Jamie Dubberly
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With the release , Road Warrior, northern California trombonist, composer/arranger and educator Jamie Dubberly steps into the the roles of bandleader, and record producer as well, with an offering of afro-Cuban jazz that features many luminaries from the San Francisco bay area latin and jazz scenes and beyond, including current Santana percussionist, and world renowned recording artist/clinician Karl Perazzo, who appears on two tracks. Music from the album has already garnered accolades from noted jazz author and critic Scott Yanow (Jazz Times, Down Beat, etc), calling it an impressive effort, and noting that their (Orquesta Dharmas) brand of afro-Cuban jazz is quite infectious and succeeds both as dance music and creative latin jazz. The nine tracks that comprise the album draw from several influences, most notably Eddie Palmieri (whose composition, Vamonos Pal Monte, is arranged by Dubberly as a tribute to the latin jazz and salsa master), Poncho Sanchez, and also trombonists Steve Davis ( whose composition The Slowdown appears on the record), Conrad Herwig (Palmieris longtime trombonist), Papo Vazquez, and fellow bay area trombonist/composer/arranger Wayne Wallace, among many others. Dubberly contributes five original compositions that range stylistically from sensual bolero, to soulful cha-cha, to intense 6/8 minor blues. Rounding out the set are two original arrangements of jazz standards, a salsafied take on the Juan Tizol/Duke Ellington classic Caravan, and a blistering up-tempo, rhumba clave setting of Wayne Shorters Footprints.
Dubberly, originally from coastal georgia, has enjoyed a varied music career that spans many styles and genres. Currently residing in Modesto, CA, he has performed and recorded as a trombonist with artists and ensembles ranging from the Brooklyn Philharmonic, Emerson String Quartet, and Brass Ring Quintet, to the Jazz Mafias Realistic Orchestra, Steve Davis, Bobby Shew, Tony Vega, Tito Rojas, Arturo OFarrill, The Manhattans, Pete Escovedo, Lyrics Born, DJ Qbert, and Travis Sullivans Bjorkestra, to national and international tours of many broadway productions. He moved to northern California in 2003, from the metro NYC area, and began working almost immediately with some of the top musicians and bands in the bay area. Finding inspiration from playing with a number of fine salsa and latin jazz ensembles , such as Avance, Louie Romeros Mazacote, and many others, Dubberly decided to explore writing and arranging original material for a horn section that included trombone, tenor and baritone saxophones, and a traditional afro-Cuban rhythm section of piano, bass, timbales, congas and bongos, along with the drum set. Happily finding musicians he was working with interested in the project, in late 2007, Dubberly began to set up recording sessions, and over the span of 3 years or so, this album was recorded at pianist/recording engineer Christian Tumalans studio in San Francisco.
The musicians appearing on the record include, in addition to Perazzo, some of the brightest percussive talent to be found in and around the S.F. bay area, including Cuban-born master percussionist Carlos Caro, multi-faceted Venezuelan percussionist/vocalist Omar Ledezma, Jr., Mexico-based percussionist/composer/ bandleader Silvestre Martinez, drummer/bandleader Brian Andres, and veteran conguero/bandleader Mario Flores. Sharing the duties as pianist are Christian Tumalan, and Andy Nevala, who are also both highly skilled arranger/composers, and bandleaders as well. Nevalas work can be heard on the Capri label ( as leader), and Tumalans band Montuno Swing has just released their first record. Two remarkable bay area bassists appear as well on Road Warrior, Sam Bevan, and Fred Randolph. Both accomplished composers, arrangers, and bandleaders as well, Bevan and Randolph are both top call jazz and latin bassists, and contribute mightily to the sound on this record. The title track contains solo space for Bevan, while I saw you features Randolph. Finally, the somewhat unorthodox horn section combination of trombone, tenor saxophone, and baritone saxophone ( and the occasional flute) contributes a dark, powerful and distinctive sound. Along with Dubberly, veteran east bay reedman Pete Cornell (tenor sax/alto flute) , Charlie Gurke (baritone sax), and Darren Smith (baritone sax), and Ramon Garcia (flute on Vamonos Pal Monte) all offer dynamic, swinging solos, and a cohesive horn section sound that is unmistakably original.
Other music presented on this page displays Dubberly's range as a composer/arranger and trombonist (even producer). There are original big band compositions and arrangements ( including music from a short lived,but exciting big band project started in NYC in 2002 called the "Dubberly-Vacin Emprise", a few "smooth jazz" tracks, some film score-ish tracks, experimental electronic tracks, jazz trio tracks ( with Christian Tumalan and Fred Randolph), and "classical" trombone ensemble tracks, and even a hip-hop collaboration. Feel free to explore this music, and please leave comments on them if you wish!RUBICONSKI RADIO
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Listened to Shalom To You, Count Basie - twice. Awesome arrangement! Loved the band playing the tune too. As good as any big band jazz arrangement I have ever heard. Sweet, melodic and swings wonderfully. Can't think of the band's name for sure at the moment, I think last name was Peterson, (maybe Dave Peterson?), the ensemble sound and arrangement as well as the tune reminded me of something they did and that was a pretty great band.
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LWJWhoa!!!! This is incredible...Man, your T-Bone work is nothing short of Sensational!!! Smooth note transition, wonderful texture and tone...and the blended harmonies are...well Brilliant. Must come back for more...Glad I found your site.I have heard the other versions of Caravan and each one had it's strong points, loved every one of them, but I must admit, this is by far my favourite. This band "Orquesta Dharma" is hot, hot, hot, from the word go, the piano, very cuban sounding along with the percussion sets the tone for the whole song with the drummer and bass, they are a-cookin'. Then the sax solo and trombone, both killer solos very enjoyable, great playing. And if that wasn't enough, it was more than enough in my mind, but, we got treated to and incredible piano solo and a killer conga percussion solo, man oh man can these guys play, just took me to the stratosphere, up and dancing. This piece was a real beyond my expectation treat, the Duke would be so proud, what an excellent job, what a killer band, love it!!!!Let me start by saying, I love this piece. Latin is one of my favourite genres and when I hear a bone playing on top of a latin rhythm, it's like heaven to me. The head of the song, is really well thought out, very catchy, that's what I look for, it comes back at the end and it lingers in your mind. You can do whatever you like, solo, bridges etc. in the middle, but bring it on home baby, and you did just that. The bone plays it so perfect, a relaxed, lazy, and yes, sexy feeling, and the supporting percussion keeps the momentum. I think one of the nicest features in the song is the background vocals, wow!!! just gave it that sort of Cuban authenticity. Needless to say, I love this tune for so many reasons, makes me want to listen to it again, and that's what I aim to do.
Well done Jamie, one of the best.All comments (125)
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Sensational work....Love the bone duo play...simply sensational.