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Jazz About Town, Feb. 6, 2012

Bored? Tired of the same old stuff? Don’t know what to do nor where to go? Well, gee, THERE’S LOTS OF JAZZ IN TOWN!!!!
 
Here is this week’s listing of jazz events to help you fill that need for jazz. And don’t forget to play our weekly trivia contest below:
 
UPCOMING JAZZ EVENTS/GIGS

Bakersfield Jazz Workshop – every Weds., at Le Corusse Rouge, featured artists this month are:

 
Feb. 8 – The Kris Tiner Group

Feb. 15 – Melissa Lucas
 
Feb. 22 - Special concert/workshop (7:30 – 9:30 PM) by the legendary Atlantic Records recording artist Thelma Jones.
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Feb. 29 – The CSUB Small Group Jazz Ensemble, directed by CSUB Music Professor Jim Scully

Other Venues:

 
Jazz Connection - Every Tues., Thurs., Fri.,  & Sat. – Imbibe
 
 
Richie Perez - Every Thurs. – Cafe Med
 
Kama Ruby -  Fri. & Sat., Feb. 10 & 11 and Sat., Feb. 25 – King Tut; Sat., Feb. 18 – Que Pasa; Tues., Feb. 21 – The Padre (w/Ray Zepeda);  Tues., Feb. 28 – The Fox Theater
 
Mike Montano – Sat., Feb. 11 – The Crest Bar & Grill
 
Candace Freeman – Tues., Feb. 14 (w/Ray Zepeda) – Imbibe
 
Mark Meyer & Steve Eisen -  Thurs., Feb. 16 & Tues., Feb. 28 – Imbibe; Fri., Feb. 24 – King Tut
 
Keith & Linda Barbour – Fri. & Sat., Feb. 17 & 18 – King Tut
 
Zanne Zarow – Tues., Feb. 14 – The Padre (Zanne Zarow Quartet); Thurs., Feb. 23 (w/Ray Zepeda Quartet) – Imbibe
 
Gongfarmer – Sun.,  Feb. 19 – Dagny’s Coffee Co.
 
Alessandro Cortini, Phillip Greenlief, and Gino Robair, with The Invisible Astro Healing Rhythm Quartet – Thurs., Feb. 23 – The Metro Galleries

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JAZZ TRIVIA:

Last week’s Jazz Trivia Question: ” __________ was a major influence on my harmonic concept…He and Bill Evans, and Ravel and Gil Evans, finally. You know, that’s where it really came from. Almost all of the harmony that I play can be traced to one of those four people and whoever their influences were.” – For Jazz Trivia Expert status, who was Herbie Hancock talking about in this quote? (fill in the blank)

The answer was the late pianist/composer Clare Fischer. Jeff Rosbrugh and Glen Fong were the first two to answer correctly, thus earning Jazz Trivia Expert status. Honorable Mention for also answering correctly goes to Chris Craddock. Congratulations!

Here is this week’s Jazz Trivia Question: He once was a member of Ten Wheel Drive and wrote a book called “Trombonisms.” For Jazz Trivia Expert status, who is he?

Send your answers to bakjazzworkshop@lightspeed.net

, Bakersfield Jazz Music Examiner

Frank is an environmental engineer with a Master's degree from Penn State. His love of jazz was nurtured by growing up in a family of jazz musicians, some of whom still perform today in their 90's. As a result, it was a natural fit for him to become the Corporate Secretary and a Director of the...

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