Is it possible to objectively review a Ringo Starr concert? Let’s remember that before The Beatles ever existed, there WERE no things such as “critics” for rock and roll bands. No one ever reviewed an album before in any type…
Category: Concert Reviews
Ronnie Foster Trio@The Baked Potato 06.10.23
“Welcome to the heavy metal country show!” So joked veteran B3 soulmeister Ronnie Foster, riding the wave of his renaissance as a result of his return to Blue Note Records and a successfully soulful album Reboot. Foster, looking fit and…
Delfeayo Marsalis and The Uptown Jazz Orchestra@Suburbia Park 06.03.23
A taste of New Orleans rolled into Thousand Oaks as trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis (of the famous Crescent City Marsalises) got the packed Suburbia Park crowd on its feet and dancing to the tunes and beats provided by The Uptown Jazz…
Rodrigo Y Gabriela with Antonio Sanchez@YouTube Theater 06.01.23
Throughout the years, the duo of Rodrigo Y Gabriela have kept their two guitar idea fresh by implementing various musical environments, having performed in concert ranging from teaming with rock bands to acoustic duets. They’ve also altered their material, with…
Billy Childs Quartet with Sean Jones@Catalina’s 04.28.23
It’s always a treat to catch pianist Billy Childs in concert, as you’ll probably never hear the same thing twice. The Angeleno has been seen in the various clubs playing styles ranging from chamber jazz to plugged in fusion. This…
Steve Gadd@Catalina’s 04.22.23
It’s fitting that the final drummer/bandleader that came into town this past month would be Steve Gadd, as at 78, the elder statesman delivered a 90 minute set that set that showed that he is still the standard bearer of…
Simon Phillips Protocol V@The Baked Potato 04.15.23
Phillips’ Protocol V consists of Ernest Tibbs/b, Alex Sill/g, Jacob Scesney/sax and Dennis Hamm/key, who you wouldn’t have known just joined the team this week unless the leader had mentioned it. The band was tighter than Beyonce’s Super Bowl halftime…
Wynton Marsalis Septet@Granada Theatre 04.05.23
“I just want to play well enough for you to invite me back” So joked jazz icon Wynton Marsalis, returning from a tour in Asia to continue his 40 year relationship with the UCSB Arts and Lectures Department. Marsalis has…
Steve Smith’s Vital Information@Catalina’s 03.25.23
And we haven’t even talked about the reason he’s in town this week at Catalina’s with his incarnation of Vital Information with bassist Janek Gwizdala and pianist/keyboardist Manuel Valera. Time has flown with his band, as this tour has Smith…
Charles Lloyd 85th Birthday Celebration @ The Soraya 03.18.23
Celebration was truly in the air for Charles Lloyd’s presentation of two of his three recent trio recordings, for as soon as the jazz legend stepped on stage, the audience spontaneously sang “ Happy Birthday” to him. The rest of…