Monday, August 06, 2007

Uncle Karl Marx Needs YOU!

It's August (again) and the jazz choices in LA are still bountiful. I have been meaning to write a lenghty set of picks for the month, but it's 5pm on a Monday and I'm DYING to get outside for a walk! So, I'm challenging you, gentle readers, to exercise your first amendment right to free speech and embrace Marxism at the same time. Oooh, a conundrum. Plus I'm really thinking socialism but why split hairs?

Anyway, with my apologies for the rambly rant, here's what I'm hoping you'll do: Please post a comment to this blog entry if you hear of or are performing in a Southern California show in August that you think people really oughta get out and hear. I'm going to drop a few names but will leave it up to you to fill in the blanks - these are just a few artists who will be out and about in August.

Katie Thiroux
Graham Dechter
Dave Ameele
George Kahn
Evan Stone
Tony Inzalaco

Once the comments are populated, I'll send another email to my mailing list to remind them to check out the shows.

In other news, I received a flyer for the Winard Harper Sextet in Long Beach on August 26 from a new friend and am definitely planning to go to this event!! If you'd like the information please do let me know and I'll forward a flyer.

I'm looking forward to seeing how this political experiment goes - and if my walk is sufficiently energizing, I may come back and fill in the blanks myself, plus update you on some shows I've seen recently...

Enjoy the music,

Pam

1 Comments:

At 10:42 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Wanted you Howell followers to know about John Beasley's August schedule...JOHN BEASLEY

August

9 Bob Sheppard Quartet

Featuring: John Beasley (p), Jeff D'Angelo (b), Matt Gordy (d)

Spazio – Jazz Spot
14755 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks
(818) 728-8400
No Cover Charge
Music: 7:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.
http://www.spazio.la/cgi-bin/calendar/calendar.cgi


11 Lee Ritenour Band
featuring John Beasley, Alex Acuna, and Brian Bromberg

Anthology
1337 India Street (btw A and Ash), San Diego, CA

619.595.0300.
Music – Two sets: 7:30pm & 9:30pm.
Cost: $20 food & beverage minimum on the main floor and mezzanine.
http://www.anthologysd.com/

12 Dwight Tribble Band
World Stage Jazz Festival
Dwight Tribble – Vocal, Azar Lawrence – Tenor, Karen Briggs - Violin and John Beasley - piano
Taumbu - Afro-Latin Jazz

Leimert Park Village – 43rd St. and SE corner Degnan Blvd. (Parking Lot)

1 block east of Crenshaw Boulevard and 1 block north of Vernon Avenue
Los Angeles, CA - 323 290 6566

No Cover Charge
Music: Noon-7pm


12 Bob Sheppard Quartet

Featuring: John Beasley (p), Jeff D'Angelo (b), Matt Gordy (d)

Baked Potato
3787 Cahuenga Blvd, Studio City, CA (818) 980-1615
Cover Charge: call or visit website

Music: 9:30pm and 11:30pm
www.thebakedpotato.com

19 Grammy Winner, Brian Lynch

Quail Botanical Gardens
230 Quail Gardens Drive Encinitas, CA 92024

760/436-3036 ext. 206
Music begins: 5:45 pm on Lawn
Cost: $18 for members; $20 for non-members.
http://www.qbgardens.org



27 Cross Hart Jazz with John Beasley

Hotel Angeleno
170 N Church LN, Los Angeles
(310) 476-3701
No Cover charge
Music: 7:30-midnight
www.hotelangeleno.com/

Fascinating 360deg view of the freeways. Don't park in hotel lot ($20). Try street parking. Swanky spot with good food.

 

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