BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Pete Carlson's Golf & Tennis - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Pete Carlson's Golf & Tennis X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Pete Carlson's Golf & Tennis REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20170312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20171105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20180311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20181104T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191130T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191130T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T044507 CREATED:20191014T184057Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191101T180309Z UID:5650-1575140400-1575147600@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:The Doug McDonald All-Star Sextet DESCRIPTION:Guitarist and composer\, Doug McDonald leads an All-Star Sextet to play a concert benefiting The American Jazz Institute\, a 501 C-3 non-profit corp.\, in Palm Desert\, Ca.. \nThis talented group includes Doug McDonald on guitar\, Kim Richmond on saxophones\, Ron Stout on trumpet\, Keith Droste on piano\, Henry Franklin on bass\, and Tim Pleasant on drums. The group will play jazz and blues\, familiar favorites and original compositions. \nKnown as a player’s player\, Guitarist Doug McDonald always plays with warmth\, joy\, and fresh\, spot on performances time after time. Originally from Philadelphia\, Doug grew up in Hawaii\, where he began playing the guitar at the age of 13. Doug first played professionally there with Trummy Young\, Gabe Baltazar and Del Courtney. Doug moved to Las Vegas and played with Joe Williams\, Carl Fontana\, Jack Montrose and Carson Smith. On to L. A.\, Doug worked with the bands of Bill Holman\, Ray Anthony\, and John Clayton. Doug also performed and recorded with Jake Hanna\, Rosemary Clooney\, Jack Sheldon\, Bob Cooper\, Ross Tompkins\, Ray Brown\, Buddy Rich\, Ray Charles\, Stan Getz\, Sarah Vaughn and Hank Jones. McDonald plays in many formats and in the guitar tradition of guitarists Herb Ellis\, Barney Kessel\, Joe Pass\, and Charlie Byrd. Doug McDonald plays guitar with charisma\, rhythm and well thought phrasing\, that is strong and light\, pleasant and unhurried\, with a relaxed\, country-tinged\, post-bop flavor. Doug’s sound is beautiful\, clear as a bell\, with sure footed swing. \nSaxophonist\, composer\, educator\, conductor\, orchestrator\, and 2-time Grammy nominated musician\, Kim Richmond\, has played professionally for over 60 years. Kim studied music at the University of Illinois\, and played in the U.S. Air Force Band(Airmen of Note) for 5 years. Kim moved to L.A. and played with over 20 bands like Stan Kenton\, Clare Fischer\, Louie Bellson\, Lalo Schifrin\, Bob Florence\, Les Brown\, Bill Holman\, Vince Golia\, Johnny Mandel\, Chris Walden\, Clay Jenkins\, Frank Sinatra Jr.\, Smokey Robinson\, Eric Dolphy\, Phil Norman\, Full Faith and Credit\, Dave Pell\, and Tom Lyles. Kim has arranged for Lalo Schifrin\, Buddy Rich\, Ernie Watts\, and others\, and established The Kim Richmond Concert Jazz Orchestra\, performing many original compositions. Kim has worked extensively as a session musician\, arranger\, director\, and conductor for jazz studies and popular musicians. Richmond has made 10 recordings as a leader\, and taught at U.S.C.\, Cal Arts\, and annually at summer music camps. Kim Richmond is president of The American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers in L.A.. \nTrumpeter Ron Stout\, was born into a 3 generation musical family\, and has played professionally for nearly 50 years. Ron studied music at both Orange Coast and Golden West Colleges\, and has won best soloist at numerous state jazz festivals. Ron has taught jazz theory and improvisation privately and as a clinician currently teaches jazz trumpet at Cal State University\, Long Beach. Stout toured with the Woody Herman Orchestra for 7 years\, has played and made numerous recordings in L.A. for many years\, and occasionally in Europe. Ron has worked with over 50 major artists and groups\, and currently leads a quintet with saxophonist Jerry Pinter. Stout has played and recorded with the big bands of Les Brown\, Frank Capp\, Clayton/Hamilton\, Roger Neumann\, Bill Watrous\, Refuge West\, Glen Garrett\, Maria Schneider\, Fedchcock’s N.Y.\, Bill Holman\, Buddy Childers\, Jack Sheldon\, Bob Florence\, T. Garling\, Vic Lewis\, Barbara Morrison\, Ben Clatsworthy\, Phil Woods\, and others. Ron Stout worked with Horace Silver for 3 years\, and has played with Karl Denson\, Pepper Adams\, Supersax\, Les Czimber\, Poncho Sanchea\, Matt Zebley\, and David Berger\, and others. \nTalented pianist\, Keith Droste\, plays in the style of Oscar Peterson\,and has recorded with a small group and big band\, and has performed around Southern California since the 1970’s. \nBassist Henry Franklin\, affectionately known as “The Skipper”\, first recorded on Hugh Masakela’s #1 hit single\, “Grazin in the Grass”\, and played with Hugh Masakela at the Monterey International Pop Festival. Franklin has played and recorded with Gene Harris and the Three Sounds\, Hampton Hawes\, Freddie Hubbard\, Bobbi Humphrey\, Willie Bobo\, Archie Shepp\, O.C. Smith\, Count Basie\, Stevie Wonder\, Al Jarreau\, David Gonzalez\, Julian Priester\, Freddie Redd\, Woody Shaw\, and written for A Tribe Called Quest. Henry was encouraged by his father\, Sam Franklin\, who was a jazz trumpeter and band leader. Henry studied with bassists Al McKibbon and George Morrow\, and was influenced by bassists Paul Chambers and Doug Watkins. While attending Manual Arts High School in L.A.\, Henry worked professionally with Roy Ayers Latin Jazz Quintet\, Harold Land and Hampton Hawes. Franklin toured Europe with Hampton Hawes and recorded 5 albums with him\, and in L.A.\, played with jazz artists Ornette Coleman\, Don Cherry\, Billy Higgins\, and Scott LaFaro. Henry recorded on Stevie Wonder’s Gold Record\, “Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants”. Franklin recorded 2 albums with jazz artists John Carter and Bobby Bradford\, and recorded on 5 albums with Pharaoh Sanders\, Joe Williams\, Sonny Rollins\, Bobby Hutcherson\, Sonny Fortune\, and Milt Jackson. Henry Franklin has made 15 recordings a leader\, and appeared on over 100 recordings in his career. \nDrummer Tim Pleasant always complements any group with his sensitive\, rhythmic and timely playing. Tim has been active on the jazz scene since the 1980’s\, and has recorded with numerous jazz artists like David Sills\, Frank Lowe\, Kurt Rosenwinkel\, Chuck Manning\, Putter Smith\, and others. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/the-doug-mcdonald-all-star-sextet/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/doug-macdonald.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191123T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191123T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T044507 CREATED:20191014T183726Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191101T175720Z UID:5648-1574535600-1574542800@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:The Joshua Breakstone Trio DESCRIPTION:N.Y. touring guitarist\, composer\, and educator\, Joshua Breakstone and his Trio make a rare appearance playing the music of Jazz Drum Legend\, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. On Bass is stand-out Mike Gurrola\, and on Drums is the legendary Roy McCurdy. The Trio will play favorites from a vast selection of Modern Jazz Be-Bop\, Hard Bop\, and Cool Jazz music. \nGuitarist Joshua Breakstone plays clean\, fiery\, up-tempo lines\, is a first rate improvisor\, and plays sensitive ballads with great finesse. Joshua began playing guitar at the age of 14\, and was exposed to Broadway Show music and the N.Y. Philharmonic Orchestra by his musical parents. Breakstone worked at Fillmore East where he heard and admired artists like Jimi Hendrix and Frank Zappa. Joshua was heavily influenced by the music and playing of Jazz greats Lee Morgan\, Charlie Parker\, and Clifford Brown\, and emulated their styles in his playing. Breakstone studied in Manhattan with musician Sal Salvador\, received a degree at the New College of the University South Florida and the Berklee College of Music\, did graduate studies at N.Y.U.\, and taught at the Rhode Island Conservatory of Music. Joshua has made over 20 recordings in the last 40 years\, and has played guitar for 50 years. Breakstone has worked with Jazz legends Tommy Flannigan\, Barry Harris\, Kenny Barron\, Pepper Adams\, Jimmy Knepper\, Joanne Brackeen\, Cecil McBee\, Billy Hart\, Lew Tabackin\, Eliot Zigmund\, Keith Copeland\, Al Harewood\, Ray Drummond\, Jack McDuff\, Kenny Washington\, Dennis Irwin\, Herb Ellis\, Mike Richmond\, Warne Marsh\, Emily Remler and others. Joshua’s other music influences include Grant Green\, Wes Montgomery\, Jimmy Raney\, Tal Farlow\, Charlie Christian\, Bud Powell\, Thelonious Monk\, John Scofield\, Irving Berlin\, Frank Sinatra\, Dizzy Gillespie\, Duke Pearson\, and Japanese music. \nBassist Mike Gurrola is in the lineage of Bass greats Ray Brown and John Clayton. As a high schooler\,  Mike received the first Ray Brown Scholarship through the L.A. County High School For The Arts Program\, mentored by Ray Brown protege\, John Clayton\, and also studied at the Colburn School of Music.  Mike has worked with Jazz artists Eric Reed\, Mary Stallings\, Jeff Hamilton\, Houston Person\, Benny Green\, Larry Goldings\, Ralph Moore\, Willie Jones III\, Harry Allen\, Jane Monheit\, Kenny Burrell\, and Roy McCurdy and Teri Lyne Carrington.  As a young player\, Mike plays with a mature musicianship like that of a professional veteran\, and supports the harmonic and melodic creativity of the other musicians\, playing musical notes and rhythms that propel the band onward and upward with strength\, humility\, respect and even humor.  Gurrola won competitions performing at the Berklee School of Music and the Monterey Jazz Festival with the Monterey Jazz Festival Next Generation Orchestra and also performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival and the Kennedy Center. Mike is a bassist who swings with creative ease making him a first call bassist in both L.A. and N.Y. \nDrum legend\, Roy McCurdy\, has been a vibrant performer on the Jazz scene for over 6 decades.  Roy studied at the Eastman School of Music and began playing professionally at the age of 16. Roy has played with 100’s of Jazz artists like the Art Farmer-Benny Golson Sextet\, Coleman Hawkins\, Sonny Rollins\, Betty Carter\, Bobby Timmons\, Roy Eldridge\, Eddie Vinson\, The Mangione Brothers\, and for over 10 years with Cannonball Adderley’s Quintet.  Roy’s influences include drummers Louie Bellson\, Shelley Manne\, Sam Woodyard\, Buddy Rich\, Papa Jo Jones\, Philly Joe Jones\, and the bands of Duke Ellington\, Jimmy Lunceford\, and Lionel Hampton. Roy teaches at both U.S.C.’s Thornton School of Music and the Pasadena Conservatory.  McCurdy appeared on 25 of Cannonball and Nat Adderley’s recordings\, and has played on over 50 recordings of dozens of artists. Roy McCurdy has worked in the NBC studios\, both live and in movies\, and has played and toured with over 60 different jazz groups. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/the-joshua-breakstone-trio/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/joshua-breakstone-2020-img.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191116T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191116T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T044507 CREATED:20191014T180949Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191026T000851Z UID:5642-1573930800-1573938000@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:The Jon Mayer Quartet DESCRIPTION:Pianist and composer\, Jon Mayer leads a talented quartet\, featuring Saxophone great\, Doug Webb\, Bass standout\, Mike Gurrola\, and Drum legend\, Roy McCurdy\, playing high level\, straight ahead Jazz favorites that include standards\, originals\, and classics from the Great American Songbook.  Jon Mayer grew up in NYC\, and learned the craft of playing be-bop\, and hard bop jazz\, recording in the 50’s with Jazz giants\, Saxophonist John Coltrane and Saxophonist Jackie McLean.  Jon learned to express strong emotion with a muscular\, blues style\, as well as playing tender ballads.  Mayer has worked with the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Big Band\, Dionne Warwick\, Sarah Vaughn\, Anita O”Day\, and the Manhattan Transfer.  Jon’s compositions have been recorded by Les McCann\, Barry White\, Nancy Wilson\, Gladys Knight\, Ernie Watts\, and Jackie Ryan. Most recently Mayer has worked and recorded with Darek Oles\, Rufus Reid\, Bob Maize\, Harold Mason\, Chuck Israels\, Arnie Wise\, Willie Jones III\, Dirk Berk\, Victor Lewis\, and Roy McCurdy. Jon Mayer has 11 recordings as a leader and is an active clinician and educator\, teaching Master’s classes and giving private lessons. \nSaxophone great Doug Webb received his music degree from Berklee School of Music and has been featured on 100’s of recordings with artists like Horace Silver\, Freddie Hubbard\, Sal Marquez\, Stanley Clarke\, Brian Bromberg\, Quincy Jones\, Mat Marucci\, Bobby Caldwell\, Kyle Eastwood\, Rod Stewart\, Carly Simon\, Art Garfunkel\, Queen Latifah\, Cher\, Art Davis\, Kenny Rogers\, Bonnie Raitt\, Poncho Sanchez\, and Vicki Carr. Doug was a 15 year member of Doc Severinsen’s Tonight Showband\, and has recorded on 100’s of Movie and T.V. Programs\, including the Family Guy Orchestra\, and has been a soloist on Clint Eastwood’s film soundtracks: Million Dollar Baby\, Gran Torino\, Mystic River\, and Jersey Boys.  Webb played on Dennis Miller’s T.V. show houseband\, with the Jimmy Cleveland Orchestra\, and has worked with most of L.A.’s top Jazz Big Bands. Originally from Chicago\, Doug has lived  and played in Southern California for most of his life. Doug started on the clarinet at the age of 8\, and at the age of 15 was playing the saxophone and flute.  Doug Webb has made 27 recordings as a leader\, and has appeared on over 150 recordings in his career. \nBassist Mike Gurrola is in the lineage of Bass greats Ray Brown and John Clayton. As a high schooler\,  Mike received the first Ray Brown Scholarship through the L.A. County High School For The Arts Program\, mentored by Ray Brown protege\, John Clayton\, and also studied at the Colburn School of Music.  Mike has worked with Jazz artists Eric Reed\, Mary Stallings\, Jeff Hamilton\, Houston Person\, Benny Green\, Larry Goldings\, Ralph Moore\, Willie Jones III\, Harry Allen\, Jane Monheit\, Kenny Burrell\, and Roy McCurdy and Teri Lyne Carrington.  As a young player\, Mike plays with a mature musicianship like that of a professional veteran\, and supports the harmonic and melodic creativity of the other musicians\, playing musical notes and rhythms that propel the band onward and upward with strength\, humility\, respect and even humor.  Gurrola won competitions performing at the Berklee School of Music and the Monterey Jazz Festival with the Monterey Jazz Festival Next Generation Orchestra and also performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival and the Kennedy Center. Mike is a bassist who swings with creative ease making him a first call bassist in both L.A. and N.Y. \n  \nDrum legend\, Roy McCurdy\, has been a vibrant performer on the Jazz scene for over 6 decades.  Roy studied at the Eastman School of Music and began playing professionally at the age of 16. Roy has played with 100’s of Jazz artists like the Art Farmer-Benny Golson Sextet\, Coleman Hawkins\, Sonny Rollins\, Betty Carter\, Bobby Timmons\, Roy Eldridge\, Eddie Vinson\, The Mangione Brothers\, and for over 10 years with Cannonball Adderley’s Quintet.  Roy’s influences include drummers Louie Bellson\, Shelley Manne\, Sam Woodyard\, Buddy Rich\, Papa Jo Jones\, Philly Joe Jones\, and the bands of Duke Ellington\, Jimmy Lunceford\, and Lionel Hampton. Roy teaches at both U.S.C.’s Thornton School of Music and the Pasadena Conservatory.  McCurdy appeared on 25 of Cannonball and Nat Adderley’s recordings\, and has played on over 50 recordings of dozens of artists. Roy McCurdy has worked in the NBC studios\, both live and in movies\, and has played and toured with over 60 different jazz groups. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/the-john-mayer-quartet/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/jon-mayer-event-img2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191109T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191109T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T044507 CREATED:20191014T180502Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191025T235317Z UID:5640-1573326000-1573333200@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:The John Proulx Trio DESCRIPTION:Singer\, pianist\, Grammy award winning composer\, and recording artist\, John Proulx leads a talented trio to perform jazz standards\, and classics from the Great American Songbook\, accompanied by bassist\, Ken Wild\, and drummer Dean Koba. John Proulx plays a hot\, swinging style of piano\, and sings with a smooth\, mellow sound\, reminiscent of a young Chet Baker.  John has 4 recordings as a leader from which he has garnered national and international acclaim. \nProulx has toured with vocalists Anita O’Day\, Natalie Cole\, Melissa Manchester\, and pianist Marian McPartland. John received a Grammy award for co-writing “These Golden Years” for Jazz legend Nancy Wilson\, and co- wrote for each others’ albums with vocalist Melissa Manchester who performed a duet with vocalist Al Jarreau. Jazz vocalist\, Mary Stallings and vocalist Deana Martin have also recorded John Proulx’s songs. \nJohn Proulx began playing the violin at the age of 3\, and quickly switched to classical piano.  Grandfather Clyde Proulx\, a jazz guitarist\, introduced John to jazz and he has enjoyed playing improvisational music ever since. Proulx received his music degree from Roosevelt University’s Chicago School of Performing Arts\, has performed around the L.A. Jazz scene for several years\, appeared at Feinstein’s Supper Club in NYC\, and appeared on both Michael Feinstein’s and Marian McPartland’s NPR radio shows.  John is in pursuit of his Master’s degree at Western Michigan University. \nBorn in NYC\, bassist Ken Wild\, grew up in Hawaii\, learning clarinet\, and saxophone\, and eventually the bass.  Ken is a founding member of the band Seawind that made recordings on the CTI and A&M record labels\, and were the opening act for Herbie Hancock\, Herbie Mann\, George Benson\, and many others\, of which Harvey Mason and George Duke were producers that included vocalist Al Jarreau. Since the mid-70’s Ken Wild has been an active studio and sessions musician for dozens of T.V. shows\, Films\, recordings\, and theatre.  Ken has performed live with dozens of major artists and appeared on over 40 recordings. \nDrummer Dean Koba has performed in and around Southern California for nearly 30 years\, and is a regular with the bands of Tamir Hendelman\, Barry Zweig\, and Greg Reitan. Dean has played at Disneyland for the last 25 years with The Jambalaya Jazz Band\, and The Royal Street Bachelors\, among others. Koba has a degree in percussion from Northwestern University\, and a Master’s degree in Jazz Studies from U.S.C.. Dean has studied with drumming giants Joe La Barbera\, and Jeff Hamilton\, and has taught at Long Beach City College\, and Mt. San Antonio and El Camino Colleges.  Dean Koba has appeared on 22 recordings and performed with over 50 major artists. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/the-john-proulx-trio-2/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/john-proulx-event-img3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191102T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191102T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T044507 CREATED:20191014T180225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191017T172426Z UID:5638-1572721200-1572728400@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:The Amina Figarova Sextet DESCRIPTION:Hailing from Azerbaijan\, the New York-based Amina Figarova is an internationally influenced—and recognized—composer\, pianist\, and bandleader. Those three roles come to the forefront in Figarova’s sextets\, bands with a remarkable chemistry that brings her detailed arrangements to life. Every member of the group stands out as a first-rate individual\, but their dedication to Figarova’s eclectic and powerful compositions gives this group its depth of feeling and elite status. The Amina Figarova Sextet has been a hit at major festivals like the Newport Jazz Festival and New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.\n\nThe Sextet includes: Amina Figarova on piano\, Bart Platteau on Flutes\, Morgan Guerin on tenorsax\, Alex Pope Norris on trumpet\, Philip Norris on bass\, and Brian Richburg JR on drums.\n\nWe will be playing music from Amina’s new CD “Road to the Sun”\n\nWith this release Amina Figarova is celebrating the 20th anniversary of her band.\nIn 1998\, having a blast playing with a big band made up of students from Thelonius Monk’s Institute of Jazz\, outdoors\, surrounded by the gorgeous mountains of Aspen Snow Mass\, I was thinking how much I wanted to create a smaller band that would have the same power of a big band\, but with so much more room in it for each musician to shine.\nLittle did I know this was the beginning of a beautiful journey\, one that continues to this day\, in which every concert\, every recording is another beginning\, another thrill\, another joy.
I conceived of the band as a septet 20 years ago\, and later refined it to a sextet in 2005. And many of the most incredible musicians in the world have been a part of this band and of my band family. It is so much fun writing for them\, trying out different directions\, different unknowns; this continuous journey an exquisite adventure: enlightening\, illuminating\, beautiful\, easy and challenging at the same time.\n\nAmina Figarova has been a band leader for 20 years.  Her band is somewhere between a small ensemble and the power of a big band.  Amina’s band plays a form of high octane jazz and new age creative instrumental music. As vocalist and pianist\, Amina and her band have made 14 recordings. Her classical influences include Bach\, Rachmanicoff\, Debussy\, Scriabin\, and her jazz influences include Louis Armstrong\, Duke Ellington\, Oscar Peterson\, and Ella Fitzgerald. Amina is an admirer of the music of Herbie Hancock\, McCoy Tyner\, Chick Corea\, Keith Jarrett\, Miles Davis\, Wayne Shorter\, and Michel Petrucianni.  Amina studied at Baku Conservatory\, Rotterdam Conservatory in the Netherlands\, and at the Berklee School of Music. Amina has worked with James Moody\, Larry Coryell\, Winard Harper\, Nathan Davis\, Toots Thielemans\, Claudio Roditi\, Jackie Ryan\, and many others. Husband and Flutist\, Bart Platteau\, is an accomplished professional and band manager. Morgan Guerin is a multi instrumentalist\, producer\, composer\, and engineer who will play saxophone. Morgan has worked with Terri Lyne Carrington\, Ellis Marsalis\, Tyshawn Sorey\, Esperanza Spalding\, Jimmy Cobb\, Nicolas Payton\, Christian Scott\, Stefon Harris\, Allen Toussaint\, Freddie Cole\, Russell Gunn\, Wallace Roney\, Buster Williams and others.\n\n\nAlex Pope Norris is a trumpeter\, composer\, arranger\, and educator. Alex has studied and received his degrees at the Peabody Conservatory\, the Manhattan School of Music\, and the University of Miami.  He has taught at the New School of Jazz and Contemporary Music\, the University of Miami\, and the Peabody Conservatory.  Alex has 2 recordings as a leader\, and has played on over 80 recordings as a sideman.  He has played with the Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra\, the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra\, Maria Schneider’s Big Band\, with Betty Carter\, Lonnie Plaxico\, Jason Lindner\, Timbalaye\, Slide Hampton\, Joshua Redman\, Brad Mehldau\, Chris Potter\, Carl Allen\, John Patituchi\, Mulgrew Miller\, Brian Blade\, Afro-Cuban music with Andy and Jerry Gonzalez\, Manny Oquendo\, Paquito D’Rivera\, Chico O’Farill\, and with the big bands of Ron Carter\, Mingus Dynasty\, Alan Ferber\, Kyle Eastwood\, Helen Sung\, and Miguel Zenon. \nPhillip Norris is a bassist who is studying at the Julliard School of Music\, and received the Ella Fitzgerald Outstanding Soloist Award.  Phillip has played with Wynton Marsalis\, Ullysses Owens Jr.\, Harold Mabern\, Joe Farnsworth\, Eric Alexander\, Jeff Hamilton\, Helen Sung\, Kenny Washington\, and many others. \nBrian Richburg Jr.\, is a talented drummer\, and student of Donald Harrison\, and Herlin Riley. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/the-amina-figarova-sextet/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/amina-figarova-event-img.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191026T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191026T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T044507 CREATED:20191007T011852Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191017T024358Z UID:5458-1572116400-1572123600@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:John Bolivar Quintet DESCRIPTION:Saxophone master\, John Bolivar\, leads a talented quintet to perform the music of the well known jazz/soul/funk/r&b group\, The Crusaders\, who were one of the most popular jazz and crossover groups of the 1960’s\, 1970’s\, 1980’s and beyond\, that had an identifiable sound of a great two horn(sax and trombone) combination\, and infectious rhythm section(piano\, bass\, and drums). The well known members were Joe Sample\, Wilton Felder\, Wayne Henderson\, and Stix Hooper. Other members included Hubert Laws\, and Larry Carlton. \nJohn Bolivar’s Quintet includes John on saxophones\, Jock Ellis on trombone\, Stu Pearlman on piano\, Hilliard Wilson on bass\, and Quentin Dennard on drums. \nLeader John Bolivar has a 4 decade long recording career\, having appeared on nearly 50 recordings. John has has performed and toured with many jazz and blues greats at jazz festivals\, live on stage\, on T.V.\, in Film\, and has mentored young musicians of the local Boys and Girls Club Heatwave Showband. John has performed with Aretha Franklin\, Chuck Mangione\, Ernie Andrews\, Lou Rawls\, Buddy Collette\, Dionne Warwick\, B.B. King\, Prince\, Herb Alpert\, Hank Crawford\, Joe Turner\, Percy Mayfield\, Jay McShann\, Esther Phillips\, Billy Paul\, Maxine Weldon\, Lalo Schifrin\, Willie Bobo\, Brian Wilson\, Johnny Rivers\, O.C.Smith\, Jimmy Smith\, Chaka Khan\, Marla Gibbs\, Jefferey Osborne Jr.\, Little Anthony and The Imperials\, Gerald Albright\, Johnny Hammond\, Jack McDuff\, Charles Earland\, Joe Sample\, Billy Mitchell\, Ry Cooder\, Joe Bonner and many others. \nTrombonist Jock Ellis has played on over 20 recordings and performed with the Don Ellis Big Band\, Frank Zappa\, Dave Mason\, Mark Almond\, Robbie Krieger\, Canned Heat\, and the Steve Huffsteter Big Band. \nPianist Stu Pearlman has performed\, recorded\, and taught jazz\, r&b\, blues\, Motown\, pop\, fusion\, funk\, world\, reggae\, latin\, rock\, smooth\, and original music for over 40 years. Stu studied at Brown University\, and the Berklee School of Music\, and has performed at the Playboy Jazz Festival\, the Pacific Symphony\, Disney Hall\, the Long Beach Blues Festival\, has toured Asia and Canada\, played on T.V.’s Seinfeld\, at celebrity weddings\, Oscar parties\, and with Stevie Wonder\, Al Jarreau\,  Brian Wilson\, Kenny G\, David Foster\, Natalie Cole and many musical greats at local and national venues. \nJazz and Soul bassist Hilliard Wilson has performed on 15 recordings\, and plays a wide variety of styles: covering jazz\, fusion\, blues\, reggae\, r&b\, funk\, pop\, country\, rock\, oldies\, classic rock\, and southern rock. \nDrummer Quentin Dennard\, a Detroit native\, has played with many prominent jazz\, r&b\, and soul artists like Diana Ross and the Supremes\, Dionne Warwick\, the Temptations\, and many others\, playing with a powerful and uplifting style with impeccable touch and timing. \nCome out and enjoy this talented group who will play fun- loving\, joyful music that is inspiring\, original\, full of beauty. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/john-bolivar-quintet/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/john-bolivar-event-img2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190427T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190427T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T044507 CREATED:20190319T204543Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190418T184634Z UID:3587-1556391600-1556398800@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:Tom Ranier and Friends DESCRIPTION:The talented trio of pianist/clarinetist Tom Ranier\, bassist Chuck Berghofer\, and drummer Ray Brinker\, will be joined by vocalist Anna Mjoll\, to perform a choice selection of be-bop\, cool\, and west coast jazz tunes from the vast library of jazz standards\, classics\, and originals of the Great American Songbook. Multi- instrumentalist Tom Ranier\, was inspired by the music of Benny Goodman and Charlie Parker. Tom has been prominent in the Film\, T.V. and Music recording industry since the 1970’s\, playing keyboards\, woodwinds\, and writing music extensively for the Grammys\, Academy Awards\, Emmys\, and Golden Globe winning media and soundtracks for many top artists like Barbra Streisand\, Shirley Bassey\, Michael Feinstein\, Christina Aguilera\, Joe Pass\, Placido Domingo\, Barry Manilow\, Natalie Cole\, and many others. Tom has worked with musicians Dave Pike\, Pete Christlieb\, John Heard\, Sherman Ferguson\, Terry Gibbs\, Buddy DeFranco\, George Coleman\, Lew Tabackin\, Eddie Daniels\, Lanny Morgan\, Carl Saunders\, Abe Laboriel\, Chuck Berghofer\, Harvey Mason\, Paul Kreibich\, Luther Hughes\, Ron Eschete\, Glenn Cashman\, Bob Cooper\, Jimmy Mosher\, Pat Senatore\, Roger Neumann\, Gabe Baltazar\, Tom Talbert\, Andy Martin\, Tony Rizzi\, Demetri Pagaldis\, and many others. \nTom has written and played on numerous T.V. shows\, for Disney\, and CBS\, and states studio work keeps him fresh and a better musician with a broader scope. Ranier currently tours with vocal great\, Tony Bennett\, and as a pianist and jazz artist\, Tom’s personal approach mixes Bud Powell’s complexities\, Oscar Peterson’s swing\, Bill Evans’ harmonies\, and Chick Corea’s melodies. Tom cites composer and arrangers Michel Legrand\, Nelson Riddle\, and Eddie Sauter as influences for orchestral writing. Ranier has taught at Fullerton College and with Kenny Burrell at UCLA. Tom has authored a book “Piano in the Rhythm Section”. Ranier has recorded 8 albums as a leader/co-leader\, and has appeared on over 275 recordings in his career. \nBassist Chuck Berghofer\, known for his huge\, rich tone on the instrument\, has worked as a studio musician and in the film industry since the 1960’s. Berghofer was in Shelly Manne’s House Band at Shelly’s Manne-Hole Jazz Club in Hollywood\, and as the house bassist at Donte’s Jazz Club in Los Angeles\, both for several years. Berghofer has worked with many jazz greats that include Ralph Pena\, Skinny Ennis\, Bobby Troup\, Pete Jolly\, Nick Martinis\, Jack Sheldon\, Conte Condoli\, Zoot Sims\, Stan Getz\, Gerry Mulligan\, Art Pepper\, Bob Cooper\, Frank Rosolino\, Rahsaan Roland Kirk\, Philly Joe Jones\, Frank Capp\, Herb Ellis\, Jan Lundgren\, Shelley Berg\, Howard Roberts\, Andy Martin\, Joe La Barbera\, John Proulx\, and numerous others. Chuck has accompanied many top vocalists like Ray Charles\, Ella Fitzgerald\, Peggy Lee\, Seth McFarlane\, Frank Sinatra\, Mel Torme\, Glen Campbell\, the Everly Brothers\, Elvis Presley\, Buddy Greco\, Keely Smith\, Rosemary Clooney\, and a number of others. Berghofer has appeared on over 400 film soundtracks\, on over 500 recordings\, and was awarded the Most Valuable Bass Player 4 consecutive years by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Chuck is known for his bass part on Nancy Sinatra’s “These Boots Are Made For Walkin”\, and on the T.V. show “Barney Miller”. Berghofer performed on Barbra Streisands’s film “Funny Girl”\, and was a member of the famous studio band\, “The Wrecking Crew”. Chuck credits bassists Leroy Vinegar\, Paul Chambers\, Ray Brown\, Scott LaFaro\, and Red Mitchell as influences. Berghofer recently toured with jazz vocal great\, Tony Bennett\, and has toured with many other top jazz vocalists. \nDrummer Ray Brinker is very active on the L.A. Jazz and Studio scene. A graduate of North Texas State University\, Brinker was a member of the Grammy nominated 1 0’Clock Lab Band. Ray has toured with over a dozen world class artists that include Maynard Ferguson\, Pat Benatar\, and Tierney Sutton\, with whom Brinker is a 23 year member of the 5-Time consecutively Grammy nominated Tierney Sutton Band. Brinker has co-arranged and recorded 10 CDs for the Tierney Sutton Band\, and Ray is also a member of Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band. Ray has performed/recorded/toured with over 40 top diverse artists\, including\, with Ray Charles on his 8-Time Grammy award winning Album of the Year\, “Genius Loves Company”. Brinker has performed on a dozen Film/T.V. projects\, which include writing\, arranging\, and performing the score for Clint Eastwood’s film\, “Sully”. Ray Brinker has over 150 recording credits in his career. \nSinger/songwriter Anna Mjoll\, from Iceland\, comes from a musical family. Her mother is Olafur Gaukua\, a singer and model\, and her father\, Svanhildur Jakobsdottir is a radio program director. Anna has appeared in Iceland on numerous T.V. shows\, on Eurovision\, toured with singer Julio Iglesias for 3 years. and has written 3 songs with C.J. Vanston for the film\, “For Your Consideration”. Anna’s CD\, “The Shadow of Your Smile” was recorded with jazz artists Vinnie Colaiuta\, Dave Carpenter\, Don Grusin\, Neil Stubenhaus\, and Luis Conte\, and was voted one of the top 5 female jazz vocal CDs and she was voted one of the top 5 jazz singers of the year. Anna Mjoll’s singing evokes influences of Peggy Lee\, Astrud Gilberto\, and Blossom Dearie\, with her personal interpretations of a song and a style all her own. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/tom-ranier-and-friends/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/website-mini-website-gallery-imgs-tom-ranier.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190420T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190420T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T044507 CREATED:20190319T190629Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190410T183120Z UID:3582-1555786800-1555794000@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:Jackie Ryan with the Tamir Hendelman Trio DESCRIPTION:Jackie Ryan – Vocals\nTamir Hendelman – Piano\nAlex Frank – Bass\nDean Koba – Drums \n One of the outstanding jazz vocalists of her generation\, singer Jackie Ryan is accompanied by talented pianist Tamir Hendelman and his trio\, with superb bassist Alex Frank\, and dynamic drummer Dean Koba. Jackie Ryan is a passionate and sensational vocalist who has the dexterity of Sarah Vaughn\, the instinctive smarts of Carmen McRae\, and the verve of Diana Krall. She is an extraordinary world class talent who is gifted with astonishing emotional and stylistic range. Jackie Ryan sings from the heart with savvy\, interpretative assurance. \n Pianist Tamir Hendelman is a virtuoso pianist who plays with exhilaration and a fullness of content and intensity\, offering new presentations of tunes. He is a captivating player who plays with sensitivity\, introspection\, strength\, and swing\, and flawlessly uses dynamics with a wonderful touch\, improvising with considerable sympathy with his trio to harmonize\, blend\, and support vocalist\, Jackie Ryan. \n Bassist Alex Frank is an accomplished player who follows in the lineage of jazz bass great\, Ray Brown. Drummer Dean Koba is an energetic\, imaginative\, spontaneous\, in-demand player who follows in the lineage of drumming great\, Jeff Hamilton. \nVocalist Jackie Ryan sings a myriad of jazz idioms from blues and gospel flavored jazz gems to love songs\, ballads\, classics\, samba rhythms\, and originals. \n She sings with an astonishing contralto voice\, possessing a 3 and a half octave range\, and magnetic stage presence. Jackie has recorded 7 CD’s as a leader\, and has received #1 nationwide position on the “JazzWeeks’s” industry’s standard charts. Ryan has recorded and or performed with John Clayton\, Cyrus Chesnut\, Eric Alexander\, Jeremy Pelt\, Carl Allen\, Ray Drummond\, Romero Lubambo\, Red Holloway\, Tamir Hendelman\, Jeff Hamilton\, Toots Thielemans\, Clark Terry\, Buddy DeFranco\, Ernie Watts\, Harry Allen\, Scott Hamilton\, Gerald Clayton\, Amina Figarova\, Mike Wofford\, Jon Mayer\, Larry Vuccovich\, Barry Harris\, Bill Cunliffe\, Shelly Berg\, Benny Green\, Terry Gibbs\, Emil Richards\, Jon Hendricks\, Obed Calvaire\, Rickey Woodard\, Gilbert Castellanos\, and Graham Dechter. Jackie has great cross-cultural appeal. She is part Irish and part Mexican\, and sings Spanish\, Brazilian/Portuguese\, and English lyrics with unadorned sincerety\, and a keen ear for jazz phrasing and its’ internal rhymes. Jackie’s fresh approach to singing locks herself into the spirit of a song. Ryan’s intimate singing style draws the listener into a one on one experience. Jackie is an extraordinarily gifted artist who follows in the great lineage of vocalists like Billie Holiday\, Sarah Vaughn\, Peggy Lee\, Carmen McRae\, Ella Fitzgerald\, and Abbey Lincoln\, yet maintaining her own unmistakeable identity. Award winning pianist Tamir Hendelman plays with high praise as an accompanist for vocalist Jackie Ryan in every note he plays. Leader of his own Trio\, Tamir has been both an integral part of Jeff Hamilton’s Trio and a member of the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra for nearly 20 years. Tamir has played with jazz greats like Harry Allen\, Teddy Edwards\, Warren Vache\, Houston Person\, John and Jeff Clayton\, Nick Brignola\, Phil Upchurch\, Rickey Woodard\, Barbara Morrison and several others. \nTamir started on the keyboard at the age of 6\, moved from Tel Aviv to the U.S. at the age of 12\, and won the Yamaha National Keyboard Competition at the age of 14. Tamir has performed in Japan and at The Kennedy Center. He studied at the Tanglewood Institute\, received his degree at Eastman School of Music\, and was named the youngest director of The Lovewell Institute. Tamir has been an in-demand pianist and arranger for nearly 25 years\, and has played on several international world tours. Tamir has received awards from ASCAP and The National Foundation For The Advancement of The Arts\, has been a soloist in The Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra\, premiered Oscar Peterson’s “Canadian Suite” at the Hollywood Bowl\, toured with vocalist Tierney Sutton ands Bill Holman’s Big Band\, directed Julia Mignes’ “Alter Ego”\, and recorded on Roberta Gambarini’s “Easy To Love”. Tamir has recorded with The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra\, John Pizzarelli\, Gladys Knight\, Diana Krall\, on Jackie Ryan’s “You\, The Night And The Music”\, on Janis Mann’s “A Perfect Time”\, and on Natalie Cole’s “Still Unforgetable”. Tamir has recorded 2 CD’s as a leader with his Trio\, exploring standards\, Brazilian music\, Blues\, and his Israeli roots. Tamir currently teaches at UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music. Tamir and his talented Trio create an irrisistable\, buoyant\, rhythmic flow in their playing as a tight knit group. \n Bassist Alex Frank started the bass at the age of 14\, later studying with Peter Dominguez and Eddie Gomez and graduating from Oberlin College. Alex is a member of Tamir Hendelman’s Trio\, The Lineage Trio with Graham Dechter and Ryan Shaw\, Bruce Forman’s Cow- Bop Band\, The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra\, and the tribute band to the music of Nat King Cole\, “Too Marvelous For Words”. Alex has recorded with Jeff Goldblum\, Bill Cunliffe\, Bruce Forman\, Peter Erskine\, Tamie Hendelman\, Renee Olstead\, Richard Shelton\, Ty Taylor\, Spencer Day\, Landau Murphy Jr.\, and Nas. Alex has played with dozens of top artists like George Benson\, Molly Ringwald\, Benny Golson\, Niki Haris\, Matthew Morrison\, Macy Gray\, Bobby Rydell\, Tierney Sutton\, Jeff Hamilton\, Barbara Morrison\, James Torme\, Jane Monheit\, and Pat Williams. Alex has played in T.V.\, Film\, and Radio. He appeared in “Jersey Boys”\, The Jimmy Kimmel Show\, “Modern Family”\,” Black Nativity”\, The Today Show\, “You’re The Worst”\, Graham Norton Show\, and The Late\, Late Show with James Corden. Alex was inducted in the Texas Western Swing Hall of Fame\, and was 2nd in The International Society of Bassists” Jazz Competition. Alex Frank has appeared on 7 jazz recordings\, and also arranges and composes. His song “It’s Pure A.C.” was chosen as the official anthem for Atlantic City. Alex was a finalist in the 23rd Annual USA Songwriting Competition for the song “Lost ands Found”. \n Drummer Dean Koba has performed in Southern California for 30 years\, and played and recorded with over 50 major artists. Dean plays regularly with Tamir Hendelman\, Barry Zweig\, Greg Reitan\, 25 years at Disneyland\, with acts that include The Jambalaya Jazz Band\, and The Royal Street Bachelors. Dean received his degree in percussion at Northwestern University\, and his Masters degree in Jazz studies at USC. Dean has taught at Long Beach City College\, Mt. San Antonio College\, and El Camino College. Dean is especially influenced by The Bill Evans Trio sound\, particularly the groups with drummer Joe LaBarbera. Dean Koba has appeared on 20 recordings. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/jackie-ryan-with-the-tamir-hendelman-trio/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/website-mini-website-gallery-imgs-jackie-ryan.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190413T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190413T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T044507 CREATED:20190319T181425Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190408T210605Z UID:3579-1555182000-1555189200@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:LA Jazz Quartet DESCRIPTION:The L.A. Jazz Quartet is comprised of bassist Darek Oles\, saxophonist Chuck Manning\, guitarist Larry Koonse\, and drummer Jason Harnell\, who are all highly in-demand Southern California based band leaders and sideman. The original group was co-founded in 1993 by three of the current band members\, Darek Oles\, Chuck Manning\, and Larry Koonse\, (Jason Harnell replaced Kevin Tullius). The L.A. Jazz Quartet plays an acoustic mix of classic jazz standards\, and original compositions with a wonderful harmonic sound\, originality\, and musical depth that showcases each players’ virtuoso abilities and a keen sense of how to maintain an organic wholeness that gives them their unique group sound. \n Bassist Darek Oles\, grew up in Poland\, and played with some of his countryman’s finest jazz musicians. A composer\, arranger\, and educator\, Oles is a protege of the great bassist Charlie Haden\, and has had a strong reputation as one of the finest bassists on the west coast for the last 3 decades. One of Oles first recordings as a leader is “Like a Dream”\, a collection of original compositions he recorded with pianist Brad Mehldau. Oles has recorded on Brad Mehldau’s CD\, “Largo”\, on guitarist Larry Koonse’s CD\, “Storybook”\, was a co-leader on the CD\, “Standards 2: Movie Music” with Peter Erskine\, Bob Mintzer\, and Alan Pasqua\, on trombonist Bob McChesney’s CD\, “Chez Sez”\, and on Kait Dunton’s CD\, “Mountain Suite”. Oles received a scholarship to attend California Institute of the Arts\, and has been an instructor there\, and at USC and UC Irvine. Following in the bass lineage of Scott LaFaro\, Charlie Haden\, Gary Peacock\, and pianist Bill Evans\, Oles has recorded 13 albums as a leader/co-leader\, and made several recordings as a sideman. Oles has recorded with many jazz greats that include Anthony Wilson\, Bill Cunliffe\, Gerry Gibbs\, James Newton\,Charles Lloyd\, Joe Lovano\, Benny Maupin\, Ravi Coltrane\, Scott Hamilton\, Tim Hagans\, Art Farmer\, Arturo Sandoval\, Billy Childs\, Billy Higgins\, Joe LaBarbera\, Laurence Marable\, Terry Lynn Carrington\, Albert “Tootie” Heath\, Kei Akagi\, Josh Nelson\, Jack Nimitz\, Bobby Shew\, Mike Wofford\, and numerous others. \n Saxophonist Chuck Manning is a talented musician who plays with the feel of some of the great saxophonists of the 1950’s and 1960’s\, and is musically influenced by John Coltrane\, Ornette Coleman\, Bobby Bradford\, Sonny Rollins\, Joe Henderson\, Wayne Shorter\, and North Indian flautist Pannalal Ghosh. Manning plays well thought out solos with integrity\, conviction\, and a heart felt sensitivity. Manning has a gorgeous sound on the sax and is inventive\, smart\, brilliant\, and understated. Manning always delivers a fresh\, bold sound with a keen rhythmic sense that is original\, personal\, and has great emotional impact. Manning’s modern playing explores themes and tunes\, going inside and outside\, always returning to a logical place. Manning has performed with over 120 jazz greats and recorded on over 50 albums. \n Guitarist Larry Koonse has been playing the guitar since the age of 7\, and grew up on the instrument with with his father\, guitarist Dave Koonse. Koonse studied with guitar master Jimmy Wyble\, and graduated from USC in jazz studies. Koonse first toured with the husband and wife duo\, John Dankworth and Cleo Laine. Koonse has played on multiple recordings that have received Grammy nominations\, and has toured with with Mel Torme\, Bob Brookmeyer\, Billy Childs\, John Pattatuci\, David Friesen\, Karrin Allyson\, Luciana Souza\, Natalie Cole\, Bob Mintzer\, Tierney Sutton\, Peter Erskine\, Hubert Laws\, Warne Marsh\, and the Percy Faith Orchestra. Koonse played with the Steve Houghton Quintet at the 1st Samix Festival in South Africa invited by Nelson Mandela and UNICEF\, played with Gary Willis in Sao Paulo for a government sponsored concert at SESC IPIRANGA\, and has played at Carnegie Hall\, the Academy of Music\, Disney Hall\, the Sydney Opera House\, with the L.A. Philharmonic\, the Philadelphia Orchestra\, and many orchestras around the world. Koonse has played on over 300 recordings with dozens of top artists\, and played in the film dedicated to guitar great Hank Garland. Koonse has written the guitar curiculum for Jeff Berlin’s “Players School”\, and has recorded 4 critically acclaimed recordings with the L.A. Jazz Quartet. Koonse has recorded 4 albums on the independent “Jazz Compass” record label\, and has been on the faculty of the California Institute of the Arts as a guitar instructor since 1990. Koonse has played on over 40 world tours with many jazz greats in his career. \n Jason Harnell is a world renowned drummer who has been a major contributor to the L.A. jazz scene for over 25 years. An educator\, composer\, and multiple band leader\, Harnell is a swinging\, hard grooving\, musical player\, who is a true artist that plays with a perfect balance of accompaniment and counterpoint. Harnell has an unmistakable sounds and style\, with boundless creativity and enthusiasm. Harnell started on the drums at the age of 6\, and received his 1st drum set from drumming great\, Louie Bellson. Harnell has recorded and performed with many of the world’s top jazz musicians\, and is co-leader of 4 critically acclaimed original bands. Harnell has recorded 4 albums with “joE-LeSs-shOe”\, recorded 2 albums with” 3-ish”\, recorded 1 album with “SIGMUND FUDGE”\, and recorded 1` album with “GO SHLOMO”. The Jason Harnell So Drum Experience is a must-media event and solo drum concert that tantalizes the senses and explores rhythm\, sight\, and sound in a unique and personal way that is inspiring\, entertaining\, and both musically interesting and humorous. Harnell’s 1st album is due out in May\, 2019. Harnell teaches at UC Irvine and Musicians Institute. Harnell is featured in numerous publications that include “Modern Drummer”\, “Drum”\, “JazzIz”\, and “Downbeat”\, has played in the films “J.Edgar”\, “Funny People”\, “American Gangster”\, played on T.V.’s “Tosh O”\, “Married with Children”\, “Beverly Hills 90210\, and played on numerous commercials. Harnell has played on over 40 recordings. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/la-jazz-quartet-2/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/website-mini-website-gallery-imgs-darek-oles.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190406T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190406T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T044507 CREATED:20190319T175023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190401T180631Z UID:3576-1554577200-1554584400@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:Mark Masters Ensemble meets the Blanton/Webster Band plays the music of Ellington and Strayhorn DESCRIPTION:The talented 12 piece Mark Masters Ensemble is a stellar group of some of Southern California’s finest musicians\, performing the music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn\, one of the greatest song writing teams of the 20th century\, focusing on the late 1930’s and early 1940’s period that placed solo bass innovator\, Jimmy Blanton\, and saxophone great\, Ben Webster\, at the forefront of the Duke Ellington Orchestra. The saxophone section includes\, Danny House\, Jerry Pinter\, Kirsten Edkins\, and Adam Schroeder. The Trumpet section includes\, John Thomas\, Les Lovitt\, and Ron Stout. The trombone section includes\, Les Benedict\, Dave Woodley\, and George Thatcher. On bass is Putter Smith\, and on drums is Kendall Kay. \nBassist Jimmy Blanton was the originator of playing more complex pizzicato and arco bass solos in a jazz context than previous bassists. Blanton used the bass as a melodic instrument\, both bowing and plucking. Blanton’s uniqueness was in what and how he played with a distinctive\, pronounced tone. Blanton started first on the violin\, and then took up the bass at Tennessee State University\, playing with the Tennessee State Collegians\, and Fate Marable. After leaving the University\, Blanton played with the Jeter-Pillar Orchestra in St. Louis. Blanton next joined Ellington’s band in 1939\, and with Duke recorded the first piano-bass duets(Blues and Plucked Again). Blanton was featured in Ellington’s band\, placed front and center on the bandstand nightly\, which was unheard of at the time. Blanton also played in jam sessions at Minton’s Playhouse\, contributing to the genesis of the bop style of playing the bass. Blanton’s importance to Ellington’s band\, together with tenor saxophonist Ben Webster\, led Duke’s band to be known as the Blanton/Webster band. Blanton also played in small groups with Barney Bigard\, Rex Stewart\, Johnny Hodges\, and Cootie Williams\, who were all prominent members of the Ellington band. Blanton left Ellington’s band at the end of 1941 due to tuberculosis\, and passed away at the age of 23\, on July 30\, 1942. Blanton revolutionized the way the doublebass was used in jazz. Blanton’s virtuosity put him in a different class from his predecessors\, making him the first master of the jazz bass\, and demonstrating its’ potential as a solo instrument. Blanton possessed great dexterity and range\, roundness of tone\, accurate intonation\, and an unprecedented sense of swing. Blanton added many non-harmonic passing notes in playing accompanying lines\, giving them a contrapuntal flavor\, stimulating other soloists in their own harmonic explorations. Blanton’s originality was developed further by other musicians into the foundations of the be-bop rhythm sections in jazz. Until the styles of bassists like Scott LaFaro and Charlie Haden of the !960’s\, all modern bass players drew on Blanton’ innovations. There were few bassists who stood out as soloists in Blanton’s era. Notable bassists that swung were Walter Page\, in Count Basie’s band\, Milt Hinton\, in Cab Calloway’s band\, and Slam Stewart. Bassists who followed Blanton and built on his legacy over the next 20 years were Oscar Pettiford\, Ray Brown\, and Charles Mingus. Blanton made the bass sound like a giant guitar\, changing it forever. Jimmy Blanton can be heard on 8 recordings in his short but influential career. \nSaxophonist Ben Webster was one of the 3 most important tenor sax players of the 1930’s and 1940’s era of jazz\, along with Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young. Nicknamed the “The Brute” or “Frog”\, Webster’s tone was tough\, raspy\, and brutal on stomp tunes(with growls)\, and warm and sentimental on ballads. Webster was indebted to Johnny Hodges who taught him to play the instrument. Webster first studied the violin\, was self taught on the piano\, and was helped by Pete and Budd Johnson. Webster played with Lester Young’s family band\, and in Kansas City joined Benny Moten’s band\, which included Count Basie\, “Hotlips” Page\, and Walter Page. Webster would play with several orchestras in the 1930’s\, that included Andy Kirk\, Fletcher Henderson\, Benny Carter\, Willie Bryant\, Cab Calloway\, and Teddy Wilson. Webster joined Duke’s band in 1935\, recording “Cottontail” and “All Too Soon”\, and his contributions with Jimmy Blanton were so important Duke’s orchestra was known as The Blanton-Webster Band. Webster left Duke’s band in 1943\, would work with several groups\, and return to Duke’s band in 1948. Webster recorded the famous “King Of The Tenors” album in 1953 with Oscar Peterson\, and toured with Norman Granz’ “Jazz At The Philharmonic” with Oscar Peterson\, Harry”Sweets” Edison\, and other top musicians. Webster later recorded with the great Art Tatum\, Coleman Hawkins\, Gerry Mulligan\, Jimmy Witherspoon\, Jimmy Rowles\, Leroy Vinegar\, and Mel Lewis. In 1965\, Webster moved to Europe\, living and playing in London\, Amsterdam\, and Copenhagen. In 1971\, Webster reunited with Duke and performed and recorded with Earl Hines\, Buck Clayton\, Bill Coleman\, and Teddy Wilson. Webster passed away on September 20\, 1973. A foundation was started in Webster’s name\, and confirmed by the Queen of Denmark. The Annual Ben Webster Prize is awarded each year to a young outstanding musician in Denmark. Webster’s private collection of recordings and memorabilia are archived at The University Library of Southern Denmark\, Odense. From 1938 till his death in 1973\, Webster used the same saxophone\, and instructed in his will that it never be played again. Webster’s saxophone is on display at Rutgers University. In Southern Copenhagen\, a street was named after Webster\, “Ben Webster Ves”. Ben Webster recorded 25 albums as a leader\, and recorded on 26 albums as a sideman. \nDuke Ellington was a composer\, pianist\, and leader of his own orchestra for over 50 years. Ellington established a National Profile at The Cotton Club in Harlem in the mid 1920’s\, toured Europe in the 1930’s\, embracing the phrase “Beyond Category”\, referring to his music as part of American music\, rather than to the musical genre\, Jazz. Duke had some of the best musicians\, and melded them into the best known orchestra unit in the History of Jazz. Many of Duke’s band members stayed with him for several decades. Duke was a master at writing 3 minute tunes for the 78 rpm recording format. Duke wrote over 1000 compositions\, and has the largest extensive recorded body of work as a personal jazz legacy. Many of Duke’s pieces have become standards\, and Duke also recorded tunes of his band members\,like Juan Tizol’s “Caravan” and “Perdido”. Duke had a 30 year collaboration with composer/arranger Billy Strayhorn\, and together they composed many extended compositions\, suites\, and short pieces. After the 1956 Newport Jazz festival\, Duke enjoyed a major revival\, and embarked on world tours. Duke recorded for most American Record Companies of his era\, performed in and scored many films\, and composed numerous stage musicals. Duke was known for his inventiveness\, eloquence\, and charisma. Even after his passing in 1974\, Duke’s successes continued to rise\, posthumously receiving the esteemed Pulitizer Prize for Music in 1999. Considered one America’s greatest composers\, Duke received 14 Grammy Awards from 1959 to 2000. Duke was nominated for a Grammy Award 24 times\, and 10 of his recordings are in the Grammy Award Music Hall of Fame. Duke had 80 hit records from 1927 to 1954\, recorded 270 albums and appeared on nearly 1300 recordings in a 6 decade career. Duke would say\,” music is my mistress”\, “we love you madly”\,” it don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing”\, “there are only two types of music\, good music and bad music”. Duke wrote for each musician in his orchestra that reflected their character and personality. Music was Dukes’ total life\, and his commitment and dedication to it was incomparable and unalterable. Duke was a giant among giants in Jazz. Of the last century\, Duke is one of a half dozen of the greatest musical minds of all time. Duke’s compositions have been revisited by countless artists and musicians around the world as a source of inspiration and a bedrock for 1000’s of musician’s careers. Musicians like Dave Brubeck\, Miles Davis\, Louis Armstrong\, Carmen McRae\, Charles Mingus\, and Stevie Wonder are a few artists who have dedicated pieces of music to Duke. 100’s of albums have been dedicated to the music of Ellington and Strayhorn by artists famous\, and obscure. Duke Ellington’s instrument\, was\, his orchestra. \nBilly Strayhorn\, the composer\, pianist\, lyricist\, and arranger\, collaborated with Duke Ellington for 30 years. Strayhorn wrote “Take The A Train”\, “Chelsea Bridge”\, “A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing”\, “LushLife”\, “Lotus Blossom”\, “RainCheck”\, and “BloodCount”. Strayhorn collaborated with Duke on “DayDream”\, “Something To Live For”\, and helped arrange Duke’s band within band recordings\, providing harmonic clarity\, taste\, and polish to Duke’s compositions. Strayhorn’s arrangements had tremendous impact on Ellington’s band. Duke wrote for the personnel he had\, showcasing their personalities\, and the sound of soloists like Johnny Hodges\, Harry Carney\, Ben Webster\, Lawrence Brown\, and Jimmy Blanton. Drawing on the contrast between players or sections to create a new sound for his band\, Strayhorn brought a linear\, classically schooled ear to Duke’s works\, setting down in permanent form the sound and structure that Duke sought. In Duke’s autography\, he listed Strayhorn’s “4 Major Freedoms”\, 1) “Freedom from hate\, unconditionally”\, 2) “Freedom from self pity(even through all the pain and bad news)”\, 3) “Freedom from fear of possibly doing something that might possibly help another more than it might help himself”\, 4) “Freedom from the kind of pride that might make a man think that he was better than his brother or his neighbor” Strayhorn arranged and performed on dozens of recordings with Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges. \nSaxophonist Danny House plays alto\, tenor\, clarinet\, and flute. He has appeared on over 40 recordings with the likes of Count Basie\, Frank Capp\, Ray Anthony\, Stan Kenton Alumni Band\, Jack Sheldon\, The Manhattan Transfer\, Anita O’Day\, Keely Smith\, Bob Curnow\, Kenny Drew\, and many others. Saxophonist Jerry Pinter plays soprano\, alto\, tenor saxes\, and clarinet and flute. He has appeared on over 60 recordings that include Grammy nominated recordings with the Woody Herman Band\, and with many jazz greats like Phil Woods\, Steve Huffsteter\, Lee Konitz\, Carl Saunders\, Stan Kenton Alumni Band\, Bob Curnow\, Jack Sheldon\, Anita O’Day\, Joey Sellers and numerous others. Jerry is currently a music instructor at Saddleback College. \nTenor Saxophonist Kirsten Edkins has recorded “Art and Soul”\, her most recent CD\, and has recorded with the Big Bands of Clare Fischer\, Bernie Dresel\, and Bill Holman\, Wayne Bergeron\, Seth McFarlane\, teaches at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music and Occidental College\, and is in the horn section of the T.V. show “The Voice”. Baritone saxophonist Adam Schroeder is an instructor of Jazz Studies at the University of Nevada\, Las Vegas\, a successful T.V. studio musician\, has 2 recordings as a leader\, and has played with the L.A. Philharmonic\, Michael Buble\, Diana Krall\, Sting\, and the big bands of Supersax\, Bob Mintzer\, Clayton-Hamilton\, Count Basie\, and Gordon Goodwin\, and Maureen McGovern\, John Pizzarelli\, Clark Terry\, and Ray Charles. \nTrumpeter John Thomas has held the lead chair for Count Basie\, Chick Corea\, Woody Herman\, Maria Schneider\, Bill Holman\, Ella Fitzgerald\, Frank Sinatra\, Burt Bacharach\, Joe Williams and many others. Thomas has played on 100’s of albums\, T.V.series\, and motion pictures\, is a full time professor at USC\, and is a senior specialist for the Fulbright Scholarship Board. Thomas has played with dozens of major artists\, played on 3 Grammy award winning albums\, and 2 others that received Grammy nominations. \nTrumpeter Les Lovitt has appeared on 30 recordings that include with Woody Herman\, Stan Kenton Alumni Band\, North Texas State One O”Clock Lab Band\, Herbie Hancock\, Sam Phillips\, Brian Setzer\, Eric Burdon\, T-Bone Burnett\, Gregg Allman\, Glenn Frey\, and many others. \nTrumpeter Ron Stout is an instructor at Bob Cole’s Conservatory of Music at Cal State Long Beach University. Stout has played in most of L.A.’s best Big Bands\, that include Woody Herman\, Les Brown\, Frank Capp\, Clayton-Hamilton\, Roger Neumann\, Bill Watrous\, Glen Garrett\, Maria Schneider\, John Fedchock\, Bill Holman\, Bob Florence\, Buddy Childers\, Jack Sheldon\, Arturo Sandoval\, Clark Terry\, Dizzy Gillespie\, Maynard Ferguson\, Phil Norman\, Matt Zebley\, Vic Lewis\, and Supersax. Stout has worked with dozens of groups that include from Motown\, a wide range of vocalists\, and with some of the best jazz combos like Stan Getz\, Horace Silver\, Pepper Adams\, Poncho Sanchez\, Scott Hamilton\, Al Cohn\, Buddy DeFranco\, and numerous others. \nTrombonist Les Benedict has played and recorded with jazz legends Clare Fischer\, Gerald Wilson\, Buddy Collette\, Joe Zawinul\, Frank Sinatra\, Tony Bennett\, Elvis Presley\, Quincy Jones\, Glenn Miller\, Bette Midler\, Prince\, Cy Coleman and many others. Benedict has performed with symphony orchestras\, operas\, movies and is an active educator\, having taught at Idyllwild Arts College\, College of the Canyons\, UCLA\, and USC. \nTrombonist Dave Woodley has appeared on nearly 30 recordings with Gary Urwin\, Graham Moncur 111\, Lee Konitz\, Pat Longo\, Stan Kenton Alumni Band\, Bill Watrous\, Carl Saunders\, Pete Christlieb\, and numerous jazz talents. \nTrombonist George Thatcher has over 100 recording credits with artists like Randy Newman\, Nancy Wilson\, John Daversa\, Josh Groban\, James Horner\, James Newton Howard\, Mark Isham\, Diana Krall\, John Williams\, Brad Mehldau\, Kyle Eastwood\, Neil Diamond\, Air Supply\, David Foster\, The Emotions\, Gene Harris\, Sonny Criss\, Mike Barone\, Jerry Goldsmith\, Thomas Newman\, Danny Elfman and on numerous motion picture soundtracks. Thatcher has performed with Barbra Streisand\, Natalie Cole\, Frank Sinatra\, Harry James\, Al Hirt\, several Symphony orchestras\, and operas. \nBassist Putter Smith has played with jazz greats like Thelonious Monk\, Art Blakey\, Duke Ellington\, Billy Eckstine\, Diane Schuur\, Lee Konitz\, Bruce Forman\, Jackie and Roy\, Carmen McRae\, Gary Foster\, Art Farmer\, Blue Mitchell\, Erroll Garner\, Gerry Mulligan\, Art Pepper\, Mason Williams\, Percy Faith\, Burt Bacharach\, Ray Charles\, The Manhattan Transfer\, Johnny Mathis\, Sonny and Cher\, The Beach Boys\, The Righteous Brothers\, and has taught at the Musician’s Institute\, and at the California Institute of the Arts. Smith has acted in 3 films\, including James Bond’s “Diamonds Are Forever”. \nDrummer Kendall Kay has worked with Cecilia Coleman\, Ron Eschete\, Theo Saunders\, Poncho Sanchez\, Steve Huffsteter\, Bob Shepard\, Kenny Burrell\, Phil Upchurch\, Jon Faddis\, Kenny Drew\, Jr.\, Nick Brignola\, Bobby Shew\, Alan Broadbent\, Kyle Eastwood\, Frank Strazzeri\, Jeff Colella\, Bill Perkins\, Larry Karush\, Rickie Lee Jones\, Rod Stewart\, John Pisano\, Tom Ranier\, Scott Whitfield\, Kristin Korb\, Lee Konitz\, Larry Koonse\, Cathy Segal-Garcia\, Jack Jones\, and appeared on over 100 recordings. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/mark-masters-ensemble-2/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mini-website-mark-masters.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190330T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190330T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T044507 CREATED:20190315T000629Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190326T195917Z UID:3563-1553972400-1553979600@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:Luther Hughes and friends tribute to the modern jazz quartet DESCRIPTION:Talented Bassist Luther Hughes\, Vibe master Charlie Shoemake\, Piano talent Joe Bagg\, and Drumming great Paul Kreibich will perform a musical tribute to the famed Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ). The Modern Jazz Quartet were one of the great jazz groups that originated in the early 1950’s and played together for over 40 years\, recording over 50 albums. The MJQ were four talented musicians led by Pianist John Lewis\, Vibe great Milt Jackson\, Bassist Percy Heath\, and Drummer Connie Kay. The Modern Jazz Quartet performed classical music\, cool jazz\, blues\, and be-bop jazz in a way that gave them a distinctive sound unlike any other group. Each musician had an equal voice and the group sound was elegant\, and restrained\, using sophisticated counterpoint inspired by baroque music with a strong blues feel. The MJQ was one of the first small jazz combos to perform in concert halls rather than nightclubs; 4 musicians playing 4 instruments in a conservative\, horizontal\, contrapuntal manner. The Modern Jazz Quartet won the first NAACP award for cultural compositions in the field of music\, won top billing on numerous jazz magazine polls\, and received honorary doctorates from Berklee college. The MJQ lived in a world of music they created for themselves. Luther Hughes\, Charlie Shoemake\, Joe Bagg\, and Paul Kreibich are four exceptional musicians who have the experience and skill to perform the music of the legendary Modern Jazz Quartet. Each player is a leader of their own groups and have a rich background in the field of jazz; as performers they have all played with many jazz greats\, and are all active music educators. Luther Hughes is the bandleader of the Cannonball/Coltrane Project\, the Nat King Cole Tribute Group\, and the group H.E.R.K.(Hughes\, Eschete\, Ranier\, Kreibich). Luther was a 20 year member of the Gene Harris Quartet\, and has a distinguished 30+ year career as an educator and performer\, playing with over 100 top musicians in a wide field of music. Luther has appeared on dozens of jazz recordings. \nVibraphone master Charlie Shoemake has a long career as a performer\, recording artist\, and is one of the most successful jazz improvisation teachers in Southern California. Charlie has helped over 1500 students at his Central Coast Jazz Institute in Cambria\, Ca.. Shoemake mastered the styles of the great be-bop musicians of the 1950’s\, and toured with the George Shearing Quintet for 7 years. Charlie has led his own group for many years and recorded 20 albums as a leader. \nPianist Joe Bagg is also a master organist\, leading his own organ trio. Joe has played with many jazz greats\, and is an active teacher\, performer\, and recording artist. \nDrumming standout Paul Kreibich has played with many jazz greats\, including touring with Carmen McRae and Ray Charles. Paul has appeared on over 60 recordings\, and recently recorded a tribute to jazz drumming great\, Elvin Jones. Kreibich is an active performer and educator at Fullerton College. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/luther-hughes-and-friennds/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/website-mini-website-gallery-imgs-luther-hughes.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190324T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190324T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T044507 CREATED:20190315T001238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190318T163954Z UID:3566-1553454000-1553461200@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:John Clayton & Gerald Clayton DESCRIPTION:The talented father and son duo of bassist John Clayton and pianist Gerald Clayton will together perform an evening of intimate jazz. Grammy award winning bassist John Clayton has appeared on over 60 recordings. Known for taking on many different projects\, John is a creative composer\, arranger\, conductor\, producer\, educator\, and multi-band leader who has received 8 Grammy nominations with artists like Diana Krall\, Paul McCartney\, Regina Carter\, Dee Dee Bridgewater\, Gladys Knight\, Queen Latifah\, and Charles Aznavour. Clayton began playing bass in elementary school\, played in string instrument classes in junior orchestra\, and in high school played in jazz band\, orchestra\, and soul and r&b groups. At 16 John enrolled in Ray Brown’s Jazz class at UCLA and had a close relationship with him over 3 decades. He continued his education\, graduating from Indiana University’s School of Music. One of Clayton’s first professional jobs was to play on Henry Mancini’s T.V. series\, The Mancini Generation. Next\, John toured with both Monty Alexander and Count Basie for 3 years each\, became the principal bassist with the Amsterdam Philharmonic in the Netherlands\, and taught bass at the Royal Conservatory\, the Hague in Holland for 4 years. From there\, Clayton co-founded the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra with Jeff Hamilton\, rekindled the Clayton Brothers Band\, and taught bass at Cal St. Long Beach\, UCLA\, and at USC for over 20 years. John conducts clinics\, workshops\, and has been the artistic director for the Lionel Hampton Festival\, the Centrum Festival\, the Vail Jazz Party\, the Sarasota Jazz Festival\, the Santa Fe Jazz Party\, the Port Townsend Summer Workshop\, Jazz for the L.A. Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl\, and served as past President of the International Society of Bassists. Clayton arranged the Star Spangled Banner for Whitney Houston’s Platinum Winning 1990 Super Bowl performance\, played on Paul McCartney’s CD Kisses on the Bottom\, recorded with Yo-Yo Ma and Friends on Songs of Joy and Peace\, and has composed\, arranged\, played\, and recorded with Charles Aznavour and the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra\, the Clayton Brothers Band\, Diana Krall\, Milt Jackson\, Monty Alexander\, Carmen McRae\, Nancy Wilson\, Joe Williams\, Ernestine Anderson\, Quincy Jones\, Bill Cunliffe\, Terrell Stafford\, Dee Dee Bridgewater\, Natalie Cole\, Till Bronner\, the Tonight Show Band\, and numerous artists. John won a Grammy Award for the Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist for Queen Latifah’s I’m Gonna Live Till I Die\, and received a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Instrumental Album for the Clayton Brother’s Brother to Brother. \nPianist\, composer\, and bandleader Gerald Clayton has received 4 Grammy nominations. Gerald attended L.A. High School for the Arts and received the Presidential Scholar of the Arts Award. He studied with NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron at the Manhattan School of Music\, received his degree at USC under the music instruction of Billy Childs\, and won 2nd place at the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Piano Competition. Clayton plays with honest expression\, harmonic curiosity\, critical awareness\, developing musical narrative from bold\, deliberate searching\, and chance uncovering. Gerald’s expansive artistic identity celebrates the inherent differences in musical perspectives that promote true artistic synergy. Clayton has performed and recorded with Diana Krall\, Roy Hargrove\, Dianne Reeves\, Ambrose Akinmusire\, Dayna Stephens\, Kendrick Scott\, John Scofield\, Ben Williams\, Terrell Stafford\, Dick Oatts\, Michael Rodriguez\, Terri Lyne Carrington\, Avishai Cohen\, Peter Bernstein\, the Clayton Brothers\, and Charles Lloyd. Gerald served as the musical director of the Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour with Ravi Coltrane\, Nicholas Payton\, Terrence Blanchard\, and Raul Midon. Gerald has apprenticed with his father John and has honored him and his musical ancestors through a commitment to artistic exploration\, innovation\, and reinvention. Clayton has recorded 4 albums as a leader\, and has appeared on 40 recordings to date. Gerald’s own group has performed a live presentation of the Piedmont Blues\, a celebration of 20th century song and dance from the famed Tobacco area of Durham\, North Carolina that is a mixture of ragtime\, finger picking guitar\, and folk music and blues. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/john-clayton-gerald-clayton/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/website-mini-website-gallery-imgs-clayton.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190322T063000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190322T203000 DTSTAMP:20260501T044507 CREATED:20190319T201730Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190319T201730Z UID:3585-1553236200-1553286600@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:Free Concert DESCRIPTION:Come out and hear the sweet sounds of the Boy’s and Girl’s Club’s Heatwave Jazz and Show Band. They will be playing under the stars\, at Pete Carlson’s back patio. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/free-concert-5/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:community,jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/heatwave-jazz-and-show-band-logo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190316T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190316T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T044507 CREATED:20190218T232254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190311T222906Z UID:3494-1552762800-1552770000@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:Tierney Sutton with the Terry Trotter Trio DESCRIPTION:Tierney Sutton with the Terry Trotter Trio includes vocalist Tierney Sutton\, Pianist Terry Trotter\, Bassist Chuck Berghofer\, and Drummer Ray Brinker. Tierney is an 8-Time Grammy Nominated Jazz vocalist who received Best Jazz Vocal Album Grammy Nomination for every project released in the last decade. Sutton is a serious Jazz artist who takes the music to another level. Her vocal talent covers a widespread spectrum of music from traditional\, to contemporary\, and beyond. Tierney sings songs with vulnerability and drama that are imbued with an electricity that has a tingling effect. Sutton varies her phrasing that is both subtle and magical. Tierney is an experienced\, premier musician with impressive credits in live and recording sessions. Suttons’s friends\, respected colleagues\, and musicians have an easy swinging connection with her. Tierney uses a quiet elasticity to create a new musical language\, that is touching\, playful\, and serious with her marvelous delivery of song\, that at times has a husky sweetness. Sutton sings with a balanced consistency and a spiritual humility. Tierney performs with a level of excellence and sends a message of unity with intricacy\, beauty\, variation\, and harmony\, qualities of the tradition of the best jazz. Sutton’s singing style can shift from happy to sad\, and projects a sense of peace and well-being. Tierney’s vocal abilities are considerable\, fresh\, inventive\, and inspiring. Sutton reimagines a song in detail and through the syllables and sounds she uses\, creating a new musical language. With an impeccable voice\, and imaginative treatment of the Great American Songbook\, Tierney is heralded for her abilities as a jazz storyteller\, and her use of her voice as an instrument. Sutton has 12 recordings as a leader\, singing themes of materialism\, the pursuit of happiness\, and tributes to Bill Evans\, Frank Sinatra\, Sting\, and Joni Mitchell. Tierney sang on and helped create the original score to Clint Eastwood’s film\, Sully\, performs as a studio vocal producer\, vocal educator\, has worked with soprano Natalie Dessay\, for Sony’s Pictures of America\, and on the soon to be released Between Yesterday\, and Tomorrow. Sutton has taught at USC’s Thornton School of Music for over a decade\, for 6 years as the Vocal Department Head at L.A. College of Music in Pasadena\, and has taught and mentored some of the finest new generation of singers that include Gretchen Parlato\, and Sara Gazarek. Tierney Sutton with the Terry Trotter Trio has performed together for over 25 years in some of the finest venues in the world\, and are soon to release a new 19 Track Film Music Collection\, called Screenplay\, spanning the first century of American Film Music. Tierney’s World Class Band has had the same personnel for over 20 years\, and is the only band to ever receive a Grammy nomination for their collaborative arranging. Born in Omaha\, Nebraska\, Sutton grew up in Milwaukie\, Wisconsin\, and studied with Jerry Bergonzi at The Berklee School of Music\, and graduated from Wesleyan University. Together for over 20 years\, The Tierney Sutton Band has performed at Carnegie Hall\, The Hollywood Bowl\, and at Jazz at the Lincoln Center. Tierney applies the Bahai’s faith principles to her band arranging(Principle of Consultation). Sutton has worked with Buddy Childers\, Dave MacKay\, Les Brown’s Orchestra\, her own trios\, and has over 120 credits in her career. \n Pianist Terry Trotter is a long time studio musician who has recorded with Frank Sinatra\, Ella Fitzgerald\, Natalie Cole\, Celene Dion\, Larry Carlton\, and The Trio with Chuck Berghofer and Peter Erskine. Terry started on the piano at the age of 4 and developed a Classical Music background. Growing up in Southern California\, Trotter first played with Bobby Hutcherson Herbie Lewis\, Charles Lloyd\, Scott LaFaro\, Billy Higgins\, and Don Cherry. Terry later worked with Les Brown\, Chet Baker\, Art Pepper\, Joe Pass\, Lena Horne\, Charlie Shoemake\, Bill Holman\, Phil Woods Pete Christlieb\, Andy Martin\, and many top artists. Trotter has made 9 recordings as a leader/co-leader\, and has over 175 credits in a 60 year career. Once Terry Trotter was invited by Miles Davis to join his band\, but chose to pursue a successful studio career in Souther California.\n Double bassist Chuck Berghofer is a long time studio musician who has a lengthy career in the film industry. Starting on the trumpet at the age of 8 and then the tuba. Chuck was from a musical family\, his grandfather played with John Phillip Souza\, and his uncle played tuba in the St. Louis Symphony. At 18\, Berghofer switched to the bass and began to frequent jazz nightclubs in Southern California. He admired bassist Ralph Pena\, and soon began to study with him. Berghofer cites bassists Leroy Vinegar\, Paul Chambers\, Ray Brown\, Scott LaFaro\, and Red Mitchell(whom he felt was the best soloist) as his influences. Chuck first played with Skinnay Ellis\, Bobby Troup\, and replaced his former tutor\, Ralph Pena\, playing bass in a duo with pianist Pete Jolly. Later\, drummer Nick Martinis joined the group. In 1960\, Berghofer joined Shelly Manne’s Band\, and played at Shelly’s Manne-Hole for many years\, playing with many jazz greats of the era\, including Jack Sheldon\, Conte Condoli\, Frank Rosolino\, Rahsaan Roland\n Kirk\, and Philly Joe Jones. Chuck played on Frank Zappa’s album Lumpy Gravy\, and was an accomplished House Jazz musician\, working as a semi-regular at Donte’s Nightclub in Hollywood. Berghofer earliest video recording was backing Zoot Sims with Roger Kellaway and Larry Bunker. Chuck has played with Ray Charles\, Bob Cooper\, Ella Fitzgerald\, Stan Getz\, Peggy Lee\, Gerry Mulligan\, Art Pepper\, Seth MacFarlane\, Frank Sinatra\, Rosemary Clooney\, Irene Kral\, Carmen McRae\, Ruth Price\, Frank Capp’s Juggernaut Band\, Buddy Greco\, Keely Smith\, and 100’s of top artists. Berghofer played the memorable bass part on Nancy Sinatra’s These Boots Are Made For Walkin\, with Glen Campbell\, and with Barbra Streisand on the film Funny Girl. Chuck has played on over 400 film works\, and won The Most Valuable Bassist Award 4 years in a row from The National Academy Of Recording Arts and Sciences. Berghofer has recorded with Mel Torme\, and worked on the films Rocky 1 and 2\, On Golden Pond\, Matrix\, Majestic\, Clint Eastwood’s Bird\, True Crime\, played the opening bass line on T.V.’s Barney Miller\, played on Charlie’s Angels\, The Carol Burnett Show\, The Simpsons\, and Star Trek Enterprise. Chuck was one of the original members of the well known studio band\, The Wrecking Crew\, and has over 500 credits in his career. \n Drummer Ray Brinker is a graduate of North Texas State University\, and played in the school’s Grammy nominated One O’Clock Lab Band. Brinker toured with The Maynard Ferguson Band\, and has been a staple on the L.A.studio and performance scene. Ray is a 23 year founding member of The Tierney Sutton Band\, with whom he has co-arranged and recorded 10 CDs. The Tierney Sutton Band has received 5 Grammy nominations for The Best Jazz Vocal Album\, and Brinker received a Grammy nomination as a co-arranger for Best Arrangement Accompanying A Vocalist. Ray is a member of Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band\, and has performed/recorded with over 40 major artists\, that includes recording on Ray Charles’ 8-Time Grammy Award Winning Album of the Year\, Genius Loves Company. Brinker has 12 T.V./Film Credits\, and co-wrote\, arranged\, and performed on the music score of Clint Eastwood’s film\, Sully. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/tierney-sutton-band/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/website-mini-website-gallery-imgs-tierney-sutton.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190309T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190309T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T044507 CREATED:20190218T231820Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190303T015711Z UID:3492-1552158000-1552165200@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:Russell Malone Quartet DESCRIPTION:Guitar master Russell Malone leads a talented quartet with versatile pianist Ross Margitza\, talented bassist Mike Gurrola\, and drum master\, Roy McCurdy. Russell Malone plays with a fluid touch on beautiful lines with harmonic cadence that has a warm\, well balanced\, relaxed feeling.  Malone’s full\, rich sound comes from his fleet fingers and ideas that spring from his head to his hands with speed and dexterity.  Russell has learned a lot from watching\, listening and being around master musicians.  He has recorded 14 albums as a leader\,  20 albums as a sideman\, and is a signature player of his generation.  Malone has toured internationally with a world class quartet and trio\, and is a long standing member of bassist Ron Carter’s Golden Striker Trio.  Russell has been part of Sonny Rollins’ and Dianne Reeves’ musical productions\, contributing his signature tone\, refined listening skills\, his limitless chops\, and his efflorescent imagination.  Malone’s influences include guitarists Charlie Christian\, Chet Atkins\, George Van Epps\, Jimmy Smith\, Wes Montgomery\, Grant Green\, Kenny Burrell\, Pat Martino\, George Benson\, B.B. King\, The Dixie Hummingbirds\, Sam Cooke and the Soul Stirrers\, and the Fantastic Violinaires.  A master of all tempos\, and a relentless swinger\, Russell spins stories from urban and down-home blues\, country\, gospel\, the Great American Songbook\, and hardcore jazz with a soulful\, instantly recognizable instrumental voice and  sophisticated harmony that is really hip.  Malone has played with many distinguished musicians that include B.B. King\, Aretha Franklin\, Gladys Knight and The Pips\, Andy Williams\, James Blood Ulmer\, and Ornette Coleman.  Russell received his first guitar at the age of 4\, played in the Church at the age of 6\, and discovered jazz at the age of 12\, after hearing George Benson perform a PBS special with Benny Goodman\, Teddy Wilson\, Red Norvo\, Milt Hinton\, and Jo Jones. 4 jazz albums that most influenced Malone are George Benson’s Cookbook and Benson Burner albums\, and Wes Montgomery’s Smoking at the Halfnote  and  Boss Guitar albums\, from which Russell has never strayed from.  Raised in Albany\, Georgia\, Malone first played in Al Rylander’ band in Houston\, and later went to Atlanta and played with Eddie Cleanhead Vinson\, Little Anthony\, Peabo Bryson\,  O.C. Smith\, and Freddie Cole. Fellow musicians Branford Marsalis and John Hicks encouraged Russell to go to New York where he played with numerous musicians\, including at Barry Harris’ Jazz Cultural Theatre.  Malone later played with organist Jimmy Smith\, Harry Connick\, Jr.\, Diana Krall\, Branford and Wynton Marsalis\, Roy Hargrove\, Kenny Barron\, Brother Jack McDuff\, Bobby Hutcherson\, Christian McBride\, Dr. Lonnie Smith\, Hank Jones\, Jeff Watts\, Benny Green\, Ray Brown\, Monty Alexander\, Bill Frisell\, Sonny Rollins\, Marcus Miller\, Romero Lubambo\, David Wong\, Montez Coleman\, Martin Belerano\, Tassili Bond\, Jonathan Blake\, Rick Germanson\, Luke Sellick\, Willie Jones 111\, Ben Wolfe\, and Gary Bartz. \nPianist\, Trumpeter\, Composer\, Arranger\, and Educator Ross Margitza\, from Detroit\, Michigan\, studied the piano with his Dad and Grandpa at the age of 6\, and studied the trumpet at the age of 10.  Listening to Oscar Peterson’s performance of West Side Story influenced Ross to become a jazz musician.  Margitza received degrees from Michigan State University\, Northern Illinois University\, and The University of Texas\, Austin.  Ross has played with Jon Faddis\, Phil Woods\, Gerald Wilson\, Patti Austin\, Wess Anderson\, Antonio Hart\, Lynn Roberts\, Christian McBride\, and The Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey Orchestras\, and plays with The Kevin Kanner Band\, and Mark Stevens Trio around the L.A. area. \nBassist Mike Gurrola was mentored by Grammy award winning Bassist John Clayton\, a Ray Brown protege\, and has played with top jazz musicians that include Eric Reed\, Jeff Hamilton\, Benny Green\, Ralph Moore\, Willie Jones 111\, Roy McCurdy\, and many others.  Mike plays with impressive maturity\, musicianship\, and experience well beyond his years.  Gurrola’s supportive bass playing propels his fellow band members outward and upward with strength\, humility\, humor\, and a well rounded knowledge of the instrument.  Mike plays serious\, swinging grooves with creative ease\, and as a first call bassist\, inspires with his presence\, bringing a comfort to his band mates and a good musical experience for all. \nDrum master Roy McCurdy\, nicknamed The Dominator\, was a member of Cannonball Adderley’s Quintet for 11 years\, and has played\, toured\, or recorded with The Mangione  Brothers\, Bobby Timmons\, Betty Carter\, Sonny Rollins\, Coleman Hawkins\, Roy Eldridge\, Eddie Cleanhead Vinson\, Art Farmer\, Benny Golson\, Count Basie\, Wes Montgomery\, Ella Fitzgerald\, Sarah Vaughn\, Carmen McRae\, Gene Ammons\, Herbie Mann\, Shorty Rogers\, Bud Shank\, Joe Zawinul\, Betty Bennett\, Joe Williams\, Herbie Hancock\, Oscar Peterson\, Bud Powell\, Horace Silver\, Art Pepper\, Blood\, Sweat\, and Tears\, Milt Jackson\, J.J. Jackson\, Ray Brown\, and numerous others.  Roy studied at The Eastman School of Music at the age of 16 for 3 years\, and currently teaches at USC’s Thornton School of Music\, and at The Pasadena Conservatory School of Music.  McCurdy’s influences include Louie Bellson\, Shelly Manne\, Sam Woodyard\, Buddy Rich\, Papa Jo Jones\, Philly Joe Jones\, and the Bands of Duke Ellington\, Jimmy Lunceford\, and Lionel Hampton.  Roy recorded 25 albums with The Adderley Brothers\, 15 albums as a sideman\, and has over 250 credits over a 60 year career. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/russell-malone-quartet/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/website-mini-website-gallery-imgs-russell-malone.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190302T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190302T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T044507 CREATED:20190218T231645Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190227T222819Z UID:3490-1551553200-1551560400@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:The Jeff Hamilton Trio DESCRIPTION:Drumming extraordinaire\, Jeff Hamilton\, leads his organ trio\, with talented organist\, Akiko Tsuraga\, and guitar sensation\, Graham Dechter to perform an evening of hot straight ahead jazz and blues\, from traditional favorites from the Great American Songbook to classics\, standards\, and originals that really swing. Versatile drummer\, arranger\, composer\, bandleader\, sideman\, and educator Jeff Hamilton\, swings with the best and is accomplished as a most technically sound drummer. Hamilton is one of the most in-demand dynamic drummers in jazz today. Jeff has recorded and performed with Oscar Peterson\, Ray Brown\, The Clayton Brothers\, and co-leads The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. Hamilton’s recordings have been among the top played jazz recordings on The National Jazz Radio Charts\, largely as a credit to Jeff’s colorful\, sensitive\, and sizzling playing. Hamilton is an intelligent and spirited drummer who plays at a high standard\, employing amazing hand drumming techniques\, the use of soft and understated brushes\, and is riveting playing the drumsticks. In his early years\, growing up in Indiana\, Jeff listened to his parent’s Big Band Records\, and began playing the drums at the age of 8 to Oscar Peterson Records. At Indiana University\, Hamilton studied with John Von Ohlen\, and was influenced by drummers Gene Krupa\, Buddy Rich\, Mel Lewis\, Philly Joe Jones\, and Shelly Manne. Jeff first started with The New Tommy Dorsey Orchestra\, then joined The Lionel Hampton Band\, and next with Bassist John Clayton became a member of The Monty Alexander Trio. From there Hamilton played and recorded several albums with Woody Herman and His Thundering Herd. Next Jeff replaced drummer Shelly Manne\, and became part of The L.A. 4 with Ray Brown\, Bud Shank\, and Laurinda Almeida\, contributing his own arrangements and compositions on 6 of the group’s recordings. For the next 5 years\, Hamilton performed with Ella Fitzgerald\, Count Basie’s Orchestra\, Rosemary Clooney\, and Monty Alexander. For the next 8 years\, Jeff played with Ray Brown’s Trio before starting his own Trio. For 3 years\, The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra was the in-residence ensemble for The Hollywood Bowl Jazz Series. In 2006\, The L.A. Jazz Society named Jeff Hamilton and John Clayton Musicians of the Year. Hamilton currently tours with his own Trio\, with The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra\, and with Diana Krall. Jeff has appeared on nearly 200 recordings with artists that include Natalie Cole\, Diana Krall\, Milt Jackson\, Ted Nash\, Jackie and Roy\, Laurinda Almeida\, Dianne Schuur\, Herb Alpert\, Renee Olstead\, Stacey Kent\, Bob Cooper\, Lanny Morgan\, Judy Roberts\, Rosemary Clooney\, Barbra Streisand\, Mel Torme\, John Pizzarelli\, Benny Carter\, Lalo Schifrin\, George Shearing\, Dr. John\, Ray Brown\, Benny Green\, Clark Terry\, Gene Harris\, Michael Buble\, Toshiko Akiyoshi\, Scott Hamilton\, Harry Sweets Edison\, Bill Holman\, Herb Ellis\, Barney Kessel\, Mark Murphy\, Paul Kuhn\, and Cory Weeds. Hamilton is a frequent guest of The WDR Band in Cologne\, Germany\, has appeared in Natalie Cole’s Great Performance PBS Special\, and Oscar Peterson’s Documentary\, Life in the Key of Oscar. Jeff has over a dozen recordings as a leader\, and has played with over 20 different Jazz Groups\, including with Bob Summer\, Larry Fuller\, Snooky Young\, Anthony Wilson\, Tom Talbert\, and Vic Lewis. \nOrganist Akiko Tsuraga is an accomplished composer and extraordinary performer who has received high accolades from saxophonist Lou Donaldson\, calling her “The Queen of the Organ”. Organist Dr. Lonnie Smith says “Akiko’s playing is like watching a flower blooming and a bird spreading her wings in the music world. Akiko is here to stay.” Tsuraga’s playing complements fellow musicians on stage to sound as good as possible\, sharing a common joy\, and an intensely positive energy for great musical experiences. Akiko’s style is light\, and can shift from playing funky boogaloo to be-bop to blues. Tsuraga has played in Lou Donaldson’s band since 2007 at New York’s Carnegie Hall\, The Village Vanguard\, and Dizzy’ Club. Akiko began playing the organ at the age of 3\, and includes organists Jimmy Smith\, Brother Jack McDuff\, Charles Earland\, Jimmy McGriff\, and her mentor and teacher\, Dr Lonnie Smith as influences. Tsuraga has 7 recordings as a leader and ranks as one of today’s top organists. She is the real deal. \nGraham Dechter is a joyful\, warm sounding guitarist who seriously swings on clean arrangements at a high level of intensity\, playing beautiful lines. Graham’s spirited improvisational playing has virtuosity\, maturity\, and a technical perfection from his dedication to playing straight ahead jazz. Dechter has a dazzling and exuberant style that is skillful\, tasteful\, and flowing. Graham has 2 recordings as a leader and has appeared on numerous recordings as a sideman. A member of The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra\, Dechter has deep reverence for the Jazz Guitar Tradition\, soloing and accompanying on Blues\, Bossas\, Be-Bop\, and Blues much in the tradition of Wes Montgomery\, Barney Kessel\, Grant Green\, and Herb Ellis. Graham includes Oscar Peterson\, Ray Brown\, Ben Webster\, B.B. King\, Antonio Carlos Jobim\, Lee Morgan\, The Great American Songbook\, The Music of Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer\, and Cole Porte as influences.. Graham was born into a musical family\, his mother Maureen\, was in musical theatre\, and his father Brad\, is a renowned orchestrator and composer\, who has worked on over 250 film scores for artists like Johnny Mathis and Barbra Streisand. Dechter studied the violin at the age of 5 and composed orchestral pieces. Graham early on listened to the records of Duke Ellington\, Count Basie\, and Nat King Cole\, and their sounds and vibe grew into his guitar playing. Dechter studied improvisation with Bassist Marshall Hawkins at the Idyllwild Arts Academy\, and it was life changing. Graham further studied for a year at Eastman School of Music\, before joining The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra at the age of 19. Later Dechter studied with and received high praise from guitarist Larry Koonse. Graham has toured worldwide\, played major festivals\, on T.V. specials with singer Michael Buble\, and worked with Eliane Elias\, Benny Golson\, Jimmy Heath\, Frank Wess\, Charles McPherson\, James Moody\, John and Bucky Pizzarelli\, Mundell Lowe\, Russell Malone\, Larry Goldings\, Atsuko Hashimoto\, Jon Hendricks\, Nancy Wilson\, Kurt Elling\, Ron Carter\, Billy Taylor\, Freddie Cole\, Benny Green\, Bill Charlap\, Paquito D’Rivera\, Curtis Fuller\, Wycliffe Gordon\, Terell Stafford\, Clark Terry\, Snooky Young\, and Wynton Marsalis. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/the-jeff-hamilton-trio-2/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/website-mini-website-gallery-imgs-jeff-hamilton.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190223T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190223T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T044507 CREATED:20190131T194404Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190218T231009Z UID:3464-1550948400-1550955600@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:Tom Scott Quintet DESCRIPTION:3 Time Grammy Award Winning Saxophonist Tom Scott leads his talented quintet with Aaron Janik on Trumpet\, Mitchell Forman on Piano\, Chris Colangelo on Bass\, and Louie Palmer on Drums. Tom Scott is an accomplished composer\, arranger\, producer\, musical director\, educator\, bandleader\, guest soloist\, and founding member of The Blues Brothers Band\, and the L.A. Express. Tom is the son of Film and T.V. composer\, Nathan Scott\, who amassed 850 T.V. credits\, !00 Film credits\, who was also an orchestrator and conductor who wrote the theme songs for the T.V. shows\, Dragnet and Lassie. Tom formed his first Jazz ensemble as a teenager called The Neoteric Trio. \nTom soon began writing theme songs for T.V. shows Starsky and Hutch\, Streets of San Francisco\, Square Pegs\, Baretta\, Cannon\, Barnaby Jones\, National Geographic Explorer\, and for T.V. specials and network movies. Tom played the soprano sax on the number one hit “Listen To What The Man Said” by Paul McCartney and Wings\, on the song “I Still Can’t Sleep” for the movie Taxi Driver\, and with Johnny Mathis on “Without Us”\, the theme song for the 1980’s sitcom Family Ties. Tom led the house bands of Pat Sajak’s and Chevy Chase’s late night talk shows\, and has been the music director for The Academy Awards\, Several Emmy Award Shows\, Ebony’s 50th Celebration\, The People’s Choice Awards\, Comic Relief\, and The Carol Burnett Show. Tom has recorded dozens of solo albums\, has been nominated for 13 Grammys and won 3 Grammys\, and has numerous Film and T.V. scoring credits\, which include for the films\, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes\, Uptown Saturday Night\, Stir Crazy\, Hanky Panky\, The Sure Thing\, Just One of the Guys\, Soulman\, and Shakes the Clown. Tom has recorded with The Beach Boys\, Blondie\, The Grateful Dead\, Whitney Houston\, Quincy Jones\, Carole King\, Richard Marx\, Paul McCartney\, Eddie Money\, Helen Reddy\, Frank Sinatra\, Steely Dan\, Steppenwolf\, Rod Stewart\, Don Ellis\, Oliver Nelson\, Roger Kellaway\, Victor Feldman\, Patrick Williams\, and was the music director for George Harrison\, Joni Mitchell\, Olivia Newton-John\, and The Grp All-Star Band. Tom’s music has been played by 2 Pac\, Madonna\, Bruno Mars\, Snoop Dog\, Massive Attack\, Wu-Tang Clan\, N.W.A.\,and The Chemical Brothers. Tom has produced for Tenor Vocalist Daniel Rodriguez\, who’s recording “The Spirit of America” has sold over 400\,000 copies. Tom is a member of The Les Deux Love Orchestra\, and has conducted over 30 Symphony Orchestra performances as music director for Daniel Rodriguez. Tom has recorded 35 solo albums as a leader\, 25 other albums as a sideman\, and with The L.A. Express and The Blues Brothers Band. Tom has appeared on over 500 recordings\, and has over 2300 credits. Tom has toured 5 major continents with his own band\, and his diversity is unmatched\, playing with artists from Barbra Streisand\, Thelonious Monk\, Aretha Franklin to Aerosmith. Tom is an active clinician in the U.S. and Canada\, and performs and teaches master classes in woodwinds\, arranging and film composing. \nTrumpeter Aaron Janik started playing at the age of 10\, studying with Jack Martin\, and at Oberlin College of Arts and Science\, and The Conservatory of Music with Wendell Logan\, earning degrees in Jazz Trumpet Performance\, and Biology(Pre-Medical). Aaron has studied with trumpeters Marcus Belgrave and Sean Jones\, and musicians Gary Bartz\, Robin Eubanks\, and Billy Hart. Aaron has played with Faith Evans\, Dwele\, Kierra\, Sheard\, Micki Miller\, Charlie Wilson\, Lil Kim\, IIL\, Total\, Bone Thugs and Harmony\, Les Nubians\, Clark Sisters\, Gino Vanelli\, Carl Thomas\, Lisa- Page Brooks\, Eric Roberson\, J Drew Sheard\, and is the co-founder of Horn FX-Online\, a community for woodwind instrumentalists. Aaron has appeared on 19 recordings. Jazz and Fusion Keyboardist Mitchell Forman started on Classical Piano at the age of 7. At the age of 17\, Mitchell began his studies at The Manhattan School of Music. Mitchell has played with Gerry Mulligan\, Stan Getz\, Phil Woods\, Carla Bley\, Mel Torme\, Astrud Gilberto\, John McLaughlin\, Wayne Shorter\, John Scofield\, Mike Stern\, Janis Siegel\, Dave Samuels\, Dianne Schuur\, Gary Burton\, Pat Metheny\, Simon Phillips\, Jimmy Earl\, Freddie Hubbard\, Saxophonist Bill Evans\, Ricky Lee Jones\, and Richard Elliot. Mitchell recorded a tribute album dedicated to pianist Bill Evans\, and has made both fusion and solo recordings. Mitchell started his own record label\, and co-leads the band Metro with Chuck Loeb\, which has made 5 recordings. Mitchell has played with Rick Braun\, The BWB Band\, Jeff Golub\, and Virgil Donato. Mitchell has recorded 14 albums as a leader\, 7 albums as a co-leader\, and over 60 as a sideman. Mitchell has over 450 recording credits. \nBassist Chis Colangelo is a composer and teacher who plays with a deep masterful\, resonating tone\, that is full\, fat\, and understated. Chris plays with astonishing articulation\, and serious chops that employs a seductive narrative power. Chris attended Rowan University\, first playing in the Philadelphia area\, and for the last 30 years\, has played in the L.A. area. Chris has worked with The Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Big Band\, The Count Basie Band\, The Tonight Show Band\, Yusef Lateef\, Bob Brookmeyer\, Jimmy Cleveland\, Alex Acuna\, Roy McCurdy\, Doc Severinsen\, Ernie Watts\, Kei Akagi\, Les McCann\, Richie Cole\, Sal Marquez\, Joe LaBarbera\, Bob Mintzer\, Arturo Sandoval\, and Peter Erskine. Chris has toured with vocalists Jack Jones and Mary Wilson\, and made 5 recordings as a leader/co-leader. \nDrummer Louie Palmer began the drums at the age of 5. Louie received a scholarship to and graduated from Berklee School College of Music. Louie has played with some of the world’s best musicians\, including Mike Stern\, Tim Lefebvre\, Mitchell Forman\, Gary Husband\, Janek Gwizdma\, Bob Franceschini\, Jason Rebello\, Ruslan Sirota\, Nelson Rangell\, Bob Reynolds\, Randy Brecker\, Bob James\, Luis Conte\, and Brandon Fields. Mitchell has studied with Thomas Lang\, Dave Weckl\, Peter Erskine\, and Virgil Donato. Louie has appeared on 8 recordings. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/tom-scott-quintet-3/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/website-mini-website-gallery-top-scott.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190220T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190220T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T044507 CREATED:20190131T194233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190212T021212Z UID:3462-1550689200-1550696400@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:Houston Person Quartet DESCRIPTION:Tenor Saxophone Legend Houston Person will lead a talented quintet that includes Pianist Lou Foresteri\, Bassist Richard Simon\, and Drummer Clayton Cameron. A bandleader\, writer\, sideman\, and producer\, Person is a master of the soulful ballad and blues playing with raw expression and power on everything from classics\, originals\, and standards from the Great American Songbook\, including straight-ahead\, hard-bop\, swing and soulful jazz. Houston studied music at South Carolina State College and Hartt College of Music\, and was inducted into South Carolina State’s School Hall of Fame. Houston has recorded over 75 albums on 7 different record labels over a 50+ year period. Person has recorded with Gene Ammons\, Clifford Brown\, Ron Carter\, Bill Charlap\, Joey De Francesco\, Tiny Grimes\, Charles Earland\, Lena Horne\, Elvin Jones\, Janis Siegel\, Randy Johnson\, Charles Kynard\, Johnny Lytle\, Jimmy Ponder\, Bernard Purdie\, Shirley Scott\, Melvin Sparks\, Paul Brown\, Horace Silver\, Dakota Staton\, Cedar Walton\, B. Butler\, Don Patterson\, Grant Green\, Sonny Phillips\, Lou Rawls\, Leon Thomas\, Etta Jones\, Johnny Hammond Smith\, Richard Groove Holmes\, and played with Don Ellis\, Eddie Harris\, Leo Wright\, and numerous others. Houston’s influences include Gene Ammons\, Illinois Jacquet\, Harold Land\, Hank Mobley\, and Sonny Stitt. In 1982 Houston received The Eubie Blake Award. \nBassist Richard Simon is an educator\, producer\, world wide performer\, writer\, clinician\, ensemble conductor\, and events host. Simon performs and teaches a broad spectrum of Upright Bass styles that includes bowing and playing the walking bass line for blues\, jazz\, country\, and swing music. Richard studied with L.A. Philharmonic’s Abe Luboff\, Jazz Legend Buddy Collette\, and Jazz Virtuoso John Clayton. Originally a Classical Violinist\, Simon has performed on the Bass with Jazz greats Buddy Collette\, Teddy Edwards\, Plas Johnson\, Art Hillary\, Singers Ernie Andrews\, Maxine Weldon\, Lorez Alexandria\, Sue Raney\, Keely Smith\, Maria Muldaur\, and Rosemary Clooney\, playing everything from Be-Bop and Mainstream Jazz to Traditional and Swing. Simon has played festivals with Dan Barrett\, Ed Polcor\, Allan Vache\, Rebecca Paris\, Joe Ascione\, Ken Peplowski\, Dave Pike\, Thurman Green\, Allen Jackson\, and Bobby Bryant. Richard has 3 CD recordings as a leader and played with over 70 Jazz artists. For 25 years Simon has been the program director for Jazz America\, a non-profit Youth Jazz Education program that provides free jazz education to 100’s of deserving youngsters all over Southern California\, reflecting the vision and dedication of co-founder Buddy Collette. Middle and high school students between the ages of 11 and 20\, explore the the music of Louis Armstrong and his contemporaries\, and study the music of Duke Ellington\, Benny Carter\, and Mary Lou Williams in the program. \nPianist and composer Lou Foresteri began performing on the keyboards at the age of 9. Influenced by his Italian roots\, Big Band Jazz\, and popular R&B\, Lou formed his first group\, The Hurricanes\, touring with Dick Clark. Lou began improvising at the age of 7 and started his career with Bobby Hackett. Lou has played with Errol Garner\, Count Basie\, Freddie Hubbard\, Dick Hyman\, Zoot Sims\, Toots Thielemans\, Lena Horne\, Johnny Hartman\, Peggy Lee on Broadway\, Rod Stewart and many others. Lou recorded on Les Paul’s Grammy Award Winning CD\, and has written music for numerous T.V. shows and Films. Lou has written jingles for Cover Girl\, G.I.Joe\, Pepsi\, and toured with singer Jack Jones. Lou has written everything from orchestral music to soul ballads. Lou has worked with composers Pete Carpenter and Mike Post on T.V.’s Hardcastle and McCormick\, Riptide\, and the A Team\, and has worked on Beverly Hills 90210\, Family Matters\, Matlock\, and Dick Van Dykes’s Diagnosis Murder. Lou tries to evoke the emotions on the screen through his music. Lou has also worked with Tori Amos\, Stanley Clarke\, Mel Torme\, Maureen McGovern\, Roberto Carlos\, and coached Jeff Bridges for the The Fabulous Baker Boys\, and Angelina Jolie for Beyond Borders. Lou has also acted in\, For the Boys\, My Blue Heaven\, Star Trek\, The Final Contact \, Frankie and Johnny and many other projects. Lou has composed for Old Glory\, Suicide Club\, News Junkie\, The Wrong Mr. Johnson\, on the internet program\, Music of the Light\, and with Time Lapse Photographer Aaron Keigher’s stunning videos. Lou has appeared on 16 recordings and his talents and efforts allows him to never stop growing. \nDrummer Clayton Cameron is a Brush Master who started playing at the age of 6. Clayton received his degree in music at Cal State University\, Northridge and currently is Percussion Director for Jazz Combo at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. Clayton toured with Sammy Davis Jr. and with Tony Bennett\, playing on 13 CD recordings that won 13 Grammy Awards\, and Best Album of the Year Award. Clayton has also worked with George Shearing\, Joe Pass\, Joe Williams\, Frank Sinatra\, Dean Martin\, Billy Joel\, Sting\, Mariah Carey\, Brandy\, The Back Street Boys\, James Taylor\, K.D. Lang\, Elvis Costello\, Ricky Martin\, O.C. Smith\, Ernie Andrews\, Jimmy Witherspoon\, Teddy Edwards\, Larry Gales\, Gerald Wilson\, Barry Harris\, Kenny Burrell\, Rufus Reid\, The Mingus Big Band\, Rebecca Ferguson\, Molly Ringwald\, Dave Koz\, Rickey Minor\, Neil Young and many more. Clayton has perfected the Art of the Brushes\, drummer Max Roach says\, The Best on the Brushes. Clayton has written The Definitive Brush Playing Book and Produced a Video on his Amazing Brush Playing Techniques. Clayton’s CD Here to the Messengers: is a Tribute to Art Blakey. Clayton has appeared on 44 recordings in his career. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/houston-person-quartet-2/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/website-mini-website-gallery-imgs-houston-person.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190218T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190218T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T044507 CREATED:20190131T194105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190211T194625Z UID:3460-1550516400-1550523600@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:Ken Peplowski Quartet DESCRIPTION:Ken Peplowski is one of the world’s greatest living clarinetists\, leading a talented quartet\, that includes pianist Josh Nelson\, bassist Katie Thiroux\, and drummer Matt Witek. Doubling on the tenor sax\, Peplowski’s range covers swing\, mainstream jazz\, dixieland\, pop\, folk\, and classical music. Ken’s silky\, agile\, flawless ability on both reed instruments can be heard on his entertaining playing of the Great American Songbook. Peplowski grew up in Cleveland\, Ohio playing in Polish Polka Bands at dances and weddings\, learning to think fast on his feet\, learning to improvise\, playing different chord changes\, like learning to swim by being thrown into the water. Ken played in school stage bands\, with local jazz musicians\, his family’s band\, and taught at the local music store. One year into college\, Ken joined the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra under the direction of Buddy Morrow\, and played one-nighters every day for 48 weeks in a year. Then Ken studied with saxophonist Sonny Stitt\, and moved to N.Y. City\, playing everything from Dixieland to Avant Garde Jazz. Next\, Peplowski joined Benny Goodman’s Band on saxophone\, played with The Bulgaria Symphony Orchestra\, recorded with vocalist Bobby Short\, and has played Jazz Festivals\, Clubs\, Concert Halls\, Colleges\, and Jazz Cruises in the U.S. and abroad. Peplowski has collaborated with many great artists that include Mel Torme\, Leon Redbone\, Charlie Byrd\, Scott Hamilton\, Harold Alden\, Spike Robinson\, Tommy Newsom\, Peggy Lee\, George Shearing\, Kenny Davern\, Madonna\, Hank Jones\, Suzanna McCorkle\, Dave Frishberg\, Rosemary Clooney\, Tom Harrell\, James Moody\, Cedar Walton\, Houston Person\, Steve Allen\, Bill Charlap\, Woody Allen\, Marianne Faithful\, Issac Delgado\, Erich Kunzel\, Jay Leonbart\, Ted Rosenthal\, Grady Tate\, Eddie Higgins\, Carol Welsman\, Cheryl Bentyne\, Nicki Parrott\, Katie Thiroux\, and numerous others. Ken received the “Satchmo Award” at the Sarasota Jazz Festival\, the Hothouse House Magazines “Fans Decision Jazz Award “ on Clarinet\, and was elected to the “Jazz Cruise” Hall of Fame. \nJosh Nelson is a talented pianist\, composer\, and bandleader who plays with an urbane virtuosity and bluesy tradition of Oscar Peterson and Gene Harris\, that is a clean-burning modern mode of Jazz. Nelson toured with Natalie Cole for 6 years\, and with Gaby Moreno\, Freda Payne\, Alicia Olatuja\, Sara Garazek\, Richard Galliano\, Tom Scott\, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson\,and Christian Howes. Josh has worked with Kurt Elling\, John Pizzarelli\, Benny Golson\, Shiela Jordan\, John Clayton\, George Mraz\, Joe Chambers\, Peter Erskine\, and many others. Nelson has taught at Soka University\, and Cal State Northridge\, was a semi finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition\, and has 9 recordings as a leader. \nBassist Katie Thiroux is a talented vocalist\, composer\, and bandleader. Katie received the Best Album Award from DownBeat Magazine in 2017\, and was a semi finalist in the Thelonious Monk Competition. Thiroux is a hard swinging bassist like Ray Brown\, and her mentor John Clayton. Katie sings with finesse like vocalists Anita O’Day\, Chet Baker\, and Ella Fitzgerald and has a unique gift of being able to simultaneously sing and play the bass. Playing Swing to Be-Bop and Beyond\, Thiroux’s sultry vocals and virtuosic bass playing Quincy Jones says “This Girl Is It”. Katie learned the violin at the age of 4\, and switched to the bass at the age of 8. She studied Jazz and Classical vocals\, and performed with the L.A. Opera\, and Opera Pacific at the age of 10. Influenced by vibist Lionel Hampton \, Thiroux studied with vocalist Tierney Sutton and received the L.A. Jazz Society Award\, “Shelly Manne New Talent”. Katie received the Phil Ramone Presidential Scholarship to Berklee College of Music\, later received her Masters degree at Cal State University\, Long Beach\, and has played with Larry Fuller\,Justin Kauflin\, Bill Cunliffe\, Geri Allen\, Helen Sung\, Tamir Hendelman\, Eric Reed\, Brian Lynch\, Terrell Stafford\, Jeff Clayton\, Charles McPherson\, Mundell Lowe\, Larry Koonse\, Teri Lyne Carrington\, Lewis Nash\, Jeff Hamilton\, Patti Austin\, Niki Harris\, and Tierney Sutton. Thiroux has played over 40 venues in 15 different countries\, and over 60 venues in the U.S. Katie conducts music workshops\, has recorded 2 albums as a leader\, and played as a sideman with several artists. \nDrummer Matt Witek attended Berklee College of Music\, and received a Masters degree in music at Cal State University\, Long Beach. Matt has studied with drummer Jeff Hamilton\, and has toured with John and Bucky Pizzarelli\, Ken Peplowski\, Larry Fuller\, Justin Kauflin\, Graham Dechter\, Katie Thiroux\, and played with John Clayton\, Russell Malone\, Houston Person\, Ralph Moore\, Scott Hamilton\, Eric Reed\, Barbara Morrison\, Harry Allen\, James Morrison\, Larry Koonse\, Anthony Wilson\, Shelly Berg\, Tony Monaco\, Tamir Hendelman\, Bill Cunliffe\, Rosanno Sportielo\, Chick Redd\, Ben Wolfe and numerous artists. Witek has been a sideman on several Capri Record recordings\, and played Jazz venues and festivals with the Big Bands of Woody Herman\, Frank Tiberi\, and Roger Neumann. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/ken-peplowski-quartet/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/website-mini-website-gallery-imgs-ken-peplowski.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190216T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190216T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T044507 CREATED:20190131T193844Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190211T194754Z UID:3458-1550343600-1550350800@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:Pete Christlieb Quintet DESCRIPTION:Multi-Grammy nominated saxophonist\, Pete Christlieb\, one of the world’s best sax players\, leads his talented quintet with his musical partner and wife\, trombonist Linda Small\, along with guitarist Ron Hershewe\, bassist Jeff Takiguchi\, and drummer George Green. Together Pete Christlieb and Linda Small established the “Tall and Small Band”. Christlieb’s 5 decade long musical career includes playing with most of the best Jazz bands in L.A. Pete started on the violin at the age of 7\, and switched to the saxophone at the age of 13. Music was in Pete’s family\, with his father being an accomplished musician. Christlieb studied with saxophonist Bob Cooper\, and by the age of 16/17 was playing with the Lighthouse All-Stars. Pete was influenced by the sounds of Chet Baker\, Gerry Mulligan\, Zoot Sims\, Stan Getz\, John Coltrane\, Miles Davis\, and especially Cannonball Adderley. Christlieb is well known for his big\, beefy sound\, and aggressive solos on the saxophone. Pete was an integral part of the horn section for over 20 years with Doc Severinsen and The Tonight Show Band. Christlieb lists of credits include recording 19 albums as a leader/co-leader\, and playing on over 120 albums as a sideman. Pete’s well known sax solos can be heard on Steely Dan’s “Aja”\, “The Family Guy” T.V. Show\, and the song and movie “FM”. Christlieb has played/recorded with Sy Zentner\, Chet Baker\, Bobby Bryant\, Herman Riley\, Hadley Caliman\, Woody Herman\, Louie Bellson\, Bob Florence\, Carmen McRae\, Gene Ammons\, Don Lamphere\, Count Basie\, Benny Goodman\, Quincy Jones\, Sarah Vaughn\, Freddie Hubbard\, Tom Waits\, Frank Mantooth\, Gary Urwin\, Charles Harris\, Jim Hughart\, Ferdinand Povol\, Chris Walden\, Jack Sheldon\, Carl Saunders\, Jim DeJulio\, Andy Martin\, Sonny Criss\, Tony Rizzi\, Phil Kelly\, Bill Holman\, Wayne Bergeron\, Bobby Caldwell\, Rosemary Clooney\, Seth McFarlane\, The Manhattan Transfer\, Diane Schuur\, Tom Scott\, Keely Smith\, Anthony Wilson and numerous others. Pete is also a professional drag car racer\, with his team winning 2 National Championships for The “Blown Alcohol Dragsters” Class. \nTrombonist Linda Small has played with Big Bands to Symphonic Work. Linda has played with The Boston Pops\, The Boston Ballet\, The Detroit Symphony\, Jazz vibist Emil Richards\, Supersax\, Don Menza\, Buddy Childers\, Lennie Stack\, Scott Whitfield\, The Seth McFarlane/Ron Jones Influence Band\, Gladys Knight and The Pips\, Stevie Wonder\, The Dramatics\, The Stylistics\, Leslie Uggams\, The Geezer Strikes W/Mikersoter and Slidewerke Band\, and on The “Family Guy” T.V. Show. Small has appeared on 7 recordings\, and received her Bachelors degree at The New England Conservatory\, and studied at The Berklee School of Music and at Dartmouth College. \nGuitarist Ron Hershewe has played with many great musicians that include Buddy Collette\, The Mills Brothers\, The Ink Spots\, Johnny Mathis\, Freddie Hubbard\, Rich Little\, Johnny Vana’s Big Band\, on Movies and T.V.\, and with various Jazz\, Latin\, Brazilian\, and Jazz/Fusion groups. Ron founded LACER\, an after school education program in L.A.\, and teaches with “Jazz America” and other music education programs. \nDrummer George Green is a longtime Jazz\, Pop\, Rock\, and Country musician who has appeared on over 50 recordings. \nBassist Jeff Takiguchi is an accompanist\, arranger\, producer\, and educator who has worked with Ray Charles\, Ron Townson of the Fifth Dimension\, Carmen McRae\, Frank Strazzeri\, Chick Flores\, Pat Longo\, various Symphonies\, Taylor Swift\, and leads his own quintet. Jeff has studied with L.A. Opera and L.A. Philharmonic teachers\, \nVibist Charlie Shoemake\, Studied Film Scoring at UCLA\, and been a contractor. Takiguchi completed his studies at USC\, and currently teaches at College of The Canyons. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/pete-christlieb-quintet/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/website-mini-website-gallery-imgs-pete-christlieb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190210T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190210T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T044507 CREATED:20190124T213717Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190124T223037Z UID:3445-1549825200-1549832400@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band DESCRIPTION:The Grammy Award Winning\, Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band is one of the premiere Latin Jazz Bands today led by congero Poncho Sanchez\, who has been performing straight ahead Jazz\, gritty soul music\, and infectious melodies and rhythms from a variety of Latin America and South America sources for over 30 years . Poncho’s influences are numerous\, and he credits 2 of the primary architects of Latin Jazz\, conga drummer and composer\, Chano Pozo\, and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie\, as his major influences\, who were the pioneers of Latin Jazz. These two musicians were the first musicians to bring elements of Latin music to American Jazz\, which has resulted in some of the greatest music of the last 50 to 60 years. Poncho’s band pays a lot of attention to the detail of specific rhythms\, and understands the historical significance of keeping that heritage alive. Poncho Sanchez was born in Texas\, grew up in the L.A. suburbs\, raised on straight ahead Jazz\, Latin Jazz\, and American soul music. Poncho’s music is influenced by the music of John Coltrane\, Miles Davis\, Cal Tjader\, Mongo Santamaria\, Wilson Pickett\, and James Brown. Poncho taught himself the guitar\, flute\, drums\, timbales\, and settled on the congas. Poncho played local clubs in his early 20’s\, and in 1975 joined Cal Tjader’s band. Learning a lot about musical life from Cal\, Poncho considers Cal Tjader the world’s greatest vibe player. After Cal’s death in 1982\, Poncho’s musical career continued\, to date\, Poncho has recorded over 30 albums in the last 35 years. To Poncho Sanchez\, Latin Jazz is the world’s greatest music\, having melodic and harmonic sophistication of Jazz and American Standards\, and the flavor and energy of Latin American music. Poncho is proud that Latin Jazz music\, born in New York City\, for the first time in the Mid-1940’s\, is something that didn’t exist before in America\, and\, Poncho is proud to take this music all over the world all the time. \nTrombonist Francisco Torres is the musical director of the Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band.  An accomplished player\, arranger\, composer\, and educator\, Torres has worked  with the big bands of Gordon Goodwin\, John Beasley\, Clare Fischer\, Bill Holman\, Bob Mintzer\, Sammy Nestico\, Bill Cunliffe\, Budman/Levy\, Emil Richards\, Frank Capp\, Gerald Wilson\, Gregg Field\, and Tom Kubis.  Francisco has played on several Grammy Award winning recordings\, played as a sideman with over 50 major artists\, and worked on several film soundtracks\, and T.V. appearances.  Torres is the Director of the SCSBOA All-Star Band\, that includes some of the finest high school Jazz musicians in Southern California. Together with Jose Rizo\, Francisco created and conceived “Jazz on the Latin Side All-Stars\, a band consisting of some of the best Latin Jazz musicians.  Torres has played on over 225 recordings over the last 25 years. \nThe Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band includes: Jose Perez on Timbales\, who is an exceptional percussionist in a long lineage of great Afro-Cuban musicians. Bassist Rene Camacho graduated from the University of Arizona in Jazz studies and composition. Rene performed with Celia Cruz for 5 years\, and Tito Puente. Rene plays Jazz\, Soul\, R&B\, Country\, and Country music. Rene has worked with Sergio Mendes\, Ry Cooder\, Michael Buble\, Oscar Castro Neves\, Michael McDonald\, Tipica ’73 \, Robben Ford\, Angelique Kidju\, Linda Ronstadt\, Draco Roja\, Jose Alberto “El Canario”\, Raul Maio (The Mavericks)\, Ricky Lee Jones\, Juan Gabriel\, The Fifth Dimension\, The Pointers Sisters\, Carol Welsman\, Arnold McCuller\, Dean Brown\, Kevin Eubanks\, and War. Rene gives music clinics and master classes for Bass and Latin music from the Americas and the Caribbean. Camacho has recorded with dozens of music artists. \nSaxophonist Rob Hardt has worked with The Budman/Levy Jazz Orchestra\, Gary Urwin’s Jazz Big Band\, Pete Christlieb\, Carl Saunders\, Bill Watrous\, Clare Fischer\, and Gerry Gibbs. Rob has played/composed on over 170 recordings. \nTrumpeter Ron Blake has worked with Aaliyah\, Ben Harper\, Dr. Dre\, Ziggy Marley\, and with “Green Day”\, appearing on “Bullet in a Bible”\, “Revolution Radio”\, and “Idiot Club” videos. Ron studied at Cal State Northridge\, won the International Trumpet Guild Jazz Improvisation Competition\, received the Dolo Coker Jazz Scholarship\, and was named the Outstanding Trumpeter in the Pacific Coast Jazz Festival. Blake received his Masters degree on a full scholarship at California Institute of the Arts. Ron oversees “HiSpeedHorns”\, a website for horn players\, featured in Mix magazine. \nTalented Percussionist\, Giancarlo Anderson\, is from Panama\, and also is a talented audio visual multimedia graphic designer. \nPianist Andy Langham studied at the University of North Texas State and is an exceptional musician who has toured with a dozen major music artists\, and has played\, or recorded with over 50 major Jazz and Pop musicians. Andy teaches Jazz piano at Cal State University\, Long Beach. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/poncho-sanchez-latin-jazz-band/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/website-mini-website-gallery-poncho-sanchez.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190202T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190202T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T044507 CREATED:20181114T201717Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190124T222903Z UID:3357-1549134000-1549141200@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:Bill Cunliffe imaginacion latin jazz band DESCRIPTION:The exciting Bill Cunliffe Imaginacion Latin Jazz Band is led by Grammy award winning Pianist\, Bill Cunliffe\, Trumpeter\, Kye Palmer\, Saxophonist\, Brandon Fields\, Trombonist\, Francisco Torres\, Bassist\, Oskar Cartaya\, Drummer\, Dick Weller\, and Percussionist\, Giancarlo Anderson. The Band plays high energy Latin Jazz Originals\, and Standards with an authentic sound all their own. All players are virtuosos on their instruments\, and come together with exceptional musicianship. Band leader\, Bill Cunliffe\, is one of the most gifted composers\, arrangers\, educators\, and pianists in contemporary Jazz\, Pop\, and Classical music today. Cunliffe’s versatility is unmatched\, leading Trios\, Small Groups\, Big Bands\, Latin Bands\, performing in Classical and Jazz Ensembles\, soloing with Symphony Orchestras\, writing and performing Choral compositions for Classical\, Pop\, and Jazz\, and writing and performing Chamber and Orchestral music\, and for Wind Ensembles. Cunliffe received a Grammy Award in 2010 for Best Instrumental Arrangement of Oscar Peterson’s West Side Story Medley. Bill has 25 recordings as a leader\, 4 Grammy Nominations\, 2 Emmy Nominations\, won the Kimmel Jazz Center Award\, and has been nominated by the NAACP for his soundtrack of Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s basketball film ” On The Shoulders Of Giants”. Cunliffe studied with Mary Lou Williams at Duke Univ. and rec’d a Masters at Eastman School of Music. \nBill’s early influences were the Fifth Dimension\, Burt Bacharach\, and Herb Al;pert. Upon hearing Oscar Peterson\, Bill became an overnight Jazz Player. Cunliffe first started with Buddy Rich\, and then worked with Frank Sinatra\, Woody Shaw\, Joe Henderson\, Freddie Hubbard\, Benny Golson\, James Moody\, Holly Hofmann\, The Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra\, The Clayton Brothers Quartet\, with Joe LaBarbera’s Quintet for over 25 years\, and has led his own Trio for over 10 years. Cunliffe won The Thelonious Monk Institute Piano Competition in 1989\, won The Philadelphia Jazz Composers Competition\, and won The 2010 L. A. Jazz Society Composer Award. Bill has recorded albums dedicated to the music of Bud Powell\, Oliver Nelson\, and Paul Simon\, and has written 5 Keyboard Instructional Books. Cunliffe currently is head of the Jazz Department at Cal State Fullerton\, and is the Composer In Residence at The All Saints Church in Pasadena. Bill has taught at The Skidmore Jazz Institute\, The Musicians Institute in Hollywood\, Cal State Northridge\, USC\, Temple Univ. The Vail Jazz Workshop\, and Central State University. \nTrumpeter Kye Palmer played 4 years on The Tonight Show with Kevin Eubanks\, and has recorded on several Grammy nominated and winning projects over the last 20 years. Kye played in The Stan Kenton Band Clinics at Univ. of Redlands\, and played on The Downbeat award winning LP\, “Time Tripping”. Palmer studied with Bobby Shew and Charlie Shoemake\, who says\, of his hundreds of students\, Kye is one of 20 “most important players who understood the music.” Palmer cites Trumpeters Clifford Brown and Freddie Hubbard as his principal influences. Kye played with Woody Herman for 3 years\, and has worked with The Chris Walden Big Band\, Lee Ann Rimes\, The Hawk-Richard Jazz Orchestra\, Bob Dylan\, Tony Bennett\, Joe Williams\, Diane Schuur\, The Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra\, Poncho Sanchez\, Jay Leno\, David Letterman\, Good Morning America\, The Today Show\, and Conan O’Brien. Palmer has played on several film soundtracks\, and appeared on 20 albums\, that include with Brian Setzer\, Michael Buble\, Ron King\, Marc Lewis\, Ron Stout\, and The Clifford Brown Project. Kye also teaches at Cal State Fullerton. \nSaxophonist Brandon Fields began playing the saxophone at the age of 5. He has been a sideman with over 35 major artists\, played on numerous movie soundtracks\, played on a Latin Grammy Award Winning recording\, recorded with Ray Charles\, and has toured with George Benson\, Kenny Loggins\, The Rippingtons\, Tower of Power\, Earth\, Wind\, and Fire\, Dave Weckl\, and Barry Manilow. \nTrombonist Francisco Torres is an arranger\, composer\, and educator. He has played with Poncho Sanchez\, Gordon Goodwin\, John Beasley\, Clare Fischer\, and played on several Grammy Award winning recordings. Torres has been a sideman with over 50 major artists\, played on several film soundtracks\, T.V. Shows\, and Awards Shows. Torres has played with the Big Bands of Bill Holman\, Bob Mintzer\, Sammy Nestico\, Budman/Levy\, Emil Richards\, Frank Capp\, Gerald Wilson\, Gregg Field\, and Tom Kubis. Francisco is the Director of The SCSBOA All-Star Band\, a group of the finest High School Jazz musicians in Southern California\, and he has been commissioned by High Schools and Universities as an arranger and composer. With Jose Rizo\, Torres created and conceived “Jazz On The Latin Side All-Stars”\, that includes some of the best Latin jazz musicians. Francisco has played on over 225 recordings over the last 25 years. Grammy Bassist Oskar Cantaya was nominated for the best Latin Jazz recording. A composer\, arranger\, musical director\, and producer\, his influences range from the music of Puerto Rico\, N.Y. and L.A.. Oskar has played with Spyro Gyra\, Herb Alpert\, Jennifer Lopez\, Celia Cruz\, Ruben Blades\, Tito Puente\, Robbie Robertson\, Willie Colon\, Dave Valentin \, and Steve Winwood. Oskar has played for Showtime at the Apollo \, the ESPYS\, the Latin Grammys\, Guys Choice Awards\, won 3 Grammys with Arturo Sandoval\, Willie Colon\, and Spyro Gyra\, and is a member of the group “Enclave”\, who plays a Gumbo of Jazz\, Funk\, Afro-Carribbean Percussion\, and Urban Street Soul. Cantaya has played with Tito Nieves\, Pete Escovedo\, Andrae Crouch\, Juan Gabriel\, Shiela E\, “Rumbantela”\, Justin Timberlake\, Wayne Brady\, “Playing for Change”\, Gilberto Santarosa\, “All 4 One”\, Wynonna Judd\, and Jonathan Butler. \nDrummer Dick Weller is an outstanding Jazz small group and Big Band player. Dick has worked with Billy Vaughn\, Percy Faith\, The L.A. 6\, Ladd McIntosh\, Alan Pasqua\, Bob Sheppard\, John Beasley\, Alphonse Johnson\, Judy Niemack\, Fred Hersch\, Scott Colley\, Mike Stern\, Bobby Lyle\, Mike Manieri\, Scott Henderson\, Diane Schuur\, Bobby Shew\, Jack Sheldon\, Charles Blenzig\, Andy Laverne\, Jeff Andrews\, Rachel Z\, Chuck Loeb\, Walt Weiskopf\, Phil Norman\, Janis Mann\, and Josh Nelson. Giancarlo Anderson is a talented percussionist from Panama who is most notably heard as a member of Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/bill-cunliffe-imaginacion-latin-jazz-band/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/website-mini-website-gallery-imgs-bill-cunliffe.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190126T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190126T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T044507 CREATED:20181114T201108Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190115T195041Z UID:3355-1548529200-1548536400@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:Holly Hofmann Mike Wofford Quartet DESCRIPTION:The Holly Hofmann/Mike Wofford Quartet is a world class group that will perform a mix of classical and jazz music\, entitled\, “Bach\, Be-Bop\, and Blues. Based in San Diego\, the talented husband and wife music team of flutist Holly Hofmann and pianist Mike Wofford will be joined by Idyllwild bassist Marshall Hawkins\, and drummer Duncan Moore of San Diego.  Flutist Holly Hofmann began playing flute at the age of 5\, and has made the flute a front-line instrument from classical music to jazz music.  Hofmann plays bluesy\, be-bop based improvisations with classical roots with great technical prowess.  One of the most authoritative and swinging flutists in jazz today\, Holly completed her studies at the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy with Cleveland Orchestra’s principal flutist\, Maurice Sharp. Hofmann received her B.A. in music from the Cleveland Institute of Music\, and a Graduate Degree from the University of Northern Colorado.  Later moving to San Diego\, Holly recorded with Mike Wofford\, Bob Magnusson\, and Sherman Ferguson.  Hofmann has worked with James Moody\, Slide Hampton\, Mundell Lowe\, Cedar Walton\, Kenny Barron\, and many top names in jazz.  For 7 years Holly has hosted a 4 night a week National Jazz Program at the Horton Grand Hotel\, presenting 100’s of Nationally acclaimed artists like Diana Krall\, Cassandra Wilson\, Tommy Flanagan\, Cedar Walton\, and Joe Henderson.  Hofmann recorded several albums with pianist Bill Cunliffe and toured the U.S. with Ray Brown’s Trio\, making appearances at Birdland and the Village Vanguard.  This was a turning point in Holly’s career.  She then married pianist Mike Wofford\, and together they have played in various quartet settings.  The couple recorded “Flutology” with an all-star sextet\, featuring flutists Frank West and Ali Ryerson at the Kennedy Center\, receiving top praise.  Next the duo of Hofmann and Wofford recorded a brilliant album with trumpeter Terrell Stafford \, and a one of a kind album with bassist John Clayton\, drummer Jeff Hamilton\, and guitarist Anthony Wilson. The San Diego Union Tribune reported\, their performance “is a seamless balance of note perfect accuracy and in the moment fluidity.”  In addition to performing\, Holly teaches jazz and flute\, conducts master classes at schools and universities around the country\, is on the Board of Directors for the Keynote Jazz Foundation\, and holds concerts and clinics in high schools and middle schools in the U.S.. Hofmann has 12 recordings as a leader\, and is recognized as one of the premiere Jazz Flutists in the world.  Alto sax great Phil Woods said\, “along with Hubert Laws\, Holly is frankly the best jazz flute player today.”  She has become the standard by which jazz flute is judged. \nPianist\, composer\, and arranger Mike Wofford\, musical partner and husband of flutist Holly Hofmann\, began playing the piano at the age of 7. Wofford learned harmonic creativity over technique from his piano teacher Bill Franks\, who was an admirer of pianist Teddy Wilson.  Primarily self taught\, Wofford was influenced by Art Tatum\, Thelonious Monk and Horace Silver.  Mike’s first recording was with Slim Gaillard in 1961\, and then he joined Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse All-Stars. In 1962\, Wofford joined Shorty Rogers and his Giants\, recorded with Mel Torme\, and was active in the L.A. Jazz Club Scene.  In 1963\, Mike toured with June Christy\, and recorded with vibist Gary Burton and the Larry Bunker Quartet.  Wofford recorded his first trio album in 1964\, then joined Shelly Manne’s Quintet\, playing at Shelly’s Manne Hole in Hollywood for the next 20 years.  Mike also became an in demand free-lance studio pianist\, working on T.V.\, Film scoring\, and recordings. Wofford worked with most of the best pop and jazz artists of the time.  Twice\, Mike toured with Sarah Vaughn\, as her conductor and pianist\, and worked the same for Ella Fitzgerald for 5 years.  Wofford has performed and recorded with many contemporary jazz artists\, with Holly Hofmann as a duo\, quartet\, and with  string orchestras.  Mike was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 22nd Annual San Diego Music Awards.  Wofford has 15 recordings as a leader\, 17 as a sideman\, and has played with over 15 different jazz groups.  Mike Wofford is a consummate accompanist\, and Down Beat magazine recognized him as “one of the outstanding artists of our time.” \nBassist and multi-instrumentalist\, Marshall Hawkins\, grew up in the Anacostia district of Washington\, D.C. in a house\, full of music.  Marshall’s mother’s love of the Classics introduced him to the music of Bach\, Verde\, and Puccini\, as well as the music of Nat Cole\, Charlie Parker\, and Jimmy Lunceford.  In 1964\, Marshall started playing the bass\, and worked with blues vocalist Betty Gray.  He next joined the Shirley Horn Trio for 5 years.  Next \,Hawkins replaced bassist Ron Carter as a member of the Miles Davis Quintet in the late 60’s. Following that\, Marshall formed his own quintet and played in the D.C. area till the late 70’s.  Hawkins next joined “vocalese” innovator Eddie Jefferson\, and through associations was chosen to tour internationally with saxophonist Richie Cole.  Following in the 90’s\, Marshall collaborated with jazz artists like Joe Henderson\, Freddie Hubbard\, Pharaoh Sanders\, the Manhattan Transfer\, and other jazz greats.  In 1978\, Hawkins moved to Idyllwild to be a part of the famed Idyllwild High School of the Arts.  In 1986\, Marshall founded the Idyllwild Arts Academy as head of the Jazz department\, and The Idyllwild Arts Jazz Program earned top honors at the prestigious Berklee School of Music High School Jazz Festival.  Marshall has taught jazz as an art form and has mentored 100’s of young talented people whom he calls “his Kids”.  Hawkins has raised scholarship funds for deserving young musicians who could not afford private high schools for the arts. In 1994\, Marshall co-founded the successful Jazz in the Pines Festival\, and has been its’ musical director for over 20 years.  Deeply committed to teaching and\nexposing school children to the unique American art form of Jazz\, Hawkins\, in 2002\, organized the Seahawk Modern Jazz Orchestra\, that brings jazz and educational programs to elementary and secondary schools. This Orchestra gives Marshall’s former students the opportunity to play with a great group of musicians and guest artists. Hawkins has been a regular member of the Harry Pickens Trio\, teaches and plays in Idyllwild and San Diego\, and has appeared on 4 recordings. \nDrummer Duncan Moore is a versatile studio artist who plays in jazz\, latin\, rock\, and r&b bands.  Duncan records jingles\, soundtracks\, demos\, and artists’ projects. Moore started playing the drums at the age of 6\, and studied at the University of Iowa.  Over 40 years in San Diego\, Duncan has performed and recorded with over 100 Major\, National\, and Local Artists.  Moore teaches privately\, at Jazz camps\, gives drum clinics\, and is the drumset instructor at MiraCosta College in Oceanside\, Ca. Duncan has appeared on over 125 recordings in his career. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/holly-hofmann-mike-wofford-quartet/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/website-mini-website-holly-hofman-mike-wofford.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190119T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190119T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T044507 CREATED:20181114T200210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190115T192742Z UID:3353-1547924400-1547931600@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:Phil Norman Tentet DESCRIPTION:The Phil Norman Tentet is one of the most talented 11 piece bands on the jazz scene today.  This world-class jazz ensemble is rich with creative musicians.\nHeavily influenced by the sounds of Miles Davis’ Birth of the Cool Bands\, and the West Coast Jazz Bands of the fifties\, the Phil Norman Tentet explores new ideas from gifted arrangers and composers like Bob Florence\, Dave Pell\, Alan Broadbent\, Med Flory\, Roger Neumann\, Tom Kubis\, Dan Higgins\, Scott Whitfield\, Kim Richmond\, Jackson Stock\, & others.  The Tentet consists of a small group instrumentation that sounds like a big band with slightly less volume.  Music from the likes of Gerry Mulligan\, Art Pepper and other West Coast Cool Players is a major part of Phil Norman’s Tentet Sound.  The group plays different tempos from different arrangers and soloists on jazz standards and originals.  Now in their 18th year\, the Phil Norman Tentet is an ensemble of L.A.’s first call jazz musicians who have won Grammy awards as arrangers\, composers\, and as first rate players.  The musicians in the Tentet play updated cool\, modern west coast jazz.  To date\, Phil Norman’s Tentet has made 7 CD recordings. \nThe musicians are: Pianist Christian Jacob\, who leads his own trio\, and has worked with Flora Purim\, Airto Moreira\, Maynard Ferguson\, Bill Holman\, and Tierney Sutton among others.  Drummer Dick Weller has worked with Charles Blenzing\, Andy Laverne\, Jeff Andrews\, Rachel Z\, Chuck Loeb\, Walt Weiskopf\, Dianne Schuur\, Bobby Shew\, Mike Stern\, Bobby Lyle\, Mike Manieri\, Bob Florence\, and Scott Henderson.  Percussionist Brad Dutz has worked with Maynard Ferguson\, recorded 10 solo CDs\, co-produced 12 other recordings\, and played on over 200 titles as a sideman.  Bassist Kevin Axt has worked with Placido Domingo\, Natalie Cole\, Shelby Lynne\,  Tierney Sutton among others\, performed on over 150 recordings\, and with different groups received 12 Grammy nominations.  Guitarist Larry Koonse has worked with John Dankworth\, Cleo Laine\, Mel Torme\, Terry Gibbs\, Bob Brookmeyer\, Billy Childs\, Warne Marsh\, Percy Faith Al Hirt\, Jimmy Rowles\, Lee Konitz\, Alan Broadbent\, Bill Perkins\, Toots Thielemans\, Bob Sheppard\, Joe Labarbera\, and co-leads the L.A. Jazz Quartet\, with bassist Darek Oles. Koonse has taught at the California Institute of the Arts for nearly 30 years.  Trumpeter Carl Saunders\, who leads his own sextet and big band\, has worked with Stan Kenton\, Sy Zenter\, Maynard Ferguson\, Harry James\, Woody Herman\, Louie Bellson\, Benny Goodman\, Buddy Rich\, Tex Beneke\, Tom Jones\, Jack Jones\, Julio Iglesias\, Debbie Reynolds\, Ella Fitzgerald\,  Harry Belafonte\, Sammy Davis Jr.\, Robert Goulet\, Paul Anka\, and Frank Sinatra.  Saunders has written over 125 compositions\, has written for the Tentet\, and has played on dozens of recordings as a leader and sideman.  Trumpeter Ron Stout has played with big bands\, small ensembles\, vocal groups and star soloists.  Stout has worked with the big bands of Bob Florence\, Bill Holman\, Bill Watrous\, Woody Herman\, the small groups of Horace Silver and Pepper Adams\, the singing groups\, the Supremes\, the Four Tops\, the Temptations\, the Righteous Brothers\, and vocalists\, Lou Rawls\, Mel Torme and many others.  Trombonist Scott Whitfield has worked with the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra\, the Johnny Griffin Big Soul Band\, and his own East and West Jazz Orchestras.  Whitfield has 7 CD recordings as a leader and has  played on over 50 recordings as a sideman.  Whitfield’s music has been performed and recorded by Diva\, Maurice Hines\, The Pied Pipers\, Bill Allred’s Jazz Band\, and Pete Peterson’s 23 Strong Collection Orchestra.  Alto saxophonist Rusty Higgins has been with Les Brown’s Band of Renown for over 20 years\, joined Captain and Tennille\, and has conducted over 60 symphonies for Toni Tennille’s Orchestra.  Higgins recorded Bob Hope’s T.V. Specials for 17 years\, played on the Tonight Show Band with Johnny Carson and Jay Leno\,  performed with Tony Bennett\, Frank Sinatra\, Mel Torme\, Rosemary Clooney\, Liza Minnelli\,Dionne Warwick\, Clark Terry\,  Toshiko Akiyoshi\, Louie Bellson\, Jack Sheldon\, and arranges for the Tentet.  Baritone saxophonist Brian Williams has played on over 40 recordings and is a mainstay  musician on the Southern California music scene.  He replaces the late Roger Neumann who was a longtime saxophonist\, arranger\, composer\, band leader\, and member of the Phil Norman Tentet.  Leader and Tenor saxophonist/Clarinetist Phil Norman\, has played with the Frank Capp Juggernaut Big Band\, the Full Faith and Credit 19 Piece Big Band\, Dave Pell’s Octet\, and Tom Lyles Trio.  Norman was the financial radio voice for KMPC and KABC radio stations in L.A. for many years\, appearing with radio personalities Gary Owens\, Ken and Bob\, Michel Jackson\, and Stu Nayhan.  Norman’s financial success\, musical background\, and desire to revive the Cool Contemporary Sounds of Miles Davis\, Gerry Mulligan\, Dave Brubeck\, Shorty Rogers\, Dave Pell\, and others led Phil to form the Tentet\, one of the most respected Jazz Ensembles in  Southern California. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/phil-norman-tentet-3/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/mini-website-phil-norman.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190118T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190118T203000 DTSTAMP:20260501T044507 CREATED:20190105T203011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190105T203011Z UID:3417-1547836200-1547843400@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:Free music concert DESCRIPTION:By the Coachella Valley’s\, Boys and Girls Club’s\, Heatwave Jazz and Show band. Under the stars at Pete Carlson’s back patio. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/free-music-concert-3/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:community,jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/heatwave-jazz-and-show-band-logo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190112T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190112T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T044507 CREATED:20181114T195826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190105T202324Z UID:3351-1547319600-1547326800@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:Ernie Watts Quartet DESCRIPTION:Two time Grammy award winning saxophonist\, Ernie Watts has a 50+ year career as one of the world’s greatest living saxophonists.  A versatile and prolific multi- woodwind player\, Watts was a longtime member of Charlie Haden’s Quartet West for nearly 30 years\, toured with the Rolling Stones\, and has been with everyone from Cannonball Adderley to Frank Zappa.  Watts has recorded 27 albums as a leader\, and currently leads two different jazz groups\, one in Europe\, and one in the U. S.  Over 6 decades\, Ernie has appeared on over 1500 recordings in his career\, and won the Independent Music Award for Best Jazz Album\, and the Frankfurt Music Prize\, won by only 6 jazz musicians of the 32 total winners.  Other notable jazz award winners have been Chick Corea\, Paquito D’Rivera\, and John McLaughlin.  Ernie’s stakingly melodic and original tone language on the saxophone has enriched several generations of musicians.  In recent times\, Ernie has established his own record label with his wife\,  Patricia\, entitled Flying Dolphin Records\, to give him the freedom to make music on his own terms.  Watts started playing music at the age of 13\, studying classical music at the Wilmington Music School.  Later he heard Miles Davis’ album\, “Kind of Blue”\, John Coltrane’s albums\, and it was like he put his hand in a light socket.  These influences led to Ernie receiving a Downbeat Scholarship to Berklee College of Music.  From there Watts joined the Buddy Rich Band\, and he would later play with Gerald Wilson’s Jazz Orchestra\,  and Oliver Nelson’s Big Band on a U.S. State Department Tour in several African nations.  Ernie’s career continued as a 20 year member of Doc Severinsen’s Tonight Show Band and making a recording with Thelonious Monk.  Watts has recorded as a sideman with over 35 different artists\, and been a band member with over 20 different groups.  In L.A. Ernie has been a studio player for T.V.\, Movies\, and West Coast Motown\, that included playing with Marvin Gaye and Aretha Franklin\, and with pop and r&b groups like Steely Dan and Glenn Frey.  Along with playing most of the premiere jazz clubs\, Watts’ career has included playing Michel Colombier’s Orchestral piece\, “Nightbird” at the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion in L.A.\, with Pat Metheny’s Special Quartet\, and with top jazz players in Japan on JVC records.  Ernie has recorded with Ron Feuer\,  Christof Saenger\, Kurt Elling\, the WDR Big Band\, the Croatian Radio/TV Jazz Orchestra\, the Slovenia National Radio Band\, at the Kennedy Center\, with the Billy Cobham Orchestra in Australia\, and the L.A. Symphonic Jazz Orchestra.  Watts has also worked closely with Dr L. Subramaniam\, Herbie Hancock\, and the Corky Siegel Chamber Blues Band.  As an educator\, Ernie conducts clinics and master classes throughout the year.  Watts has also performed with the Costa Rica National Symphony\, and the Siberian Novsibirsk National Big Band.  Ernie says\, “I see music as the common bond having potential to bring all people together in peace and harmony.  All things in the physical world have vibrations. The music I choose to play is the energy vibration that touches a common bond in people. I believe that music is God singing through us\, an energy to be used for good.”’ \nPianist and composer Marc Seales is a Professor of Jazz Piano at the University of Washington\, in Seattle. Seales has worked with Joe Henderson\, Benny Carter\, Howard Roberts\, Bobby Hutcherson\,  Art Pepper\, and leads his own quartet\, and the group “New Stories”. Seales has won the Earshot Jazz Golden Ear Award as best instrumentalist\, and his song “Highway Blues” is heard in Windows XP. Seales has appeared on 19 recordings as a leader/co-leader\, credits Don Lanphere and Floyd Standifier as mentors\, and his influences include Herbie Hancock\, Charlie Parker\, John Lewis\, John Coltrane\, Miles Davis\, Wynton Kelly\, and Bill Evans. \nBassist Kevin Axt has been performing in L.A. for the last 4 decades. Axt started playing classical guitar at the age of 13\, and later learned the tuba\, and the electric and string bass.  Kevin received an orchestra scholarship at USC and studied with L.A. Philharmonic’s co-principal Dennis Trembley.  Axt has performed/recorded/ toured with over 30 diverse major artists\, the L.A. Jazz Trio\, and the jazz bands of Carl Saunders\, Steve Huffstetter\, Tierney Sutton\, and Tom Kubis. Kevin has appeared on over 150 recordings\, on dozens of Theatre\, Film\, and T.V. productions\, played on 12 Grammy nominated recordings\, and received a nomination as a co-arranger for best arrangement accompanying a vocalist. \nDrummer Bob Leatherbarrow also is a percussionist\, and vibes player.  Bob studied music with a couple of teachers in Buffalo\, N.Y.\, at the Berklee College of Music\, and with  vibist Dave Samuels.   Bob began playing professionally at the age of 14\, has played with over 50 different jazz\, pop\, and classical artists\, and on over 100 recordings.  Bob has played on over 140 Film and T.V. recordings\, T.V./Radio commercials\, and live T.V. shows.  Bob has received high school achievement and outstanding drummer awards in  N.Y. county and state music programs and at the Notre Dame Jazz Festival. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/ernie-watts-quartet-3/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/mini-website-ernie-andrews.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190105T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190105T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T044507 CREATED:20181031T192040Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181219T202141Z UID:3328-1546714800-1546722000@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:Carl Saunders BeBop Big Band DESCRIPTION:Trumpeter Carl Saunders is a highly regarded master instrumentalist who has been playing professionally since the early 1960’s\, performing with several major pop and jazz artists\, and popular jazz big bands.  A highly accomplished player\, Saunders trumpet playing expresses the beauty and nitty gritty of the blues.  His impressive\, improvising solos are full of breathtaking melodies as he plays with continuity\, flow and a never ending supply of creative ideas. Saunders is a stunning performer who brilliantly and delicately swings\, playing long lines of perfectly placed notes in logical fashion.  Saunders influences include Stan Kenton\, Billy May\, The Hi-Los\, \nThe Four Freshman\, Charlie Mariano\, Harry James\, Maynard Ferguson\, Carl Fontana\, Bobby Sherwood\, Dave Pell\, Don Fagerquist\, Kenny Dorham\, Freddie Hubbard\, and Buddy Childers. Saunders describes Jazz as “Intellectual Funk with a Hypnotic Beat” that always swings.  Saunders describes himself as a Jazz musician that breathes like a republican and plays like a democrat.  Saunders has written over 125 compositions\, recorded 10 albums as a leader\, and appeared on 120 recordings as a sideman.  Saunders has helped countless young musicians as an educator to further their careers in Jazz music. \nSaxophonist Danny Jankolow is a multi-instrumentalist\, educator\, producer\, and composer who performs with a highly energetic\, soulful\, sound that is emotionally charged with vibrant celebration.  Jankolow has toured Japan\, Holland\, and Mexico\, and cites Charlie Parker\, Cannonball Adderley\, and John Coltrane as major influences.  He has won numerous competition awards\, and graduated on scholarship from Temple University\, mentored by Saxophonist Dick Oatts\, and Trumpeter Terrell Stafford.  Jankolow has played with big bands at prestigious jazz clubs and with numerous major jazz\, pop\, and soul artists.  Jankolow has taught at Stanford University \, Cal State University\, Northridge\, The T. Monk Institute\, and plays in The John Beasley Monksestra\, and leads his own Elevation Band. \nSaxophonist Bruce Babad won The Louis Armstrong Award in High School and has played with jazz greats\, blues legends\, and rock and roll hall of fame artists. Babad received his Masters degree at Long Beach State University\, has played on the Grammy nominated Bill Holman Band album\, is a member of Luther Hughes Cannonball-Coltrane Project\, leads his own quintet\, and is Director of Jazz studies at Fullerton College.  Babad has played on over 75 commercial recordings\, jingles\, T.V. and Movie soundtracks.  Inspired by saxophonists Paul Desmond\, Phil Woods\, and Cannonball Adderley\, Babad swings with rhythmic drive that is articulate\, passionate and spirited. \nSaxophonist Jerry Pinter has played with 10 Jazz Big Bands\, and on over 60 recordings.  A graduate of North Texas State University\, Pinter was a member of The Woody Herman Big Band.  Pinter has taught at U.C. Irvine\, Saddleback College\, and Cal State University\, San Marcos. Saxophonist Doug Webb attended Berklee School of Music and has appeared on over 150 Jazz recordings with 100’s of Jazz and Pop artists.  Webb was a 15 year\nmember of Doc Severinsen’s Tonight Show Band\, and has appeared on 100’s of T.V. and Movie programs.  Webb plays over 40 different woodwind instruments\, has recorded 20 albums as a leader\, and cites John Coltrane\, Dexter Gordon\, Freddie Hubbard\, Horace Silver\, and Stanley Clarke as major influences. \nSaxophonist Brian Williams has appeared on over 40 recordings\, and has played with the big bands of Bud Shank\, Jack Sheldon\, Charles Rutherford\, Tom Kubis\, and Mike Barone. \nTrombonist Scott Whitfeld is a composer\, arranger\, vocalist\, conductor\, producer\, and educator.  Whitfeld has been a member of several of the best jazz big bands\, has recorded 10 albums as a leader\, and has played/recorded with over 50 major artists.  Whitfeld received his Masters degree at North Texas State University and has taught at Rutgers University.  Whitfeld has played Broadway shows and at the Hollywood Bowl.  Whitfeld cites Carl Fontana\, Frank Rosolino\, Thad Jones\, Sammy Nestico\, Mel Torme\, and Jack Jones as major influences. \nTrombonist Eric Hughes has played/recorded with over 30 major jazz and pop artists.  Hughes studied with Trombone great Bill Watrous at U.S.C. and has played on over a dozen T.V./Movie soundtracks\, commercial recordings and live performances of all music genres. \nTrombonist Craig Gosnell has been associated with The University of Northern Colorado\, The University of Miami\, and Opera Pacific.  Gosnell has played with numerous Jazz Big Bands\, classical orchestras\, on major award shows\, T.V.shows\, Motion Picture soundtracks\, with over 80 Jazz and Pop artists\, and on over 60 recordings. \nTrumpeter Jeff Bunnell has been performing in L.A. over 35 years\, as a studio musician\, arranger\, orchestrator\, and conductor for over 100 T.V. and Film soundtracks. Bunnell has played with over 2 dozen Jazz and Pop artists that includes some of L.A.’s best Jazz Big Bands\, over 40 musicals\, and most major Southern California Symphony Orchestras. \nTrumpeter Tony Bonsera has played with The Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Band\, and the Big Bands of Glenn Miller\, Tommy Dorsey\, Henry Mancini\, Cab Calloway\, Mike Barone\, Steve Huffstetter\, and Alan Chan. Trumpeter Ron Stout is an educator at Long Beach State University\, and has played with over 60 major Jazz and Pop groups. Stout has played with numerous Jazz combos\, and 20 Big Bands. Stout leads his own quintet\, and has won numerous best soloist awards. Trumpeter Bob Summers studied at Berklee School of Music with top instructors\, and has played with most of L.A’s best Jazz Big Bands. Summers plays emotional\, understated solos\, and with over 50 years of performing\, has appeared on over 200 recordings.  Summers cites Clark Terry\, Chet Baker\, and Clifford Brown as major influences. \nPianist Christian Jacob is a composer\, arranger\, conductor\, and Broadway musical director with over 60 recordings to his name. A native of France\, Jacob studied and played the Classical music of Debussy and Ravel\, but switched to Jazz after hearing the playing of Oscar Peterson and Dave Brubeck.  Jacob leads his own trio\, performs solo piano\, and has played in Big Bands and Symphonies around the world.  Jacob studied at The Berklee School of Music and has won numerous competition awards. Jacob has been a 20+ year member of the 5-time Grammy nominated Tierney Sutton Band\, recording 8 albums.  Influenced by the melodies and harmonies of piano greats\, Bill Evans\, and Keith Jarrett\, Jacob has performed with many Jazz greats\, and has played on the Movie soundtracks of Clint Eastwood’s films\, “Sully”\, and “15:17 To Paris”. \nBassist Kevin Axt attended U.S.C. and has performed with over 30 Jazz and Pop artists. Axt has appeared on over 175 albums\, and on dozens of Theatre\, Film\, and T.V. productions.  Axt has been part of 12 Grammy nominations with The Tierney Sutton Band\, The L.A. Jazz Trio\, and the bands of Carl Saunders\,Steve Huffstetter\, and Tom Kubis. \nDrummer Bernie Dresel has been a member of Brian Setzer’s Band for 15 years\, and Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat band for 20 years.  Dresel has been an active session player\, performing with dozens of Jazz and Pop artists\, and appeared on over 80 T.V. and Movie music scores.  A graduate of Eastman School of Music\, Dresel teaches at U.N.L.V.\, and leads his own 16 piece band.  For over 35 years Dresel has performed and appeared on 150 recordings\, and played on nearly every major Movie\, T.V.\, Music\, and Comedy awards shows. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/carl-saunders-bebop-big-band/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:jazz END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181229T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181229T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T044507 CREATED:20181031T191531Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181210T194634Z UID:3326-1546110000-1546117200@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:Ernie Andrews Quintet DESCRIPTION:Legendary Jazz\, Blues\, and Pop vocalist\, Ernie Andrews\, will perform with his longtime talented quintet\, that includes Rickey Woodard on saxophone\, Lanny Hartley on piano\, Richard Simon on bass\, and Roy McCurdy on drums. Ernie Andrews has been performing for eight decades\, starting in 1945 when he made his first recording.  Ernie began performing in L. A.’s famous Central Ave.area in the 1940’s with many Jazz and Blues greats and later was featured in the documentary film\, Blues for Central Avenue.  Ernie has performed as a standout vocalist with Harry James\, Cannonball Adderley\, the Capp – Pierce Juggernaut Band\, Kenny Burrell\, Gene Harris\, Jay McShann\, The Harper Brothers \, Plas Johnson\,  the Clayton – Hamilton Jazz Orchestra among many others.  Ernie was influenced by vocalists Billy Eckstine and Al Hibbler\, and is a contemporary of vocalist Joe Williams.  Ernie has appeared on over 60 recordings in his career\, 15 as a leader. \nSaxophonist Rickey Woodard has played with many of L. A.’s best jazz musicians\, was a member of  the Ray Charles Band\, the Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham’s Sweet Baby Blues Band\, the Frank Capp’s Juggernaut Big Band\, the Horace Silver’s Band\, and for 30 years\, has been a member of the Clayton – Hamilton Jazz Orchestra.  Rickey has recorded 12 albums as leader/co-leader\, and appeared on over 24 albums as a sideman. Rickey is one of the great\, soulful\, bluesy saxophonists who swings with the best. \nPianist Lanny Hartley is a composer and conductor with a strong gospel influence in his playing.  Lanny studied at the University of Indiana\, and has performed with dozens of well known jazz and pop artists.  Lanny has conducted and directed 5 live Jazz and Blues Theater Performances\, performed music for both Film and T. V.\, and has appeared on 8 recordings. \nBassist Richard Simon is an educator\, producer\, clinician\, and conductor.  Richard has performed with over 70 Jazz artists in L. A. and was mentored by jazz greats\, Red Calendar\, and Buddy Collette.  Richard has been the program director for “Jazz America”\, a non – profit organization established in 1994 in L. A. that provides free jazz education for 100’s of deserving youth in Southern California\, exploring the music of jazz greats like Louis Armstrong\, Duke Ellington\, Benny Carter\, Mary Lou Williams\, and others.  Richard has been a mainstay on the L. A. jazz scene for many years\, and has appeared on numerous recordings. \nDrummer Roy McCurdy attended Eastman School of Music in N. Y.\, and has performed with over 70  jazz greats including Coleman Hawkins\, the Mangione Brothers\,  the Art Farmer Jazztet\, Sonny Rollins\, 11 years as a member of Cannonball Adderley’s Quintet\, Kenny Rankin\, Benny Golson\,and numerous others. Roy has recorded with over two dozen jazz artists\, and currently teaches at the USC Thornton School of Music\, and the Pasadena Conservatory School of Music. Roy’s influences  include Louis Bellson\, Shelly Manne\, Sam Woodyard\, Buddy Rich\, Papa Jo Jones\, Philly Joe Jones\, Duke Ellington\, Jimmy Lunceford\, and Lionel Hampton. Roy appeared on 26 recordings with both Cannonball and Nat Adderley\, 15 other recordings as a sideman\, and over 40 recordings in his career. Roy has been a master drummer for 6 decades\, earning the name\, “The Dominator” and his rightful place as one of the great jazz legends. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/ernie-andrews-quintet-3/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/mini-website-ernie-andrews.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181222T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181222T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T044507 CREATED:20181031T191127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181206T200937Z UID:3324-1545505200-1545512400@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:Tim Hagans Ensemble DESCRIPTION:The music of Ornette Coleman will be performed by the Tim Hagans Ensemble\, arranged by Mark Masters. The group includes Tim Hagans on trumpet\, Jerry Pinter on saxophone\, Bob Summers on trumpet\, Dave Woodley on Trombone\, Stephanie O’Keefe on French Horn\, Darek Oles on bass\, and Mark Ferber on drums. 3 time grammy nominated trumpeter\, arranger\, and composer Tim Hagans was influenced by Miles Davis\, Freddie Hubbard\, Clifford Brown\, Woody Shaw\, John Coltrane\, and Thad Jones.  Hagans has played with the Stan Kenton and Woody Herman Big Bands\, with jazz greats in Europe and the US\, and with over two dozen different jazz bands.  Hagans has taught at the University of Cincinnati\, the Berklee School of Music\, and for the Norbotten Big Band Band in Sweden. Hagans has written music for jazz orchestras\, festivals\, big bands\, films\, dance ensembles\, and has won the ASCAP composers’ award.  Hagans has recorded 12 albums as a leader\, and over the last 40+ years has appeared on over 80 recordings as a sideman. \nSaxophonist Jerry Pinter has played on over 60 recordings with a wide range of jazz bands\, that include the Woody Herman Big Band. Pinter attended North Texas State University and teaches at University of California\, Irvine and Saddleback College. \nTrumpeter Bob Summers has played with most of the best big bands in L. A. and has played on over 200 recordings in a 5+ decade career. \nTrombonist Dave Woodley has played on nearly 35 recordings and with several jazz orchestras in his career. \nFrench Horn player Stephanie O’Keefe has played in L. A. for the last 30 years with chamber and jazz orchestras\, and with popular artists that include Johnny Mathis\, Neil Diamond\, Lady Gaga\, and Glenn Frey.  O’Keefe has played on video game soundtracks and several American Jazz Institute recordings\, as well as being an AJI board member.  O’Keefe contracts musicians for recordings for film\, t.v.\, and live performances\, teaches music at Occidental College\, and has appeared on over 60 recordings in her career. \nBassist Darek Oles from Poland was awarded  as one of his countries’ best young musicians and played with some of the best jazz groups in Europe.  Oles  came to L.A. on scholarship at the Cal Institute of the Arts\, studying with jazz bass great\, Charlie Haden.  Oles has taught at the Cal Institute of the Arts for over 25 years\, as well as at U.C. Irvine\, and the USC Thornton School of Music.  Oles has appeared on over 100 albums\, and performed in 100’s of concerts in the US\, Europe\, and Asia.  Oles was nominated for the best jazz musician in Poland\, and was voted best jazz acoustic bassist in Europe. Oles is co-founder of the L.A. Jazz Quartet with guitarist Larry Koonse\, and along with saxophonist Chuck Manning\, the group is celebrating their 25th year anniversary. Oles cites Scott LaFaro\, Bill Evans\, Charlie Haden\, and Gary Peacock as influences.  Oles has recorded 13 albums as leader/co-leader and has appeared on over 30 albums. \nDrummer Mark Ferber is a UCLA graduate and has performed and recorded with many jazz greats on both coasts.  Ferber has studied with Mitchell Peters\, Billy Higgins\, and Joe LaBarbera\, and teaches at Tavira Jazz Workshop in Portugal\, at the Kansas University Jazz Workshop\, at the Maine Jazz Camp\, at CCNY\, and the School of Improvisational Music in N.Y..  Ferber has appeared on over 130 recordings\, and with over 15 different jazz groups. \nThe music of Ornette Coleman is steeped in the blues.  Coleman was one of the most important and controversial innovators of Avant Garde Jazz.  One of the founders of Free Jazz in the 1960’s\, Coleman was a catalyst for change in contemporary music.  This group will perform some of Coleman’s most well known compositions\, creatively arranged by Mark Masters. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/tim-hagans-ensemble/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/mini-website-tim-hagans.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181221T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181221T203000 DTSTAMP:20260501T044507 CREATED:20181203T200435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181203T200435Z UID:3387-1545417000-1545424200@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:Free Holiday Concert DESCRIPTION:Come out and enjoy the sweet sounds of the Boys and Girls club Heatwave Jazz and Show Band right before the holidays. Under the stars at Pete Carlson’s back patio. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/free-holiday-concert/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:community,jazz ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/heatwave-jazz-and-show-band-logo.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR