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Dillon Vado

www.dillonvado.com
San Jose Bay Area

Dillon Vado is as comfortable laying down Brazilian grooves on drum set as he is improvising with poets and dancers on vibraphone, Dillon is a multi-instrumentalist/producer who makes music that is  honest and inspired. Dillon’s drumming is informed by the elegance of Steve Gadd and Max Roach, while also inviting at times the painterly touch of Paul Motian and controlled chaos of Dave King. Equally delighted by bringing a sense of vitality and spark to his friends’ projects, or leading his own musical vision on stage, Dillon performs all over the Bay Area and West Coast, including a once a month residency at Keys Jazz Bistro in San Francisco’s historic North Beach. He can be found playing vibes with many of his own projects including Heart Matter with Amy D, vibes trio with many esteemed colleagues including Dave King and Kanoa Mendenhall, and drumming/composing for Swerve Control, and Never Weather, who released their debut album, Blissonance, on Ridgeway Records in 2020. 

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As a sideman, Dillon Vado can be found performing with skillful singer-songwriters like Noaa Rienecker,  Amy Dabalos, and Misner and Smith, Brazilian music with Marcos Silva, Jovino Santos Neto and Sandy Cressman, and many other projects including The Electric Squeezebox Orchestra, Silvestre Martinez and his Bad Hombres, The Michael Echaniz trio and the Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra. Other notable musicians Dillon has shared the stage with include Dave King (The Bad Plus), Sheldon Brown, Ben Goldberg, Art Lande, Bruce Kaphan (David Byrne, American Music Club), Claudia Villela, Glen Pearson, and Jeff Denson.