By Don Heckman Anyone who doubts the excitement, the imagination and the contemporary vitality of big band jazz should have been at Vitello’s last weekend. Over the course of Friday and Saturday nigh… more →
The International Review of Musicwrote 5 months ago: By Don Heckman Anyone who doubts the excitement, the imagination and the contemporary vitality of bi … more →
wrote 1 year ago: By Don Heckman When Herbie Hancock, now a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and one of the world’s best kno … more →
wrote 1 year ago: By Don Heckman Los Angeles Zana Messia - Mar. 21. (Wed.) Zana Messia and the Balkan Soul Orchestra. … more →
wrote 2 years ago: By Don Heckman Los Angeles Bill Cantos - Mar. 30 (Wed.) Bill Cantos Quartet. Pianist/singer/songwri … more →
wrote 2 years ago: By Don Heckman Last week, John Pisano’s Guitar Night celebrated its 14th anniversary of bringing wee … more →
wrote 2 years ago: By Tony Gieske Joe LaBarbera Joe Labarbera brought two tenormen to Vitello’s for his date on N … more →
wrote 2 years ago: By Don Heckman Grammy Award-winning pianist/composer/arranger Bill Cunliffe put all his talents on d … more →
wrote 2 years ago: By Tony Gieske Vitello’s is beginning to feel like Bradley’s, especially on nights like last Friday … more →
wrote 3 years ago: by Devon Wendell The 32nd annual Playboy Jazz Festival season kicked off with a free concert in Beve … more →
wrote 3 years ago: THE WAYNE BRASEL QUARTET If You Would Dance (Brazjazz) Jazz guitarist Wayne Brasel keeps things subd … more →
wrote 3 years ago: By Tony Gieske The magnificent Bill Cunliffe orchestra played an interesting encore before leaving t … more →
wrote 3 years ago: By Tony Gieske Putting aside the burden of his many writing commissions for symphony orchestras, sin … more →
wrote 3 years ago: By Don Heckman One of the first things Sheila Jordan said to her packed house listeners after she ca … more →
wrote 3 years ago: By Michael Katz Stop this world/Let me off/There’s too many pigs/At the same trough. Has there ever … more →
wrote 3 years ago: By Don Heckman When saxophonist Bob Sheppard was offered a gig at Vitello’s upstairs room in Studio … more →
wrote 3 years ago: By Don Heckman Singer Hilary Kole has attracted a considerable following in New York City via perfor … more →
wrote 3 years ago: By Don Heckman Los Angeles - Oct. 20. (Tues.) Kelly Mittleman. A former journalist and corresponde … more →
wrote 3 years ago: By Don Heckman Los Angeles - Aug. 11. (Tues.) John Pisano Guitar Night. Every Guitar Night — T … more →
wrote 4 years ago: I have been listening to The Tom Warrington’s Trio CD Titled “Back Nine” on Jazz C … more →