Ho hum. Another day at the Angel City Jazz Fest, another jazz legend comes to town. There’s something always happening at the Angel City Jazz Fest. While not the biggest fan of free/avant garde jazz, I always enjoy every show…
Category: Concert Reviews
Jazz Bakery Presents Angel City Jazz Festival 2014 Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio & Cathlene Pineda Quartet @ Redcat 09.26.14
Now in its 6th year, the Angel City Jazz Festival is becoming one of the most impressive fests, not only in CA (which really doesn’t take much) but all over the world (which does!). This year, Jeff Gauthier, Ruth Price…
Bobby McFerrin@The Broad Stage 09.20.14
Accompanied on stage with only a chair, a bottle of water, microphone and a love for God and fellow man, vocalist Bobby McFerrin invited the Broad Stage audience into his intimate and kaleidoscopic world that celebrates the human voice, as…
Somi@The Blue Whale 09.16.14
On her maiden voyage concert to promote her latest exotic album, Lagos Music Salon, Somi bridged the gap between American jazz and African sounds with a thrilling set at the Blue Whale Tuesday night. Teamed up with Liberty Elleman/g, Ben…
Yes@The Greek 08.24.14
KEY QUESTION ON THE OBSERVATION OF THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION: 1) Which music band’s name sounds more inviting to go hear and enjoy? a) Millennial groups called “Massive Attack” and “Airborne Toxic Event” Or b) A Baby Boomer Band…
Jazz Bakery’s Moveable Feast Presents: Tom Harrell’s Colors of a Dream Band
Is there really a more accomplished trumpeter than Tom Harrell? How about composer? HOW ABOUT BAND LEADER? This 3 in one package guy filled the Zipper Hall with his supple band of longtime associates Wayne Escoffrey/ts and Johnathan Blake/dr as…
Al Jarreau@The Grammy Museum 08.19.14
Celebrating 74 ½ years on earth and 50 of them in the “ministry of music,” multi Grammy winner Al Jarreau spent an evening at the Grammy Museum discussing his latest album My Old Friend and it’s inspiration, the musical and…
Chick Corea & The Vigil @Catalina’s 08.12.14
When you take in a show by the inquisitive creativity and continuous musical exploration of an artist like 73 year old Chick Corea , you can’t help but wonder if he’s discovered either the fountain of youth or the wisdom…
Bobby Rush@Hollywood Park Casino 08.09.14
At 82 and change, Bobby Rush is one of the last great Chicago Blues singers around, and (believe it or not) because of living a clean life of no booze or drugs (are you SURE he’s a blues musician?!?) he’s…
Billy Joe Shaver@The Grammy Museum 08.07.14
Well, if the highest compliment you can say of a jazz soloist is that “he told a story,” then honky tonking singer songwriter Billy Joe Shaver is up there with Lester Young. Performing and answering questions in regards to his…