Dan Lamaestra Official Website - Dan Lamaestra, Musician, Composer/Arranger - News http://danlamaestra.com/news.html Dan Lamaestra, Musician, Composer/Arranger: News Jannis' PHPRss class - http://www.jannis.to/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:04:56 -0800 New mp3 uploads! http://danlamaestra.com/news.html#28 I finally got around to adding a few tunes. I added two big band recordings ( The Escapist, and Our Love Rolls On ), as well as two tracks of the recent Tory Ritter CD I did in Dec 08.

I have also updated the gigs page, so come out and say hi if you are around!

Dan]]> http://danlamaestra.com/news.html#28 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Dan Lamaestra Official Website - Dan Lamaestra, Musician, Composer/Arranger - News New Gigs! http://danlamaestra.com/news.html#27 Hey everyone,


Check the gigs section for information on some places I will performing at around town soon.


There is a lot of variety there, between jazz piano with a big band, DJ parties, and acoustic guitar/vocal.


See you around town!


Dan

]]> http://danlamaestra.com/news.html#27 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Dan Lamaestra Official Website - Dan Lamaestra, Musician, Composer/Arranger - News New Commodores CD! http://danlamaestra.com/news.html#26
Thanks for visiting my website! The new Navy Band CD is out, and while it is officially "not for sale", you can hear the original tunes from the recording at the Navy Band website, there is a link from my "links" page.

It is very likely that it will show up soon on Itunes, where you can download all of the songs, but in the meantime, the originals on the web will give you an idea of how the band is sounding these days.

Two of my arrangements were recorded; "The Escapist", an original composition, and "Our Love Rolls On", a classic ballad by jazz pianist/singer David Frishberg.

The rest of the album features great arrangements by Rob Holmes, Phil Burlin, and Steve Williams.

Also, I am planning on attending this year's Winter Music Conference in Miami, the last week of March. Send me an email if you will be going too, it would be nice to meet some new folks while I am there checking out all the new developments in the DJ/Remix world.

'til next time!

Dan]]> http://danlamaestra.com/news.html#26 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Dan Lamaestra Official Website - Dan Lamaestra, Musician, Composer/Arranger - News Happy New Year! http://danlamaestra.com/news.html#25
I am looking forward to a great 2009, hoping for some turnarounds in our economy, and generally looking to stay upbeat about things.

Over December 2008, I produced a 8 song CD for Tory Ritter, a young vocalist with tremendous potential. We ended up with some neat versions of classic songs, and I will post a few in my MP3 section soon for your perusal.

In other news, I have been asked to arrange some new charts for pianist Eric Byrd's Ray Charles project, and I am looking forward to that as something different from my recent projects. The music of Ray Charles resonates with me and hits all the marks I look for in great music. It will be fun to put a slightly new spin on some of his songs for Eric's band.

I am also planning on recording a solo piano disc soon. I am not sure what I will play, but I want to reach for something that speaks to everyone that loves music, not just jazz fans, so the material may be an interesting departure of sorts for me.
Aiming for end of '09 for that one.

Anyway, thanks for stopping by, and please check back soon for more content!
More to come!

Dan]]> http://danlamaestra.com/news.html#25 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Dan Lamaestra Official Website - Dan Lamaestra, Musician, Composer/Arranger - News New CD http://danlamaestra.com/news.html#24
Geoff Robson's new CD, "Days of the Last Crusade", is finally out, and it was great to hear the finished product, with great mastering work by Billy Wolf.

I spent over a year working on this record for Geoff, and feel I really expanded my scope of producing skills during that process...great songs, Geoff!
Thanks for letting me produce your music, and congratulations!

Samples can be heard at his website, www.geoffrob.com
and CD's can be ordered there as well.

More to come!

Dan]]> http://danlamaestra.com/news.html#24 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Dan Lamaestra Official Website - Dan Lamaestra, Musician, Composer/Arranger - News Documentary http://danlamaestra.com/news.html#23

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]]> http://danlamaestra.com/news.html#23 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Dan Lamaestra Official Website - Dan Lamaestra, Musician, Composer/Arranger - News Studio news, and more MP3's http://danlamaestra.com/news.html#22
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]]> http://danlamaestra.com/news.html#22 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Dan Lamaestra Official Website - Dan Lamaestra, Musician, Composer/Arranger - News Oscar passes http://danlamaestra.com/news.html#21 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]]> http://danlamaestra.com/news.html#21 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Dan Lamaestra Official Website - Dan Lamaestra, Musician, Composer/Arranger - News New Stuff! http://danlamaestra.com/news.html#20
Thanks for spending your valuable surf time at my site! I have been on tour now for almost two weeks, and it has been really fun meeting all the nice people that have come out and said hello. I just got an email from one those people, and thought it would be a good idea to post the reply in my "bio" section, since it seems that others might be interested in the whole "influence" thing.

Just click on the bio/gear/CD's/Misc link on the navigation bar.

'til next time!

Dan]]> http://danlamaestra.com/news.html#20 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Dan Lamaestra Official Website - Dan Lamaestra, Musician, Composer/Arranger - News Going on tour.... http://danlamaestra.com/news.html#19
The band sounds very tight, and it looks like there will be grand piano's at 95% of the venues! I always look forward to playing "the real thing" whenever I can.

In other news, I have been hard at work on several projects, and hope to get back to some transcription work I started doing for guitarist Chieli Minucci several months ago. At the same time, I am still finishing Geoff Robson's CD. It is hard producing an album when so many parts on each song need to be just right, and I am playng most of them. I find that I need to spend a few days away from a song after trackings parts, so that I can come back to it with fresh ears for mixing.

If you live in any of the cities we are visiting, please come by and say hello at the show.
It is a highlight for me on tours to meet people at our gigs that support and enjoy jazz.

More to come,
dan]]> http://danlamaestra.com/news.html#19 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Dan Lamaestra Official Website - Dan Lamaestra, Musician, Composer/Arranger - News