Dan Mazer: 5-string banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin, reso-guit, vocals, wisecracks. Other musicians hired on an ad hoc basis as needed.
Influences
BANJO: Earl Scruggs, Ben Eldridge (The Seldom Scene), Eddie Adcock, Bela Fleck, Alan Munde, Tony Trischka. BLUEGRASS: Flatt & Scruggs, The Seldom Scene, The Country Gentlemen, Bill Monroe, Jimmy Martin, New Grass Revival, Del McCoury Band, Eddie & Martha Adcock, Tim O'Brien, Peter Rowan, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Larry Sparks. MUSIC IN GENERAL: The Grateful Dead, Hank Williams, The Beatles, Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Frank Zappa, CSNY. Many, many more! All music!
Sounds Like
I've been told I sound like Doc Watson. That's a HUGE compliment!
BanjerDan (Dan Mazer) is a banjo player and multi-instrumental performer based in the Washington, DC area. His style is an Americana mix, rooted in straight-ahead bluegrass and branching into many musical genres. Since taking up music in 1974, Dan has performed in almost every imaginable situation, in the U.S. and overseas, from busking, coffeehouses and bar gigs to musical theater productions, theme parks, children’s shows, studio work and solo strolling appearances, and even symphonic concertizing. He receiving his Bachelor’s degree in Music Theory from George Washington University in 1984, and has played in numerous bands, including J.B. Beverley & the Wayward Drifters, The Jackstraws, Rockcreek, and D.J. and the C.B. Pickers. BanjerDan’s first CD, “Old Stuff,” was released in January 2001. “Old Stuff” features some of the finest pickers and singers in the bluegrass/acoustic field, including Mike Auldridge, Jimmy Gaudreau, Pete Kennedy, Dave Giegerich, Tom Gray and Moondi Klein. Dan’s banjo, mandolin and dobro work appear on CDs by J.B. Beverley & the Wayward Drifters, The McGinley Family Gospel Singers, Dead Men's Hollow, Ubiquitone, D.J. and the C.B. Pickers, Tim Flannery, Teagen McClain, James Durst, Joe Ross, and Honky Tonk Confidential. In addition to performing music, Dan is a journalist and music teacher. His articles have appeared in Bluegrass Unlimited, Acoustic Musician, Banjo Newsletter, and other magazines.
In addition to solo work as BanjerDan, Dan Mazer is a member of J.B. Beverley & The Wayward Drifters. (http://www.waywarddrifters.com)
Just wanted to wish you a Happy & SAFE 4th of July. Here's some helpful or funny advice.
3 THINGS TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW 1 ...where you're going 2 ...when it's time to leave 3 ...where you live (well enough to tell someone else how to get there)
Hi - You're Awesome with that banjo:) Thanks so much for your friendship – Hope that you enjoy my music – Here’s my website – www.joe-calderone.com - If you get a chance please sign my Guestbook while you’re there - Have a great day – Joe
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