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Kjazz 88.1 Summer Benefit Concert

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Kjazz 88.1 Summer Benefit Concert Tickets

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Rating: 3.8 out of 5 based on 32 reviews

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Rating: 3.8 out of 5 based on 32 reviews
  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Everybody Who Walked on Stage Could Bring It!

    by BigBandBuff on 7/5/15Walt Disney Concert Hall - Los Angeles

    I've been a Big Phat Band fan for years so their kick-a__ performance was just what I was expecting. But this was the first time that I heard Sara Gazarek live, and I thought she was fantastic. She has impressive musical underpinnings which, ahem, match those great looking legs. I thought her command of complex/demanding rhythmic structures was particularly impressive. Gordon Goodwin may want to consider her for a couple songs on a future CD. I'd go for it.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Awesome and swingin'

    by swanksville on 7/1/15Walt Disney Concert Hall - Los Angeles

    We loved the Phat Band...and also we thoroughly enjoyed the Sara Gazarek Band. What a great evening and a FANTASTIC Venue...first timer for the Walt Disney Concert Hall. 5 Star Ratings all around!!!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    what a great concert

    by Matt1T on 7/1/15Walt Disney Concert Hall - Los Angeles

    Love it, wished it would continue all night. Looking forward for the next concert.

  • Rating: 1 out of 5

    by Anonymous on 6/30/15Walt Disney Concert Hall - Los Angeles

    Very disappointing that only one Basie chart was played.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Sara Gazarek was great!

    by BajaBil on 6/30/15Walt Disney Concert Hall - Los Angeles

    Sara has a great vocal range and will be one of the great female jazz singers of all time.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    by LarryNewt on 6/30/15Walt Disney Concert Hall - Los Angeles

    All performers were very talented and the Disney Center accoustics arevamazing.

  • Rating: 2 out of 5

    Disappointing

    by LVeryADisappointedZ on 7/4/14Walt Disney Concert Hall - Los Angeles

    The musicians were all excellent in their own right but the show sounded like it was slapped together in the fashion of a typical lounge-lizard performance. The opening pianist is a fine musician but I did not pay for 4 tickets so I can hear him play along with his iPod, especially with the loop of a lady singing (chanting?) the same phrase for what felt like about 10 minutes. That was not art, it was annoying. I could also tell when the ensemble was playing along with either a recording or sequenced strings - you can't blend in with that the way you can interact with real musicians. For a venue that has 1,000-ish seats the preparation was not there, and as typical jazz musicians, they probably felt like it doesn't matter - an attitude that make jazz musicians their own worst enemies. When David Benoit played his composition the band suddenly sounded 3 times better, then back to barely-prepared covers. And the last tune for KJAZZ was "Stand By Me" ??? WHAT?? Benefit or not, the price of admission and the size of the venue should have elicited far better preparation and repertoire from the performers.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    by Anonymous on 7/4/14Walt Disney Concert Hall - Los Angeles

    Steve Tyrell and Jane Monheit were very good. Jason Moran not so much. With exception of "Song for My Father", we found it difficult to listen to the other selections. He is very talented technically however. Would have liked to hear more of Jane Monheit. David Benoit was very good as well.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Too Many Artists for Too Little Time

    by ymluther on 7/3/14Walt Disney Concert Hall - Los Angeles

    The concert was arranged as a benefit, so with that in mind going in, I wasn't sure what to expect from the headliners Steve Tyrell, David Benoit, Jane Monheit and Jason Moran since I have never heard any of these artists in person. The evening was centered around two pianists and two vocalists which made for some interesting duets and solos. After all was said and done, Tyrell was the main draw with the others featured over the course of the evening. I was looking forward to more play time from Benoit, but he did have some solos as he sat in on a couple Tyrell tunes. Jason Moran is an amazing pianist playing songs that are both accessible or in the more avant garde range. Moran played an interesting tribute to Horace Silver with his interpretation of "Song for my Father". Overall, Tyrell did not disappoint with the expected songs ("Just the Way You Look Tonight') and a couple new ones ("On Broadway"). The concert was well paced, and all the artists were featured well enough though it seemed that there wasn't enough time to truly feature all four of them. The Disney Concert Hall is a great venue, so kudos to KKJZ for that, and lining up four great artists.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Impressions of a jazz dilettante

    by fairweatherjazzfan on 7/2/14Walt Disney Concert Hall - Los Angeles

    I chose to attend this concert because I expected to hear professional jazz performers and to see them perform in a first-rate concert hall. My decision was rewarded. that night's conceptualizing/improvising by Jason Moran in his opening set worked for me. I remember seeing a video of a young, curly-headed fellow who sang a ballad in a nice voice, Steve Tyrell's voice. His performance was very good. David Benoit and Jane Monheit's sit-ins with Steve and the band were so nice and seamless. Thanks to all performers, thanks to KJazz.