Jazz Mobile West, a series of 15 free jazz concerts to be held at locations in the greater Los Angeles area, kicks off with a noon bash on May 19, at the Rotunda of Los Angeles City Hall. Modeled after the original Jazz Mobile, formed in New York in 1965, Jazz Mobile West is prese...
1 with “Nature Boy,” and by 1950, after he had dissolved his trio, his career blossomed as a solo artist, resulting in his domination of the pop charts until his death from lung cancer at the age of 45. Cole’s influence can be heard in contemporary jazz singers such as Michael ...
L.A. continues to have one of the strongest jazz scenes in the world. Elder statesmen like Joe LaBarbera (who played in Bill Evans’ trio), legendary guitarist Kenny Burrell and Putter Smith (surely the only person in history to play bass with Thelonious Monk and act in a James Bond fil...
We do all sizes of Jazz groups: Duo, trio, quartet, singer, instrumental, we've got it all. Whether you want a jumpin' swing band or a sultry vocalist we have just the ensemble for your elegant affair. Jazz piano, jazz guitar, sax, trumpet, lounge band whatever you are looking for....
Luis Bonilla (born Luis Diego Bonilla, October 12, 1965, Los Angeles, California) is an American, Grammy Award-winning jazz trombonist of Costa Rican descent. He is a performer, producer, composer, and music educator who has performed and recorded internationally. 67 Grover Mitchell 26...
In 1983 he formed a new trio with DeJohnette on drums and bassist Gary Peacock; they recorded extensively and divided their repertoire between free improvisations and arrangements of standards. During 1988 he returned to classical music with an album of Bach pieces, launching an ongoing series of...
won the award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album in the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. Jazz critic Scott Yanow grantedAll Through the Nightfour out of five stars onAllMusic, stating that, “This trio outing by pianist Bill Charlap with Peter and Kenny Washington is a superior modern mainstream...
Jazz South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim’s music has been described as a seamless musical quilt of gospel, jazz and folk music. Ibrahim will lead his trio in concert Saturday afternoon. Abdullah Ibrahim Trio, Lloyd E. Rigler Theatre at the Egyptian, 6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, 4 p....
Johnny Hates Jazz, an British pop trio, scored with a single called “Shattered Dreams,” which hit No. 2 on the pop chart. It’s the showpiece of the band’s debut album, “Turn Back the Clock” on Virgin Records. Though the band is just getting started in the United States, it’...
Advertisement “The thing I like about trios is the music can go any direction,” said Erskine, who works as both a studio artist and a stage performer. “With the piano trio, the dynamic we look for is pretty soft and not very loud. By playing soft, you can open up the audience’...