Coming, Wednesday, January 15, 2020. Larry Dunlap Trio, with Larry Dunlap on piano, John Wiitala on bass, Leon Joyce Jr., on drums, and Jamie Davis, guest vocalist. Sure to be a good one. Jazz at Dante. Tickets now on sale. ... See MoreSee Less
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And closing the night, The Carlos McCoy High Energy High Octane Latin Jazz Band. ... See MoreSee Less
...and closing the SJC 3rd Birthday Bash was Carlos McCoy's High Octane Latin Jazz Band with Mario Bonilla (t); Abel Figueroa (Tnb); Doug Matson (p); Kerry Kashiwagi (b); Eddie Diaz (Timbales), Harold Muniz (congas), and Guest vocalist Barbara Kelbo. Okay, until next year, keep it straight ahead! ... See MoreSee Less
Third band up to the swing at SJC Birthday Bash was Joe Gilman Quartet. With Rick Lotter on drums, Buca Necak on bass, Steve Homan on guitar, and Joe Gilman on piano . ... See MoreSee Less
Next up for the SJC Birthday Bash was Darius Babazadeh Quintet. With Robbie Kwock (so great to see you, Robbie), Scott Collard (p), Gerry Pineda (b); Jeff Minnieweather (d), and Darius on tenor. ... See MoreSee Less
The first band up performing at the SJC Birthday Bash was Aaron Gayden Band. With Krista Sturgis (p&v) (lovely vocal rendition of Cry Me a River by Krista); Alvin Henry (d); Dave Johnson (t); Mark Wheeler (alto); Michael Gregory (g); Aaron Gayden (b & v), and special guest vocalist Stacy Carter, delivering a lovely Bossa version of When Sunny Gets Blue. ... See MoreSee Less
This is how it all began on Sunday, Sept 8th, SJC Birthday Bash - Dante Club. If any of you knows someone in a photo that we have not identified, please let us know or tag them. ... See MoreSee Less
Shanna Carlson swinging for attendees as they came to the SJC 3rd Birthday Bash, Sunday, September 8, 2019 at the Dante Club. ... See MoreSee Less
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Question: What do Duke Ellington, George and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer, Richard Rodgers, Harry Warren, Eubie Blake, Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn, Hoagy Carmichael, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green have in common?
Answer: They all created songs for Broadway theatre, music theatre, and Hollywood musical film from 1920, celebrating 100 years in what is known today as American Standards. Songs that jazz musicians and a wide variety of singers still perform; songs that have stood the test of time of never going out of style. Join us on Wednesday, September 18th when the Ann & Steve Roach Quintet celebrates 100 years of the Great American Songbook. Featurig Ann Roach, vocals; Steve Roach, trumpet; Craig Faniani, piano; Rick Lotter, drums, and Matt Robinson, bass. These ticket sales are moving fast.
www.eventbrite.com/e/steve-ann-roach-quintet-celebrating-100-years-of-the-great-american-songbook... ... See MoreSee Less
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SJC 2019 Birthday Memories ... See MoreSee Less
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