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HISTORY
2005
History 2001 / History 2002 / History 2004 / History 2004 / History 2006
HISTORY
2005
| BLACK HISTORY MONTH | This very special series of events is made possible in part by a generous grant from the Ellingsen Family Foundation. We would also like to thank A.A.R.P. and the City of Pasadena for their support. |
| Friday, February 6th | "The Divine One" , a documentary film on Sarah Vaughan. |
| Saturday, February 5th | "Yvette Freeman", a tribute to Dinah Washington |
| Friday, February11th | "Straight, NO Chaser" , a documentary on Thelonious Monk. |
| Saturday, February 14th | "Monks Mood" , a tribute to Thelonius Monk. |
| Friday, February 25th | "The History of Jazz Piano" , a documentary film presented by Mark Cantor. |
| Saturday, February 21st | "Glass Enclosure" Pianist Bill Cunliffe plays Bud Powell |
| JAZZ AT LEVITT PAVILION | Cheryl Conley and Trio and the Richard Glaser Quarter |
| THE ART OF JAZZ | Armory Center for the Arts |
| Saturday, June 4 | John Heard, Charles Owens, and Don Littleton |
| Saturday, June 11 | Bobby Bradford Quartet |
| JAZZ AT LEVITT PAVILION-July 3 | The Pasadena Jazz Orchestra Plays Bond and Other Spy Classics |
| JAZZ ON THE TERRACE | Pasadena Museum of California Art |
| Fri. and Sat. June 24th & 25th | Singing and Swinging with Yvette Freeman |
| Fri. and Sat. , July 8th & 9th | An Intimate Evening with Rita Coolidge |
| Fri. and Sat. , July 22th & 23d. | Tough Texas Blues |
| Fri. and Sat. , Aug. 5th & 6th | Over The Rainbow |
| Fri. and Sat. , Aug. 19th & 20th | Night in Tunisia |
| Fri. and Sat. , Sept. 2nd & 3rd | A World of Piano |
| Fri. and Sat. , Sept. 16th & 17th | Queen B |
| LIVE JAZZ AT PASEO COLORADO | |
| July 1st | Hometown favorite, vocalist Cheryl Conley |
| July 8th | Theo Sanders Sextet |
| July 15th | Alan Pasqua Project |
| July 22nd | Vocalist Victoria Corrigan w/ drummer extraordinaire Donny Osborn. |
| July 29th | The dynamic Spanky Wilson |
| August 5th | Piano Great Jon Mayer with special guest Cheryl Conley |
| August 12th | Grammy winner Alan Broadbent |
| August 19th | Sara Lieb quartet with special guest Kenton Youngstrom. |
| August 26th | Trumpet great Nolan Shaheed |
| Sept. 2nd | Vocalist Julie Kelly |
| Sept. 9th | Introducing Kathleen Grace |
| Sept. 16th | Tenor great Rickey Woodard |
| Sept. 23th | Latin Jazz with SONO-LUX. |
| Sept. 30th. | The Grand Finale! Swing Dance Spectacular with Jonathon Stout's Big Band! |
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| 7/0--Dave Culwell Trio | 8/21--Mike Bolger Quintet |
| 7/10-Richard Glaser Band | 8/28--Liela Avila Band |
| 7/17-Jazz Camp All-Stars V.1 | 9/04--Dave Culwell Trio |
| 7/24-Dave Culwell Trio | 9/11-Young Jazz Alliance (Dan Richardson) |
| 7/31-Dave Culwell Trio w/Lanny Aplanalp | 9/18--Richard Glaser Band |
| 8/0--Jazz Camp All-Stars V.2 | 9/25--Grand Finale |
| 8/14-Jazz Camp All-Stars V.3 | |
On Friday, Oct. 7th, the Pasadena Jazz Institute put a swinging beat to rts Night at the Armory Center for the Arts located at 145 N. Raymond Ave in Pasadena . This FREE event featured the Richard Glaser Trio with special guest Madeleine Eaton on violin!
 with a series of three concerts and three films. at Travis Auditorium This special series of events made possible by a generous grant from the Ellingsen Family Foundation. |
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"Yvette Freeman", a tribute to Dinah Washington, featuring pianist Lanny Hartley. |
"Monks Mood", a tribute to Thelonius Monk. Featuring John Heard, Herman Riley, Roy McCurdy, and Donald Vega. |
"Glass Enclosure" Pianist Bill Cunliffe plays Bud Powell, with Joe LaBarbera, drums and Tony Dumas, bass. |
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"Singing and Swinging" ER's Yvette Freeman opens with pianist Lanny Hartley and an all-star ensemble. Yvette is simply an electrifying performer. She won an OBIE for her portrayal of Dinah Washington and is certain to thrill, excite and entertain, setting the tone for a truly spectacular summer season. www.yvettefreeman.com |
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"An Intimate Evening" The inimitable Rita Coolidge performs jazz standards from her new Concord release and much, much more! Yes, you read that correctly! A chance meeting at Pasadena's Marriot in December has led to this Pasadena Premier Performance by this truly gifted vocalist and performer. This show will sell out quickly so reserve your tickets today. www.ritacoolidge.com |
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"Tough Texas Blues" Legendary bluesman Roy "Guitar" Gaines will test the foundations of the PMCA for two nights only. A world-renowned performer, you may recognize him from his music in "The Color Purple". Roy has worked with Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder and Quincy Jones to name a few. Roy Gaines will thrill and excite for two nights. He'll be bringing a full ensemble with tenor and trumpet up front. www.roygaines.com
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"Over the Rainbow" A centennial celebration of Harold Arlen featuring piano great Bill Cunliffe, vocalist Melissa Sweeney and sax legend "Red" Holloway. Though not as widely recognized as Gershwin or Berlin, Harold Arlen was easily as prolific. You'll recognize every song and Bill tells us that he'll be premiering an entire medley of the "Wizard of Oz" a la Jazz Trio. Don't miss it! www.billcunliffe.com www.redholloway.com |
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"Night in Tunisia" Latin Jazz visits the terrace as piano great Donald Vega remembers Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo with an all-star latin jazz ensemble. Dizzy Gillespe had a major part in bringing latin sounds into the jazz idiom. Tonight's show will feature many of Dizzy's compositions, including Manteca, Tin Tin Deo and Night in Tunisia. Donald will also feature his own compositions that are sure to light up the terrace on this hot summer night. www.donaldvega.com - |
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"A WORLD of Piano" Two grand pianos plus two great pianists = ONE unforgettable evening of music. Tamir Hendelman meets Gerald Clayton three flights up. We have wanted to do this particular show for some time now and finally schedules permit us to produce this unique jazz experience for Pasadena. Again, don't delay, as this will sell out. www.tamirhendelman.com - |
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"Queen B" LA's own "Queen of the Blues", the irrepressible, incomparable and simply delightful Barbara Morrison will set toes a tappin' for the close of this memorable series. If you have not experienced a Barbara Morrison show, please take our recommendation and bring your friends because they will thank you for it. Barbara is truly a Marvel and should not be missed. www.barbaramorrison.com |
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