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Noertker's Moxie: Little Bluedevil (Blue Rider Suite, Vol. 2)
by Glenn Astarita
In the liners to Little Bluedevil (Blue Rider Suite, Vol. 2), bassist Bill Noertker provides insight into his penchant for gleaning inspiration from visual artists and extending the Germany-based Blue Rider Movement that was formed in 1911 by artists, armed with disparate creative ideologies. Noertker's compositions derive inferences from nouveau classical concepts, dance, minimalism, mainstream jazz, ...
Tessa Souter Quartet: Half Moon Bay, California, December 2, 2012
by Bill Leikam
Tessa Souter QuartetBach Dynamite & Dancing SocietyDouglas Beach HouseHalf Moon Bay, CADecember 2, 2012 Traveling to the west coast from New York, Tessa Souter brought with her the wonderful tenor saxophonist and flautist Don Braden and they teamed up with friends Christian Tamburr on vibraphone, John Shiflett on bass, ...
Pacific Mambo Orchestra: Pacific Mambo Orchestra
by Edward Blanco
San Francisco's premier Latin big band launches its self-titled Pacific Mambo Orchestra (PMO) debut barely two years after pianist Christian Tumalan and trumpeter Steffen Kuehn founded the 19-piece ensemble. A festival favorite and fixture in the Bay Area, the PMO is a sizzling modern day Latin salsa jazz orchestra built to revisit the big band sounds ...
Dori Caymmi: Half Moon Bay, California, November 11, 2012
by Bill Leikam
Dori Caymmi QuartetBach Dancing & Dynamite SocietyDouglas Beach HouseHalf Moon Bay, CaliforniaNovember 11, 2012Brazilian veteran acoustic guitarist, singer, composer, and arranger Dori Caymmi engaged the audience at the Bach Dynamite & Dancing Society, aka the Douglas Beach House, with some of the most heartfelt songs of all time sung ...
Tony Malaby's Tamarindo: San Francisco, CA, October 27, 2012
by Harry S. Pariser
Tony Malaby's TamarindoSwedish American HallSan Francisco, CAOctober 27, 2012Long a staple of the New York City jazz scene, Arizona native saxophonist Tony Malaby has appeared with such artists as pianist Fred Hersch and with ensembles such as bassist Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra. Malaby made his last Bay Area with LMO ...
Orquesta Aragon: San Francisco, CA, November 4, 2012
by Harry S. Pariser
Orquesta Aragon Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco, CANovember 4, 2012Although the group is celebrating its 73rd anniversary this year, any performance by the legendary Cuban conjunto band Orquesta Aragon remains a very special occasion. For many decades of its existence the orchestra had been prohibited to tour in the United States; ...
Barry Cleveland Reissues Critically Acclaimed 1986 "Mythos" Album
Originally released on Larry “Synergy" Fast's legendary Audion Recording Company label in 1986, Mythos combined Barry Cleveland's processed, layered, and looped guitars with Michael Masley's otherworldly bowhammer cymbalom, and Bob Stohl and Kat Epple's woodwinds, synths, and light percussion. “Mythos was, and remains, a great album." —Larry Fast The 2012 reissue of Mythos makes the entire ...
Steve Scholz - Debut Album " When You Feel It Within"
Steve Scholz is releasing his debut album as a leader - featuring all original compositions. It has been described as an intimate blend of acoustic straight-ahead/latin jazz - with playful melodies, afro-cuban rhythms and the soulfulness of the blues - music that keep a coherent storyline and mood. Steve Scholz is currently on faculty at Contra ...
The Sony Holland Quintet @ Yoshi's San Francisco on November 18th
Sony Holland Quintet Yoshi's San Francisco Sunday, November 18th 7:00 pm / One Show Only / $20 1330 Fillmore Street San Francisco, CA 94115 Reservations: 415.655.5600 This night will be a musical celebration of Sony’s successful Kickstarter project and the release of two new ...
Michael Wolff: Half Moon Bay, CA, September 23, 2012
by Bill Leikam
Michael WolffTribute to Cal TjaderDouglas Beach HouseHalf Moon Bay, CASeptember 23, 2012Early in the week prior to this performance, the Douglas Beach House was already nearly sold out and yet, when the doors opened that Sunday afternoon, people still clamored to get in to hear some of vibraphonist Cal ...
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