Live Review: The Brad Dutz Quartet
Being a percussionist, Brad Dutz's flow in the writing and his playing was rhythmic, pulsating, interesting, sad, sweet, joyful. Odd meters, unusual line emphasis, vacillating parts for background and...
View ArticleCapturing the Magic
What exactly is quality in music? Why do we have different viewpoints, and what can be called the "correct" viewpoint? I feel that this has to do with capturing magic, and controlling and riding it, to...
View ArticleThe Joon Lee Quartet at the Blue Whale 7/16/10
Tonight I heard and experienced a most incredible quartet. Vocalist Joon Lee, Bevan Manson on piano, Tom Rizzo on guitar and Brad Dutz on percussion, at downtown's Blue Whale. I have been following...
View ArticleThe Larry Goldings Quartet At Vitello's
Got to Vitello's in Studio City, and I went upstairs just as the group was about to come on. I saw a few friends there; some singers and musicians who appreciate the music that was about to happen....
View ArticleJohn Pisano's Guitar Night With Jamie Findlay at Lucy's 51
March 26, 2013 - John Pisano on guitar, Jamie Findlay guest guitarist, John Belzaguy on bass, and Tim Pleasant on drums were on stage when I walked into Lucy's 51 in Toluca Lake (the location of the...
View ArticleChris Blondal Group At The Baked Potato
I could feel the excitement and expectancy in the air as we waited for the band to start at the Baked Potato. They started out with what I thought was a John Scofield tune. Katisse got the band into...
View ArticleLiving The Jazz Life - In Japan
I'm in Japan, on tour for a few weeks. Performing in jazz clubs and concerts, being the clinician for vocal workshops, and teaching privately. I'm at the beginning of the tour, and even though I've...
View ArticleArmando Compean At The New Tuesday Night Series In Sherman Oaks at the CAP -...
Drummer Sinclair Lott has started a Tuesday jazz night at the CAP theater on Ventura Blvd, just west of Woodman Ave. in Sherman Oaks. This is only the 2nd night of the new series, and it's looking...
View ArticleTatiana Parra and Vardan Ovsepian At Blue Whale
Vocal and piano/ guitar duos are fascinating to me. I'm a big fan of this format, having done it a lot, both live and in the studio (in recordings with guitarists Ted Greene, Joe Diorio...pianists...
View ArticleBrandon Bernstein - September 15, 2013 - Blue Whale
Is it the Blue Whale or is it the bands that owner Joon Lee books? The first moment of music is always magic! Maybe it's both!? In this case, the perfect balance is revealed as soon as the first note...
View ArticleBilly Childs Electric Quartet at Blue Whale - September 20, 2013
They enter the space together, each having a separate voice that's stable, secure and brilliant! I know each of these musicians personally, having played with them over the years; three of them in...
View ArticleQuality Musician From L.A. - In Japan!
arrived in Osaka today at 3:00. Took the fast train, the Shinkansen, from Fukuyama (Hiroshima Prefecture) where I've been for almost 3 weeks. I left my 2 bags out in the hall, undisturbed by anyone...
View ArticleAn Unusual Night Out In Eagle Rock
Alex Cline and Will Salmon, of "The Open Gate Theatre", invite all of you with really eclectic tastes to come to the "First Sunday of the Month Creative Music Series" at the Eagle Rock Center for The...
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