Known as “The First Class Sultry Lady of Blues” Ruby has shared the stage with all the greats including Etta James, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, as well as the San Diego Symphony. But this Friday evening from 6-8 PM Ruby is bringing her sultry jazz and blues vocal stylings to Carlsbad’s TGIF Jazz in the Parks at Stagecoach Park.
We just thought you’d like to know. What else do you have going on this weekend (aside from smuggling in fireworks for Carlsbad’s annual Rogue Fireworks Display at Maple Street).
We’ve lived in Carlsbad for a while now. More than many, less than some. And it’s rare that we venture in past El Camino Real, let alone all the way out to Rancho Santa Fe.
Tonight we ventured to Stagecoach Park for TGIF Jazz in the Park and what we found was a warm lawn-covered bowl filled with more Carlsbadistanians than we’ve ever seen congregated. Couples sharing a picnic basket, kids going crazy on the jungle gym, teens making out behind the old Stagecoach Stop, and boys charging through the underbrush on the wilder edges of the park.
Meanwhile, on stage Sue Palmer “San Diego’s Queen of Boogie Woogie” had a quarter of the crowd up and on their feet. After the initial shock of seeing so many attractive Southern California’s in a place that wasn’t sand, surf, or a stadium wore off we realized that these TGIF events are pretty cool even if they have outgrown all our little Village parks and now occur way out on the Eastern Front.
Sue Palmer has been called “San Diego’s Queen of Boogie Woogie.” And this Friday (June 29) she’ll be playing Stagecoach Park with her Motel Swing Orchestra as part of the Carlsbad TGIF Jazz in the Parks concert series.
Palmer is probably most famous for being the musical partner of blues diva Candye Kane who she travelled the world with as Sue “Beehive” Palmer with Candye Kane and the Swingin’ Armadillos.
Sue is a featured artist on all four of Kane’s CDs under the Antones and Sire labels. Sue’s instrumental composition “Beehive” was featured on Kane’s “Diva La Grande” CD, and Sue and Candye co-wrote the title tune on Kane’s CD “Swango.” “Swango” is also featured in the documentary “The Girl Next Door,” a biography of porn star Stacy Valentine produced by National Public Radio’s Christine Fugat in 2000.
This Friday evening (June 22, 2007) from 6-8 PM Carlsbad’s TGIF Jazz In The Parks kicks off it’s 22nd season with Eddie “Devil Boy” Turner at Stagecoach Park. Turner’s guitar work has been described as “otherworldly,” “scorching,” and “chilling.” If his website is any judge, then we’re pretty sure he’s been down to the crossroads, if you know what we mean.
His ethereal style is an amalgam of the Afro-Cuban rhythms of his heritage and the music that influenced him as a teenager: Chicago blues, jazz, r&b and psychedelic rock. The Cuban-born singer/guitarist cut his teeth in several rock bands contributing what Slate magazine describes as “spacey-yet-resounding solos.”
Carlsbadistan’sJazz In The Park shuts it down this year with crowd favorites Johnny Polanco Orchestra as the final show in another great summer of Carlsbadistan music on August 24, 2012 at Calavera Hills Park.
As the fearless leader of the ultimate West Coast Latin party band, Polanco, who hails from the Caribbean by way of New York, serves as multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger. Over the years the group has solidified its reputation for a sound described by Latin music chronicler Lina Lecaro as “the kind of infectious, rhythmic, multilayered Latin music that makes even the most timid wallflower abandon all restraint and give it a whirl on the dance floor.”
If you haven’t made it out to a 2012 Jazz in The Park this will be your last chance. Show begins at 6 PM. Calavera Hills Park is located at 2997 Glasgow Dr. in Carlsbad.
Perennial Carlsbadistan blues performer’s Ruby & The Red Hots return to TGIF Jazz In The Park after missing the 2011 season Friday evening August 17, 2012 at 6 PM at Calavera Hils Park.
TGIF audiences have a special affection for this sultry North County singer, and she returns it with real feeling. Statuesque Ruby looks and sounds equally at home with a smooth-as-silk ballad or a blazing blues rocker. Backing her up, The Red Hots absolutely sizzle with horns that growl and purr, propulsive drumbeats and gripping guitar play.
Remember: low-back chairs, bug spray, and plenty of wine and cheese to share with your neighbors are always a good idea at Jazz in the Park. Calavera Hills Park is located at 2997 Glasgow Dr. in Carlsbad.
Carlsbadistan gets a taste of pure African rhythms as Sierra Leone’s Refugee All-Stars rise up to kick off Jazz In The Park’s run at Calavera Hills Park.
Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars have risen like a phoenix out of the ashes of war and enflamed the passions of fans across the globe with their uplifting songs of hope, faith and joy. The band is a potent example of the redeeming power of music and the ability of the human spirit to persevere through unimaginable hardship and emerge with optimism intact. From their humble beginnings in West African refugee camps Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars have performed on some of the world’s most prestigious stages and matured into one of Africa’s top touring and recording bands.
Remember: bring chairs, snacks, drinks (to share with your neighbors). The music begins at 6 PM. Calavera Hills Park is located at 2997 Glasgow Dr. in Carlsbad.
The Big Easy comes to Carlsbadistan’sJazz in The Park as Madame LeRoux & Krewe (plus Euphoria Brass Band) put a little Zydeco groove down in Poinsettia Park on Friday evening August 3, 2012.
MADAME LEROUX & KREWE will rock you right on into “Fat Tuesday” with their extensive experience and endless enthusiasm to deliver a rousing, rollicking, heart thumping’, foot stomping’ musical gumbo y’all won’t soon forget! With a sound straight out of Louisiana’s dance clubs, Bourbon Street, bayou festivals and backyard crawfish boils… this is the party you’ll want to throw!
Ohhhhh weeeee, this sure am good. . . Music starts at 6 PM. Poinsettia Park is located at 6600 Hidden Valley Road in Carlsbad. Bring a chair, a drink (and maybe some bug spray).
San Diego world beat stalwarts The B-Side Players return to Carlsbadistan’sJazz In The Park for the second year in a row on Friday evening, July 27, 2012, as Poinsettia Park gets irie.
The Players bring back their original brand of global funk flavored with reggae, son, afro-beat, acid jazz, hip- hop and anything that catches their restless musical intelligence.
Jazz in the Park begins at 6 PM. Be sure to arrive early because parking can be a problem. Poinsettia Park is located at 6600 Hidden Valley Rd.
Carlsbadistan’sJazz in The Park has finally made the jump from the Eastern Front and back into Carlsbadistan as Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums (featuring Carmen Getit) boogie woogie up Poinsettia Park with a sound so swinging it may be dangerous for some audience members.
Their witty battle of the sexes, waged on his boogie boogie piano and her swinging’ guitar, is backed by some crazy sax action. Consummate musicians who love to entertain, this group brings back the days of saddle shoes and porkpie hats, so brush up on your jitterbug!
Bring a chair, a drink, and your dancing shoes. Poinsettia Park is located at the corner of Hidden Valley Road and Turnstone Road in Carlsbad. Jump, jive, and then you swing. . .
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Known as “The First Class Sultry Lady of Blues” Ruby has shared the stage with all the greats including Etta James, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, as well as the San Diego Symphony. But this Friday evening from 6-8 PM Ruby is bringing her sultry jazz and blues vocal stylings to Carlsbad’s TGIF Jazz in the Parks at Stagecoach Park.
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