Will be in LA

[JazzAt52ndStreet]

I will be in LA for the next five days, what should i check out? Any concerts going on I should go see? I plan on going to the Baked Potato to check out Virgil Donati's band.

[Valerie]

Originally Posted by JazzAt52ndStreet

I will be in LA for the next five days, what should i check out? Any concerts going on I should go see? I plan on going to the Baked Potato to check out Virgil Donati's band.

if you get ahold of today's entertainment section of the l.a. times, it lists almost all the jazz happenings for the next week, but off the top of my head:

kenny burrell is at catalina's with tom ranier, sherman ferguson and herman riley;

a tribute to harold land in leimert park on sunday (12N-7pm) with sandy graham, the gerald wilson big band, justo almario's group, harold land jr.'s group and many other excellent musicians;

red holloway is playing tonight, i think, at one of the hotels at the airport at 6pm - maybe it's the westin.

i'll post more when my memory gets refreshed. enjoy whatever you do.

[RainyDay]

Originally Posted by Valerie

if you get ahold of today's entertainment section of the l.a. times, it lists almost all the jazz happenings for the next week, but off the top of my head:

kenny burrell is at catalina's with tom ranier, sherman ferguson and herman riley;

a tribute to harold land in leimert park on sunday (12N-7pm) with sandy graham, the gerald wilson big band, justo almario's group, harold land jr.'s group and many other excellent musicians;

red holloway is playing tonight, i think, at one of the hotels at the airport at 6pm - maybe it's the westin.

i'll post more when my memory gets refreshed. enjoy whatever you do.

Is there an online source for jazz events in LA? Whenever I come down there, I can never figure out what's going on in advance besides the Jazz Bakery and Catalina's. Thanks.

[Valerie]

Originally Posted by RainyDay

Is there an online source for jazz events in LA? Whenever I come down there, I can never figure out what's going on in advance besides the Jazz Bakery and Catalina's. Thanks.

you can use the kkjz website which has a monthly calendar which is now taking the place of their jazz hotline event calendar.

[RainyDay]

Originally Posted by Valerie

you can use the kkjz website which has a monthly calendar which is now taking the place of their jazz hotline event calendar.

Thanks.

[Valerie]

Originally Posted by RainyDay

Is there an online source for jazz events in LA? Whenever I come down there, I can never figure out what's going on in advance besides the Jazz Bakery and Catalina's. Thanks.

may i suggest, ms. rainy, that the next time you come down here, let me know and maybe we can get to some happening jazz gigs together?!?!

[RainyDay]

Originally Posted by Valerie

may i suggest, ms. rainy, that the next time you come down here, let me know and maybe we can get to some happening jazz gigs together?!?!

Sure. The thing is, I'm in and out of there pretty fast and it's usually for a special event like a holiday or like the graduation last May. I'm going to try to get down again before the end of the year so I'll let you know.

[Valerie]

wish i knew what kind of events you were interested in aside from jazz as there's lots happening around here between now and monday - even a tofu festival - lol!! but here's a few more jazz happenings aside from the ones i posted above:

tonight (friday):
karrin allyson - steamers in fullerton
justo almario w/john heard trio - charlie o's, van nuys
ray barretto w/hmi latin big band - calif. plaza, downtown l.a.
alan broadbent - paseo colorado, pasadena 6pm
pete christlieb, andy martin & john hammond trio - back room at henri's, canoga park
susie hansen latin jazz band - radisson hotel, whittier 6:30pm
long beach jazz festival (mostly smooth jazz - fri. thru sun.)
tony bennett - greek theatre

saturday:
alan broadbent, putter smith & kendall kay - jazz bakery
bobby mcferrin - royce hall, ucla
new york voices - burton chace park, marina del rey, 7pm - free
jack sheldon's quartet - steamers, fullerton

sunday:
doug macdonald quartet w/ross tompkins - spazio, sherman oaks
bobby white quintet - lighthouse cafe, hermosa beach - 11am

this is just a smattering but i hope it helps.

[Valerie]

Originally Posted by RainyDay

Sure. The thing is, I'm in and out of there pretty fast and it's usually for a special event like a holiday or like the graduation last May. I'm going to try to get down again before the end of the year so I'll let you know.

cool.