Fans of the guitar and a fretful feast at the Valley Performing Arts Center at CSUN. Three diverse artists ranging from the classical Sharon Isbin to the string tapping jazzer Stanley Jordan with Brazilian Romero Lubambo rounding out the sounds…
Category: Concert Reviews
Herbie Hancock, Christian McBride & Dianne Reeves@Disney Hall 02.09.14
“This is no longer Disney Hall,” joked vocalist Dianne Reeves as she began the 10th year anniversary show for the acoustically adroit theatre. “This is our living room,” she declared, as she turned the hall into an intimate setting in…
Bela Fleck and Brooklyn Rider@Valley Performing Arts Center 02.08.14
“What is a banjo doing with a string quartet, and vice versa?” was a question poignantly asked by violinist Jonathan Gandelsman and answered during the 2 hour concert at CSUNs Performing Arts Center with banjo extraordinaire Bela Fleck and the…
Tommy Emmanuel & Martin Taylor@Smothers Theatre 01.22.14
If you are a guitarist, this past month of performances will either inspire you to increase your hours of practice or to smash your guitar into a million pieces in frustration after being either encouraged or overwhelmed by what you’ve…
Robben Ford@Catalina’s 01-18-14
January has been guitar lover’s heaven in LA, as by the third week Angelenos have had the chance to see and hear the likes of Lee Ritenour, Andy McKee, Johnny Rivers, Howard Alden and Tommy Emmanuel. Keeping up with fret…
Johnny Rivers & Jimmy Webb@Saban Theatre 01.15.14
“There is a man who lives a life of danger…” 50 years ago, a young blues rocker by the name of Johnny Rivers performed with his band at the fledgling club called the Whisky A Go Go on the Sunset…
Andy McKee@Smothers Theatre Pepperdine 01.10.14
As Andy McKee demonstrated during his 90 minute concert at the sonically adroit Smothers Theatre at Pepperdine, the acoustic guitar is still able to have new sounds , approaches and stylings derived from it. Like an explorer from the 16th…
Tatiana Parra & Vardan Ovsepian@The Blue Whale 12.29.13
Pianist/composer Vardan Ovsepian regularly performs locally and is making waves not only as a solo pianist but as a creator of some intriguing chamber jazz. His latest foray may be his most successful, as he has found a singing partner…
Bruce Forman w/ Pat Senatore@Vibrato 12.12.13
‘Twas two weeks before Christmas, and all through Vibrato Forman and Senatore were serving it hot-o Ah, just another day at Herb Alpert’s upscale jazz club. Bassist Pat Senatore, who toured with Herb Alpert before thousands of fans in…
Bill Cunliffe Quintet & Big Band w/ Harry Allen @ Vitellos 12.07.13
Grammy award winning pianist/composer Bill Cunliffe decked the halls of Vitellos with some swinging Christmas small group jazz and a stocking stuffer followup of big band Brazilian sounds that warmed up a cold winter night for a packed house of…