Tag: Baby Boomer
KEYSTONE KLIPPINS’:JAZZ ICONS SPEAK ABOUT TODD BARKAN AND SAN FRANCISCO’S KEYSTONE KORNER
posted by Robert J. Carmack #@blues2jazzguy Jazz impresario Todd Barkan is returning to the scene of the Jazz Crime, San Francisco with two dates to remember. July 7 & 8. The great pianist/composer Mary Lou Williams referred to Keystone Korner as “the Birdland of the Seventies.” Art Blakey, Miles Davis, and Stan Getz all agreed that…
JUINI BOOTH & The MCCOY TYNER TRIBUTE QUARTET @ZEBULON CAFE-LOS ANGELES
The McCoy Tyner Tribute Quartet July 4th Explosive Concert Band personnel: Juini Booth leader/bass, Roy McCurdy drums, piano Theo Saunders, Azar Lawrence saxophones, guest jazz poet, Robert J. Carmack … JULY 4th 2017 8pm- 10PM only ZEBULON CAFE ONE NIGHT ONLY !! Tixs: $10 advance $12 at door Zebulon, 2478 Fletcher Drive. Los Angeles,CA. 90039…
KEYSTONE KLIPPINS’~ WHEN JAZZ HISTORY, GOOD FRIENDS AND GREAT MUSICIANS COME TOGETHER
posted #@blues2jazzguy Robert J.Carmack If its one thing I can say about Todd Barkan, he’s one of the hardest working jazz presenters ,producer and all around good guy. Over the last few months I’ve spoken with various musicians that have either worked with, or for Todd. They all say to the man “He’s one of a kind, like family, and has his head…
JAZZ BASS LEGEND JUINI BOOTH CONNECTS BROOKLYN IN L.A.
Certainly no stranger to creating eclectic ambiance, jazz bassist Juini Booth rolls into Los Angeles with all the excitement of the second coming!.. But realistically, He’s put together a great team of Brooklyn Club owners that loves’ Jazz served up New York style, with a stellar group of musicians, including a jazz…
COMING SOON! OCTOBER 2017 STRAT-O-SPHERE: THELONIOUS MONK TURNS 100
A ROBERT J. CARMACK PRODUCTION STRAT-O-SPHERE; MONK MUSIC, POETRY, DRAMA & DANCE Los Angeles California Exclusive Showing Whether on the bandstand or Off the bandstand ..Sitting at the Piano at home composing brilliant tunes…Greatness always followed ,along with Hipness & Swing! More…
KEYSTONE KLIPPINS’ ~ CELEBRATING 45 YEARS AT THE KORNER
On-Going Series: Keystone Klippins’ – 45 Years!!! Robert J. Carmack jazz journalist #@blues2jazzguy KEYSTONE KLIPPINS’ quick-snapshot look at the jazz journey taken by the man who presents it and the Men and Women who make it. Todd Barkan, The Man who started this journey years ago , is bringing it all back full circle. Starting the weekend of July 7th…
CELEBRATING JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH: PIERCE STREET JAZZ SERIES FREE TO PUBLIC
PIERCE STREET JAZZ SERIES Presented by La Sierra University 4500 Pierce St, Riverside, CA. 92505 Get Directions @piercestreetjazz Straight Ahead jazz in the Troesh Conference Center, Zapara School of Business at La Sierra University on specific dates at no cost. https://www.facebook.com/pg/piercestreetjazz/about/?ref=page_internal Once a Month , Second Wednesdays… Guest Talent Varies House Band: Henry…
REMEMBERING FREDERICK DEWAYNE HUBBARD: “HUBB”
written by Robert J. Carmack #@blues2jazzguy As this writer was trying to decide on subjects and artists to write about during Jazz appreciation month, “Hubb”, BKA Freddie Hubbard, came into my mind It’s not easy to write about an eclectic figure like Frederick Dewayne Hubbard. So I’m just going to go against all traditional musings about Hubbard, as…
NORTH ON SOUTH CENTRAL AVE. THE MUSICAL SWUNG HARD TO A TRIUMPHANT NIGHT!
posted by Kamaad Tauhid @blues2jazzguy North on South Central Avenue, the jazz and dance musical took their audience in a time machine and harkened it back to 1940s/50s Los Angeles . Back to the days of a thriving economy spurred on by lot of wartime jobs and plenty of vice to loosen up some of that…
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