- Dick Metcalf Contemporary Fusion Reviews Live Show Reviews
- Paula Santoro exciting live concert Paula Santoro/Jasnam Daya Singh house concert at Dr. Wheelz’ pad
- True jazz stars I-5 Allstars at ArtHouse Designs in Olympia, Washington
- Montavilla Jazz Festival Day 1, Act 6 – Rich Halley 5 with Vinny Golia
- Montavilla Jazz Festival Day 1, Act 5 – David Friesen Quartet
- Montavilla Jazz Festival Day 1, Act 4 – Joe Manis Double Drums Quartet
- Montavilla Jazz Festival Day 1, Act 3 – PJCE with Jasnam Daya Singh
- Montavilla Jazz Festival Day 1, Act 2 – Trio Subtonic with Dan Balmer
- Montavilla Jazz Festival Day 1, Act 1 – Ron Steen Quartet
- Charlie Saibel Tipsy piano bar Charlie Saibel’s first gig at Tipsy Piano Bar
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- Rob Scheps supercharged dynamic quintet Rob Scheps – Gil Evans Legacy Quintet – Olympia, WA
- Enchantingly memorable musical magic with FLOW (the Group) – Live Show Review, Royal Room, 2018/05/15
- Exciting jazz house concert LaVon Hardison – Live Show review
- Superbly entertaining guitar mastery Eric Tingstad – Live Show review, Harbor Sounds concert series
Montavilla Jazz Festival Day 1, Act 2 – TRIO SUBTONIC WITH DAN BALMER: Galen Clark, the keyboardist for this high-talent krew, is the leader for Trio Subtonic, with Bill Athens doing bass and Russ Kleiner on drums… they are joined by a guitarist named Dan Balmer, and they ROCK the HOUSE, folks! This is another new group for me, though they play in a lot of venues around Portland (you can check out some of their performances on YOUTUBE, too); I expect that’s because they truly know how to establish a groove & RIDE it…you’ll hear & feel that when you watch the short video I captured during their performance, below…
It was easy for me to fall in love with the performance style Dan has, in part because he reminds me of another favorite player of mine (Davey Williams, who I’ve had the privilege of performing with back in the good old days)… & Dan’s guitar meshes together perfectly with the rest of Trio Subtonic… an excellent band that really has it together!
I didn’t see anyone attempting to dance, but it wouldn’t have surprised me in the least… their greatest strength is being able to get down deep into a groove & keep it moving the whole way through, & Dan’s highly entertaining performance made this group one of the best I saw & heard during the 2017 Montavilla Jazz Festival.
