Francis Vanek with Dorian & Dorothea May

Dorian (piano) and Dorothea (double bass) play as a trio with different guest musicians at the Ukiah Brewing Co. every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month.

This Thursday features saxophonist Francis Vanek, who has played in bands with Roger Humphries and J.C. Moses, has shared the bandstand with such saxophone stalwarts as Ernie Watts, Tom Scott and Eddie Daniels. and studied with the great Carl Arter. Jesse Hamlin of the SF Chronicle said of him, “…a superb saxophonist.” He hails from Pittsburgh, PA, where he attended Duquesne University, and has a master’s degree in music from University of Nevada, Reno.

Dorian (piano) and Dorothea (double bass) play as a trio with different guest musicians at the Ukiah Brewing Co. every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month.