Jackie Ryan/Rickey Woodard Quintet at Sunset Jazz at Newport
Superb vocalist Jackie Ryan gave a splendid performance at Sunset Jazz Newport in Marriott’s Rose Gardens on August 9th. The weather was once again perfect. Ryan and saxophonist Rickey...
Ken Peplowski Quartet with Sue Raney at Sunset Jazz at Newport
Kicking off the 8th Annual Sunset Jazz at Newport series on July 12th was the Ken Peplowski Quartet with special guest vocalist, Sue Raney. Peplowski plays tenor sax and...
Glenn Cashman’s Southland Nonet at Muckenthaler 12th Annual Jazz Fest
Glenn Cashman is a prominent tenor and alto saxophonist, composer, arranger, organist, and educator. He is a bi-coastal musician and has been teaching at Colgate University in Hamilton, New...
Holly Hofmann/Mike Wofford Quartet With John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton at the Muckenthaler Jazz Festival
A great assemblage of jazz musicians appeared at Muckenthaler’s 12th Annual Jazz Festival in Fullerton, CA on Thursday, June 1, 2017. There was no doubt these stellar musicians–the Holly...
Karrin Allyson Shines at Catalina’s
Five-time Grammy-nominated vocalist, composer and pianist Karrin Allyson brought her quartet to Catalina Jazz Club in Los Angeles for a three-day engagement March 24-26. We attended Saturday, March 25th. ...
17th Annual Newport Beach Jazz Party With Big Band Blowout
© Glenn A. Mitchell, LA Jazz Scene The annual Newport Beach Jazz Party, always a huge success, was a four-day affair, February 23-26, and featured over 100 of the...
Kim Richmond/Clay Jenkins Sextet at Cook’s Chapel in Anaheim
Kim Richmond, a very well-versed alto saxophonist, composer and bandleader, joined his longtime friend, trumpeter Clay Jenkins, for a sextet performance in Anaheim, CA at Cook’s Chapel on November...
Tierney Sutton Band Salutes Sting at Catalina’s
The Tierney Sutton Band completed a three-day gig at Catalina Jazz Club October 13-15. They presented a tribute to Sting and also covered the theme song from their songtrack...
Gordon Goodwin’s Little Phat Band at Sunset Jazz Newport
One of the top bandleaders of the past few years has been Gordon Goodwin, director of the Big Phat Band. Goodwin is a highly accomplished composer, arranger, pianist and...
Jeff Hamilton Organ Trio at Sunset Jazz Newport
One of the great musicians of our time is drummer/percussionist, composer and leader, Jeff Hamilton. He has long been regarded as a stellar figure in the jazz world! He...
James Morrison Band at Sunset Jazz at Newport
James Morrison is a multi-faceted career musician who plays a number of instruments including trumpet, trombone, euphonium, flugelhorn, tuba, saxophone, double bass and piano. He hails from Australia and...
Bill Charlap Trio at Catalina’s
Radiant and amazing pianist Bill Charlap has been playing and producing the very best trio jazz music for many years. His trio with bassist Peter Washington and drummer Kenny...
Three More Sounds + One: “High Voltage” (SP Records, 2016)
When the “Skipper” Henry Franklin (bass) and long-time friend, Carl Burnett (drums) get together, they make more magic, carried forward from their days with Gene Harris’ Three Sounds. This...
Roberta Gambarini at Catalina’s Jazz Club
Roberta Gambarini is one of the premier jazz vocalists of our time. She has performed many places world-wide in the last few years and constantly makes her mark with...
16th Annual Newport Beach Jazz Party
If I was thinking of words to describe Newport Beach Jazz Parties, they would certainly include enticing and exhilarating. The four-day celebration in Newport Beach, CA, held Thursday to...