The Canyon Club in Agoura Hills has finally re-opened after the draconian lockdown, and it has made up for lost time with a blockbuster list of acts the past few weeks, including Buddy Guy, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Taj Mahal.…
Category: Concert Reviews
Victor Wooten’s Bass Extremes@Catalina’s 03.11.22
With the draconian COVID laws finally loosening up, everyone at Catalina’s Jazz club was glad to be in attendance. The packed audience was buzzing with enthusiasm, and as far as Victor Wooten’s Bass Extreme trio is concerned, drummer Derico Watson…
Steve Gadd Band@Catalina’s 02.24.22
Back at Catalina’s for the first time since the draconian COVID lockdown, Hall of Fame drummer Steve Gadd packed the house to deliver music from his Grammy Nominated album Live at the Blue Note in Tokyo. While the weather was…
Adi Meyerson @ Mr. Musichead 02.16.22
“It’s all based on love” So said emcee LeRoy Downs as he introduced bassist Adi Meyerson’s band, which took the evening to present the entire album suite from her latest album I Want To Sing My Heart Out In Praise…
Doug Webb All Stars@The Baked Potato 01.26.22
There are “big name” bands that come to the Baked Potato, and there are “regular” bands. You know, the ones that play once or twice a month like clockwork. Usually they are “studio studs” who need a night to keep…
Mark Lettieri & Bob Reynolds @ The Baked Potato 01.13.22
Since Snarky Puppy has curtailed its touring due the draconian COVID restrictions, a couple of its whelps have been getting together at the Baked Potato. Describing his teamwork with saxist Bob Reynolds as “The Laurel and Hardy of Jazz”, guitarist…
Charnett Moffett & Jana Herzen Wednesday January Residence @ Catalina’s 01.05.21
First the bad news, and then the good news. The bad news is that if you’re reading this, you missed probably the most joyful jazz gig of the past year. The good news is that the duo of Charnett Moffett…
Take 6 Christmas@ Pepperdine University
In this time of lockdowns, vax mandates, face coverings, inflation and whatever you want to add, nothing is needed more than a reason for hope, and Take 6 helped the packed house at The Smothers Theatre refocus on what is…
The Gipsy Kings with Nicolas Reyes, and Mikaela Davis @ The Greek Theatre 11.06.21
With all of the postponed concerts last year due to the draconian COVID restrictions, the crowd at The Greek Theatre was ready to celebrate, finally getting out into the open before the next set of Governor Gruesome’s rules come down…
The Robert Cray Band @ Pepperdine University 10.24.21
The upscale Malibu environs of Pepperdine University were turned into a low ceilinged jumping juke joint by the hands of Robert Cray and his soulful stew of blues, jazz and soul on Saturday night. In this day of cacophonic musical…