as guest artists for the 2018-2019 season making it their
debut at Davies Symphony Hall.
Hailing from Norway, guitarist Patrick Anseth performs
throughout the Bay Area and is known for his ability to shift between musical
styles and create beautiful textures, making him the perfect musician for
dPaJo. His recent debut album we need to talk
and its release party was well received by the Bay Area at a nearly sold
out show at Yoshis this past fall. When not working with dPaJo, he regularly
performs with Josh Jones, Paul a Eastman, Lucky Devils Band, Tarak Ragab to
name a few. An active music educator, he is the director of jazz guitar at Oakland
School For the Arts. To find out more visit patrickanseth.com
Recently named best of the Bay jazz instrumentalist of
the year by San Francisco Classical Voice, violinist/violist Justin Ouellet is
well regarded as a cross-over artist moving effortlessly between classical and
non-classical styles. He has performed nationally and toured internationally as
a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician and has been a featured artist with
Cava Menzies, SigurRos, the Eastern Music Festival Orchestra, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg,
the Alexander String Quartet, the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, the Kev
Choice Ensemble, the Anna Laura Quinn-tett, Rob Reich, NUVO Jazz Quartet and
OneFoundSound to name a few. His Debut Album Episodes of an Aquarius features
tracks recorded by dPaJo as well as Rob Reich & Cava Menzies. Its release
is slated for November and will be found on all digital platforms. Find out
more at justinouellet.com
Master bassist Joe Kyle Jr. has been active in the Bay
Area for more than 30 years, performing on average 7 days a week 365 days a
year. He can be heard performing with countless bands throughout the Bay Area,
has toured to nearly every state, as well as internationally to the far lands
of Australia and has been involved on over 70 recording projects. He can be
heard regularly with groups such as The Americano Social Club, HowellDevine,
Koolerator, The Cottontails, Ashley Wilson, Anna Laura Quinn-tet and The
Waybacks. To learn more visit joekylejr.com
Cost: $35
