Guitarist Joshua Gerowitz leads a tentet through a decalogue of tunes recorded at Citrus College. What you get here are a collection of avant garde collection of vocal wisps and operatic voices gone wild teamed with Louis Lopez’s trumpet as…
Category: Concert Reviews
Thom Rotella@SamFirst Bar 01.08.20
One of the benefits of living in Los Angeles was on display at SamFIrst Bar on a cool and crispy Wednesday night. Near LAX, the club featured some of the best studio musicians in the world, taking some time to…
Kate McGarry, Keith Ganz & Gary Versace Trio @ Samfirst Bar 01.02.20
You know that you’re taking in an important vocalist when the audience is filled with fellow female singers, and Kate McGarry packed them in to have them experience her unique blend of 60s folk and bohemian jazz. Along with hubby…
Nerve Bundle w/ Steve Lukather @ The Baked Potato 12.17.19
“You’re going to hear a lot more notes than with Ringo!” So stated Nerve Bundle drummer Gregg Bissonette just before settling down behind the traps in support of fellow Ringo All Starr Band member Steve Lukather who played in toto…
The Jazz Bakery Presents “Open Hands” All Star Quartet@Moss Theater 12.14.19
Being faithful to the Advent Season, tidings of comfort and joy were delivered by the Open Hands All Star Quartet of Patrice Rushen/p, Justo Almario/sax-fl, Abraham Laboriel/b and Bill Maxwell, bringing the Moss Theater 100 minutes of swinging celestial seasonings.…
Mike Stern/Jeff Lorber Fusion with Dave Weckl & Jimmy Haslip@Catalina’s 12-06-19
This Christmas season continues to be an Advent Calendar of daily presents for guitar fans, with Joe Bonamassa, Bill Frisell with Julian Lage and now Mike Stern all coming in to town this week. Christmas trees are in danger with…
Rock Candy Funk Party w/ Joe Bonamassa @ The Baked Potato 12.04.19
“We started out as a cover band” confessed guitarist Joe Bonamassa as he emceed his annual shedding of his shark skin suit and shades and cruised in on his vintage Cruiser to take his pilgrimage and a “regular member” of…
Roger Kellaway’s 80th Birthday Celebration @ Feinstein’s at Vitellos 11.29.19
Celebrating a life that has included stints with as wide a palate as Art Pepper, Bobby Darin, Don Ellis and even the theme song for the TV show All In The Family, piano legend Roger Kellaway packed the house and…
Michael Landau Trio @ The Baked Potato 11.08.19
“We’re recording tonight, so please sing along!” So joked guitarist Michael Landau as he took some time off from his stint with Steve Gadd, teamed up with fellow Gaddite bassist Jimmy Johnson and rounded out the power trio with none…
George Garzone Quartet with Peter Erskine @SamFirst Bar 10.23.19
Returning to the site of their successfully recorded album 3 Nights In LA, the team of saxist George Garzone with pianist Alan Pasqua, bassist Darek Oles and legendary drummer Peter Erskine showed that the previous visit here was no fluke,…