On the wake of his latest release, pianist Chuchito Valdes and his band delivered a sizzling set that celebrated one of the all time great musical marriages, that of jazz and Cuban music. His core team of Santiago San Tuiste/cong,…
Category: Concert Reviews
Jamie Cullum @ The Hollywood Bowl 08.05.15
How do you make Americas music more accessible to the masses? Three attempts were on display at the Bowl this hot August night. Vocalist Lisa Fischer opened the evening by delivering well known rock hits by The Rolling Stones and…
Aretha Franklin@Microsoft Theater 08.02.15
As emcee and pastor Carlton Pearson said during the concert, “Aretha Franklin brings the church wherever she goes.” With luminaries like Berry Gordy in the audience, Ms. Franklin delivered an almost two hour collection of music that shows that the…
Robert Cray@The Canyon Club 07.31.15
There are few things that mix together as well as summertime and the blues, and Robert Cray’s band delivered a 1 ½ hour set that was both good for beating the heat and warming the heart. His band of Richard…
SUMMERTIME BLUES…John Mayall@The Canyon Club 07.05.15
Four score and two years ago, before he was brought forth onto this continent, John Mayall’s father conceived his son in liberty and dedicated him to the proposition that all blues are created equal. It was fitting that it was…
Judy Collins @ The Del Mar Fair 07.02.15
One of the great selling points of the Del Mar/San Diego Fair is that they consistently have artists from the Baby Boomer period to help us realize how much music and culture have changed. Vocalist Judy Collins performed before an…
Jazz Bakery’s “Moveable Feast” Presents Antonio Sanchez & Migration @ Moss Theater 06.28.15
Taking a break from his stint with Pat Metheny, and still basking in the joy of being nominated for his soundtrack on the Birdman movie, drummer Antonio Sanchez presented his own band that mixed the chops of the latter with the…
Albert Lee w/ Cindy Cashdollar@The Canyon Club 06.25.15
In a recent interview with us, Albert Lee pointed out that the main ingredient missing in today’s music is the ability to swing. What does he mean by that term? His evening at the Canyon Club on the 25th was…
Robin Trower@The Canyon Club 06-18-15
One of the goals of every musician is to develop a distinctive sound and style. Guitarist Robin Trower showed the packed Canyon Club that he is one of the last blues/rock guitarists to be able to be identified by within…
Robben Ford@The Canyon Club 06-12-15
If you’re a guitar fan, LA has been a hint of heaven this spring and summer as a parade of some of the world’s best guitarists have been passing through. We’re not even half way done with the year and…