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Poncho Sanchez at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club |
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DESCRIPTION
If music were about pictures, percussionist Poncho Sanchezs music would best be described as a kaleidoscopic swirl of some of the hottest colors and brightest lights to emerge from either side of the border.
At any given show, on any given record, fragments of Latin jazz, swing, bebop, salsa and other infectious grooves collide and churn in a fiery swirl, with results that are no less than dazzling.
A ticket purchase confirms a dinner reservation one hour before showtime. Dinner and full bar service are served during the show in the Show Room.
Upstairs at Vitellos rated as LAs best listening room and supper club atmosphere.
There is a minimum $18 per person food or beverage per person policy that applies beyond the purchase of this ticket.
ADDITIONAL INFO
http://www.vitellosjazz.com/event/poncho/ |
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DATE
Friday, May 18, 2012
START TIME
7:30pm
END TIME
9:30pm |
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LOCATION
Upstairs at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club
4349 Tujunga Avenue
Studio City, CA 91604
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Geoff Stradlings Big Band at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club - 18 musicians |
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DESCRIPTION
The StradBand
Winds:
Alex Budman
Ben Burget
Tom Luer
Kirsten Edkins
Phil Moore
Trumpets:
Charley Davis
Tony Bonserra
Gary Halopoff
Kye Palmer
Javier Gonzalez
Trombones:
Les Benedict
Paul Young
Ryan Dragon
Craig Ware
Piano Geoff Stradling
Bass Bruce Lett
Drums Ed Smith
Percussion Tiki Pasillas
Composer, arranger, orchestrator, pianist
Geoff Stradling started piano lessons at age six, his mother was his 1st teacher. By 13 he had run through the piano instructors in his hometown, Bellingham Washington, so off he went to Seattle, studying bi-weekly at The Cornish School, coincidentally, where his grandmother had taught years before.
Encouraged by a piano instructor, Geoff began to study composition.As a freshman in high school, Geoff created his 1st big band for which he composed and played. As a sophomore in college, he entered a national composition contest sponsored by the International Association of Jazz Educators, and won.At age twenty Geoff moved to Europe, soaking in the European experience: food, wine, melody. Melody!
Different from the US where harmony and rhythm rule, here melody was king. Melody got into his soul, becoming a part of his life, and an important part of his music.In 1984 Geoff moved to Los Angeles where he met and married his wife of 26 years, Production Designer, Mimi Gramatky.
L.A. work has varied in style and medium: orchestrating or arranging for Films like X-men: Wolverine, The Simpsons Movie and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian; television like The Academy Awards and Desperate Housewives.
As a pianist he has been featured on everything from AMCs Mad Men to Ritual de lo Habitual Janes Addiction multi platinum CD, and jazz and blues great Ernestine Andersons two grammy nominated albums.
2010 brought the formation of The StradBand Geoffs 18 piece Jazz Orchestra, with all arranging and composition stemming from Geoffs own hand. Drawing on all of his experiences, the music is full of passion, style, Flavor and yes, melody!
ADDITIONAL INFO
http://www.vitellosjazz.com/event/geoff-stradling-big-band/ |
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DATE
Saturday, May 19, 2012
START TIME
8:00pm
END TIME
9:00pm |
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LOCATION
Upstairs at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club
4349 Tujunga Avenue
Studio City, CA 91604
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Geoff Stradlings Big Band at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club - 18 musicians |
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DESCRIPTION
The StradBand
Winds:
Alex Budman
Ben Burget
Tom Luer
Kirsten Edkins
Phil Moore
Trumpets:
Charley Davis
Tony Bonserra
Gary Halopoff
Kye Palmer
Javier Gonzalez
Trombones:
Les Benedict
Paul Young
Ryan Dragon
Craig Ware
Piano Geoff Stradling
Bass Bruce Lett
Drums Ed Smith
Percussion Tiki Pasillas
Composer, arranger, orchestrator, pianist
Geoff Stradling started piano lessons at age six, his mother was his 1st teacher. By 13 he had run through the piano instructors in his hometown, Bellingham Washington, so off he went to Seattle, studying bi-weekly at The Cornish School, coincidentally, where his grandmother had taught years before.
Encouraged by a piano instructor, Geoff began to study composition.As a freshman in high school, Geoff created his 1st big band for which he composed and played. As a sophomore in college, he entered a national composition contest sponsored by the International Association of Jazz Educators, and won.At age twenty Geoff moved to Europe, soaking in the European experience: food, wine, melody. Melody!
Different from the US where harmony and rhythm rule, here melody was king. Melody got into his soul, becoming a part of his life, and an important part of his music.In 1984 Geoff moved to Los Angeles where he met and married his wife of 26 years, Production Designer, Mimi Gramatky.
L.A. work has varied in style and medium: orchestrating or arranging for Films like X-men: Wolverine, The Simpsons Movie and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian; television like The Academy Awards and Desperate Housewives.
As a pianist he has been featured on everything from AMCs Mad Men to Ritual de lo Habitual Janes Addiction multi platinum CD, and jazz and blues great Ernestine Andersons two grammy nominated albums.
2010 brought the formation of The StradBand Geoffs 18 piece Jazz Orchestra, with all arranging and composition stemming from Geoffs own hand. Drawing on all of his experiences, the music is full of passion, style, Flavor and yes, melody!
ADDITIONAL INFO
http://www.vitellosjazz.com/event/geoff-stradling-big-band/ |
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DATE
Saturday, May 19, 2012
START TIME
9:30pm
END TIME
10:30pm |
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LOCATION
Upstairs at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club
4349 Tujunga Avenue
Studio City, CA 91604
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EVENT
Conejo Wine & Jazz Fest |
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DESCRIPTION
Live jazz and gourmet food and wine tasting will highlight the Conejo Wine & Jazz Fest set for May 20, 2012 at Conejo Creek Park, North (1379 East Janss Road) in Thousand Oaks from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Performers: Tim Heintz, bringing his blend of jazz, rock and R&B music, jazz aficionado Matt Harris, Cuban-born percussionist Luis Conte and "Mighty" Mo Rodgers. Participating wineries: Opolo Vineyards, Magnavino Cellars, Consensio Cellars,Herzog Wine Cellars, Vines of the Marycrest, Roxo Port Cellars, Millesime Cellar, Total Wines, Laby Rinth and J Hamilton Wines. Restaurants and caterers: DJ's California Catering and La Cucina di Venti. Presented by Rotary Club of Westlake Village Sunrise. Tickets: $50 ($75 VIP). Must be age 21 or older.
ADDITIONAL INFO
http://www.conejowineandjazzfest.com, info@conejowineandjazzfest.com, 805-380-6015 |
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DATE
Sunday, May 20, 2012
START TIME
1:00pm
END TIME
4:00pm |
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LOCATION
Conejo Creek Park, North
1379 East Janss Rd.
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
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Trinity Lutheran Jazz Series |
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DESCRIPTION
Sunday!! Sunday!! Sunday!!
Onaje Murray Quartet---onajemurray.com
Wild and unpredictable as a Tropical Hurricane, vibraphonist/flutist/vocalist, Onaje Murray, is joined by his vibrant and exciting rhythm section HIDEAKI TOKUNAGA on Guitar JEFF LITTLETON on Bass JIMMY FORD on Drums. This is a jazz experience not to be equalled.
ADDITIONAL INFO
3105133243 |
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DATE
Sunday, May 20, 2012
START TIME
5:00pm
END TIME
6:00pm |
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LOCATION
Trinity Lutheran of Hawthorne
4783 W. 130th. St
Hawthorne, CA 90250
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District Jazz |
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DESCRIPTION
DJ's from the Los Angeles event, The Straight Ahead, curate this Monday night celebration of jazz music in the east village arts district of Long Beach. While they spin jazz vinyl, join in a conversation about music, and enjoy the food and drinks that District Wine has to offer, from amazing flatbreads to craft beers.
ADDITIONAL INFO
districtjazz@gmail.com |
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DATE
Monday, May 21, 2012
START TIME
7:00pm
END TIME
10:00pm |
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LOCATION
District Wine
144 Linden Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90802
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Swingin' Into Spring! |
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DESCRIPTION
The Golden West College Jazz Band, under the direction of Tom Kubis, plays American music classics ranging from Dixieland to contemporary big band jazz.
$12 General
$10 Student, Seniors & Children under 12
ADDITIONAL INFO
www.gwctheater.com |
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DATE
Monday, May 21, 2012
START TIME
8:00pm
END TIME
10:00pm |
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LOCATION
Golden West College Mainstage Theater
15751 Gothard St.
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
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Jivin in Bebop Jazz Festival |
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DESCRIPTION
4 Day Jazz Festival featuring 18 Concerts plus rare films and special presentations
A Celebration of Big Band Bebop and Progressive Jazz
ADDITIONAL INFO
lajazzinstitute.org (562)200-5477 |
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DATE
Thursday, May 24, 2012
END DATE
Sunday, May 27, 2012
START TIME
9:00am
END TIME
11:00pm |
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LOCATION
Los Angeles Airport Marriott
5855 W. Century Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90808
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Denny Seiwell Trio at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club |
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DESCRIPTION
ADDITIONAL INFO
http://www.vitellosjazz.com/event/denny-seiwell-trio/ |
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DATE
Friday, May 25, 2012
START TIME
8:00pm
END TIME
9:30pm |
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LOCATION
Upstairs at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club
4349 Tujunga Avenue
Studio City, CA 91604
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The John Novello Trio at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club |
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DESCRIPTION
The John Novello Trio
Featuring
Carlitos Puerto on bass
Jimmy Branly on drums
Legendary Niacin band member and Hammond B3 player John
Novello joins forces with renown Cuban musicians bassist
Calitos Puerta and drummer Jimmy Branly.
Carlitos is already one of the most recognized acoustic bass players to emerge in the last decade and Jimmy Branlys credits include piano virtuoso Gonzalo Rubalcaba, N.G la Banda, Isaac Delgado, Cuarto Espacio, Hernan Lopez
Nussa quartet, Flora Purim and Airto Moreira, Strunz and Farah, Celia
Cruz, to name just a few!
ADDITIONAL INFO
http://www.vitellosjazz.com/event/the-john-novello-trio/ |
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DATE
Saturday, May 26, 2012
START TIME
8:00pm
END TIME
10:00pm |
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LOCATION
Upstairs at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club
4349 Tujunga Avenue
Studio City, CA 91604
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Back to Events Billy Vera with Lon Price on Sax at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club |
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DESCRIPTION
Billy Vera is perhaps best known as the Leader Beater of his band Billy Vera & the Beaters, originally founded in 1979 and still performing today. Billys talent doesnt stop with being an exceptional musician and singer however. Hes also a well-respected music producer, songwriter, music historian, voice-over talent, and actor. Browse this website for more details on Billy and his lengthy career, including what hes up to these days.
Heres a few things you might not know: Billy played Pinky Caruthers in the cult classic Buckaroo Banzai starring Peter Weller.
He received a Hollywood Star. Its located near the front of the Capitol Records building on Vine if you care to visit.
BV currently voices intros on the George Lopez TNT show, Lopez Tonight. Billy can be found often at the original Farmers Market on Fairfax chowing down on a tuna fish sandwich on white toast.
He owns a huge and fabulous collection of 45?s including The Flamingos on the Chance label, red plastic.
A ticket purchase on Ticket Web automatically confirms a seat and an automatic 1 hour prior to Showtime (for the 8pm show) dinner reservation Upstairs at Vitellos Showroom. Dinner and full bar service are served prior to & during the show in the Show Room.
Upstairs at Vitellos rated as LAs best listening room and supper club atmosphere. After show HANGS are held in the Vitellos downstairs Bar where you can meet up with the musicians between shows.
ADDITIONAL INFO
http://www.vitellosjazz.com/event/billy-vera-with-lon-price-on-sax-730pm-930pm-15/ |
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DATE
Sunday, May 27, 2012
START TIME
7:30pm
END TIME
9:30pm |
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LOCATION
Upstairs at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club
4349 Tujunga Avenue
Studio City, CA 91604
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FLOYD & the FLYBOYS at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club |
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DESCRIPTION
Steve Zelman guitars, vocals
Gary Coppola vocals
Jim Blazer Keyboards, vocals
Dave Grover Bass
Danny Pucillo, Jr Drums
Rich Hofmann trumpet
Chris Mostert tenor & alto saxophones
Chris Jennings baritone & alto saxes
Steve Johnson trombone
FLOYD & the FLYBOYS repertoire spans seven decades, and includes a choice mix of classic covers, rare gems, and clever, well-crafted originals. Whether its blues, classic rock n soul, funk, or New Orleans R&B, no one does it all like FLOYD & the FLYBOYS!
ADDITIONAL INFO
http://www.vitellosjazz.com/event/floyd-the-flyboys/ |
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DATE
Friday, June 01, 2012
START TIME
8:00pm
END TIME
10:00pm |
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LOCATION
Upstairs at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club
4349 Tujunga Avenue
Studio City, CA 91604
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Johnny Mandel Big Band at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club |
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DESCRIPTION
He performed an interpretation of Erik Saties 'Gnossiennes No.4 and No.5' on the piano for the 1979 movie Being There.He won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) in 1981 for Quincy Joness album Velas, and again in 1991 for Natalie Cole and Nat King Coles Unforgettable, and one year later once more for Shirley Horns album Heres to Life. Mandels most famous compositions include Suicide Is Painless (theme from the movie and TV series M*A*S*H), Close Enough for Love, Emily and A Time for Love (nominated for an Academy Award). He has written a great many film scores, perhaps most notably The Sandpiper. The love theme for that film, The Shadow of Your Smile, which he co-wrote with Paul Francis Webster, won the 1965 Academy Award for Best Song and the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1966. At the age of 80, he contributed importantly to the then 79-year-old Tony Bennetts Grammy-awarded 2004 The Art of Romance as the arranger and conductor of the orchestra. Both had collaborated before on Bennetts classic Movie Song Album in 1966, for which Mandel arranged and conducted his own two standard film songs and was the albums musical director.
ADDITIONAL INFO
http://www.vitellosjazz.com/event/johnny-mandel-big-band-2/ |
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DATE
Saturday, June 02, 2012
START TIME
8:00pm
END TIME
10:00pm |
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LOCATION
Upstairs at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club
4349 Tujunga Avenue
Studio City, CA 91604
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Phil Norman Tentet at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club |
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DESCRIPTION
Christian Jacob piano
Kevin Axt -bass
Dick Weller drums
Brad Dutz percussion
Carl Saunders trumpet/flugal
Ron Stout trumpet/flugal
Scott Whitfield trombone
Rusty Higgins alto sax, soprano sax & flute
Lee Callet baritone sax
Phil Norman tenor sax/clarinet
Arrangements as you are only those arranged specifically for us by:
Bob Florence
Med Flory
Alan Broadbent
Roger Neumann
Kim Richmond
And others
ADDITIONAL INFO
http://www.vitellosjazz.com/event/2031/ |
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DATE
Sunday, June 03, 2012
START TIME
7:00pm
END TIME
9:00pm |
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LOCATION
Upstairs at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club
4349 Tujunga Avenue
Studio City, CA 91604
directions |
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Anna Mjll Quintet at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club |
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DESCRIPTION
'Icelands Anna Mjll grew up in one of her countrys leading musical families, eventually representing Iceland in the famed Eurovision Song Contest. She then joined the band of Julio Iglesias, touring worldwide before setting out on her own career as a jazz singer and songwriter. Mjll has quietly built a following around L.A. over the past two years, becoming one of the only vocalists to be a regular at the classy Vibrato supper club. Mjlls striking beauty and often-breathtaking dresses combine with singing talent thats recently drawn praise from jazz luminaries including George Duke, Don Heckman and Dave Weckl. Add Mjlls penchant for offbeat humor and a running dialogue with the audience, and you might find yourself wondering how long itll be before shes headlining somewhere in Las Vegas Sir Tom Jones is already a frequent guest at her shows in town.' -Tom Meek, LA Weekly
ADDITIONAL INFO
http://www.vitellosjazz.com/event/anna-mjoll-quintet/ |
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DATE
Friday, June 08, 2012
START TIME
8:00pm
END TIME
9:30pm |
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LOCATION
Upstairs at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club
4349 Tujunga Avenue
Studio City, CA 91604
directions |
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Alan Pasqua, Darek Oles & Peter Erskine at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club |
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DESCRIPTION
Alan Pasqua, Darek Oles & Peter Erskine
7p doors Show 8pm $20
Alan Pasqua, Chair of Jazz Studies at USC, was born in New Jersey and began studying piano at the age of seven, playing both classical and jazz. He attended Indiana University and received his bachelors degree in jazz studies from the New England Conservatory. His teachers at the time were Jaki Byard, Thad Jones, George Russell, David Baker and Gunther Schuller. While performing a concert at Carnegie Hall, Pasqua met the legendary drummer Tony Williams. Pasqua was asked to join The New Tony Williams Lifetime along with guitarist Allan Holdsworth. After recording two Lifetime albums for Columbia Records, Pasqua relocated in Los Angeles. His career in L.A. broadened as he started playing with more rock and pop artists. He has performed in the bands of Bob Dylan, and Santana. Some of his other album and touring credits include: Ray Charles, Joe Cocker, Ry Cooder, Aretha Franklin, Al Jarreau, Elton John, Queen Latifa, Dionne Warwick and Burt Bacharach. In the late 1980s, In addition, he has worked with composers John Williams, Quincy Jones, Dave Grusin, Jerry Goldsmith, Henry Mancini and Maurice Jarre on motion picture soundtracks. He is recognized as the co-composer of the CBS Evening News Theme
Also, he composed the soundtrack for Disneys hit movie, The Waterboy, starring Adam Sandler. In the jazz world, Pasqua is a highly regarded pianist and composer. His two CD releases, Milagro and Dedications on the Postcards Label hit the top of the jazz charts. All-stars Jack Dejohnette, Paul Motion, Dave Holland, Michael Brecker and Randy Brecker are featured on these recordings. In addition, Pasqua has played and recorded with the likes of Joe Henderson, Stanley Clarke, Gary Burton, James Moody, Gary Peacock, Gary Bartz, Eddie Daniels, Dave Weckl, Tom Scott, Peter Erskine, John Patitucci, Reggie Workman, The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, Sam Rivers, Sheila Jordan, Joe Williams, Ivan Lins, Frank Foster, Alphonso Johnson, Narada Michael Walden, Les McCann, Stan Kenton and Don Ellis.Darek Oles bass Darek Oles Oleszkiewicz was born on February 20, 1963 in Wroclaw, Poland.
Darek participated in various jazz festivals and national competitions for young musicians. In 1983, he was the most awarded musician at the Jazz Juniors in Cracow, winning the first individual prize, first prize for jazz composition and a second prize in jazz combo category. Later that year Darek was invited by Jan Ptaszyn Wroblewski, a jazz legend in Poland, to join saxophonists quartet on tour. In the following five years Darek Oleszkiewicz was working steadily with some of the best jazz bands in the country such as: Zbigniew Namyslowski Quartet, Tomasz Szukalski Quartet, Henryk Majewski Quintet, Wojciech Karolak Trio and Andrzej Jagodzinski Trio and Jan Ptaszyn Wroblewski Quartet. With those groups he recorded for Polish Jazz, Polskie Nagrania, East Wind and also for the radio and television in Poland and abroad. Darek was touring extensively in Poland, France, Germany, Czech Republic, Cuba, Mexico and performed at major festivals, concerts and jazz club venues.
Peter Erskine was born in Somers Point . He began playing the drums at the age of four. He graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy
His professional career started in 1972 when he joined the Stan Kenton Orchestra. After three years with Kenton he joined Maynard Ferguson for two years. In 1978 he joined Weather Report , joining the legendary Jaco Pastorius to perform a formidable rhythm section. After four years and five albums with Weather Report and the Jaco Pastorius big band Word of Mouth His big band recordings with the Bob Mintzer Big Band are excellent modern big band jazz/funk performances studied by many students of drums and drumming
ADDITIONAL INFO
http://www.vitellosjazz.com/event/alan-pasqua-darek-oles-peter-erskine-2/ |
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DATE
Saturday, June 09, 2012
START TIME
8:00pm
END TIME
10:00pm |
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LOCATION
Upstairs at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club
4349 Tujunga Avenue
Studio City, CA 91604
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EVENT
Jackson Browne/ Lizz Wright in Concert |
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DESCRIPTION
Benefit concert for Success Through the Arts Foundation & The Fernando Pullum Community Arts Center. Honoring American jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter
Tickets on sale now!
Visit Livenation.com for more info!
ADDITIONAL INFO
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/09004895A209243B?crosssite=LN_US:734654:73785 |
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DATE
Saturday, June 09, 2012
START TIME
8:00pm
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LOCATION
Orpheum Theatre
842 South Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90014
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EVENT
PORTRAITURE: Stories in Jazz |
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DESCRIPTION
Brian Swartz & The Gnu Sextet join the award-winning JazzAntiqua Dance Ensemble to present PORTRAITURE: Stories in Jazz.
PORTRAITURE is an evocative evening of jazz-theatre --- melding the jazz dance choreography of Pat Taylor, the spoken word artistry of Gia Scott-Heron (daughter of Gil Scott-Heron), and the original compositions of trumpeter Brian Swartz.
Presented in association with Ebony Repertory Theatre.
Join us post performance for cocktails & conversation with the cast and crew in the Cabaret.
Tickets available online at: www.itsmyseat.com//events/313778.html
ADDITIONAL INFO
www.ebonyrep.org |
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DATE
Saturday, June 09, 2012
START TIME
8:00pm
END TIME
11:00pm |
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LOCATION
Nate Holden Performing Arts Center
4718 W. Washington Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90016
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EVENT
Chuck Berghofers 75th Birthday Bash! at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club |
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DESCRIPTION
Chuck Berghofers 75th Birthday Bash!
8pm / $20
Terry Trotter on piano
Early in his career, Trotter gained a wide variety of valuable musical experiences. I worked at the Lighthouse with Art Pepper for a year and a half, toured with Les Brown and played with Chet Baker and Joe Pass off and on for a couple of years. When I came back to Los Angeles after a tour with Lena Horne, Victor Feldman recommended me for the job with Miles Davis group. Miles wanted me to come up to San Francisco to play with his group and see how it felt, but I had been through some negative experiences living the jazz life and I didnt want to travel anymore. Instead I decided to become a studio musician, a decision that changed my life because I spent the next 20 years in the studio. I loved getting a chance to play with the greatest musicians in the world even if I did not care for the constant pressure; you had to always be perfect and of course a lot of the music was not that rewarding.
Chuck Berghofer on bass
Nancy Sinatras These Boots Are Made For Walkin starts with the most famous bass sliding sound that has ever been recorded in pop music. The song was arranged by Billy Strange and produced by Lee Hazlewood, who also wrote it. The simple, catchy, and ingenious slide was played on string bass by Chuck Berghofer (sometimes you find his name written Berghoffer). Theres also an electric bass on Boots, played by Carol Kaye, that starts after the opening. Chuck Berghofer (born 1937) is one of the many jazz musicians who helped with their skill to makepop and rock records sound good.
Peter Erskine on drums
Peter Erskine began playing the drums at the age of four and has been at the forefront of world-class jazz ensembles for more than 35 years.
His first major professional work was with the Stan Kenton Orchestra, which he joined in 1972. After a three year stint with Kenton and a two year stay with Maynard Ferguson, Erskine joined Weather Report in 1978. The excellence of the partnership between Erskine and bassist Jaco Pastorius was an integral part of that groups success.
Following his four years in Weather Report (having recorded five albums with them including the Grammy Award winning '8:30'), he began to play with Mike Brecker, Mike Mainieri, Don Grolnick and Eddie Gomez in the group Steps Ahead. Erskines other touring and recording credits (500 albums & film scores) include Steely Dan, Diana Krall, Chick Corea, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Gary Burton & Pat Metheny, Joni Mitchell, Kurt Elling, Sadao Watanabe, Eliane Elias, Mike Stern, Kate Bush, Miroslav Vitous and Jan Garbarek; the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Ensemble Modern, the ASKO, Avanti, Remix & Absolute Ensembles, Bass Desires (with John Scofield, Bill Frisell, and Marc Johnson), the John Abercrombie Trio, the Kenny Wheeler Quintet & Big Band, the Yellowjackets and the Bob Mintzer Big Band. He has also recorded with his own groups, including trios with John Taylor, Palle Danielsson, Rita Marcotulli, and his current bands with guitarist Nguyen Le and bassist Michel Benita ('Trio E_L_B'), as well as a trio he shares with pianist Alan Pasqua.
Erskines solo albums include: Peter Erskine, Transition, Motion Poet, Sweet Soul, Big Theatre, and his ECM recordings You Never Know, Time Being, As It Is and Juni as well as History of the DRUM, Behind Closed Doors and Side Man Blue on his own label FUZZY MUSIC. Peter is the co-leader of several albums, including Prism with Bill Dobbins and the WDR Big Band, Cologne with Bill Dobbins and John Goldsby, and Dream Flight with Nguyen Le and Michel Benita. The latest release on Fuzzy Music is The Trio featuring Peter, bassist Chuck Berghofer and pianist Terry Trotter.
Enjoy the LIVE musical experience in an intimate setting in LAs best listening room. See and hear Grammy Award Wining and world class recording artists specializing in all types of jazz, latin, blues and fusion music. Enjoy Italian comfort food at reasonable prices and five star entertainment.
www.vitellosjazz.com
$18 food or drink minimum.
ADDITIONAL INFO
http://www.vitellosjazz.com/event/the-trio-trotterberghofererskine/ |
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DATE
Saturday, June 16, 2012
START TIME
8:00pm
END TIME
10:00pm |
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LOCATION
Upstairs at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club
4349 Tujunga Avenue
Studio City, CA 91604
directions |
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EVENT
Poncho Sanchez at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club |
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DESCRIPTION
PONCHO SANCHEZ
Saturday 6/23/12 Two Shows 7:30p $25 / 10p $25
If music were about pictures, percussionist Poncho Sanchezs music would best be described as a kaleidoscopic swirl of some of the hottest colors and brightest lights to emerge from either side of the border.
At any given show, on any given record, fragments of Latin jazz, swing, bebop, salsa and other infectious grooves collide and churn in a fiery swirl, with results that are no less than dazzling.
A ticket purchase confirms a dinner reservation one hour before showtime. Dinner and full bar service are served during the show in the Show Room.
Upstairs at Vitellos rated as 'LAs best listening room' and supper club atmosphere.
There is a minimum $18 per person food or beverage per person policy that applies beyond the purchase of this ticket.
ADDITIONAL INFO
http://www.vitellosjazz.com/event/poncho-sanchez-2/ |
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DATE
Saturday, June 23, 2012
START TIME
7:30pm
END TIME
9:30pm |
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LOCATION
Upstairs at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club
4349 Tujunga Avenue
Studio City, CA 91604
directions |
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EVENT
Manhattan Transfer |
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DESCRIPTION
Manhattan Transfer will be performing live at Cal State University San Bernardino on June 30. A great event for people of all ages and a great way to kick off summer!
Ticket prices rang from $35-100.
If you have any questions please call (909) 537-7360
ADDITIONAL INFO
909 537 7360 |
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DATE
Saturday, June 30, 2012
START TIME
7:00pm
END TIME
9:00pm |
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LOCATION
Cal State San Bernardino
6000 University Parkway
San Bernardino, CA 92407
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EVENT
Frank Stallone at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club |
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DESCRIPTION
Frank Stallones In Love In Vain is a knockout. Its the kind of singing that I love to hear and be around. Tony Bennett.
Recording Frankie & Billy with Frank Stallone, I felt the same excitement that I got in 1958 from another Frank (Sinatra), or in 1953 from Nat King Cole..it was a great honour to have worked with him. Billy May.
SAT JUNE 30 $25 8PM
Seldom has a performer been strongly considered for an Academy Award in both acting and music, yet Frank Stallone has managed to pull it off. His fiery portrayal of a brutish bartender Eddie in the film Barfly had Hollywood insiders abuzz at Oscar time, and his #1 hit Far From over, from the film Staying Alive, was likewise touted for a Best Song nomination. Its all in a days work for Frank a gifted artist who is equally comfortable on screen or on the concert stage.
This Grammy and Golden Globe nominated artist has been everything from a street singer, a rock singer, to a big band singer. Frank was also nominated for a Grammy for best soundtrack and a Golden Globe for Best Original Song from the film Staying Alive. Frank has written songs for 11 films, and still plays to SRO crowds in arenas and concert halls from Los Angeles to London. From the age of five, Frank knew that music would play a dominant role in his life. I wanted to be a musician and singer from the very first time I opened my mouth, remembers Frank. I have never for a moment been derailed from that ambition. Frank was the first male singer of his generation to switch from pop music to the American Songbook, in the tradition of Sinatra, Darin and Bennett, leading the way for other singers such as Harry Connick, Jr., Rod Stewart, Brian Setzer and Michael Buble. Frank has been touted for his music by such legends as Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and four-time Oscar winner -songwriter Sammy Cahn. Frank records and performs around the country, and has sung to millions of people over the years performing his own compositions, and keeping alive the classic works great American
songwriters.
At a young age, the Maryland-born, Philadelphia-raised native pursued his musical ambitions, forming a series of bands, and finally turning professional at the tender age of 15 (I had to lie about my age, admits Frank). Frank performed in clubs with such acts as Bonnie Raitt, Ten Years After, and Blood, Sweat & Tears. Franks longest-lasting band, Valentine, included lead guitarist John Oates, of Hall & Oates. As a young man, he left home, and hit the road to seek his musical quest. He worked as a street musician in NYC singing in the Greenwich Village coffee house scene, sometimes making five dollars a night or nothing at all. Frank says: It was so cold some nights, singing on the street, that my fingers would stick to the strings. All I owned then was my guitar, a collapsible suitcase, and a train ticket to the next town. Franks group, Valentine, was signed to RCA Records in 1975, and recorded their first debut album. Frank made his on-screen singing debut, performing the self-penned song, sung acapella , Take You Back, in the opening scene of the film ROCKY. The only reason I got the part was that I the only musician my brother, Sylvester, knew (and I worked cheap). A dream came true for Frank when he teamed up with his lifelong idol, two time Grammy winner Harry Nilsson, on a remake of Joni Mitchells classic, A Case Of You. The two remained close friends until Nilssons untimely death in 1994. To add to Franks musical diversity, he has written and published over 200 songs. He has recorded a number of American Songbook albums titled In Love In Vain, Frankie And Billy, and Soft And Low, with legendary arrangers Sammy Nestico and Billy May. He also recorded albums of his own music, such as Frank Stallone, Full Circle and Songs From The Saddle.
Frank has also written and recorded compositions for seven films, including Rocky I, II and III, Rambo II, Paradise Alley and Over The Top. Frank also wrote and recorded 11 songs for the soundtrack and film Staying Alive, which gained the respect from his industry peers and critics like when he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Soundtrack and Grammy nomination for Best Original Song, with his single, Far From Over. Frank will be releasing Stallone On Stallone By Request, a greatest hits collection of all the songs Frank has written for his brother Sylvesters films.
On the film front, since that auspicious debut in Rocky, Frank has appeared in over 50 movies, including Barfly, Tombstone, Hudson Hawk, Staying Alive, and many others. One of his most memorable on-screen appearances was his role as Ed Bailey, a dangerous gunslinger in Tombstone, and as Eddie the bartender in Barfly, which gave rise to serious consideration for Frank for an Academy Award nomination, and won the acclaim of renowned film critic Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times. Barfly is a terrific film that features an outstanding performance by Frank Stallonehes both captivating and terrifying at the same time!
ADDITIONAL INFO
http://www.vitellosjazz.com/event/frank-stallone/ |
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DATE
Saturday, June 30, 2012
START TIME
8:00pm
END TIME
10:00pm |
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LOCATION
Upstairs at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club
4349 Tujunga Avenue
Studio City, CA 91604
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EVENT
For the Love of WISEPlace Jazz Brunch |
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DESCRIPTION
Jazz brunch featuring Yve Evans and the Peak Experience. Event supports WISEPlace and its transitional housing program for homeless women.
ADDITIONAL INFO
http://www.wiseplace.org/summer_jazz_brunch |
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DATE
Sunday, July 29, 2012
START TIME
1:00pm
END TIME
5:00pm |
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LOCATION
Nellie Gail Ranch
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
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