#36 - Joe Dyson

This episode I have the opportunity to sit down with Joe Dyson on the last night of the US portion of the Pat Metheny Side-Eye tour at the Majestic Theatre in Dallas, Texas. We talk about his extensive background and life in music as well as all of the influences and teachers that have helped form him into the phenomenal performer that he is today from his current band leader Pat Metheny to other greats such as Donald Harrison, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah and more. Make sure to check out his debut album Look Within, available for purchase on Band Camp and also streaming on all music platforms. Check out his website joedyson.com and Instagram for upcoming shows and more! New Orleans native Joe Dyson has certainly been one to watch. He started playing music in his family's church at just two years old. After being noticed for his peculiar talent, Joe was placed in the Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp where he was shadowed by the late, great clarinetist Alvin Batiste, and his longtime bandleader and mentor, alto saxophonist Donald Harrison. He went on to graduate from the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA), and earned a Presidential Scholarship to his alma mater Berklee College of Music. Joe has shared the stage with Dr. Lonnie Smith, Ellis Marsalis, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Jon Batiste, Leo Nocentelli, Sullivan Fortner, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Pedrito Martinez, Grammy Award winners Nicholas Payton and Pat Metheny among others. As a musician, Joe has traveled across the globe extensively. Having touched almost every continent, he has performed throughout North America, South America, Europe, Australia, Asia, and Africa. He has appeared on over 30 albums, including releases by Dr. Lonnie Smith ALL IN MY MIND, (Blue Note Universal Records), Sullivan Fortner's ARIA (Impulse Universal Records) and Christian aTunde Adjuah's Grammy Nominated EMANCIPATION PROCRASTINATION (Ropeadope Records). *Bio available on joedyson.com