TRAP @ 25 (2022)

by Gina Graham

April 28, 2022

A benefit event supporting TRAP, The Rhythmic Arts Project. The band Pockets is a band of studio players and vocalists who combined and individually have graced the albums and CDs of a thousand artists over the years. From TOTO to Madonna, the band Chicago and Elton John, The Beach Boys, the band America, Rick Nelson, and The Stone Canyon Band, to The Captain and Tennille, Brenda Russel, Dave Mason, and Dobie Grey, to Del Shannon, JD Souther, Michael McDonald and, from Marianne Faithful to Oingo Boingo (to mention only a few). The band Pockets has played together and has supported The Rhythmic Arts Project for 25 years. We are pleased to include Santa Barbara’s own, the incomparable Leslie Lembo, and Shawn Thies to our lineup this year among many other special guests.

“Pockets”

Is:

Carl Graves
Jimmy Calire
Derol Caraco
Steve Nelson
Bill Bodine, with Salinas, Mackey & Hunter on horns
Rick Geragi
Chris Trujillo
Eddie Tuduri

*Guest drummers:
Tony Braunagel
Willie Ornelas
Luis Conte

Guest Vocalists
Leslie Lembo and Shawn Thies
*Teresa James and Terry Wilson “Rhythm Tramps” *Kenny and Diane Lewis

And our students, as always: Ben, Dion, Karen, Ryan, and Zayde

*We are very happy to announce the addition of “SING!”. The Music Academy’s innovative SING! program is a free, after-school choral initiative open to students in Santa Barbara County aged 7-12. Learn more at musicacademy.org/sing. The Kids will join us in singing our original Gospel song,“Let The Children Live Another Day”

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MAW 7 – Franz Schubert String Quintet in C Major

by Gina Graham

April 21, 2022

Oskar Böhme
(1870 – 1938)

Prelude and Fugue in E-flat Major, Op. 28, No. 2

Paul Merkelo trumpet
John Degnan horn
Timothy Jay Maines II trombone-tenor

Christopher Cerrone
(1984 – )

Don’t Look Down

Conor Hanick piano
Michael Werner percussion

Adolphus Hailstork
(1941 – )

Adagio for Strings

Martin Beaver violin
Zeyu Victor Li violin
Karen Dreyfus viola
Jenny Bahk cello

Franz Schubert
(1797 – 1828)

String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163

Martin Beaver violin
Tiffany Kang violin
Karen Dreyfus viola
David Geber cello
Nicco Mazziotto cello

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MAW 6 – Anton Arensky String Quartet No. 2

by Gina Graham

April 21, 2022

Carl Nielsen
(1865 – 1931)

Wind Quintet, Op. 43

Calvin Mayman flute
Haley Hoffman oboe
Justin Best clarinet
Benjamin Kamins bassoon
Carys Sutherland horn

Anton Arensky
(1861 – 1906)

String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 35

Glenn Dicterow violin
Karen Dreyfus viola
David Geber cello
Ha eun Song cello

Antonín Dvorák
(1841 – 1904)

Serenade for Winds in D Minor, Op. 44

Eugene Izotov oboe
Angela Scates oboe
Richie Hawley clarinet
Jay Shankar clarinet
Benjamin Kamins bassoon
Xavion Patterson bassoon
Jordan Farber bassoon
David Cailliet Alexander horn
Phillip Palmore horn
Siri Storheim horn
Jakub Wycislik cello

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MAW 5 – Bohuslav Martinů La revue de cuisine (The Kitchen Review)

by Gina Graham

April 21, 2022

Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685 – 1750)

Passacaglia and Fugue for Organ in C Minor

Siri Storheim horn
Brandon Aguillon horn
John Degnan horn
Carys Sutherland horn
Paul Merkelo trumpet
Ben D’Haiti trumpet
Aislin Carpenter trumpet
Austin Jace Cruz trumpet
Timothy Jay Maines II tenor trombone
Gracie Potter tenor trombone
Charles Johnson bass trombone
Joshua Williams tuba
Mark H. Lawrence conductor

John Mackey
(1973 – )

Hymn to a Blue Hour

John Degnan horn
Phillip Palmore horn
Carys Sutherland horn
David Cailliet Alexander horn
Paul Merkelo trumpet
Aislin Carpenter trumpet
Austin Jace Cruz trumpet
Ben D’Haiti trumpet
Nitzan Haroz trombone
Gracie Potter trombone-tenor
Charles Johnson trombone-bass
Joshua Williams tuba
Mark H. Lawrence conductor

Nico Muhly
(1981 – )

No Uncertain Terms

Jorja Fleezanis violin
Richard O’Neill viola
Alan Stepansky cello
Conor Hanick piano
Chi-Jo Lee piano
Michael Werner percussion

Bohuslav Martinů
(1890 – 1959)

Suite from La revue de cuisine (The Kitchen Review)

Martin Beaver violin
Noah Seng-hui Koh cello
Gerbrich Meijer clarinet
Benjamin Kamins bassoon
Kenneth Chauby trumpet
Margaret McDonald piano

Paul Terracini
(1957 – )

Gegensätze

Brandon Aguillon horn
David Cailliet Alexander horn
Siri Storheim horn
Phillip Palmore horn
Carys Sutherland horn
Paul Merkelo trumpet
Austin Jace Cruz trumpet
Kenneth Chauby trumpet
Ben D’Haiti trumpet
Nitzan Haroz trombone
Timothy Jay Maines II tenor trombone
Theodore Mark Swanson tenor trombone
Charles Johnson bass trombone
Joshua Williams tuba
Mark H. Lawrence conductor

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MAW 2 – Johannes Brahms Piano Trio No. 1

by Gina Graham

April 21, 2022

Claude Debussy
(1862 – 1918)

Sonate pour flûte, alto et harpe

Sophia Jean flute
Karen Dreyfus viola
Kaitlin Faith Miller harp

Tom Cipullo
(1957 – )

Bonfire Opera

Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano
Sophie van der Sloot cello
John Churchwell piano
Amelia Sze violin

Johannes Brahms
(1833 – 1897)

Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8

Frank Almond violin
Hamzah Zaidi cello
Margaret McDonald piano

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MAW 1 – Mendelssohn Octet

by Gina Graham

April 21, 2022

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(1756 – 1791)

Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano in E-flat Major, K. 498, “Kegelstatt”

Richie Hawley clarinet
Nicholas Gallitano viola
Natasha Kislenko piano

Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770 – 1827)

Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11 “Gassenhauer”

Richie Hawley clarinet
Joohyun Patrick Baek cello
Jonathan Feldman piano

Felix Mendelssohn
(1809 – 1847)

Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20

Takács String Quartet: Edward Dusinberre violin,
Harumi Rhodes violin, Richard O’Neill viola, András Fejér cello

Chaewon Kim violin
Tiffany Kang violin
Leslie Ashworth viola
Jiaxun Yao cello

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MAW 4 – Antonín Dvorák Quintet “The American”

by Gina Graham

April 21, 2022

Charles Martin Loeffler

Two Rhapsodies for Oboe, Viola and Piano

Eugene Izotov oboe
Cynthia Phelps viola

Rebecca Clarke

Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Major

Richard O’Neill violin
Margaret McDonald piano

Antonín Dvorák

String Quintet No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 “American”

Martin Beaver violin
Richard O’Neill viola
Zechariah Mo viola
Noah Seng-hui Koh cello

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MAW 3 – Antonio Vivaldi Concerto in G Minor

by Gina Graham

April 20, 2022

Benjamin Britten
(1913 – 1976)

Phantasy Quartet in F Minor, Op. 2

Eugene Izotov oboe
Ida Bieler violin
Mikel Rollet viola
Jakub Wycislik cello

Wang Jie
(1980 – )

I Died for Beauty

Alex Mathews voice-baritone
Michael Werner vibraphone
Maureen Zoltek piano

Francis Poulenc
(1899 – 1963)

Quatre petites prières de Saint François d’Assise

Gracie Potter tenor trombone
Mark H. Lawrence tenor trombone
Timothy Jay Maines II tenor trombone
Charles Johnson bass trombone

Kazimierz Serocki
(1922 – 1981)

Suite for Four Trombones

Timothy Jay Maines II tenor trombone
Mark H. Lawrence tenor trombone
Theodore Mark Swanson tenor trombone
Charles Johnson trombone-bass

Antonio Vivaldi
(1678 – 1741)

Concerto for Flute, Oboe, Violin, Bassoon and Continuo in G Minor, RV 107

Timothy Day flute
Bobby Nunes oboe
Dennis Michel bassoon
David Horak violin
Angie Zhang harpsichord

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Hot Tuna Acoustic

by Josh James

April 19, 2022

No one has more consistently led American music for the last 50 years than Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, the founders of Hot Tuna – which started as a side project during their Jefferson Airplane days. The band members, who were honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards at the 2016 GRAMMY® Awards, perform with a well-honed and solid power, always in the groove from their years of experience and mutual inspiration. Three-time GRAMMY® Award winner Justin Guip lets the song dictate his drumming style. That beat provides the perfect dynamic for Hot Tuna to electrify their trademark sound.

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Cat Power

by Gina Graham

April 18, 2022

Chan Marshall’s latest covers album as Cat Power arrives, as all of her music does, at just the perfect time. Covers is a deeply felt, intimate, and altogether holistic collection of songs intended as a healing salve for the artist and listener alike, showcasing Marshall’s singular chronicling of the ever-evolving great American songbook. Self-produced and featuring renditions of classic songs from artists like Jackson Browne, the Replacements, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Billie Holiday, and the Cat Power catalog itself, Covers is at once a reminder of Marshall’s artistically intuitive power and the latest chapter in a truly illustrious career.

With a catalogue of songwriting that’s unparalleled in the worlds of indie rock and American music at large—spanning several decades and ten studio albums—Marshall’s work at Cat Power has defied genre and convention, her legacy rippling through the work of a wide range of contemporary musical luminaries ranging from Lana Del Rey, Clairo, and Soccer Mommy to Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, and Angel Olsen. There’s a rawness and immediacy to Marshall’s music that has stood the test of time, with every new musical missive from her as essential as what’s come before it.

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Accentuate the Positive

by Gina Graham

April 18, 2022

“Accentuate the Positive” this fall

Comedian Dan Cronin hosts an evening of the unforgettable music from the American Songbook that kept people company from the 1920s to the 1940s — all the recognizable, loved songs that will remind you to accentuate the positive!

It’s a fantastic line-up including:

Dan Cronin (longtime writer for Conan O’Brien), Niki Haris (the “big voice” behind Madonna for almost 20 years), Tony Desare (Downbeat’sRising Star Male Vocalist, Carnegie Hall, Birdland), Champian Fulton, (Jazz at Lincoln Center, Ronnie Scotts London), Lia Booth (Monterey Jazz Festival, Vibrato Grill Jazz), and Konrad Paszkduzki (John Pizzarelli Trio, Birdland, NY’s Carlyle Hotel) with LA’s young, hip Lineage Trio (from the bands of Seth McFarlane, Michael Bublé, Jeff Goldblum)

About Jazz at the Ballroom

Jazz at the Ballroom is a California-based non-profit that celebrates America’s truly original music – classic jazz and the American Songbook. They are dedicated to showcasing the greatest musicians in unique settings. Through their concerts, scholarship program, workshops, and performances at schools, senior living centers, and hospitals, JATB works to enhance the appreciation of the Songbook in the larger community.

www.jazzattheballroom.com

Facebook: jazzattheballroom

Instagram: @jazzattheballroom

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The Blasters with special guests Rumble King

by Josh James

April 14, 2022

The Blasters exemplify the best traditions of American Music, performing with passion and honesty that for over three decades has won the hearts and souls of fans worldwide. Composed of founding members vocalist-guitarist Phil Alvin, drummer Bill Bateman, and bassist John Bazz, with Keith Wyatt on guitar, they carry on a hard-won legacy as one of the most recognizable and credible bands in American Music. Their influences range from the likes of George Jones and Carl Perkins to Ike Turner, Howlin’ Wolf, James Brown, and Big Joe Turner, all blending into a sound that ignores the lines between Rock & Roll, Country, Blues, and Rockabilly. “Fun On Saturday Night” (Rip Cat Records) is the Blasters’ sixth and latest studio album, featuring twelve tracks that extend the band’s legacy of classic recordings. Fronted by Phil Alvin’s powerful vocals, the band follows through with spontaneity, power, and grit – making this rare 40^th Anniversary Concert an experience not to be missed.

Rumble King

Rumble King is an American rock n roll band formed in Southern California in 1996. Lead by vocalist Aaron Deily and his acoustic piano, Scott Ramirez on tenor saxophone, Ulysses Gallegos on upright bass, Corey Miller on drums, and Johnny Main on Guitar.

Rumble King also has opened for countless world renowned acts such as BB King, Jackson Brown, Chris Isaak, James Brown, Brian Setzer’s Orchestra, Warren Zevon, The Band and The Blasters.

https://www.rumbleking.com/

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Jesse Cook

by Gina Graham

April 12, 2022

A career spanning twenty-five years has brought this Canadian guitarist multiple accolades including a coveted Acoustic Guitar Magazine ‘Player’s Choice Silver Award’, eleven Juno Award nominations (he won for 2001’s ‘Free Fall’), a Gemini Award and, most impressively, ten platinum and gold studio albums.

Moreover, he has sold out concert halls the world over, produced five PBS television specials and five live CD’s. Not a bad legacy for a guy who never planned to release an album.

“If you had asked me at age 22, I would have said that I would never, never make music for the public,” Jesse Cook says with a laugh. “I would have told you that the public is much too fickle — they may love you one minute and forget you the next. Well, it turns out I did the thing I said I’d never do, and somehow it’s worked out.”

That’s an understatement. Since launching his career with 1995’s Tempest, Cook has blazed an incredible trail. Along with being a global-guitar virtuoso, he’s honed his skills as a composer, producer, arranger, performer and, more recently, filmmaker and cultural ambassador. Surprisingly, he started down many of those paths before he even started school.

So, Cook got to work producing 23 (and counting) extraordinary solo YouTube videos of his favourite songs in which he played all the instruments, recorded, and filmed himself. The collection is called “Love in the Time of Covid” Not only have they pleased his existing fan base but this YouTube video collection has expanded his worldwide audience who are now craving that soon to be announced world tour.

Jesse Cook, clearly, has many more years of memorable performances ahead of him.

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YETI Film Tour 2022

by Gina Graham

April 8, 2022

From rural Alabama to the Kingdom of Bhutan, the wild is where we find our people, discover what drives us, and are reminded that toughness and vulnerability are one and the same. That’s why everything we make is Built for the Wild, including these films. All proceeds from this film tour will go toward preserving our wild places through our conservation partners. Each stop will feature seven new YETI Presents films, special guest appearances, and raffles for YETI gear. Plus, everyone in attendance will receive a free piece of customized YETI Drinkware fueled by TINCUP Whiskey.

Get your tickets and join us for this epic night of storytelling through film. Click here for film descriptions and trailers.

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Amos Lee

by Josh James

March 31, 2022

Amos Lee

Amos Lee creates the rare kind of music that’s emotionally raw yet touched with a certain magical quality. The artist emerged in the mid-2000s, balancing his love of classic singer-songwriter folk with blues, country, and ’70s-style R&B. Drawing upon an array of influences, including Bob Dylan, Bill Withers, John Prine, and Otis Redding, Lee garnered critical praise and chart success with albums like his eponymous 2001 Blue Note debut and 2011’s Mission Bell, the latter of which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.

While Dylanesque folk remains his creative touchstone, Lee has branched out over time, delving into orchestral pop and exploring both vintage and contemporary R&B textures. On his eighth album, Dreamland, released in February 2022, the Philadelphia-born singer-songwriter intimately documents his real-world struggles (alienation, anxiety, loneliness, despair), an outpouring born from deliberate and often painful self-examination.

With his laid-back vocal delivery and earthy acoustic sound, Lee has toured as an opening act for numerous notable artists, including Norah Jones, Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, Paul Simon, Merle Haggard, Van Morrisson, John Prine, Dave Matthews Band, Adele, Jack Johnson, and David Gray, among others. He has also performed as a featured artist on the PBS series Bluegrass Underground, as well as on several late-night TV shows. In addition, his music has appeared on the soundtracks of various TV shows and movies.

Neal Francis

Prior to launching his solo career, Chicago singer-songwriter-pianist Neal Francis cut his teeth at a young age first as a blues sideman, then as a member of a promising funk ensemble, The Heard. He later developed a retro-driven style, blending classic R&B with New Orleans rhythms, blues, and a healthy dose of early-’70s rock, launching a solo career with his 2019 debut album, Changes. The album landed on best-of-the-year lists from the likes of KCRW, KEXP, and The Current. Along with earning lavish acclaim, Changes led to such triumphs as performing live on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic, sharing the stage with members of The Meters at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, and touring with such acts as Lee Fields & The Expressions and Black Pumas.

Two years later, he released his sophomore effort, In Plain Sight, mixed by GRAMMY® Award-winner Dave Fridmann. On his new album, Francis offers up a body of work both strangely enchanted and painfully self-aware, unfolding in songs sparked from Greek myths and frenzied dreams and late-night drives in the depths of summer delirium. True to its charmed complexity, the artist’s second full-length came to life over the course of a tumultuous year spent living in a possibly haunted church in Chicago. The result: a portrait of profound upheaval and weary resilience, presented in a kaleidoscopic sound that’s endlessly absorbing.

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