The letter below is regarding this concert
2-14-23
Hi Dean and Valli,
I just wanted to send you a note to thank you for a great show on Saturday. I got 14 surveys back and they all rated you as excellent and/or exceeding expectations. Some of the comments were, "unexpected treat," "great horn player-fun concert!" "My what a versatile musician" "warm welcoming personality" "great music" & "great performance." You were definitely a hit. I will make a note on my spreadsheet and look forward to booking you again in the future. Have a great Valentine's Day!
Kate
Kate Colvin (she/her)
Adult Services Librarian
Escondido Public Library
760.839.4214
239 South Kalmia Street
Escondido, CA 92025
escondidolibrary.org
Article about Dean's performance at Poway, CA Library
Traveling soloist playing Poway Library May 15, 2018 José A. López Published 05/05/2018. Many musicians may say they live on the road, but unless they’re Dean Ratzman, chances are that they’re only speaking metaphorically. For the past fifteen years, Ratzman and his wife, Valli, have traveled the nation as he performs the “Swingin’ with Dean” show at libraries, RV resorts and concert venues. Valli books the shows and he performs, said Ratzman, who added that his wife has been able to book twice the number of shows he originally thought she could. Ratzman, who attended the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, has vast experience being on the road. In the ‘70s he was on the road touring with a Seattle-based Top 40's cover band named “Carnival” that toured the U.S. and Canada. “That was at the height of the disco era and we were playing the best clubs. We were opening new clubs around the Southeast for the Big Daddy's/ Flanigan's chain." Ratzman says he was hired over the phone in Seattle, to join "Carnival". An agent with the Wm. Stephan Agency had seen him play trumpet with a Seattle group, "Roadshow" at an outdoor Pike's Place Market rock fair and thought he would fit well with "Carnival". "Roadshow" was one of the top bands with the Unicam Agency. In San Diego, Dean played trumpet with the "Mar Dels", the most prominent oldies cover band in San Diego. He also owned his own bands in the 80's, "Dean and the Persuaders" and "The Ravells" a Motown showband, both based in San Diego. For reference on the internet: Google Dean Ratzman, Broadjam.com, and Ratzpack.net.
