The Jazz Blog

San Jose Jazz winter series - 9 'special' Sunday shows at the Improv

By Richard Scheinin

When Geoff Roach began mulling over possibilities for this year's Winter Jazz Series in downtown San Jose, he found himself thinking about jazz clubs versus jazz concerts. Fans always enjoy heading to a club - Yoshi's in Oakland or San Francisco, the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, among others - to see a top band refining its repertoire and concept before moving on to the next club.

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Announcing Third Annual Silicon Valley Composer Showcase, March 14, 2010

Calling all local composers! Here is a chance to get your music heard. At our 2010 Winter Series, the Full Spectrum Jazz big band will play compositions by local composers. For the last two years, this competition produced some of the most exciting music heard at the series.

 

Here is how to get your music heard. Submit no

You're Invited to hear the

College of San Mateo Monday Night Big Band

Oak City Bar and Grill
1029 El Camino Real, Menlo Park

http://www.oakcitybarandgrill.com 

Monday, June 29 8:00-10:00 PM
No Cover, Minors welcome!

We hope to see you there!

Band Lineup:
Saxes-Tim Devine, Howard Cespedes, Dan Dierkes, Alex Murzyn, Norm Dutton
Trombones - Brad Martens, Nathan Sweatt, Kevin Gallagher, Rich Lee
Trumpets -

May 28, 2009 

By Andrew Gilbert, for the Mercury News

"Like many young guitarists, Hristo Vitchev nursed rock star dreams, but on his winding musical journey he found himself seduced by jazz's enigmatic harmonies and crystalline textures.

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JAZZ HERITAGE CENTER TO UNVEIL GROUNDBREAKING EXHIBIT
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JAM SESSIONS: AMERICA'S JAZZ AMBASSADORS EMBRACE THE WORLD
MAKES ONLY WEST COAST SHOWING
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Performances by the Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet, from the University of Pacific in Stockton, panels and celebration to kick off exhibit on May 17
Title: Jazz Ambassadors Up Close!

 

Where: The Jazz Heritage Center's Lush Life Gallery, at 1320 Fillmore

VOCALIST JENNIFER BARNES TO HEADLINE 28TH ANNUAL PATNOE JAZZ FESTIVAL

De Anza College's 28th Annual Herb Patnoe Memorial Jazz Festival will feature one of the rising young stars on the jazz horizon, vocalist Jennifer Barnes. The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 15 at De Anza College's brand new Visual and Performing Arts Center Theater, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd. in

The Full Spectrum Jazz Big Band will be providing a free concert this coming Thursday, May 07th, 2009.

We'll be serving up contemporary & Latin infused charts as well as some traditional works. We'll also have Duane Lawrence joining us for some vocal arrangements.

Come on down and enjoy the concert!

Thursday, May 07th, 2009.
7:30 - 10:00 PM

Los Gatos Lodge
50 Los Gatos/Saratoga Road
Los Gatos, CA 95032

The final West Valley College jazz concert of the school year, featuring the WVC Jazz Band, Gus Kambeitz director, performing works by Don Ellis, Sammy Nestico, Monk and more!

WVC JAZZ Choir, Robert Cornejo, director Zawinul, Gershwin and more

Saturday, May 9th
WVC Theater - 8pm
$10

As always there are sure to be some surprises and some excellent music to be heard!

for information - call 741-2460

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Contact: Ramon Johnson, Director, San Jose Blues Week
Tel: (408) 275-6524
Fax: (408) 924-4574
email: ramonjohnson@yahoo.com
cheframon@ksjs.org
www.ksjs.org
www.fountainbluesfestival.com

 

The Derek Truck Bands and Tommy Castro with Chris Cain Rock San Jose Blues Week

Prodigal Son John Wedemeyer Returns for Chef Ramon's Talking Blues

 

San Jose, Ca-Monday, May 4th

When Charlie Parker should have been playing the Say When Club, he was hanging out at the Black Hawk jamming as were Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, John Coltrane and Dizzy Gillespie.  The stories the walls of the Black Hawk
could tell: especially the one about the launch of Johnny Mathis, San Francisco's home town boy who made very good.  To celebrate this incredibly rich and storied jazz history, the