notes from vivace

The Wolf of Wall Street. This movie examines the immorality of Wall Street. You watch this movie in shock. Individuals are scammed and the...

Dallas Buyers Club is based on a true story of Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey) who was diagnosed with AIDS in 1985. The movie opens wit...

Kris Bowers. You'd think jazzed-influenced Kris Bowers would be playing The Mint or Hotel Cafe, but he's playing the February resi...

Wilberta . They play jazz.  Smooth is their style.

LeJKeys is Julian Le.  In the photo below, he's the guy on the keys. What a marvelous jazz set that had strains of rap and Moroccan i...

Eliza Rickman is back in Los Angeles, moving back from Portland. Of course, she goes on tour so often that I half suspect she'll be ou...

Rooster Ra. At times they sounded Americana. Other times, they went R&B.

The New Electric Sound.   They wear gray sweaters.  Their music fills the air with joy.  They make corny jokes. Comment of the set:  Go to...

Saving Mr. Banks. I know there is some controversy about Disney attempting to make their founder look like a saint.  I suppose that critic...

Jhameel knows how to make the women swoon.

Gentlemen Hall.   They know how to play to the audience.  I'm not sure very many of us were familiar with Gentlemen Hall as they come fr...

Dwntwn.   I have to say that I hardly ever see the Monday night residency bands twice (during their residency).  I rotate around between the...

Beat Club. They hit the stage and their beats turned the floor into a dance floor.