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Jazz in Los Angeles

Postby Ron Thorne » July 22nd, 2013, 6:29 pm

I hope that Valerie and others will help me keep this thread active and interesting. Los Angeles is a huge area with many venues, so I've chosen one as a starting point.

From the website of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art —

Kahn Jazz and Blues Revue

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Friday, July 26, 2013 | 6 pm

Pianist, composer, and arranger George Kahn’s Jazz & Blues Revue features vocalists Crystal Knighton, Courtney Lemmon, and Gina Saputo with an all-star band. Kahn has been a major force in the Los Angeles jazz community since the late 1990s, and recently released his sixth CD, Cover Up! He has collaborated extensively with such artists as Brian Bromberg, Alex Acuna, Justo Almario, John Fumo, and Pat Kelley.

BP Grand Entrance | Free, no reservations

Note: From July 5th to August 30th, BCAM and the Resnick Pavilion will remain open until 11 pm every Friday night.

Bob Sheppard

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Friday, August 2, 2013 | 6 pm

Over the course of an extraordinarily diverse career that has made him a first call musician in the realms of jazz, pop, and studio recording, multi-woodwind specialist Bob Sheppard has always let his array of saxophones, flutes, and clarinets do the talking. Over the years, Sheppard has brought his diverse talents to performances with James Taylor, Natalie Cole, Queen Latifah, and Joni Mitchell. Other distinguished collaborations include eight years with Freddie Hubbard, and tours with Chick Corea, Mike Stern, Randy Brecker, Horace Silver, and Nat Adderly.

BP Grand Entrance | Free, no reservations

Note: From July 5th to August 30th, BCAM and the Resnick Pavilion will remain open until 11 pm every Friday night.

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Re: Jazz in Los Angeles

Postby BeBop » July 22nd, 2013, 6:38 pm

I've got a bunch of clients in Los Angeles and the Inland Empire. I'm working 18 hours a day, so no time for shows. But the So.Cal. area had a great bunch of websites tracking shows and the local scene. I'm posting frlm my phone right now, but I'll try to put up a few links.
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Re: Jazz in Los Angeles

Postby moldyfigg » July 23rd, 2013, 9:19 am

Nice for the folks who live in LA and who don't have to make a 1 1/2 hour drive to get to LA or the Valley.

There is exactly ONE jazz club in Orange County - Steamers. We only have 2 1/2 million people.
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Re: Jazz in Los Angeles

Postby BeBop » July 23rd, 2013, 11:17 am

My knowledge is out-of-date, but no more Jazz Kitchen (Anaheim), jazz at Spaghettini (Seal Beach is Orange County?). I know the OC Pavilion is just "smooth" nowadays. You're right that Orange County deserves more/better.
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Re: Jazz in Los Angeles

Postby moldyfigg » July 23rd, 2013, 11:25 am

Joe Rothman and John McClure put on some nice concerts at the N.B. Marriott, but they don't bring in may different artists beyond those who have played for them a lot like Peplowski, Gibbs, Hendelman, Ernie Andrews, Juggernaut. We've heard these guys so many times that it's tough to get motivated to cough up 80 bucks plus overpriced booze..
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Re: What's New?

Postby ValerieB » February 17th, 2014, 4:48 pm

Excited to be seeing Cecile McLorin Salvant tonight for the first time although I have thoroughly enjoyed some of her performances on her cd and live streams when she sang with Wynton and the LCJO.
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Re: Jazz in Los Angeles

Postby Ron Thorne » February 18th, 2014, 12:25 pm

So, how was it at Catalina's last night, Valerie? I think I know. ;)

Cecile is a busy, in-demand young lady, appearing at Dimitrious Jazz Alley in Seattle tonight.


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Re: Jazz in Los Angeles

Postby ValerieB » February 19th, 2014, 10:03 pm

just experienced Cecile McLorin Salvant live and up-close for the first time. I am in a bit of shock. hard to find the words to talk about how absolutely amazing this 24 year-old young woman is. she has an enormous gift that she is taking full advantage of and sharing it without reservations. she is what we refer to as "the real deal"!! she probably could be an opera singer instead of a jazz singer if she chose to be so. she has an incredible range to her voice and is amazingly creative with it. she has the poise and sophistication of an older woman. (no doubt she is an "old soul") I haven't heard anyone like her since Sarah, Bessie, Betty, Dianne, etc. but Cecile is her very own person with her very own style and should not be compared to anyone. I feel SO blessed to have experienced Gregory Porter during the past couple of years and now Cecile. they are offering us astounding gifts. don't sleep on them!

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below is a much more articulate and complete review by Chris Barton in today's L.A. Times:

Playing with Jazz Boundaries: Rising star Cecile McLorin Salvant nimbly treats many grounds in L.A. debut.

One of the finest sleights of hand in music is to write a song that sounds like a long-lost standard. Equally impressive, however, is the rare ability to perform a classic song and make it sound utterly new.

Those are just two skills at the disposal of rising star vocalist Cecile McLorin Salvant, whose Grammy-nominated sophomore album, 'WomanChild,' was one of the sharpest, most magnetic releases of 2013. She wound up losing out to another breakout jazz vocal star, Gregory Porter, but there was no less of a buzz filling the air Monday night when McLorin Salvant was making her L.A. debut at a crowded Catalina Bar & Grille.

'She's only 24,' one woman at the club's many banquet tables said with wonderment before the show. She added with a laugh, 'Let's just hope she sticks with jazz.'

While there's a certain protectiveness among some jazz devotees that's akin to that of small-market baseball team fans who distrust big-money clubs looking for free agents, McLorin Salvant is not exactly a purist, either. She comes from a classical background, and her ear tilts to older, less familiar ground, something underscored by a charismatic performances of 'Nobody,' a song from 1905 by vaudeville-era black comic Bert Williams.

Dressed in a short black dress with a feathered headband over her close-cut hair, McLorin Salvant nimbly moved through the song's theatrical blues, playfully dipping into the chorus with an almost Paul Robeson-like purr. While her voice was immediately striking for her age, so was her assurance as she played with the song's silences just as comfortably as its melody.

Still, McLorin Salvant isn't shy about approaching the jazz canon either, delivering an acrobatic take on Abbey Lincoln's 'Laugh, Clown, Laugh' and an elastic version of the Broadway classic 'If This Isn't Love,' which was previously performed by Sarah Vaughan. Cole Porter, long a favorite for jazz vocalists, was also revisited with a double-header of 'I Get a Kick Out of You' and 'So in Love,' which at one point found McLorin Salvant dropping to a husky, almost didgeridoo-like tone atop a stark rhythmic backdrop.

Lincoln was another touchstone on McLorin Salvant's lone original piece, her album's dramatic title track. McLorin Salvant introduced the song as 'the first thing I wrote I didn't completely hate,' and her voice curled around a clock-work bassline, acrobatically twisting up and down the register as the song picked up steam. A gleeful take on Bessie Smith's 'You Got to Give Me Some' was another high point, showcasing McLorin Salvant's coy sense of humor as she coursed through the song's array of bawdy double-entendres, reveling in the frank, empowered sexuality that belies the song's late '20s roots.

Pianist Ehud Asherie was a game foil for McLorin Salvant, though the evening would have benefited from the bolder ventures of her usual bandmate Aaron Diehl. The classic 'John Henry' was missing the percussive touches Diehl delivered on her album, but the arrangement retained a spare power as McLorin Salvant squared off with the driving rhythm section to a striking finish with the microphone at her waist, which allowed her bare voice to arc over the crowd with the intimacy of an old 78 record.

McLorin Salvant may not adhere to the strictest boundaries of jazz now or moving forward, but the question may ultimately be: Can jazz keep up with her?

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I'm personally breathing a pleasurable sigh of relief knowing that Ms. McLorin Salvant and Mr. Porter are on today's music scene. and I'm very grateful as well!!
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Re: Jazz in Los Angeles

Postby Ron Thorne » June 1st, 2018, 3:29 pm

Even after she's gone, so to speak, Valerie Bishop continues to remind us why she meant so much to us. Her passion and involvement were clearly of benefit to the artists and everyone they "touched" with their soul.

Thank you, Valerie.
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Re: Jazz in Los Angeles

Postby BeBop » June 7th, 2018, 7:19 am

I've got clients in Los Angeles proper these days, so I'm spending a lot more time in DTLA (Downtown Los Angeles). The place to go for that "jazz" stuff, if you're into that, is the Blue Whale, http://www.bluewhalemusic.com/. Vincent Herring, Eric Revis, David Binney, Dan Weiss/Ben Monder/Mitchell/Craig Taborn/Trevor Dunn, Aaron Parks...just to partially cover my upcoming ten-day visit.

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