Dean Johanesen and the 24 Hour Men
Circus and Swing and Great Stories….
Important: TWO STEP PROCESS! Please RSVP Below regardless if you are predonating, this is IMPORTANT! If your are predonating, Please add the show name when you donate so we know which show you are donating to!
Note – this is a Saturday show, music starts at 6:30PM, Doors at 5:30
Dean Johanesen and the 24 Hour Men…
Dean Johanesen plays acoustic guitar-driven fare with a sonic palette that calls on Spanish rumba-style instrumentals, speakeasy-era Americana, and swinging hot club jazz dosed in circus tent hues. Originally from New York, accomplished singer/songwriter/guitarist Dean Johanesen has made his home in many parts of the US including, Indiana, Nevada, Georgia and he now resides in Florida.
Johanesen’s mother delivered motor homes when he was young and the family traveled around listening to many different artists. From Led Zeppelin to Simon and Garfunkel, classic country to soundtracks of Broadway Musicals, movies etc. These works in turn provided a soundtrack to his youth and his diversity of influences had an effect on Johanesen’s interests musically as well as giving him a feel for the road.
In 2013, Johanesen released his first solo record with intentions of getting back to the importance of the storyteller songwriting format while a recent passion for gypsy jazz music in the vein of Django Reinhardt has put Johanesen on a musical path with a focus on new stories of old times. Non fictional characters from the ’20s and ’30s, circus performers, the side show, prohibition, the war of currents all placed in a backdrop of gypsy swing, in a style that Dean has coined Circus Swing in an effort to give due respect to the difference in his style compared to the masters of Gypsy Jazz and American Swing.
Joined by Bassist and Percussionist, he rounds out his sonic presentation in a way that will leave you wanting more.
Suggested Donation for this show is $20 a person, and there are limited VIP seats available as well by request, Suggested Donation for VIP is $35 a person… (a donation at that level is an automatic VIP of course!) – use the below section for predonations, but PLEASE read below there too, and RSVP on this page (yes, it is still a two step thing…)
Important: TWO STEP PROCESS! Please RSVP Below regardless if you are predonating, this is IMPORTANT! If your are predonating, Please add the show name when you donate so we know which show you are donating to!
When you pre-donate, use the above link, use the total amount for all people, and understand it will show as “one ticket” (their wording isn’t really good) – this is “one donation” to us, the RSVPs is where we know how many people are coming – so for example, if you are contributing the recommended $20 per person and you are 3 people, your $60 donation will show as one, but your RSVP is for 3, and we are expecting 3 of you! Also, remember that 100% of this goes to the Musicians! A final note, if you want VIP seating, a $35 donation per person means we will go the extra distance and reserve seating at your choice (email us details of your request, like front row, or a table) and we will arrange this… we’ll even include a playbill to get signed, and perhaps another few goodies as well! (note, we can not track this properly without a pre-donation, contact us if you need to… note that we only know you want the VIP experience through the donation amount!)
RSVP deadline is past