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Naki-do Records and the Dewayne Oakley Blues Ensemble and celebrate and elevate Afro-American musical roots through live and recorded performances of Blues and Jazz music to Bay Area audiences.

The Dewayne Oakley Blues Ensemble (duo, trio, quartet or quintet) performs at public events and private venues in the San Franciso Bay Area, Oakland and Marin County. Available for business or community events, private parties, weddings, gallery openings…you name it.

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Dewayne Oakley

 

About Naki-Do

California/Japan Blues:   When San Francisco Bay Area musician Dewayne Oakley found himself performing in Japan in the 1980s, he recognized a unique opportunity. He brought back recordings of those cross-cultural gigs — and Naki-Do Records™ and Cerulean Music Publications Company were born.

About the Recordings

New Releases:
You Better Get Ready (CD)
Two for You (CD)
Al Maheeb (CD)
Live at Small Wonder, vol. I (CD)
LLive at Small Wonder, vol. II (CD)
Just Blue (CD)

Japan Recordings:  The Naki-Do catalog features 3 releases of live performance in Japan: Blues Blasting (vinyl, featuring Naoyuki Nagata, piano and vocals, Dewayne Oakley, bass and vocals), Live at Jazz Inn Lovely (CD) and Come Back to Me (CD).

California Studio Sessions: Christopher Lowell Clarke and Dewayne Oakley, session 1, session 2, and session 3.

About the Ensemble

The Dewayne Oakley Blues Ensemble provides music for events throughout the Greater Bay Area.

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The Dewayne Oakley Blues Ensemble
Dewayne Oakley, bass violin
Ralph Nelson, guitar

 

Video by Jamal Oakley