Los Angeles Guitar Quartet – Classically Groovy in CDs
Late note: Helios Quartet to perform at Sundays Live this Sunday, Aug. 1. Details at end of review. BP REVIEW… I have always been a purist about my CDs—only hearing one album at a time. But, a friend of mine insisted that I would enjoy a multiple disc player to hear various tracks of changing [...]
Bass-ically Kristin Korb at Descanso Gardens July 29
The eight week Summer Jazz Series at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge continues Thursday, July 29 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. with bassist Kristin Korb playing the big acoustic bass and singing “California cool” jazz. The Telarc recording star is a premier singer with a deep sense of swing. Korb will be accompanied at [...]
Pasadena’s Levitt Pavilion This Week
Levitt Pavilion offers concerts Wednesday through Sunday at Pasadena’s Memorial Park, corner of Raymond Ave. and Walnut St., in Old Pasadena. Free. July 29 – Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses July 30 – Non Stop Bhangra July 31 – Maleco Collective Aug 1 – Jazz Mafia’s Realistic Orchestra
Pflueger, Prado to Conduct Orchestra at Levitt Pavilion July 27
The Pasadena Summer Youth Chamber Orchestra will perform at Levitt Pavilion, Memorial Park, in Pasadena at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 27 in a program of the music of Bernard Herrmann, J.S. Bach, Karl Jenkins, William Grant Still, and Benjamin Britten. Founder-manager of the PSYCO, Roberta Wilcox, has enlisted the talents of two local music educators [...]
Arcadia Concert in the Park–July 29
July 29—Caribbean-Calypso music by Upstream. Founded in 1989 in Trinidad and Tobago to bring Soca music to America and to keep the sound alive that was invented by Ras Shorty I (Garflield Blackman). Upstream is headed by Blackman’s two sons Haile on vocals, guitar and drums, and Johnny also on drums. Soca music is a [...]
Sierra Madre Community Concert Aug. 1
Aug. 1—Elvis!, embodied by Harry Shahoian, probably the most popular act of all our local summer concerts in the park, returns to his hometown, Sierra Madre, for his 7th appearance. Shahoian’s act has been a hit since he started in Las Vegas in 2000. Our “Elvis” leaves immediately following the Concert in the Park to [...]
Monrovia Concert at Library Park Aug 1
Aug. 1—The Answer, no question about it, performs with guitarists Dave Slater and Van Mosely and drummer Kevin Brown with Classic Rock. The concert is sponsored by Donna Baker and Jodi Breneman of Dickson Podley Realtors. VIP sponsor is Monrovia Memorial Hospital. Monrovia Summer Concerts are held Sundays in Library Park at 7:00 p.m. Sundays. [...]
Temple City Concert in the Park – Aug 4
Aug. 4—The Wiseguys, From Swing to Swank: Sinatra, Darin, Peggy Lee and more. “The Best is Yet to Come” – one of their best numbers for this Big-band swing band. Music starts at 7:00 p.m. but the fun starts at 6:15 p.m. with Shape-Up TC, 50/50 raffles and of course your neighbors. Bring your lawn [...]
Music Revue at Sierra Madre Playhouse July 25
A musical revue is booked into the Sierra Madre Playhouse for a one-night performance by a group called Standard Men. The Standard Men will appear with The Singing Ladies to reprise some of Broadway’s biggest hits. The music begins at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, July 25. Standard Men has been around awhile presenting its revues of [...]
Jazz Highlights SGV July Summer Concerts
Jazz is everywhere the month of July in the San Gabriel Valley. The Summer Jazz Series at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge, the Playhouse District in Pasadena and Arcadia’s Arcadia Blues Club are only a tip of the musically cool iceberg. Descanso Summer Jazz Series July 22 – Kenny Sara and The Bourbon Street [...]
