“ARU and Sco-Mule Reunions Key Christmas Jam Finale …Warren turned the stage over to jam legends Aquarium Rescue Unit for their first performance together in over two years. ARU loaded the set with classics from their '90s repertoire and welcomed many guests including Bill Evans and Roosevelt Collier for "Compared To What/Yield Not To Temptation" and Casey Driessen, Collier, Evans, Mike Seal, Dr. Dan Matrazzo, Billy Thornton, Ron Holloway, Haynes and Sorrells for "Space Is The Place." …The long- awaited Sco-Mule reunion made up the majority of Gov't Mule's Christmas Jam-closing performance. Scofield and the Mule played "Hottentot," "Doin' It To Death," "Sco-Mule" and "Kind Of Bird," before Potter sat in with Warren and his band on "Whisper In Your Soul" and "Gold Dust Woman."”

“Dr. Dan Matrazzo will play keys with the John Scofield Uberjam and the reunited Aquarium Rescue Unit at Dr. Dan Matrazzo to Join ARU, John Scofield Uberjam at Christmas Jam! Warren Haynes’ Christmas Jam on Saturday. Matrazzo—who was an early ARU collaborator—will also be guesting during some of the Christmas Jam by Day shows.”

“Before the finale, Warren excused himself for ending the joyous occasion on a somber note and then initiated a musical healing session with a cavalcade of guests like Dr. Dan Matrazzo, M'Butu, Mike Barnes, Christmas Jam staple Artimus Pyle, and many more. Together, with much of the crowd standing in rapt silence or singing along, they collaborated on an unrehearsed, unabashedly heartfelt take on John Lennon’s "Imagine". It was inspiring, sobering, and thought-provoking, especially after such an exhausting two-day roller coaster ride of emotion and music. When The Staple Singers' "I'll Take You There" emerged in the middle of "Imagine", to form a symbolic musical gesture of hope, there was nary a dry eye or a frown in the newly-painted arena. The old building on Haywood Street reflected the love and light of the Christmas jam more vividly than ever this year.”

“A number of special guests joined Warren Haynes Band for the extended encore, including regular Christmas Jam guitarist Mike Barnes and the members of New Orleans’ The Revivalists, who were in town for a Christmas Jam By Day event. Unannounced guests like Derek Trucks Band percussionist Count M’Butu, onetime Aquarium Rescue Unit keyboardist Dr. Dan Matrazzo and classic Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle also sat in for the song, which moved into a bit of “I’ll Take You There.” Before launching into “Imagine,”

“...Matrazzo spent two years in the touring and recording band of blues legend Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown. Eventually, like every musician who spends enough time in Atlanta, he fell in with guitarist and bandleader Col. Bruce Hampton. Matrazzo first played with Hampton in the Arkansas Florists (later the Aquarium Rescue Unit), and was a founding member of the Fiji Mariners, with whom he toured between 1994 and '99. He made a "space funk" album (Dan on the Moon), and cut a jazz/bebop set that was never released, and has performed with the Allman Brothers Band, Drum and Bass Society and Widespread Panic. ...As for his gear .... "I'm an old vintage player," Matrazzo explains. "I don't have enough roadies to carry a B3, but I have a D-series clavinet, which is made in Germany and it's got real guitar strings in it - it's like a guitar, but with keyboards. It feeds back and everything. And I have a 1968 Wurlitzer, which is the choice of electric piano for rock keyboard players."”

“Georgia-based keyboardist and bandleader Dr. Dan Matrazzo was a co-founder of the Aquarium Rescue Unit, Col. Bruce Hampton and the Fiji Mariners, and Winter (with Jeff Sipe and Steve Vai). His latest collaboration with Savannah-based quartet the Looters — singer/guitarist Joe Layden, bassist Eric Layden, drummer Brian Neal and guitarist David Denison — is a mix of jazzy fusion, funk, soul, blues, and prog-rock. 9 p.m.”

“If you missed The Looters with special guest Dr. Dan Matrazzo at Dingus Magee's on Thursday night, you shouldn't have. Dr. Dan is one of the top 10 fusion keyboardists in the world, and has played with everyone from Steve Vai to Widespread Panic. He joined The Looters for a mini-tour...”

“Dr. Dan Matrazzo Returns to Jam and Funk Longtime Col. Bruce Hampton collaborator and early Aquarium Rescue Unit contributor Dr. Dan Matrazzo will turn his attention back to jam and funk-inspired music this fall. The keyboardist has largely focused on jazz during the past six years but has confirmed a series of dates with The Looters, the former backing band for Europe’s Rosa King and Saskia Laroo, as well as Blue Note Recording artist Kristina Train (Herbie Hancock, Susan Tedeschi). On his upcoming tour, Dr. Dan will perform material from his fusion album Dan on the Moon and the funky ‘70s covers that characterized his seminal shows at Athens, GA’s Georgia Theatre, Atlanta’s The Brandy House and Charleston, SC’s the Pour House. In addition, his upcoming gigs in Savannah, GA are billed as Widespread Panic after shows and promise some special guests.”

“Dr. Dan Matrazzo Adds an Old friend Onetime Derek TruckOnetime Derek Trucks and Col. Bruce Hampton and The Fiji Mariners drummer Ricky Fargo has joined Dr. Dan Matrazzo and The Looters. As previously reported, Matrazzo recently returned to playing more rock and jamband oriented music after focusing on jazz for a number of years. Dr. Dan Matrazzo and The Looters have a number of dates confirmed, including a few December shows. Matrazzo was an early contributor to Aquarium Rescue Unit. Dr. Dan Matrazzo and The Looters’ upcoming shows December 9 Savannah, GA—LiveWire Music Hall December 10 Atlanta, GA—Moonshadow Tavern December 13 Charleston, SC—Charleston Pour House ”

“Derek Trucks Band at the Atlanta Dogwood Festival was the first concert I ever brought my camera to – at least that I remember. It was a free show at a really fun festival, and it turned out to be a gorgeous day in Piedmont Park. Derek and his band were in fine form when they closed out the day. Susan Tedeschi sat in, but the song of the day was when Dr. Dan Matrazzo sat in on “Everything is Everything.””