Profane
Profane (definition): treating (something sacred) with irreverence or disrespect. Make no mistake. Many times I feel as though I am being totally “profane” in regards to the music […]
Category Archives: Jazz
Creating the Vibe: Hotel Normandie Inaugural Jazz Nite
It is a well-known fact amongst fans and followers of the DFQ that what modicum of success and notoriety we have is a result of our almost 10-year residency at […]
Manifestations II @ Vibrato Grill Jazz
This blog’s a short one. For background music for this blog, [it’s all about the music after all, right?] here is the link to our YouTube DFQ@Vibrato 4.1.17 Playlist of […]
Why Jazz is a Crucial Turning Point In Black History
Being an avid listener of The Karen Hunter Show on Sirius XM, I was listening on the evening of Feb 17th to her discussion with the venerable Dr. Wilmer Leon […]
Traverse Adverse 2017 @Alvas Showroom
Playing this music called jazz is not for the faint of heart. I have watched throughout the new millennium the marginalization of this music with each passing year. To be […]
Manifestations I @ Vibrato Grill Jazz
These photos from that night: DFQ @ Vibrato 10.15.16, speak for themselves. You can sense the energy and excitement from the facial expressions on each band member: unadulterated joy! Yeah we were having […]
Dylan’s Delight @ The World Stage
Here are 2 videos of our performance of “Dylan’s Delight” at Billy Higgins’ The World Stage in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, CA on the night of Oct 22, 2016. Video […]
RESILIENCE! Live Recording Session
“RESILIENCE!” is the DFQ~Dale Fielder Quartet’s 20th Anniversary recording. Night after night for over twenty years, the DFQ have gone quietly about their business; almost workman-like, -just making the gig, […]
Creating In The Moment!
Here is all the audio from my gig at Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Grill Jazz on Saturday evening May 28, 2016. I love these gigs put together by Vibrato’s artistic […]
The Sound Of Pepper Adams
I first heard the sound of Pepper Adams when I was six years old back in 1962. My brother, who had just returned home from a 4 year stint in […]
