In the Seventies and Eighties, many Iowa natives found themselves on the coasts, meeting, performing, and forming lifelong friendships with some of the musicians who would go on to become the most important players of their generation.
Dennis Carlson moved from Cedar Falls to Boston, where Gary Burton offered him a position teaching at Berklee. It was there that Denny met guitarist Bill Frizell, who joined Denny’s band Ictus for a while. He shared many musical and personal adventures with well-known Iowa music personalities like Al Naylor, Jim Dreier, and the late John Schultz.
Dennis joined Dennis Green for a conversation that includes some tracks from a 1978 Ictus recording.
Denny Carlson returned to Cedar Falls in 2018, and operates a drum studio there. Contact him at dennyc765@gmail.com if you or a family member are interested in lessons!
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