Battery Park, Burlington VT
A pleasant surprise from the archives.. the first performance of the Channel Two Dub Band at the inaugural Vermont Reggae Festival at Burlington’s Battery Park back on 7/23/86. This find was a treat 39 years after the fact – I didn’t even know the event was filmed until now ~ The art stand in action!
Don Quenneville – vocals, bass
Franko Pavlik – guitar synthesizer, vocals
Stu Nelson – drums, vocals
Greg Matses – guitar, vocals, keyboards, art stand
Transferred from the original VHS tape.
Colchester VT
I’ll be performing a solo set at Studio JuJu in Colchester VT on 8/17/24, opening for the great Celtic guitarist Tony McManus. Performance Artist/Musician/Improv Specialist Jonathan ‘Wyld Man’ Crocker is also on the bill. The show is a semi-private garden party that is sold out. I’ll be debuting my new solo setup which features acoustic and electric guitars, vocals, looping, and interactive rhythm parts.. eclectic originals and arrangements from rock’s classic era!
a Grateful clip from the set:
..and a few pics from Ken Mills’ gorgeous gardens (photos by Nicole Bachand):
the Matterhorn, Stowe VT
Great to see and sit in with my guitar buds André Maquera and Jon Finn at the Matterhorn in Stowe on 3/26/22 .. Jon’s band, the Experts, were laying it down..
with the Experts ..
Grove School of Music, Studio City CA
from my Guitar Final Showcase at the Grove School of Music in Studio City, CA in June of 1988. I needed another tune, fast, to complete the set, and this happened! .. lots of grins upon finding the VHS tape~
Joey Medrano (bass) … Craig Aschoff (drums)
Kevin O’Connor (sax) … Greg Matses (guitar)
“Moment’s Notice” by Greg Matses
Dibden Center For the Arts, Johnson VT
from the second All-Star Jamboree at Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson (VT) State College on 3/13/14 ~ a wicked Nor’easter, a shuttered campus, and stranded cars & gear couldn’t keep us down..!
Ray Paczkowski (keys) … Jon Fishman (drums)
Gabe Jarrett (drums) … Rob Morse (bass) … Greg Matses (guitar)
“Steep” by Greg Matses
The NVU Funk Fusion Ensemble presents the Corona Tapes (Vol III) in what hopes to be a final musical response to the 2020-2021 global pandemic. Socially distant, remotely conceived..
directed by Greg Matses with:
Elijah Berry (drum programming)
Gabriella Colby-George (lead vocal on “Sour Candy”)
Makayla Jones (alto & baritone sax)
Rebecca Flieder (lead vocals on “Disappear”)
Nicholas Sharratt (electric guitar)
Greg Matses (bass, keyboards, electric guitar, production / mixing)
a Quarantine production ..
The NVU Funk Fusion Ensemble presents the Corona Tapes (Vol II) – an ongoing musical response to the 2020 global pandemic. Socially distant, remotely conceived..
directed by Greg Matses with:
Jessica Beliveau (piano)
Elijah Berry (drum programming)
Rebecca Flieder (lead and backing vocals)
Nicholas Sharratt (electric guitar, lead guitar “I Heard It Through the Grapevine”)
Greg Matses (bass, electric guitar, lead guitar / synth / backing vocal on “Happy Man”, production / mixing)
a Quarantine production ..
The NVU Funk Fusion Ensemble presents the Corona Tapes – a musical response to the 2020 global pandemic. Using only the devices at our immediate disposal, we crafted a socially distant recording meant to bring us together..
directed by Greg Matses with:
Harrison Abramsohn (alto sax)
Angelina Beckett (vocals, lead vocal on “Rehab”)
Elijah Berry (drum programming)
Amanda Rosalbo (vocals)
Rebecca Flieder (vocals, lead vocal on “I’m Not Your Regular Woman”)
Janea Hudson (keyboards, lead vocal on “I Got You / I Feel Good”)
Nicholas Sharratt (acoustic guitar)
Makayla Jones (baritone sax)
Gabriella Colby-George (lead vocal on “Crazy”)
Greg Matses (bass, electric guitar, keyboard on “I Got You / I Feel Good”, production / mixing)
a Quarantine production ..
Radio Bean, Burlington VT
The Greg Matses Group comes to Radio Bean in Burlington VT on Saturday 9/14/19 .. we’ll be laying down the instrumental rock from 11:30pm-1:00am – 8 N. Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT 05401 .. $5 cover..
Greg Matses – guitar
Justin Burgess – bass
Caleb Bronz – drums
and a short mashup from the gig ~~
Zenbarn, Waterbury VT
C2DB celebrates the birthday of one Bob Marley at Zenbarn on Saturday 2/9/19 from 9-midnight .. 179 Guptil Road, Waterbury VT, 05676 ..
… and the video from the show ~
DON “QUENN-I” QUENNEVILLE – bass & vocals
FRANKO PAVLIK – synth guitar & vocals
GREG MATSES – lead guitar & vocals
DAN (the man) MAZUR – keyboards
JEFF “c00p” COOPER – drums & samples
ERO LIPPOLD – melodica, percussion, & vocals
Mixed, Mastered and Chopped at Vibesville Studio by c00p.
All songs by Bob Marley except *** by Don Quenneville.
Additional footage courtesy of Leo Cuomo
Here is a short and sweet promotional clip about the arts at the Community College of Vermont (CCV) ..
the Johnson State College Funk Fusion Ensemble performing Stronger Than Me by Amy Winehouse on 4/30/14 at Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson VT ..
Directed & Arranged by Greg Matses ..
with: Bryanna Bertrand (voice), Angela Hunt (voice), Rachele Funk (voice), Timothy Melville (lead guitar), Jolton Carruth (guitar), Tomohiro Ushida (keys), Brandon Stevens (drums), Nick Melwood (percussion), Henry Clark (mandolin), Keegan Farara (bass), Ben Steele (bass), Jack Snow (guitar), John Coughlin (guitar)
Club Metronome, Burlington VT
C2DB @ Club Metronome, Burlington VT 10-10-00 .. Bob Marley medley
Cleon Douglas (guest vox) … Don “Quenn-I” Quenneville (bass, backing vox)
Jeff “Coop” Cooper (drums) … Franko Pavlik (guitar synthesizer)
Jim Harduby (guitar, backing vox) … Greg Matses (guitar)
Dan Mazur (keys) … Tom Baggott? (percussion)
photos by Nicole Bachand
Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson VT
the All-Star JAMboree performing the Beatles’ A Day in the Life at Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, Johnson VT on 3/28/13 ..
by Lennon-McCartney
Greg Matses (guitar) … Ray Paczkowski (keys)
Russ Lawton (drums) … Rob Morse (bass)
the All-Star JAMboree performing The Story by Soule Monde at Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, Johnson VT on 3/28/13 ..
Greg Matses (guitar) … Ray Paczkowski (keys)
Russ Lawton (drums) … Rob Morse (bass)
an interesting configuration of Vorcza at the 2013 Discover Jazz Festival in Burlington VT .. recorded at Halvorson’s Upstreet Cafe on 6/5/13 ..
Ray Paczkowski – keys
Robinson Morse – bass
Greg Matses – guitar
Conor Elms – drums
Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson VT
the All-Star JAMboree performing Sun Ra’s A Call For All Demons at Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, Johnson VT on 3/28/13 ..
Greg Matses (guitar) … Ray Paczkowski (keys)
Russ Lawton (drums) … Rob Morse (bass)
