Email Author Brick Wahl

2010 Stories by Brick Wahl

• BRICK'S PICKS: MILES IN THE SKY WITH SHORTER

  published December 30, 2010

  Miles Davis. Maybe you've heard of him. Columbia Records is just making sure. They repackaged everything He did for them, then repackaged the... More >>

• BRICK'S PICKS: A CHARLIE O'S CHRISTMAS

  published December 23, 2010

  Christmas falls on a weekend this year, which has certainly done a number on the jazz listings. This might be a good thing, else we'd be subjected... More >>

• Brick's Picks: SHOCKER! JAZZ GRAMMY NOMS DON'T SUCK

  published December 16, 2010

  Let's start this week with one of L.A.'s hidden treasures, trumpeter Richard Grant. About the only place you'll... More >>

• MY BIG FAT SWINGING HORN

  published December 9, 2010

  We've been listening a lot to A Handful of Stars, the excellent debut CD from baritone saxophonist Adam... More >>

• BRICK'S PICKS: A Special Kind of Madness

  published December 2, 2010

  We used to see Tigran Hamasyan at the Foundry pretty regularly — he spent a lot of time at that upright... More >>

• BRICK'S PICKS: TRYING TO GET GOOD

  published November 25, 2010

  It's always a weak week jazz-wise right after Thanksgiving, like everyone is off somewhere digesting and watching football and not playing a lot... More >>

• BRICK'S PICKS: BOUNCING OFF THESE HOLY WALLS

  published November 18, 2010

  We thought Raymond crossed the freeway. It doesn't. The 210 cut the once-proud street clean through. Swinging the car around in front of a huge... More >>

• Brick's Picks: LOOKS LIKE A HAPPENING

  published November 11, 2010

  There's a benefit for bassist Louis Spears this Sunday. Spears you have heard and seen more times than you know.... More >>

• BRICK'S PICKS: GOOGLE "MINTON'S" AND DIG

  published November 4, 2010

  There's a great gig to open your weekend on Friday at LACMA, when pianist Theo Saunders and quartet do a couple... More >>

• Brick's Picks: YOU MUST GO SEE ORNETTE COLEMAN, OK?

  published October 28, 2010

  Whenever a jazz icon or jazz legend or jazz god comes to town, jazz journalists get to strut their stuff and write beautiful, smart prose. The... More >>

• Brick's Picks: The Brat Pack, Literally

  published October 21, 2010

  The latest Jazz Bakery Movable Feast features Israeli bassist Avishai Cohen on Friday at 9:30 p.m. at the Musicians Institute... More >>

• Brick's Picks: Far East, Far Out

  published October 14, 2010

  The Asian American Music Festival is this weekend, and at least three of its five events (or "movements") contain some jazz or... More >>

• Brick's Picks: JAZZ SO UNDERGROUND, IT EVEN HIDES FROM YOU

  published October 7, 2010

  The Angel City Jazz Festival finishes up its festivities Saturday with guitarist John Abercrombie's quartet at... More >>

• Brick's Picks: Angel City Jazz

  published September 30, 2010

  The Angel City Jazz Festival is back again this year. They're having all kinds... More >>

• Brick's Picks: Ornettology

  published September 23, 2010

  On Friday trombonist Phil Ranelin and Tribe Renaissance play the Radisson in... More >>

• Buddy Collette, 1921-2010

  published September 23, 2010

  You never really talked to Buddy Collette, you listened. That's an octogenarian's right, saying your piece without being... More >>

• Brick's Picks: Otmaro Who?

  published September 16, 2010

  We first remember seeing pianist Otmaro Ruiz some years ago at Charlie O's, where he once was pretty regular on... More >>

• Brick's Picks: Compared to Les

  published September 9, 2010

  This Friday at LACMA, the L.A. Jazz Society presents its Los Angeles Jazz Treasure award to the great Les McCann. Even if you... More >>

• Brick's Picks: Havanarama

  published September 2, 2010

  Cuba's Septeto Nacional is at Catalina's on Tuesday through Thursday. Founded by legendary bassist Ignacio Pineiro in Havana back... More >>

• Brick's Picks: Jazzapino Sounds

  published August 26, 2010

  It's been a sweet summer, so cool, the heat sneaking in only at the end. The festivals have been good, as have the free concerts everywhere. Alas,... More >>

• Brick's Picks: A Real, Live Happening

  published August 19, 2010

  Trumpeter Bobby Bradford brings his Mo'tet back to LACMA on Friday. Sure, Bradford has major avant-garde... More >>

• Brick's Picks: The World's a Jazz Stage

  published August 12, 2010

  Bennie Maupin brings his group to the World Stage on Friday and Saturday. It's $20, they don't serve drinks, the... More >>

• Brick's Picks: All the Jazz That's Fit to Dig

  published August 5, 2010

  Looks like one of those weeks packed with great music, and Friday is the craziest. Bassist Henry Franklin's... More >>

• Brick's Picks: Someone Left the Salsa Out in the Rain

  published July 29, 2010

  When you think jazz you don't think sweet old ladies sniffing the flowers in Descanso Gardens, but that joint booked the Elliott Caine... More >>

• Brick's Picks: Central Avenue Sounds

  published July 22, 2010

  Jazz festivals in this town throughout the year range from huge (Playboy at the Bowl) to tiny (the L.A. Jazz Collective's club-sized doings). Of... More >>