KALA welcomes back the Dmitri Matheny Group with guest vocal artist Holly Pyle on Saturday, August 8th, at 7:30pm. Tickets are $30 online at kalaastoria.com. Kala is located at 1017 Marine Dr. in Astoria. 503-338-4878.
Known for her “soulfully graceful, liquid-like voice” (New Times), Los Angeles vocalist HOLLY PYLE started out as an opera major before studying jazz and psychology. Now one of the most popular vocalists in the west, Holly performs with leading jazz groups and appears regularly as a solo a-cappella act using electronic looping to build masterful sonic creations.
Flugelhornist DMITRI MATHENY has been lauded as “one of the most emotionally expressive improvisers of his generation” (International Review of Music). An honors graduate of Berklee College of Music, Dmitri Matheny vaulted onto the jazz scene in the 1990s as the protégé of jazz legend Art Farmer. Since then he has garnered critical acclaim and a loyal international following, The San Francisco Chronicle calls Matheny “one of the jazz world’s most talented horn players.”
For a decade Dmitri and Holly have toured the western states, delighting audiences with their creative collaborations —Jazz From The Silver Screen, The Brazil Project, and deep dives into the songbooks of Burt Bacharach, Joni Mitchell, and Stevie Wonder.
Matheny’s all-star jazz band includes Todd Marston on piano,
Eric Gruber – bass and Michael Raynor – drums.