First - let's start you off with NEW SLO Jazz FESTIVAL EVENTS!
Hey, jazz lovers -- guess what? There's more fun and exciting events happening in SLO, starting Sunday with our own jazz jam at Shell Cafe:
Hey, jazz lovers -- guess what? There's more fun and exciting events happening in SLO, starting Sunday with our own jazz jam at Shell Cafe:
The "Last Sundays" Jazz Jam - a SLO Jazz Festival event
*Note: New Time* Sunday, February 23, 2014, from 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Shell Cafe, 1351 Price Street, Pismo Beach, CA.
Let's celebrate with a little New Orleans music! Host: Black Market Trio. Scott Andrews, SLO Jazz Festival President, as well as sax man for Burning James and the Funky Flames and leader of Black Market Trio, will host the Last Sundays Jazz Jam -- always held the last Sunday of the month (thus the name) - at the Shell Cafe on Price Street in Pismo Beach. Musicians - bring yo' ax! Jazz lovers, you'll experience a mix of jazz. You just never know who might show up to jam, and that's the excitement of it. We'll cover from Bossa to Latin to afro to jazz funk. Shell Cafe offers a full menu, beer, and wine, and last we heard they do not charge a corkage fee. It's always a good time - the last jam was EPIC! Bring a group of friends with you!
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*Note: New Time* Sunday, February 23, 2014, from 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Shell Cafe, 1351 Price Street, Pismo Beach, CA.
Let's celebrate with a little New Orleans music! Host: Black Market Trio. Scott Andrews, SLO Jazz Festival President, as well as sax man for Burning James and the Funky Flames and leader of Black Market Trio, will host the Last Sundays Jazz Jam -- always held the last Sunday of the month (thus the name) - at the Shell Cafe on Price Street in Pismo Beach. Musicians - bring yo' ax! Jazz lovers, you'll experience a mix of jazz. You just never know who might show up to jam, and that's the excitement of it. We'll cover from Bossa to Latin to afro to jazz funk. Shell Cafe offers a full menu, beer, and wine, and last we heard they do not charge a corkage fee. It's always a good time - the last jam was EPIC! Bring a group of friends with you!
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We're an official sponsor of the SLO International Film Festival BOOGIE STOMP!
Sponsored by Craig & Toni Kincaid &
SLO Jazz Festival
“Two red hot pianos, one foot-stompin’ movie!” Bob Seeley spent his formative years playing with Meade Lux Lewis and other Jazz greats. He became known to insiders as the best boogie and stride player in the world. Fellow Detroiter, Bob Baldori has played piano and harmonica with Chuck Berry since 1966. Together, the Bobs hit the road to revive America’s forgotten music. Their compelling film includes foot stompin’ concert and dance clips and tour footage from around the world. Bob Baldori will be in attendance. USA. 84 min.
Thursday, March 6, 7pm Downtown Cinemas
Friday, March 7, 1pm Galaxy Theatre
Director: Bob Baldori
Producer: John Campana
Writer: Bob Baldori
Watch Trailer
Movie Website
Learn more about the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival here:
So enjoy a "scroll" through the Film pages on the SLO IFF website which are organized by category, and have descriptions, photos, trailers and in many cases, websites to reference. See the full line-up listing and downloadable PDF for the film festival is here:
http://slofilmfest.org/festival-schedule/
Keep yours eyes open if you're attending the KING VIDOR RECEPTION PARTY at the MASONIC LODGE on March 8, 2014 - our own Mark Pietri (piano) and Scott Andrews (sax) will be performing for your listening pleasure! Academy Award winning actor, Jeff Bridges, is winning this years King Vidor award, so you know this will be special.
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Sponsored by Craig & Toni Kincaid &
SLO Jazz Festival
“Two red hot pianos, one foot-stompin’ movie!” Bob Seeley spent his formative years playing with Meade Lux Lewis and other Jazz greats. He became known to insiders as the best boogie and stride player in the world. Fellow Detroiter, Bob Baldori has played piano and harmonica with Chuck Berry since 1966. Together, the Bobs hit the road to revive America’s forgotten music. Their compelling film includes foot stompin’ concert and dance clips and tour footage from around the world. Bob Baldori will be in attendance. USA. 84 min.
Thursday, March 6, 7pm Downtown Cinemas
Friday, March 7, 1pm Galaxy Theatre
Director: Bob Baldori
Producer: John Campana
Writer: Bob Baldori
Watch Trailer
Movie Website
Learn more about the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival here:
So enjoy a "scroll" through the Film pages on the SLO IFF website which are organized by category, and have descriptions, photos, trailers and in many cases, websites to reference. See the full line-up listing and downloadable PDF for the film festival is here:
http://slofilmfest.org/festival-schedule/
Keep yours eyes open if you're attending the KING VIDOR RECEPTION PARTY at the MASONIC LODGE on March 8, 2014 - our own Mark Pietri (piano) and Scott Andrews (sax) will be performing for your listening pleasure! Academy Award winning actor, Jeff Bridges, is winning this years King Vidor award, so you know this will be special.
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Do you want to hear some up-and-coming young lions of jazz?
Anton Schwartz Flash Mob CD Release Tour Concert
“… upbeat vibe, strong melodies, and unflagging sense of swing…” – Jazziz
Tenor saxophonist Anton Schwartz continues to refine his composing and performing skills. A succinct tunesmith with a flair for accessible melodies that twist and turn in surprising ways, he is also a lyrical reedman with a gift for improvisation. He loves to change up grooves and moods from song to song, switching seamlessly from a New Orleans second line beat to a Monkish bop line, or to an Afro-Cuban groove, all the while demonstrating a genuine affinity for each. Schwartz’s riveting style balances equally between emotion, intellect, and intrigue. He celebrates the release of his fifth album, Flash Mob.
Anton Schwartz – saxophone
Tatum Greenblatt – trumpet
Taylor Eigsti – piano
John Shifflett – bass
Lorca Hart – drums
www.antonjazz.com
www.tayjazz.com
www.tatumgreenblatt.com
Act fast - this show is sure to SELL OUT quickly!
Click here to be directed to Brown Paper Tickets to purchase a ticket online, or visit the SLO Chamber Visitor's Center or the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art in person up until 4 hours prior to showtime to purchase tickets. Thank you!
Preview the band here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WmnuCYF4nE
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And for other jazz related music around the County:
Cal Poly Performing Arts
Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra
Friday, Feb 28 8:00p Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
Read more here: http://events.sanluisobispo.com/san_luis_obispo_ca/events/show/346962363-smithsonian-jazz-masterworks-orchestra#storylink=cpy
Dubbed "The First Lady of Song," Ella Fitzgerald was the most popular female jazz singer in the U.S. for more than half a century. "A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald" is a musical multimedia homage, presenting many of Ella's original big band arrangements, masterfully performed by the spectacular SJMO with the enchanting Kim Nazarian, all of whom capture the legend's elegant style, spirit and vocal expertise found within Ella's amazing songbook.
"(SJMO is) the best jazz repertory band in the country." - The New Yorker
Pre-show lecture scheduled at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center Pavilion.
Run time: approx. 100 minutes, one intermission
Event website: Dubbed "The First Lady of Song," Ella Fitzgerald was the most popular female jazz singer in the U.S. for more than half a century. "A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald" is a musical multimedia homage, presenting many of Ella's original big band arrangements, masterfully performed by the spectacular SJMO with the enchanting Kim Nazarian, all of whom capture the legend's elegant style, spirit and vocal expertise found within Ella's amazing songbook.
(SJMO is) the best jazz repertory band in the country.
- The New Yorker
Pre-show lecture scheduled at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center Pavilion.
Run time: approx. 100 minutes, one intermission
Read more here: http://events.sanluisobispo.com/san_luis_obispo_ca/events/show/346962363-smithsonian-jazz-masterworks-orchestra#storylink=cpy http://www.calpolyarts.org/performances/performancedate.php?id=33
Read more here: http://events.sanluisobispo.com/san_luis_obispo_ca/events/show/346962363-smithsonian-jazz-masterworks-orchestra#storylink=cpy
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Cal Poly's University Jazz Bands Present 'Just Jazz'
March 15, 2014
Spanos Theatre, Cal Poly Campus, SLO, CA The challenge and excitement of improvisation will be on display by Cal Poly’s University Jazz Bands at their annual Just Jazz concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 15, in Spanos Theatre on campus.
“Expect the unexpected,” says Cal Poly Director of Jazz Studies Paul Rinzler. "Because jazz is improvised, even the musicians themselves can be surprised by what they come up with on the spur of the moment. Some of the best and most memorable moments from past University Jazz Band concerts have been things that no one could have imagined beforehand."
The concert will feature a wide range of jazz styles, from the traditional to the innovative. The program will include student compositions and pieces by great jazz masters. The blues, mainstream jazz, hip-hop, funk, and progressive styles will all be heard.
The bands will range in size from two big bands that have 18 musicians each to smaller, more intimate jazz combos.
Tickets to the concert are $12 for the public and $9 for students, senior citizens and Jazz Federation members. Pricing includes all Performing Arts Center fees, and event parking is now sponsored by the PAC. Tickets are sold at the Performing Arts Ticket office between noon and 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. To order by phone, call SLO-4TIX (756-4849).
The Music Department offers a 10 percent discount to patrons who buy season tickets to four of its events through the Performing Arts Ticket Office; a 15 percent discount is given on tickets to five or more events.
The concert is sponsored by Cal Poly’s Music Department, College of Liberal Arts, and Instructionally Related Activities program. For more information, call the Music Department at 805-756-2406.
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Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball Saturday, Mar 1 6:30pm to 10:30pm King David Masonic Lodge San Luis Obispo, CA Bon Temps Creole Cafe and Burning James and the Funky Flames present the second annual Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball at the historic King David Masonic Lodge of San Luis Obispo (859 Marsh Street). Creole vittles, no host bar, colorful revelers and funky good times will be available! Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Doors open at 6:30 Show starts at 7:30 PM. Proceeds will benefit KCBX radio. Laissez Bon Temps Rouller!! Get tickets at www.burningjames.com or from Bon Temps Creole Cafe.
Read more here: http://events.sanluisobispo.com/san_luis_obispo_ca/events/show/369038158-mardi-gras-masquerade-ball#storylink=cpy _______________________________________________________ Cuesta Concert Events:
10th Annual Cuesta Music Faculty Concert!
CPAC Mainstage
San Luis Obispo , CA
Friday Feb 21, 2014
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
Friday, March 7, 7:30 pm
SLO Campus, CPAC Main Stage
Tickets: $30 general,
$25 students/seniors/jazz fed members This is a Grammy-award winning big band you won't want to miss! Ron's been wanting to book them and after checking them out, we can see why. This is one of the top big bands - and most fun - you can find performing today.
31st Annual Cuesta Jazz Ensemble Festival Concert
CPAC Mainstage
San Luis Obispo , CA
Saturday Mar 8, 2014
The Cuesta Jazz Orchestra
CPAC Mainstage
San Luis Obispo , CA
Friday Mar 28, 2014
Tickets for Cuesta events may be found at:
https://www.vendini.com/ticket-software.html?w=f6366e4099c693b21678e91be8773f28&t=tix
Read more here: http://events.sanluisobispo.com/san_luis_obispo_ca/events/show/343740983-new-years-eve-extravaganza#storylink=cpy _______________________________________________________
Swing Nights at D'Anbino's
Friday February 28, 2013 - 7:00 PM until 10:00 PM
D'Anbino's Wine Cellar at 710 Pine St. in Paso Robles opens its doors to Swing dancing on Fridays, February 28, and March 7, 14, 21, 28. The fun starts at 7:00 pm with a lesson in East Coast Swing with Chris & Cammie from Let's Dance. Open dancing afterwards.
www.danbino.com
Location: 710 Pine Street, Paso Robles, CA
Additional Special Shows include:
Royal Garden Swing Orchestra (rgso.net)
February 28, 2014 - 7:30pm until 10:00 pm
$10/$5 Club Members
The Royal Garden Swing Orchestra has a musicality rarely heard today. This nine-piece band sounds bigger than the average big band. Over 200 special arrangements make up their library of tunes from the swing era to modern era. Come enjoy a glass of D’Anbino wine, good food, and dance the night away!
Kaye Bohler Band (www.kayebohler.com) March 1, 2014 - 7:30pm until 10:00 pm
$10/$5 Club Members
With over 20 years of performance experience including: touring Japan with The American Can Can Review, touring the Pacific North West with the band Pele Juju, countless concert, club and festival appearances up and down the California coast this has led Kaye to develop a well-crafted original show of tasty swing and High impact Rhythm and Blues.
Charlie Shoemake Jazz Series - Lanny Morgan
March 2, 2014
Admission $15
Performances are 4:00pm-6:15pm and 7:15pm-8:30pm
Lanny Morgan, one of Americas’ legendary jazz alto saxophonists (and a longtime series favorite) appears today with drummer Darrell Voss and bassist Dylan Johnson.
Counterpoint
March 7, 2014 - 7:30pm until 10:00 pm
$10/$5 Club Members
Counterpoint will perform memorable tunes by artists like Earth, Wind, and Fire, Christopher Cross, Steely Dan, James Taylor, Doobie Brothers, as well as jazz standards from the Great American Songbook. Counterpoint is supported by some of the members of the band Human Nation. The vocalists are: Brett and Julia Mitchell and Steve McAndrew. The band will include Brett Mitchell on piano, Adam Levine on guitar, Bill Wingfield on bass, and Dean Giles on drums.
Sax Appeal
March 8, 2014 - 2:00 until 4:30pm
$5/ Club Members Free
SAX APPEAL is a delightful blend of four saxes with a big band sound. The group performs a variety of big band arrangements and standards. Come enjoy the great music with a glass of our own estate grown wines.
Cow Bop
March 11, 2014 - 7:30pm until 10:00 pm
$10/$5 Club Members
Mix swingin' grooves, thrilling riffs, sweet and hot vocals, western sensibilities and tons of fun and you have only begun to describe Cow Bop. Formed in 2003 by Internationally-acclaimed guitarist Bruce Forman, the cowboy jazz and western bebop band has toured extensively throughout the world, exciting audiences with their unique brand of music.
Jazz on the Vine
March 15, 2014 - 2:00pm until 4:30pm
$10/$5 Club Members
Nine of the finest musicians along the Coast bring trumpet, sax, trombone, guitar, bass and percussion together to perform as Jazz on the Vine. Sentimental style matches the arrangements of contemporary jazz and big band standards
Matthias Clark
March 15, 2014 - 7:30pm until 10:00 pm
$10/$5 Club Members
A tasty fusion of Soul, Rock, Bluegrass and Jazz playing Matthias Songs and more… come sing along with the band! Jericho, Hands Of Time, Super Power Girl, The Love You Need, and some classics we all know. One of our personal friends, Antiye Mensah, an amazing percussion player from Ghana, will be accompanying the band on drums.
Call (805) 227-6800 for more details. Reservations accepted at most shows.
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Pismo Jazz Basin Street Regulars Host the Hot Jazz Society presents Sunday Sessions
Sunday, February 23, 2014 - 11:00am until 4:30pm
Viper Six Band and Dos Pueblos High School Jazz Band
Sunday, March 30, 2014 - 11:00am until 4:30pm
Cell Block 7 Jazz Band and Cabrillo High School Jazz Band
Sunday sessions begin at 11:00 am and end at 4:30 pm. The featured band plays two sets, 1:00 to 2:15 pm and 3:15 to 4:30 pm. The Intermission Band plays from 2:15 to 3:15 pm with time out for raffle drawings and club announcements. We start with three jam sub-sets from 11:00 am to 12:50 pm. For more information call: 805-481-7840 or 805-937-8402.
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Santa Barbara Jazz Society presents the Yankee Wailers
Sunday, March 30, 2014
1:00 PM until 4:00 PM
SOHO The good ole’ days are back and so the Santa Barbara Jazz Society presents the Yankee Wailers, a traditional jazz band that plays all the swinging songs from the 20s to the 40s in a foot stomping happy style. Wally Holmes, the leader ran the Sweet and Hot Jazz Festival in LA for years. The other members have been playing on all of the hit TV shows for just as long. We won’t blame you if you can’t help dancing to their good time music.
The concert is on Sunday, March 30 from 1 to 4pm at SOhO. Admission is $15 for Jazz Society members, $25 for non-members, and $7 for professional musicians and full-time students. There are no reservations. Tickets are sold ONLY at the door and doors open at 12:30
Complete details and calendar at: http://www.sbjazz.org/
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Youth Jazz Scholarship The SLO County Jazz Federation proudly presents its annual Young Jazz Scholarship Concert on Sunday March 9 at 4:00pm --Steynberg Gallery/ 1531 Monterey St./ SLO.
This concert showcases 3 of the finest young local jazz musicians--Vito DiNovi (guitar) from Cal Poly; Sean Collins (drums) and Katie Hilt (vocals) both from Cuesta. They'll be backed by an excellent rhythm section.
Free (although donations are welcomed at the door).
Sponsored by the Matt Taylor Memorial Scholarship Trust.
More information at 546-3733.
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JAZZ JAM at LINNEA'S COFFEE HOUSE:
2nd and 4th Thursdays, Monthly from 8PM- 10PM
Linneas, 1110 Garden St., San Luis Obispo, CA
Cuesta College Jazz and the SLO Jazz Federation also promote a jam happening at Linnea's on Thursdays from 8PM - 10PM. Last we heard, James Gallardo, bassist, was anchoring the rhythm section. The next one is THURSDAY, February 27, 2014.
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BLUES SOCIETY:
Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 8PM
John Nemeth with Junior Watson
Opener: Big Daddy's Blues Band
Shows are located at the SLO Vets Hall on 801 Grand Avenue in San Luis Obispo. Members $17, General Admission is $20. This show is 21 and over. We encourage membership in the SLO Blues Society.
Learn more about the SLO Blues Society at: http://www.sloblues.org/
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Join the JAZZ CRAWL!
If you're friends with night club, art cafe, restaurant, and other venue owners encourage them to have LIVE JAZZ - duos, solo pianists, trios, quartets. We're working to create a "Jazz Crawl" the week of Jazz Festival - May 10 - May 18, 2014. More details coming soon. Contact SLO Jazz Festival at info @ slojazzfest . org (without spaces) to suggest a venue.
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Other happenings around the county include:
Sea Venture: Live Jazz every Wednesday night from 6P - 9PM. Last we saw, they were alternating between Dylan Johnson Quartet and Three Martini Lunch. (If you swing by, put a bug in their ear to update their blog!). Bon Temps Creole Café
Bon Temps Creole Café. There's always live music at Bon Temps Creole Café (1000 Olive, SLO, 544-2100) on Wednesday and Thursday nights at 6:30pm. Valerie Johnson and Al B. Blue perform the 1st and 3rd Wednesday, Billy & Charlie Foppiano and Friends appear the 2nd and 4th. The Red Skunk Jipzee Swing Band or Valerie Johnson & her King Bees performs on Thursdays.
Shell Café
The Blues Masters Jam is now at the Shell Café (1351 Price St., Pismo Beach, 773-8300) every Wednesday from 6:30 - 9:30pm. Your host is Craig Louis Dingman, aka "Big Daddy" of Code Blues, with Gary Steinman on bass and Daryl Vandruff on drums. Jammers are welcome; come early to assure a spot in the lineup; and bring your own axe and drumsticks. Music lovers bring your dancing shoes and appetite.
Shell Café
Blues and Funk Jam at the Shell Café (1351 Price Street, Pismo Beach) every Sunday from 4 - 7pm. James Scoolis, aka Burning James, hosts the jam session.
Also, please make sure to post your events at the KCBX Event calendar:
https://www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=KCBX
Did we miss anything? Please let us know!
Also, we'd like to thank KCBX FM for their dedication to jazz music on the Central Coast!
Find them at: 90.1 San Luis Obispo | 89.5 Santa Barbara | 91.7 Paso Robles to Salinas
90.9 Santa Ynez, Avila Beach, Cambria | 91.1 Cayucos | 95.1 Lompoc
For our part, our organization is busy planning events for the 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLO Jazz Festival, May 17, 2014, in Mission de Tolosa Plaza in San Luis Obispo, CA, Presented by Alfano Motorcars and featuring PONCHO SANCHEZ AND HIS LATIN JAZZ BAND. We're offering memberships - as well as VIP opportunities, and sponsorships to the jazz festival.
Make sure to involve your organization and/or become a member and help bring fine events like this to San Luis Obispo.
The full line-up will be announced soon for the jazz festival.
Want to keep in the know? Add your name to our EMAIL LIST!
Click here: http://slojazzfest.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=bc25f260ac6207906bface300&id=5443bc7729
also, join our new Meetup Group: http://www.meetup.com/SLO-Jazz-Festival-Events/
See you at the Last Sunday's Jazz Jam!
SLO Jazz Festival team
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Anton Schwartz Flash Mob CD Release Tour Concert
“… upbeat vibe, strong melodies, and unflagging sense of swing…” – Jazziz
Tenor saxophonist Anton Schwartz continues to refine his composing and performing skills. A succinct tunesmith with a flair for accessible melodies that twist and turn in surprising ways, he is also a lyrical reedman with a gift for improvisation. He loves to change up grooves and moods from song to song, switching seamlessly from a New Orleans second line beat to a Monkish bop line, or to an Afro-Cuban groove, all the while demonstrating a genuine affinity for each. Schwartz’s riveting style balances equally between emotion, intellect, and intrigue. He celebrates the release of his fifth album, Flash Mob.
Anton Schwartz – saxophone
Tatum Greenblatt – trumpet
Taylor Eigsti – piano
John Shifflett – bass
Lorca Hart – drums
www.antonjazz.com
www.tayjazz.com
www.tatumgreenblatt.com
Act fast - this show is sure to SELL OUT quickly!
Click here to be directed to Brown Paper Tickets to purchase a ticket online, or visit the SLO Chamber Visitor's Center or the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art in person up until 4 hours prior to showtime to purchase tickets. Thank you!
Preview the band here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WmnuCYF4nE
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And for other jazz related music around the County:
Cal Poly Performing Arts
Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra
Friday, Feb 28 8:00p Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
Read more here: http://events.sanluisobispo.com/san_luis_obispo_ca/events/show/346962363-smithsonian-jazz-masterworks-orchestra#storylink=cpy
Dubbed "The First Lady of Song," Ella Fitzgerald was the most popular female jazz singer in the U.S. for more than half a century. "A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald" is a musical multimedia homage, presenting many of Ella's original big band arrangements, masterfully performed by the spectacular SJMO with the enchanting Kim Nazarian, all of whom capture the legend's elegant style, spirit and vocal expertise found within Ella's amazing songbook.
"(SJMO is) the best jazz repertory band in the country." - The New Yorker
Pre-show lecture scheduled at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center Pavilion.
Run time: approx. 100 minutes, one intermission
Event website: Dubbed "The First Lady of Song," Ella Fitzgerald was the most popular female jazz singer in the U.S. for more than half a century. "A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald" is a musical multimedia homage, presenting many of Ella's original big band arrangements, masterfully performed by the spectacular SJMO with the enchanting Kim Nazarian, all of whom capture the legend's elegant style, spirit and vocal expertise found within Ella's amazing songbook.
(SJMO is) the best jazz repertory band in the country.
- The New Yorker
Pre-show lecture scheduled at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center Pavilion.
Run time: approx. 100 minutes, one intermission
Read more here: http://events.sanluisobispo.com/san_luis_obispo_ca/events/show/346962363-smithsonian-jazz-masterworks-orchestra#storylink=cpy http://www.calpolyarts.org/performances/performancedate.php?id=33
Read more here: http://events.sanluisobispo.com/san_luis_obispo_ca/events/show/346962363-smithsonian-jazz-masterworks-orchestra#storylink=cpy
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Cal Poly's University Jazz Bands Present 'Just Jazz'
March 15, 2014
Spanos Theatre, Cal Poly Campus, SLO, CA The challenge and excitement of improvisation will be on display by Cal Poly’s University Jazz Bands at their annual Just Jazz concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 15, in Spanos Theatre on campus.
“Expect the unexpected,” says Cal Poly Director of Jazz Studies Paul Rinzler. "Because jazz is improvised, even the musicians themselves can be surprised by what they come up with on the spur of the moment. Some of the best and most memorable moments from past University Jazz Band concerts have been things that no one could have imagined beforehand."
The concert will feature a wide range of jazz styles, from the traditional to the innovative. The program will include student compositions and pieces by great jazz masters. The blues, mainstream jazz, hip-hop, funk, and progressive styles will all be heard.
The bands will range in size from two big bands that have 18 musicians each to smaller, more intimate jazz combos.
Tickets to the concert are $12 for the public and $9 for students, senior citizens and Jazz Federation members. Pricing includes all Performing Arts Center fees, and event parking is now sponsored by the PAC. Tickets are sold at the Performing Arts Ticket office between noon and 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. To order by phone, call SLO-4TIX (756-4849).
The Music Department offers a 10 percent discount to patrons who buy season tickets to four of its events through the Performing Arts Ticket Office; a 15 percent discount is given on tickets to five or more events.
The concert is sponsored by Cal Poly’s Music Department, College of Liberal Arts, and Instructionally Related Activities program. For more information, call the Music Department at 805-756-2406.
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Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball Saturday, Mar 1 6:30pm to 10:30pm King David Masonic Lodge San Luis Obispo, CA Bon Temps Creole Cafe and Burning James and the Funky Flames present the second annual Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball at the historic King David Masonic Lodge of San Luis Obispo (859 Marsh Street). Creole vittles, no host bar, colorful revelers and funky good times will be available! Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Doors open at 6:30 Show starts at 7:30 PM. Proceeds will benefit KCBX radio. Laissez Bon Temps Rouller!! Get tickets at www.burningjames.com or from Bon Temps Creole Cafe.
Read more here: http://events.sanluisobispo.com/san_luis_obispo_ca/events/show/369038158-mardi-gras-masquerade-ball#storylink=cpy _______________________________________________________ Cuesta Concert Events:
10th Annual Cuesta Music Faculty Concert!
CPAC Mainstage
San Luis Obispo , CA
Friday Feb 21, 2014
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
Friday, March 7, 7:30 pm
SLO Campus, CPAC Main Stage
Tickets: $30 general,
$25 students/seniors/jazz fed members This is a Grammy-award winning big band you won't want to miss! Ron's been wanting to book them and after checking them out, we can see why. This is one of the top big bands - and most fun - you can find performing today.
31st Annual Cuesta Jazz Ensemble Festival Concert
CPAC Mainstage
San Luis Obispo , CA
Saturday Mar 8, 2014
The Cuesta Jazz Orchestra
CPAC Mainstage
San Luis Obispo , CA
Friday Mar 28, 2014
Tickets for Cuesta events may be found at:
https://www.vendini.com/ticket-software.html?w=f6366e4099c693b21678e91be8773f28&t=tix
Read more here: http://events.sanluisobispo.com/san_luis_obispo_ca/events/show/343740983-new-years-eve-extravaganza#storylink=cpy _______________________________________________________
Swing Nights at D'Anbino's
Friday February 28, 2013 - 7:00 PM until 10:00 PM
D'Anbino's Wine Cellar at 710 Pine St. in Paso Robles opens its doors to Swing dancing on Fridays, February 28, and March 7, 14, 21, 28. The fun starts at 7:00 pm with a lesson in East Coast Swing with Chris & Cammie from Let's Dance. Open dancing afterwards.
www.danbino.com
Location: 710 Pine Street, Paso Robles, CA
Additional Special Shows include:
Royal Garden Swing Orchestra (rgso.net)
February 28, 2014 - 7:30pm until 10:00 pm
$10/$5 Club Members
The Royal Garden Swing Orchestra has a musicality rarely heard today. This nine-piece band sounds bigger than the average big band. Over 200 special arrangements make up their library of tunes from the swing era to modern era. Come enjoy a glass of D’Anbino wine, good food, and dance the night away!
Kaye Bohler Band (www.kayebohler.com) March 1, 2014 - 7:30pm until 10:00 pm
$10/$5 Club Members
With over 20 years of performance experience including: touring Japan with The American Can Can Review, touring the Pacific North West with the band Pele Juju, countless concert, club and festival appearances up and down the California coast this has led Kaye to develop a well-crafted original show of tasty swing and High impact Rhythm and Blues.
Charlie Shoemake Jazz Series - Lanny Morgan
March 2, 2014
Admission $15
Performances are 4:00pm-6:15pm and 7:15pm-8:30pm
Lanny Morgan, one of Americas’ legendary jazz alto saxophonists (and a longtime series favorite) appears today with drummer Darrell Voss and bassist Dylan Johnson.
Counterpoint
March 7, 2014 - 7:30pm until 10:00 pm
$10/$5 Club Members
Counterpoint will perform memorable tunes by artists like Earth, Wind, and Fire, Christopher Cross, Steely Dan, James Taylor, Doobie Brothers, as well as jazz standards from the Great American Songbook. Counterpoint is supported by some of the members of the band Human Nation. The vocalists are: Brett and Julia Mitchell and Steve McAndrew. The band will include Brett Mitchell on piano, Adam Levine on guitar, Bill Wingfield on bass, and Dean Giles on drums.
Sax Appeal
March 8, 2014 - 2:00 until 4:30pm
$5/ Club Members Free
SAX APPEAL is a delightful blend of four saxes with a big band sound. The group performs a variety of big band arrangements and standards. Come enjoy the great music with a glass of our own estate grown wines.
Cow Bop
March 11, 2014 - 7:30pm until 10:00 pm
$10/$5 Club Members
Mix swingin' grooves, thrilling riffs, sweet and hot vocals, western sensibilities and tons of fun and you have only begun to describe Cow Bop. Formed in 2003 by Internationally-acclaimed guitarist Bruce Forman, the cowboy jazz and western bebop band has toured extensively throughout the world, exciting audiences with their unique brand of music.
Jazz on the Vine
March 15, 2014 - 2:00pm until 4:30pm
$10/$5 Club Members
Nine of the finest musicians along the Coast bring trumpet, sax, trombone, guitar, bass and percussion together to perform as Jazz on the Vine. Sentimental style matches the arrangements of contemporary jazz and big band standards
Matthias Clark
March 15, 2014 - 7:30pm until 10:00 pm
$10/$5 Club Members
A tasty fusion of Soul, Rock, Bluegrass and Jazz playing Matthias Songs and more… come sing along with the band! Jericho, Hands Of Time, Super Power Girl, The Love You Need, and some classics we all know. One of our personal friends, Antiye Mensah, an amazing percussion player from Ghana, will be accompanying the band on drums.
Call (805) 227-6800 for more details. Reservations accepted at most shows.
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Pismo Jazz Basin Street Regulars Host the Hot Jazz Society presents Sunday Sessions
Sunday, February 23, 2014 - 11:00am until 4:30pm
Viper Six Band and Dos Pueblos High School Jazz Band
Sunday, March 30, 2014 - 11:00am until 4:30pm
Cell Block 7 Jazz Band and Cabrillo High School Jazz Band
Sunday sessions begin at 11:00 am and end at 4:30 pm. The featured band plays two sets, 1:00 to 2:15 pm and 3:15 to 4:30 pm. The Intermission Band plays from 2:15 to 3:15 pm with time out for raffle drawings and club announcements. We start with three jam sub-sets from 11:00 am to 12:50 pm. For more information call: 805-481-7840 or 805-937-8402.
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Santa Barbara Jazz Society presents the Yankee Wailers
Sunday, March 30, 2014
1:00 PM until 4:00 PM
SOHO The good ole’ days are back and so the Santa Barbara Jazz Society presents the Yankee Wailers, a traditional jazz band that plays all the swinging songs from the 20s to the 40s in a foot stomping happy style. Wally Holmes, the leader ran the Sweet and Hot Jazz Festival in LA for years. The other members have been playing on all of the hit TV shows for just as long. We won’t blame you if you can’t help dancing to their good time music.
The concert is on Sunday, March 30 from 1 to 4pm at SOhO. Admission is $15 for Jazz Society members, $25 for non-members, and $7 for professional musicians and full-time students. There are no reservations. Tickets are sold ONLY at the door and doors open at 12:30
Complete details and calendar at: http://www.sbjazz.org/
_______________________________________________________ Sunday, March 9th, 2014 Steynberg Gallery Sunday, March 9, 2014 - 4:00PM
Youth Jazz Scholarship The SLO County Jazz Federation proudly presents its annual Young Jazz Scholarship Concert on Sunday March 9 at 4:00pm --Steynberg Gallery/ 1531 Monterey St./ SLO.
This concert showcases 3 of the finest young local jazz musicians--Vito DiNovi (guitar) from Cal Poly; Sean Collins (drums) and Katie Hilt (vocals) both from Cuesta. They'll be backed by an excellent rhythm section.
Free (although donations are welcomed at the door).
Sponsored by the Matt Taylor Memorial Scholarship Trust.
More information at 546-3733.
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JAZZ JAM at LINNEA'S COFFEE HOUSE:
2nd and 4th Thursdays, Monthly from 8PM- 10PM
Linneas, 1110 Garden St., San Luis Obispo, CA
Cuesta College Jazz and the SLO Jazz Federation also promote a jam happening at Linnea's on Thursdays from 8PM - 10PM. Last we heard, James Gallardo, bassist, was anchoring the rhythm section. The next one is THURSDAY, February 27, 2014.
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BLUES SOCIETY:
Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 8PM
John Nemeth with Junior Watson
Opener: Big Daddy's Blues Band
Shows are located at the SLO Vets Hall on 801 Grand Avenue in San Luis Obispo. Members $17, General Admission is $20. This show is 21 and over. We encourage membership in the SLO Blues Society.
Learn more about the SLO Blues Society at: http://www.sloblues.org/
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Join the JAZZ CRAWL!
If you're friends with night club, art cafe, restaurant, and other venue owners encourage them to have LIVE JAZZ - duos, solo pianists, trios, quartets. We're working to create a "Jazz Crawl" the week of Jazz Festival - May 10 - May 18, 2014. More details coming soon. Contact SLO Jazz Festival at info @ slojazzfest . org (without spaces) to suggest a venue.
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Other happenings around the county include:
Sea Venture: Live Jazz every Wednesday night from 6P - 9PM. Last we saw, they were alternating between Dylan Johnson Quartet and Three Martini Lunch. (If you swing by, put a bug in their ear to update their blog!). Bon Temps Creole Café
Bon Temps Creole Café. There's always live music at Bon Temps Creole Café (1000 Olive, SLO, 544-2100) on Wednesday and Thursday nights at 6:30pm. Valerie Johnson and Al B. Blue perform the 1st and 3rd Wednesday, Billy & Charlie Foppiano and Friends appear the 2nd and 4th. The Red Skunk Jipzee Swing Band or Valerie Johnson & her King Bees performs on Thursdays.
Shell Café
The Blues Masters Jam is now at the Shell Café (1351 Price St., Pismo Beach, 773-8300) every Wednesday from 6:30 - 9:30pm. Your host is Craig Louis Dingman, aka "Big Daddy" of Code Blues, with Gary Steinman on bass and Daryl Vandruff on drums. Jammers are welcome; come early to assure a spot in the lineup; and bring your own axe and drumsticks. Music lovers bring your dancing shoes and appetite.
Shell Café
Blues and Funk Jam at the Shell Café (1351 Price Street, Pismo Beach) every Sunday from 4 - 7pm. James Scoolis, aka Burning James, hosts the jam session.
Also, please make sure to post your events at the KCBX Event calendar:
https://www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=KCBX
Did we miss anything? Please let us know!
Also, we'd like to thank KCBX FM for their dedication to jazz music on the Central Coast!
Find them at: 90.1 San Luis Obispo | 89.5 Santa Barbara | 91.7 Paso Robles to Salinas
90.9 Santa Ynez, Avila Beach, Cambria | 91.1 Cayucos | 95.1 Lompoc
For our part, our organization is busy planning events for the 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLO Jazz Festival, May 17, 2014, in Mission de Tolosa Plaza in San Luis Obispo, CA, Presented by Alfano Motorcars and featuring PONCHO SANCHEZ AND HIS LATIN JAZZ BAND. We're offering memberships - as well as VIP opportunities, and sponsorships to the jazz festival.
Make sure to involve your organization and/or become a member and help bring fine events like this to San Luis Obispo.
The full line-up will be announced soon for the jazz festival.
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See you at the Last Sunday's Jazz Jam!
SLO Jazz Festival team
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