Jim Christiansen Jazz Squared Used For Orquesta Dharma CD Cover
April 21st, 2014 - Modesto, CA
Artist Jim Christiansen's Jazz Squared oil painting is the back ground image for Jamie Dubberly and Orquesta Dharma's soon to be released CD, "La Clave Del Gumbo. Dubberly owns a number of Christiansen's Jazz Series, the original 12 done on 16 x 20 canvas as a return to oil painting, using various jazz themes, instruments, motifs. The 13th image, inspired by Jazz in the Studio, Dubberly's first interest for the cd cover, is Jazz Squared, a 20 inch by 20 inch painting Christiansen proposed using, as CD covers are squared. This is Orquesta Dharma's second album, the first being Road Warrior, that received outstanding reviews for Latin Jazz recording Jamie Dubberly is also an original member of Pacific Mambo Orchestra which won its first grammy nomination and Grammy Award for its only album, named Pacific Mambo Orchestra, in the Latin Jazz category in 2014.
Jim Christiansen is an award winning artist in watercolors, chess cartoonist, and painter in Modesto, California. The most recent in the Jazz Series to be sold, is Jazz in the Studio, which had two bidders ahead of Dubberly, who owns three others. Sale was made at the recent 2014 Stanislaus County Artist Open Open Studio weekend, April 12 and 13 Only six remaining original paintings in the artist's portfolio.
Jamie Dubberly and Orquesta Dharma Cd pre-release party being held at Ashkenaz, Friday, April 25, 7:30 pm.
1317 San Pablo Ave. (at Gilman), Berkeley, California 94702
Orquesta Dharma has been hard at work in the studio, working on an exciting new album, "La Clave del Gumbo" that combines the sounds of the New Orleans brass band tradition with afro-cuban jazz , salsa, and soul. Now they are ready to present this music live at a special performance at the super-hip venue Ashkenaz Berkeley. Featuring Grammy award winning Pacific Mambo Orchestra members Christian Tumalan, Omar Ledezma Jr., Javier Cabanillas, Pete Cornell, along with Silvestre Martinez, Charlie Gurke, Sam Bevan, Brian Andres and special guests, we hope you can join us for this special celebration ! Cuban Salsa dance lesson by Karen and Michael at 8 pm , and the first of 2 live sets by Dharma to begin around 9 p.m. CDs will be available!
Jamie Dubberly contact information
Email bonejazz@aol.com
Modesto, California
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James D. Christiansen, Artist
537 Bodem Street
Modesto, CA 95350
209 241 7130
www.james-christiansen.artistwebsites.com
www.jimchristiansenartist.com
mercenary_graphics@yahoo.com