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Maria Katindig-Dykes
In the family music business since the age of 16, Maria has performed a wide variety of musical styles, but her true passion is for jazz and bossa nova. In the Philippines, Maria’s credits include a stint with the Circus Band, a pop- rock ensemble selected to represent the Philippines at the Tokyo Music Festival in the 1970s. She has performed at Silahis International Playboy Jazz Club in Manila, and was the featured vocalist for 3 years at the Top of the Hilton in Manila before moving to Honolulu, Hawaii.
In Hawaii, with her husband, jazz pianist, arranger and composer, Jimmie Dykes, she formed Pacifica, a jazz ensemble that performed for an extended run at the Hyatt Regency’s exclusive Jazz Supper Club, Nutmegs, in Singapore.
Maria has also left a mark as a local Southern California artist with performances at Mario's Place, many of the regions universities, and the Silver Screen Jazz Club at the Hyatt on Sunset in Hollywood, alongside internationally renown jazz artists Tal Farlowe and Barney Kessel.
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O' Place Jazz Newsletter Review of Maria Katindig-Dykes' "No More Blues"
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All About Jazz
Maria Katindig-Dykes No More Blues 3 out of 4 stars O's Notes: Maria has an amazing story that starts in the Philippines where she was born into a musical family. She started singing as a teenager an eventually moved to Honolulu where she met pianist Jimmie Dykes. They formed a life partnership and a jazz-pop band that became popular in Clubs in the Pacific. Eventually they moved to Jimmie's hometown of Riverside, CA where they became ...
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MKD Joins Ron Quesada and DJ Kuttin Kandi for "Tropical Renditions"
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On February 5, 2009, Maria Katindig-Dykes joined multiple generations of Fil-Am musicians and scholars for a two-day event at the University of California, Riverside, titled “TROPICAL RENDITIONS: MUSICS OF FILIPINO AMERICA."
Maria launched the showcase Thursday night that took place at UC Riverside's new Performance Lab, which also featured performances by Ron Quesada (Kulintronica), and the legendary DJ Kuttin Kandi.
This historic two-day conference featured musical artists of, and musics produced in, Filipino America. Bringing together musicians and scholars of ...
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NO MORE BLUES gives you the feel of true, working jazz musicians enjoying their day off by making the music they love listening to. Just like it was back at home for vocalist, Maria Katindig-Dykes. Maria is a Filipinia jazz veteran who hails from the Philippines' most renowned family of musicians: the Jazz and Latin performers know collectively as the Katindig clan. Her father is the legendary Jazzpianist, Romy Katindig.
NO MORE BLUES combines the sonic worlds of straight ahead jazz and bossa nova by offering playful interpretations of Jobim classics and jazz standards arranged by Maria’s husband and musical partner of over 30 years, the southern California based jazz pianist, composer, and international recording artist, Jimmie Dykes. NO MORE BLUES also features some of the finest jazz musicians in the country, including solo recoding artist, guitarist Doug MacDonald.
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