For the past 50+ years, the Baked Potato has served the jazz community well by being a haven for the studio studs to stretch out their chops after spending the days recording for movies, soundtracks and other artists. Continuing the…
Category: Concert Reviews
John Patitucci and The Le Coq Records All Stars@Catalina’s 08.23.22
Like the vintage days of Blue Note Records, fairly new label Le Coq Records has gathered together a coterie musicians that mix and match on each other’s projects. The depth of their bench was in evidence Tuesday night at Catalina’s,…
Tedeschi Trucks Band, Los Lobos & Gabe Dixon Wheels of Soul Tour@ The Greek Theatre 08.19.22
Since getting back together from the draconian COVID lockdown, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks have made some changes in their band over the past couple of years, and all three shows at the Greek this Friday night reflected how problems…
Robert Plant & Alison Kraus with JD McPherson@The Greek Theatre 08.18.22
You know it’s going to be a good night of music when the first thing you hear on the loudspeakers as the lights go dim is Thelonious Monk’s rendition of the hymn “Abide With Me”. A night of swinging spirituals?…
Brian Bromberg’s Unapologetically Funky Bombastic Band@Catalina’s 08.12.22
With a catalogue that ranges from being a sideman for Stan Getz to solo albums dedicated to Jaco Pastorius or Jimi Hendrix, the bodaciously bold bassist Brian Bromberg brought in a musical canvas of bright colors with his Unapologetically Funky…
The Lineage Trio@ The Baked Potato 07.11.22
Ever since it first opened in 1970, The Baked Potato has been the after hours haven for studio musicians, giving them a chance to get creative with their chops. That baton has been past to the latest generation of musicians…
The Dave Weckl/Tom Kennedy Project@Catalina’s 06.02.22
A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. PR 18:24 There were two obvious takeaways that the audience was imbedded with after listening to the 110 minute set…
Poncho Sanchez@Catalina’s 05-28-22
During this Memorial Day weekend, conga master Poncho Sanchez gave his own patriotic tribute to America during his 1 ½ hour set, saluting eternal qualities like faith and fidelity, to mention celebration of culture. Just about the entire history of…
Jane Bunnett’s Maqueque@ Mr. Musichead 05.19.22
For most of her career, Jane Bunnett has used her soprano sax and flute as a means of importing the sounds and energies of Cuban music. Since her first incarnation The Spirits of Havana, Bunnett has for the past 7…
Peter Cincotti@Catalina’s 04.27.22
It isn’t bad enough that there is a dearth of male jazz singers around these days, but to have Peter Cincotti out of the country for the past few years was almost too much to take. So, it was…