AJS Presents: Daniel Dufour Quartet - Midweek at Monks

Wed, Sep 04

Join us for a live taping and listening-room concert for AJS Presents: Daniel Dufour Quartet! Carter Arrington - Guitar Sean Giddings - Piano Sam Pankey - Bass Daniel DuFour - Drums Based in Austin, Texas, Daniel Dufour is a musician with extensive  performance and teaching experience across the region as well as national  and international appearances. Daniel earned a Bachelor’s Degree in  Percussion Performance from Sam Houston State University and a Master’s  Degree in Jazz Studies from The University of Texas at Austin.   As a band leader, Daniel has released multiple recordings. Distance (2017),  Silsbee (2019), and Convergence (2020) feature all-original compositions;  Daniel’s release of Standards (2020) is a collection of standard repertoire  book-ended by free improvisational pieces. He has an extensive discography  as a sideman, notably on Red Willow by Sean Michael Giddings (2021),  Standard by Aubrey Logan (2021), and Caminando Con Papi by Pete  Rodriguez (2013).   Daniel’s credits include many jazz festival appearances throughout his career:  the Corpus Christi Jazz Festival, Jazz'S Alive Festival in San Antonio, the  SHSU Bill Watrous Jazz Festival, Utopiafest, LuluFest, the Syracuse Jazz  Festival, and the Festival De Arte Nuevo (Chihuahua, Mexico). He has  shared the stage with world renown musicians such as Aubrey Logan, Andre  Hayward, Alex Claffy, Mike Sailors, Rotem Sivan, Lynn Seaton, Pete  Rodriguez, Gracie Terzian, Michael Weiss, Luther Allison, Marcos Valera,  Benny Benack III, John Dokes, Elias Haslanger, Dr. James Polk, and Randy  Brecker.  He is currently the professor of drum set at Huston-Tillotson University,  where he teaches applied lessons and studio classes. Daniel also instructs  privately and has worked as a clinician and adjudicator at colleges and high  schools across the country since 2015.  Daniel can be found most nights playing in venues across the Austin,  Houston, and San Antonio areas. He is an artist for Salyers Percussion,  Aquarian Drum Heads, Zildjian Cymbals, and Canopus Drums.  ——— Make a donation to be recognized: Supporter Level: Donate $50 or more, and we'll mention your name as a Supporter of the "AJS Presents: Midweek @ Monks" series, as part of the mission to creating more sustaining performance opportunities for Austin jazz musicians! Sponsor Level: Donate $100 or more, you’ll be recognized as a Sponsor of the "AJS Presents: Midweek @ Monks" series. Please Note: This is a live-taping, so we'll be enforcing a whisper-policy! Cold bottles of still and sparkling water will be available for purchase, but this event is BYOB. Ice will be available if needed, wine keys and 9oz cups provided! 22 free parking spaces onsite are first-come-first-serve. Doors at 7:45pm, Show at 8pm