CSUN'S PERFORMING ARTS JUST POSTED IT'S 17-18 SEASON WHICH INCLUDES MACEO PARKER 10/19, MILES ELECTRIC BAND 03/01, CLAYTON-HAMILTON ORCHESTRA
04/10 CECILE MCLORIN SALVANT 04/18-19, TERENCE BLANCHARD 05/01-02, WWW.VALLEYPERFORMINGARTSCENTER.ORG
THE BROAD STAGE JUST ANNOUNCED IT'S 17-18 SEASON WITH JOHN MAYALL 08.25, BETTYE LAVETTE 09.23, STANLEY CLARKE 10.14 AND HIROMI 11.13 GET INFO AT WWW.THEBROADSTAGE.COM
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ON MONDAYS JAZZ IS HELD IN TARZAN WITH CATHY SEGAL-GARCIA. INFO AT WWW.1118DEGREESLA,COM
EVERY TUESDAY-JOHN PISANO'S GUITAR NIGHT IN BURBANK. THIS MONTH'S GUEST LIST INCLUDING BRUCE FORMAN IS AT WWW.VIVACANTINA.COM
APR 28 DOUG WEBB ALL STARS HIT THE POTATO. INFO AT WWW.THEBAKEDPOTATO.COM
APR 29 HELEN SUNG COMES TO LITTLE TOKYO. INFO AT WWW.BLUEWHALEMUSIC.COM
APR 29 GEORGE KAHN SWINGS IN BEL AIR. INFO AT WWW.VIBRATOGRILLJAZZ.COM
MAY 5 PONCHO SANCHEZ CRUISES TO THE VALLEY. INFO AT WWW.VITELLOSJAZZ.COM
MAY 5 AIR SUPPLY BREATHES INTO LA. INFO AT WWW.CANYONCLUB.NET
MAY 6 ANAT COHEN AND TRIO BRASILIERO HEAD TO LITTLE TOKYO. INFO AT WWW.BLUEWHALEMUSIC.COM
MAY 6 MARK CHRISTIAN MILLER SINGS DOWNTOWN. INFO AT WWW.SATURDAYNIGHTJAZZDTLA.COM
MAY 6 ERNIE WATTS & THOM ROTELLA HIT THE POTATO. INFO AT WWW.THEBAKEDPOTATO.COM
MAY 7. JANE MONHEIT CELEBRATES ELLA'S 100TH BIRTHDAY WITH AN ORCHESTRA. INFO AT WWW.SJOMUSIC.ORG
MAY 7 BILL CHARLAP AND GRUSIN DO SONDHEIM DOWNTOWN. INFO AT WWW.LAPHIL.COM
MAY 7 CARLOS VIVES SALSA'S INTO LA. INFO AT WWW.LAGREEKTHEATRE.COM
MAY 9-10 GERALD CLAYTON DEBUTS HIS NEW ALBUM DOWNTOWN. INFO AT WWW.BLUEWHALEMUSIC.COM
MAY 10 BASS LEGEND MICHAEL HENDERSON HITS HOLLYWOOD. INFO AT WWW.CATALINAJAZZCLUB.COM
MAY 11 STEVE WEISBERG'S ORCHESTRA COMES TO BEL AIR. INFO AT WWW.VIBRATOGRILLJAZZ.COM
MAY 12 DANNY JANKLOW HITS DOWNTOWN. INFO AT WWW.BLUEWHALEMUSIC
MAY 12 PETER ERSKINE'S "DR. UM" HITS LA. INFO AT WWW.JAZZBAKERY.ORG
MAY 12 DIONNE WARWICK & ELIANA STEVAO GO BRAZILIAN. INFO AT WWW.SATURDAYNIGHTJAZZDTLA.COM
MAY 12-13 OZ NOY TRIO WITH DAVE WECKL STORM HOLLYWOOD. INFO AT WWW.CATALINAJAZZCLUB.COM
MAY 13 ALAN PASQUA PLAYS THE 88S DOWNTOWN. INFO AT WWW.BLUEWHALEMUSIC.COM
MAY 13 SUPERTRAMP'S CARL VERHEYEN COMES TO THE POTATO. INFO AT WWW.BAKEDPOTATO.COM
MAY 14 JASON HARNELL'S ORGAN TRIO WITH JOE BAGG AND JAMIE ROSENN FILLS THE POTATO. INFO AT WWW.THEBAKEDPOTATO.COM
MAY 14 JOHN PIZZARELLI PLAYS THE BEATLES DOWNTOWN. INFO AT WWW.LAPHIL.COM
MAY 18 KATHLEEN GRACE SINGS IN LITTLE TOKYO. INFO AT WWW.BLUEWHALEMUSIC.COM
MAY 19 BEN CLATWORTHY BLOWS INTO DOWNTOWN. INFO AT WWW.SATURDAYNIGHTJAZZDTLA.COM
MAY 20 CHUCHO VALDES MAKES A RARE LA VISIT. INFO AT WWW.LUCKMANARTS.ORG
MAY 20 C.A.B. PULLS INTO THE POTATO. INFO AT WWW.THEBAKEDPOTATO.COM
MAY 20 JAMIE SHEW SINGS DOWNTOWN. INFO AT WWW.SATURDAYNIGHTJAZZDTLA.COM
MAY 24 THE YELLOWJACKETS BUZZ INTO THE VALLEY. INFO AT WWW.VITELLOSJAZZ.COM
MAY 26 BILLY CHILDS' QUARTET COMES TO LA. INFO AT WWW.JAZZBAKERY.ORG
MAY 26 PAT SENATORE'S TRIO HITS BEL AIR. INFO AT WWW.VIBRATOGRILLJAZZ.COM
MAY 26 ELI YOUNG HITS CHUMASH. INFO AT WWW.CHUMASHCASINO.COM
MAY 26 FOGHAT HITS THE VALLEY. INFO AT WWW.CANYONCLUB.NET
MAY 26 GRAHAM DECHTER AND JEFF HAMILTON TEAM UP DOWNTOWN. INFO AT WWW.BLUEWHALEMUSIC.COM
MAY 27-28 THE ANNUAL SIMI VALLEY CAJUN AND BLUES FEST INCLUDES THE YARDBIRDS, ROBBY KRIEGER, MITCH RYDER AND DOUG KERSHAW. INFO AT WWW.SIMICAJUN.ORG
MAY 27-28 JOHN DAVERSA'S BIG BAND STUFFS THE POTATO. INFO AT WWW.THEBAKEDPOTATO.COM
MAY 27 WAR & THE LONELY BOYS HIT THE GREEK. INFO AT WWW.LAGREEKTHEATRE.COM
MAY 27 CATHY SEGAL-GARCIA SINGS DOWNTOWN. INFO AT WWW.SATURDAYNIGHTJAZZDTLA.COM
MAY 28-29 JOHN LEGEND COMES TO THE GREEK. INFO AT WWW.LAGREEKTHEATRE.ORG
MAY 30 GROOVE LEGACY HITS THE POTATO. INFO AT WWW.THEBAKEDPOTATO.COM
MAY 31 MARK WINKLER DEBUTS HIS HIP NEW ALBUM IN HOLLYWOOD. INFO AT WWW.CATALINAJAZZCLUB.COM
MAY 31 DAVE DAMIANI'S NO VACANCY ORCHESTRA HITS BEL AIR. INFO AT WWW.VIBRATOGRILLJAZZ.COM
JUNE 1-4 ROY HARGROVE BLOWS INTO TOWN. INFO AT WWW.CATALINAJAZZCLUB.COM
JUNE 2 JUDY COLLINS COMES BACK TO THE CANYON. INFO AT WWW.CANYONCLUB.NET
JUNE 2 YNGWIE MALSTEEM SLASHES UP LA. INFO AT WWW.CANYONCLUB.NET
JUNE 3 & 8 JEAN-LUC PONTY COMES TO LA. INFO AT WWW.CANYONCLUB.NET
JUNE 9 HUDSON WITH JOHN SCOFIELD & JACK DEJOHNETTE COME TO SANTABARBARA. INFO AT WWW.LOBERO.ORG
JUNE 9 GORDON GOODWIN'S LITTLE PHAT BAND HITS LA. INFO AT WWW.JAZZBAKERY.ORG
JUNE 9 THE COMMODORES BRING A BRICKHOUSE TO CHUMASH. INFO AT WWW.CHUMASHCASINO.COM
JUNE 16 AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE BRINGS HIS HORN TO LA. INFO AT WWW.JAZZBAKERY.ORG
JUNE 18 JOHN MELLENCAMP WITH CARLENE CARTER AND EMMYLOU HARRIS COME TO THE GREEK. INFO AT WWW.LAGREEKTHEATRE.COM
JUNE 21 KING CRIMSON GETS SCHIZOID AT THE GREEK. INFO AT WWW.LAGREEKTHEATRE.COM
JUNE 24 LEGENDARY BUSTER WILLIAMS CELEBRATES HIS 75TH BIRTHDAY IN LA. INFO AT WWW.JAZZBAKERY.ORG
AUG 4 QUINCY JONES PRESENTS ELI TEPLIN. INFO AT WWW.THEBROADSTAGE.ORG
NOV 30 ANAT COHEN TENTET COMES TO CSUN. INFO AT WWW.VALLEYPERFORMINGARTSCENTER.ORG
James Kob wrote both the music and lyrics for this album of fresh and vibrant material. He doesn’t sing; he leaves that to Danielle Field and Maria Schafer as they take turns in front of an expanding and contracting band which includes Mark Haley/dr, Dan Hall/b, Bobby Cruz/p with Kob himself bringing in the acoustic guitar. Tripp Sprague’s breathy tenor sax teams with warm strings for Schafer’s upbeat voice on “Because of You” and she is winsome with percussion and Sprague’s soprano on “So Right.” There’s a pastoral beauty on “When We Dream” while some folksy pedal steel guitar by Rick Schmidt gives an indie Nashville feel for Schafer on “You Belong To Me” and Field on “Special Someone.” A gloriously melancholy “Get Myself Together” is present with and without lyrics, with Gil Castellanos’ laconic flugelhorn winning out. Rich thoughts and themes here.