Bill, Larry Koonse (guitar) and Darek Oles (bass) pay tribute to the music of Nat King Cole with his songs and originals. 5-7 PM
https://www.tioleos.com/
Bill performs originals, standards, and highlighting the music of Bud Powell, the great innovator of bebop. (Bill had a well received album in 1994 called “Bill Plays Bud”). Aaron Jacobs is on bass, and Jim Leslie is on drums. Shows at 7 and 9.
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Bill, Todd and Tim perform music of Bud Powell from Bill’s celebrated album “Bill Plays Bud” on Naxox Records, at Mezzrow, in NYC. Shows 7:30 and 9:30.
163 West 10th Street - basement
New York City, New York
10014 USA
Bill reunites with Darek Oles, bass, and Kevin Kanner, drums playing the music of Bud Powell, and standards at this wonderful venue in San Diego with great Mexican food. Sunday June 16, 5-7 pm
https://www.tioleos.com/
Bill brings his trio with Kevin Kanner on drums and Edwin Livingston on bass to the wonderful Salon on Buffalo series produced by actor/vocalist Susan Krebs
ADM: $25
via VENMO
or CASH/CHECK @ Door
Includes Libations & Tasty Bites
LIMITED Seating -- Reservations Required
Valley Glen Address Given with Reservation
RESERVE HERE: suze@susankrebsmusic.com
Bill performs with his trio and the wonderful vocalist Femi Knight at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center in Fullerton from 8 to 10:30 pm. We will feature the great songs made famous by Tony Bennett.
www.themuck.org
Bill, Martin and Tim perform music from their latest album, “Border Widow’s Lament” at Mezzrow, in NYC. Shows 7:30 and 9:30.
163 West 10th Street - basement
New York City, New York
10014 USA
Bill joins young lions Ilya Dynov and Will Lyle at Dizzy’s, San Diego’s home for original jazz.
https://dizzysjazz.com/
Ilya Dynov is a New York based internationally acclaimed drummer, vibraphonist and percussionist. He has been cited many times in international press, as “a virtuoso, “'“fantastic,” and “astonishing.” Ilya has performed internationally on major festivals and clubs as a drummer, soloist and ensemble musician. He’s been featured at the Bohemia Jazz Festival Czech Republic, Vilnius Mama Jazz Festival Lithuania, Internationales Jugend-Musikfestival, Germany, Sfinks Mixed Festival Antwerpen, Belgium, and Landjuweel Festival, Belgium. Jazz-club performances include FatCat, Bar Next Door , 55Bar in NY, Bacchanale, and Gasa Gasa in New Orleans and many European jazz clubs.
Will Lyle (born 1994) is an upright and electric bassist, bandleader, composer, arranger, and producer from Orange County, California and based in Los Angeles.
A year after graduating from Berklee College of Music, he toured with GRAMMY award-winning drummer Billy Kilson's quartet to Japan in 2017.
After a year of playing in Los Angeles, he became a member of the hard bop pianist Jon Mayer's trio (alumnus of John Coltrane, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, and others) with Roy McCurdy (of Cannonball Adderley's group) on drums. He has since also performed with Ralph Peterson, Bob Sheppard, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Pasquale Grasso, Ralph Moore, Joshua Breakstone, Randy Napoleon, Clayton Cameron, Gerry Gibbs, Erena Terakubo, Ricky Woodard, Steve Hass, Barbara Morrison (with John Stephens' Big Bluzzy Band), Melissa Morgan, Francisco Torres, Joey Sellers/Ben Clatworthy's System VI, Ron Escheté, Jackie Ryan, Jonathan Pinson (with Ian Buss at Dizzy's in San Diego), Gary Matsumoto, John Storie, Ilya Serov, Lizzie and the Triggermen, Lia Booth, Tony Guerrero, Kevin Kanner, Mikan Zlatkovich, Gilbert Castellanos, Peter Sprague, Gene Jackson, Jacques Lesure, Lawrence Leathers, Miki Yamanaka, Barry Minnifield (The Voice), Eric Reed (with Gaslamp Quarter Orchestra), Victory Boyd, Art of Verse, and Sumerian Records artist Bones UK. He has recorded as a session bassist on the TV series "Escape at Dannemora", and on LA veteran pianist and GRAMMY foundation member Rob Mullins's 2018 release "The Nearness of You", and keeps and active performing and recording schedule.
In 2020 he received a presidential scholarship to study with the most recorded jazz bassist of all time and former member of Miles Davis's band, Ron Carter, at Manhattan School of Music. Will is currently freelancing in the LA area and doing graduate school online.
His self-released debut record LA Source Codes is scheduled for May 2021 and features Bob Sheppard, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Mahesh Balasooriya, Adam Hersh, Anthony Fung, Nikki Campbell, Mikan Zlatkovich, Jon Mayer and Roy McCurdy, and features several jazz standards and four of Will's original compositions. It is dedicated to the memory of his mentor in jazz, the great Ralph Peterson, Jr.
Bill with great young players Ilya Dynov and Will Lyle at the Grape, the #1 venue for jazz in picturesque Ventura, California
https://thegrapeventura.com/
Ilya Dynov is a New York based internationally acclaimed drummer, vibraphonist and percussionist. He has been cited many times in international press, as “a virtuoso, “'“fantastic,” and “astonishing.” Ilya has performed internationally on major festivals and clubs as a drummer, soloist and ensemble musician. He’s been featured at the Bohemia Jazz Festival Czech Republic, Vilnius Mama Jazz Festival Lithuania, Internationales Jugend-Musikfestival, Germany, Sfinks Mixed Festival Antwerpen, Belgium, and Landjuweel Festival, Belgium. Jazz-club performances include FatCat, Bar Next Door , 55Bar in NY, Bacchanale, and Gasa Gasa in New Orleans and many European jazz clubs.
Will Lyle (born 1994) is an upright and electric bassist, bandleader, composer, arranger, and producer from Orange County, California and based in Los Angeles.
A year after graduating from Berklee College of Music, he toured with GRAMMY award-winning drummer Billy Kilson's quartet to Japan in 2017.
After a year of playing in Los Angeles, he became a member of the hard bop pianist Jon Mayer's trio (alumnus of John Coltrane, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, and others) with Roy McCurdy (of Cannonball Adderley's group) on drums. He has since also performed with Ralph Peterson, Bob Sheppard, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Pasquale Grasso, Ralph Moore, Joshua Breakstone, Randy Napoleon, Clayton Cameron, Gerry Gibbs, Erena Terakubo, Ricky Woodard, Steve Hass, Barbara Morrison (with John Stephens' Big Bluzzy Band), Melissa Morgan, Francisco Torres, Joey Sellers/Ben Clatworthy's System VI, Ron Escheté, Jackie Ryan, Jonathan Pinson (with Ian Buss at Dizzy's in San Diego), Gary Matsumoto, John Storie, Ilya Serov, Lizzie and the Triggermen, Lia Booth, Tony Guerrero, Kevin Kanner, Mikan Zlatkovich, Gilbert Castellanos, Peter Sprague, Gene Jackson, Jacques Lesure, Lawrence Leathers, Miki Yamanaka, Barry Minnifield (The Voice), Eric Reed (with Gaslamp Quarter Orchestra), Victory Boyd, Art of Verse, and Sumerian Records artist Bones UK. He has recorded as a session bassist on the TV series "Escape at Dannemora", and on LA veteran pianist and GRAMMY foundation member Rob Mullins's 2018 release "The Nearness of You", and keeps and active performing and recording schedule.
In 2020 he received a presidential scholarship to study with the most recorded jazz bassist of all time and former member of Miles Davis's band, Ron Carter, at Manhattan School of Music. Will is currently freelancing in the LA area and doing graduate school online.
His self-released debut record LA Source Codes is scheduled for May 2021 and features Bob Sheppard, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Mahesh Balasooriya, Adam Hersh, Anthony Fung, Nikki Campbell, Mikan Zlatkovich, Jon Mayer and Roy McCurdy, and features several jazz standards and four of Will's original compositions. It is dedicated to the memory of his mentor in jazz, the great Ralph Peterson, Jr.
Bill leads his trio at Mezzrow with the great young bassist Will Lyle, and the fantastic drummer Tim Horner. Shows at 730 and 9. Bill will play selections from his current album Sunset in Molokai.
Bill’s trio performs with the wonderful vocalist Femi Knight at the Jazz Vespers at All Saints Church, 132 N. Euclid Ave, Pasadena 91101.
Vocalist, songwriter and arranger born in South Florida, she came from a classical background with a music teacher/church organist mother. She studied piano since age 7, and voice since age 13. A graduate of Berklee College of Music with a degree in Commercial Arranging and Contemporary Writing under the advisorship of Richard Evans. She has toured with many great musicians, including Sergio Mendes.
Bill performs with Mike Gurrola, bass, and Kevin Kanner, drums at this magnificent performance space..
6:30pm and 8:15pm performances. $25 cover charge. No Parties Over 4 People. Please contact for larger groups prior to show. Cancellations with full refund will be accepted and issued up to 24 hours before event. Please limit one time block per reservation. RSVP below. Thank you!
Please note that this is a performance featuring world class performers. We politely ask all guests to respect our musicians and fellow audience members by keeping cell phone ringers off and refraining from any behavior or conversation that may be disruptive to the performance. We appreciate your support and understanding.
6:30pm and 8:15pm performances. $25 cover charge. No Parties Over 4 People. Please contact for larger groups prior to show. Cancellations with full refund will be accepted and issued up to 24 hours before event. Please limit one time block per reservation. RSVP below. Thank you!
Please note that this is a performance featuring world class performers. We politely ask all guests to respect our musicians and fellow audience members by keeping cell phone ringers off and refraining from any behavior or conversation that may be disruptive to the performance. We appreciate your support and understanding.
6:30pm and 8:15pm performances. $25 cover charge. No Parties Over 4 People. Please contact for larger groups prior to show. Cancellations with full refund will be accepted and issued up to 24 hours before event. Please limit one time block per reservation. RSVP below. Thank you!
Please note that this is a performance featuring world class performers. We politely ask all guests to respect our musicians and fellow audience members by keeping cell phone ringers off and refraining from any behavior or conversation that may be disruptive to the performance. We appreciate your support and understanding.
1242 Park St. Paso Robles, CA 93446
www.librettopaso.com
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Bill joins the great drummer Joe La Barbera and the bassist Darek Oles in an evening of jazz music. This is a wonderful space for meditation, listening and worship.
Bill celebrates the music of his first major influence, the great Detroit/NY based pianist Tommy Flanagan at Sam First with his trio. Also featured will be music of Tommy’s principal employer, the great Ella Fitzgerald.
Reservations: samfirstbar.com
Bill performs his originals and jazz standards with bassist Aaron Jacobs and drummer Art Gore at Caffe Vivace in Cincinnati. Sets at 7pm and 9pm.
Original tunes and standards played by long-time band mates. Darek has played for years with Pat Metheny, and with Brad Mehldau, Billy Higgins, Joe Lovano, Eddie Henderson, Charles Lloyd, John Abercrombie, Bennie Maupin, Lee Konitz, and Peter Erskine. Mark has played with, among others, Lee Konitz, Gary Peacock, Fred Hersch, and Billy Childs.
Jazz pianist, composer and Grammy-winning arranger Bill Cunliffe, known for his innovative and swinging style, kicks off the new year for Lakeshore Music at Ravenscroft. His program will feature the music of Bill Evans in the first half, and in the second, tributes to famous film composers, such as Leonard Bernstein, David Raksin and Frank Loesser.
Cunliffe’s roots as a pianist and arranger trace to the Buddy Rich Big Band. Along the way, Cunliffe also worked with Frank Sinatra before establishing himself as a solo artist and bandleader with more than a dozen albums under his name.
He wrote the score for the film “On the Shoulders of Giants,” Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s homage to the Harlem Rens basketball team of the 1920s and ’30s. His soundtrack was nominated for NAACP Image Award Best Album.
Cunliffe was awarded a Grammy for Best Instrumental Arrangement for “West Side Story Medley,” on the album “Resonance Big Band Plays Tribute to Oscar Peterson” (Resonance Records, 2009). He has received five Grammy nominations and two Emmy nominations. He was 1989 winner of the Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition, and in 2010 the Los Angeles Jazz Society honored him with its Composer/Arranger Award. Last year, he was elected to the Cincinnati Jazz Hall of Fame.
He will be joined by former Bill Evans drummer, Joe La Barbera, and the wonderful bassist Darek Oles, who recently toured with Pat Metheny.
Bill Cunliffe Trio with guest Ralph Moore, tenor sax With Dave Robaire, bass, and Marvin “Smitty” Smith, drums “Christmas in the Dog House” CD release event.
Bill Cunliffe Trio with guest Ralph Moore, tenor sax With Dave Robaire, bass, and Marvin “Smitty” Smith, drums “Christmas in the Dog House” CD release event.
