DOGDAD:
THE BAND

Dave began his involvement in improvised music as a teeanager inspired by the Grateful Dead. By his senior year in high school he was holding down a regular Thursday night gig at the Bacchanal in Philadelphia, performing music that would, in later years, become known as jam band music. His love of improvisation led to him exploring and studying jazz. In his time as a working jazz bassist, Dave performed and/or recorded with many exceptional musicians, most notably the legendary alto saxophonist Sonny Simmons; and with legendary trumpeter Herb Robertson, with whom he performed regularly for several years beginning in the late 2000's. He appears with Herb, and drummer Adrian Valosin on the 2013 critically acclaimed album, "Party Enders." In 2001 Dave performed with Vattel Cherry's basssrespanse at the International Society of Bassists Convention at Butler University. He has also performed at the Atlantic City Music Festival, the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, the New Atlantis Improvised Music Festival, and many U.S. jazz clubs and performance spaces. Presently, Dave has come full circle, bringing his wealth of experience to Dogdad, performing the music that inspired him and set him on his musical journey.

"Kaczorowski is a strong promoter of forward motion and creativity." - Cadence Magazine, Apr. 2009

"…a superb, natural improviser." - Cadence Magazine, July 2010

“a first class journeyman bassist…” - Jazzword, June 2013

Joe began his musical journey by taking private lessons at a young age. Growing up in Monmouth County, NJ and attending high school in the early 2000s, his earliest influences were rock, punk, and ska.

Throughout high school and college, Joe attended countless concerts while always playing music as a personal hobby. In 2009, he attended his first jam band music festival, and the rest (as they say) is history. From that point forward, improvisational music has dominated his speakers and the material he studies.

Joe has been in multiple bands / projects over the past 15 years while living in Jersey City NJ, Durham NC, and now, Hammonton NJ.

Needs to finish his bio

Afro-Cuban percussion in high school and mentored under master drummers, Sanga Francis, Robert Kenyatta and Orlando FioI. For several years Paul has played with various music groups, percussion ensembles, facilitated drum circles and gives private lessons on the congas. Currently, Paul leads the "African & Afro-Cuban Rhythm Workshop" where I share the rich percussion traditions of the African diaspora.

Pio started playing professionally at the young age of sixteen years old, and has been performing for over thirty years. An educated musician from the Community College of Philadelphia and Settlement Music School, Pio has studied with an array of talented musicians including Darryl Brown, Emmanuel Thompson, Andy Boyd and George Kupicheck. During his career, Pio has worked with Eddie Green, Tyrone Brown, Bill Davis, Trudy Pitts, “Calico” Ed Scott, Larry Mckenna, Randolf Maliki, Frank Jackson, Rich Curtis, Lynn Riley, Joe Fortunato, Lou Gagliardi, Dennis Szabo, Steve Strawitz, Laurant Bass, Chappie Washington, Mark Johnson, the Budesa Brothers, David Dzubinski, Dave Fishkin and other great musicians not mentioned above.

Pio was also a member of the U.S. Department of Defense show band in which he toured Germany, Iceland, Switzerland, and the Azores Islands for two months, then locally in Philadelphia and New Jersey for several years.

Pio has taught at the Gibson School of Music as well as individual private instruction one on one, and continues to study from various books and instructional videos to stay on top of his craft.