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Tuesday, 21 May 2013

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40th Anniversary of Tribe Records Celebrated with Free Concert by the Phil Ranelin Band in Pasadena,

Written by Ronaldo Oregano
Wednesday, 11 July 2012
Phil Ranelin, photo by Joe LaRusso Jazz and experimental music trombonist Phil Ranelin will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of legendary jazz label Tribe Records with a free concert at Levitt Pavilion in Pasadena on Sunday, July 15th at 6:30 pm. as part of the Levitt Pavilion 10th Annual 50 Concert Summer Music Festival. In 1972 Ranelin and Wendell Harrison formed a group called The Tribe in 1972, which was an avant-garde jazz ensemble. Alongside it he co-founded Tribe Records. Phil Ranelin released several albums as a leader in the 1970s, and continued with The Tribe project until 1978. Ranelin worked mostly locally in Detroit in the following decades, and did not find widespread acceptance among jazz aficionados. However, he eventually came to the attention of rare groove collectors who became increasingly interested in his work. As a result, Tortoise drummer John McEntire remastered some of Ranelin's older material and re-released it on Hefty Records. A remix album soon followed. The Levitt Pavilion is located in the heart of Old Pasadena at Memorial Park, on Raymond Ave, between Walnut and Holly.
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LA Beat: Sandra Booker Quintet at Crowne Plaza LAX

Written by Glenn A. Mitchell, LA Jazz Scene
Wednesday, 04 July 2012
Sandra Booker Quintet (by Bob Barry/jazzography.com) Vocalist Sandra Booker gave a sterling performance at LAX’s Crowne Plaza Jazz Club on June 14th. She hails from New Orleans, LA but has been here in Los Angeles for a number of years. Her quintet, Eve on a Swing, is an all-female group with superb musicians! They all play extremely well together. Gaea Schell (piano); Molly Miller (guitar); Reiko Nakono (violin); Sherry Luchette (bass) and Tina Raymond (drums) rounded out the ensemble. The Gaea Schell Trio (piano, guitar and bass) began with a classy version of “Stella by Starlight,” a good number for some sweet solos provided by Schell, Luchette and Miller. “You Stepped Out of A Dream” was their second number, done in a Latinized format. Of the beautifully played solos, Luchette gave a dynamic “best” bass solo. The audience was wowed by the impressive performance of these musicians.
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Barbara Morrison Tribute to Dinah Washington and the BMPAC All Star Big Band at Catalina Jazz Club

Written by Ronaldo Oregano
Tuesday, 03 July 2012
Dinah Washington Dinah Washington was one of the all-time great blues, R&B, gospel, pop and jazz singers. She has been cited as "the most popular black female recording artist of the '50s", and called "The Queen of the Blues". Barbara Morrison is well suited for this tribute, having spent over 30 years as a singer in the same genres. Over the years she has performed with a virtual "who's who" of the jazz and the blues worlds. That list includes legends like; Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Charles, James Moody, Ron Carter, Etta James, Esther Phillips, David T. Walker, Jimmy Smith, Johnny Otis, Dr. John, Kenny Burrell, Terence Blanchard, Joe Sample, Cedar Walton, Nancy Wilson, Mel Torme, Joe Williams, Tony Bennett, and Keb' Mo. Additionally, Ms. Morrison guest stars with the Count Basie Orchestra, the Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra and Doc Severinsen's Big Band. Barbara Morrison will present a tribute to Dinah Washington with The BMPAC All Star Big Band directed by John Stephens at Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood on Sunday, July 8th.
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The Jazz Bakery presents Dave Frishberg at the Kirk Douglas Theater, 6/30

Written by Ronaldo Oregano
Wednesday, 27 June 2012
Dave Frishberg Among the great jazz songwriters, Dave Frishberg is the wittiest, with humor and charm and a blending of great melodies and lyrics, his songs tell it like it is and poke fun without any mean spiritedness. It's difficult to find a category for Dave Frishberg's songs. The New York Times described him as "the Stephen Sondheim of jazz songwriting", and The London Daily Telegraph called him "a Woody Allen of song". Classics like “I Can't Take You Nowhere”, “Blizzard of Lies”, “I'm Hip” have charmed audiences for years. One early composition and Frishberg's first published song in 1962 was “Peel Me A Grape”, which has been recorded by Anita O'Day and Blossom Dearie among others and reached a much larger audience being record more recently by Diana Krall. Frishberg's latest Arbors CD is Retromania: Dave Frishberg at The Jazz Bakery. The Jazz Bakery's "Movable Feast" concert series presents Dav Frishberg on Satueday, June 30th at 8:00 p.m. at Kirk Douglas Theatre 9820 Washington Blvd, in Culver City.
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