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January 4….DW Trio + vocalist Marcella Hooks at Sticky Rice Bistro, 5030 Business Center Drive, Fairfield, CA     6:30  -  9:30pm   No Cover Charge   Sticky Rice Bistro

February 1….DW Trio + vocalist Marcella Hooks at Sticky Rice Bistro, 5030 Business Center Drive, Fairfield, CA    6:30  -  9:30pm No Cover Charge   Sticky Rice Bistro  

March 1…. .DW Trio + vocalist Marcella Hooks at Sticky Rice Bistro, 5030 Business Center Drive, Fairfield, CA    6:30  -  9:30pm No Cover Charge  Sticky Rice Bistro

April 5….DW Trio + vocalist Marcella Hooks at Sticky Rice Bistro, 5030 Business Center Drive, Fairfield, CA    6:30  -  9:30pm No Cover Charge  Sticky Rice Bistro

April 6….DW Quartet at Sardine Can Restaurant, 0 Harbor Way, Vallejo,CA     no cover charge  (Opening of Sunday Jazz Series) 5:00 – 8:00pm   Vallejo Sardine Can

April 11….DW Trio at Florence Douglas Sr. Center, Vallejo,CA 5:30 – 6:30pm

April ?….DW adjudicates “Music In The Parks”

May ?……..DW adjudicates “Music In The Parks”

May 3….DW Trio + vocalist Marcella Hooks at Sticky Rice Bistro, 5030 Business Center Drive, Fairfield, CA    6:30  -  9:30pm No Cover Charge  Sticky Rice Bistro

May ?……..DW adjudicates “Music In The Parks”

May ?…….DW adjudicates “Music In The Parks”

June 7….DW Quartet at Rutherford Ranch Winery “Art Show,” 1680 Silverado Trail South, St. Helena, CA        11:00am  to  3:00pm  $25 per person Ticket purchase includes wrist band for food voucher and tasting during event. Features artists from the Bay Area who will have their pieces on display for viewing and purchase.  Call: (707)968-3200 for more information   Rutherford Ranch Winery

July 5…. .DW Trio + vocalist Marcella Hooks at Sticky Rice Bistro, 5030 Business Center Drive, Fairfield, CA    6:30  -  9:30pm No Cover Charge  Sticky Rice Bistro

July 13….DW Quartet at The Sardine Can Restaurant, 0 Harbor Way, Vallejo,CA 5:00 to 8:00pm No cover charge Vallejo Sardine Can

August 2….DW Trio + vocalist Marcella Hooks at Sticky Rice Bistro, 5030 Business Center Drive, Fairfield, CA    6:30  -  9:30pm No Cover Charge  Sticky Rice Bistro 

September 6….DW Trio + vocalist Marcella Hooks at Sticky Rice Bistro, 5030 Business Center Drive, Fairfield, CA    6:30  -  9:30pm No Cover Charge  Sticky Rice Bistro

September 14….DW Quartet at Sardine Can Restaurant, 0 Harbor Way, Vallejo,CA 5:00 to 8:00pm No cover charge Vallejo Sardine Can

October 4….DW Trio + vocalist Marcella Hooks at Sticky Rice Bistro, 5030 Business Center Drive, Fairfield, CA    6:30  -  9:30pm No Cover Charge  Sticky Rice Bistro 

October 5….”SPECIAL  EVENT”  Sardine Can, 0 Harbor Way, Vallejo, CA  this is the conclusion of the Sunday Jazz Series for 2013     5:00  to  8:00pm Vallejo Sardine Can

November 1….DW Trio + vocalist Marcella Hooks at Sticky Rice Bistro, 5030 Business Center Drive, Fairfield, CA    6:30  -  9:30pm No Cover Charge  Sticky Rice Bistro

December 6…. DW Trio + vocalist Marcella Hooks at Sticky Rice Bistro, 5030 Business Center Drive, Fairfield, CA    6:30  -  9:30pm No Cover Charge  Sticky Rice Bistro

December 14….DW Quartet + vocalist Marcella Hooks at Sardine Can Restaurant, 0 Harbor Way, Vallejo, CA 5:00 – 8:00pm
“Holiday Jazz”    Vallejo Sardine Can

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Dalt Williams, JFAO leader, bass, composer/arranger

Dalt was born and raised in Vallejo, CA where his music education began (trumpet and tuba). After high school he enlisted in the U.S. Army as a bandsman where he became interested in the acoustic bass. He first studied bass with Jack Weeks (Cal Tjader and Dave Brubeck). While serving in Korea with the U.S. 8th Army Band he performed with drummer Ed Thigpen (Oscar Peterson Trio), guitarist Rod Lewis (Anita O’Day), and pianist Dave Hildinger.

Dalt is a graduate of San Francisco State University where he studied bass with Charles Siani (San Francisco Symphony) and earned a degree in Music Education. While in San Francisco he performed with Vince Guaraldi, Dave Van Kriedt, Eddie Peabody, Calvin Keys, the Rudy Salvini Big Band, the Al Trobbe Trio, and as a sideman with numerous other groups.

During his 35 year teaching career Dalt started the music program at Travis AFB (Vanden High School) and later moved to Benicia High School. At Benicia he developed an award winning program in Jazz Band, Symphonic Band, and Vocal Jazz. In 1994 he was voted Benicia’s Teacher of the Year. In 1995 he was awarded the Outstanding Music Educator Award from the CMEA Bay Section. Dalt is a member of the International Jazz Educators Association, American Federation of Musicians, California Music Educators Association, and the Northern California Band Association.

After being discharged from the 6th Army Band at the Presido, San Francisco, CA., in 1954, Van Hughes joined the Rudy Salvini Big Band and recorded with that band. He has toured with the Woody Herman Band, played with the Louie Bellson Band (featuring Tony Bennett), and the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Band. He has played with bands backing Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Nancy Wilson, Marvin Gaye, Issac Hayes, and many more. He recorded with Duke Ellington at Grace Cathedral. Van now resides in the Bay Area and is now a freelance musician and private trombone teacher.

“Our Art Show was a huge success thanks to the great jazz from JFAO. Even our owner commented how “tight” you guys were. Let’s plan on having you again next year!! ”

Wanda Howsman, Manager Rutherford Ranch Winery

“Your group was terrific last Saturday Dalt. Marcella is now my idol.”

Jeff Trager, Sticky Rice Bistro

Yes, wonderful meeting you, and listening to your band’s terrific jazz that July day — it added something that was really perfectly suited to the afternoon (and to our tastes, by the way).

Michael Sorvino