Dino and David
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Dino and David
Dino and David is the sizzling duo
of David Kempton on keyboards and Dino Vera on drums and vocals. This pair of performers
can sound like a trio, quartet or even full orchestra, thanks to the thoughtful
application of modern technology. (They can also bring in more musicians, to become a
trio, quartet - even a 14-piece big band!) The skill and quality of these musicians is
apparent from the first note of the evening (typically their theme song, Make Me a
Memory) to the final lingering chord.
Both musicians have a long list of credits. David Kempton has performed and/or recorded
with jazz, pop and R&B artists as diverse as jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, sax man
Brandon Fields, funkmeisters Paul Jackson and Mike Clark (the rhythm machine driving
Herbie Hancock's famous Headhunters,) ex-Monkee Michael Nesmith and Lou Rawls. He has
toured with Sam and Dave and Latin-jazz giant Willie Bobo, and played many of the top
jazz venues in the world, including Carnegie Hall, Montreux, the Playboy Jazz Festival,
both Newports, the Northsea Festival in Amsterdam and the Monterey Jazz (and Blues)
festivals.
California's most versatile duo
Dino Vera has performed with pop icons Jimi
Hendrix and James Taylor. He spent years in New Orleans, honing his skills while playing
with internationally known recording artist Fats Domino and Bourbon Street greats The
Meters, and on the road in exotic locales like St. Martin in the Caribbean and Dallas.
His vocal skills are as multi-faceted as his experience, enabling him to sing Sinatra
swingers and crooners, Jimmy Reed blues, and rhythm and blues hits in a definitely Ray
Charles-tinged soulful groove. These credentials have paved the way for a
recently-completed highly successful and acclaimed series of jazz concerts in
France.
These two artists blend their skills into a seamless tapestry of musical excellence. With
an enormous range of genres and styles from which to select, it's not surprising that
Dino and David have been lighting up audiences from all over the world.
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