Dan Lamaestra, Musician, Composer/Arranger: Home

Hey all,


I had the opportunityto create a short musical score for a neat documentary about "Frontline", a great organization which works with local organizations to provide
cooking and nutrition classes to the economically disadvantaged. I only had a week to put it together, and I think the director and editing team did a great job of putting together a compelling message.
here is the link:
http://www.dashofchange.com


Enjoy, and thanks for stopping by!

Dan

Hey everyone,

I have been finishing a CD for Geoff Robson, should be mastered and sent to press in April. The songs are very sincere and heartfelt, with a strong political message, as well as strong musical hooks. I posted one of my favorites in the MP3 section.

Also, the Commodores just finished recording a new cd, and it is being mixed now. They recorded two of my arrangements. An original, "The Escapist", and a David Frishberg song I arranged for our vocalist, " Our Love Rolls On".

I think the CD will sound great, and will post some MP3's when it comes out.

'til next time!

Dan Lamaestra

Greetings again,
It has been a few days since I heard about the death of Oscar Peterson. Oscar Peterson remains one of my biggest musical influences. His penchant for combining style, showmanship, technique, ideas, and a wonderful sense of rhythm in every performance was remarkable, even more so because of how many decades he consistently offered himself to the world, in top form.

I find it challenging to engage a "non-jazz" audience with just instrumental jazz music, and whenever I come up with ideas on how to do it better, I always think of Oscar, his big smile, warm attitude, and exquisite delivery, EVERY time. I am going back and re-visiting some of his recordings now, and reflecting on the music and life of one of the greatest pianists to ever play the instrument.

'til next time,

Dan Lamaestra