Ian Dogole News

Ian Dogole Receives Grant to Honor the Music of Wayne Shorter

Concert at The Berkeley Hillside Club on Friday Evening, July 8 2011

I am pleased to report that I recently received my second grant from the San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music (SFFCM), this time to celebrate the illustrious musical contributions of legendary saxophonist, composer and bandleader Wayne Shorter. Entitled Shorter Moments (from the title of his debut recording as a leader in 1959), this concert will be structured so that each phase of Wayne’s illustrious career is demonstrated through compositions from that particular period. I am pleased to announce the lineup of collaborators for this event:

Musicians:

Ian Dogole – percussion
Dan Feiszli – double bass
Frank Martin – piano
Dave Tidball – woodwinds
Mike Zilber – woodwinds

Many thanks to SFFCM for their generous support of this project and its predecessor, Beyond All Limits, which honored the musical legacy of the legendary trumpeter/composer Woody Shaw in a concert at The Berkeley Hillside Club (Berkeley, California) in May 2009. Pieces from this concert aired on KCSM’s radio show, “In The Moment,” produced by Jim Bennett.

2010/2011 Music Education Programs in Marin County Schools

On the heels of presenting 130 shows to more than 15,000 third-to-fifth-grade students in the San Francisco Public School District last year as part of the San Francisco Symphony’s Adventures in Music (AIM) program, I have shifted my focus to presenting educational programs to K-12 students in Marin County schools. So far this year, I have had the pleasure of presenting a wide variety of music education programs at Redwood High School, Tam High School, St. Mark's School, the Marin Horizons School, Miller Creek Middle School, Tomales High School and Tomales Elementary/Middle School.

Attention Bay Area Musicians and Donors Bread & Roses Needs Your Help

Bread & Roses (www.breadandroses.org) is an organization that is very dear to my heart and worthy of your consideration.

If You Are a Bay Area Musician – Bread & Roses is seeking volunteer performers, especially those with programs that would appeal to youth in a wide range of facilities, including juvenile halls and special needs schools. I have performed as a Bread & Roses volunteer nearly 50 times in the last four years, mostly in youth facilities, and the opportunity to uplift those who are shut in and often in desperate circumstances is an honor and a blessing.

If you are a Bay Area musician and would like to bring some healing music to teens who are shut in, please contact Bread & Roses Program Director Carolyn Gauthier at cgauthier@breadandroses.org or at 415-945-7120 ext. 105.

If You Are a Potential Donor – Bread & Roses produces over 600 shows a year and supports a staff of nine, mostly on the generosity of contributions from the community. If you are interested in supporting the tremendous work this organization provides to so many thousands of people who are facing immense challenges in their lives, please go to http://www.breadandroses.org/donate.shtml and follow the online instructions for making a donation.