Lighthouse All-Stars

Jazz From Clubs on the Left Coast-Part 3

Dennis Owsley — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 06:15:00 +0000

On Sunday, November 18, Jazz Unlimited presents "Jazz from Clubs on the Left Coast-Part 3" with music mainly from the Los Angeles area. Much of the music was recorded at The Lighthouse Cafe in Hermosa Beach. Such Artists as the Lighthouse All-Stars, Cannonball Adderley, Curtis Amy, the Jazz Crusaders, the Modern Jazz Quartet, the Ramsey Lewis Trio, Lee Morgan, Art Blakey with Keith Jarrett, Gene Harris and the Three Sounds, Joe Henderson and Elvin Jones. The Renaissance Coffee House in Hollywood will have music by the Red Mitchell Cello Quintet with Jim Hall, Ben Webster,

Jazz Artists Of History With Major Birthdays

Dennis Owsley — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:42:15 +0000

The Sunday November 11 Jazz Unlimited show features the following jazz artists who have major birthdays in July, They are: bassist Howard Rumsey (95), pianists Joe Turner (105), Ralph Sutton (90), Teddy Wilson (100), Willie "The Lion" Smith (115), Dick Wellstood (85) and Paul Bley (80), vocalist-pianist Mose Allison (85), vocalist Chris Connor (85) trombonist Jimmy Knepper (85), saxophonist Gigi Gryce (85), drummer George Wettling (105) and guitarist Ed Bickert (80). Musical highlights range from a 17 minute "Jam Session at Commodore" recorded in 1940, Howard Rumsey'