Michael Cain plays the piano and keyboards as he leads two bands here on a collection of originals. The “Vegas Band” includes Renaldo Elliot/dr, Abo Gumroyan/ and a 3 piece horn section while two songs are performed by the “Vegas…
Month: December 2015
Glenn Zottola: Charlie Parker with Strings Revisited
Glenn Zottola has had an impressive career serving as a sideman on trumpet, tenor and alto sax for artists ranging from Benny Goodman to Chick Corea. Here, he reaches into the heart of bebop founder Charlie Parker and focuses on…
Al Basile: B’s Expression
While he’s better known for his trumpet work for Roomful of Blues, Al Basile here demonstrates not only his singing chops, but his writing prowess and Catholic faith. Not a bad combo for a single session! He brings together a…
Empresarios: The Vibes
Here’s an exciting group that mixes macho latin salsa and street corner jazz. Material like A Fuego Lento” and “Encanto” are heavy on the rhythm as Felix Perez’s and Frankie Rosado’s voices are expressive and soulful. The team of Javier Miranda/perc,…
John Pisano’s Guitar Night@Cody’s 12.01.15
You know it’s going to be a good jam session with LA guitar icon John Pisano when he’s with fellow picker Barry Zweig, and they don’t suggest songs to each other but only keys. Such was the evening at Viva…
BOB JAMES IN SILVER AND GOLD
IN EVERY SPORT, THERE ARE PLAYERS THAT, WHILE YOU MAY NOT EVER REALLY NOTICE THEM, THEY ALWAYS SEEM TO BE ON THE WINNING AND CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM. YOGI BERRA WAS ONE OF THOSE GUYS, MAGIC JOHNSON ANOTHER. THEY ONLY KNOW HOW…
JOHNNY MATHIS: THE JAZZER!
I’M SURE WHEN YOU HEAR THE NAME ‘JOHNNY MATHIS’ ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT COMES TO YOU MIND IS THE PHRASE ‘LOOK AT ME’ OR ‘THEY SAY…CHANCES ARE…’ IN THE 60S, THE COOL, LUSH VOICE OF JOHNNY MATHIS DEFINED…