The Modesto Briseno Septet, with Kenny Washington on vocals and featured guest, vibraphonist Christian Tamburr.

The Briseno Septet plays swinging, driving, listenable jazz classics from the 50's and 60's. Critic Andrew Gilbert wrote of Washington, after a week at Lincoln Center Dizzy's in NYC, "he walked away with the audience in his pocket." Tamburr is a young vibes master who has played with countless jazz greats and at festivals in the US, Europe and Japan. A great afternoon is in store.

Senzala Restaurant • 250 E. Java Dr., Sunnyvale
$12 at the door. Bar food and drink available.
To ensure priority seating, contact Jazzbo7@webtv.net or call 408/257-4584.

2nd Annual JAZZ FEST Bay Area Jazz Musicians' Self-Help Healthcare Fundraiser, headed by trumpeter Eddie Gale, San Jose's Ambassador of Jazz.

 

Jazz Fest will be held on Friday, April 23 and Saturday April 24, 2010.

Piano News from Japan
 
"Yamaha and Kawai have recalled 20,000 pianos due to a problem with the pedal sticking, causing pianists to play faster than they normally would, resulting in a dangerous number of accidentals.

The sticky pedal also makes it harder for pianists to come to a full stop at the end of a piece, making it extremely risky for audiences. 

Although there have been a tremendous number of accidentals, fortunately it has so far caused no deafs.

American Legion Dinner Dance

Date: March 19th  (Friday)

What better way to spend a Friday, end-of-the-work week, evening? A delicious, inexpensive dinner and dancing to the 17-piece Swing Solution big band. Drinks are available at the bar.

Time: Dancing:  7 to 9:30 p.m

 

A play about Fats Waller starts this Saturday at the Rep. There is a special discount on tickets available for San Jose Jazz members (become a member) - see details below.

Event: John Worley and Oscar Pangilinan Quintet Jazz Jam featuring special guests Rick Vandivier and Wally Schnalle
What: Jam Session
Start Time: March 9 at 7:30pm
End Time: March 9 at 10:30pm
Where: Senzala Restaurant

Jam entry fee is a flat $5, for musicians sitting in. Friends, audience members, pets...$5 w/dinner....$10 w/o dinner. San Jose Jazz members, seniors and under 21 years old $2 off dinner and w/o dinner.

Location: Senzala Restaurant, 250 E. Java Drive, Sunnyvale, CA
Time: 7:30-10:30p

Also, please please please continue to spread the word on this jam session. With your continued support, we can keep pushing to keep the jazz scene alive and well here in the Bay Area.

A Special Night at the California Theatre with ‘Mass in Blue', an Unusual Choral Jazz Composition

 

If you are up for something a little different, join Symphony Silicon Valley Chorale on March 19 for Will Todd's Mass in Blue, an upbeat setting of the Latin mass composed in the jazz and blues idioms. Written in 2003 for choir, soprano solo and jazz instrumentation, the work is a brilliant blend of driving rhythms, rich tonal colors, bluesy harmonies and soaring vocal lines. Critics have described the piece as "inventive" and "electrifying."