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Manhattan Transfer Songstress and Founder Erin Dickins has us-S-up for Her Singing: Upstairs at Vitello’s to Commemorate New Album!

Imagine if you will a halcyon Sunday afternoon in early November. Then take that late fall journey down memory lane, swinging a sudden detour across a street of the same name, hopping progressively on over to International Alley; Sprinkle it with … Continue reading

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Deborah Silver: A Night of Classic Jazz at The Catalina Jazz Club!

The doors opened at 7 p.m. and by the time Deborah Silver took the stage at 8:30 p.m., The Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood was completely full, with every table filled with expectant faces. With a full band to back … Continue reading

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Donny Most and New Partner in Crime Judy Norton Swing over to Rockwell Table & Stage for a Night of Musical Justice!

When one or two people you knew for one thing completely change artistic course and cater unto an alternate inner passion, it is nothing short of liberating and fascinating. Had you been at Rockwell Table & Stage on Thursday April … Continue reading

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Donny Most’s Catalina Jazz Club Performance Ushers March 2015 in Like a Lion! (…and out too Most Likely if it Would Only Just Take a Cue off Him)

It is a ridiculously rainy night in Los Angeles giving it an almost East Coast/New York-like feel, on this, the first night of March: The only pair of fortnights known for coming in like a lion and going out like … Continue reading

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Donny Most: From “Happy Days” to “Happy Days are Here Again” Makes his Next Mirthful Appearance at Catalina Jazz Club March 1st!

When you reflect upon the 70s sitcom Happy Days and you think of a smooth and polished swing and big band singer, the class-clownish character of Ralph Malph hardly comes to mind. Donny Most however is all that and a … Continue reading

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Beat Review: Caravan Palace @ The Fonda 07/17/2013

Caravan Palace brought their energetic mix of swing and dance beats Wednesday night to the Fonda Theatre.  Dubbed “electro swing”, Caravan Palace is on a US tour in support of their second album Panic — (think Django Reinhardt meets Daft … Continue reading

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