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About dannykamins

Houston, TX based saxophonist and Jazz Band Director at Rice University.

Danny Kamins- Disruptor

Disruptor is now out on Noise Pelican Records! This is a solo album of alto sax, baritone sax, and bass clarinet that was recorded during the pandemic last year. You can check it out/purchase it here:

https://dannykamins.bandcamp.com/album/disruptor

https://noisepelicanrecords.bandcamp.com/album/disruptor-danny-kamins

Also check out the CD release party at Khon’s bar, Wednesday October 20th! More info here:

https://www.facebook.com/events/3795335720569847

Shows This September

Wednesday 9/1- Khon’s, Houston, TX- Duo with Matthew Frerck.

Thursday 9/2- Rubber Gloves Recording Studio, Denton, TX- Duo with Rick Eye.

Saturday 9/4- Minicine Swampland, Shreveport, LA- Trio with Aaron and Stefan Gonzalez. Potential Special Guest- Dennis Gonzalez.

FB events coming soon!

Solo Saxophone Show In Warsaw

On July 8th, I will be playing a solo saxophone set at the art gallery Pracownia Wschodnia in Warsaw, PL. More info here:

CARL Live Stream Set 4/15/20, 4 pm

CARL April tour is cancelled due to COVID-19 BUT… Andrew Durham and I will be performing a live stream set this coming Wednesday, April 15th at 4 pm courtesy of the good folks Andy Durta and Keith Magruder at SideBar New Orleans. We will be playing duo together in Andrew’s backyard, sanitizing the computer and our instruments, and keeping 6 feet apart from each other. Tune in! Here is a link to Solid Bottom out on Astral Spirits (we’ll be selling those as well).

https://astralcarl.bandcamp.com/

Two February Self Releases

I’ll be self releasing two records and a digital release this February!

Check them out here:

 

TelePrompTer- Big Hairy Nasty

https://dannykamins.bandcamp.com/album/big-hairy-nasty

 

 

Big Fat- Decades Of Eating Poorly

https://dannykamins.bandcamp.com/album/decades-of-eating-poorly

 

 

Digital Release: TelePrompTer- Live In Space

https://dannykamins.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-space

 

All of the above are available for digital download. CD’s of TeleprompTer-Big Hairy Nasty are available for purchase, and CD’s of Big Fat- Decades Of Eating Poorly are available for pre order (CD’s coming very soon).

Big Fat is playing Tuesday February 25th at SpaceHL and TelePrompTer has a release party Friday April 10th at Rudyards!

 

Upcoming 2020 Engagements

January 17th- EYEMUSIC w/ Aaron Bielish, Joe Hertenstein, Thomas Helton, and Robert Boston. Octavia Art Gallery, Houston, TX

 

February 4th- Jamison Williams Solo, Robert Pearson Solo, Rebecca Novak/Anders Zelinski Duo, CARL. Khon’s, Houston, TX

 

February 11th-  Trio w/ Anders and Colin Zelinski for Menil By Moonlight, The Menil Collection, Houston, TX

 

February 21st- Rice University Big Band Winter Concert. Gladu Band Hall, Rice University, Houston, TX.

 

February 25th- Big Fat (Danny Kamins, Beth Dodds, Anders Zelinski), David Lord+Scott Taylor (KS), Flores/Novak/Cooley Vocal Trio. SpaceHL, Houston, TX.

 

March 29th- Rice Jazz Combo at Archway Gallery

 

April 3th- Rice University Latin Jazz Concert. Exact location TBA, Rice University, Houston, TX.

 

April 5th- Rice Jazz Combo at Gladu Band Hall

 

April 10th- TelePrompTer Release Party at Rudyards, more acts TBA

 

April 15th- CARL w/ more TBA at SideBar, New Orleans, LA.

 

April 17th- CARL w/ more TBA at Minicine Swampland, Shreveport, LA.

 

April 18th- CARL w/ more TBA at Nebulae, Denton, TX.

 

April 20th- CARL w/ more TBA at Outward Bound Mixtape Sessions, RBC, Dallas, TX.

 

May 9th- Rice/CyFair Jazz Band, Cy-Fair Christian Church, Cypress, TX.

 

July 13th- Duet w/ Jerome Bryerton at Myopic Books, Chicago, IL.