Highway Key is Proud to Annouce Our Latest Addition to Our Roster... DAWN WEBER with

Treble Clef Pallette

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Ensemble defined. Conventions destroyed. Bold & brassy, beautiful & playful, full-band sound

Charlie Brown - keys Donnie Inman - bass

Matt Mckeever - sax Mark Thomas - drums

Dawn Weber - trumpet Mark Youngbauer - guitar

Electro Funk Assembly

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Blending and bending the best beats and melodies of the St. Louis music landscape

Christian Onken - DJ Dawn Weber - trumpet Mark Youngbauer - guitar

Dawn Weber is one of the busiest and hardest working musicians on any scene, both on and off the stage. When not touring, teaching or in-the studio, you'll find her playing somewhere in or around St. Louis most any night of the week.

"I once had an audience member say I was 'unexpectedly awesome.' I'll take that."

Dawn Weber, a tiny fireball complete with flaming red hair and a stupendous supply of energy, is a dancing, singing, trumpet-playing dynamo. Using her music conservatory education and real, raw talent, Dawn has been living a dream she's had since the seventh grade-to make a career for herself as a full-time musician.

Dawn's biggest challenge thus far has been playing a male-dominated instrument- "Can you name one famous female horn player? I have to work twice as hard for people to take me seriously," she says.

But in case there was any doubt about her tremendous talent, Dawn was recently one of five people in the world selected to play at the prestigious Elsworth Smith Trumpet Competition in Badsackingen, Germany. She has proved once and for all that this petite pixie can seriously blow.

Albert Castiglia's New CD Announces: These Are The Days

MIAMI, FL - Blues Leaf Records announces the release of guitarist/singer Albert Castiglia's new CD, These are the Days, distributed nationally by Allegro.

Born in New York and raised in Miami, Albert Castiglia (pronounced "ka-STEEL-ya"), began playing guitar at 12. In 1990, he became a member of The Miami Blues Authority and was later voted "Best Blues Guitarist" by New Times magazine in 1997. Shortly thereafter, he was spotted by legendary blues singer/harmonica player Junior Wells, who asked Castiglia to join his band as a guitarist and singer. With Wells as his mentor, Albert performed at clubs and festivals across America, as well as in Canada and Europe. During that time, he also got the opportunity to play and jam with many other blues stars, including Pinetop Perkins, Ronnie Earl, Billy Boy Arnold, Lurrie Bell, Jerry Portnoy, Eddy Clearwater and Otis Clay. After Junior Wells passed away, Castiglia toured with Atlanta blues singer Sandra Hall.

In 2002, Albert launched his solo career with the debut CD, Burn, collaborating with his longtime friend, Graham Wood Drout of south Florida band Iko-Iko. Drout's visceral, yet literary songs became the perfect vehicle for Castiglia's soulful vocals, which recall Van Morrison, and stinging guitar playing. In 2006, he released his second album (and first for Blues Leaf Records), A Stone's Throw, which included two more Drout compositions, "Big Toe," and the amazing "Ghosts of Mississippi," which has all the earmarks of becoming a blues classic. Castiglia and Drout also released a live CD together, titled The Bittersweet Sessions, in 2005.

These are the Days, contains five original Albert Castiglia songs, including the opening track, "Bad Year Blues," which jumps out of the box with both killer guitar hooks and memorable lyrics, and "Godfather of the Blues," his tribute to Junior Wells. Once again, Graham Wood Drout contributes another song for Albert, "Celebration." The cover songs on These are the Days salute a wide range of styles and artists ranging from Bob Dylan ("Catfish") and Nappy Brown ("Night Time is the Right Time"), to Fenton Robinson ("Somebody Loan me a Dime") and Little Willie John ("Need Your Love So Bad").

With the release of These are the Days, Albert Castiglia makes a statement as a major force in the blues.