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Jon Mayer: Nightscape
by Ken Dryden
Jon Mayer was working professionally as a jazz pianist as a teen back in the '50s, while attending the Manhattan School of Music. As well as working as a sideman with Tony Scott, Kenny Dorham, Chet Baker, the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, Sarah Vaughan and others, along with taking part in record dates with John Coltrane ...
Bill Henderson: Beautiful Memory: Bill Henderson Live at the Vic
by Ken Dryden
Bill Henderson debuted during the 1950s, one of many ways in which he can be compared to the late Johnny Hartman. Both jazz vocalists showed plenty of promise early on, appearing with various bands during the decade and recording for prominent labels with major musicians. While each of them had their respective heydays during the 1960s, ...
Jon Mayer: Nightscape
by Bruce Lindsay
New York-born, Los Angeles-based pianist Jon Mayer began his musical career in the New York jazz scene of the 1950s and 1960s. He has a long and distinguished pedigree, including work with Jackie McLean and John Coltrane, but his first recording as leader came as late as 1996, with Round Up The Usual Suspects (Pullen Music). ...
"Charlie O's is the Best Jazz Club in L.A." -Clint Eastwood
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 ...
April Jazz at Charlie O's
April is Jazz Appreciation Month and we look forward to seeing you in April for great jazz performances. A BIG birthday celebration for Jo-Ann the 3rd with Rickey Woodard, John Heard, Roy McCurdy and Lanny Hartley, a birthday celebration for Judy Wexler on the 26th, a birthday celebration for Don Menza on the 25th, a special ...
March Jazz at Charlie O's
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 ...
L.A. Jazz Scene 2008: Alive and Swingin'
by Chuck Koton
The Los Angeles scene has often been referred to in patronizing terms by jazz lovers, musicians and writers. It has been said that the city's laid-back vibe deprives musicians of the energy that a New York audience can impart to the bandstand. Others complain that the growth of a hip jazz scene has been impeded by ...
Perception
By Art Farmer
Label: Argo
Released: 1961
Track listing: Punsu; The Day After; Lullaby of the Leaves; Farmer's Kayin'; Tonk; The Blue Room; Change Partners; Nobody's Heart.
Hey Baby!
By Gap Mangione
Label: Riverside
Released: 1960
Track listing: Hey Baby!;
Bags' Groove;
The Night Has A Thousand Eyes;
Givin' The Business;
Wha's Happ'nin'?;
Just You, Just Me;
Old Folks;
The Bassett Sound.
