It was a classic night of quiet nights and quiet stars, as Vinicius Cantuaria and Bill Frisell presented quiet chords on their guitars at the acoustically cozy Skirball Center. They’ve put out a few collaborative releases together, their latest being…
Category: Concert Reviews
Monterey Jazz Festival All Stars@The Lobero Theatre 01.15.13
Celebrating 55 years of the finest in jazz, the touring Monterey Jazz Festivals All Stars rolled into Santa Barbara (or “Saint Babs,” as leader Christian McBride joked) and turned the upscale packed house into a its own. Before the entire band of Ambrose…
Jane Monheit@Catalina’s 12.31.12
In view of the Fiscal Cliff, it seemed like the only way to end the year on a good note was to take in a NYE celebration at Catalina’s with Jane Monheit and her band of Michael Kanan/p, Neal Miner/b…
Luciana Souza@The Blue Whale 12.18.12
Vocalist Luciana Souza just gave Angelenos another reason for hanging around town for the Christmas holidays, as she has made a promise to continue her annual Advent tradition of ending the year with a concert at the very hip Blue…
Lee Ritenour & Mike Stern@Catalinas12.13.12
You know you’re in for a serious night of axe wielding when bassist Melvin Davis brings his 7 string behemoth to keep up with the six string theorists like Lee Ritenour and Mike Stern who, along with drummer Sonny Emory,…
Pete Christlieb@Vibratos 12.08.12
Over the past 30+ years I’ve seen tenor saxist Pete Christlieb as a sideman for artists ranging from Tom Waits to Benny Goodman to Johnny Mandel and beyond. At the upscale Bel Air club Vibratos, Christlieb was in the forefront…
Chris Hillman & The Desert Rose Band@Scherr Theatre 11.03.12
At a packed theatre for a fund raiser to build the Greek Orthodox church that he’s a member of, Rock Hall of Famer Chris Hillman brought his acoustically adroit Desert Rose Band to Thousand Oaks and presented music ranging from…
Eddie Daniels@ Vitello’s 10.26.12
The full house at Vitellos Upstairs was treated to not only a serving of great Italian food and inspiring small group jazz, but got a chance to be on a recording session that everyone in attendance (“and beyond!”) will want…
Denise Donatelli@Vitello’s 10.13.12
When I lived in Italy, I was always fascinated by the fact that all of the pasta dishes that I ate consisted of relatively simple fare: a basic tomato sauce, some basil, a dash of pepper and salt, and that…
Angel City Jazz Festival@Ford Amphitheatre 10.07.12
It’s quite amazing: I’m not the biggest fan of left of center jazz that stays outside more than in. I’m more of a Getz than Coltrane kind of guy. But I’ve got to tell you, I always have a great…