Two nights at the Meyhouse
Friday, March 28
Allan Harris: Poetry of Jazz
"Poetry of Jazz" is where the spoken word gets its groove. Harlem’s own modern-day troubadour, takes classic poetry—from Shakespeare’s sonnets to Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance. With his velvet vocals and magnetic presence, he flows between swinging rhythms and soulful recitations.
Featuring:
Allan Harris - Vocals
Freddie Bryant - Guitar
Larry Vuckovich - Piano
Doug Miller - Bass
Sylvia Cuenca - Drums
Venue:
Turkish Meyhouse Restaurant, 640 Emerson St, Palo Alto, CA
Admission: $50
Time: 5:00 PM & 8:00 PM (two shows)
Tickets:
Purchase 5:00 PM Show Tickets
Purchase 8:00 PM Show Tickets
Saturday, March 29
Allan Harris: Poetry of Jazz
"Poetry of Jazz" is where the spoken word gets its groove. Harlem’s own modern-day troubadour, takes classic poetry—from Shakespeare’s sonnets to Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance. With his velvet vocals and magnetic presence, he flows between swinging rhythms and soulful recitations.
Featuring:
Allan Harris - Vocals
Freddie Bryant - Guitar
Larry Vuckovich - Piano
Doug Miller - Bass
Sylvia Cuenca - Drums
Venue:
Turkish Meyhouse Restaurant, 640 Emerson St, Palo Alto, CA
Admission: $50
Time: 5:00 PM & 8:00 PM (two shows)
Tickets:
Purchase 5:00 PM Show Tickets
Purchase 8:00 PM Show Tickets
Sunday, April 6
The True Side of Vince Guaraldi
Pianist Vince Guaraldi’s main claim to fame are his Charlie Brown/Peanuts compositions. However, he is much more than that. Vince excelled in playing swinging jazz/bebop, Afro-Cuban salsa, Brazilian, funky boogaloo blues + more. Being his only student and later becoming his piano partner in his 2 piano quartet, Powder Keg, I know his music firsthand. Here is an example of Vince’s creativity: he would listen to the latest pop tune once, and immediately come up with a hip jazz/Latin arrangement of that song. On Sunday, April 6 we will present the true side of Vince Guaraldi – playing his favorite repertoire spread out in various genres. Don’t miss this inspiring concert!
Venue: Piedmont Piano, 1728 San Pablo Ave. @ 18th, Oakland 94612
Admission: $25
Time: 5PM
Tickets: TicketTailor
Featuring: Larry Vuckovich, piano / Kai Lyons, guitar / Doug Miller, bass / Hector Lugo, Latin percussion
Sunday, April 13
Larry Vuckovich feat. Noel Jewkes
Jazz pianist Larry Vuckovich and multi-reed saxophonist Noel Jewkes have a long term close association – going back 60 years. It began in 1965 when they joined the Poet Laureate of Jazz/1 of the greatest jazz and scat singers, Jon Hendricks. They toured with him throughout the US and Canada recording with Jon acclaimed CD, Reunion.
Separately, Noel and Larry have recorded a number of highly reviewed CDs, one of them young at heart – a tribute to Lester, in which the top New York critic Gary Giddins praised Noel as a true Youngian (spelling). On Larry’s recording, something special, they recorded Tadd Dameron’s beautiful ballad to dedicated to Trane, Soultrane. Upon hearing this track, great Bebop master Barry Harris called Larry immediately asking for Noel’s phone number to praise him.……
At Keys Noel and Larry, along with the swinging bassist Doug Miller, will perform a wide-ranging program of classic Bebop, contemporary jazz, originals + more.
Venue:
Keys Jazz Bistro, 498 Broadway, San Francisco, 94133
Admission: $30
Time: 5:00 PM & 7:00 PM (two shows)
Tickets:
Purchase 5:00 PM Show Tickets
Purchase 7:00 PM Show Tickets
We strongly recommend, arriving before 30 minutes before the show to secure your seat. First come, first serve seating applies.