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Jazz About Town, Jan. 30, 2012

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Bakersfield Jazz Music Examiner
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. 1 – Jamael Dana Dean & Friends
 
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

Lawanda Smith - Tues., Jan. 31 – The Padre
 
Kama Ruby -  Fri., Feb. 3 – Metro Galleries, Fri. & Sat., Feb. 10 & 11 and Sat., Feb. 25 – King Tut
 
The Jimmy Narducci Group – Fri., Feb. 3 – King Tut; Sat., Feb. 4 – Imbibe
 
Candace Freeman – Sat., Feb. 4 – King Tut; 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 – Sat., Feb. 4 – Que Pasa Marketplace (w/Mike Raney); Tues., Feb. 14 – The Padre (Zanne Zarow Quartet); Thurs., Feb. 23 (w/Ray Zepeda Quartet) – Imbibe
 
The Bakersfield Dance Orchestra - Sat., Feb. 4 – Kern City Town Hall/Civic Bldg.
 
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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Out of Town Jazz Gigs:

Nothing to report.

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JAZZ TRIVIA:

Last week’s Jazz Trivia Question: Known primarily for his work on the sitar and his famous relationship with George Harrison and The Beatles, can you name Ravi Shankar’s biggest contribution to jazz?

The answer was his daughter, vocalist Norah Jones.  Sue Wallace and Jeff Rosbrugh were the first two to answer correctly, thus earning Jazz Trivia Expert status. Honorable Mention for also answering correctly goes to Paul “Gonzo” Gonzales, Fred Koch, and Chris Craddock. Congratulations!

Here is this 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)

Send your answers to bakjazzworkshop@lightspeed.net

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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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