MADRETERRA | WINEDINNER
On May 15th, join us for our MADRETERRA, a new Wine Dinner showcasing the spectacular variety of Sicilian wines with Planeta Winery. In the company of Piero Selvaggio, we’ll explore Carricante, Fiano, Etna Rosso, Nero D'Avola, and the unique Passito di Noto. Can’t wait to share this experience with you.
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7
May
2024
A Call 2 Peace
LIELA AVILA is one of LA's premier jazz vocalists whose sultry tone and phrasing evokes her many influences. A native of Los Angeles, Liela grew up in a very musical family and began singing at the tender age of 6. Since then, her music career has taken her all over the world. One of her recent performances include singing at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. Liela has also performed as a background vocalist for many prominent artists, including Josh Groban, Stevie Wonder and Natalie Cole. R
14
May
2024
Michelle Coltrane Quartet
Michelle has toured the US and France as a soloist, and has performed with such artists as Kenny Kirkland, Jeff Watts, Ronnie Laws, Billy Childs, Jack DeJohnette, Marvin Smitty Smith, Reggie Workman, The Gap Band and with the McCoy Tyner Trio at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Michelle was a featured performer at the 2013 Panama Jazz Festival, and recent appearances include shows at The John Ford Amphitheater in Los Angeles, The Miami Jazz Festival, Vibratos in Bel Air Ca., H. O. M. E. (House of Music & Entertainment) Beverly Hills, Bar 1912 in Beverly Hills, and Yoshis Jazz Club, Oakland.
21
May
2024
Evan Stone Quartet
Lia Booth - vocals
Eva Stone - drums
Adam Cohen - Bass
Aaron Provisor - Piano
Stone boasts a rich history of musical collaborations with renowned artists like Greg Adams (Tower Of Power), Maynard Ferguson, Toni Childs, Kei Akagi (Miles Davis), Gerald Albright (Anita Baker, Phil Collins, Rick James), Aly and AJ, among others. His contributions span various genres, from jazz to rock. Recognized in 'Modern Drummer' magazine, Stone has also gained acclaim as a solo artist. His Straight-Ahead Jazz and Avant-Garde albums, including 'Sticks & Stone Vol. 1' and 'Music from The Future' with his Translucent Ham Sandwich Band, have garnered widespread radio play, showcasing his diverse musical talent.
"Whether navigating the intricacies of a complex bebop head or laying down a foot-stomping swing groove, the Evan Stone Quartet consistently delivers performances that are both intellectually stimulating and emotionally engaging." Owen
28
May
2024
Fresh Mint Pharaohs
Ifunanya Nweke - vocals
Frankie Blue - guitar
Donald Bruner - piano
Roland Childs - bass
The LA-based quintet fuses jazz, neosoul, funk and strains of Afropop into infectious grooves that lift up and unite audiences in the shared joy of music.
The Band
Frankie Blue, guitar and vocals: Frankie made his mark in music as a songwriter and producer at Sony Records, where he worked with Prince, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Earth, Wind and Fire, among others. He then shifted his focus to writing music for movies and television, which led to an Emmy nomination.
Donald Bruner, keyboards and vocals: Donald has been playing keyboards and singing since he was 10. He has played with band members from The Counting Crows, Fiona Apple, Van Morrison, Ambrosia and Eddie Money, among others. In other words, always a bridesmaid, never a bride.
Ifunanya Nweke, lead vocals: Ifunanya is a striking new voice in the L.A. music scene. Born in Nigeria, Ifu blends her love of neosoul with African rhythms to create some of the most distinctive and nuanced singing in these parts.
4
June
2024
George Kahn and Courtney lemmon Trio
Nominated for her CD “Stay With Me”, this singer/songwriter is a prominent voice in Los Angeles. Her music has garnered her many fans and studio work across the world, having toured Asia several times and having a #1 on the Jazz charts in Europe for her rendition of “Compared to What” with Pianist George Kahn.
11
June
2024
Alfredo Caceres Flamenco Trio
Alfredo Cáceres -guitar
Josè Prieto - voice and guitar
Hector Torres - percussions
Born and raised in Guatemala City, Guatemala, Cáceres, a complete guitarist and composer, has been involved in a wide variety of projects and bands in styles ranging from World music, Flamenco, Jazz, Brazilian, Salsa, Pop and Latin. He has collaborated on several recordings in local and international productions, as well as in different festivals in the United States and in Europe. Alfredo has been living in the United States full-time since 2009, and has played alongside many different artists in the World Music arena, such as Persian singer Hamed Nikpay, guitarist Russ Hewitt, the Gypsy All Stars (of the Gipsy Kings family), Mario Reyes, and Marcus Nand (Ziroq), just to name a few.
In 2012, Cáceres released his first solo album in the U.S., one that involves a variety of his original compositions within the last ten years, recorded in his hometown of Guatemala and in Los Angeles, California.
Peter Lodato
Diamonds/Divisions/Voids
Always fascinated by the uncertainty of human perception, and the duplicitous nature of vision, which can be both revealing and deceitful, Lodato creates paintings that delve into this duality. Upon first read they are austere, geometric abstractions. After further observation, however, the paintings begin to vibrate: brushstrokes become evident and the surface reveals that there are numerous layers beneath. The hard edges of his often bi-chromatic works dissipate into sensuous fields of color that seem to push space in and out. Lodato’s reductive, divided compositions are visual confrontations between the planar simplicity of form and the resonance of particular pigments. A disciple of the AbEx color field painter, Barnett Newman, Lodato’s sumptuously colored canvases echo Newman’s concept of using division as a way to merge different areas of the canvas into a sublime whole.
Art Exhibition | April 7 - June 30, 2024
Frank Gruber
Back to the South 1971
"In late July 1971, we spent several weeks in the South (Italy), “il Mezzogiorno,” while my father did some ethnography and my mother, an artist, sketched. There I was, in a place that was very foreign to me, with a camera, and that’s when I took these photographs. For me, the essential aspect of visual anthropology, and what should distinguish it from journalism, or “street photography,” or travel photography, is direct engagement with the subject. Meaning no subterfuge and no voyeurism. In a public setting, such as a public procession, one can infer consent from the public nature of the ceremony, but ideally the photographer engages with the people being photographed. In my best photographs, the subject looks directly into the camera. The photographer should allow his or her subjects to present themselves as they wish to be presented."
Projected Photo Exhibition | March 3 - April 7, 2024