Back in the jazz room at West Ranch High School I’m lucky enough to have these three things: a trendy Yamaha keyboard (a similar one to the Motif model), a jazz band-exclusive standup Yamaha piano (unfortunately, the choir has already claimed the baby grand), and the fifth-edition Real Book 1 & 2. But the keyboard’s [...]
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If you still haven’t checked out Seis Cuerdas, here’s a little glimpse of their “Flamenco for a new generation” via Youtube: This is La Posada from their 2006 album, Solo Guitarras. To check out more of their songs & albums, visit the Seis Cuerdas store or look up Seis Cuerdas on iTunes. I’m currently addicted to [...]
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You’re pretty much guaranteed to hear music (and if you’re lucky, great music) if you head to the Third Street Promenade at Santa Monica (or any outdoor shopping street like this, really). And that’s really what I enjoy about this shopping center: window shopping, sipping some Starbucks, and listening to some great street performers. But [...]
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Now that our jazz band’s gotten settled in and the music’s been passed out (like Ellington’s In a Sentimental Mood and a Gordon Goodwin commission, Principal of the Thing), we’re left with a few more things to do, including: (a) rehearsing quite a bit, and (b) arranging a local trip to some awesome jazz concert [...]
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It’s the best feeling ever when I stumble upon jazz completely by accident. Josef and I were driving to CPK to catch some yummy spinach-artichoke dip when we saw a giant neon-yellow sign (you really couldn’t miss it) that said LEXUS OF VALENCIA’S JAZZ & BLUES with some guy tuning up his saxophone right next [...]
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So a lot of things happened this past week: (A) I started school (and I started jazz band, woo!). (B) I reconnected with some HOBY alumni (HOBY.org) at Six Flags Magic Mountain. (C) I drove up (with my family) to see Jazz Through the Generations hosted by Freedom4U. School is fantastic and hectic as always; [...]
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This is going to be a bit short, but I’ll tell you more about it tomorrow — I’m going to be at the Terranea Resort & Spa in Palos Verdes for a free concert called “Jazz Through the Generations” hosted by KKJazz (88.1)’s LeRoy Downs. (be sure to check him out at www.thejazzcat.net) Here’s part [...]
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Although I’ve lived in California all my life, I have never once set foot on a surfboard. (I know, sad.) So you can probably imagine my surprise when I got to Huntington Beach for a weekend trip to this: I guess sunny Huntington Beach was the location for this year’s US Open of Surfing. And [...]
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The Hollywood Bowl has always been an amazing venue since it opened in 1922; it’s been the stage for some of the world’s greatest musicians, including the Beatles, Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra, and Igor Stravinsky (think Rite of Spring). The last time I was at the Hollywood Bowl was in August 2008 to see Eric [...]
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Okay, so this arguably isn’t really jazz — but like any musician will tell you, there’s nothing like live music. Besides, jazz has had its influence on everything after it – including the Beatles. The Beatles/The Fab Four/The Lads from Liverpool was a four-member rock group from Liverpool, England in the 1960s, with musicians Paul [...]
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