Dick Valentine

Dear Friends -- I realize it has been nearly a year since I posted anything to this forum. Don and I have continued to refine our concept for Wu Wei, and to evolve our musical content in multi directions. I posted a recent co-composition we realized in mid-January. ..love

Dear friends:

As always, I'd like to convey my warmest thanks to all of you who have expressed support for our music on this forum. Lately, along with many, many of my colleagues and peers, I've been experimenting with so-called "live-streaming" on youtube and facebook, mostly trying to get the quality of recorded sound to be realistically detailed. Percussionist Don Berman and I live-streamed a short excursion on flutes and drums last Sunday, which I've posted on my channel at youtube: (expired link) (the channel is simply (expired link), (expired link)., baby!). We'd be very glad to have your input about the quality, musical content, and any thoughts or ideas this recording might inspire.

Meanwhile, stay well out there you lovely people. I'll have a lot more for you soon. and thanks again for listening! love...

Dear Friends -- Thank you so much for your attention and wonderful encouragement as regards my music. I'm very pleased to announce several upcoming major presentations that will feature my playing on saxophones or flutes/electronica.

June 30 -- Seattle Guelaguetza @ Dr Blanche Lavizzo Park
This is a huge and popular outdoor festival with costumed dancers, a 15-piece band, a small guitar/violin quartet, dancing devils, food, sunshine, the works! I support Banda Gozona as lead saxophonist. The event is free to all.

July 11-15 -- Olympia Free Jazz Festival @ several Olympia venues
I will present a quartet project "Levitation" which evolves and develops (in some ways) ideas we explored with "Wu Wei" in 2017/18. Also, I will present an eight-member all-improvising chamber ensemble, "Thought Leaders."

September 3-15 -- Terrane Siberia Tour
Terrane is Dennis Rea's quartet or quintet (depending on whether we have a throat singer aboard on a given day) that expands material that we did at Shapeshifter Lounge in Brooklyn last August. Yes, you read that right: We are touring venues in Siberia. Tuva or Bust!

love always,

--dick v

Dear Friends,

Thanks for all your support and many kind words regarding our (here, mostly flute) music. I wanted to let you know that my friend and drum meister Donnie ("Sunny Tutu") Berman will be in the studio at Jack Straw, Seattle, at the end of this week to live-record a radio program for broadcast on a future episode of Sonarchy (KEXP). We are ready, and it will be lovely!

love, --dick v

Dear Friends,

Thanks for your support of our music! Just wanted to let you know we have a couple of exciting performances up ...

Jack Straw showcase with Dennis Rea and friends, Saturday Oct 21
La Banda at Seattle Art Museum for Dia de los Muertos, Friday Oct 27
An all-curator show & Halloween bash at Spite House, Tuesday Oct 31

love you all!
--dick v