Sat., Nov. 4. KENSHAKA ALI, in “A Love Supreme.” Singer, director, acting coach, and professor of theatre arts, Mr. Ali was born and raised across the street from the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem, where, running errands for the backstage crews, he was let in for free. Although captivated by Motown, blues, and R &...
Tuesdays, Nov. 7, 14, & 28. The Gardenia’s OPEN MIKE, with Keri Kelsey, host. Starting at 8:30 p.m., Keri Kelsey hosts a Singers’ Open Mike Night---the best in town, now in its twenty-fourth year. Sign-up, libations, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 10. SETSUKO HATA JAZZ QUINTET, featuring guitarist David Snow. Born in Osaka, Japan, Setsuko Hata emigrated to the United States in 2011 and received an undergraduate degree at New York City College and a master’s degree in jazz voice and composition from the University of Northern Colorado. While in New York, she played...
Sat., Nov. 11. PHYLLIS CAUSEY. Having studied with Barbara Morrison and Howlett Smith, Ms. Causey now conducts her own vocal workshops in her hometown of Detroit and at West L.A. College. In addition to appearances in Los Angeles and Detroit, she has also taken her shows to Houston, Atlanta, and Paris, France. She is the...
Sun., Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. TOM CULVER, in “I Love Hoagy Carmichael.” For those for whom lyrics, melody, tonality, interesting harmonic progressions, and interesting rhythm are the most important elements of musical production, Tom Culver’s shows provide veritable Master Classes in how music geniuses of the last century brought these five elements together to...
Tuesdays, Nov. 7, 14, & 28. The Gardenia’s OPEN MIKE, with Keri Kelsey, host. Starting at 8:30 p.m., Keri Kelsey hosts a Singers’ Open Mike Night---the best in town, now in its twenty-fourth year. Sign-up, libations, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 17. JACKIE GIBSON. “Songs at the Brill Building.” 1619 Broadway on 49th Street in New York was to the popular music of the late ‘50’s and ‘60’s as Tin Pan Alley was to the popular music earlier in the 20th Century, with the Brill Building’s girl groups and teen idols supplying popular music’s grist...
Sat., Nov. 18. LAURAL MEADE, in “Ms. Tucker Will See You Now.” A longtime member of the theater faculty at Occidental College, playwright and musical performer Ms. Meade has sung in Southern California venues “both sacred and profane,” and directs a choir for The Secret City. Her vocal musicianship has turned heads at The Gardenia...
Tuesdays, Nov. 7, 14, & 28. The Gardenia’s OPEN MIKE, with Keri Kelsey, host. Starting at 8:30 p.m., Keri Kelsey hosts a Singers’ Open Mike Night---the best in town, now in its twenty-fourth year. Sign-up, libations, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 1. SANDRA PILLER. Although born and raised in Southern California, Ms. Piller has “always been a country girl at heart,” and a number of years ago was named “Best New Country Artist” by New Music Weekly. However, she has also become attracted to the Great American Songbook, and her previous outings at The...
Sat., Dec. 2. JEUDI presents “Jeudi’s Vintage Holiday Special,” a “fun and festive nod to the heartfelt and kitschy TV holiday specials of the 1960’s and 70’s, featuring lesser-known holiday tunes from the Jazz Age to the Swinging Era and beyond.” The show features guest appearances by Audrey Appleby, David Lucky, Michael Marlen-Starr, and Paul...
Tuesday, Dec. 5. The Gardenia’s OPEN MIKE, with Keri Kelsey, host. Starting at 8:30 p.m., Keri Kelsey hosts a Singers’ Open Mike Night---the best in town, now in its twenty-fourth year. Sign-up, libations, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.