LIVE MUSIC
Father's Day Music
Billy Lanham & Friends
Albany's Own! Performing: Sunday June 18th, 2017 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Americana and blues 
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Billy Lanham opened for Kellie Pickler at the fair to great acclaim with his country blues. His sound includes: Multi-intrumentalist, acoustic and electric guitars, slide and steel guitars (acoustic and electric). Mandolin, banjos, harmonica and vocals. Various exotic lutes, such as Dotar from Northern India, Tambura from Southern India, Turkish Saz, and Greek Bouzouki. Originally from Los Angeles CA, more recently Portland OR and now living in South Lake Tahoe CA.
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Dmitry Matheny & Olem Alves
on flugelhorn and guitar Performing: Sunday June 25th, 2017 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Jazz 
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Dmitri Matheny was voted "The Best Instrumentalist of the Year" in this year's Seattle Earshot Golden Ear Awards. At 29, after launching a busy recording career on the West Coast, Matheny made his New York debut at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, then began touring internationally. The soulful sound of Dmitri's horn garnered praise from critics and audiences alike, drawing frequent comparisons to Miles Davis, Chet Baker and—not surprisingly—to Art Farmer. Upon Farmer’s passing in 1999, Matheny acquired his mentor’s copper-bell flugelhorn. Today, Dmitri leads the Dmitri Matheny Group, “an all-star jazz band featuring some of the most accomplished musicians in the western United States” (All About Jazz). Matheny has toured extensively throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. He has traveled to 19 countries and has performed with many Motown and popular music acts including the Temptations, Martha Reeves, Fabian, the Four Tops, Bobby Vinton, Sandy Patty, Bobby Rydell, Frankie Avalon and the O'Jays.
Olem Alves is Eugene's most acclaimed jazz guitarist. "In 2013 he received his Masters Degree in Jazz Studies from the University of Oregon and just recently released his first straight ahead jazz album entitled “Standards” with bassist Tyler Abbott (instructor of bass at the University of Oregon and Willamette University) and drummer Ryan Biesack (drum instructor at Oregon State University and Willamette University). Olem is currently on faculty at Lane Community College and Linn-Benton Community College as a guitar instructor and continues to perform both locally and regionally as a solo performer and with groups both big and small. He resides in Eugene with his wife, 3 children and 1 fat cat. In addition to performing as a solo guitarist or with various groups, Olem's biggest joy is playing music with his kids." |
