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S A T U R D AY 1 0 / 1 9 Celebrating Creativity Since 1975
SEAN HAYES
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Not to be confused with the fabulous friend on Will & Grace (I bet he hates that by now), Sean Hayes is the songwriter you kind of wish was singing for you. He's simple and melodic, with that soulful something that you’d want to hear while laying on the grass and feeling the wind on your face. You might have heard his “Powerful Stuff” or “When We Fall In” on the radio round these here parts, but the scruffy-bearded San Franciscan is just as mellow about his success (his music has been featured on Parenthood, Bored to Death and a compilation headed by Natalie Portman for FINCA) as he is about his rootsy lyrics. He’s a little shaggy and a lot of charming; he’s lovely, ‘nuff said. Don Quixote’s; $20adv/$23door; 9pm. (AnneMarie Harrison)
Thursday, October 17 U 7 pm
STEVE LEHMAN TRIO FEATURING MATT BREWER AND DAMION REID 1/2 PRICE NIGHT FOR STUDENTS Friday, October 18 U 7:30 pm
Sunday, October 20 U 7 pm
Druha Trava
Concerts MOON CADILLAC Oct. 19 at Crepe Place
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PETER MULVEY Singer-songwriter Peter Mulvey's latest album, The Good Stuff, was recorded in just three days. In music-making land, that's barely a blink. But rather than implying that it was a rush job, the speedy recording session speaks to Mulvey's ability to let go of control and let the music take over. A gifted guitarist whose repertoire ranges from Thelonious Monk to Willie Nelson and Tom Waits, Mulvey kept his band fresh by having them arrange and record songs on the spot to capture the spontaneous beauty and vitality of the musicians' respective talents. "When everything isn’t planned ahead of time," Mulvey said, "it can be magical how each musician finds a way into the song." Don Quixote's; $12 adv/$15 door; 7pm. (CJ)
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SISTER SPARROW & THE DIRTY BIRDS Take a super-funky horn line, mix it with some driving electric guitar leads, a drummer and bass player who know how to hold the groove down, bluesy harmonica flourishes and a lead vocalist who garners comparisons to Amy Winehouse and Tina Turner, and you have Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds. Hailing from New York, these guys play dancefloor-packing, sweat-the-bluesaway music that rolls rock, blues, funk and soul into one sweet, high-energy concoction. Word is, last time they were in town they tore the roof off of Moe’s Alley. I believe it. Moe’s Alley; $10 adv/$13 door; 8:30pm. (CJ)
DRUHA TRAVA
STEVEN GRAVES ALL–STAR BAND
Tickets: brownpapertickets.com Monday, October 21 U 7 pm
JAIMEO BROWN TRANSCENDENCE
An amalgam of modern jazz, southern black spirituals and Indian music Thursday, October 24 U 7 pm
STEVE WILSON OPPORTUNITY KNOCKING CD RELEASE PARTY
Oct. 21 at Don Quixote’s
Sunday, October 27 U 7:30 pm
LES CLAYPOOL’S DUO DE TWANG
Tickets: snazzyproductions.com
Oct. 25 at Catalyst
TOM RUSSELL
Monday, October 28 U 7 pm | No Comps
PATRICIA BARBER TRIO Thursday, October 31 U 7 pm
CAKE Oct. 25 at Civic Auditorium
PATRICIA BARBER TRIO Oct. 28 at Kuumbwa
HALLOWEEN NIGHT! COME IN COSTUME FOR SPECIAL TREATS! “TRANSYLVANIAN CONCERT” LUCIAN BAN & MAT MANERI “...as close as it gets to goth jazz.” – JazzTimes
Monday, November 4 U 7 pm | No Comps
TALKING YOU OFF THE LEDGE Peter Mulvey says to get down from there and get over to his show at Don Quixote’s.
OMAR SOSA AFRI-LECTRIC SEXTET
Thursday, November 7 U 7 & 9 pm | No Comps
BILL FRISELL’S BIG SUR QUINTET FEATURING EYVIND KANG, HANK ROBERTS, RUDY ROYSTON AND JENNY SCHEINMAN
Monday, November 11 U 7 pm | No Comps
KIM NALLEY WITH THE MARCUS SHELBY ORCHESTRA “THE COLE PORTER SONGBOOK” Thursday, November 14 U 7 pm
PETER BRÖTZMANN AND PAAL NILSSEN – LOVE DUO Friday, Nov. 15 U 7 & 9 pm pm | No Comps GOLD CIRCLE JOSHUA REDMAN QUARTET SOLD OUT!
with Aaron Goldberg, Joe Sanders and Gregory Hutchinson
11/18 Diane Schuur 11/21 Randy Weston & Billy Harper Duo 12/5 Joey DeFrancesco & the Vibe Unless noted advance tickets at kuumbwajazz.org and Logos Books & Records. Dinner served 1-hr before Kuumbwa presented concerts. Premium wines & beer. All ages welcome.
320-2 Cedar St [ Santa Cruz 831.427.2227
kuumbwajazz.org
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JOHN MEDESKI, IN CONCERT, SOLO PIANO