Dulcimers: Joe Venegoni.
Guitars: Todd Mosby.
Bassists: Kim LaCoste, Darrell Mixon, Michael Manring.
Flutes: Barbara Else.
Saxophones: Butch Thomas.
Vibes: Jon Whiting
Percussionists: Henry Claude, Joe Venegoni.
Drummers: Alfred Barnes, Jr., Jules DeFelices, Randy O'Dell, Gary Sykes.
Vocals: David Worm. Venegoni performs on Master Works Hammered Dulcimers made especially for the artist by luthier, Russell Cook. (www.woodnstrings.com)
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Influences
John McLaughlin & Shakti, Pat Metheney, Egberto Gismonti, Eberhard Weber, Paul Winter Consort, Oregon, John Coltrane, all of the artists with whom I have had the pleasure to create and perform, and the artists that appear on "my friends" list.
Sounds Like
"If you're looking for jazz music - fusion in particular- that's not only out of the ordinary but boundary-breaking, genre-expanding and mind-altering, look no further. Joe Venegoni presents jazz dulcimer with fresh, striking new color. If your associations with this instrument are solely Appalachian, Celtic or New Age, here is a new connotation, a new perception of this penetrating instrument you will not only appreciate but savor as well. Adding a haunting color that cuts through pulsating, undulating electric qualities, the dulcimer- as we find out in Venegoni's music, holds quite remarkable jazz potential."
- Derek Sivers, CDBaby
Joe Venegoni is an internationally acclaimed string instrumentalist and percussionist. This jazz quintet leader also performs with international artists Jiebing Chen, Shweta Jhaveri, Fareed Haque, Michael Manring, Carl Weingarten, and the Cloud Chamber Ensemble.
Venegoni has conducted workshops for the Conservatoire National Superier et Musique et de Danse~Paris, Stanford University, the San Francisco Ballet, and dance companies: Martha Graham, Paul Taylor, Merce Cunningham, David Parson, Margaret Jenkins, DV8, Mark Morris, and ODC/SF.
Joe has composed scores for Sue Li-Jues Facing East, Robert Moses Kin, Janice Garrett Dancers, Kulintang Arts, and more. Recipient: Isadora Duncan Dance Award for Music in Dance.
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Artistic Statement:
Describing Venegoni's music, one tends to revert to motion words such as propulsion and momentum and flow. On its surface, Venegonis music makes an honest claim upon the universe of dance: he fashions it using elemental motifs germane to swaying Brazilian sambas, as well as rollicking Appalachian reels, and strutting Caribbean street dances.
Venegoni's compositions might convey the feeling of a purposeful departure, and the gathering momentum of an eventful journey, with fleeting, lyrical reflections along the wayside. This sense of motion in his music no doubt makes a forceful play upon the imagination of his audience.
- Paul Harris
Hello Joe Venegoni, I like your music a lot. Thank you for finding me and the friendship. I'm glad we made the connection here, please keep in touch! Jie
