Josh Nelson

Music Picks: Chino XL, Marissa Nadler, As Blood Runs Black

The Best Los Angeles Jazz Concerts of 2012

5. Kamasi Washington Footsies Bar, February 8th Tenor saxophonist Kamasi Washington is a force, and stands as thick as a redwood, which is tough when he is blocking your way to the restroom and he happens to be blasting his horn at that time too. But add in Thundercat on bass, his brother Ronald B ... More >>

The Five Best Concerts in L.A. This Week

Monday, September 17 Josh Nelson VITELLO'S Josh Nelson looks much younger than his 34 years but has already become a seasoned veteran and one of the most respected pianists on the L.A. music scene. Nelson's talents are strong enough to have won him a job as Natalie Cole's primary touring pianist w ... More >>

Music Picks: Fiona Apple, Austra, and the Hives

Monday, September 17 Josh Nelson VITELLO'S Josh Nelson looks much younger than his 34 years but has already become a seasoned veteran and one of the most respected pianists on the L.A. music scene. Nelson's talents are strong enough to have won him a job as Natalie Cole's primary touring pianist w ... More >>

Vocalist Sara Gazarek Takes on Covers and Standards

When jazz vocalist Sara Gazarek first arrived in Los Angeles from Seattle slightly more than a decade ago, she had a tight sense of swing and a demure set of pipes. She was a little unprepared for the expectations of a formal jazz education at USC. "I remember being really embarrassed when I didn't ... More >>

The Five Best Concerts in L.A. This Week

Monday, July 30 Big K.R.I.T. EL REY THEATRE The South rises again in the form of Big K.R.I.T. ("king remember in time"), a marvelously dexterous rapper-producer from Mississippi who insists that it's "Cool 2 Be Southern" on his debut full-length CD, Live From the Underground. He has produced key tr ... More >>

Music Picks: Kaskade, Dirty Projectors, Ondatrópica

Monday, July 30 Big K.R.I.T. EL REY THEATRE The South rises again in the form of Big K.R.I.T. ("king remember in time"), a marvelously dexterous rapper-producer from Mississippi who insists that it's "Cool 2 Be Southern" on his debut full-length CD, Live From the Underground. He has produced key tr ... More >>

Josh Nelson Is On Another Planet

This summer, the Mars rover Curiosity will finally reach its destination after a nine month journey. Tomorrow, while the space module prepares to roam the red planet looking for dust, signs of life and a perhaps a good place to put our stuff once the Earth is destroyed, pianist Josh Nelson will be a ... More >>

Walter Smith III Quintet - Blue Whale - 12/17/11

​Walter Smith III Quintet Blue Whale 12-17-11 Better than...a set by Thurston Howell III Houston-born saxophonist Walter Smith III is a busy man. His first-call tenor frequently shares the stage with some of the best young musicians out there, finding a particular affinity with trumpet playe ... More >>

Brick's Picks: Smooth Jazz Fist Fight

​Walter Smith III Quintet Blue Whale 12-17-11 Better than...a set by Thurston Howell III Houston-born saxophonist Walter Smith III is a busy man. His first-call tenor frequently shares the stage with some of the best young musicians out there, finding a particular affinity with trumpet playe ... More >>

Brick's Picks: Full-Frontal Jazz

​Walter Smith III Quintet Blue Whale 12-17-11 Better than...a set by Thurston Howell III Houston-born saxophonist Walter Smith III is a busy man. His first-call tenor frequently shares the stage with some of the best young musicians out there, finding a particular affinity with trumpet playe ... More >>

Brick's Picks: Come On and Hear, It's the Best Band in the Land

​Walter Smith III Quintet Blue Whale 12-17-11 Better than...a set by Thurston Howell III Houston-born saxophonist Walter Smith III is a busy man. His first-call tenor frequently shares the stage with some of the best young musicians out there, finding a particular affinity with trumpet playe ... More >>

Brick's Picks: Red-Carpet Blues

​Walter Smith III Quintet Blue Whale 12-17-11 Better than...a set by Thurston Howell III Houston-born saxophonist Walter Smith III is a busy man. His first-call tenor frequently shares the stage with some of the best young musicians out there, finding a particular affinity with trumpet playe ... More >>

Brick's Picks: Safe Bet, Reptet

​Walter Smith III Quintet Blue Whale 12-17-11 Better than...a set by Thurston Howell III Houston-born saxophonist Walter Smith III is a busy man. His first-call tenor frequently shares the stage with some of the best young musicians out there, finding a particular affinity with trumpet playe ... More >>

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

​Walter Smith III Quintet Blue Whale 12-17-11 Better than...a set by Thurston Howell III Houston-born saxophonist Walter Smith III is a busy man. His first-call tenor frequently shares the stage with some of the best young musicians out there, finding a particular affinity with trumpet playe ... More >>

Brick's Picks: Here, There and Way Out There

​Walter Smith III Quintet Blue Whale 12-17-11 Better than...a set by Thurston Howell III Houston-born saxophonist Walter Smith III is a busy man. His first-call tenor frequently shares the stage with some of the best young musicians out there, finding a particular affinity with trumpet playe ... More >>

Brick's Picks: Masters Redux

​Walter Smith III Quintet Blue Whale 12-17-11 Better than...a set by Thurston Howell III Houston-born saxophonist Walter Smith III is a busy man. His first-call tenor frequently shares the stage with some of the best young musicians out there, finding a particular affinity with trumpet playe ... More >>

Brick's Picks: Horns of Plenty

​Walter Smith III Quintet Blue Whale 12-17-11 Better than...a set by Thurston Howell III Houston-born saxophonist Walter Smith III is a busy man. His first-call tenor frequently shares the stage with some of the best young musicians out there, finding a particular affinity with trumpet playe ... More >>

Brick's Picks: Holiday in Blue

​Walter Smith III Quintet Blue Whale 12-17-11 Better than...a set by Thurston Howell III Houston-born saxophonist Walter Smith III is a busy man. His first-call tenor frequently shares the stage with some of the best young musicians out there, finding a particular affinity with trumpet playe ... More >>

Re-birthday Celebrations

​Walter Smith III Quintet Blue Whale 12-17-11 Better than...a set by Thurston Howell III Houston-born saxophonist Walter Smith III is a busy man. His first-call tenor frequently shares the stage with some of the best young musicians out there, finding a particular affinity with trumpet playe ... More >>

Brick’s Picks: Easing Into the Jazz

​Walter Smith III Quintet Blue Whale 12-17-11 Better than...a set by Thurston Howell III Houston-born saxophonist Walter Smith III is a busy man. His first-call tenor frequently shares the stage with some of the best young musicians out there, finding a particular affinity with trumpet playe ... More >>

Brick's Picks: Generation Modulation

​Walter Smith III Quintet Blue Whale 12-17-11 Better than...a set by Thurston Howell III Houston-born saxophonist Walter Smith III is a busy man. His first-call tenor frequently shares the stage with some of the best young musicians out there, finding a particular affinity with trumpet playe ... More >>

Brick's Picks: Saxophone Operators

​Walter Smith III Quintet Blue Whale 12-17-11 Better than...a set by Thurston Howell III Houston-born saxophonist Walter Smith III is a busy man. His first-call tenor frequently shares the stage with some of the best young musicians out there, finding a particular affinity with trumpet playe ... More >>

Celebrating Miles and Gil

With Christian MacBride, Terence Blanchard and Jimmy Cobb

FRINGE BENEFITS AND OTHER ODDLY REWARDING CHOICES

Kurt Elling, Frank Marocco, Bob Sheppard

Celebrating Freddie Hubbard, Bidding Farewell to the Jazz Bakery in Culver City

Kurt Elling, Frank Marocco, Bob Sheppard

Brick's Picks: Amir ElSaffar, Kyle Eastwood, Dot Org at Eagle Rock Center

Kurt Elling, Frank Marocco, Bob Sheppard

Brick’s Picks: Worth the Price of Admission

Kurt Elling, Frank Marocco, Bob Sheppard

Jazz Bakery Bows Out, but the Groove Goes On

Kurt Elling, Frank Marocco, Bob Sheppard

Brick's Picks: Ascending the Mountain

Jazz in L.A., February 6-12

Brick’s Picks: Jazz in Orbit

Jazz in L.A., January 30-February 5

Brick's Picks: Champagne Grooves

Jazz in L.A., ’08-’09

Charlie O Remembered

Jazz in L.A., ’08-’09

Brick's Picks: LA Jazz Collective's Fall Festival, Saxophone Summit 2008

Jazz in L.A., ’08-’09

Brick's Picks: Eddie Harris Tribute, Doug Webb, Med Flory and more

Tenors of the times

Brick's Picks: Otmaro Ruiz, Katia Moraes, Daby Touré and more

Jazz in L.A., August 1-7

Brick's Picks: Jazz for a Summer Day

Jazz in L.A., August 1-7

Doin' the Cow-Bop Boogie

Swinging into Memorial Day weekend at LACMA, Jazz Bakery, Papa West and more

Brick's Picks: Tigran Hamasayan, Kneebody, Nels Cline and more

Swinging into Memorial Day weekend at LACMA, Jazz Bakery, Papa West and more

Brick's Picks: Bennie Maupin, John Heard Trio and more

Plus, celebrating Ozzie Cadena

Brick's Picks: Three-Horn Circus

Sanders, Garrett and Lloyd blow into town

Brick's Picks: Phil Ranelin salutes Dolphy

Also: Don Menza cites Getz, Azar Lawrence takes on Trane, and more

Brick's Picks: Bebop Tempests

Jazz around L.A.

Brick's Picks: Swinging in the Season

Jazz picks around L.A.

Brick's Picks: Little Earthquakes

Small jazz ensembles shake things up

Brick's Picks: Local Vocals (and More)

L.A.’s jazz talent is out in force

Brick's Picks: Flight Plans

Zane Musa and other rides worth catching

Brick's Picks: The Two Tenors

Pete Christlieb and Don Menza battle it out at Charlie O’s — plus, other jazz picks

Polyrhythmically Diverse

Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Sextet and other picks

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