Home » Search Center » Results: California
Results for "California"
Long Beach Blues Festival, New Venue and Chuck Berry, Sly Stone Headlining
Chuck Berry and Sly & the Family Stone are the headliners ofwill headline the 29th annual Long Beach Blues Festival, set to take place Saturday and Sunday, August 30 and 31, 2008 at a brand new locationvenue. The Festival will move relocate from its long-time home site at the Cal State University Long Beach (CSULB) athletic ...
Playboy Jazz Festival Adds 2 Stars, Archival Photos
Two renowned musicians, trumpeter Terence Blanchard and bassist Marcus Miller, have been added to the star-studded lineup for the June 14-15 Playboy Jazz Festival in the Hollywood Bowl, along with a new element - archival photos from 29 years of festivals shown on the big screens before and after each day's lineup. Blanchard, who will perform ...
Jay Soto Kicks Off the 1st Annual "Night of Jazz and Fashion by the Sea Benefit Concert" for Children with HIV/Aids and Pediatric Aids Research
Nu Groove Records Jazz recording artist Jay Soto will help kick off the first annual “Night of Jazz and Fashion by the Sea Benefit Concert" for children with HIV/AIDS and Pediatric AIDS Research. Jay Soto is a guitarist, songwriter, engineer and producer whose first single, Slammin', became a smash hit and reached #2 on the coveted, ...
David Benoit - Heroes Released This Week on Peak Records
The new release from contemporary jazz pianist and five-time Grammy nominee David Benoit, Heroes hit stores this week on Peak Records (Concord Music Group). Heroes, is an 11-track tribute to David Benoit's life-long musical influences from a wide and unexpected variety of artists, including tracks such as Jazz piano legend Dave Grusin's “Mountain Dance" (streaming link ...
Artist Alyssa Graham Releases "Echo"
An echo can soothe, and an echo can haunt. In Roman myth, Echo is the beautiful nymph with the musical voice forever calling after a boy in love with his own reflection. Critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter Alyssa Graham's sophomore CD, the aptly-titled Echo, is a musical travelogue that traces the arc of a modern-day love affair and infuses ...
Return to Forever - The Anthology Released This Week
The Anthology is the new career retrospective release from legendary Jazz fusion band Return To Forever. The 2-CD set hits stores this week on Concord Records. The Anthology features 20 tracks that propelled the band (Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Al Di Meola & Lenny White) into history and made them a titanic influence on an entire ...
El Chicano Recaptures the Magic at the Greek
DYNAMIC DUO: War's Mitch Kashmar and Fernando Harkless perform at the Greek as part of Latin Legends Live. Seminal 1970s band that was on the cutting edge of the Eastside sound is led by Bobby Espinosa. On Sunday at the Greek Theatre, a reunited El Chicano showed that the band is worthy of renewed attention as ...
Bird, Beckett, Hackett & Wongozi in San Francisco
New Bird & Beckett Books Jazz Series In San Francisco Poet Paula Hackett & Pianist Rudi Wongozi June 8th, 5:30 to 8:00 pm The newly re-opened Bird and Beckett bookstore in San Francisco has always been a friend to the jazz community. The new location on 653 Chenery Street continues this tradition ...
Mike Clark's Fat Beats for Tony Adamo
Singer-songwriter, Tony Adamo's long time producer-guitarist, Jerry Stucker and drumming icon, Mike Clark were in New York City at the Bedford Studios laying down tracks for Adamo's new CD. Andy Tommasi assisted producer, Jerry Stucker at the Quad Eight board. Clark gained worldwide fame as one of America's foremost jazz and funk drummers while playing with ...
Leanne Weatherly's "Go and Find" Tour Clubs Dates Announced
Join Leanne Weatherly as she celebrates the release of her latest CD, “Go and Find". The CD features five original and six standard jazz, pop and R&B style songs. From its fat 70's and big band style horn arrangements to its soft African rhythms and intimate vocal/guitar duet, this album showcases Leanne's versatility and artistry. Songs ...
