D'Jalma Garnier III

Documentaries

• Two Canadian and one French on LA Creole Music
• Various interviews with Filé, (fiddler) Canray Fontenot, and Ed Poullard including CBS Sunday Morning.
• Score for Documentary “Nutria” (w/ ULL Cajun/Creole Ensemble Fall 2002) Several awards: Nutria.com (Ted Gesing dr. and pr.)
• Original and PD Trad material for choreographer Sissy Whipp with story by Sharon Doucet:
  “The Bal at Mesieu’ Deers”. (‘96, ‘97 Angele Hall and Hyman Auditorium )
  

Compositions

• Composer for Zydeco Opera “Angela/Angel” (reading May’03 - work in progress)
• Various jingles in LA on gt., bs.,and fd.
• Source Music :
  • “The Fire Next Time” (w/ Odetta)
  • “Interview with a Vampire”
  • “The Old Man” (CBS Hallmark Series).

CDs

• Filé:”La Vie Marron” (wrote title cut) Greenlinnet records, ”Hang On To Your Chapeau”
• Terence Simien’s Tribute CD (2 cuts - blues/swamp pop:”I’m Comin’ Home” and a 12/8
  “Barres De La Prison”)
• Chubby Carrier’s “Ain’t No Party Like A Chubby Party” (“BlueRunner”)
• Poullard, Poullard, and Garnier: “Poullard, Poullard, and Garnier” (gt./fd and production credits)
• Goldman Thibodeaux and the Lawtell Playboys: “Gumbo at Goldman’s”
  

Writing

• Contributer to various books, articles, and workshops on Creole music
  

Work

• Worked with most fiddlers in LA music and been a sideman with many locale Cajun/Creole bands.
• Toured with a variety of bands since 1975 and played jazz guitar (standards) in Austin, TX from ‘78 through ‘85 and leader of ( ‘88-’92) “D’Jalma Garnier’s French Band”.
• Ten years with Cajun band Filé and past year been a founding member of “The Lucky PLayboys” playing Cajun, Creole, Zydeco, and Swamp Pop.
• I have taught at Augusta Heritage and June “03 was teacher/musical director in summer camp for 10 - 17 year olds “A Midsummer Nights Dream” (Amy Waguespac dir.)
  

Awards

• Nominated for Canray Fontenot Award 2001 by LA’s own Creole INC. and was asked to give away the
  2003 Canray Fontenot Award.
  

Education

• Studied with NEA National Heritage Award winner Canray Fontenot (through Texas Folklife Grant)
• Studied Arr. and Comp. with Lyle ‘Spud’ Murphy for three years after a year at UCLA Music School.
• studying for Bachelors in Music Media at ULL. (jz. gt. as required instr. in several jazz combos) and have played fd., transcribed, and helped manage Cajun/Creole Ensemble under Mike Blaney Head of String Dept.
  

Family

• Lived in Wroclaw, Poland (my wife was a Fulbright lecturer), 2004.
• From the jazz family of the 7th Ward New Orleans; I know how to make budgets work.

[ Creole Fiddle Method ]