Month: April 2024

VERONICA SWIFT: KILLER QUEEN

by George W. Harris • April 1, 2024 • 0 Comments

HOW DOES AN ARTIST CARVE OUT A CAREER? BY FOLLOWIN THE TRIED AND TRUE, OR GOING OUT INTO UNCHARTED WATERS? VERONICA SWIFT HAS ALL THE CREDENTIALS FOR BEING A STRAIGHT-AHEAD JAZZ VOCALIST IN THE LINE OF AN ANITA O’DAY. SHE…

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A MONTH OF GIVING THANKS

by George W. Harris • November 1, 2024

Yes, I agree with you…THIS YEAR WAS TOUGH! Everyone is angry at everyone! The election is nasty, and no matter who wins, half the country will be angry. Everything cost more. Travel is still tough. You can’t trust the media. …

Heads Up!

HERE ARE THE UPCOMING RECOMMENDED GIGS…

NOV 01-02 JOHN CLAYTON DUETS AT LAX. INFO AT https://www.samfirstbar.com/

NOV 02. DANNY JANKLOW BOPS IN PASO. INFO AT https://www.librettopaso.com/events

NOV 02 MITCH FORMAN ALL STARS STUFF THE POTATO. INFO AThttps://www.thebakedpotato.com/

NOV 08 SURE FIRE SOUL ENSEMBLE HITS VENTURA. INFO AT https://thegrapeventura.com/

NOV 08 NDUDUZO MAKHATHINI BRINGS SOUTH AFRICA TO LAX. INFO AT https://www.samfirstbar.com/

NOV 08 LUIS CONTE BRINGS CUBAN MUSIC TO THE POTATO. INFO AT https://www.thebakedpotato.com/

NOV 08. KENNETH CROUCH BRINGS GOOD NEWS TO HOLLYWOOD. INFO AT https://thesunrose.com/

NOV 08-09 BOB JAMES BRINGS HIS GRAMMY MUSIC TO HOLLYWOOD. INFO AT https://catalinajazzclub.com/

NOV 09 MICHAEL MAYO SINGS IN SANTA MONICA. INFO AT https://jazzbakery.org/

NOV 09 BARRELHOUSE WAILERS SWING IN VENTURA. INFO AT https://thegrapeventura.com/

NOV 10 HEY CHICAGOANS. ANNE AND MARK BURNELL RELEASE THEIR LATEST CD AT THIS GIG. INFO AT

https://epiphanychi.com/events/anne-burnell-mark-burnell-this-could-be-the-start-of-something-big-cd-release/

NOV 10 COWHERD/PATITUCCI/BLADE COME TO SANTA MONICA. INFO AT https://jazzbakery.org/

NOV 10 CLAYTON STEPHENSON PLAYS PIANO IN MALIBU. INFO AT https://arts.pepperdine.edu/events/

NOV 10 JOSIE JAMES CROONS IN BEL AIR. INFO AT https://www.vibratogrilljazz.com/

NOV 12 JOHN HIATT COMES TO SB. INFO AT https://www.lobero.org/

NOV 13 RICK SPRINGFIELD AND RICHARD MARX ROCK THOUSAND OAKS. INFO AT https://www.fredkavlitheatre.com/

NOV 14 MON DAVID SINGS IN HOLLYWOOD. INFO AT https://catalinajazzclub.com/

NOV 15 KAIT DUNTON BRINGS HER PIANO TO VENTURA. INFO AT https://thegrapeventura.com/

NOV 15 ALBERT LEE BRINGS HIS GITR TO THE POTATO. INFO AT https://www.thebakedpotato.com/

NOV 16 TEI SHI GETS INTIMATE IN HOLLYWOOD. INFO AT https://thesunrose.com/

NOV 16 CONRAD TAO AND THE CLAYTON HAMILTON ORCHESTRA SWING INTO CSUN. INFO AT https://thesoraya.org/

NOV 16-17 MAURICIO MORALS AND ADAM HERSH HIT LAX. INFO AT https://www.samfirstbar.com/

NOV 18 BEAT WITH TONY LEVIN PLAYS CRIMSON IN THOUSAND OAKS. INFO AT https://www.fredkavlitheatre.com/

NOV 19 ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY CELEBRATES PEGGY LEE. INFO AT https://www.vibratogrilljazz.com/

NOV 19 LARRY FULLER PLAYS IN PASO. INFO AT https://www.librettopaso.com/events

NOV 23 CTRL+Z HITS VENTURA. INFO AT https://thegrapeventura.com/

NOV 23 ZZ WARD PLAYS THE BLUES IN SB. INFO AT https://www.lobero.org/

NOV 24 ROBIN SIMONE HOLLYWOOD ORCHESTRA SINGS CINEMA SONGS. INFO AT https://www.vibratogrilljazz.com/

NOV 23-24 FRANKIE VALLIE BRINGS THE FOUR SEASONS TO THOUSAND OAKS. INFO AT https://www.fredkavlitheatre.com/

NOV 29-30 DAVID BENOIT DOES CHRISTMAS. INFO AThttps://catalinajazzclub.com/

NOV 30 SAM HIRSH BOPS IN PASO. INFO AT https://www.librettopaso.com/events

NOV 23 MIKE GARSON’S SEPTET FILLS THE PO TATO. INFO AT https://www.thebakedpotato.com/

NOV 23 SARA GAZAREK BRINGS VANITY NONET TO LAX. INFO AT https://www.samfirstbar.com/

NOV 29-30 JEFF LORBER FUSES THE POTATO. INFO AT https://www.thebakedpotato.com/

NOV 29-30 ROY MCCURDY BOPS HARD AT LAX. INFO AT https://www.samfirstbar.com/

DEC 05-08 ROCK CANDY FUNK PARTY HITS THE P OTATO. INFO AT https://www.thebakedpotato.com/

DEC 06-07, 13-14 MIKE GARSON AND LUKE SP ILLER DUET IN WEST HOLLYWOOD. INFO AT https://thesunrose.com/

DEC12-15 MARCUS MILLER SLAPS THE BASS IN HOLLYWOOD. INFO AThttps://catalinajazzclub.com/

DEC 07 GEORGE KAHN HAS A HOLIDAY SOIREE. INFO AT https://thegrapeventura.com/

DEC 12 JAKE SHIMABUKURO PLAYS IN MALIBU. INFO AT https://arts.pepperdine.edu/events/

DEC 13-14 MIKE STERN ROCKS THE POTATO. INFO AT https://www.thebakedpotato.com/

DEC 19 SWEET HONEY ON THE ROCKS SINGS AT CSUN. INFO AT https://thesoraya.org/

DEC 19 SAMANTHA FISH ROCKS THE BLUES IN VENTURA. INFO AT https://www.venturatheater.net/

DEC 19-22 JOHN DAVERSA’S BIG BAND FILLS THE POTATO. INFO AT https://www.thebakedpotato.com/

DEC 20 JOHN BEASLEY BRINGS HOLIDAZE TO SANTA MONICA. INFO AT https://broadstage.org/

DEC 21 LOSTON HARRIS SWINGS INTO CHRISTMAS. INFO AT https://jazzbakery.org/

DEC 27-28 GORDON GOODWIN SWINGS IN HOLLYWOOD. INFO AT https://catalinajazzclub.com/

DEC 31 PONCHO SANCHEZ CELEBRATES THE NEW YEAR. INFO AThttps://catalinajazzclub.com/

JAN 05 ROBERT GLASPER PLUGS INTO SB. INFO AT https://www.lobero.org/

JAN 09 TOMMY EMMANUEL PLAYS GUITAR IN MALIBU. INFO AT https://arts.pepperdine.edu/events/

JAN 10-11 LEE RITENOUR BOPS IN HOLLYWOOD. INFO AThttps://catalinajazzclub.com/

JAN 11 JOHN JORGENSON AND FRANK VIGNOLA PLAY GUITAR IN MALIBU. INFO AT https://arts.pepperdine.edu/events/

JAN 23. COLIN HAY IS A MAN AT WORK IN MALIBU. INFO AT https://arts.pepperdine.edu/events/

JAN 25 MARION MARTINEZ BRINGS BIG BAND JAZZ TO SANTA MONICA. INFO AT https://broadstage.org/

FEB 01 RICKIE LEE JONES SINGS IN SB. INFO AT https://www.lobero.org/

FEB 6-LAKECIA BENJAMIN BLOWS INTO CSUN. INFO AT https://thesoraya.org/

07-08 CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE AND URSA MAJOR BOP INTO CSUN. INFO AT https://thesoraya.org/

FEB 07. LAKECIA BENJAMIN AND PHOENIX HIT UCSB. INFO AT https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/subscribe-save/jazz-series/

FEB 07 LEO KOTTKE PICKS AND GRINS IN SB. INFO AT https://www.lobero.org/

FEB 12 RANDY TRAVIS BRINGS LIFE TO SB. INFO AT https://www.lobero.org/

FEB 13 JASON MORAN BRINGS HIS PIANO TO CSUN. INFO AT https://thesoraya.org/

FEB 15 TERRI LYNN CARRINGTON DRUMS UP SANTA MONICA. INFO AT https://broadstage.org/

FEB 15 KURT ELLING GIVES TRIBUTE TO WEATHER REPORT. INFO AT https://thesoraya.org/

FEB 20 CHUCHO VALDES CELEBRATES IKARERE. INFO AT https://thesoraya.org/

MAR 25 L YLE LOVETT GOES ACOUSTIC IN THOUSAND OAKS. INFO AT https://www.fredkavlitheatre.com/

MAR 29 ORQUESTA AKOKAN SWINGS INTO UCLA. INFO AT https://cap.ucla.edu/

APR 4 EMMET COHEN’S TRIO COMES TO SANTA MONICA. INFO AT https://broadstage.org/

APR 25 HIROMI IS A SONIC WONDER IN SB. INFO AT https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/subscribe-save/jazz-series/

MAY 8 CECLIE MCLOREN SALVANT SINGS AT UCLA. INFO AT https://cap.ucla.edu/

MAY 17 WYNTON MARSALIS PLAYS FOR A SILENT FILM IN SB. INFO AT https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/subscribe-save/jazz-series/

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