Daily Dose Of Jazz…
Maria Katindig-Dykes was born in the Philippines on March 21, 1955 into a renowned musical family to legendary jazz pianist, Romy Katindig. In the family music business since the age of 16, she has performed a wide variety of musical styles, but her true passion is for jazz and bossa nova.
During the Seventies, she performed in a pop-rock ensemble called Circus Band, who represented the Philippines at the Tokyo Music Festival in the 1970s. Maria went on to play Silahis International Playboy Jazz Club and was the featured vocalist for 3 years at the Top of the Hilton, both in Manila.
A move to Honolulu, Hawaii where she met her future husband, jazz pianist, arranger and composer, Jimmie Dykes, and together they formed Pacifica, a jazz ensemble that became a very popular music attraction performing in the clubs in the Pacific arena.
Riverside in Southern California was her next stop for the artist with performances at many of the regional universities, at Mario’s Place, and the Silver Screen Jazz Club at the Hyatt on Sunset in Hollywood, alongside internationally renowned jazz artists Tal Farlow and Barney Kessel.
In 2005, diagnosed with cancer, she successfully waged a battle that left her happily performing today with No More Blues! It is a pleasant undertaking featuring eleven covers of pop and jazz standards. Among the best are “Favela” and “In Walked Bud”.
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