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INFORMATION, CALL:

310-271-9039

 

The JAZZ BAKERY is

Located at:

3233 HELMS AVE

LA, CA 90034

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MAY 14 - 17:

 

conguero

FRANCISCO

AGUABELLA

AFRO-CUBAN LATIN

JAZZ SEPTET

 

 

 

 

with

JORGE CARBONELL

drums

JONATHON PINTOFF

bass

BENN CLATWORTHY

sax

ISAAC SMITH

trombone

WINSTON BYRD

trumpet

&

ANDREW GOODLOE

piano

 

Esteemed conguero Aguabella (Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra, Santana) brings his blazing Afro-Cuban band to the Bakery for four nights of utterly infectious percussion madness! Don't miss your chance to see this polyrhythmic master, whom Dizzy Gillespie called "The John Coltrane of the conga drums"!

 

Two shows nightly: 8 PM & 9:30 PM

Tickets: $30

(1/2 price for students 21 and under)

 

 

 

4 PM

MAY 18:

 

vocalist

JULES DAY

 

BENEFIT FOR

MUCH LOVE

ANIMAL RESCUE !!

 

 

 

 

 

Tickets: $25

(1/2 price for students 21 and under)

 

 

 

 

MAY 20:

 

singer

KEITH ENGLAND

 

 

 

 

with

MIKE MELVOIN

piano

TONY DUMAS

bass

RALPH PENLAND

drums

&

Special Guest: PETE CHRISTLIEB

tenor sax

 

Two shows: 8 PM & 9:30 PM

Tickets: $25

(1/2 price for students 21 and under)

 

 

 

MAY 21 - 24:

 

organist

JOEY DeFRANCESCO

TRIO

 

 

 

 

 

with

BYRON LANDHAM

drums

&

PAT BIANCHI

piano/keys

plus

COLLEEN McNABB

guest vocalist

 

“The baddest B-3 burner in the business” and five-time-straight winner of the DownBeat Critics Poll, Hammond man Joey DeFrancesco’s pumped the organ pedals for everyone from Miles Davis to John McLaughlin. Get your groove on with a peerless player who injects high-test excitement into every tune!

 

Two shows nightly: 8 PM & 9:30 PM

Tickets: $30

(1/2 price for students 21 and under)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAY 25:

 

Polish pianist

MARCIN WASILEWSKI

TRIO

 

with

SLAWOMIR KURKIEWICZ

bass

MICHAL MISKIEWICZ

drums

 

(all players also in the Tomasz Stanko Quartet)

 

Two shows: 8 PM & 9:30 PM

Tickets: $25

(1/2 price for students 21 and under)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAY 26:

 

guitarist

BRUCE FORMAN'S COWBOP

JAZZ OUT WEST

 

Cow Bop, a western bebop band led by guitarist Bruce Forman is culminating their Route 66 tour with a celebration at The Jazz Bakery. The tour is also a fundraiser for JazzMasters Workshop, which provides music-mentoring programs for students across the country. You can follow their two-week long odyssey at: www.wayoutwestmusic.com or find out more about the program at: www.jazzmastersworkshop.org
Expect some special guests...Wahoo!!

 

Two shows: 8 PM & 9:30 PM

Tickets: $25

(1/2 price for students 21 and under)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAY 28 - 31:

 

vibraphonist

STEVE NELSON

QUINTET

feat.

MULGREW MILLER

 

 

 

 

with

JOHN CLAYTON

bass

KAMASI WASHINGTON

sax

&

KARRIEM RIGGINS

drums

 

Primo post-bop vibist and composer NELSON leads an absolutely monster group, with brilliant bassist JOHN CLAYTON, saxophonist KAMASI WASHINGTON, and drummer KARRIEM RIGGINS.

 

Two shows nightly: 8 PM & 9:30 PM

Tickets: $35 on Sat. May 31 / $30 all other nights

(1/2 price for students 21 and under)

 

 

 

Jazz Bakery entrance
NO HIDDEN COSTS!

Just admission
- 1/2 Price Student Tickets
- No drink minimums
- Student Rush
- Free parking

 

 

 
May 18
vocalists Jessica Freedman & Katharine Hoye
8:00 / 9:30 PM $25

 

 
May 19
Big Band: Isaac Smith
8:00 / 9:30 PM $25

 

 

May 25
Judy Wolman's Sing ! Sing ! Sing !
Tribute to the Big Band Era
Matinee 4:00 PM $25

 

 

May 27
Gordon Goodwin Big Phat Band
8:00 / 9:30 PM $35 (students $20)

 

 

June 1
vocalist Dina Humble w/ guitarist Peter Curtis Trio
8:00 / 9:30 PM $25

 

 

June 1
George Kahn & the Santa Monica High School Jazz Ensembles
Matinee 3:00 PM $25
 
 
 
 
 
 
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