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Barrie Hayman visits Sonoma!

Immediately following a late night Sunday interview that I had with radio host/funny man Mal Sharpe on KCSM a phone call from Australia came in to the studio for me. It was a nice man who introduced himself as Barrie…

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Thank you!

I'd like to carve out some space here to thank all of you whom have come out to share the music with us at The Lodge at Sonoma. It means a lot to us all to have you there listening…

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Dana channels Charo!

Two very talented girlfriends of mine, Jaime Love and Julia Holsworth, wrote a musical based on a spoof of a 1977 beauty pageant entitled "The Ms. All American Housewife Pageant". It was very cute and funny and ran for 3…

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Benefit Concert for Sandra at Jazz at Pearl's

It was a wonderful concert that jazz pianist Larry Vuckovich and wife Sanna Craig put on yesterday for our friend, Sandra Necak. Many of the Bay Area's finest jazz musicians offered up their talent for the occasion including Larry, Noel…

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Hawaii Narconon Benefit Dinner & Concert

Jeff and I returned from a wonderful week in Honolulu where we participated in a vital benefit to help with the terrible drug problem, namely crystal methamphetamine, aka "Ice", that is affecting the State of Hawaii. John Travolta and his…

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'Jazz for Kelly'

The Sonoma Valley Jazz Society is putting on a benefit concert for a young man, Kelly Corliss, who suffered a brain stem stroke and needs financial help to recover International latin, grammy nominated jazz pianist, Omar Sosa and his…

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RED HOT JAZZ and all that...

BIG FUN Jazz Concert! - The Dana Land Quintet with Special Guest Vocalist, Mr. Jamie Davis. Sunday, November 19th, 2006, at 1:00 p.m. at the historic Sebastiani Theatre on the Sonoma Plaza. Call 707-996-9756 to charge tickets-$20. (reserved seating) Some…

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BOOKING TOP JAZZ GROUPS!

Janice King, Pres. of Sonoma Valley Jazz Society, and I are now working in conjuction with The Lodge at Sonoma and the GM, David Dolquist, to bring some of the finest Bay Area and beyond jazz musicians to play at…

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THE SPIRIT OF PLAY FOUNDATION

This is a wonderful foundation created by my friend, Donna Barton, to support and encourage the creativity of local children by donating proceeds from concerts to pay for their art and music lessons, etc.. Legendary pianist, Larry Vuckovich, his quintet…

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2nd Annual KIDS PERFORM FOR KIDS SAKE

We 're gearing up to present our 2nd annual "Kids Perform for Kids Sake" show in April at The Sebastiani Theatre here in Sonoma. We had a successful first run last year and we were able to donate the proceeds…

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Headlined at Red Cross Benefit in Beverly Hills, CA

I was flown down to "The Land of Angels" to perform at a Katrina benefit at the request of executive chef, Mark Kearney, who put on the affair. It was hosted by Nicolette Sheridan of "Desparate Housewives" fame. The 'beautiful…

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