The events page and calendar for San Pedro and the Harbor Area
San Jose, CA-based bassist Ken Okada began arranging big band charts during his college years in the ’90s in Japan and has been composing music ever since. His work is heavily influenced by Japanese/American jazz fusion, video game music, and modern/contemporary big band sounds. In 2022, Ken met and jammed with then-13-year-old drumming prodigy Yoyoka. Read More ...
Hosted by Brenda Carsey who performs with Kid Lightning, Joseph Eid and pop-folk artist Madison Malone – whose credits include lyrics for Celine Dion and soundtracks for General Hospital and ABC’s 20/20. Grand Vision and Wonder & Awe Productions collaborated to put this Spotlight Series line-up together through a generous grant from the Live Music Read More ...
The Joshua Christian Childress quartet features original compositions that fuses both the r&b elements from black music with modern jazz. Along with original arrangements from compositions of Cedar Walton, Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane. Joshua is a graduate of Biola University and CSULB and has played with Ernie Watts, Wayne Bergeron, Will Brahm and more. Read More ...
Musicians & Poets! Come on down to the Grand Annex on the second Thursday of each month for Open Mic Night! To perform: Sign up at 6:30pm. The first 12 sign-ups are guaranteed to perform, with additional artists as time allows. Plan to do 2 songs/poems (limit stage time to under 8 minutes). This is Read More ...
Open Jazz Jam - all welcome! Collage: A Place for Art & Culture, 731 S. Pacific Avenue, San Pedro, CA 90731 Open Jazz Jam - all welcome! meets on third Wednesdays each month. Catch a groove as we play through jazz standards and free jams for two hours of creative improvisation. We have a piano Read More ...
Open Rock & Blues Jam THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 7 PM Enjoy riffing on classic rock and blues tunes and doing some free improvisations? Bring your instrument to Collage on the third Thursday of each month for a session conducted by Mark Warnholz. We’ll have the keyboard and drums ready, just bring your guitars or basses Read More ...
Adam Hersh trio featuring Max Gerl and Gary Novak will perform original compositions from their upcoming record influenced by Chick Corea, Billy Childs, Wayne Shorter and Holdsworth among others. Genres: Jazz, Post Bop, Fusion, Piano Trio, Modern Jazz Performer Names/Instruments: Adam Hersh – Piano Max Gerl – Bass Gary Novak -Drums
Taylor Roberts is a genre-defying guitarist based out of Jacksonville, Florida. Having toured internationally and performed for major festivals and celebrities, his virtuosity, versatility, and magnetic personality have made him one of the most in-demand musicians in the area. Genres: Solo 7-string guitar. Jazz to R&B to Rock and everything in between. Performer Names/Instruments: Taylor Read More ...
Opener: Mary Scholz Paul Givant Marigold Record Release Concert Tickets Paul Givant is the frontman, songwriter and founder of the Americana folk-rock band Rose’s Pawn Shop. He tours nationally and internationally with the group at festivals, theaters and clubs. Since 2018, he has been writing solo records, through which he processes life’s highs, lows and Read More ...
Back by popular demand, PureBread – The Ultimate Tribute to Bread returns to Alvas Showroom for another unforgettable evening celebrating the timeless music of Bread and David Gates! Led by Ray Koukal, whose deep love and admiration for Bread’s music inspired him to form PureBread in 2021, this talented group of musicians brings the band’s Read More ...
