There’s nothing like a Western Swing band to show what’s wrong with both today’s Country Music and Jazz. As violinist Kenny Sears said at the beginning of the show, “We’re called the Time Jumpers because we play music that is…
Category: Concert Reviews
David Sanborn & Dave Koz@Fred Kavli Theatre 08.21.16
Back in the day, Thousand Oaks used to be used as the background scenes for scores of TV and movie Westerns. On Sunday night at the Fred Kavli Theatre, Dave Koz and David Sanborn re-lived those golden moments with an…
Gipsy Kings & Galen Weston@The Greek Theatre 08.20.16
Under the stars, with guitars, guitars guitars… Acoustic or electric; six or twelve strings, nylon or wire, strummed or picked, the Greek had it for you Saturday night. Opening up the evening was Canadian guitarist Galen Weston delivering material from…
Jazz Bakery’s Movable Feast Presents: Paquito D’Rivera’s “Next Cuban Revolution” @ Zipper Hall 08.20.16
“There are three things Cubans can’t hide: coffee, money and jazz.” That was just a sample of the wise sayings that Paquito D’Rivera had to bestow on the audience during this night of musical education via lecture and sounds. A…
Chick Corea’s Elektric Band@Catalina’s 08.17.16
“Welcome to our first rehearsal!” So joked Chick Corea as he brought his all star Elektric Band to LA for only the second time. The week long gig is in celebration of the leader’s 75th birthday, and there was enough…
Quincy Jones Presents Alfredo Rodriguez@The Edye 08.12.16
As Quincy Jones stated before the concert, “Jazz got on the wrong track for awhile, but with Alfredo Rodriguez we’re taking it back to where it belongs.” If anyone knows how to make music connect with people, it’s the guy…
Jeff Beck@Chumash Casino 08.11.16
Jeff Beck is a wise man. At the Chumash Casino Thursday night, the 72 year old is following the best advice in keeping his mind, body and soul in shape. First, he’s slim and trim which keeps him flexible. In…
David Benoit@Scherr Theatre 08.04.16
Call it contemporary jazz, call it “smooth” call it “fusion,” but whatever you want to label it, David Benoit performed it, and performed it wonderfully during a solo piano concert at the acoustically adroit Scherr Theatre in Thousand Oaks. Jokingly…
Gordon Goodwin’s Little Phat Band@Catalina’s 08.04.16
It looks like Gordon Goodwin and his Band have been on either the Paleo or Whole 30 diet. The leader looks slim and trim, and his band has lost some weight as well, thinning down to a svelt “Little Phat…
HAPPENINGS 50 YEARS TIME AGO…The Yardbirds@The Canyon Club 07.21.16
With the last remaining original member Jim McCarty still at the helm behind the drums, the legendary Yardbirds celebrated the 50 year anniversary of one of rock music’s most exciting albums, Roger the Engineer. Recorded in just 7 hours, the…