Guitarist Bill Frisell has performed four times previously at Santa Barbara’s Lobero theatre, and not only has he never repeated a composition, he’s never had the same band. Talk about improvisation in jazz! This time around, he’s exploring the songs and sounds of…
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Eric Reed Quartet@Catalina’s 04.29.14
Since leaving the chair as Wynton Marsalis’ sideman, pianist Eric Reed has carved an impressive niche by celebrating the music of the masters ranging from Monk to Ellington to the Great Church Songbook. This night at Catalina’s, brought together some…
Tierney Sutton’s Joni Mitchell Project@Catalina’s 04.27.14
Vocalist Tierney Sutton has recorded tributes ranging from Sinatra to American folk music, but her latest venture into the music and worldview of Joni Mitchell seems like the perfect fit, as she showed to the appreciative crowd at Catalina’s Jazz…
Ramsey Lewis & John Pizzarelli’s Tribute to Nat King Cole@The Valley Performing Arts Center
There has essentially been only one period in American history when the most popular music was also the best, during the 30s to the 50s, and Saturday night there was a celebration of one of the chief purveyors, Nat “King”…
Jazz Bakery Moveable Feast Presents: Regina Carter “Southern Comfort Quintet” @ Zipper Concert Hall 04.19.14
Violinist Regina Carter has explored her musical roots with albums dedicated to music from her mother’s era, her own upbringing in Detroit, and even her African heritage the past few years. This time around, she’s exploring the sounds and music…
Diana Krall Glad Rag World Tour@CSUN 04-04-14
When she first stepped out in the early 90s, Diana Krall shifted the paradigm by bringing a younger audience back to the Great American Songbook and has influenced countless female vocalists in her wake. At this stage in her career,…
60th Anniversary All Stars@Disney Hall 03.15.14
Like a vintage wine, some things age to perfection, and the pair of 3 score anniversaries from 2 famous concerts celebrated timeless aspects of jazz. The famous Massey Hall concert that cemented the fiundarion of bebop was revisited by having…
Anthony Wilson’s Guitar Quartet@The Edye 03.07.14
Guitar fans were in fret heaven at The Edye Friday night as Anthony Wilson brought together some of the best pickers around for a quartet’s worth of picking, strumming, tapping and plucking. Wilson’s 2013 Season’s album which debuted the 4…
Fatoumata Diawara@The Broad Stage 02.28.14
If you wanted to get a good overview of where American music’s heart and soul originated, the place to be on the rainy last day of February was at the Broad Stage, where Malian singer/songwriter Fatoumata Diawara and her band…
Pat Metheny Unity Group@CSUN 02.25.14
Pat Metheny is probably the only artist around that would have one band that he leads open up for the SECOND band that he also is in charge of, but that’s what he did at CSUN’s Performing Arts Center Tuesday…