Danny Kalb
606 2nd Street, Apt 3B, Brooklyn, NY 11215

OMG........Danny is now ONLINE!!!!! To E-Mail him, Click Here

Touring Schedule, Info and Sound Files

updated 6/29/2010
 

He'd like to thank all his friends and fans who have enjoyed his music all these years and sends his blessings to them.

New CD with the Danny Kalb Trio has been released!!!!
"I'm Gonna Live the Life I Sing About" on Sojourn Records

News

Danny #4 On The Roots Blues Chart

Read reviews of Danny's new CD along with news at the Soujourn records review site:
http://www.sojournrecords.com/prod/journal

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Soujourn Records website with Danny Bio, Music, Video, Downloads and Reviews
Join their Mailing List for Danny Kalb Gigs and news!!!
http://www.sojournrecords.com/

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WNYC NO COVER Program with the Danny Kalb Trio
http://culture.wnyc.org/articles/music-hub/2010/mar/11/no-cover-danny-kalb-trio/

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Danny in Crawdaddy Magazine

http://crawdaddy.wolfgangsvault.com/Article/The-Danny-Kalb-Model-How-to-Have-Fun-and-Still-Play-the-Blues.html

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Danny on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=danny+kalb&aq=f

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Original Blues Project posters at Wolfgang's Vault
Price: $75 - $2048.00
http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/dt/the-blues-project-poster/FD005-PO.html

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Check out the review of Danny at Cafe Lena in Metroland!!!
http://www.metroland.net/back_issues/vol30_no05/live.html

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Upcoming Shows:
Danny says: "Be there or Be Square!!!!"

http://www.sojournrecords.com/
 

CDs

"I'm Gonna Live the Life I Sing About" on Sojourn Records

Buy Cds, Download Music, see Videos at
http://www.sojournrecords.com/

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Played a Little Fiddle

Danny's New CD with Stephan Grossman and Steve Katz (Blues Project ) will be available soon!!

Check it out at Amazon

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Danny's recent Live CD::

The Danny Kalb Trio Live In Brooklyn!
Click here for sound clips: Alberta      Hey, Hey     You Can't Catch Me

Is Available!!!

I have a limited number of copies in stock. Recorded Summer '05 and featuring liner notes by
Sean Wilenz (Author of liner notes to Bob Dylan's Live at the Gaslight and Live at Philharmonic Hall).
To read the liner notes, click here!!!

This CD offers much improved sound over Danny's Last Release "Live at Princeton"
and features Danny playing 2 Blues Project Faves, You Can' Catch Me, and Alberta.

$15 plus $2 shipping direct from the website*

(Also available at CDBaby.com: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kalb2 and at Danny's shows)

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But wait......Special 3-fer deal for Danny Kalb Fans,

Send $32 total, and we'll send you Live In Brooklyn, Live at Princeton, and All Together Now

* Either way, you can send funds to:

Danny Kalb Live CD
c/o John Profeta
197 Stage Road
Ballston Lake, NY 12019-2608
Please make checks out to Cash.

Or, Paypal Members, send the $$ thru Paypal using Johnnypro@aol.com as the acct#
and Danny's CD as the subject!!!

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Danny's Most Recent Studio album IS Still AVAILABLE Online!!!!!!!
"All Together, NOW" is an album of solo and group pieces. It will be, hopefully,
a Positive, Healing responce to the tragedy of 9/11.
As Danny puts it, "The kind of work that will provide good feeling after the terrible events of 9/11
Slated for December 2002 release, it will be sold mail-order and at shows only.
Watch for CD revues in Relix, 20th Century Guitar, Sing Out, Guitar Player, Dirty Linen and others.

I now have a ton of these in stock!!!! Send $15 check made out to Danny Kalb to:

Danny Kalb CD
c/o John Profeta
197 Stage Road
Ballston Lake, NY 12019-2608

Additional Outlets will be posted in the coming weeks.  Check CDBABY.com.  We've just sent them out the 8th shipment!!!!

Many of Danny's Cds also available at www.TOWERRECORDS.com

Review of All Together, Now!!!! From Dirty Linen Magazine!!!!!

Danny Kalb All Together, Now [self-produced] A guitar god in the pre-Jimi Hendrix, early 1960s, when he played on albums by Phil Ochs, Bob Dylan, and Judy Collins and founded the influential Blues Project. Danny Kalb continues to show his instrumental mastery. Kalb's second album, All Together Now, following a nearly three decade absence from the studio, is a text-book of six-string wizardry. Performing mostly solo, Kalb rewrites folk, blues and jazz standards, Christmas tunes and originals -- including a heartfelt tribute to the late Dave Van Ronk -- with his highly proficient playing. (CH)

C. 2004 Dirty Linen. Used with permission.

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New Re-Release: Danny Kalb, Stephan Grossman: Crosscurrents
Check your local cd retailer

Recent Concert dates:

March 5th, 2010 Danny Kalb Trio 10PM
with Jonathan Kalb 9 PM

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Danny Kalb Trio
Princeton University  Dec 18th, 2009

DKT  Jan 30, 2010
Barbez in Brooklyn
376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.) Park Slope, Brooklyn 718.965.9177 8PM
http://www.barbesbrooklyn.com/

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Danny with Sarah from Cafe Lena's
Jan 14th, 2006 Cafe Lena, Saratoga Springs, NY
http://www.caffelena.com/

Read Critic Don Wilcock's Preview of Danny's Show

Danny and your Humble Webmaster at Cafe Lena's
(pic by Holly Keem)

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Danny is available for Guitar Lessons!!!! If you are going to be in NY during the Christmas season and would like a lesson from Danny, Click Here to e-mail the webmaster and I'll get you in touch with Danny. Please use the subject: Lessons in your e-mail.

Writings and misc

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This 9/11 Christmastime- Pain in my heart

The world is full of injustice, But Refuse to be injust.
The world is full of Haters, But Refuse to be one of them.
The World is full of Fools, But Refuse to deny what is learned along the way.
In a world of Cold, Hard Laughter, I refuse to hide my Tears.
DK 2002

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Danny's 1990's Release, Living With The Blues, available at Half.com and  eBay and other fine places.

I've found the eBay can be a great source of Blues Project, Danny Kalb and Al Kooper Memorabilia. If you'd like to do a search of eBay for their stuff, Click Here. JUST DON'T OUTBID ME!!!!!!  :-)  

Bio and Info: Courtesy In-Media Publicity

I am an American of my generation, born during the titanic struggle against the darkness of Fascism, shaped in childhood by the atomic war possibility, and trying to make sense, ongoing, of the twilight struggle against the second darkness, Communism. And woken up to the holy struggle to blast open the remaining shut door of American life, legal segregation. This my generation did do. My personal symbolic baptism of fire, September 11th, shocked me into full human bonding with my fellow countrymen for now and for forever. I am an American of my generation, graying now, but, as ever with Americans past and present, a man of peace and love - and willing to defend it at all costs.

Danny Kalb...... 5/27/02

Danny Kalb: 20 Years Later   Returns on Four In-Store CD Titles

Danny Kalb: Recent Releases

Danny Kalb: Selected Album Discography

A Message from Danny on the passing of Andy Kulberg :

"Andy the flute which Soared, gleaming to the very heavens, is silenced now. Night time has pushed it's way into our lives without so much as a warning. Here I lie in my bed writing my thanks to you for putting up with my moodyness for challenging you to take a look at what seemed insistent to my soul and for never losing that Charlie Chaplinesque sadness you never really left behind in Buffalo.

But mainly I remember the wild joy of playing with you onstage. I remember the explosive, exquisite, subtle, lyrical beauty and power that was the Blues Project. Born in a time when all seemed possible and on the agenda; there were joyous, vibrating, musical colors for Technicolor moments. Truelly the Hebrew God L'Chaim was making love to the African Princess. Yes, that was the Blues Project. A wakeup call to the young New York of the 1960's; a laughing roller-coaster with the age-old message of the Black Blues all mixed in to make a new American Soundtrack.

Yes your bass playing was both sturdy yet explosive, the foundation of "up" tunes and the innovative pulse for sad Alberta and Caress Me Baby.

It was musical, our music, yes, but something more too: It went deep and unafraid to show the landscape of the wounded heart., which all of us in the band, in different ways, shared. And Rock and Roll Happiness; a little less poseur than most Blues-Rock bands.

What Fucking Fun!!!

What Wild Big-Time Screaming delight!!!!!

For myself, I am extremely happy we got so much of our stuff recorded live-

A moral lesson, almost, to other musicians, (especially young ones) about the relationship between risk-taking and the deepest integrity. No imitation here, just the bloodstream taking a left turn at Bleeker and McDougal streets. Same Blood, Same Body, Same Shout to the Sun!!!

Again Andy, I remember the Flute Thing, especially the Electric Flute Thing from Live at Town Hall. The Jazz Guitarist Jim Hall stopped me on the street in 1967 and told me the the playing on Electric Flute Thing defined the highest music being played at that moment. The Cutting Edge.

We who remain feel the loss of you, but we seem to faintly hear the sound of music through the sunlit forest trees. "

Dave Remembered

by Danny Kalb 2002

Yes, the first thing that struck me about Dave Van Ronk was the fierceness of his

shout-singing, surrounded by his exquisite, almost lush guitar style. This was an irresistible

combination for an awe-struck young guitarist who came to worship him.

As I listened more and played more, I encountered other white-black American

artists such as Elvis Presley and others outside the African-American tradition (such as Joni

Mitchell and Kurt Weill) who understood, as did Dave, the happy-sad, both-sides-now of life.

The strong, swirling personal and social declarations of independence of the Freedom Now

generation resonated throughout its music. Big change seemed to be a given; the only skeleton

key to the unanswerable question of what lay beyond the next hill, became a way of life for some

artists and other risk-takers.

Dave Van Ronk's sound was unafraid, funky and a joyous challenge in a way.

The challenge was, I think, to go for it all the way, and don't look back. Speaking personally I

loved Dave big-time. He personified in his artistic gift and his green rocky road journey, a way

to be, an example for others, with the real costs and the real triumphs of a life lived fully.

This was a man.

A heavy, heavy loss. The darkness has won one, terribly prematurely. But the

music and life of Dave Van Ronk ain't goin' nowhere. Even now I can almost hear him laughing

freely and deeply, unfortunately still smoking those damn cigarettes, even as we, his friends left

behind, weep and celebrate him at the same time.

Peace, beloved teacher

Danny

Danny's Poetry: Danny writes poetry reflecting his life and times and the people he has known.

In Memory of Michael Bloomfield

Timmy's World and Mine

Muddy Waters Is Dead

I have Been to the Delta

On the Shootings in Los Angeles

re: Paul Simon's song "America" and my generation:

Just as some of my generation had to go back to God through spirituality instead of organized religion, we also had to return to love of country by the rejection of those things that we thought were the negative essence of America in the 1960's.

And, in finding ourselves too, by a combination of rigorous self-criticism and hard-won self-esteem, we came to view as the mist of the 60's was rising, the shining form of the Statue of Liberty.

Danny Kalb 2001

Home Concerts:

Danny is available to play for YOU and 20-30 of your closest friends!!!!! As reported in a recent edition of the NY Times, Home concerts are growing in popularity. If you are interested in having Danny do a concert in your home or your facility, please write him at the address above.

Links:

Danny Kalb Discography : http://www.wirz.de/music/kalbfrm.htm  Better than mine!!!

Johnthan Kalb: Danny's brother and great Electric/acoustic bluesman in his own write!!!! Site includes sound and video clips!!! http://www.jonathankalb.net/

Al Kooper: Blues Project Keyboardist and Singer, BS&T Founder, Solo Artist, Writer, etc, etc. (Elliot Randall is the webmaster. Check out his page, too) There is also an Al Kooper Fan Page.

Blood, Sweat, and Tears Fan Page: This is a set of pages put up by a fan that includes a Steve Katz bio and an interview with Steve from 1972. Caution: Al and Steve's recollections don't always agree!!!!!!  :-)

Universal Band List: Links and stuff for all your favorite artists.

All Music Guide: Everything you could want to know about everybody in the Music Biz

Elliot Randall. Yeah, he's the ace session guy who played on Steely Dan's Reelin In The Years, and so much more. Also a WebMaster extraordinair (sp) and Nice guy

NPR's Site for Like a Rollin Stone. Check out our man Danny standin' behind Bob D in the studio!!!

Music: "Danny Kalb.......is up there with the best of all blues legends.......his work for me at Cafe' au Go Go was amazing.......Ive worked with the greatest of all time and he is at the top......Eric Clapton Mick Taylor Jimi Hendrix John Mayal Zappa all greats but Danny will emerge in the top 5." Howard L Solomon 1999

Sound Files: in RealAudio Format. These selections are from all phases of Danny's career, some 30+ years old, some brand new and unavailable elsewhere!!!!! These may take a few (30-45)seconds to load properly, (I don't exactly have the streaming thing happening!!) but they're worth the wait!!!! Check out the differences (Maturing??) in Danny's voice between the 2 versions (31 years!!!) of You can't Judge a Book... New files are HERE!!!!.......(11/29/01)

1.  Early in the Morning  (Solo, from the CD, Living With the Blues 1996)

2.  Statesboro Blues   (Solo, from the CD, Living With the Blues 1996)

3.  So Sweet   (Solo, from the CD, Living With the Blues 1996)

4.  Wish You Would  (Danny Kalb Trio (Unreleased!!) 1997)

5.  You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover (Danny Kalb Trio (Unreleased!!) 1997)

6.  You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover (Blues Project, 1966 Live, Unreleased)

7.  Two Trains Running  (Danny-Solo Acoustic Unreleased!! 1997)

8.  Mean Old Southern (Blues Project)

9.  You Can't Catch Me (Blues Project, 1966 Live, Unreleased)

10 NEW!!! Louise, Louise (Danny & Stephan Grossman, from the Crosscurrents album)

This page is in it's infancy. It will be updated !!!

Please bookmark it and return soon as there'll be more content added soon!!!!!!

Page Design and execution by John Profeta. with the help and permission of Danny Kalb.

Special thanx to Jane Blumenfeld at In-Media Publicity

To E-Mail John with comments, suggestions, etc!!!!! Click Here!!!

Soundfiles by JP in Upstate NY