BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Pete Carlson's Golf & Tennis - ECPv6.16.2//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: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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200318T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200318T140000 DTSTAMP:20260514T063857 CREATED:20200308T214045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200308T214045Z UID:9249-1584525600-1584540000@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:Babolat Demo Day DESCRIPTION: URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/babolat-demo-day-3/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:demo days ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tennis-demo-mar-18.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200317T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200317T140000 DTSTAMP:20260514T063857 CREATED:20200308T213941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200308T213941Z UID:9247-1584439200-1584453600@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:Head Penn Demo Day DESCRIPTION: URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/head-penn-demo-day/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:demo days ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tennis-demo-mar-17.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200316T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200316T140000 DTSTAMP:20260514T063857 CREATED:20200308T213045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200308T213045Z UID:9245-1584352800-1584367200@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:Wilson Demo Day DESCRIPTION: URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/wilson-demo-day-2/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:demo days ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tennis-demo-mar-16.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200315T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200315T140000 DTSTAMP:20260514T063857 CREATED:20200308T212810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200308T212810Z UID:9243-1584266400-1584280800@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:Asics Demo Day DESCRIPTION: URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/asics-demo-day-3/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:demo days ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tennis-demo-mar-15.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200314T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200314T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T063857 CREATED:20200113T214554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200311T192341Z UID:7940-1584212400-1584219600@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:The Andy Martin Quintet DESCRIPTION:The Andy Martin Quintet will perform the music of the great trombone duo\, J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding (J & K.)\, with Andy Martin and Francisco Torres on trombones\, Tom Ranier on piano\, Trey Henry on bass\, and Ray Brinker on drums.  Andy Martin is the paramount trombonist in L.A.\, first call for live performances\, prestigious award events\, studio recordings\, motion picture soundtracks\, live and recorded T.V. shows\, and live theatre. Andy has recorded 12 CDs as a leader/co-leader\, played on over 300 recordings\, played on over 150 motion picture soundtracks\, and has collaborated with top jazz artists like Carl Fontana\, Pete Christlieb\, Bobby Shew\, Eric Marienthal\, Stanley Turrentine\, Horace Silver\, and the big bands of Vic Lewis\, Gordon Goodwin\, Tom Kubis\, Bill Holman\, Jack Sheldon\, Louis Bellson\, Quincy Jones\, Matt Cattingub\, Bob Curnow\, Patrick Williams\, Sammy Nestico\, Frank Capp\, and many others.  Andy has recorded with pop artists like The Pussy Cat Dolls\, Coldplay\, Michael Buble\, performed on Dancing With The Stars\, American Idol\, Family Guy\, American Dad\, King Of The Hill\, at the Grammys\, the Emmys\, the Academy Awards\, the Golden Globes\, and the Screen Actors Guild Awards.  Andy has influenced countless young musicians\, and has been a guest artist and clinician at many colleges and universities.  Andy currently teaches jazz trombone at U.S.C. Thornton School Of Music.  Andy has over 325 Film and T.V. credits\, and plays Yamaha instruments. \nTrombonist Francisco Torres is a composer\, arranger\, and music director for the Grammy Award Winning Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band.  Francisco is a member of the big bands of Gordon Goodwin\, John Beasley\, and Clare Fischer.  Francisco has performed on 3 Grammy award winning albums and on 5 Grammy and Latin Grammy nominated albums.  As a sideman\, Francisco has recorded with dozens of diverse bands and musicians\, recorded several motion picture soundtracks\, played on live T.V. and award shows\, worked with most of L.A.’s best big bands\, and many great Latin music artists.  Francisco has directed high school all-star bands\, and has been commissioned by high schools\, colleges\, and universities.  With Jose Rizo\, Francisco created and conceived the Jazz On The Latin Side All-Stars\, an ensemble of L.A.’s best latin jazz musicians. Francisco currently teaches at The Bob Cole Conservatory at Cal State University\, Long Beach. \nPianist/Clarinetist Tom Ranier is a long time L.A. based studio and jazz musician\, composer and arranger.  Tom has worked with great artists like Dave Pike\, Rod McKuen\, Carmen McRae\, Joey Bishop\, Helen Reddy\, Donna Summer\, Milt Jackson\, Ray Brown\, John Heard\, Sherman Ferguson\, Pete Christlieb\, Terry Gibbs\, Buddy DeFranco\, George Coleman\, Lew Tabackin\, Lanny Morgan\, Pat Senatore\, Roger Neumann\, Gabe Baltazar\, Tom Talbert\, Harvey Mason\, Paul Kreibich\, Frank Rosolino\, Tony Bennett\, Peter Donald\, Abe Laboriel\, Frank Capp\, Rickey Woodard\, Chuck Berghofer\, Bob Cooper\, Carl Saunders\, and many others.  Tom has worked on numerous T.V. shows and film soundtracks\, including for Dancing With The Stars\, The Simpsons\, Disney\, CBS\, the Grammys\, the Emmys\, the Golden Globes\, and winning media and soundtracks for Barbra Streisand\, Shelly Bassey\, Michael Feinstein\, Christina Aguilera\, Joe Pass\, Placido Domingo\, Natalie Cole\, and many others.  Tom’s approach as a pianist and jazz artist is a mix of Bud Powell’s complexities\, Oscar Peterson’s bravura\, blueness and ardent swing\, Bill Evans’ chordal brilliance and exploratory harmonies\, and Chick Corea’s intricate and beautiful melodies.  The influence of Benny Goodman and Charlie Parker is in Tom’s playing and improvisation allows Tom to express what is deep within himself.  Studio work keeps Tom’s playing fresh\, and he feels working on different projects with different composers helps to broaden his scope\, and makes him a better musician.  Tom has taught music at Fullerton College\, and at U.C.L.A. with guitar great\, Kenny Burrell.  Tom has recorded 4 CDs as a leader\, played on many recording dates as a sideman\, and authored a book\, entitled\, “Piano In The Rhythm”.  Award winning bassist\, Trey Henry\, is a composer\, producer\, and arranger who has appeared on over 200 recordings\, on countless jingles\, and on dozens of T.V. shows and motion pictures.  Trey has collaborated with \nwith 100’s of world class artists in both live and studio productions.  Trey has worked with The L.A. Philharmonic\, The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra\, the big bands of Bill Holman\, Bob Florence\, Gerald Wilson\, at the Academys\, the Emmys\, American Idol\, Dancing With The Stars\, Airto and Flora Purim\, and everyone from Henry Mancini to Johnny Cash\, Linda Ronstadt to Quincy Jones\, Ray Charles to Maynard Ferguson\, and Natalie Cole to Michel Legrand.  Trey has been a 25 year member of Tierney Sutton’s Band with Christian Jacob and Ray Brinker\, and together have recorded 11 CDs and received 6 Grammy nominations. \nDrummer Ray Brinker studied\, graduated\, and performed at North Texas State University with the famed Grammy nominated One O’Clock Jazz Lab Band.  Ray has worked with Maynard Ferguson\, is a 25 year founding member of The Tierney Sutton Band\, which has received 6 Grammy nominations\, and is a member of Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band.  Ray has worked with dozens of top music artists and recorded on Ray Charles’ 8-time Grammy Award winning Album of the Year\, “Genius Loves Company”.  Ray has over a dozen T.V./Film credits\, and with The Tierney Sutton Band\, co-wrote\, arranged\, and performed the score for Clint Eastwood’s film “Sully”. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/the-andy-martin-quintet-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/2020/01/andy-martin-event-img.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200314T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200314T140000 DTSTAMP:20260514T063857 CREATED:20200308T212650Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200308T212650Z UID:9241-1584180000-1584194400@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:ProKennex Demo Day DESCRIPTION: URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/prokennex-demo-day/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:demo days ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tennis-demo-mar-14.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200313T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200313T140000 DTSTAMP:20260514T063857 CREATED:20200308T212546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200308T212546Z UID:9239-1584093600-1584108000@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:Yonex Selkirk Demo Day DESCRIPTION: URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/yonex-selkirk-demo-day/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:demo days ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tennis-demo-mar-13.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200312T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200312T140000 DTSTAMP:20260514T063857 CREATED:20200308T211456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200308T211456Z UID:9236-1584007200-1584021600@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:Dunlop Demo Day DESCRIPTION: URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/dunlop-demo-day/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:demo days ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tennis-demo-mar-12.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200311T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200311T180000 DTSTAMP:20260514T063857 CREATED:20200308T210828Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200308T210828Z UID:9234-1583942400-1583949600@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:New Balance Demo Day DESCRIPTION: URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/new-balance-demo-day/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:demo days ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tennis-demo-mar-11.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200310T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200310T160000 DTSTAMP:20260514T063857 CREATED:20200308T201203Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200308T210103Z UID:9222-1583848800-1583856000@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:Fila Kswiss Demo Day DESCRIPTION: URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/fila-kswiss-demo-day/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:demo days ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tennis-demo-mar-10.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200309T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200309T140000 DTSTAMP:20260514T063857 CREATED:20200308T221227Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200308T221227Z UID:9252-1583762400-1583762400@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:Michael Chang in store appearance DESCRIPTION:French Open Champion\, 34 professional singles titles\, 3 times Indian Wells Champion\, and member of the International tennis Hall of Fame. \n\nIn-store tennis ball signing (while supplies last)\nDunlop Championship tennis balls $1.99 a can.\nSelect Dunlop tennis racquets $99 URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/michael-chang-in-store-appearance/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:special guest ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/michael-chang.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200307T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200307T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T063857 CREATED:20200113T214357Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200307T203911Z UID:7938-1583607600-1583614800@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:The Russell Malone Quartet DESCRIPTION:Talented jazz guitarist\, Russell Malone\, leads a high powered quartet that includes Ross Margitza on piano\, Mike Gurrola on bass\, and Roy McCurdy on drums. \n Russell Malone is a versatile performer who excels in both hard-swinging and mellow musical contexts. Malone was self- taught\, beginning to play the guitar at the age of 4. Influenced by B.B. King\, The Dixie Hummingbirds\, George Benson\, Benny Goodman\, Charlie Christian\, and Wes Montgomery\, Malone plays with a clean attack\, and fluid\, lyrical style. Malone has worked with Jimmy Smith\, Harry Connick Jr.\, Diana Krall\, Benny Green\, Ron Carter\, Roy Hargrove\, Dianne Reeves\, Kenny Barron\, Branford and Wynton Marsalis\, Jack McDuff\, Mulgrew Miller\, Eddie Vinson\, Bobby Hutcherson\, Dr. Lonnie Smith\, Hank Jones\, Bill Frisell\, Sonny Rollins\, Ray Brown\, David Sanborn\, Terrell Stafford\, Christian McBride\, Gary Bartz\, Jimmy Cobb\, and many others. Malone has recorded 18 CDs as a leader\, recorded over 70 CDs as a sideman\, and has 360 music credits. \n Pianist Ross Margitza is a composer\, arranger\, educator\, and trumpeter who first started playing the piano at the age of 6. Oscar Peterson’s recording of West Side Story influenced Ross to become a jazz musician\, and he went on to earn music degrees from Michigan State\, Northern Illinois University\, and University of Texas/Austin. Ross has worked with Jon Faddis\, Phil Woods\, Gerald Wilson\, Patti Austin\, Rodney Whitaker\, Wess Anderson\, Antonio Hart\, Lynn Roberts\, Christian McBride\, Glenn Miller\, and Tommy Dorsey. Ross is Director of Instrumental Music at Flintridge Prepratory School\, and works with the Kevin Kanner and Mark Stevens Trios. \n Bassist Mike Gurrola is known for his solid technique\, attentive musicianship\, and strong passion and love for blues and swing. Mike is a protege of bassist Ray Brown and has been mentored by bassist John Clayton. Mike has worked with Eric Reed\, Benny Green\, Jeff Hamilton\, Houston Person\, Mary Stallings\, Larry Goldings\, Ralph Moore\, Harry Allen\, Willie Jones 111\, Jane Monheit\, Kenny Burrell\, Roy McCurdy\, and many of L.A.’s best jazz artists. Mike has won awards and competitions at The Berklee School Of Music and Monterey Jazz Festivals\, and has played at The North Sea Jazz Festival and The Kennedy Center. Mike received LACHSA’s Ist Ray Brown Scholarship\, and has also studied at The Colburn School Of Music. \n Drummer Roy McCurdy was a member of Cannonball Adderley’s Quintet for 11 years\, and worked with The Mangione Brothers\, Bobby Timmons\, Betty Carter\, Sonny Rollins\, Coleman Hawkins\, Roy Eldridge\, Eddie Vinson\, and The Art Farmer-Benny Golson Jazztet. Roy was influenced by Louie Bellson\, Shelley Manne\, Sam Woodyard\, Buddy Rich\, Papa Jo Jones\, Philly Joe Jones\, Duke Ellington\, Jimmy Lunceford\, and Lionel Hampton. Roy has performed/recorded with Count Basie\, Wes Montgomery\, Ella Fitzgerald\, Sarah Vaughn\, Carmen McRae\, Joe Williams\, Herbie Hancock\, Oscar Peterson\, Bud Powell\, Art Pepper\, Blood\, Sweat\, and Tears\,\n Pete Jolly\, Ray Reed\, Tom Talbert\, and many others. Roy performed on the 1983 Classic recording\, Jackson\, Johnson\, Brown\, and Company\, studied at Eastman School Of Music\, and has taught jazz studies at U.S.C.\, and The Pasadena Conservatory Of Music. Roy appeared on 25 recordings with The Adderley Brothers\, 20 as a sideman\, and has over 250 music credits. Roy McCurdy’s musical strength has earned him the name The Dominator. Roy has been at the top of the jazz scene since the 1960’s. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/the-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/2020/01/russell-malone-event-img.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200229T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200229T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T063857 CREATED:20200113T214133Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200226T181117Z UID:7936-1583002800-1583010000@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:Vocalist Jackie Ryan with the Tamir Hendelman Trio DESCRIPTION:Outstanding vocalist Jackie Ryan will perform with the extraordinary pianist Tamir Hendelmen and his talented trio. On bass is the talented Alex Frank\, and on drums is the talented Dean Koba. \n Jackie Ryan’s style and singing is influenced by the great Sarah Vaughn\, Carmen McRae\, and Diana Krall. Jackie performs a diverse repertoire of blues\, gospel\, jazz gems\, love songs\, Spanish ballads\, standards\, classics and sambas with beauty\, grace\, sensitivity\, and depth that gives her audiences a thrilling experience. Virtuoso pianist Tamir Hendelmen is a flawless player and amazing soloist with incredible technique who who interacts wonderfully with his stellar bass mate\, Alex Frank\, and drum mate\, Dean Koba. This concert will showcase the abilities of 4 world class musicians in a listener friendly\, intimate setting. \nJackie Ryan is one of the outstanding jazz vocalists of her generation\, adopting some of the dexeterous sass of Sarah Vaughn\, the instinctive smarts of Carmen McRae\, and the scintillating verve of Diana Krall. Jackie is an extraordinary\, world class talent that is extravagantly gifted\, who sings emotionally and stylistically with astonishing range. Jackie sings from the heart\, and is a true jazz original who interprets songs with a sensational passion. Jackie has recorded 7 CDs as a leader and has recorded/performed with John and Gerald 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\, Amina Figarova\, Mike Wofford\, Jon Mayer\, Larry Vucovich\, Barry Harris\, Bill Cunliffe\, Shelley Berg\, Benny Green\, Terry Gibbs\, Emil Richards\, Jon Hendricks\, Obed Calvaire\, Rickey Woodard\, Gilbert Castellanos and Graham Dechter. Jackie has been a featured guest artist on NPR\, Voice Of America\, Primetime A&E\, CNN TV En Espanol\, and has performed at venues and festivals in the U.S. and all over the world. Born of Mexican\, Irish\, French\, and Spanish descent\, Jackie sings in Spanish\, English\, and Portuguese and her style echoes the influence of musical greats Duke Ellington\, Billie Holliday\, Abbey Lincoln\, Peggy Lee\, Ella Fitzgerald\, Lena Horne\, Shelly Horn\, and Betty Carter . \n Award winning pianist Tamir Hendelman has performed with Jeff Hamilton\, The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra\, Harry Allen\, Teddy Edwards\, Warren Vache\, Houston Person\, The Clayton Brothers\, Nick Brignola\, Phil Upchurch\, Rickey Woodard\, Barbara Morrison\, Tierney Sutton\, Bill Holman\, Julia Mignes\, Roberta Gambarini\, John Pizzarelli\, Gladys Knight\, Diana Krall\, Jackie Ryan\, Janis Mann\, Natalie Cole\, and Barbra Streisand. \n Tamir began studying the keyboard at the age of 6 in Tel Aviv\, moved to the U.S. at the age of 12\, won the Yamaha Keyboard Competition at the age of 14\, and soon after performed in Japan and at The Kennedy Center. Tamir studied at The Tanglewood Institute\, received a music degree from Eastman School Of Music\, and became the youngest musical director for The Lovewell Institute\, a National Arts Education Non-Profit Organization. Tamir is an in-demand pianist and arranger\, has toured the U.S. and Internationally\, has received awards from ASCAP and The Foundation For The Advancement In The Arts\, and was a guest soloist for The Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra. Tamir has been a member of The Jeff Hamilton Trio since 2000\, and The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra since 2001. That same year\, Tamir performed the premier of John Clayton’s New Orchestration of Oscar Peterson’s Canadiana Suite at The Hollywood Bowl. With his own trio\, Tamir explores standards\, Brazilian music\, blues\, and his Israeli roots. Tamir is a Resonance Record artist\, and his playing is sensitive\, introspective\, captivating\, wonderful\, creative\, exhilarating\, thoughtful\, full of content and intensity\, and dynamically swings with strength. Tamir is hard swinging like Oscar Peterson and Benny Green\, versatile\, a warm improviser\, and executes the most difficult music patterns with a light touch. Tamir is masterful at fast paced tunes\, and is able to shift directions and tempos in a moment with ease. Tamir has recorded 2 CDs as a leader\, and has nearly 170 music credits. Tamir teaches jazz keyboards at U.C.L.A.’s Herb Alpert School Of Music. \n Bassist Alex Frank is an arranger and composer who studied with Peter Dominguez and Eddie Gomez and graduated from Oberlin Conservatory Of Music in 2010. Alex is active in the L.A. music scene\, recording with with Fiona Apple\, Miley Cyrus\, and Jeff Goldblum. Alex has performed on The Jimmy Kimmel and James Corden T.V. Shows\, and together with musicians Graham Dechter and Ryan Shaw\, formed the group\, The Lineage Trio\, dedicated to their musical heroes\, Ray Brown\, Barney Kessel\, and Shelley Manne. Alex has performed/recorded with Tamir Hendelman\, Bruce Forman\, Bill Holman\, and played with Patrick Williams\, the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra\, Johnny Mandel\, and in Clint Eastwood’s film\, “Jersey Boys”. Quincy Jones compares Alex to bassist Ray Brown. Alex is a Grammy Recording Academy voting member\, a finalist in The 23rd Annual U.S.A. Song Competition\, wrote The Official Anthem for Atlantic City\, was the musical director for “Sinatra 100 At The Grove”\, featuring George Benson and Jane Monheit\, and in 2014\, with Bruce Forman’s band “Cowbop”\, was inducted into the Texas Western Swing Hall Of Fame. In 2013\, Alex was runner-up in The International Society Of Bassists Jazz Competition\, and has recorded with Bill Cunliffe\, Renee Olstead\, Landau Murphy\, Jr. \n Spencer Day\, Jane Monheit\, Till Bronner\, Gina Saputo\, Peter Erskine\, Dave Damiani\, Inara George\, Matt Forbes\, Anna Calvi\, Ty Taylor\, Richard Shelton\, and Nas. Alex has worked with Molly Ringwald\, Bobby Rydell\, Macy Gray\, Joe Piscopo\, Kenny Burrell\, Barbara Morrison\, Benny Golson\, Tierney Sutton\, Sal Valentinetti\, Cassandra Wilson\, and Matthew Morrison. Alex is a member of the group\, “Too Marvelous For Words”\, with Emmy winner Keith David\, paying tribute to the music of Nat King Cole. Alex has studied with Marcus Belgrave\, Gary Bartz\, Robin Eubanks\, Billy Hart\, Wendell Logan\, John Clayton\, and David Allen Moore of the L.A. Philharmonic. Alex has appeared on over 50 recordings\, live performances\, film soundtracks\, and T.V. and radio shows combined. \n Drummer Dean Koba has played in the L.A. Jazz scene and around the country for nearly 30 years\, and has played in The Disneyland Band for 27 years. Dean teaches music at Long Beach City\, Mt. San Antonio\, and El Camino Colleges. Dean is an in-demand drummer who is engaging\, energetic\, imaginative\, and spontaneous\, and has worked with the trios of Tamir Handelman\, Greg Reitan\, and Barry Zweig. Dean received his music degree from Northwestern University\, and a Masters degree in Jazz Studies at U.S.C.\, where he studied with drumming greats Joe La Barbara\, Gregg Field\, and Jeff Hamilton. Dean has performed/recorded with The Acoustic Jazz Quartet\, Kei Akagi\, Benny Bailey\, Sheryl Bailey\, Shelley Berg\, Chuck Berghofer\, Jeff Berlin\, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy\, Carmen Bradford\, The Clayton Brothers\, Cecilia Coleman\, Bill Cunliffe\, Dee Daniels\, Dena DeRose\, Madeline Eastman\, Jamie Findlay\, Gary Foster\, Clay Jenkins\, Danny Grissett\, Roberta Gambarini\, Kathy Segal-Garcia\, Grant Geisman\, Fareed Haque\, Tamir Hendelman\, Red Holloway\, Larry Koonse\, Kathy Kosins\, Kristen Korb\, Christoph Luty\, Bill Mays\, Walter Norris\, Makoto Ozone\, John Proulx\, Haley Reinhard\, Tom Ranier\, Greg Reitan\, Jackie Ryan\, Riner Scivally\, Bud Shank\, Bob Sheppard\, Dave Sills\, Hewlett Smith\, Tierney Sutton\, Bill Watrous\, Michele Weir\, and Barry Zweig. Dean has appeared on 24 recordings. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/vocalist-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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200228T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200228T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T063857 CREATED:20190925T193904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200122T172400Z UID:5115-1582916400-1582923600@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:FREE Concert DESCRIPTION:Come out and enjoy the sweet sounds of the Boy’s & Girl’s Club’s\, Heatwave Jazz and Show Band\, under the stars at Pete’s back patio. Playing familiar favorites and standards. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/free-concert-11/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:community ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/heatwave-jazz-and-show-band-logo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200222T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200222T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T063857 CREATED:20200113T213400Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200219T172223Z UID:7934-1582398000-1582405200@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:The Bill Cunliffe Sextet DESCRIPTION:Grammy award winning pianist Bill Cunliffe and his talented sextet will perform the music of George Shearing on the Latin side with an all-star line-up that includes Brandon Fields on saxophone\, Andy Martin on trombone\, Oscar Cartaya on bass\, Nick Mancini on vibes\, and Dick Weller on drums. \nBill Cunliffe is a Grammy award winning jazz pianist\, multi-band leader\, arranger\, composer\, and winner of The 1989 Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Piano Competition. Bill has authored 5 jazz educational books\, teaches at Cal State University\, Fullerton\, and has been active on the jazz scene for over 40 years. Originally from Massachusetts\, Bill grew up on classical and jazz oriented music as well as playing in rock and roll bands. Bill was drawn to hip harmonies and melodies from the music of the 1960’s and 1970’s from performers like The 5th Dimension\, Burt Bacharach\, and Herb Alpert. \nBill graduated from Phillips Academy in 1974\, attended Wesleyan University\, and listening to Oscar Peterson made him a jazz player overnight. Bill went on to study with pianist Mary Lou Williams and graduated from Duke University\, and later received a masters degree at Eastman School of Music. From there Bill taught at Central State University in Ohio\, and eventually went on the road with The Buddy Rich Big Band where he worked with Frank Sinatra. Bill also was the house pianist at The Greenwich Tavern in Cincinnati where he worked with jazz musicians Woody Shaw\, Joe Henderson\, Freddie Hubbard\, Benny Golson\, and James Moody. Moving to L.A.\, Bill won The Thelonious Monk Piano Competition\, judged by piano greats Hal Galper\, Ahmad Jamal\, and Barry Harris. Bill worked with Buell Neidlinger’s group “Thelonious”\, worked and recorded with The Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra\, The Clayton Brothers\, Holly Hofmann\, Ray Brown\, Jim Hershman\, Jeff Hamilton\, Darek Oles\, Joe La Barbera\, Bob Sheppard\, Clay Jenkins\, A Latin octet\, and made a big band tribute to Oliver Nelson and Oscar Peterson. Bill has composed numerous works for big band\, orchestras\, chamber groups\, The Cincinnati Pops\, The Illinois Philharmonic\, The Reading Symphony\, The Rio Hondo Symphony\, The Manhattan School Of Music Symphony\, Temple University\, Cal State Fullerton Symphony\, and The Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra. Bill has written for T.V. and Film\, including Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s documentary film\, “On The Shoulders Of Giants”. Bill has also taught at The Musicians Institute in Hollywood\, Cal State University\, Northridge\, U.S.C. Temple University\, The Skidmore Institute\, The Vail Jazz Workshop\, and is the composer-in-residence at The All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena. Bill is active as a soloist with symphonies\, leading his own trio\, big band\, Latin jazz group\, and classical-jazz ensemble. Bill has made 25 recordings as a leader\, has nearly 350 music credits\, has 7 major music award nominations\, and has won 4 major music awards. \nSaxophonist Brandon Fields haas been performing\, recording\, and touring in the music scene for nearly 40 years with musicians like George Benson\, Kenny Loggins\, Barry Manilow\, Tower Of Power\, Earth\, Wind\, and Fire\, Elton John\, Quincy Jones\, Nancy Wilson\, Jewel\, B.B. King\, EverClear\, Bonnie Raitt\, Alex Acuna\, David Benoit\, Luis Conte\, Terrence Trent D’Arby\, Neil Larson\, B. Meyers\, Alphonse Mouzon\, Ricky Peterson\, Tom Petty\, Phil Upchurch\, BabyFace\, Toto\, Luther Vandross\, Luis Miguel\, Al Jarreau\, Robben Ford\, Bobby Caldwell\, Los Lobotomys\, The Rippingtons\, Nancy Sinatra\, George Duke\, Stanley Clarke\, The Temptations\, Buzz Feiten\, Michael McDonald\, Randy Newman\, Neil Diamond\, Kenny Rogers\, David Garfield\, Lionel Ritchie\, Queen Latifah\, Rob Thomas\, Engelbird Humperdink\, Harry Connick Jr.\, O.D.B. and Dave Weckl. Brandon has played on 7 featured film soundtracks\, recorded on the 2002 Grammy award winning Latin music album of the year for Alejandsro Sanz Y Solo Seme Occurre Amarte\, and on Ray Charles Multi-Grammy award winning album\, “Genius Love Company”. Brandon is an active teacher at premier music camps and schools around the world\, has recorded 7 albums as a leader\, and has over 700 music credits. \nTrombonist Andy Martin’s technique and virtuosity has established him as a premier musician who has influenced countless young musicians\, and he has appeared at many colleges and universities as a guest artist and clinician. Andy is a world class musician who has recorded 12 albums as a leader/co-leader\, and has collaborated with jazz artists like Carl Fontana\, Pete Christlieb\, Bobby Shew\, Eric Marienthal\, Stanley Turrentine\, Horace Silver\, Vic Lewis\, Gordon Goodwin\, Tom Kubis\, Bill Holman\, Jack Sheldon\, Louie Bellson\, Quincy Jones\, Matt Cattingub\, Bob Curnow\, Patrick Williams\, Sammy Nestico\, Dick Berk\, Lou Rawls\, Dave Grusin\, Clare Fischer\, Frank Capp\, Bill Berry\, Dave Pell\, and many others. Andy is one of L.A.’s most prominent trombonists for commercial recordings\, T.V.\, Motion Pictures soundtracks\, and live theatre. Andy has recorded with popular artists like the Pussy Cat Dolls\, ColdPlay\, Michael Buble\, Prince\, Neil Diamond\, Lionel Ritchie\, and others. Andy’s T.V. credits include performing at the Grammys Awards\, The Emmys Awards\, The Academy Awards\, The Golden Globes Awards\, and The Screen Actors Guild Award Shows. Andy has been a regular performer on popular live and recorded T.V. shows\, and Andy has performed on over 210 film soundtracks\, over 110 T.V. soundtracks\, over 300 albums as a sideman\, and has over 475 music credits. Andy became an honorary member in 2018 of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia at The National Convention in New Orleans\, Louisiana. \nBassist Oskar Cartaya is a composer\, arranger\, and musical director whose musical influences are a mix from the music of Puerto Rico\, N.Y. and L.A. Oskar has worked with Stevie Winwood\, Spyro Gyra\, Herb Alpert\, Jennifer Lopez\, Celia Cruz\, Ruben Blades\, Tito Puente\, Robbie Robertson\,Willie Colon\, Dave Valentin\, Tito Nieves\, Pete Escovedo\, Andre Crouch\, Juan Gabriel\, Shiela E.\, Rumbanela\, Justin Timberlake\, Wayne Brady\, Playing For Change\, Gilberto Santarosa\, All 4 One\, Wynona Judd\, Jonathan Butler\, Giovanni Hildago\, Bobby Allende\, Alex Acuna\, and Marc Quinones. Oskar has produced recordings\, live concerts\, worked on T.V. show housebands\, movie soundtracks\, and has played on Grammy award winning albums with Arturo Sandoval\, Willie Colon\, and Spyro Gyra. Oskar’s group “Enclave”\, is a mix of gumbo jazz\, funk\, Afro-Caribbean percussion and urban street soul attitude. Oskar has over 120 music credits. \nVibist Nick Mancini is a composer\, arranger\, and educator who has played professionally since the age of 15. Nick received a music degree from Crane School of Music at Suny Potsdam\, and a masters degree from Manhattan School of Music on The Prestigious President’s Award Scholarship. Nick received the Best Jazz Percussionist Award(For Vibes) from Drum Magazine\, and has worked with Arturo Sandoval\, Peter Erskine\, Poncho Sanchez\, Solange\, Kenny Werner\, Amos Lee\, Jennifer Holliday\, Kamasi Washington\, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson\, and Ben Wendel. Nick has performed at The Apollo Theatre\, Birdland Jazz Club\, Joe’s Pub\, and many L.A. Jazz venues and festivals around the world. Nick teaches at Cal State University\, Long Beach\, and at The Thelonious Monk Institute. Nick has 5 recordings as a leader. \nDrummer Dick Weller is an electrifying musician who is versatile\, hard driving\, and plays in a solid groove. Dick has worked with Billy Vaughn\, Percy Faith\, The L.A. 6\, Ladd McIntosh\, Alan Pasqua\, Bob Sheppard\, John Beasley\, Alphonse Johnson\, Jeff Beal\, Bob Florence\, Judy Niemack\, Fred Hersch\, Phil Norman\, The Weller Brothers and many others. Dick teaches at State University Of N.Y. At Purchase\, and at Cal State University\, Northridge. Dick has performed with most of L.A.’s top jazz artists\, and has recorded 4 albums as a leader/co-leader. Dick has over 50 music credits. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/the-bill-cunliffe-sextet/ 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:20200219T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200219T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T063857 CREATED:20200113T212615Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200216T232537Z UID:7932-1582138800-1582146000@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:The Houston Person Quartet DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, February 19\, The Houston Person Quartet\, live in concert\, 7:00PM\, Tickets – $35. Soulful tenor saxophonist\, Houston Person\, will lead a talented quartet that includes Grammy award winning pianist\, Bill Cunliffe\, long time bassist\, Richard Simon\, and quick handed drummer\, Clayton Cameron. Known for his full tone and rock solid playing of blues and ballads\, saxophonist Houston Person will perform from the vast selection of great jazz and blues standards\, and The Great American Songbook. \n Pianist Bill Cunliffe is a multi-talented leader of many jazz ensembles\, bassist Richard Simon is a L.A. mainstay performer and educator\, and drummer Clayton Cameron is an exceptional player\, teacher\, and master of the sticks and brushes. \n Saxophonist Houston Person has been a performer\, bandleader\, songwriter\, and record producer since the 1960’s. Houston has played or recorded with Don Ellis\, Eddie Harris\, Cedar Walton\, Leo Wright\, Etta Jones\, Johnny Hammond Smith\, Charles Brown\, Ron Carter\, Bill Charlap\, Charles Earland\, Lena Horne\, Lou Rawls\, Janis Siegel\, Horace Silver\, Dakota Staton\, Billy Butler\, Don Patterson\, Grant Green\, Sonny Phillips\, Lanny Morgan\, Ran Blake\, Les McCann\, Roger Kellaway\, Leon Thomas\, Richard Groove Holmes\, Ernie Andrews\, Gene Ammons\, Joey De Francesco\, Tiny Grimes\, Peter Hand\, Johnny Lytle\, Randy Johnson\, Jimmy Ponder\, Charles Kynard\, Bernard Purdie\, Shirley Scott\, Melvin Spark\, Warren Vache\, Paul Brown and many others. Houston has recorded over 70 albums as a leader\, appeared on over 60 recordings as a sideman. and has nearly 950 music credits. \n Houston received The Eubie Blake Award in 1982\, and was inducted into the South Carolina State College Hall Of Fame in 1999.\nGrammy award winning pianist\, arranger\, and educator\, Bill Cunliffe has worked with Buddy Rich\, Frank Sinatra\, Joe Henderson\, Freddie Hubbard\, Woody Shaw\, Benny Golson\, James Moody\, Michael Buble\, The Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra\, Holly Hoffmann\, Mike Wofford\, Ray Brown\, Joe La Barbera and numerous jazz artists. Bill leads his own trio\, big band\, latin band\, classical-jazz ensembles\, and is a soloist with symphony orchestras. Bill has received 5 Grammy nominations\, and written and arranged for multiple jazz and classical projects\, and film soundtracks. Bill has received numerous awards\, winning in 2010\, The L.A. Jazz Society composer/arranger award\, and has taught music at several schools and music institutes. Bill currently teaches at Cal State Fullerton\, at The Skidmore Jazz Institute\, and The Vail Jazz Workshop. Bill studied with the great Mary Lou Williams at Duke University\, and received his masters degree from Eastman School Of Music. In 1989 Bill won first place in The Thelonious Monk Piano Competition. Bill has recorded 25 albums as\n a leader\, has written 5 jazz educational books\, an has nearly 350 music credits. Bill credits the great Oscar Peterson as his first influence to choose to play jazz music. \n Bassist Richard Simon is a veteran musician with decades of experience\, dedication\, and versatility. Richard was a college English professor who has made a life in jazz\, learning from The L.A. Philharmoinic’s Abe Luboff\, from jazz legend Red Callender\, and from bass virtuoso\, John Clayton. Richard has performed for The King Of Thailand\, with Buddy Collette\, Teddy Edwards\, Plas Johnson\, Art Hillary\, Ernie Andrews\, Maxine Weldon\, Lorez Alexandria\, Sue Raney\, Keely Smith\, Maria Muldaur\, Rosemary Clooney\, Dan Barrett\, Ed Polcer\, Allen Vache\, Rebecca Paris\, Joe Ascione\, Ken Peplowski\, Dave Pike\, Sam Most\, Al Viola\, Thurman Green\, Allen Jackson\, Bobby Bryant\, Urbie Green\, Ross Tompkins\, Joe Beck\, and many others. Richard plays all jazz styles: be-bop\, mainstream\, traditional\, and swing. Richard has been the music director for “Jazz America” for 26 years\, providing jazz instruction to L.A. area students and young adults. Richard has recorded 3 albums as a leader. \n Drummer Clayton Cameron is a dynamic performer and a master of the drumsticks and brushes. Clayton has toured with music greats Sammy Davis Jr.\, Tony Bennett\, George Shearing\, Joe Pass\, and Joe Williams. Clayton has performed with Frank Sinatra\, Billy Joel\, Sting\, Mariah Carey\, Brandy\, The Back Street Boys\, James Taylor\, Elvis Costello\, Ricky Martin\, O.C. Smith\, Ernie Andrews\, Jimmy Witherspoon\, Teddy Edwards\, Larry Gales\, Gerald Wilson\, Kirk Stuart\, and many others. Clayton received his music degree from Cal State Northridge University\, and currently teaches at U.C.L.A.’s Herb Alpert School Of Music. Clayton has produced a video entitled\, “The Living Art Of Brushes\, has written a book entitled\, “Brushworks”\, and has recorded a CD “Here’s To The Messengers: A Tribute To Art Blakey”. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/the-houston-person-quartet/ 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:20200218T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200218T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T063857 CREATED:20200113T211216Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200216T232547Z UID:7930-1582052400-1582059600@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:The Ken Peplowski Quartet DESCRIPTION:The Talented Ken Peplowski Quartet will perform straight ahead familiar jazz favorites that will encompass mainstream and traditional jazz\, jazz swing and music from the Great American Songbook. The group includes leader Ken Peplowski on saxophone and clarinet\, Josh Nelson on piano and keyboards\, Katie Thiroux on bass\, and Matt Witek on drums. Veteran Ken Peplowski is a master woodwind soloist who will be accompanied by 3 of L.A.’s most talented\, in-demand young musicians on the L.A. jazz scene\, showcasing their skills as world class performers\, deeply rooted and steeped in the vast history of jazz music. \n Woodwind specialist\, Ken Peplowski has recorded 70 CDs as a soloist\, and nearly 400 CDs as a sideman. Ken has performed or recorded with Charlie Byrd\, Scott Hamilton\, Mel Torme\, Howard Alden\, Rosemary Clooney\, Scott Robinson\, Erich Kunzel and The Cincinnati Pops\, Hank Jones\, Peggy Lee\, Bill Charlap\, Woody Allen\, Benny Goodman\, and Madonna. Ken plays at least 6 months each year at clubs\, colleges\, and pop. jazz\, classical concerts. Ken has headlined at The Hollywood Bowl\, in Las Vegas\, at The Newport Beach Jazz Party\, and in N.Y. at Carnegie Hall\, The Birdland Jazz Club\, The Blue Note Jazz Club\, Dizzy’s Jazz Club\, amongst other venues. Ken has recorded Italian and French folk songs\, mainstream\, swing\, and avant-garde jazz\, pop\, and classical music. Ken has been the music director for The Oregon Festival Of American Music\, performed and consulted for the popular “Jazz Cruise”\, and was elected into The Jazz Cruise Hall of Fame. Ken has followed in Benny Goodman’s footsteps\, evolving\, listening to new music\, refining his sound\, polishing his craft\, and expanding his\n musical purview into the 21st century. Ken has performed with many music greats like Tommy Dorsey\, Buddy Morrow\, Bobby Short\, Marianne Faithful\, Issac Delgado\, Leon Redbone\, George Shearing\, Dave Frishberg\, Tom Harrell\, James Moody\, Cedar Walton\, Houston Person\, Harry Allen\, Diego Figuereido\, Dick Hyman\, Suzanne McCorkle\, Nicki Parrott\, Randy Sandke\, Loren Schoenberg and many others. \n Pianist\, composer\, educator\, and bandleader\, Josh Nelson\, has performed with Kurt Elling\, John Pizzarelli\, Benny Golson\, Shiela Jordan\, John Clayton\, George Mraz\, Jeff Hamilton\, Dave Koz\, Joe Chambers\, Peter Erskine\, Natalie Cole\, Gaby Moreno\, Freda Payne\, Alicia Olatuja\, Sara Gazarek\, Richard Galliano\, Tom Scott\, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson\, Christian Howes\, Seamus Blake\, Anthony Wilson\, and many others. Josh was a semi-finalist in the Thelonious Monk Jazz Piano Competition\, and has taught at Soka University\, and Cal State Northridge University. Josh has recorded 6 CDs as a leader\, and his virtuosity includes the bluesy tradition of Oscar Peterson and Gene Harris\, and a modern clean-burning mode of jazz. \n Bassist\, vocalist\, composer\, and educator\, Katie Thiroux\, is an in-demand performer who sings and plays bass at the same time. Katie received best album award in 2018 by Down Beat magazine\, and also was named best rising star of 2018 and 2019. Katie teaches master classes and gives workshops\, started The Jazz Maui Camp in Hawaii\, and directs “Women In Jazz” for The Monterey Jazz Festival. Katie has become the #1 selling recording artist for Capri Records\, and will perform at The 2020 SF Jazz “Women In The Lead”. Katie’s playing style follows in the tradition of jazz bass masters Ray Brown and John Clayton\, and her singing is inspired by vocalists \n Anita O’Day\, Chet Baker\, and Ella Fitzgerald. Katie has studied with jazz greats\, Tierney Sutton and John Clayton\, received The Shelly Manne “New Talent Award”\, received The Phil Ramone Presidential Scholarship to Berklee College Of Music\, and has taught at The Berklee International School in Ecuador. Katie completed her masters degree in jazz bass from Cal State University\, Long Beach on full scholarship\, and has worked with Larry Fuller\, Justin Kaufin\, Bill Cunliffe\, Geri Allen\, Helen Sung\, Tamir Hendelmen\, Eric Reed\, Brian Lynch\, Terrell Stafford\, Jeff Clayton\, Charles McPherson\, Mundell Lowe\, Larry Koonse\, Terri Lyne Carrington\, Lewis Nash\, Jeff Hamilton\, Patti Austin\, Niki Harris\, Tierney Sutton\, Graham Dechter\, Roger Neumann\, and many others. Katie has performed at over 130 venues in the U.S. and Internationally. \n Drummer Matt Witek graduated from Berklee College Of Music\, has studied with drumming great Jeff Hamilton\, and received his masters degree from Cal State University\, Long Beach on full scholarship. Matt has worked with John Pizzarelli\, John Clayton\, Larry Fuller\, Justin Kauflin\, Tom Scott\, Russell Malone\, Houston Person\, Ralph Moore\, Scott Hamilton\, Eric Reed\, Barbara Morrison\, Harry Allen\, James Morrison\, Bucky Pizzarelli\, Larry Koonse\, Anthony Wilson\, Shelley Berg\, Tony Monaco\, Tamir Hendelmen\, Bill Cunliffe\, Rossanno Sportello\, Chuck Redd\, Ben Wolfe\, Woody Herman\, Roger Neumann\, and with big bands at Capitol Studios. \n Matt has performed all over the U.S.\, Canada\, Europe\, and South America. Matt is an active music educator and teaches at The Jazz Maui Camp. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/the-ken-peplowski-quartet/ 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:20200215T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200215T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T063857 CREATED:20200113T205608Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200129T180309Z UID:7927-1581793200-1581800400@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:The Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band DESCRIPTION:The Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band includes:  Poncho Sanchez – congas\, Phillip Menchaca – trombone\, Larry Sanchez – audio engineer\, Ron Blake – trumpet and flugelhorn\, Andy Langham – piano\, Rob Hardt – saxophone. Ross Schodek – bass\, Giancarlo Anderson – bongos and percussion\, Jose Perez – timbalero and percussion. \nFor more than 3 decades\, congero master\, Poncho Sanchez\, has stirred up a fiery stew of straight ahead jazz\, gritty soul music\, and infectious melodies and rhythms from a variety of Latin and South America sources. Sanchez has kept the flame lit playing the music of and with his many influences\, mentors\, and fellow musicians like Mongo Santamaria\, Tito Puente\, Cal Tjader\, John Coltrane\, Miles Davis\, Wilson Pickett\, James Brown\, Charlie Parker\, Dizzy Gillespie\, Chano Pozo\, Hugh Masakela\, Clare Fischer\, Tower of Power\, Jose Rizo\, Ilya Seron\, Benny Golson\, Art Pepper\, and Freddie Hubbard.   Sanchez has recorded 27 albums over 37 years with Concord records\, and has appeared on over 50 recordings to date.  Sanchez played in Cal Tjader’s group for 8 years\, and has led his own group for 40 years.  Sanchez received a Grammy for best Latin album in 1999\, and recorded a tribute album with trumpeter Terrence Blanchard dedicated to the Afro-Cuban music of Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo\, entitled “Chano Y Dizzy”.  Sanchez’ most recent recording is dedicated to the music of John Coltrane.  Sanchez continues to honor jazz giants who have helped shape his own music by building on their rich legacies.  Sanchez is part of the many jazz luminaries in which he pays profound tributes to as a composer\, performer\, and is in the forefront as one of Latin Jazz’s trailblazers. \nTrombonist Phillip Menchaca is a busy L.A. area jazz musician who has performed with The University North Texas State 2 O’Clock Lab Band\, The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band\, The Igor Kogan Big Band\, The Phat Cats Swingers Band\, and teaches at El Camino Community College. Audio engineer Larry Sanchez provides the high quality sound of Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band\, and is a free lance musician\, keyboardist\, and vocalist. \nTrumpet and Flugelhorn musician\, Ron Blake\, began playing music at the age of 9\, and studied and played at The Hamilton High School Academy of Music\, and Cal State University\, Northridge.  Hardt won the Dolo Coker music competition\, and has played with The Original Jazz Butchers\, who play contemporary\, well known jazz music. \nPianist Andy Langham studied jazz performance at The University of North Texas State\, and has toured/performed/recorded with over 36 major jazz and pop artists.  Langham teaches jazz piano at Cal State University\, Long Beach\, and is active on the L.A. Jazz scene. \nSaxophone and Clarinet musician\, Rob Hardt \, has played with The Budman/Levy Orchestra\, The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band\, Gary Urwin’s Jazz Orchestra\, and The Bill Fulton Band.  Hardt has over 175 recording credits and is a graduate of The Eastman School of Music in Rochester\, N.Y.. \nBassist Ross Schodek of Dallas\, Texas\, is a graduate of North Texas State University.  Schodek has played in The North Texas State University 3 O’Clock Lab Band\, and with over 30 different artists and groups. Multi-Percussionist\, Giancarlo Anderson\, has been playing professionally over 15 years and has performed on several Grammy nominated recordings.  Giancarlo has recorded commercials\, worked on music productions\, movies\, soundtracks\, toured\, and is a teaching artist.  Giancarlo has performed with the Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Big Band\, Blue Mambo\, Grupo Latin Vibe\, Ilya Seron\, and others. \nPercussionist Jose Perez\, is an in-demand musician on the L.A. music scene.  Perez studied at The University of North Texas State\, and has played with Snarky Puppy\, Us The Duo\, Ernie Watts\, Bob Reynolds\, Bokante\, Haley Reinhart\, Ya Yennings\, and leads his own band\, “Estrilo Y Gracia.” URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/the-poncho-sanchez-latin-jazz-band/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200205T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200205T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T063857 CREATED:20200113T202925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200129T180050Z UID:7924-1580929200-1580936400@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:The Four Freshmen DESCRIPTION:Appearing in a rare performance\, are the world famous Four Freshmen. Now in their 9th decade\, the current Four Freshmen will showcase their warm\, open-harmonic singing style and jazz arrangements that have had great appeal for audiences for many generations. The quartet includes\, Bob Ferreira\, bass vocals and drums\, Jonathan Gaines\, 3rd vocals and trumpet\, Stein Malvey\, 2nd vocals and guitar\, and Tommy Boynton\, lead vocals and bass. Starting in 1948\, The original Four Freshmen were four young men who began creating a sound that forever changed the way vocal jazz harmony was heard and performed. The Four Freshmen blended open-harmonic jazz arrangements with a big band vocal sound. The original group started with brothers Don and Ross Barbour\, Bob Flanigan\, and Hal Kratzch. Flanigan sang tenor\, Kratzch sang bass and played trumpet\, laying the foundation for the Barbour brothers inner part stylings. Ross sang the 3rd part and played drums\, Don sang the 2nd part and played guitar. The Four Freshmen were born and toured\, playing bowling alleys and small clubs across the country. Early in their career\, the Four Freshmen met Stan Kenton\, and modeled their sound after Kenton’s trombone section. Kenton loved their sound and got Capitol records to sign and record them in 1950\, creating a partrnership between them for over 10 years. The Four Freshmen had some big hits\, including their first hit\, “It’s A Blue World”. The Four Freshmen’s early years began at Butler University. They were influenced by Glenn Miller’s\, The Modernaires\, The Pied Pipers\, Mel Tormes’\, The Mel Tones \, and Stan Kenton’s The Pastels. The Four Freshmen had successful hits with “Mood Indigo”\, “Day By Day”\, and “How Can I Tell Her”\, and credited their success to the their appeal to collegiate audiences. The Four Freshmen influenced the musical stylings of The Hi-Los\, The Lettermen\, The Manhattan Transfer\, and Donald Fagen of Steely Dan\, and other vocal groups. The Four Freshmen’s song\, “Graduation Day” was a big influence on Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys’ sound. The Four Freshmen were nominated 6-times for a Grammy\, won “Jazz Times” best vocal group award multiple times\, won the “Down Beat best vocal group award 7 times\, and made over 170 recordings. Since their founding in the late 1940’s\, there have been 25 different members of The Four Freshmen\, yet their same harmonic vocal style continues today. \nThe current Four Freshmen include Bob Ferreira\, who did his music schooling in the state of Washington\, and joined The Four Freshmen in 1992\, sings bass vocals and plays drums. Bob has played on 11 of The Four Freshmen’s recordings. Jonathan Gaines studied at The New England Conservatory of Music and joined The Four Freshmen in 2017. Jonathan sings the 3rd part vocals and plays trumpet. Stein Malvey graduated from The Lawrence University Conservatory of Music and joined The Four Freshmen in 2013. Stein sings the 2nd part vocals and plays guitar. Tommy Boynton studied at Bill Mattson’s School for Music Vocations in Iowa\, and graduated from The New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. Tommy joined The Four Freshmen in 2015\, and sings lead vocals and plays bass. Tommy has worked with jazz artists Fred Hersch and Kate McGarry. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/the-four-freshmen/ 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:20200201T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200201T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T063857 CREATED:20191019T054730Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200122T220948Z UID:5827-1580583600-1580590800@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:The Gordon Goodwin Little Phat Band DESCRIPTION:Here is information about the band members. The Gordon Goodwin Little Phat Band is a collection of 9 of L.A.’s best musicians. They include Mike Rocha on trumpet\, Brian Scanlon on saxophone\, Francisco Torres on trombone\, Gordon Goodwin on piano\, Kevin Act on bass\, Ray Brinker on drums\, Will Brahm on guitar\, Joey De Leon Jr.\, on percussion\, and Vangie Gunn on vocals. \nGordon Goodwin is leader of both The Big Phat band\, and The Little Phat Band. Goodwin is a pianist\, saxophonist\, composer\, arranger\, conductor\, and teaches at The L.A. College of Music. Goodwin has won 3 Grammys\, 3 Daytime Emmys and received over 20 Grammy nominations for his compositions and arrangements. Goodwin wrote his first big band chart in the 7th grade and studied music at Cal State Northridge. \nGoodwin worked in the Disneyland band and wrote a Mouseketeers musical that included Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. Goodwin worked with the Louis Bellson Big Band with sax greats Pete Christlieb\, and Don Menza\, and also worked with musicians Les Hooper and Grant Geissman. In his Big Phat Band\, Goodwin has brought together the talents of Wayne Bergeron\, Eric Marienthal\, and Andy Martin\, and he details in his writing the adapting of old jazz tunes with a modern twist. Goodwin’s band has recorded 9 albums\, and in 2012 won a Grammy for best instrumental arrangement of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue”. \nGoodwin has scored 17 films\, 6 T.V. series\, and has recorded/performed with Mel Torme\, Ray Charles\, and Christina Aguilera. Goodwin received a Grammy for best instrumental arrangement for the film “The Incredibles” among his many individual awards. Goodwin has been a guest conductor for numerous symphony orchestras\, and worked with many top artists like Johnny Mathis\, Patti Austin\, Toni Braxton\, John Williams\, Natalie Cole\, David Foster\, Sarah Vaughn\, Simone\, Brian McKnight\, Quincy Jones\, and many others. Goodwin’s Little Phat Band is a contemporary group of great soloists that put out exhilarating sound that is accurate\, fiery\, and without limit of musical styles. Goodwin writes witty\, intricate\, hard swinging compositions that mixes swing\, latin\, blues\, classical\, and rock with jazz excellence that has great appeal. Goodwin’s band is an extension of the music of Count Basie\, Duke Ellington\, Buddy Rich\, Thad Jones-Mel Lewis\, Earth\, Wind\, and Fire\, Tower of Power\, that sounds astonishing in live performance. \nTrumpeter Mike Rocha is an expert arranger\, versatile performer\, and meme connoisseur who plays in orchestras\, cinema\, clubs\, and in costume singing and dancing. Rocha co-leads the Lappitt-Rocha Septet and has performed with Christina Aguilera\, Bob Dylan\, Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band\, Jeff Bernat\, Death From Above 1979\, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Ensemble\, John Daversa Big Band\, Geoff Strandling Large Ensemble\, Alan Chan Band\, and Vardan Ovsepian Chamber Ensemble. Rocha teaches at Occidental College\, El Camino Community College\, Haru-West High School\, and Mira Costa Community College. Rocha has authored 2 books of jazz arranging for string quartet\, and is an avid cook and chess player. \nSaxophonist Brian Scanlon is a studio and live performer who has appeared on numerous film and T.V. show soundtracks. Scanlon has recorded with Bob Dylan\, Seth McFarlane\, Randy Newman\, Bette Midler\, Patti Austin\, and Rosemary Clooney. Scanlon is the 1st Tenor saxophonist in Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band\, and has performed with Alicia Keys\, Tony Bennett\, Dizzy Gillespie\, Brad Mehldau\, Michael Buble\, Neil Diamond\, Take 6\, Barry Manilow\, Dianne Reeves\, John Williams\, Josh Groban\, Adina Menzel\, Kristen Chenoweth\, The L.A. Philharmonic\, The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra\, The Long Beach Symphony\, 5 years with The Tonight Show Band\, toured with Doc Severinsen and The Tonight Show Band\, Ben Vereen\, Natalie Cole\, Maureen McGovern\, Suzanne Somers\, The Buddy Rich Big Band\, and The Glenn Miller Band Scanlon has taught at Pepperdine University\, and is a graduate of Eastman School of Music of The University of Rochester. \nTrombonist Francisco Torres is an arranger\, composer\, and educator from Sonora\, Mexico. Torres is the musical director for The Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band\, is a member of The Gordon Goodwin Big Phat Band\, The John Beasley Monkestra\, and The Clare Fischer Big Band. Torres has been a part of 3 Grammy winning recordings\, and 5 Grammy and Latin Grammy nominations in producing Poncho Sanchez’ albums. Torres has recorded with over 35 notable artists\, performed with dozens of top artists\, and performed in many films\, T.V. and award shows\, and with most of L.A.’s top jazz big bands. Torres is an in-demand clinician\, and has directed the Southern California High School All-Star Jazz Band. Torres began playing the trombone at the age of 15\, and studied at Fullerton College and Cal State University\, Long Beach . Torres currently teaches jazz trombone at Cal State University\, Long Beach. Torres has played on nearly 100 recordings\, and plays any genre of music. Torres\, with Jose Rizo\, created and conceived Jazz on the Latin Side\, bringing together to perform a group of the best Latin jazz musicians in L.A.. Torres influences include jazz trombone greats Carl Fontana\, Frank Rosolino\, Andy Martin\, Hal Crook\, and latin greats Barry Rogers\, Generoso Jimenez\, and Leopoldo Pineda. \nBassist Kevin Axt has been a freelance musician around L.A. for nearly 40 years. Kevin began playing at the age of 13\, and studied on a scholarship at U.S.C. with L.A. Philharmonic bassist\, Dennis Trembley. Axt has performed\, recorded\, and toured with over 30 major artists\, appeared on over 150 recordings\, performed on dozens of theatre\, film\, and T.V. productions\, played on 12 Grammy nominated projects\, and has performed for many years with The Tierney Sutton Band. \nDrummer Ray Brinker graduated from North Texas State university\, and performed with their famed Grammy nominated One O’Clock Lab Band. Brinker toured with Maynard Ferguson\, and has been a staple in the L.A. studio and performance scene. Brinker is a 25 year founding member of The Tierney Sutton Band for which he has co-arranged and recorded 11 CDs. The Tierney Sutton Band has received 5 consecutive Grammy nominations that Brinker has been a part of\, and he received a Grammy nomination as a co-arranger for best arrangement accompanying a vocalist. Brinker is a member of The Gordon Goodwin Big Phat Band\, and has performed and recorded with nearly 40 major artists\, including on Ray Charles’ 8-time Grammy winning album of the year\, “Genius Loves Company”. Brinker has over a dozen T.V. and film credits that include working on Clint Eastwood’s film “Sully”. \nGuitarist and composer\, Will Brahm\, is a graduate of jazz guitar studies at Cal State University\, Long Beach\, where he was a 5-time K-Jazz scholarship recipient\, and a semi-finalist in the 2019 Herbie Hancock International Guitar Competition. Brahm has performed with Arturo Sandoval\, The New West Guitar Group\, Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band\, Kim Richmond\, Otmaro Ruiz\, Sara Gazarek\, Jane Monheit\, and Gretchen Parlato. Brahm has recorded 3 albums as a leader\, toured the U.S. and internationally\, draws his melodic\, harmonic\, and rhythmic playing style from a number of musical backgrounds from around the world. Classically and street-trained percussionist\, Joey DeLeon Jr.\, has held the bongo chair for the Grammy winning Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band for the last 5 years\, and is now the band’s timbalero and drummer. \nDeLeon received his classical percussion performance degree from The Manhattan School of Music. DeLeon comes from a percussion family that has a legacy of well known musicians in the latin music scene. Deleon’s father was a founding member of a band that was pivotal in the N.Y. City Salsa\, Bobby Rodriguez Y LA Compania. DeLeon’s uncle\, Santos Mirania\, was his family’s first true all-around percussionist. DeLeon works with Arturo Sandoval’s L.A. All-Star Big Band\, and his West Coast Sextet\, and Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band. DeLeon has performed and recorded with Alex Acuna\, Francisco Aquabella\, Kevin Eubanks\, Dean Brown\, Robbie Williams\, Al McKay of Earth\, Wind\, and Fire\, Strunz and Farah\, The Spanish Harlem Orchestra\, Joan Sebastian\, Juan Gabriel\, Bill Cunliffe\, Chante Moore\, Al Jarreau\, Queen Latifah\, The Lucky 7 Mambo\, and many others. \nVangie Gunn is a professional singer who has years of experience singing and performing in film\, and commercial recordings in Southern California. Gunn is the talented and versatile lead vocalist for Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band\, and has appeared as a vocalist and actress combined\, in 15 films. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/the-gordon-goodwin-little-phat-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/2019/10/Gordon-Goodwin-event-img.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200125T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200125T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T063857 CREATED:20191019T045010Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200116T203249Z UID:5821-1579978800-1579986000@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:Greta Matassa Trio DESCRIPTION:Greta Matassa Vocals\nDarin Clendenin – Piano\nClipper Aderson – Bass \nTalented Vocalist Greta Matassa performs with pianist Darin Clendenin and bassist Clipper Aderson. These three jazz artists from the pacific northwest will play the Great American Song Book and Jazz favorites. \nJazz vocalist and educator\, Greta Matassa\, will perform Great American Songbook standards\, and jazz favorites with her trio from the Pacific Northwest\, that includes pianist Darin Clendenin\, and bassist Clipper Anderson. Greta Matassa was Voted 7 times by Seattle’s “Earshot” jazz magazine as best jazz vocalist in the Northwest\, and in 2014\, Greta was inducted into the Seattle Jazz Hall Of Fame. \n Greta has a fearless approach to performing music\, and is a virtuoso marvel\, one of today’s best jazz vocalist and instrumentalist. Greta has performed for over 40 years in L.A.\, Chicago\, N.Y.\, and was featured with bassist John Clayton’s group in a centennial tribute to Ella Fitzgerald. Greta has 11 recordings as a leader\, and is one of the most respected educators today. Greta is an active teacher\, gives workshops\, and has students from Seattle to Japan\, from Alaska to Kauai\, and from Chicago to N.Y.. Greta is a vocal master of any jazz form\, and sings with a powerful and distinctive voice. Greta’s style is boppish\, snappy\, conversational\, worldly\, gentle\, bold\, dynamic\, soulful\, and soul-filled. Greta scat sings with confidence\, and is nimble\, energetic\, and hip. A consummate jazz singer\, Greta has a great sound and sense of swing\, and when delivering a lyric\, connects with her audiences. Greta goes deep into the heart of a song with an irresistible feeling and an ear for the sound of surprise. Greta’s chameleon like voice can sound husky\, crisp\, ebullient\, wailing\, girlish and jaded. \n Greta hits the highest riffs\, and belts down to the darkest tones. Greta sings sad to joyous\, delicate to strong\, creatively develops the song\, and imaginatively improvises a tune that is inspiring. Greta has performed\nat Dizzy’s Club in N.Y.\, and toured in Russia\, Singapore\, Hawaii\, and Japan. Greta is a Pocket Diva\, Groove Queen\, and the real deal. You can hear hints of great singers in her unique voice\, like Ella Fitzgerald\, Sarah Vaughn\, Billie Holliday\, Nancy Wilson\, Cleo Laine\, Barbra Streisand\, and Janis Joplin. Greta Matassa is one today’s finest Jazz singers. \n Pianist Darin Clendenin is one of the finest pianists and keyboard artists in the Pacific Northwest. Fluent in numerous styles of music\, Darin interprets old classics\, jazz standards\, classical\, and modern works with an enchanting effect. Darin has performed at over a dozen jazz festivals around the country and internationally\, and has worked with jazz artists Nancy King\, Ernestine Anderson\, Leroy Vinneger\, Mel Brown\, Ron Steen\, and opened for Herbie Hancock. Darin has one recording as a leader and played on several artists’ recordings. Darin is active as a performer in the Pacific Northwest music scene. \n Clipper Anderson is one of the leading bassists in the Northwest. Clipper plays all styles of music on both the acoustic and electric basses\, is a composer\, studio musician\, vocalist and educator. Clipper studied classical and\n jazz bass at the University of Montana\, and has appeared on 5 of Greta Matassa’s CD recordings. Clipper has worked with jazz artists Michael Brecker\, Dave Samuels\, Peter Erskine\, Bruce Forman\, Tamir Hendelman\, Bob Mintzer\, Lou Soloff\, Bucky Pizzarelli\, Benny Golson\, Paquito D’Rivera\, Phil Woods\, and Buddy DeFranco. Clipper has played at jazz festivals throughout the Northwest and Canada\, and has been a featured guest artist at the Buddy DeFranco/University of Montana Jazz Festival\, and the Port Townsend Jazz Festival. Clipper teaches jazz bass studies at Pacific Lutheran University\, has made 2 recordings as leader\, and appeared on numerous recordings for the Origin record label. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/greta-matassa-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/gretta-matassa-event-img.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200118T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200118T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T063857 CREATED:20191019T042421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200116T202739Z UID:5818-1579374000-1579381200@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:Peter Sprague trio plus featured vocalist Sinne Eeg DESCRIPTION:The Peter Sprague Trio\, featuring Danish vocalist Sinne Eeg\, includes bassist Darek Oles\, and drummer Duncan Moore. Guitarist Peter Sprague and group will perform a wide range of jazz and pop tunes\, standards\, originals\, and music from The Great American Songbook. Peter Sprague has lived in San Diego most of his life\, and is an accomplished performer\, composer\, arranger\, recording engineer\, producer\, educator\, and life-long surfer. Peter began playing the guitar at the age of 12\, and some early influences were The Beatles\, Jimi Hendrix\, and Crosby\, Stills\, and Nash. Peter’s parents listened to Miles Davis\, Benny Carter\, and Stan Getz. \n Through this exposure\, Peter discovered Blood\, Sweat\, and Tears\, John Coltrane\, Charlie Parker\,and Wynton Kelly. With some of his jazz minded friends\, Peter became part of The Minor Jazz Quintet(band members were under 21). From there Peter studied at The Interlochen Arts Academy\, studied Chick Corea’s music\, studied classical music with Albin Czak\, Madame Chaloff\, and with Pat Metheny. Peter later formed the group\, The Dance of Universe Orchestra\, and went on to record with Charles McPherson\, Steve Kujala\, Bob Magnusson\, Peter Erskine\, and play with Chick Corea\, Al Jarreau\, Herbie Hancock\, Roger Williams\, Wayne Shorter\, Hubert Laws\, Victor Feldman\, John Pattituci\, Larry Coryell\, Dianne Reeves\, The Grossmont Symphony\, The San Diego Symphony\, and at The Lincoln Center in N.Y. Peter has taught at The Musicians Institute in Hollywood\, The Cal Institute of the Arts in L.A.\, and at The UCSD jazz camp. Peter has played in the group BrazilJazz\, performed with David Benoit\, Eric Marienthal\, Russell Ferrante\, Jimmy Haslip\, Alex Acuna\, Ivan Lins\, with over 150 major jazz artists\, and recorded on nearly 400 albums. Peter has received numerous music awards\, including best jazz artist in San Diego 9 times. Peter established Spragueland recording studio\, the SBE record label\, has written several educational guitar books\, and received the highest praise from both Pat Metheny and Chick Corea for his musicianship and spreading the joy of creativity in his music\, with a warm\, human quality. \n Danish vocalist and composer\, Sinne Eeg\, grew up in a musical family\, and graduated from The Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Esbjerg. Sinne is an international performer\, and has worked the jazz artists Larry Goldings\, Peter Erskine\, Ken Peplowski\, at The Green Mill in Chicago\, and Birdland in N.Y. Sinne is a stunning phraser\, and scat singer\, all with natural and perfect pitch. Sinne won the Song of the Year Award in Denmark\, has won 4 Danish Music Awards\, The Danish Radio P2 Jazz Prize\, the Ben Webster Prize\, The French Prix Du Jazz\, and Queen Ingrid’s Honorary Grant\, personally presented by Queen Margrethe of Denmark. Sinne Eeg has appeared on 13 recordings. \n Polish bassist Darek Oles\, first played music at the age of 5\, and started on the bass at the age of 18. Darek studied with bassist Charlie Haden\, and co-founded The L.A. Jazz Quartet with Chuck Manning and Larry Koonse. Darek has recorded with jazz artists Brad Mehldau\, Larry Koonse\, Peter Erskine\, Bob Mintzer\, Alan Pasqua\, Adam Czerwninski\, Bob McChesney\, Kait Dunton\, and taught music at Cal Institute of the Arts\, U.S.C.\, and U.C.Irvine. Darek has performed with 100’s of jazz musicians\, and his playing is in the lineage of Scott LaFaro\, Bill Evans\, Charlie Haden\, and Gary Peacock. Darek has made over a dozen recordings as a leader/co-leader\, has appeared on nearly 100 recordings(of which many have received Grammy nominations)\, and played 100’s of concerts worldwide. Darek has won numerous Polish music awards\, played and recorded with many of Poland’s best jazz bands\, appeared on radio. T.V.\, and played extensively in Europe\, Cuba\, Mexico\, and in a wide variety of settings. Darek has received Poland’s best jazz musician of the year award\, and was voted best acoustic bassist in Europe. \n Drummer Duncan Moore began playing drums at the age of 8\, and studied music at the University of Iowa. For over 40 years\, Duncan has performed./recorded with nearly 100 major jazz\, pop. rock\, latin. and r&b artists. Duncan has recorded on 100’s of commercials\, soundtracks\, and music projects\, and has appeared on 125 recordings. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/peter-sprague-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/2019/10/peter-sprague-event-img.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200116T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200116T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T063857 CREATED:20190925T191658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200107T180011Z UID:5113-1579201200-1579208400@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:FREE Concert DESCRIPTION:Come out and enjoy the sweet sounds of the Boy’s & Girl’s Club’s\, Heatwave Jazz and Show Band\, under the stars at Pete’s back patio. Playing familiar favorites and standards. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/free-concert-10/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:community ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/heatwave-jazz-and-show-band-logo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200111T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200111T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T063857 CREATED:20191019T034335Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191231T205000Z UID:5806-1578769200-1578776400@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:The Tom Ranier Quartet DESCRIPTION:Talented Pianist/Woodwind Specialist and Group Play Jazz From The Great American Songbook. \nTom Ranier Quartet\nTom Ranier – Piano/Claranet\nTrey Henry – Bass\nLarry Koonse – Guitar\nRalph Humphrey – Drums \n4 world class musicians showcasing their multi-talented abilities as soloists and a tight knit quartet\, who musically exchange with each other wonderful interplay with spontaneity and new discoveries that are a listening delight for all to enjoy. All season veterans of the LA music scene for many years\, Tom Ranier\, Trey Henry\, Larry Koonse\, and Ralph Humhprey will explore in depth favorite jazz tunes\, standards\, and music from the Great American Song Book. \nThe talented Tom Ranier Quartet includes Tom Ranier on piano and clarinet\, Larry Koonse on guitar\, Trey Henry on bass\, and Ralph Humphrey on drums. These 4 very talented musicians will showcase their abilities\, playing a wide range of jazz favorites\, standards\, originals\, and music from the Great American Songbook. Tom Ranier has had a long career as a studio player\, live performer\, arranger\, and composer since the 1970’s\, and has played with many jazz greats\, toured with top vocalists\, and is a talented photographer. Originally from Chicago\, Tom was influenced by Charlie Parker and Benny Goodman\, and his dad\, Lou\, who was a clarinetist\, saxophonist\, and photographer. Tom’s family moved west to Orange county when he was 6\, began the piano at 10\, and the clarinet at 12. Tom won numerous classical piano competitions including the The Young Artists Guild\, and studied jazz and commercial music with his dad. Tom performed in high school\, studied at Cal State University\, Fullerton\, performed at Disneyland\, graduated college\, and first recorded with Dave Pike and Rod McKuen. Tom next toured with Carmen McRae\, Joey Bishop\, Helen Reddy\, and Donna Summer. Tom resumed working at Disneyland\, and made a landmark recording with jazz greats Milt Jackson and Ray Brown. Tom then began working in the L.A. studios as a keyboardist\, made a recording with John Heard and Sherman Ferguson\, two more recordings(one with jazz great Frank Rosolino)\, worked on several T.V. and Film projects\, and toured and recorded with Barbra Streisand. Tom is a member of the Academy Awards Orchestra\, has recorded 2 more albums\, has been the keyboardist and arranger for “Dancing With The Stars”\, and is a full time orchestra member on “The Simpsons”. Tom has played and written for the Grammys\, Emmys\, Golden Globes\, and winning artists like Barbra Streisand\, Shirley Bassey\, Michael Feinstein\, Christine Aguilera\, Joe Pass\, Placido Domingo\, Barry Manilow\, Natalie Cole\, Tony Bennett\, and others. \n Tom’s personal piano playing approach is a mix of Bud Powell’s complexities\, Oscar Peterson’s ardent swing\, and Bill Evans’ exploratory harmonies. Tom has also worked with Terry Gibbs\, Buddy DeFranco\, George Coleman\, Lew Tabackin\, Eddie Daniels\, Lanny Morgan\, Pete Christlieb\, and has taught jazz composition and arranging at Fullerton College\, with Kenny Burrell at U.C.L.A.\, and has authored the book\, “Piano In The Rhythm Section”. \n Guitarist Larry Koonse began playing at the age of 7\, and studied with guitar master\, Jimmy Wible. At 15\, Larry recorded a duet album with his dad Dave Koonse\, and was the first recipient of a Bachelor of Music Degree in Jazz Studies at U.S.C. in 1984. Larry has worked with John Dankworth\, Cleo Laine\, Billy Childs\, Luciana Souza\, Mel Torme\, Bob Brookmeyer\, John Patitucci\, David Friesen\, Karin Allyson\, Natalie Cole\, Bob Mintzer\, Tierney Sutton\, Peter Erskine\, Hubert Laws\, Warne Marsh\, The Percy Faith Orchestra\, with Steve Houghton for Nelson Mandela and UNICEF in South Africa\, with Gary Willis for a Government sponsored event in Sao Paulo\, played at Carnegie Hall\, The Academy of Music\, The Disney Hall\, The Sydney Opera House\, The L.A. Philharmonic\, The Philadelphia Orchestra\, and orchestras around the world. Larry has recorded 9 albums as a leader/co-leader\, and appeared on over 300 recordings with Al Hirt\, Jimmy Rowles\, Lee Konitz\, Larry Goldings\, Alan Broadbent\, Ray Brown\, Bill Perkins\, Toots Thielemans\, Seth McFarlane\, Linda Ronstadt\, Bob Sheppard\, Charlie Haden\, Joe LaBarbera\, Hank Jones\, and many others. Larry has co-led The L.A.Jazz Quartet with Darek Oles\, has written the guitar curriculum for “The Players School”\, and has taught at The Cal Institute Of The Arts for 30 years. \n Bassist Trey Henry has performed with The L.A. Philharmonic\, The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra\, the big bands of Bill Holman\, Bob Florence\, Gerald Wilson\, The Academy and Emmy Award shows\, and has worked with everyone from Henry Mancini to Johnny Cash\, Linda Ronstadt to Quincy Jones\, Ray Charles to Maynard Ferguson\, Natalie Cole to Michel Legrand\, ands Flora and Airto Purim. Trey has played on over 200 recordings\, commercials\, and T.V. and motion picture soundtracks. Trey has been an original member of The Tierney Sutton Group for over 20 years with Christian Jacob\, Ray Brinker\, and Kevin Axt\, recording 8 cd’s together. \n Drummer Ralph Humphrey has performed and taught in the L.A. area for over 40 years\, has been active in motion picture\, T.V. and recording projects\, on “American Idol”\, The Emmy Award shows\, on “Star Trek”\, “The Simpsons”\, “Charmed”\, “Family Guy”\, “American Dad”\, and others. Ralph has performed with Don Ellis\, Frank Zappa\, Wayne Shorter\, Al Jarreau\, Toshiko Akiyoshi\, Lew Tabackin\, Manhattan Transfer\, Natalie Cole\, Free Flight\, Pete Christlieb\, Joe Farrell\, Tierney Sutton\, Alphonso Johnson\, Antii Suzuki\, Victor Wooten\, Michel Leviev\, Alan Pasqua\, Seals and Crofts\, Barbra Streisand\, Jose Feliciano\, Bette Midler\, Captain and Tennille\, Richard Carpenter\, Rita Coolidge\, and others. Ralph heads the drum department at The L.A. Music Academy with Joe Porcaro\, and taught for 17 years at The Percussion Institute of Technology(part of The Musicians Institute) in Hollywood. Ralph has authored the drum book “Even in The Odds”\, contributes articles to Modern Drummer magazine\, and gives drum clinics sharing his vast experiences and knowledge about rhythm\, technique styles\, and creativity. Ralph Humphrey is on the world’s top 500 drummers list. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/the-tom-ranier-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/tom-ranier-event-img.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200104T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200104T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T063857 CREATED:20191019T032935Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191231T205316Z UID:5804-1578164400-1578171600@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:The Carl Saunders Be-Bop Big Band DESCRIPTION:Exciting 17 Piece Big Band Led by Trumpet Great Playing Straight Ahead Jazz Charts of West Coast Jazz History. \nCarl Saunders 17 piece be-bop big band One of Southern California’s hottest jazz big bands performing exceptional arrangements of straight-ahead jazz. \nTrumpet virtuoso\, composer\, bandleader\, and educator\, Carl Saunders\, leads a talented Southern California 17-Piece Big Band\, playing straight ahead Be-Bop Jazz Music. The trumpet section includes Carl Saunders\, Jeff Bunnell\, Chad Willis\, Ron Stout\, and Jonathan Dane. The trombone section includes Scott Whitfield\, Ido Mushulan\, Eric Hughes\, and Craig Gosnell. The saxophone section includes Bruce Babad\, Kirsten Edkins\, Jerry Pinter\, Rob Lockhart\, and Brian Williams. The rhythm section includes Bernie Dressel on drums\, Dave Stone on bass\, and Sam Hirsh on piano. \n Trumpet master\, Carl Saunders has appeared on over 125 recordings and worked with Stan Kenton\, Buddy Rich\, Clare Fischer\, Bobby Sherwood\, Ella Fitzgrerald\, Mel Torme\, Tony Bennett\, Frank Sinatra\, Paul Anka\, Robert Goulet\, Si Zentner\, Harry James\, Maynard Ferguson\, Benny Goodman\, Charlie Barnett\, Bill Holman\, John Williams\, Bob Florence\, Johnny Mandel\, Gerald Wilson\, Phil Norman\, Dave Pell\, and numerous others. Saunders defines Jazz as a combination of intellectual funk and hypnotic swinging. Saunders plays with a warm tone and long\, melodic lines\, and endless\, creatives ideas. Saunders’ solos are specular\, continuous\, flowing\, breathtaking\, stunning\, delicately swinging\, and brilliant. \n Jeff Bunnell is a busy studio studio trumpeter\, arranger\, orchestrator\, and conductor\, for T.V. and Film. Bunnell has played with dozens of well known jazz artists and popular vocalists\, has published 3 trumpet books\, and appeared on over 50 recordings. Chad Willis graduated from U.S.C. and University of North Texas with music degrees\, and has played in the famed One O’Clock Lab Band\, in symphony orchestras\, with wind symphonies\, brass quintets\, chamber ensembles\, The Dallas Brass\, Lyle Lovett’s Big band\, various Jazz and Classical groups\, and over 75 different groups in all. Willis is a Professor of Music at Fullerton College. Ron Stout has performed/recorded with over 100 Jazz groups\, big bands\, vocalists\, R&B\, and Soul groups. Stout teaches Jazz Trumpet at Cal State University\, Long Beach\, and is a talented Southern California native. Jonathan Dane attended University of North Texas and The Dick Grove School of Music\, and has performed with many well known jazz bands and vocalists. Dane is a talented trumpeter\, composer\, and vocalist. \n Trombonist Scott Whitfield composes\, arranges\, and sings and has worked with the big bands of Toshiko Akyoshi\, Johnny Mandel\, Clare Fischer\, Bill Holman\, Bob Florence\, and his own jazz orchestra. Whitfield has appeared on over 60 recordings with many jazz greats\, Broadway stars\, and vocalists\, and received a music degree from North Texas State. Whitfield has taught at Rutgers University\, San Jose State\, and Cal State Northridge. Ido Mushulan is a graduate of The Berklee College of Music and studied and received a Masters degree at U.C.L.A.’s Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. Mushulan has performed trombone with dozens of jazz artists at festivals\, shows\, and on Grammy winning and nominated recordings Billy Childs and John Beasley. Eric Hughes has performed/recorded with dozens of jazz and pop artists\, bands\, and on notable T.V. and Film soundtracks. Hughes studied with trombone great Bill Watrous at U.S.C. and is active on the L.A. music scene.\n Craig Gosnell received 2 music degrees from University of Northern Colorado and his Doctorate from The University of Miami. Gosnell has performed with well known jazz bands\, symphony orchestras\, T.V. programs\, and motion picture soundtracks. Gosnell has played trombone with over 100 pop and jazz vocalists and groups. \n Saxophonist Bruce Babad received The Louis Armstrong Award in high school for most outstanding musician\, and received music degrees from Central Washington University\, and Cal State Long Beach Babad has recorded 4 albums with Luther Hughes’ Cannonball/Coltrane Project\, and as a leader recorded a tribute album of the music of the great Paul Desmond. Babad has performed with jazz\, blues\, pop\, and soul greats\, including the Grammy nominated Bill Holman Big Band. Babad has performed on over 75 recordings\, commercials\, T.V. and movie soundtracks. Babad teaches at Biola College\, and Fullerton College. \n Kirsten Edkins plays saxophone on NBC’s “The Voice”\, with vocalist Seth McFarlane\, and with the Bill Holman Big band. Edkins studied with saxophonists Walt Weiskopf\, Ray Ricker\, and Bob Sheppard\, and is a graduate of Eastman School of Music in N.Y.. Edkins has performed with jazz\, pop\, and soul artists in L.A.\, recorded one album as a leader\, and teaches music at The Pasadena Conservatory of Music\, and at Occidental College. \n Jerry Pinter has worked with Woody Herman\, Stan Kenton\, Jack Sheldon\, Phil Woods\, and over 100 notable jazz\, blues\, and soul artists in Southern California and across the country\, at festivals\, and prestigious venues. Pinter has appeared on over 60 recordings\, teaches music at Saddleback College\, and has worked extensively with the American Jazz Institute’s/Mark Masters Ensemble. Rob Lockhart studied at Banff School and received a jazz degree from Eastman School of Music. Lockhart has worked with Woody Herman\, Doc Severinsen\, Joe LaBarbera\, numerous jazz artists\, classical symphony orchestras\, for T.V. and Film\, and has appeared on 9 recordings. \n Brian Williams has performed/recorded with the jazz big bands of Bud Shank\, Mike Barone\, Tom Kubis\, Bill Holman\, The American Jazz Institute’s/Mark Masters Ensemble and is a longtime member of the Disneyland Band. \n Drummer Bernie Dressel has worked with multi Grammy Award winning artists\, including The Brian Seltzer Orchestra\, The Gordon Goodwin Big Phat Band\, and made 2 recordings with his own big band. Dressel is a graduate of Eastman School of Music\, and has appeared on over 150 T.V.\, movie\, jazz\, and pop soundtracks\, including multiple episodes of Star Trek shows. \n Bassist Dave Stone recorded with Frank Sinatra\, Barbra Streisand\, Lindas Ronstadt\, Barry Manilow\, Neil Diamond\, Natalie Cole\, Jennifer Warnes\, Whitney Houston\, Paul McCartney\, Brian Wilson\, Nancy Wilson\, Debbie Boone\, Bobby Vinton\, and has worked with various jazz bands and artists\, at festivals\, Broadway shows\, Disneyland\, on movies and T.V. shows\, and on a dream come true\, with Andre and Sandra Crouch in the movie\, The Color Purple. \n Pianist Sam Hirsh has played in the L.A. area\, on the west coast\, in Asia\, and South America. Hirsh studied with pianists Russ Ferrante\, Otmaro Ruiz\, and Alan Pasqua\, and graduated from U.S.C. School of Music. Hirsh has worked with The Bill Holman Big Band\, Mellisa Morgan\, Henry Franklin\, Carl Saunders\, Gilbert Castellanos\, Roy McCurdy\, Kenny G and others over the last decade. Hirsh teaches music at The Slauson Learning Center in Inglewood\, Ca.\, and for The Quincy Jones Jazz Summer Camp. Hirsh has a new recording to be released in February\, 2020. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/the-carl-saunders-be-bop-big-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/2019/10/carl-saunders-event-img.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191228T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191228T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T063857 CREATED:20191019T031430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191224T012714Z UID:5801-1577559600-1577566800@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:The LA Six DESCRIPTION:The L.A. 6 is a talented jazz sextet that includes saxophonist Tom Peterson\, trombonist Ira Nepus\, trumpeter Kye Palmer\, pianist Rich Eames\, bassist Jeff D’Angelo\, and drummer Dick Weller. Their recent recording\, “Frame of Mind”\, showcases their tremendous talent as soloists\, and tight ensemble. Deeply rooted in traditional jazz\, The L.A. 6 blends cool west coast jazz with modern hard-bop jazz in a modern\, contemporary style. All 6 musicians are L.A. based\, and full time performers\, composers\, and educators\, who together for nearly 15 years\, continue to play with an evolving and unique sound. \n The L.A. 6 exemplifies the current state of west coast jazz by retaining a rich\, small ensemble arranging style\, developed in the 1950’s by Shorty Rogers and his Giants\, Gerry Mulligan\, the Lighthouse All-Stars and its’ relaxed feeling\, combined with the hard bop sound played by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers\, Wayne Shorter and many others. The L.A. 6 plays a modern\, interesting mix of jazz standards and originals in an extraordinary manner as a cohesive ensemble\, with flawless execution\, paying attention to dynamics\, well honed material\, and arrangements that have been battle tested for a long period of time. \n The L.A. 6 plays feel good music\, like their west coast predecessors\, Gerald Wilson and the Jazz Crusaders\, keeping the flame of west coast jazz alive in a compelling fashion. Here are the L.A. 6. Saxophonist Tom Peterson\, from Minnesota\, played in Doc Severinsen’s famous Tonight Show Band for 18 years\, and plays in John Beasley’s Monkestra Big Band. Tom has worked in T.V.\, radio\, and film music\, and has performed with Elton John\, Leon Russell\, B.B. King\, Kenny Loggins\, Blood\, Sweat\, and Tears\, \n The Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Band\, Ed Shaughnessy\, Stevie Wonder\, Paul McCartney/Wings\, Frank Sinatra\, Tony Bennett\, Sammy Davis Jr.\, Dizzy Gillespie\,The Glenn Miller Band\, Linda Ronstadt\, Lyle Lovett\, The Supremes\, Aretha Franklin\, Natalie Cole\, and many musical greats. Tom is a composer\, orchestrator\, and enjoys reading biographies of great historical figures. Trombonist Ira Nepus\, grew up in the jazz heritage of his father\, one of the founders of The Hot Club in France in the late 1930’s. Ira first performed at the age of 15\, currently leads his own quintet\, and is an original member of The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra for 26 years. Ira is an educator\, and in high demand as a session and recording artist. \nIra has performed/recorded with Paul McCartney\, Elton John\, Leon Russell\, Elvis Costello\, B.B.King\, Gregg Allman\, Ray Charles\,\nPeggy Lee\, Diana Krall\, Aretha Franklin\, The Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Band\, Benny Carter\, Woody Herman\, Johnny Mandel\, Quincy Jones\, Gerald Wilson\, Nelson Riddle\, Lionel Hampton\, Ella Fitzgerald\, Cab Calloway\, and others. Ira has 3 recordings as a leader\, and developed a Softune mute used by brass players all over the world. Ira enjoys surfing\, skiing\, and fishing. \n Pianist Rich Eames\, from Iowa\, is a major force on the L.A. music scene. Rich has worked with The Bill Holman Big Band\, and the bands of Joe LaBarbera\, Bill Watrous\, Ed Shaughnessy\, and Rick Braun. Rich has played in T.V. and Film music\, and has written for many T.V. specials\, network series\, feature films\, documentaries\, and live theatre. Rich worked as a co-composer for 11 years on the T.V. hit series “Saved By The Bell”. Rich has 2 recordings as a leader performed by Clay Jenkins\, Dick Weller\, Bob Sheppard\, and others. Rich has performed with Patti Austin\, The Pointers Sisters\, Jack Jones\, Lou Rawls\, Doc Severinsen\, Cheryl Bentine\, Willie and Lobo\, Angela Bofill Alphonso Johnson\, and The Jazz Tap Ensembles. Rich enjoys foreign languages and history. \n Bassist Jeff D’Angelo\, from Ohio\, is self taught\, and plays everything from country rock to jazz. Jeff has composed music for T.V. and Radio\, played with Doc Severinsen for 13 years\, played and wrote for Doc’s Fusion Band\, “Xebron”\, and appeared\nwith Doc in nearly every Pops Symphony Orchestra in the U.S. Active in the L.A\,. jazz scene\, Jeff has worked with Tom Scott\,\nRoger Kellaway\, Billy Childs\, Bob Sheppard\, Bill Cunliffe\, and Larry Willis all over North America\, Europe\, and Japan.\nJeff is an avid ocean swimmer\, competing in open water races like the “Sharkfest”\, across the San Francisco Bay\, from Alcatraz Island to Fisherman’s Wharf. Drummer Dick Weller\, from New York\, is an electrifying musician\, and one of the top jazz players in the U.S.\, who plays with versatility\, a hard driving style\, and in a solid groove. Dick has toured internationally with The Billy Vaughn and Percy Faith Orchestras\, has one recording as a leader\, and has recorded with the notable bands of Ladd McIntosh\, Alan Pasqua\, Bob Sheppard\, John Beasley\, Alphonso Johnson\, Jeff Beal\, Bob Florence\, Phil Norman\, with Judy Niemack\, Fred Hersch\, Scott Colley\, and on The Jazz Network with The Weller Brothers. Dick has taught jazz composition at State University of N.Y.\, and at Cal State University Northridge. \n Trumpeter Kye Palmer is a Southern California native who played in The Tonight Show Band for 4 years with Jay Leno at NBC\, replacing Lee Thornburg on Kevin Eubank’s Band. For this performance\, Kye Palmer replaces Clay Jenkins. Key has recorded on several Grammy award nominated or winning projects over the last 20 years. Kye began the trumpet at the age of 7\, studied with the Stan Kenton Band clinics at Redlands University\, at Cal State University Long Beach\, Fullerton College\, Cal Poly Pomona\, with trumpet great\, Bobby Shew\, and vibe master\, Charlie Shoemake\, who says Kye is one of 15 or 20 of his 1500+ students who understands the music. Kye credits trumpet greats\, Clifford Brown and Freddie Hubbard as his principle influences. Kye has worked/recorded with Woody Herman\, Chris Walden\, Bill Cunliffe\, LeAnn Rimes\, Hank-Richards Jazz Orchestra\, Bob Dylan\, Tony Bennett\, Joe Williams\, Diane Schuur\, The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra\, Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band\, Brian Seltzer\, Michael Buble\, AJI’s “The Clifford Brown Project”\, Kurt Elling\, Eddie Palmieri\, Donald Harrison\, Joey DeFrancesco\, Seth McFarlane\, Switchfoot\, Ray LaMontagne\, Los Lonely Boys\, Natalie Cole\, Ray Charles\, Diana Krall\,Michael Bolton\, Tom Jones\, Seal\, Stanley Clarke\, Helen Reddy\, DMQ\, Edmund Velasco\, Gordon Goodwin\, Arturo Sandoval\, Johnny Mandel\, Emil Richards and others. Kye has worked on 6 T.V. Shows\, and 14 Movie Soundtracks(20 Projects)\, has taught at U.S.C.\, University of North Florida\, University of Memphis\, Mt. San Antonio College\, Riverside Community College\, and currently at Cal State University Long beach. Kye has authored several articles on jazz improvisation for the International Trumpet Guild. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/the-la-six/ 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/la-6.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191227T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191227T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T063857 CREATED:20190925T022000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191203T022843Z UID:5095-1577473200-1577480400@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:FREE Holiday Concert DESCRIPTION:Come out and enjoy the sweet sounds of the Boy’s & Girl’s Club’s\, Heatwave Jazz and Show Band\, under the stars at Pete’s back patio. Playing familiar favorites and standards. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/free-holiday-concert-2/ LOCATION:Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis\, 73-741 Hwy 111\, Palm Desert \, CA\, 92260\, United States CATEGORIES:community ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/heatwave-jazz-and-show-band-logo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191221T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191221T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T063857 CREATED:20191014T195638Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191218T211841Z UID:5667-1576954800-1576962000@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:The Eric Reed Quartet DESCRIPTION:Pianist\, Composer\, Producer\, Educator\, Director\, and Arranger Eric Reed\, heads a talented quartet with Saxophonist Chris Lewis\, Bassist Mike Gurrola\, and Drummer Kevin Kanner to perform an evening of great jazz music. Pianist Eric Reed is a consummate artist who has followed the sounds of many great musicians like Bobby Timmons\, Art Blakey\, Horace Silver\, Doug Watkins\, Kenny Dorham\, Hank Mobley\, Ramsey Lewis\, Eldee Young\, Red Holt\, Dave Brubeck\, Joe Morello\, Eugene Wright\, Paul Desmond\, James Cleveland\, Edwin and Walter Hawkins\, Marvin Gaye\, Raymond Leventhal\, Andre Watts\, the Beatles\, Tennessee Ernie Ford\, Fred Waring\, Andrae Crouch\, Ahmad Jamal\, Thelonious Monk\, Richard Smallwood\, Billy Taylor\, and Stevie Wonder. Eric has worked with many great artists like Freddie Hubbard\, Buster Williams\, Wynton Marsalis\, Horace Silver\, Harold Battiste Jr.\, Billy Higgins\, Ernie Andrews\, Teddy Edwards\, Benny Carter\, Gerald Wilson\, Gerald Clayton\, John Clayton\, The Clayton Brothers\, The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra\, Clora Bryant\, Buddy Collette\, Paula West\, Mary Stallings\, The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra\, Robert Stewart\, Irvin Mayfield\, Cassandra Wilson\, Clark Terry\, Diane Reeves\, Elvin Jones\, Ron Carter\, and Christian McBride among others. \n Reed has recorded 27 CD’s as a leader\, and 8 as a sideman. As a leader\, Eric plays with great integrity\, flowing fresh ideas with virtuosity\, expressing intellectual clarity and a steady groove. Always intensely focused\, Eric performs a wide range of musical styles\, stressing the importance of relating to the musical giants of the past\, sharing it’s music in a modern\, contemporary context. Reed has taught at The Julliard School of Music\, The New School\, and The Manhattan School of Music\, and considers his greatest education to be on the bandstand Playing since the age of 2\, Eric first studied at Philadelphia’s Settlement Music School\, and later at L.A.’s Colburn School of Arts. Reed grew up in Gospel music\, studied Classical music\, and performed jazz as a session player. Eric Reed has nearly 350 music credits over a 30 year career. \n Saxophonist\, composer\, and educator\, Chris Lewis was born in N.Y. and grew up in Pennsylvania. Chris started the sax at the age of 9\, and received his Bachelor of Music Degree from Temple University. Chris has studied with Dick Oatts\, Terrell Stafford\, Tim Warfield\, Ben Schacter\, John Swana\, and Tim Green. Chris grew up playing music in the Church and in School\, and has worked with Delfeayo Marsalis\, Carl Allen\, Rodney Green\, Jeremy Pelt\, and performed in numerous jazz festivals. Chris studies and performs in masters classes under the direction of Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter at the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance\, at U.C.L.A.’s Herb Alpert School of Music\, and is constantly performing with many of L.A.’s best jazz musicians. \n Bassist Mike Gurrola has been inspired by the great Jazz Bass Legacy of Ray Brown. Mike has been mentored by Grammy award winning bassist John Clayton\, and in high school was the first recipient of the Ray Brown Scholarship from the LACHSAS.\nMike has also studied art The Colburn School of Music in L.A. Mike has worked with Jeff Hamilton\, Benny Green\, Ralph Moore\,\nWillie Jones III\, Roy McCurdy\, and many of the best L.A. and N.Y. jazz musicians. Gurrola plays with strength and humility\, and swings and grooves with creative ideas that support the music with harmonic and melodic respect. Gurrola plays the bass with ease and has won awards at The Berklee College of Music\, The Monterey Jazz Festival\, and has played at The Kennedy Center. \n Drummer Kevin Kanner plays straight ahead jazz with passionate swing\, inspired by drummers Philly Joe Jones\, Mickey Roker\, Shelly Manne and Jeff Hamilton. Kevin has worked with John Pizzarelli\, Willie Smith III\, Terrell Stafford\, John Clayton\, Maureen Mc Govern\, The Clayton Brothers\, Gerald Clayton\, The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra\, Lee Konitz\, Bob Brookmeyer\, Larry Goldings\, Charles McPherson\, Benny Green\, Robert Hurst\, Peter Washington\, Russell Malone\, Stefon Harris\, Johnny Mandel\, Larry Koonse\, Mary Stallings\, Bill Henderson\, Anat Cohen\, Dominic Faranacci\, Carolyn Leonhart\, Anthony Wilson\, Lawrence Hobgood\, Joe Magnarelli\, Helen Sung\, Monty Alexander\, Houston Person\, Wycliffe Gordon\, Patrick Cornelius\, Randy Napilton\, James Morrison\, and many more. Kanner has recorded with Paul Anna\, Bill Holman\, Gilbert Castellanos\, Mellisa Morgan\, Anne Sellick\, Gail Winters\, Bud Shank\, Josh Nelson\, Michael Buble\, and has been an active musician on the L.A. music scene for several years. Kevin helped lead the popular Mint jazz jam sessions in L.A. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/the-eric-reed-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/eric-reed-event-img.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191214T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191214T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T063857 CREATED:20191014T194813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191203T000316Z UID:5664-1576350000-1576357200@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:The Curtis Taylor Quartet DESCRIPTION:Nationally touring\, Grammy award winning trumpeter\, Curtis Taylor\, leads a talented\, first-rate quartet\, with pianist Hugo Suarez\, bassist Ben Shepherd\, and drummer Gene Coye. Curtis Taylor is a trumpet stand-out who has worked with notable jazz artists like pianist Cyrus Chesnut\, saxophonist James Carter\, and vocalist Gregory Porter. Taylor’s recent CD recording\, “Snapshot”\, is a powerhouse display of Curtis’ virtuosity\, and lyrical\, melodic style that shows his unique blend of soulfulness\, harmonic sensibilities\, and rhythm that melt together for an unforgettable sound\, directly connecting with the soul of the listener. Taylor states\, “when played honestly\, music is the ultimate conveyer of truth and beauty”. Growing up in Bedford\, Ohio\, Curtis started the trumpet at the age of 10\, and went from the school’s band to it’s jazz ensemble in 2 years. His band director\, Steve Nichols\, introduced him to live jazz concerts\, and Taylor was especially inspired by trumpeters\, Jon Faddis\, and Steve Enos\, choosing to pursue a career in music. Curtis received his Bachelor’s degree in jazz studies at Western Michigan University\, studying with musicians Derrick Gardner\, Wess Anderson\, and Rodney Whitaker\, and received his Masters’ degree at Rutgers University under Professor William Fielder\, studying with jazz notables like Wynton Marsalis\, Terrence Blanchard\, Sean Jones\, and Terrell Stafford. Taylor has performed and recorded with jazz artists like Patrice Rushen\, Billy Childs\, Gary Novak\, Bob Sheppard\, Marvin “Smitty” Smith\, Ed Motta\, Rodney Whittaker\, gospel luminaries\, Karen Clark-Sheard\, and Kierra Sheard and the Singletons. Curtis has performed with pianist Cyrus Chesnut and his group at The Kennedy Center\, has recorded for NPR’s Jazz-Set\, appeared at the Spoleto Jazz Festival\, and played at Dizzy’s Club in NYC. Taylor has toured internationally with saxophonist James Carter and his quintet\, and recorded with 2-time Grammy award winning producer\, Kamau Kenyatta on Grammy award winning Gregory Porter’s Best Vocal Album of 2014\, “Liquid Spirit”. Producer Kenyatta states\, “ Curtis Taylor graced the recording session with elegant solos\, precise ensemble playing\, and musicianship that was impeccable”. Curtis Taylor plays with unfettered velocity\, and his music has a deep and thoughtful soulfulness\, and\, his ensemble plays with an unstoppable\, percolating rhythm. As well as performing\, Curtis currently teaches at Cal State University San Marcos\, teaches master classes\, and presents music workshops at Universities\, schools\, and libraries. Taylor has recorded 2 music videos\, Curtis Taylor #Hashtagged Live\, and #Paperchase. \n 24 year old composer\, arranger\, and pianist Hugo Suarez of San Diego\, is an in-demand talent who performs regularly with the Gas Lamp Quarter Big Band\, the Gilbert Castellanos Quartet\, vocalists Leonard Patton\, Allison Adams Tucker\, drummer Matt Smith and others. Hugo co-founded the jazz ensemble Abstract\, and has performed at the Tijuana Jazz and Blues Festival. Suarez plays a wide range of styles from Latin and Jazz\, to Hip-Hop and Groove oriented music that is setting the standard for the next generation. Hugo is associated with San Diego’s Bodhi Tree Concert events\, performing intentional acts of kindness. \n Bassist Ben Shepherd has a lengthy background of playing in many genres of rock music styles\, most notably\, a 30 year member of the band Soundgarden. Ben plays a finger style on the bass\, like that of bassists Hiro Yamamoto\, Chuck Dukowski of Black Flag\, Mike Watt\, and jazz giant\, Charles Mingus. Shepherd approaches the bass like that of a horn section\, playing a split between the rhythm and the lead\, to give him freedom to play a song within a song. Ben has performed with jazz musicians like Danny Janklow\, Josh Nelson\, Jonathan Pinson\, and others. Self taught drumming great\, Gene Coye\, from the Chicago area\, was mentored by the great drummer\, Terry Bank. Gene performed as a teenager in choirs and jazz ensembles\, from Chicago to L.A.\, even touring as a high school student. Coye received his Bachelors degree in Jazz Performance at Cal Institute of the Arts under the guidance of drumming great\, Joe LaBarbera(Bill Evans drummer)\, and has toured the world with Carlos Santana’s band\, his son\, Salvador Santana’s band\, the Los Lonely Boys\, Robert Randolph and the Family band\, Ozomatli\, Larry Carlton\, and James Torme(son of Mel Torme). Gene Coye\, one of the most sought after drummers in the L.A. area\, performs regularly with numerous high profile artists\, and currently teaches drum performance at Cal State University Northridge. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/the-curtis-taylor-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/curtis-taylor-event-img.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191207T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191207T210000 DTSTAMP:20260514T063857 CREATED:20191014T185735Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191201T015300Z UID:5652-1575745200-1575752400@petecarlsonsgolf.com SUMMARY:The Tom Scott Quintet DESCRIPTION:Renowned composer\,arranger\, producer\, music director\, saxophonist\, and educator\, Tom Scott\, has made 33 solo recordings\, earning him 13 Grammy nominations\, and 3 Grammy awards. Over the last 50 years\, Tom has appeared on over 500 recordings with diverse artists like Barbra Streisand\, Quincy Jones\, Thelonious Monk\, The Blues Brothers\, The L.A. Express\, Don Ellis\, Frank Sinatra\, Aretha Franklin\, Aerosmith\, Joni Mitchell\, Steely Dan\, Carole King\, Paul McCartney\, Rod Stewart\, Blondie\, Toto\, Whitney Houston\, George Harrison\, Olivia Newton-John\, The GRP All-Star Band\, Johnny Mathis\, Michael Jackson\, The Beach Boys\, The Grateful Dead\, Patrick Williams Orchestra\, Richard Groove Holmes\, Alphonse Mouzon\, Oliver Nelson\, Bill Plummer\, Howard Roberts\, Lalo Schifrin\, Otis Spann\, Ringo Starr\, Gabor Szabo\, Bob Thiele\, Richard Marx\, Eddie Money\, Pink Floyd\, Helen Reddy\, and Steppenwolf\, among many others. Tom has played on countless soundtracks\, and composed numerous Film and T.V. scores. Tom has served as musical director for the Academy Awards\, the Emmy Awards 9 times\, Ebony’s 50th Birthday Celebration\, the People’s Choice Awards\, Comic Relief\, the Carol Burnett Show\, the Pat Sajak Show\, the Chevy Chase Show\, and scored the HBO documentary\, “The Bronx USA”. Tom teaches master classes in woodwinds\, arranging\, film composing\, and at the N.Y. University Summer Camp. Tom produced 2 albums for vocalist Daniel Rodriguez\, selling over 400\,000 copies of his recording\, The Spirit of America. Tom is a member of the Les Deux orchestra and has conducted over 30 symphony orchestra performances as music director for Daniel Rodriguez. Tom’s father\, Nathan Scott\, was a prolific Film and T.V. composer\, with more than 850 T.V. credits\, and over 100 Film credits as a composer orchestrator\, and conductor\, most famously producing the theme songs for T.V. shows\, Dragnet and Lassie. \nMassachusetts native and trumpet stand-out\, Aaron Janik\, began the trumpet at age 10\, and was tutored by master New England trumpeter\, Jack Martin\, and studied with Dr. Wendell Logan at Oberlin College of Arts and Sciences\, receiving degrees in trumpet performance and biology for pre-med. During that time Aaron was nurtured by the late Marcus Belgrave and trumpet great Sean Jones. Now living in L.A.\, Aaron teaches young musicians\, and is an active member of the L.A. studio scene. Aaron has toured with r&b first lady\, Faith Evans\, Charlie Wilson\, Dwele\, Micki Miller\, and Kierra Sheard. Aaron has also performed with Earth\, Wind\, and Fire\, Lil Kim\, 112\, Total\, Robin Eubanks\, the Yellowjackets\, Bone Thugs\, Harmony\, Les Nubians\, Gino Vanelli\, Carl Thomas\, Lisa Page-Brooks\, Eric Robertson\, and the Clark Sisters. in 2017\, Aaron co-founded Horn-FX\, an on-line community for wind instrumentalists\, which is a school curriculum taught at Berklee College of Music\, University of Utah\, Brooklyn College\, Cal Arts\, the National Electrobrass convention\, and high schools and middle schools across the country. \nPianist Mitchell Forman began the classical piano at the age of 7\, and at 17\, studied music at Manhattan School of Music for 3 years\, as well as working in bands around N.Y. After graduating\, Mitchell toured and recorded with sax great\, Gerry Mulligan\, followed by working with sax great\, Stan Getz. Mitchell was in the spotlight\, performing solo piano at the Newport jazz Festival\, followed by tours with jazz artists\, Phil Woods\, Carla Bley\, Mel Torme\, and Astrud Gilberto. Mtchell has made 13 recordings as a leader\, and for 40+ years has nearly 500 music credits to his name. Mitchell recorded with guitar great John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra\, and ex-Weather Report sax great\, Wayne Shorter\, and has worked and recorded with jazz greats like John Scofield\, Mike Stern\, Janis Siegel of the Manhattan Transfer\, Dave Samuels\, Diane Schuur\, Gary Burton\, Pat Metheny\, \nSimon Phillips\, Jimmy Earl\, Freddie Hubbard\, saxophonist Bill Evans\, and Ricky Lee Jones. Mitchell recorded a tribute album to the late great pianist Bill Evans\, and has established his own record label\, Marlis Jazz. Mitchell has performed with the band Metro\, with a quartet annually in Europe\, with Rick Braun’s Band\, the BWB Band\, Jeff Golub\, and Virgil Donato. Mitchell’s piano influences include Oscar Peterson\, Bill Evans\, McCoy Tyner\, Herbie Hancock\, Keith Jarrett\, and Chick Corea. \nComposer\, educator\, and master bassist\, Chris Colangelo plays with a deep\, resonating tone\, and astonishing articulation. A native of New Jersey\, Chris studied jazz performance at Rowan University\, and began his playing career in the Philadelphia area\, the Delaware Valley\, and Atlantic City before moving to L.A. in the early 90’s\, where he has lived\, worked and toured with a who’s who’s list of jazz heavyweights\, like the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra\, the Count Basie Orchestra\, the Tonight Show Band\, and dozens of great jazz artists and combos. Chris also tours with famed vocalists Jack Jones\, and Mary Wilson. Chris has 5 recordings as a leader/co-leader. \nLocal drummer\, Andy Fraga Jr. was influenced to play music from his late father\, Andy Fraga Sr.\, who performed locally as a stand-out jazz pianist for many years. Andy Fraga Jr. developed his drumming skills under the guidance of bass great\, Marshall Hawkins\, Director of the Idyllwild Academy of Arts School. Since his teen years\, Andy Jr. has performed all around the southland\, including San Diego\, L.A.\, Temecula\, the Palm Springs area\, and has recently been the house jazz drummer at Fantasy Springs. Andy Jr. cites jazz drumming greats Gene Krupa\, and Elvin Jones as influences. URL:https://petecarlsonsgolf.com/event/the-tom-scott-quintet-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/tom-scott-event-image.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR