Due to the COVID lockdown, it’s been four years since Snarky Puppy as been in town. If nothing else, this recent concert confirmed my belief that Michael League’s vision of a musical worldview is what is going to keep jazz…
Category: Concert Reviews
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Festival 09.23.23
So, did anyone else notice that Eric Clapton wore blue bell bottoms the first day of the Crossroads Guitar Festival on Saturday? For the seventh installment of raising support for the Crossroads Centre in Antigua (which provides treatment and education…
Albert Lee@The Write-Off Room 09.20.23
So, Eric Clapton is in town this weekend playing before 18,000 people. His long time guitarist, Albert Lee, is packing the 100 person capacity Write-Off Room. Which one is the “gig to see”? Well, here I am! The guitarist’s guitarist,…
Raymond Scott Reimagined with Gordon Goodwin and the Quartet San Francisco@The Write-Off Room 09.16.23
“What’s Up, Doc?” Be vewwy qwuite…I’m going to tell you about a place and musical event you need to know about. There’s a new venue that just opened in the Valley, called The Write-Off Room. Not only do they have…
Catalina’s 37th Anniversary New Sign Reveal 09.12.23
As Master of Ceremonies, Dave Damiani told stories of various jazz greats he’d seen through the decades, peppered between crooning standards and interviewing the likes of producer Chris Isaacson and Catalina herself. “This is my family,” Catalina confessed as she…
Alphonso Johnson All Stars@The Baked Potato 09.08.23
The great Wayne Shorter may be gone, but the spirit of Weather Report was carried by bassist Alphonso Johnson Friday night at The Baked Potato. Participating in arguably the band’s halcyon days, Johnson delivered a 90 minute first set with…
Chico Pinheiro Quartet@Sam First Bar 09.02.23
“I know how privileged we are to have a club like this” So exuded guitarist Chico Pinheiro, just before reminding the packed Sam FIrst Bar of the rewards of a local jazz club with a 70 minute set that showcased…
John Pizzarelli Trio@ Catalina’s 08.26.23
For most of his career, John Pizzarelli has served as the standard bearer in two aspects. As demonstrated Saturday night at Catalina’s, he has set the standards for, well, standards, as the 90 minute set included material from his recent…
Gary Husband and Friends@The Baked Potato 08.10.23
If you were wondering why there were no rhythm sections in LA Thursday night, it’s because all of the local drummers in town joined with the “regular” fans to fill the Baked Potato in order to see legendary stick man…
John Lodge Days of Future Passed@BAPAC Thousand Oaks 07.29.23
One of the attractions to music for me was the knowledge that I was able to see in concert an artist who actually created a musical style or genre. Imagine 200+ years ago being able to say you saw Beethoven,…