The hearty fans that braved the 10 degree weather and packed The Dakota Saturday night got musically rewarded with Victor Wooten and his team of Bob DeFranceschini/sax and Joe Collins/dr emitting enough musical heat to warm up the most frigid…
Category: Concert Reviews
George Benson@The Saban Theater 03.04.17
George Benson has a difficult tightrope to walk whenever he performs in concert. Because of his unique artistry, he has been able to not only earn the respect of jazz fans, but, like Alexander the Great, he has conquered numerous…
Ralph Towner@The Blue Whale 03.03.17
Rare is the opportunity to hear legendary guitarist do a solo session, and even rarer the chance to experience his sound and technique in an intimate setting such as The Blue Whale. Those fortunate enough to have been at the…
Johnny Rivers@The Saban 02.10.17
The past few months have seen a plethora of blues rockers play through the City of Angels. Johnny Lang, Joe Bonamassa and Keith Wayne Shepherd just to name a few. Without a scintilla of doubt, the guy that is still…
Steve Gadd Band@Catalina’s 01.19.17
Steve Gadd and his own version of the “Wrecking Crew” (Kevin Hays/key, Michael Landau/g, Jimmy Johnson/g, Walt Fowler/tp-fh,) thundered into Hollywood Thursday for a four night take-no-prisoners residency at Catalina Jazz Club. The crowded room was indulged with a delightful range…
Lee Ritenour@Catalina’s 01.14.17
In an interview last year with Lee Ritenour, the guitarist revealed that the secret to creating one’s own distinct sound was “to write your own material.” The legendary six string theorist demonstrated his ability to have a unique voice but…
Joe Bonamassa@Dolby Theatre 12.17.16
Whether you would prefer to live in a Red or Blue State, Joe Bonamassa showed that you can deliver a plethora of “Blues States” with his wide range of indigoes during his last concert of the year at Dolby Theatre.…
Robert Cray@Smothers Theatre 12.08.16
Robert Cray made sure that Malibu had a blue Christmas with his soulful band Thursday night at Pepperdine’s Smothers Theatre. Together with his indigo’d team of Richard Cousins/b, Les Falconer/dr and Dover Weinberg/key, Cray used his 4 guitars and richly…
Steve Coleman & Five Elements@The Blue Whale 12.05.16
Alto saxist, composer and educator Steve Coleman made his residential return to the Blue Whale for a fortnight of evening music with his Five Elements band. His long term teammates of Jonathan Finlayson/tp, Anthony Tidd/b and Sean Rickman/dr may not…
Jonny Lang w/ Reeve Carney@Canyon Club 12.02.16
The blues come in various shades, and two rich oil canvases were covered at The Canyon Club Friday night. Reeve Carney opened things up as a one man band of indigo. His 45 minute set mixed his earnest and wide…