DENINZONEWS FALL 2025
All the news that’s fit to print about violinist/vocalist/guitarist Joe Deninzon
Hey, everyone!
Happy Labor Day! Hope you all had a great summer.
As the summer winds down, I’m looking back on the past 3 months and wondering… how the hell did I do that!?
Shuffling between Kansas shows in places ranging fro North Carolina to Oregon to the Ozarks to Texas and Ohio and Nebraska and North Dakota, and leaving the kids with family in Asheville and Cleveland and Colorado, commuting to my family vacation in St. Martin between Kansas shows. Every other day was a travel day. I’m lucky I still remember where I am when I wake up in the morning!
Anyway, I’m grateful for every moment. Trying to sleep, exercise, and take my vitamins, you dig?
Kansas had a great string of shows with 38 Special, The Outlaws, Night Ranger, Starship with Mickey Thomas, and Jefferson Starship (That’s right, there are two touring Starships! More on that later..) Here we are with David Frehberg, Cathy Richardson, and other members of Jefferson Starship!
Anyway, here’s what’s happening this fall…
Stratospheerius is back on stage!
As you know, the Kansas schedule keeps me very busy, but we do have two Stratospheerius shows coming up in the Northeast and we hope you can join us.
Sunday, October 5th, 7 P.M.
Stratospheerius & Tea Club
Kennet Flash
102 Sycamore Alley
Kennett Square, PA
(484) 732-8295
2 bands fronted by 2 members of Kansas!
Stratospheerius (feat Joe Deninzon, violinist for Kansas)
The Tea Club (featuring Dan McGowan, bassist for Kansas)
BUY TICKETS HERE
Wed Nov 5th 7 PM
Daryl’s House
130 NY-22
Pawling, NY 12564
845-289-0185
BUY TICKETS HERE
Daryl’s House is owned by Daryl Hall from Hall & Oats and is a super cool venue. We are excited to be making our debut there!
Stratospheerius is:
Joe Deninzon-electric violin/lead vocals
Jason Gianni-drums
Michelangelo Quirinale-bass
Bill Hubauer-keyboards on select shows
Dan Asher/Jeff Kotch-bass
For Your Consideration: Music from “Impostor!”
Attention Grammy voters:
Almost a year ago, Stratospheerius released our album, “Impostor!” On 7D Media.
This was our most acclaimed album to date, peaking at #4 on the Relix National charts, making numerous critic’s “Best of 2024” list, and receiving much love from fans worldwide. This year, it is eligible for Grammy consideration, and we have submitted it in the following categories:
Best Instrumental Composition: Voodoo Vortex (Part I)
Best Rock Album: “Impostor!”
Best Rock Performance/Best Rock Song: “Outrage Olympics.”
You can listen/watch the music here on our FYC PAGE
Joe Deninzon Violin Tour
I thought it would be fun to showcase and talk about my collection of acoustic and electric violins, violas, chin cellos, and other bowed stringy things, as well as some of the studio work I have done. Check it out!
Watch on INSTAGRAM
Joe Deninzon Interview with Jim Masters
Here’s a recent interview I did with Jim Masters on his show. We talked about my journey fro a shy immigrant kid who didn’t speak any English, to falling in love with rock violin, my adventures in freelancing and hustling for years in NY, teaching, Stratospheerius, and joining Kansas, among other things. Check it out!
Kansas Keeps Rolling
As I write this, Kansas is about to embark on a 2-week West Coast run, followed by shows in Minnesota, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Missouri, South Carolina, Canada, and my favorite neighborhood venue, The Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, NJ on Nov 2nd with members of the New Jersey Symphony!
See ALL the upcoming shows and link to buy tickets at https://www.kansasband.com/tour-dates/
Joe D Patreon
For this who don’t know, I have a PATREON page. For the base price of $5 per month, I’ll share behind the scenes crazy stories in my “Gig Diaries.” For $10 you get a free unreleased track every month. Higher tiers include lessons, personalized, zoom concerts, free tickets, and free swag. I haven’t heavily promoted this page, but it does exist, and all this helps fund future JD/Stratospheerius albums, tours, and other such endeavors.
https://www.patreon.com/c/joedeninzon
That’s it for now. Carry on!
Love,-JD
Well, I went down a Kansas rabbit hole and came out here! I just want to tell you how much I enjoyed the show at Spirit Lake last night. My plans to make it a date night fell apart, so I packed an overnight bag, left work a couple hours early, and drove four hours solo so I could see Kansas perform live for the first time. Though I’ve been a Kansas music fan since Dust in the Wind and Wayward Son were originally released in the 70s, this is the only time the tour crossed within a reasonable distance of my path. It was such a treat to watch you all play. I knew them before I heard them—every note and harmony, the crazy syncopation and time signature changes that Kansas perfected. Such incredible writing and talent. What I have always hoped to experience, I did. The playing is passionate and extraordinary. I hope you understand just how meaningful it is for me to not only hear this music, but to see it take shape before me. It was a perfect evening for what is now a core “memory” in my soul. Godspeed as you continue this tour. Until next time!