Performances
April 2nd with the Jason Gillenwater trio at Mr Tipple’s in San Francisco. Jason on tenor sax and Alex Aspinall on drums.
April 4th at The Panama Hotel in San Rafael with vocalist Kathryn Kanaya. Ken Cook on keyboards and Akira Tana on drums. 6:30-9:30.
April 7th at The Blue Note in Napa. A memorial for jazz promoter and aficionado Bruce Hopewell featuring the music of Duke Ellington with the Larry Vuckovich ensemble, 4 PM. Larry on piano, Clairdee-vocals, Noel Jewkes-reeds, John Worley- trumpet and flugelhorn, and Leon Joyce Jr. on drums.
April 18th at Osteria Divino in Sausalito with pianist Peter Horvath. 7:30-10:30 PM.
April 27th at the Bodega Harbour Yacht Club with vocalist Jackie Ryan and the Larry Vuckovich quartet. Larry on piano, Rob Roth on tenor saxophone and Jason Lewis on drums. Doors open at 4:30 PM.
May 3rd and 4th at the Sequoia Room , North Coast Brewery Taproom in Ft. Bragg, Ca., with the Chuck Redd Quartet. Chuck on vibraphone, John Di Martino on piano and Akira Tana on drums. First set begins at 7:30.
May 7th at The Black Cat in San Francisco with the Sylvia Cuenca quartet. Sylvia on drums, Andrew Speight on alto saxophone and Ben Stolorow on piano. 6:30-9PM.
May 9th at the Cafe Stritch in San Jose, Ca., with the Sylvia Cuenca quartet.Sylvia on drums, Andrew Speight on alto saxophone and Ben Stolorow on piano. 8:30-midnight.
May 10th at the Bird And Beckett bookstore in San Francisco with the Sylvia Cuenca quartet.Sylvia on drums, Andrew Speight on alto saxophone and Ben Stolorow on piano.Evening time to be announced.
May 11th duo concert with pianist Larry Vuckovich, 7:30-9:30 PM. Venue in Richmond, Ca. to be announced.
May 25th at Osteria DiVino in Sausalito with the Ken Cook trio. Ken on piano and Alan Hall on drums. 8-11 PM.
May 31st in Seattle, Wa., Ernie Watts-New Stories reunion concert, mainstage event at the Ballard Jazz Festival. Ernie Watts on saxophones. New Stories is Marc Seales-piano, Doug Miller-bass, and John Bishop-drums.
June 1st in Seattle, Ballard Jazz Walk. Jay Thomas ensemble.
June 15th at the Wunderman House in Mountain View, Ca., with the Larry Vuckovich trio. Larry on piano and Charlie McCarthy on reeds. 3-5PM.
June 22nd at Osteria Divino in Sausalito with the Ken Cook trio. Ken on piano and Lorca Hart on drums. 8-11 PM.
June 29th at the Hotel Healdsburg lounge with the Alan Hall trio. Alan on drums and Ken Cook on piano. 6:30-9:30 PM.
July 24th at Osteria Divino in Sausalito with pianist Ken Cook. 7:30-10:30 PM
July 25th with vocalist Jackie Ryan at the Minor Auditorium at SF Jazz in San Francisco. John R. Burr-piano, Akira Tana-drums, Erik Jekabsen-trumpet, Patrick Wollf- sxophones and clarinet, John Santos-percussion.
July 27th at Osteria Divino in Sausalito with the Ken Cook trio. Ken on piano and Dylan Vado on drums. 8-11 PM.
July 28th at the Golden Gate library in Oakland with the Glen Pearson trio. Glen on piano and Leon Joyce Jr on drums. 3-4 PM.
July 30th at the Pier 23 Cafe in San Francisco with the Vince Lateano trio. Vince on drums and Ben Stolorow on piano. 5-8 PM.
August 24th at Osteria Divino in Sausalito with the Ken Cook trio,8-11 PM. Ken on piano and Alex Aspinall on drums.
August 25th at the Wunderman House in Mountain View, Ca. with the Larry Vuckovich quartet. Larry on piano, Noel Jewkes on tenor saxophone and Kay Kostopoulos on vocals. 3-5 PM.
August 28th at Osteria Divino in Sausalito with pianist Ken Cook.
August 31st at the Cafe Stritch in San Jose with the Andrew Speight quartet. Andrew on alto saxophone, Matt Clark on piano and Sylvia Cuenca on drums.
September 11th at Osteria Divino in Sausalito with pianist Ken Cook.
September 14th at the Alameda library with Larry Vuckovich’s Vince Guaraldi tribute band. Larry on piano, Jeff Massanari on guitar, Akira Tana on drums and John Santos on percussion. 8 PM.
September 27th at Osteria Divino in Sausalito with the Ken Cook trio. Ken on piano and Alex Aspinall on drums.
October 6th at George’s in San Rafael with Ken Cook on keyboards. 5-8 PM.
October 19th at the Tucker Farm Center in Calistoga with pianist Larry Vuckovich, Andrew Speight on alto saxophone, and drummer TBA, Alto Madness, featuring the music of Bird, Cannonball, Sonny Stitt, and Jackie McLean.