RAMONA–Sara Petite and a variety of exceptional music artists will rock Dos Picos County Park during the sixth annual Ramona Music Fest on April 27. The event will feature headlining acts, well-established performers and exciting local talent. This is the kick-off event for the Nine Days of Music in Ramona ending with the Ramona Bluegrass [...]
Lincoln Trio Debuts At California Center For The Arts
March 8, 2013 By
ESCONDIDO–The California Center for the Arts, Escondido will present a concert by Chicago ensemble, The Lincoln Trio, as part of their Intimate Classics series. The celebrated ensemble-in-residence at the Music Institute of Chicago – comprised of Desirée Ruhstrat, violin, David Cunliffe, cello and Marta Aznavoorian, piano – has been described as “sensational… bewitching.” It has [...]
Center Chorale Teams Up With Local Colleges For Spring Concert
March 5, 2013 By
ESCONDIDO–The California Center for the Arts, Escondido kicks off the spring season with a performance of the Fauré Requiem by The Center Chorale, The Center’s 47-voice adult ensemble. Performing with them is the Palomar Chorale and Chamber Singers and the Mira Costa College Masterworks Chorale on Sunday, March 24 at 3:00 pm in the Concert [...]
35th Annual Playboy Jazz Festival Will Feature Captivating Performances, Extraordinary Music from Jazz, Blues and R&B Giants
March 2, 2013 By
By Danny R. Johnson LOS ANGELES – The 35th Annual Playboy Jazz Festival, which opens June 15-16, 2013, at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, will represent all sorts of big-time entertainment — ethnic music, jazz, R&B, gospel, and blues. Hugh Hefner, executive producer of this year’s festival as well as the past festivals from [...]
Carlsbad Library To Host Free Concert
February 23, 2013 By
CARLSBAD–Georgina Cole Library will host a special performance of Taryn Donath Duo on March 10. Taryn Donath Duo features Carlsbad-native Donath on keyboards and Marcus Bashoreon drums, performing a spontaneous and eclectic mix of funk, soul, swing, blues, Latin jazz and their own style of “beatnik blues.” Performing in clubs and festivals across Southern California [...]
Guitarist Kevin Eubanks ‘The Messenger’ CD Is Loaded With Extraordinary Soulful, Earthy, And Funky Energetic Music
February 17, 2013 By
By Danny Johnson LOS ANGELES – Kevin Eubanks’ February 19, 2013 debut of his second CD on the Mack Avenue label titled, The Messenger, will have worldwide audiences in literal astonishment of his unique guitar playing technique approach. The 11-tracks on this CD has a tone that sings, and Eubanks’ phrasing avoids cliché no matter [...]
Saxophonist Tim Green’s ‘Songs From This Season’ Album Delights With Echoes of Jazz Masters And Inspiring Originality, Bravura, and Swing
February 11, 2013 By
By Danny R. Johnson NEW YORK, NY – The great saxophonist Benny Carter made a statement in 1983 that went something like this: “We all had our mentors. From whom did [Coleman] Hawkins copy? I don’t think he followed anybody. He was a creator. He led.” The young, vivacious and talented saxophonist, musician, composer and [...]
GRAMMY® Foundation’s ‘Play It Forward: A Celebration Of Music’s Evolution And Influencers’ Event Jubilantly Celebrated American Cultural Arts
February 9, 2013 By
By Danny R. Johnson HOLLYWOOD – The President/CEO of The Recording Academy and GRAMMY® Foundation, Neil Portnow, and GRAMMY® Foundation Vice President Scott Goldman, welcomed an enthusiastic and lively standing-room only audience to the February 7, 2013 star-studded GRAMMY® Foundation’s 15th Annual Music Preservation Project, Play It Forward: A Celebration of Music’s Evolution and Influencers event at [...]
GRAMMY Winner Patti Page’s Family Will Accept Her ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ Posthumously At 55th GRAMMY Awards Show
February 5, 2013 By
By Danny R. Johnson SAN DIEGO – When GRAMMY® Award-winning vocalist Ms. Patti Page was laid to rest in San Diego, California on January 9, 2013, at the age of 85, friends and family members stated prior to the decline of her health, that she was looking forward to accepting her Lifetime Achievement GRAMMY® Award [...]
Bruno Mars, Rihanna, And Sting To Join Together For Special Performance At Grammy Awards
February 4, 2013 By
SANTA MONICA–Nominees Bruno Mars and Rihanna, as well as 16-time Grammy winner Sting, will join together for a special performance, and current nominee Kelly Clarkson is set to perform on the 55th annual Grammy Awards telecast. Sixteen-time Grammy winner and current nominee Beyoncé, current nominee Hunter Hayes, singer/actor Jennifer Lopez, actor Pauley Perrette, and seven-time Grammy winner Prince will appear as presenters. Two-time Grammy winner Clarkson has three nominations: Record [...]
