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Evan Francis and Darren Johnston Quartet Live at Chez Hanny

Recorded by BayTaper on March 20th, 2008

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Photos from the Darren Johnston / Evan Francis Quartet live at Chez Hanny in the Haight on February 24, 2008.

Darren Johnston, Trumpet
Evan Francis, Tenor Sax
Eugene Warren, Bass
Smith Dobson, Drums

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Lovecraft Ghostwriters Live at the Red Poppy Art House

Recorded by BayTaper on January 30th, 2008

Tags: art-house, BayTaper, Jazz, John-Finkbeiner, John-Hanes, John-Wiitala, Live, music, Red-Poppy, San-Francisco, Smith-Dobson

Here’s a couple of live tracks from Smith Dobson’s new band, the Lovecraft Ghostwriters, playing at the Red Poppy Art House on January 12, 2008. They performed a mix of new songs and old favorites from their recent release Basement Bloodlines.

Smith Dobson, Vibraphone
John Finkbeiner, Guitar
John Hanes, Drums
John Wiitala, Bass

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Brooklyn Belle [7:08m]: Play Now | Download

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Darren Johnston Quintet Live at the de Young Museum

Recorded by BayTaper on September 24th, 2007

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Photos from the Darren Johnston Quintet performing as part of Friday Nights at the DeYoung on July 13, 2007.

Darren Johnston, Trumpet
Sheldon Brown, Tenor Sax & Bass Clarinet
Smith Dobson, Drums
Ben Goldberg, Clarinet
Devin Hoff, Bass

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Darren Johnston Quintet Live at the Red Poppy Art House

Recorded by BayTaper on February 26th, 2007

Tags: Bay-Area, BayTaper, Ben-Goldberg, Darren-Johnston, Devin-Hoff, Jazz, Live-Music, Red-Poppy, San-Francisco, Sheldon-Brown, Smith-Dobson

I was psyched to receive an invite to record and photograph the Darren Johnston Quintet playing at one of my favorite jazz venues in San Francisco, the Red Poppy Art House, on February 16, 2007. On this night, the group featured a suite of new original compositions by trumpeter and band leader Darren Johnston. Darren was joined by the amazing Sheldon Brown on bass clarinet and tenor sax and the rippin’ Ben Goldberg on clarinet, and they were backed by the rhythm section of Smith Dobson. on drums and Devin Hoff on bass. These guys are always playing gigs around town in one form or another, and it was great to hear them play this new material live before they head off to immortalize it in an upcoming CD release. So, I highly recommend you to preview these sample audio tracks and photos from this outstanding performance at the Red Poppy.