Home » Search Center » Results: California
Results for "California"
Jason Moran, Randy Weston and Billy Harper at SFJazz
by Harry S. Pariser
Jason Moran, Randy Weston and Billy Harper SFJazz San Francisco, CA November 24, 2013 Three fine musicians came together on stage in a new jazz facility in San Francisco. First up was a rising star in the jazz world, an acclaimed pianist who frequently incorporates samples of taped music and text ...
"When Swing Was The Thing" This Week On Riverwalk Jazz
This week on Riverwalk Jazz, we time-travel back to 1930s Manhattan to hear what the Swing Era was like from the perspective of a young fan, thanks to the teenage diaries of Bob Inman collected in his Swing Era Scrapbook published by Scarecrow Press. Special guest, San Francisco actor Darren Bridgett joins us with excerpts from ...
SFJAZZ Appoints Donald Derheim As Chief Executive Officer
First-ever CEO will work in partnership with the organization’s Founder and Executive Artistic Director Randall Kline San Francisco, CA — SFJAZZ, the leading nonprofit jazz organization on the West Coast, announced today that Donald Derheim will assume the position of Chief Executive Officer beginning January 2, 2014. Mr. Derheim joins SFJAZZ as it enters its next ...
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association To Present 2014 Playboy Jazz Festival
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION TO PRESENT 2014 PLAYBOY JAZZ FESTIVAL 36th Annual Playboy Jazz Festival June 14-15, 2014 at the Hollywood Bowl Hosted by George Lopez Los Angeles, CA – The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association will present the 36th annual Playboy Jazz Festival June 14-15, 2014, at the Hollywood Bowl. As always, the Festival will feature ...
Myra Melford: Life Carries Me This Way
by Dan McClenaghan
Pianist Myra Melford's first solo disc, Life Carries Me This Way, is a musical exploration the paintings of California visual artist Don Reich. Rendering a painting--an art form that can be taken in at once, with one look--and addressing its moods, colors, shapes and textures over the course of a composition is not a easy task. ...
Topsy Chapman, Clark Terry Celebrate Thanksgiving On Riverwalk Jazz
This week on Riverwalk Jazz, we “break bread together” with songs in the spirit of Thanksgiving. New Orleans’ Topsy Chapman joins The Jim Cullum Jazz Band, lending her soulful vocals to classic Spirituals and Gospel hymns. Three legends of American music—trumpeters Clark Terry, “Sweets” Edison and bass-baritone William Warfield—perform with the band and share heartfelt and ...
Jonathan Rowden Group at Alvas Showroom
by Paul Naser
Jonathan Rowden Group Alvas Showroom San Pedro, CA November 15, 2013 On the intimate stage at Alvas Showroom in San Pedro, with warm, colorful lighting and a large, slanted mirror hanging overhead, the Jonathan Rowden Group gave a heartfelt performance to an appreciative audience. Rowden, a young Los Angeles based composer, ...
Arturo Sandoval: Medal Of Freedom Wednesday; Latin Grammy On Thursday!
Presidential Medal of Freedom Honoree Arturo Sandoval Wins Latin Grammy for Best Traditional Tropical Album LOS ANGELES, CA – Just one day after President Barack Obama placed the Presidential Medal of Freedom around Arturo Sandoval’s neck at the White House on November 20, the jazz trumpeter received a Latin Grammy for the Best Traditional Tropical Album ...
Quartet San Francisco: Pacific Premieres
by Dan Bilawsky
Gone are the days of the insular string quartet that turns its back on anything and everything outside of the classical canon. In many respects, the world can thank the venerable Kronos Quartet, which celebrates its fortieth anniversary in 2013, for opening eyes, ears and minds to the fact that the string quartet is just like ...
Christmas II: Two (Almost New) Chanticleer Christmas Offerings
by C. Michael Bailey
San Francisco's “Orchestra of Voices," Chanticleer have established themselves as America's premier all-male chorus. The group's repertoire spans 1500 years from anonymous plainchant to the group's tribute to the music of the big and small screen, Someone New (Chanticleer Records, 2013). Tailor made for singing holiday classics, Chanticleer has established a robust track ...
