Damien Masterson

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Damien Masterson Music Update 10/2011 - Back to Africa!

It’s all a blur…I keep meaning to write… Lots of gigs, lots of cool things.. Then it’s already happened. Sometimes I post on Facebook,
if you’re not already following my cult of personality, look for me there……………… %^)
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BACK 2 Africa!!!
I’ve recently been notified that a grant written on my behalf to return to West Africa has […]

Home Sweet Home - 12/10

Home sweet home…
My dear friends, family and fans, (not necessarily in that order!)
I’m back in the U.S.A., in the San Francisco Bay Area, in the comfort of my own home, after living and working in West Africa for one year. It was quite an experience, but I am happy to be home for the unforeseeable […]

News from Dakar, coming home to visit - 8/10

Update!
Hey guys… Ramadan is here, and I’ll be coming back to the US for a few weeks, starting August 16th. Please let me know about any potential gigs, jam session, parties, etc., as I’ve got a lot of catching up to do! I’ll be in the Bay Area until the 12th of September…
News from Dakar […]

Jerejef! from Studio Maslaa - 4/10

Cyberbegging a SUCCESS!
It looks like my dad was right. I actually did much better at just asking people for money than I have for CD sales, in years! That could lead one to draw many conclusions about my CD’s or the music business… Ack! I digress… THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH for helping! It brought […]

Live from DAKAR - 3/10

Not too far from Timbuktu…
Folks, the last year has been a whirlwind of activity, much of it centered around the African continent. Since my last update, I have returned to West Africa, spending a couple of weeks in Dakar, then a month in Abidjan, and now I’m back in the D-a-k-a-r. For those of you […]

Back from Côte d’Ivoire… Still recovering! 12/09

Back from Côte d’Ivoire… Still recovering!
I understand I just sent out an email update a few weeks ago talking about my trip to South Africa… Right after I sent that update out, I got a call to travel to Ivory Coast and check out a new group a friend is managing. It was a blast! […]

Back from South Africa! 10/09

Back from South Africa!
I had a great time, and recorded in 2 locations, Cape Town and Durban. Stay tuned for more reports on the release in progress, “Africambio”. This will be the third CD in the “Intercambio” series, with recordings from Senegal, Mali, South Africa and the USA.
South Africa is a beautiful place, and once […]

Email update - 8/09

The West Coast Jazz Harmonica Summit was a HIT!
We played to a sold out crowd and got it all on video.
Keep an eye out for the DVD, to be released in the near, not too distant future:
http://www.jazzharmonicasummit.com/
Upcoming Gigs!
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Equilbria
Friday, August 21
playing Brazilian jazz standards and originals
People in Plazas Concert Series
noon to one pm
425 Market Street plaza
Bw […]

Regular Email Update 3/09

Hey Everybody!
Disclaimer:
GREETINGS to all the new people on the list!  If you forgot why you’re getting this, I play Chromatic Harmonica & Saxophones, and perform with Jazz, Funk, Ethnic, Blues, Rock, Classical and Hip Hop bands. I tour quite a bit with others, as well my own projects: Intercambio, Blue World Order, The DME, etc… […]

Regular Email Update 1/19/09

Hey Everybody!
Back from Dakar!
For those of you who weren’t paying attention, I don’t blame you. There’s a lot of weird stuff happening out there. I just got back from Dakar, Senegal, where I spent a month. Originally, I was full of ambition to forge ahead with my plans of recording a project, but quickly surrendered […]