Archive for March, 2009
Jazz Vibraphonist & Composer Stefon Harris To Play OCPAC 2 nights in April
Event:
April 3rd – 4th
(7:30 pm, 9:30 pm)
Orange County Performing Arts Center
Costa Mesa, CA
Stefon Harris will bring his passionate artistry, energetic stage presence and astonishing virtuosity to the Orange County Performing Arts Center’s Jazz Club Series April 3 and 4 in the cool and intimate Samueli Theater. Harris will be accompanied by his band Blackout featuring [...]
Sonny Rollins To Perform At OCPAC
Event:
April 30th, 2009
(8:00 pm)
Orange County Performing Arts Center
Costa Mesa, CA
Sonny Rollins, Grammy Award-winning jazz master, brings his tenor saxophone to the Orange County Performing Arts Center April 30 for a one-night-only special performance in the acoustically superb Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Considered the most formidable of jazz improvisers, Rollins first recorded in 1949 [...]
The Rippingtons Release New Album “Modern Art”: A fine collection of smooth jazz
Artist:The Rippingtons
Album: Modern Art
Label: Peak Records (Concord Music Group)
Release Date: March 10th, 2009
Smooth Jazz pioneers, The Rippingtons released their latest album, Modern Art, March 10th 2009 via Peak Records (Concord Music Group). With a legacy firmly rooted in smooth Jazz, The Rippingtons’ 18th release features an explosive lineup lead by founder Russ Freeman alongside [...]
Regatta Bar In Boston
Just the name, Regatta Bar, suggests tony leisure. Indeed, tucked away in a corner of the elegant Charles Hotel in Cambridge, near Harvard Square and the boating clubs along the Charles River, this “bar” is more night club than corner hang. Or rather, more jazz club than sports bar.
On the third floor of the [...]
Omar Sosa Quartet For 4 Nights At The Jazz Bakery In Los Angeles
Event:
Apr. 2nd – 5th, 2009
(8:00 pm, 9:30 pm)
Jazz Bakery
Los Angeles, CA
Omar Sosa reunites with noted Bay Area percussionist and educator John Santos for a four-night engagement at the Jazz Bakery in Culver City, April 2nd-5th. Sosa and Santos have released two CDs together over the past decade, Nfumbe for the Unseen, on Omar’s Otá [...]
Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra With Guest Artist Ernie Andrews At Spazio
Event:
March 28th
(8:00 pm, 10:00 pm)
Spazio Jazz Supper Club
Sherman Oaks, CA
Patrons of Spazio Jazz Supper Club in Sherman Oaks will be in for at treat when veteran singer Ernie Andrews demonstrates his inimitable style in a guest appearance with the always exciting Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra on Saturday, March 28th. Beginning his jazz career in Los [...]
Keyboardist Pat Kelly Moves Up The Ladder At DHR Music
Keyboardist Pat Kelly has been named Keyboard Specialist and Special Projects Producer of DHR Music, a premier dealer for Benedetto, Breedlove and Hamer Guitars and Henriksen JazzAmps.
Pat Kelly has had an active career as a keyboardist, composer and producer over the past 40 years. Beginning as a lighting designer for a rock band at age [...]
10th American Heritage Jazz Series: Led by Jon Faddis and The Chicago Jazz Ensemble
Event:
March 20th
(8:00 pm)
Harris Theater
Chicago, IL
Artistic Director Jon Faddis and The Chicago Jazz Ensemble (The CJE) continue the celebration of the 10th American Heritage Jazz Series with The Art of the Composer: Music by William Russo and Frank Foster featuring Special Guest Von Freeman on Friday, March 20, at 8:00 pm at the Harris Theater for [...]
Catalina’s Welcomes The SF Jazz Collective
Event:
March 13th – 15th
Fri – Sat (8:00 pm, 10:00 pm)
Sunday (7:30 pm, 9.30 pm)
Catalina’s
Hollywood, CA
The SF JAZZ Collective, an all-star jazz ensemble comprising Joe Lovano (s), Dave Douglas (trumpet), Miguel Zenon (sax, flute), Robin Eubanks (trombone), Renee Rosnes (piano), Matt Penman (bass) and Eric Harland (drums). Launched in 2004 by SFJAZZ – the West Coast’s [...]
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