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Friday, 19 March 2010

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Written by Ronaldo Oregano
Thursday, 21 January 2010
Django Reinhardt Legendary French guitarist Dorado Schmitt has long been at the center of the gypsy music resurgence in the US. In celebration of legendary jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt’s 100th birthday, Schmitt has assembled yet another stellar gypsy jazz unit which includes his son and protégé, guitarist Samson Schmitt, violin master Pierre Blanchard, accordion virtuoso Marcel Loeffler and Stephane Grappelli veteran/bassist Brian Torff. Their a cross-country tour is in California this week. From Thursay, January 21st through Sunday, January 24th they perform with guest David Grisman at Yoshi's in Oakland. On Monday, January 25th they perform at the Kuumbwa Jazz Canter in Santa Cruz. On Tuesday, January 26th through Thursday, January 28th. they perform at Catalina Bar and Grill in Hollywood. Then on Friday, January 29th and Saturday, January 30th they perform at the Orange County Performing Arts Center in Costa Mesa.
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Joey DeFrancesco Trio at Steamers with Guest Ralph Peterson 1/15-16, and Colleen McNabb 1/15-17

Written by Don Berryman
Friday, 15 January 2010
Joey DeFrancesco © Don Berryman Joey DeFrancesco will be performing at Steamers in Fullerton with his trio feauring drummer on Friday, january 15th and Saturday, January 16th and on each night, trhough Sunday, January 17th, the enchanting vocalist Colleen McNabb will be featured. If you don't know Joey, you just don't know jazz organ - he is simply the best, period. Hired by Miles Davis at 17 years of age, Joey was responsible for the rediscovery and renaissance of the B3 organ. Ralph Peterson's drumming ability was discovered by none-other-than drum legend Art Blakey who hired him for his Jazz Messengers Big Band. For nearly 25 years, Ralph Peterson has been one of the distinctive and recognizable drummers in jazz. Ralph will be sitting in a a guest, but the hard-swinging Philadelphia drummer Byron Landham, who has been part of Joey's trio from the begining, will also be behind the drums. Johnny DeFrancesco will be sitting in on guitar Friday night as well. Don't miss the opportunity to hear these great jazz musicians - and the $15 cover makes it the bargain of the year!
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LA Beat: Ami Molinelli and the Brazilian Jazz Collective at Steamers

Written by Glenn A. Mitchell, LA Jazz Scene
Monday, 04 January 2010
L.to R.: Larry Steen (bass), Eva Scow (mandolin), Danny Green (piano), Ami Molinielli (percussion) and Aaron Serfaty (drums)© Terence Love It was true joy seeing this Brazilian and Latin jazz show December 9th. The Brazilian Jazz Collective features Danny Green―pianist, composer/arranger, Ami Molinelli―percussion and Eva Scow―composer and very talented mandolinist. These three musicians normally lead their own groups and come from a variety of musical backgrounds, which creates an exciting blend of rhythms, melodic concepts and interpretations. They performed an energetic mixture of originals laced with the repertoire of Chico Pinheiro, Guinga, Jovino Santos-Neto and Chick Corea. The rest of this evening’s balance in the rhythm section included Larry Steen, strong bassist on both electric and upright; and Aaron Serfaty, drummer/percussionist extraordinaire.
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Jane Monheit Sings in the New Year at Catalina's, Dec 29-Jan 3

Written by Andrea Canter, Contributing Editor
Monday, 28 December 2009
“No note was ever a strain, no sentiment was ever rushed or slighted, and she seemed to have reached a new artistic plateau where sense and sound meshed and the lyrics were as much meaning as melody.” --Michael Hochanadel, Daily Gazette (2/09) Jane Monheit Her last two recordings (Surrender, 2007 and The Lovers, The Dreamers and Me, 2009) solidifying her reputation as a virtuosic interpreter of contemporary songwriters, Jane Monheit has continued on her predicted trajectory: She was runner-up (to the late Teri Thornton) in the 1998 Thelonious Monk Vocal Competition; graduated in1999 from the Manhattan School of Music with a recording contract in hand; and in 2002 was dubbed by Jazz Times as the “Golden Girl of Jazz.” Accused of a variety of sins common to young (and pretty) starlets—too much too soon, technical prowess over emotional expression, too pop, looks over artistry, seduction over substance—Monheit, now 32 and a new mom, “has astonished listeners with the depth and range of her irresistible gifts: a deluxe voice and a passionate spirit spiked with an uncanny jazz sense that reinvents the great standards of American popular music” (Jazz at Lincoln Center). Audiences who have followed her meteoric career, as well as newcomers to her charms, will have the opportunity to catch up with Jane and celebrate the new year as she takes the stage at Catalina's in Hollywood, December 29- January 3.
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