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Dominick "Domo" Branch
Dominick “Domo” Branch is a Bi-coastal drummer, composer, and educator from Portland, Oregon. He leads his own band “Branchin’ Out” and is also co-leader of the Brown Branch Jazz Orchestra. Since finishing his degree at New York’s Manhattan School of Music, Domo has established himself as one of the world’s top up and coming drummers, composers, and educators. Having performed and/or toured with prominent artists such as Sean Jones, Stefon Harris, Ron Artis II, Dianne Reeves, Terance Blanchard, Taylor Eigsti, and Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Furthermore, Domo has performed at a variety of festivals and venues such as Carnegie Hall, Konzerthaus Berlin, the Monterey Jazz Festival, Caramoor Jazz Festival, Rose Hall Jazz at Lincoln Center, Revolution Hall and more. Finally, Domo is an experienced motivational speaker, having presented public speeches to musicians and students at school’s on the subject(s) of staying motivated, and being inspired.
Awards
2023 IFCC Grant (Portland, OR)
2022 RACC Make, Learn, Build Grant (Portland, OR)
2022 1st Place Riga Jazz Stage (Riga, Latvia)
2019 Academic Scholarship, Manhattan School of Music (New York, NY)
2018 Presidential Scholarship, Manhattan School of Music (New York, NY)
Gear
Ludwig Classic Maple (Black Oyster)
-Bass Drum: 20”
-Rack toms: 12”
-Floor Toms: 14” 16”
01 Ludwig Supraphonic Snare 14”x6.5”
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Caelan Cardello: Chapter One
by Pierre Giroux
Caelan Cardello's debut release, Chapter One, marks the emergence of a pianist and composer with a clear sense of purpose. Supporting Cardello on this journey are bassist Jonathon Muir-Cotton, drummer Domo Branch, and guest tenor saxophonist Chris Lewis; they draw deeply from the well of jazz tradition while shaping a distinctly modern voice. Cardello's program combines eight originals with select pieces from Cole Porter, Harold Mabern, and Cedar Walton, establishing a strong foundation in both heritage and innovation. ...
Continue ReadingNoah Halpern: The Embrace Vol. 1
by Paul Rauch
Since arriving in New York to study at Juilliard in 2014, trumpeter Noah Halpern has steadily shouldered his way into the vibrant city club scene, providing the truest proving ground for him in ways that higher education could never present. His musical upbringing in Seattle was two-fold as well, being raised in the nationally acclaimed high school program at Roosevelt High School, while diving into the inspired local scene there that bears a great trumpet lineage beginning with Quincy Jones ...
Continue ReadingIsaiah J. Thompson: The Power of the Spirit
by Neil Duggan
Isaiah J. Thompson is one of the leading pianists of his generation. In 2023, 25-year-old has a background that is already hugely impressive. This includes his debut album as a leader, Isaiah J. Thompson Plays the Music of Buddy Montgomery (WJ3), in 2020. His accolades have included earning the 2018 Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award, second place in the 2018 Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz International Piano Competition, and he has worked on the Golden Globe nominated soundtrack for Motherless ...
Continue ReadingDominick Farinacci Debuts Songbook Watch Party: A Live Online Streaming Show to Showcase Jazz Artists and Musical Collaborations
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All About Jazz
Internationally acclaimed trumpeter Dominick Farinacci debuts Songbook Watch Party, an interactive online music experience boasting newly filmed collaborations with musical artists from around the world. Beginning May 3, 2020 Songbook Watch Party will simulcast every Sunday night at 7PM EST on multiple streaming platforms such as ZOOM, Facebook and YouTube. “The goal of Songbook Watch Party,” states Farinacci, “is simple: to generate income for the artists, and to create for the audience that sound of surprise and fun that is ...
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StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Introducing Jaimie Branch
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week, let's take a look at some videos featuring trumpeter Jaimie Branch, who will be making her St. Louis debut in a concert with cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm and drummer Ståle Liavik Solberg to be presented by New Music Circle on Saturday, February 9 at The Stage at KDHX. Branch, who's 34 years old, grew up in Brooklyn, NY and Chicago and studied at the New England Conservatory of Music and Towson University. She has gained significant national attention since ...
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'A Toast To George Freeman' April 28, 2018 Special Guest Billy Branch, With Joanie Pallatto And Sparrow
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Lampkin Publicity Service
Southport Records and Lampkin Music Group presents: “A Toast to George Freeman"- Special Guest Billy Branch, with Joanie Pallatto and Sparrow on April 28, 2018 This is a general admission seated event. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 on the day of the show. Media Sponsor: The WFMT Radio Network's Jazz Network. George Freeman is the current living warrior of sound, the Mad Max of the 6-string guitar. The music of George Freeman defies any known mold of musical ...
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NJPAC's Brick City Jazz Orchestra debuts in Newark's Branch Brook Park
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Christine Saunders
Music blossomed in Newark when the Brick City Jazz Orchestra made its premiere under blue skies. With the opening notes of Kenny Dorham’s “Blue Bossa,” NJPAC’s Brick City Jazz Orchestra heralded its official debut in Newark’s Branch Brook Park. The sun was hot, but the student musicians were the epitome of cool. The park’s famed cherry blossoms weren’t totally in the pink yet for the annual Bloomfest (aka the Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival), but the 20-piece orchestra was feeling ...
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Dominick Farinacci And A Monster Truck Driver Deliver Toys To Bring A Smile To Children's Faces Who Were Devastated By Hurricane Sandy
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Daniel Malkin
A massive truck load of toys will be donated to the St Francis De Sales school. The school and the surrounding area was heavily affected by Hurricane Sandy. Dominick and other amazing musicians will perform a FREE concert for the children and anyone else in attendance. All of the toys and money raised will be donated to the people affected by this tragedy. Toys will be distributed to the children by Dominick and Kevin following the concert. Dominick and his ...
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Branch Out: The Value of Multiple Income Streams for Musicians
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HypeBot
By Allison Sharpe from music website and marketing platform Bandzoogle. Twitter: @Bandzoogle Making a living in music has always been a challenge, but with digital music being so readily available it's important for you as a musician, artist, or band to branch out with your music. It's not enough to just press up some CD's and throw some tracks on your website and expect to make a decent living. Working as a musician means just that, working! It means getting ...
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Listening to Jazz Workshop Features the Music of Monk at Boston Public Library, Dudley Branch, on Saturday, February 4
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MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
Jazz trombonist Bill Lowe and pianist John Kordalewski are leading a Listening to Jazz Workshop at the Boston Public Library's Dudley Branch, 65 Warren Streetin Roxbury on Saturday, February 4, 2012, from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The workshop helps participants understand common compositional structures (blues and 32 bar song forms) and demonstrates how an improvised solo relates to the composition being played. This session features the work of jazz pianist Thelonious ...
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One Track Mind: James Cotton and Billy Branch, "Rocket 88" (2011)
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Something Else!
Like an aging boxer making an heroic late-round stand, James “Superharp" Cotton brilliantly tangles on a timeless favorite from his 1960s tenure with Vanguard, giving fellow harp master Billy Branch all he can handle. Even now, Cotton's playing style closely resembles his bandleading heyday—a memorably robust player, you imagine smoke and spit blasting out of the other side of his harmonica as he blows—but the 74-year-old has found both a suitable inheritor, and a worthy opponent, in Branch. Perhaps that's ...
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Jazz Singer Celebrates Black Music Month with The Roots of Jazz Baltimore Exhibit at The Enoch Pratt Free Library Central Branch
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Tamm E Hunt
Baltimore, MD—"The Roots of Jazz Baltimore The Movers, Shakers and Music Makers" an exhibit curated by Jazz singer/author/historian Tamm E Hunt celebrates Black Music Month and provides glimpses of Baltimore's historic Jazz life from the 1920's through the present day. The exhibit is hosted by Enoch Pratt Free Library Central Branch, in the Annex corridor, 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD from April 1 through the summer of 2011. The display can be accessed during the library's hours: Mon-Wed 10 am-7 ...
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Makanda Project with Warren Smith Performing at Dudley Branch of Boston Public Library in Roxbury on March 12
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MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
The Makanda Project, dedicated to the compositions of Boston musician Makanda Ken McIntyre, is performing at the Dudley Branch of the Boston Public Library on Saturday, March 12, 2011 from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. Jazz percussionist Warren Smith is the featured artist. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information call617 442-4414. McIntyre was a gifted musician and educator who composed over 400 pieces of music in his life. The Makanda Project continues the legacy of ...
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Dominick "Domo" Branch
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