Dmitri Matheny Group at Abilene Bar & Lounge

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Don your fedora, grab your femme fatale and step into the shadowy world of Jazz Noir...a fresh spin on familiar movie themes from film noir, spy thrillers and underworld crime dramas, plus a selection of new works, jazz classics and beloved standards from the Great American Songbook. One of the program highlights is Dmitri Matheny's original suite “Crime Scenes,” a dreamlike series of musical vignettes linked together with voiceover narration in the hard-boiled detective style of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler.

“Their music is a fertile landscape without boundaries,” writes the Oakland Tribune, “earning Matheny and his cohorts a reputation as one of the most eclectic and daring ensembles on today's jazz scene.” All About Jazz agrees: “An all-star jazz band, the Dmitri Matheny Group is a cohesive and seamless unit, serving up equal parts soulful expression, caressing phrases, imaginative asides, and dedicated lyricism.”