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San Francisco-Jazz Jam Session!
The culturally under-represented Central Sunset District in San Francisco, California has a new music event, and it is jazz. Heralding a classic musical institution, the Uptime Jazz Group, along with Mocha 101 Cafe at 1722 Taraval Street, are hosting an open Jazz Jam Session every Saturday from 3:30 to 5:30pm. Players that attend should be in ...
Playboy Jazz Festival June 13
Hugh Hefner talks fest and all that jazz. The 31st annual Playboy Jazz Festival takes place this month at the renowned Hollywood Bowl. Got tickets? Another stellar lineup of jazz greats and up-and-comers will take the stage June 13th and 14th at the scenic venue, delivering a mix of standards, soft jazz, Latin rhythm, blues, R&B, ...
West Valley Jazz Orchestra Renamed San Jose Jazz Orchestra
San Jose Jazz and West Valley Jazz announced a collaboration to provide enhanced performance and education programs to music fans throughout Silicon Valley. As part of the collaboration, the West Valley Jazz Orchestra will be renamed the 'San Jose Jazz Orchestra' and will continue under the leadership of Artistic Director, Gus Kambeitz. San Jose Jazz will ...
As St. Vincent, Annie Clark Conjures Magic
Annie Clark was due to finish her sound check around 7 p.m. Thirty minutes later, a nagging electronic hiss was complicating things and in the course of hunting down the source of the nuisance, Clark realized she had forgotten her recently purchased dress, which was still hanging in the closet of a downtown hotel. Her early ...
The Doors Are Closing, but the Jazz Bakery is Still in Play
The lauded music venue may be closing its doors this weekend, but owner Ruth Price is working on plans to keep the music going. The Jazz Bakery, a staple of the L.A. music community, will close its doors Sunday after losing its lease, but owner Ruth Price insists it's too early to write a eulogy for ...
Henry 'Butch' Stone Big-Band Singer, Saxophonist with Les Brown Dies
Henry “Butch" Stone, 96, a big-band singer and saxophonist who had a long association with Les Brown and his Band of Renown, died May 19 at Kaiser Foundation Hospital in Woodland Hills, according to a friend, songwriter and band leader Van Alexander. A native of New York City, Stone learned baritone saxophone as a boy and ...
Phil Spector Sentenced 19 Years to Life for Murder
In a quiet end to the six-year-old case, the legendary music producer is told that he will not be eligible for parole until 2028, when he would be 88. Phil Spector stared straight ahead. It was the appointed hour for the legendary music producer's six-year murder case to come to a close and the courtroom was ...
Victor Little, Lauded Session Bassist/Composer, Announces CD Release Party at Yoshi’S San Francisco
Victor Little, Lauded Session Bassist/Composer, Announces CD Release Party At Yoshi’s San Francisco May 28, 2009, San Francisco, California – Victor Little, one of the Bay Area’s most lauded musical residents, is proud to announce his CD Release Party at Yoshi’s San Francisco, Monday, June 29th, at 8 p.m. Victor, whose bona fides include over 20-years ...
Dolores Hope Celebrates Her 100th Birthday
Dolores Hope celebrates her 100th birthday with friends and family In the backyard of the Toluca Lake home she shared with her husband, comedian Bob Hope, the party features a picture kiosk for each decade of her life. Bob Hope's widow may well have been thinking “thanks for the memory's nudge" Wednesday as she celebrated her ...
The Jazz Bakery is Moving
The Scott Colley Quarter plays the final weekend at the Culver City famed Jazz Bakery. Ace bassist Colley (Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheney), terrific trumpeter Alessi (Charlie Haden), primo pianist Hays (Joe Henderson, Roy Haynes) and Wayne Shorters spectacular drummer Blade world-class leaders all -- collect for four nights of absolutely unbridled improvisation! Not to be missed! ...
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