Like a prophet of old, music vet Denny Laine reminded the filled house at Bogie’s of the essential elements of good music. Since he was there “at the beginning” with the original Moody Blues and then with Paul McCartney’s Wings,…
Category: Concert Reviews
Cheryl Bentyne & Mark Winkler sing “Eastern Standard Time” @ Vitello’s 08.18.18
Mixing material from their two highly successful albums, the rara avis of a working male/female singing team of Cheryl Bentyne and Mark Winkler wowed the audience with an evening that swung harder than Reggie Jackson and had more hip moments…
Hristo Vitchev CD Release Concert @ The Blue Whale 08.16.18
With Pat Metheny’s appearances becoming all the rarer, the question comes to which artist will take his baton forward. Bulgarian born and CA-stationed Hristo Vitchev has thrown his hat into the ring and showed at his recent cd release concert…
Nathan East Trio@Mr. Musichead Gallery 08.08.18
“This is the first time we’ve had a chance to play the kind of music that we grew up with together.” While this wasn’t stated by leader Nathan East, the exuded shout out by drummer Steve Ferrone captured the mood…
The Jazz Bakery’s Moveable Feast Presents: Yosvany Terry’s Afro-Cuban Quintet@Moss Theatre 08.04.18
As alto saxist and leader showed the audience at the Moss Theatre Saturday night, there is life beyond Dizzy Gillespie’s Afro Cuban jazz classic “Manteca” as Terry and his Quintet have taken the Afro Cuban sounds initially popularized by Gillespie…
Pretzel Logic @Vitello’s 08.03.18
As they demonstrated at Vitello’s Friday night, the thing that sets Pretzel Logic apart from other “tribute” bands is that leader and keyboardist Steve Chernove takes the music of Donald Fagen and Walter Brecker and use their tunes not as…
Albert Lee@Bogie’s Bar 07.08.18
Yes, there are guitar player with more fiendish chops and can do wilder electronic wizardry with the pedals to make sounds that hit the ozone layer. But, as he displayed with his band at Bogie’s on Sunday night, the reason…
The Jazz Bakery’s “Moveable Feast” Presents: The Gerald Clayton Quartet@The Moss Theatre 06.30.18
As demonstrated with his stints with such luminaries such as Roy Hargrove, Charles Lloyd and his own dad John, pianist Gerald Clayton showed the packed house at the Moss Theatre on Saturday night that he is also quite a mathematician.…
Danny Green Trio & Strings@The Blue Whale 06/27.18
Delivering the music from his latest album One Day It Will, pianist Danny Green showed that melding strings together with post-bop jazz can be more than simply adding wallpaper to an already finished room. Augmenting his long time team of…
David Garfield CD Release@Catalina’s 06.12.18
Although he’s been on albums as a sideman for the likes of Van Morrison, George Benson and Freddie Hubbard, David Garfield’s own albums have been rare treats. The pianist/keyboardist has finally put out a new one, the fresh and vibrant…