Photos by Mark McDonald What a fun-filled afternoon of jazz we enjoyed, provided by some of our very our best local jazz musicians, plus some surprise guests from LA! Jazz Society President, Peter Clark, pulled together a stellar performance by some amazing jazz players. In case we might have forgotten, Peter, along with guitarist Chris [...]
Hollywood Jazz Quartet Featuring George Young By Natalie Wilson Last year, at one of our Jazz Parties/ Jam Sessions, an amazing saxophone player showed up and wowed both the musicians in the house band and the audience as well, with his virtuosity. His name was George Young and it was apparent that he was a [...]
The Emmet Cohen Trio It was Super Bowl Sunday…but who cares when you can listen to GREAT JAZZ! Twenty something Emmet Cohen & Company blew our socks off with their exciting renditions of jazz standards, but done in a new, refreshing manner. Fresh from New York and on the first leg of their tour, the [...]
The Swing Shift Orchestra Review by Natalie Wilson COUNT BASIE LIVES! That was pretty obvious at our January event…and that’s not at all a bad thing… in fact, it’s a great thing! We we were treated to a swingin’ afternoon of fabulous big band jazz brought to us courtesy of the terrific Swing Shift [...]
It was beginning to look a lot like Christmas this December at our annual Holiday Party. SOhO was all decked out with poinsettias on the stage and Trader Joe’s provided festive plants for each table. First up, we had the San Marcos Jazz Band who played a few numbers by jazz giants, including Miles Davis [...]
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Review of the Robert Hart Project by Natalie Wilson photos by Mark McDonald Although I wouldn’t call it straight ahead jazz, we, at the Jazz Society, were treated to an afternoon of fun, entertaining music the end of October. The members of The Robert Hart Project featured excellent musicians who obviously like playing music together. [...]
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