by The Editors on July 18, 2008
TGIF Jazz in the Park comes a little closer to home as Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca spice things up with innovative music that “combines Latin and African elements from salso to soukous with an occasional merengue or Afro-Portuguese excursion” at Poinsettia Park on July 18.
This Congo-born artist of Angolan ancestry is the embodiment of the Afro-Latin Diaspora which connects back to Mother Africa via the Cuban clave rhythm. Lemvo is truly multi-cultural and equally at home singing in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Lingala, and Kikongo.
If you’re deja-vuing, don’t worry. Ricardo played TGIF last year and we wrote nearly the same intro for him. And we’re guessing the show is going to be just even better than it was last year, though we’ve no reason to believe that will be true.
[Link: TGIF Jazz In The Park]
by The Editors on July 11, 2008
After tonght’s TGIF Jazz In The Park rockin’ blues performance by guitar virtuoso Johnny “V” Vernazza and his band we can all wave good-bye to the Eastern Front and the miles of track homes that surround Stagecoach Park, because this is the last show on the ball field all summer. And it’s going to be a good one.
Johnny V has played guitar since 1963, but it was as a member of the Elvin Bishop Band that he gained the most notoriety. With six albums, endless touring, and the number three hit song in the country (Fooled Around And Fell In Love) Johnny and Elvin basically created the dual lead guitar style that is still a part of the southern rock sound today.
The show runs from 6 to 8 PM at Stagecoach Park. And the dance floor is huge, so don’t forget your dancing shoes.
[Link: TGIF Jazz In The Park]
by The Editors on June 25, 2008
The Los Angeles Daily News has described award-winning vocalist Janiva Magness as “a superb, powerhouse R&B singer who delivers blues and soul with show-stopping authority.” And her new album What Love Will Do is reportedly amazing.
Magness reaches heights only hinted at in her previous recordings, interpreting new material written especially for her and songs from Little Milton, Tina Turner, Bill Withers, Al Green, Candi Staton, Dorothy Moore and Marvin Gaye. Her impassioned singing takes each song from deep within her being and projects it out directly into the heart and soul of her audience, making What Love Will Do essential listening for blues, roots, rock and soul music lovers everywhere.
In April 2008, Magness traveled to Iraq and Kuwait co-headlining Bluzapalooza, the first-ever blues concert tour to perform for American troops. And this Friday night (June 27, 2008), at 6 PM Magness will perform in Carlsbad’s Stagecoach Park. Don’t miss it.
[Link: Jazz In The Park]
by The Editors on August 22, 2007
Those who have put Jazz In The Park off all summer get one last chance to make it happen this Friday night August 24 as Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers bring their own brand of Southern California blues to the lovely Calavera Hills Park at 2997 Glasgow Drive.
According to an old saying, when you’re on top, there’s nowhere to go but down. However, Rod Piazza, one of the nation’s top blues performers and multi-winning Handy Award winner as best blues harp, remain at the top of his game and continue to look for ways to climb.
If you miss this one, you won’t get another change until summer 2008.
[Link: Carlsbadca.gov]
by The Editors on August 16, 2007
After a short two-gig stop in the heart of Carlsbadistan TGIF Jazz in the Park is wading back into the suburbs and the cool, breezy beauty of Calavera Hills Park at 2997 Glasgow Drive with the hard-driving blues craftsmanship of the Bill Magee Blues Band. A review on Bill’s website sums it up pretty well.
For those few of you who haven’t had a Bill Magee experience, don’t hesitate to get out there and see this band! This group delivers some of the finest blues you’ll ever hear and it was enough to get music fans of all ages dancing and air guitaring.
We’ve also heard rumors that back in the day Bill (known as Willie then) used to play with a guitarist named Jimmy James. . . Purple Haze indeed. The show starts at 6 PM. Bring a picnic dinner and your dancin’ shoes.
[Link: Carlsbadca.gov]
by The Editors on August 5, 2007
We’re not saying there will be some Chet Baker channeling going on in the Pine Avenue Park as the Elliott Caine Quintet takes the Carlsbad TGIF Jazz In The Parks stage on August 10, 2007 from 6 to 8 PM, however, there will be some serious Blue Note stylings filling the air. Elliott Caine has performed and/or recorded with numerous groups and individuals, including Wycliff Jean, Beck, and The Beastie Boys, With the Quintet it’s going to be straight ahead jazz.
The repertoire of the group ranges from original melodies from within the group, to songs penned by the “greats”, such as Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, Hank Mobley, et al; from straight-ahead to Latin to funk grooves and soulful ballads.
We’re starting to think that the entire TGIF series should be held in the Pine Avenue Park, you know, to make it easier for us who live in Carlsbadistan.
[Link: Carlsbadca.gov]
by The Editors on July 29, 2007
Carlsbad’s summer TGIF Jazz In The Parks moves to the heart of Carlsbadistan for two weeks. The Pine Avenue Park leg of the tour kicks off with Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca.
Ricardo Lemvo has established himself as a pioneer with his innovative music, combining Latin and African elements from salsa to soukous with an occasional merengue or Afro-Portuguese excursion. This Congo-born artist of Angolan ancestry is the embodiment of the Afro-Latin Diaspora which connects back to Mother Africa via the Cuban clave rhythm. Lemvo is truly multi-cultural and equally at home singing in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Lingala, and Kikongo.
We’re going to walk to this one (dragging an ice-chest), see you there.
[Link: Carlsbadca.com]
by The Editors on July 22, 2007
Get ready for a rollicking big band time July 27 as TGIF Jazz in The Parks brings five time San Diego Music Awards Best Big Band winners Big Time Operator to Poinsettia Park.
Big Time Operator has a look, a feel, and a totally contagious enthusiasm that is hard to beat and impossible to ignore. Whether you’re 2 or 102, you’ll be tapping your toes and moving to the music as this ten-piece band hits all the high notes.
And we don’t doubt them for one minute. The park will be swinging. And we mean that in a good way.
[Link: Carlsbad.ca.us]
by The Editors on July 19, 2007
Carlsbad’s TGIF Jazz In the Parks moves to the extra large Poinsettia Park for two stops in July. On July 20th from 6 – 8 PM Samba Mapangala & Orchestra Virunga brings East African pop to Carlsbad.
Their music is an innovative mix of the best rumba and soukous from Congo, with the earthier Kenyan style. Samba composes and sings in both Lingala and Kiswahili. His astounding voice has been described as melting in the ears.
This will probably be the most unusually interesting music of the summer, so don’t miss it. Bon Jovi, it’s not.
[Link: Carlsbadca.gov]
by The Editors on July 13, 2007
New York City’s The Village Voice says that Plena Libre is “the biggest band to play plena, which is a folkloric music out of Puerto Rico, Plena Libre know the tradition but aren’t afraid to draw upon stuff from outside the genre to keep it fresh.”
We’ll all get to see for ourselves when the 13-member, four-time Grammy nominee band plays the final Stagecoach Park stop of Carlsbad’s TGIF Jazz in the Parks from 6-8 PM on Friday July 13. The band’s eclectic mix of of latin beats will certainly get the park dancing.
Combining a swinging rhythm section, horns and vocals, Plena Libre’s music has been given new light and patterns with contemporary dance floor styles such as songo, samba, reggae, salsa and pambiche.
[Link: Carlsbadca.gov]
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