Archive for June, 2004
Tony Austin on Drums
by jazzcat on Jun.29, 2004, under Uncategorized
Leave a Comment :Jazz at the Cat Club! more...Raya Yarborough
by jazzcat on Jun.29, 2004, under Uncategorized
Leave a Comment :Jazz at the Cat Club! more...Lorca Hart on Drums
by jazzcat on Jun.29, 2004, under Uncategorized
Leave a Comment :Jazz at the Cat Club! more...Michael Bluestein
by jazzcat on Jun.29, 2004, under Uncategorized
Leave a Comment :Jazz at the Cat Club! more...Zane Musa
by jazzcat on Jun.29, 2004, under Uncategorized
Leave a Comment :Jazz at the Cat Club! more...Ted Falcon on Violin and keys
by jazzcat on Jun.29, 2004, under Uncategorized
Leave a Comment :Jazz at the Cat Club! more...Leanne Wright from San Diego
by jazzcat on Jun.29, 2004, under Uncategorized
Leave a Comment :Jazz at the Cat Club! more...Ryan Cross on the Bow
by jazzcat on Jun.29, 2004, under Uncategorized
Leave a Comment :Jazz at the Cat Club! more...The Cat Club
by jazzcat on Jun.29, 2004, under News
Why do they call it the Cat Club? Because of the Cats man!
And on its first night for jazz, Ryan Cross brought out a number of LA's
local jazz talent and put on quite a show!
The Cat Club has been in existence for quite sometime, usually hosting a variety
of Rock and Roll performances. It is a nice cozy intimate environment and just
the right place for late night jazz on Monday nights. This jazz jam session might
just put it on LA's jazz map!
Everyone in the house had talent. Players like Ryan Cross, who ran the session,
Lorca Hart, Michael Bluestein, Ted Falcon, Tony Austin, Zane Musa, Raya
Yarbrough (Click on picture above for video) and Derrick Finch were just a few of cats holdin' down the place.
Ryan is looking forward to making it an every Monday night jazz hang. For now,
it was just one great night of improvisational music. The Cat Club is located
on the Sunset Strip right next to the Whiskey a-go-go club. So, if you gots
skills, come on out and play or if you just want to be a part of a low
key, high energy kick ass jazz jam, contact Ryan Cross for the next Monday night
jazz jam at the Cat Club.
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Jimmy Cobb's Mob at the Bakery!
by jazzcat on Jun.27, 2004, under News
Cobb’s Mob
The hit begins. Peter
Bernstein is the Mob Boss and he starts out killin’. Sounding so
brilliantly bright and swinging the melody like a Las Vegas
gambler! The tune is Mr. Kenyatta, a Lee Morgan composition that Peter
has recorded before on of his tremendous dates for Criss Cross Jazz.
Jimmy is all over the time laying down so many rhythmic textures. A
lovely way to start yet another incredible evening of great jazz music.
Speaking of the word
great, name some of them and look who was right there on the drums.
Cannonball Adderley, Sarah Vaughan, Wynton Kelly, I mean just look at
his hat and everything speaks for itself. Jeff Hamilton was up in the
balcony checking out the show with his wife. I know the look of a happy
man and Jeff was digging it. He said it was too hot and he went down to
move closer to the action. If you ask me, all of the heat was coming
from the stage. Jimmy’s suspenders may have been holding him up but, he
was certainly holding it down!
The solo performances
were outstanding in tonight’s show. Richard Wyands, who by the way has
some precious gems on Criss Cross as well, and John Webber were right
in the timekeeper’s pocket. Peter out front plays so clean and with
such precision, I relished on every note.
Jimmy makes it look
so easy and simple to do. He is a fine tuned, well oiled piece of
machinery, a master of time. He is like fine Japanese cuisine, clean,
healthy, with a taste that sounds so delicious!
The ballads are
beautiful and the melodies are hard driving. Jimmy is the last
surviving member of the Kind of Blue sessions. Talk about being the
pulse of JAZZ music. Cobb’s Mob puts together the best of the past with
the best of the present and creates a dynamic future and creative
longevity for the music!
LeRoy Downs