Calendar

Upcoming gigs:

2022

January 7th Jason Fabus and the Fabus 4, Vibrato Bel Air

January 17th VDE Big Band, Big Band Night hosted by Lauren Baba, the Mint

February 2nd Danny Jonokuchi Big Band, Vibrato Bel Air

February 17th West Coast Jazz Hour Big Band feat. Melissa Morgan, Vibrato Bel Air

February 19th VDE Quartet, Modcom, Palm Springs

February 21st James Street Trio, Knott’s Berry Farm

March 1st Sal Lozano / Alex Iles Quintet, Bacchus Pasadena

March 28th Kyle Myers Big Band, Gaslamp, Long Beach

April 2nd LA Diamond Trio, private event

April 4th The Falls jam session with Josh Nelson, Larry Koonse and Luca Alemanno

April 5th West Coast Jazz Hour with Nick Mancini, FB live

April 10th Trio with Bob Sheppard and Dan Chmielinski, The York, Highland Park

April 16th Sal “The Voice” Valentinetti, The Norris Theatre, Palos Verdes

April 18th West Coast Jazz Hour Big Band with Melissa Morgan, Second Home by Sam First, Hollywood

April 26th West Coast Jazz Hour with Mike Lang, FB Live

May 10th West Coast Jazz Hour with Terry Gibbs, FB Live

May 12th Quartet with Sal Lozano, Brian Clancy and Eric Sittner, Semi Tropic Wines Costa Mesa

May 14th West Coast Jazz Hour Quintet with Clay Jenkins, Brian Clancy, Darek Oles and special guest Bill Cunlife, Sam First, Los Angeles

May 21st Craig Cammell Quartet, Porch and Swing Irvine

May 26th VDE Big Band with Lia Booth and Mark Kopitzke, Campus Jax, Newport

June 9th West Coast Jazz Hour Big Band feat. Josh Nelson and Melissa Morgan, Vibrato, Bel Air

June 18th Anthony Wilson Group with Gerald Clayton and Jermaine Paul, Sam First

June 19th Jerry Costanzo and the Gotham City Swingers, Campus Jax, Newport

June 27th Kyle Myers Big Band, The Gaslamp, Long Beach

June 27th Lauren Baba’s Big Band Night with the Kim Richmond Concert Jazz Orchestra, ArtShare DTLA

July 7th Lia Booth and Mark Kopitzke plus Quartet, Jazzville Palm Springs

July 8th Nick Mancini Collective, Jazz at LACMA

July 9th Nick Mancini Collective, House Concert, Sherman Oaks

July 13th VDE Big Band with Lia Booth and Mark Kopitzke, Vibrato, Bel Air

July 21st, Bill Todd Quartet, The Dresden, LA

July 28th Jason Fabus Quintet, Tribute to Dave Brubeck, JazzVille Palm Springs

July 31st Mitchell Long, Ahmet Turkmenoglu and KVDE, The York, Highland Park

August 1st Abram Olivas Group, Dipiazza’s Long Beach

August 5th Sam Ross Trio, Wilmore Wine Bar, Long Beach

August 9th VDE Big Band with Lia Booth, Festival of Arts, Laguna Beach

August 23rd Jerry Costanzo and the Gotham City Swingers, Vibrato

August 25th 50th episode anniversary of the West Coast Jazz Hour livestream with Josh Nelson, Sal Lozano, Anthony Wilson and Chuck Berghofer.

August 27th John Snow Tribute to Nina Simone, The Odyssey LA

September 7th Josh Nelson trio plus Kenny Washington and Calabria Foti, Jazz at the Bistango, Irvine

September 12th Lauren Baba’s Big Band Night with the Kyle Myers and Tim McKay Big Bands, ArtShare DTLA

September 28th Memphis Drumshop, Memphis, Tenessee

October 6th West Coast Jazz Hour Big Band with Melissa Morgan, Vibrato Bel Air

October 23rd VDE Big Band, Live at the LA Jazz Institute, Bill Holman Celebration

October 23rd Quartet with Sal Lozano, Brian Clancy and Ahmet Turkmenoglu, The York

October 29th Julie Kelly with Bill Cunliffe and Darek Oales, The G Spot

November 11th Sergio Vellati, Great Gatsby Party, DTLA

December 1st Dave Slonaker Big Band, Campus Jax, Newport

December 9th Trio with Thom Rotella and Ken Wild, Canyon Bistro, Topanga

December 10th Elizabeth Lamers, Barnoa, San Clemente

December 15th VDE Big Band Birthday Bash with Josh Nelson, Sal Lozano and Mark Kopitzke, Vibrato Bel Air

December 22nd Jerry Costanzo and the Gotham City Swingers, Vibrato, Bel Air

December 31st New Years Eve with Allyson Briggs, Beverly Hills tba

2023

January 3rd Danny Jonokuchi Big Band, Vibrato

February 24th Clinic at Cal State Northridge with Josh Nelson

March 8th VDE Big Band with Christian Wiggs, Vibrato Bel Air

March 16th OCSA jazz faculty concert, tba

April 1st Jazz faculty concert, John Muir Middle School, Burbank

April 5th West Coast Jazz Hour Big Band, Vibrato Bel Air

April 28th West Coast Jazz Hour Trio, Soundroom, Oakland

April 29th West Coast Jazz Hour Trio, Libretto, Paso Robles