Vocalist Luciana Souza just gave Angelenos another reason for hanging around town for the Christmas holidays, as she has made a promise to continue her annual Advent tradition of ending the year with a concert at the very hip Blue…
Category: Concert Reviews
Lee Ritenour & Mike Stern@Catalinas12.13.12
You know you’re in for a serious night of axe wielding when bassist Melvin Davis brings his 7 string behemoth to keep up with the six string theorists like Lee Ritenour and Mike Stern who, along with drummer Sonny Emory,…
Pete Christlieb@Vibratos 12.08.12
Over the past 30+ years I’ve seen tenor saxist Pete Christlieb as a sideman for artists ranging from Tom Waits to Benny Goodman to Johnny Mandel and beyond. At the upscale Bel Air club Vibratos, Christlieb was in the forefront…
Chris Hillman & The Desert Rose Band@Scherr Theatre 11.03.12
At a packed theatre for a fund raiser to build the Greek Orthodox church that he’s a member of, Rock Hall of Famer Chris Hillman brought his acoustically adroit Desert Rose Band to Thousand Oaks and presented music ranging from…
Eddie Daniels@ Vitello’s 10.26.12
The full house at Vitellos Upstairs was treated to not only a serving of great Italian food and inspiring small group jazz, but got a chance to be on a recording session that everyone in attendance (“and beyond!”) will want…
Denise Donatelli@Vitello’s 10.13.12
When I lived in Italy, I was always fascinated by the fact that all of the pasta dishes that I ate consisted of relatively simple fare: a basic tomato sauce, some basil, a dash of pepper and salt, and that…
Angel City Jazz Festival@Ford Amphitheatre 10.07.12
It’s quite amazing: I’m not the biggest fan of left of center jazz that stays outside more than in. I’m more of a Getz than Coltrane kind of guy. But I’ve got to tell you, I always have a great…
Marcus Miller@Catalina’s 10.04.12
If soulful jazz with a loose necked backbeat is your thing, then all that was missing from Marcus Miller’s show with his air tight band this October evening was Eddie Murphy “getting’ in the hot tub,” as every other aspect…
Pat Metheny Unity Band@The Lobero Theatre 09.27.12
There’s got to be a reason that an artist like Pat Metheny continues to be as popular both as a recording and touring artist, and all of the draws of Mr. Metheny were well displayed in the cozy confines of…
Melody Gardot@The Orpheum 09.22.12
There are simply so few vocalists out there that don’t sound like they’re trying to sound like someone else, that when someone comes along like Melody Gardot, who not only sings like an original, but composes like one, you’ve got…