Celebrating the release of his 108th album, entitled The Road to Love, legendary guitarist Kenny Burrell delivered a 2 hour set that served as a tempting invitation to purchase the cd in the back of the club as well as…
Category: Concert Reviews
Sinne Eeg@The E Spot Lounge 10.21.15
Leave it to the Danish to deliver the Great American Songbook! Vocalist SInne Eeg has made a name for herself as one of the most important jazz vocalists in Scandinavia , but if her show at The E Spot Lounge is…
Jazz Bakery’s Moveable Feast Presents: Charles Lloyd Quartet@Zipper Hall 10.18.15
Charles Lloyd delivered a 90 minute summary of his career with his team of Gerald Clayton/p, Reuben Rogers/b and Kendrick Scott/dr. Playing from start to finish the 6 piece Wild Man Suite from his latest album, Lloyd delivered moods and…
Hiromi’s Trio Project & Justin Kauflin@The Broad Stage 09.28.15
The word “piano” is actually a shortened version of its original name, which was “pianoforte.” It literally means “quiet-strong” which set it apart from its sister the one dimensional harpsichord. Both the “piano” and “forte” were in full display by…
Herb Alpert & Lani Hall@Pepperdine LSWC Center
“There’s something about a good melody and a lyric. You still remember it.” Thus was summarized the attitude, evening and career of Herb Alpert with his wife of 41 years Lani Hall at Pepperdine’s Center for the Arts on a…
Mark Knopfler@Dolby Theatre 09.19.15
If the goal of a musician is to tell a story, Mark Knopfler could very well be one of our modern day Bards. His concert at the Dolby was a 2 hour collection of 15+ musical novellas, taking you to…
Duchess @ E Spot Lounge 09-17-15
It felt like a wedding at the E Spot Lounge as the triple threat vocal team Duchess delivered something old, new, borrowed and blue, mixing music from the Coolidge years with a vibe as modern as a phone app. The…
Kyle Eastwood’s Quintet@Catalina’s 09-15-15
So, my older sister has a crush on his father Clint, and my receptionist is the same for his half-brother Scott. So where does that leave me and Kyle? Well, the good news is that bassist Kyle Eastwood leads one…
Wallace Roney Quintet@Catalina’s 09.06.15
Jazz at its most improvisational was on display on a myriad of levels this weekend at Catalina’s Jazz Club. Wallace Roney brought his bopping trumpet into town for a show that was supposed to include local stalwarts Eric Reed/p, Rashaan…
END OF THE SUMMERTIME BLUES…Joe Bonamassa@The Greek Theatre 08.29.15
Well, it’s been a great summer for blues fans, with the likes of Robert Cray, John Mayall, Robin Trower and Albert Lee coming to town with songs of six stringed joy. Closing up the summer of blues at the Greek…