Legendary guitarist Mike Stern came to the Baked Potato Friday night that was stuffed like a stocking on the mantle, and the audience was treated to a night that reflected the allure of improvisation, in more ways than one. First,…
Category: Concert Reviews
Marcus Miller@Catalina’s 12.12.24
When Marcus Miller comes to town, the question seems to always be which part of his illustrious career as a bassist/producer is he going to emphasize? The good news for the packed house at Catalina’s is that the Grammy Winning…
George Kahn’s Holiday Soiree’@The Grape Ventura 12.07.24
Celebrating the Christmas and Chanukah season with the release of his timely album Holiday Soiree’, local mainstreamer George Kahn brought his swinging Jazz & Blues Review to The Grape and got the room into the festive spirit that would have…
Rock Candy Funk Party @The Baked Potato 12-06-24
There’s a valid reason that guitarist Joe Bonamassa takes off his shades and changes from his shark skin suit to don sweats and a baseball camp when making his annual trip to the Baked Potato under the name “Rock Candy…
BEAT @ BAPAC Thousand Oaks 11.18.24
“I haven’t used this guitar for 40 years” Like all great monarchies, the reign of Robert Fripp’s King Crimson has had various epochs. In a stroke of genius, members of the 1980s kingdom in bassist Tony Levin and guitarist/singer Adrian…
Pritesh Walia CD release @ Sam Fist Bar 10.31.24
Instead of delving into the Halloween world of ghosts and goblins, jazz fans were given the chance to hear the debut album of a different kind of spirit, that coming from the guitar of Indian born, LA local Pritesh Walia.…
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****Vanguard Jazz Orchestra: Centennial-The Music of Thad Jones
Directed by Dick Oatts, the venerable Vanguard Jazz Orchestra gives tribute to the jazz orchestra that essentially set the standard for all followers, the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. Essentially created in order to give a bit of complexity and modernity…
The Jazz Bakery Presents: Jeremy Pelt@The Kirk Douglas Theatre 10.13.24
Between songs of his 1 ¾ hour concert, trumpet veteran Jeremy Pelt reminded the packed Kirk Douglas Theatre that it’s been 30 years since he started his career in Los Angeles. And though he’s currently living on the other side…
Danny Jonokuchi Sextet w/ Christian Wiggs@The Grape Ventura 10.10.24
On the last leg of a cross country tour to promote his latest album, Decade, trumpeter Danny Jonokuchi returns home to La La Land with his group of locals, but unlike his album, and his last nights gig in “the…
Snarky Puppy@The Arlington Theatre 10.01.24
Rare is the jazz band and artist that is able to create music that mixes artistic integrity and vision with something that appeals to the head, heart and feet of the public. But, as the packed house at Santa Barbara’s…