More recently, he performed with Orkestra Revé and with Bobby Carcacés in Habana, Cuba, and with vibroharpist Victor Mendoza while in Guatemala. In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil he worked with Noca da Portela and recorded with Beth Carvalho and Paulinho Tapajós. In New York, he has performed with Grammy award winners Thiago de Mello and Sharon Isbin and recorded with singer/guitarist Artie Traum.

Dexter is pleased to announce the North American release of the CD "INSPIRATION" on Dexofon Records. Recorded in Manaus, Amazonas and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with composer/guitarist Antonio Mello and special guest Thiago de Mello, it is gaining favorable reviews, airplay and artistic recognition.

From liner notes by Arnaldo DeSouteiro:
"Dexter Payne [is] a clarinetist with the most beautiful sonority, fascinating fluency and - for the general astonishment of those who still think that "Americans cannot swing playing Brazilian rhythms" - he proves otherwise, with his own incredible mischievious phrasing. To define him as a mixture of Artie Shaw and Severino Araújo would be no exageration whatever."

PRESS:
Big Sky Journal
Spring 1999 - Jon Jackson
"If he shows up in your town, go see this master alto sax player… This is a very accomplished musician… and well worth driving a hundred miles or more to hear."

Missoulian Entertainer Oct 11, 2002
"the inimitable Dexter Payne, saxman with heart and a damn fine clarinetist, as well."

Missoula Independent June 3, 2004 (Andy Smetanka)
" . . . bossa nova with winning subtlety… like pieces of an intricate, intimate puzzle. …finally, a virtuoso musician who really hears the Brazilian whispers, and not just the carnival clamor."