DufourHaight Quartet Play the Holidays Live at Monks

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Leave a tip/donation for the band at • https://monksjazz.com/tips (search @monksjazz on venmo/paypal) • Get tickets for future shows at • https://monksjazz.eventbrite.com • Daniel Dufour - Drums • Russell Haight - Saxophone • Damian Garcia - Piano • James Suter - Double Bass • Get your Tickets at https://dufour-haight-play-holidays-d... • Daniel Dufour, raised in Willis, Texas, is a freelance percussionist whose influences cover many genres of music. After receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Percussion Performance at Sam Houston State University, Daniel moved to Austin, Texas where he received his Master’s Degree in Jazz Studies at The University of Texas at Austin. While living in Austin, Daniel has had the opportunity to play with many great musicians including Pete Rodriquez, Gabriel Santiago, Lynn Seaton, Mitch Watkins, Andre Hayward, Ephraim Owens, Elias Haslanger, Red Young, Kevin Lovejoy, Woody Witt, Joe LoCascio, Rotem Sivan, Luis Perdomo, Roberto Quintero, Kirk Covington, Aubrey Logan, Vincent Gardner, and Randy Brecker. Daniel has been a part of many festivals in the greater South East region of Texas. Such appearances included The Corpus Christi Jazz Festival, the Jazz'S Alive Festival in San Antonio, the SHSU Bill Watrous Jazz Festival, and the Temple College Jazz Festival. Daniel is an artist for Salyers Percussion, Aquarian Drum Heads, Zildjian Cymbals, and Canopus Drums. • Dr. Russell Haight is an Associate Professor of Saxophone and Improvisation at Texas State University, where he has taught since 2011. He maintains a busy performance schedule in Texas, and has played throughout the U.S., Canada, South America, and China. In 2017, Haight released his first album as a leader, Destination, which won an Electric Lady Bird Award and Silver Medal in the Global Music Awards, and in 2019, he released a play-along book, Odd-Meter Etudes for Saxophone, with Mel Bay Publishers. Russell has performed with jazz luminaries such as Bobby Shew, Kirk Covington, Butch Miles, Bill Watrous, and George Duke. He has also arranged for and performed with Christopher Cross and Ruthie Foster. Haight earned his doctorate degree in Jazz Performance from The University of Texas.

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