Results for "Plas Johnson"

Red Holloway Quartet: San Diego, February 8, 2011

by Robert Bush
February 24, 2011

Red Holloway Quartet with Plas JohnsonSaville Theater, San Diego City CollegeSan Diego, CAFebruary 8, 2011 Red Holloway has “been there and done that" when it comes to jazz standards and all forms of the blues. While normally his specialties are both playing the tenor saxophone and belting out blues vocals, ...

It's Time for the News! But First, a Brief Report from Sick Bay...

by Jack Bowers
September 2, 2010

August 2010 has been an interesting month. A few weeks ago I noticed a slight twinge in the right shoulder. The twinge soon became an ache, followed by loss of mobility and muscle tone in the right arm. The pain varies but is always there. As this is being written, I can raise the right arm ...

"Charlie O's is the Best Jazz Club in L.A." -Clint Eastwood

July 3, 2009

JULY JAZZ at CHARLIE O's Charlie O's is the coolest place to be for the hottest jazz this July. We celebrate our own John Heard’s birthday with a big celebration on the 3rd, a birthday party for Slyde Hyde on the 5th, a birthday celebration for Ron Jones on the 12th with his 22 ...

May Jazz at Charlie O's

May 2, 2009

Great jazz performances at Charlie O's this May including the return of our own Jack Sheldon for his regular Wednesday gigs. A very special Saturday performance on the 16th presenting the music of John Beasley with John Heard, Roy McCurdy and outstanding vocalist Dwight Trible. Followed by a birthday celebration for Denise Donatelli on the 21st, ...

Take Five With Morris Nelms

by AAJ Staff
April 23, 2009

Meet Morris Nelms: Morris Nelms, pianist and vocalist, grew up in Frederick, OK, discovered jazz at Cameron University in Lawton, OK, and was instantly hooked. He completed a Bachelor's degree at the University of Oklahoma in 1978 and a Master's degree in Composition at Texas State University in San Marcos, TX in 2000. ...

March Jazz at Charlie O's

March 10, 2009

March jazz performances a birthday celebration for Bill Henderson on the 27th and a birthday celebration for Madeline Vergari Neumann on the 16th. The official release of Brandinos Melodies and Songbook and the Brandino and Friends Live at Charlie Os CD (if you purchased the original CD, please bring it back and you will receive the ...

Hittin' the Jug

Featuring the music of Plas Johnson
Duration: 5:35
March 22, 2008

Plas Johnson & Friends

by Jim Santella
December 3, 2005

Plas Johnson & Friends Founders Hall Orange County Performing Arts Center Costa Mesa, California November 25, 2005 Plas Johnson and his all-star band of Los Angeles jazz veterans brought a session of standards with them for their Orange County performance: standards that rang true with the historic ...

Keep That Groove Going!

By Plas Johnson

Label: Fantasy Jazz
Released: 2002
Track listing: Keep That Groove Going!; Stuffy; Serenade in Blue; Go Red Go; Bretheren!; Pass the Gravy; Jammin' for Mr. Lee; Cry Me a River; Dream a Little Dream of Me.

Plas Johnson/Red Holloway: Keep That Groove Going!

by AAJ Staff
January 1, 2002

A number of shopworn lines might be used to characterizeKeep That Groove Going!, a session co-led by Plas Johnson and Red Holloway. Bromides such as “A battle between two veteran tenor saxophonists,” and “A heady combination of blues and bebop” contain more than a grain of truth, yet ultimately obscure the larger picture. Beneath the emotionally ...