The Dharma Moon Orchestra David Nichtern & Matt Oestreicher

About David Nichtern

David Nichtern is a songwriter, record producer, guitarist, and composer for film and television.

A four-time Emmy award-winner and two-time Grammy-nominated composer, he is widely known for his classic song, “Midnight at the Oasis”.

Throughout a diverse and colorful career, he has collaborated with a wide range of artists including Jerry Garcia, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Christopher Guest, Lana Del Rey, Brand New Heavies, Maria Muldaur, The McGarrigles, Patti LuPone, David Bromberg, Dr. John, Sultan Khan and Krishna Das. David has composed for film and TV including the score and title song for Christopher Guest’s film The Big Picture, starring Kevin Bacon and Martin Short.

In 1995, he worked with legendary bass player Will Lee (David Letterman Show) to produce his own solo debut, “From Here To Nichternity” – a diverse and colorful collection of pop/jazz stylings, featuring several duets with sax great Michael Brecker.

For further info - www.davidnichtern.com

David is also a renowned Buddhist meditation teacher - check out www.dharmamoon.com

About Matt Oestreicher

Matt is a New York City based Bandleader and Producer who has been a consistent presence on the stage and on the tv screen. He has been the keyboardist/guitarist/arranger for the world famous Apollo Amateur Night Band for over a decade. He has performed with a who’s who list of international music artists including Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick, Snoop Dogg, Neil Diamond, and many, many others. He has performed on Broadway countless times, most recently as the music director and conductor for the revival of Smokey Joe’s Cafe on 42nd Street for which he was nominated for an Audelco Award for Outstanding Music Direction. Matt is the Director of the 400 seat SHU Community Theater in Fairfield Connecticut.

For further info: www.mattoestreicher.com

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