With a wink and a nod to the potential financial muddle the season can mean to so many, Christmas on Credit brings some levity to the situation - “Well, Santa’s got the blues ’cause he ain’t got no green”… Written in the summer, how could Rhonda and lyricist ED MOITOSO have known how ironic the [...]
Grammy nominees Wayne Bergeron, Tierney Sutton and L.A.’s top jazz musicians team up to bring you a great Big Band Christmas recording. The release, Music & Mistletoe, is sure to become the album for this holiday season.
Wayne Bergeron has been extremely active in the L.A. music scene for decades. He got his big break in [...]
At the 2008 Buffalo Music Awards, Jack Prybylski was declared the Saxophonist of the Year for the tenth time (four years consecutively from 2004-2008). “It’s flattering and rewarding to be recognized by peers and fans. I appreciate that people continue to find enjoyment in my musical craft,” said Prybylski.
In 2006, Prybylski released one [...]
The Villa Nova has been a Southern California dining tradition since 1933. Originally located on Hollywood’s Sunset Strip, Villa Nova’s famous clientele included Charlie Chaplin, Bing Crosby, John Wayne and Dean Martin to name a few. It was at Villa Nova that Joe DiMaggio took Marilyn Monroe on a blind date and where Vincent Minelli [...]
For those not familiar with a cappella music, we’d like to direct your attention to the music sensation Straight No Chaser. Not your typical choir boy group, they are talented but also very entertaining. And they are the real deal - no voice editing.
Straight No Chaser is made up of 10 members who [...]
Event:
Nov. 15th, 20th-23rd
Lincoln Center
New York, NY
The Lincoln Center is proud to host the 2008 Thelonious Monk Festival which covers five days of music. Everything will kick off with “Who is Thelonious Monk?” on November 15th. It will be hosted by Wynton Marsalis and is addressed to younger people, looking for an introduction to [...]
Event:
Dec. 11th-13th
(8:00pm, 10:00pm)
Catalina’s
Hollywood, CA
Catalina Bar & Grill is pleased to welcome a performance by Grammy-nominated trumpeter Christian Scott. For three days, December 11th through the 13th, Scott will be playing two shows each day, starting at 8:00pm and 10:00pm.
A New Orleans native, Scott represents the next generation of Crescent City horn blowers [...]
Event:
October 22nd, 2008
(8:15 pm)
Catalina Bar & Grill
British singer/songwriter Julia Fordham has been critically and commercially successful for the last decade with her brand of lush, jazz-influenced pop music, including hits such as Happy Ever After and Manhattan Skyline.
Her new jazz album, China Blue, seems like the logical next step. Fordham’s expressive phrasing and impressive [...]
Performances:
Aug. 27th - Aug. 31st
Catalina Bar & Grill
6725 Sunset Boulevard
Hollywood, 90028
Coming from his outstanding performance at The Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis, Pizzarelli continues his tour with wife Jessica Molaskey - this time taking the stage in sunny California. The Catalina Bar & Grill is pleased to announce that they will be hosting a [...]
When you talk about jazz, one of the first thing people think of is the saxophone. While there are other instruments involved in jazz, it is the saxophone that gets the glamor and really attracts attention.
Whether you are talking about jazz saxophonists from today or from 80+ years ago, it is impossible to argue [...]
