About to begin his 28 city tour promoting his hot trio album with Dennis Chambers and Bob Franceschini, Grammy-winning bassist Victor Wooten went solo this evening at the cozy Grammy Museum, giving the audience an evening of inspiring conversation and…
Category: Concert Reviews
George Thorogood & The Destroyers@The Saban 09.22.17
While George Thorogood’s latest album is a solo project titled Party of One, the legendary guitarist made the guest list open ended for the fist pumping crowd at the Saban Theatre. While Thorogood and his long time band of Destroyers…
Adam Rogers’ DICE@The Blue Whale 09.19.17
Guitarist Adam Rogers, better known for his work alongside artists ranging from Norah Jones to Chris Potter, stepped out in front with his DICE trio of Nate Smith/dr and Fima Ephron/b to deliver sounds and styles the displayed his own…
Al DiMeola Elegant Gypsy 40th Anniversary Tour@The Canyon Club 09.15.17
“I never thought I’d still be here after 40 years, but that’s another story,” joked legendary guitarist Al DiMeola, as his band delivered a 2 score anniversary celebration of the classic Elegant Gypsy album. The packed house was treated to…
Kyle Eastwood Quintet@Blue Whale 09.09.17
While Kyle Eastwood may be better known for his composing skills, with movies like Gran Torino and Mystic River to his credit, what filled The Blue Whale was his allegiance to assertive hard bop, as he his long standing team…
Larry Calton@The Saban Theatre 09.03.17
You knew that the music was going to be heaven sent when the opening song was The Lord’s Prayer and the encore was composed by a guy who’s name means “holy.” Guitarist Larry Carlton returned to his musical hometown after…
Steve Winwood@Chumash Casino 09.01.17
Through a career that has spanned 50+ years in bands including The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic and Blind Faith, Steve Winwood showed during his 110 minute show at the packed Chumash Casino that he is above all things, a jazzer…
Russell Malone Quartet@The Blue Whale 08.31.17
While it may have been about 104 degrees outside for the beginning of the Labor Day weekend, it was even hotter inside the Blue Whale, as guitarist Russell Malone turned up the Butanes and scorched the club with incendiary swinging…
John Mayall Trio@The Broad Stage 08.25.17
Halfway through the 2 hour concert, John Mayall summed up the recently played song as well as his 50+ year career as he exuded “That’s the blues, man!” The 4 score and 3 year Bluesbreaker has more energy than artists…
Ben Williams Presents “The Writers’ Block”@The Blue Whale 08.02.17
Bassist Ben Williams joked that his concept of “Writers’ Block” didn’t come from the inability to create new music. Far from it, said Pat Metheny’s bassist. “Think of this more like a Block Party for writers,” he explained, as almost…