Dan Rivero Trio

Nary a band around can compete with the flexibility and diversity of the Dan Rivero Trio set list. For more than 15 years, Rivero as drummer, booker and organizer (and namesake as well) has steered his group through every kind of gig scenario one could imagine. With the variety of material available to the well-schooled and extremely experienced musicians it’s no wonder they play jazz clubs, rock bars, country taverns, pop venues and big band dances with equal adeptness. With the area’s best-kept musical secret of Wayne Carter on keyboards and vocals, plus the versatile and august guitarist and singer Michael Taylor adding a vast knowledge of song stylings, DRT does it all and does it well. A sampling song list includes “Sunny,” “Unforgettable,” “Red House Blues,” “Margaritaville,” “Because of You,” “Thrill is Gone” and “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay,” giving a slight view into the enormous pool of songs available for performance at any given time.