The Dave Slonaker Big Band celebrates the release of their new album: SHIFTY PARADIGMS !
Wed, 18 Mar, 8:30 PM PDT
Doors open
7:00 PM PDT
Catalina Bar & Grill
6725 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90028
Description
The GRAMMY® nominated Dave Slonaker Big Band celebrates their new album, Shifty Paradigms. Lead by composer and arranger, Dave Slonaker, the band includes a distinguished group of LA’s finest jazz and studio musicians including, Bob Sheppard, Brian Scanlon, Rob Lockart, Tom Luer, Adam Schroeder, saxophones; Wayne Bergeron, Dan Fornero, Clay Jenkins, Ron Stout, trumpets; Alex Iles, Charlie Morillas, Ido Meshulam, Paul Nelson, trombones; Andy Waddell guitar; Ed Czach, piano; Edwin Livingston, bass; Peter Erskine, drums; and Brian Kilgore, percussion. Dave Slonaker has worked in Hollywood for over thirty-five years and is highly regarded as one of the top arrangers and orchestrators in film and television. His credits are extensive, including such blockbusters as Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, A Million Ways to Die in the West, Spider-Man, The Mummy Returns, Air Force One, and many others. Working in film and television has its rewards, but Slonaker has a compelling need to express himself through his own jazz compositions. The compositions and arrangements on SHIFTY PARADIGMS highlight his breadth of work and the shifting paradigms of writing for a large jazz ensemble.
Catalina Jazz Club
6725 West Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028
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Event Information
Age Limit
All Ages
Contemporary Jazz
Catalina Jazz Club
Catalina Jazz Club
Contemporary Jazz
The American dream came true for Catalina Popescu in October of 1986 when she and her husband Bob created a supper club devoted to serving an experience of superb eats and the shared magic of live performance. That grand experience began at the door where every night her mother Maria would greet each guest as family and share in their love of music. Housed in Hollywood and decked out in a timeless charm, the club offers a cozy ambience under sparkling stage lights garnished with its signature concoction — Jazz. The first artist to grace the stage was the masterful flutist and saxophonist Buddy Collette, and ever since then, over the past 36 years, the Catalina Jazz Club has hosted the most illustrious legends of all time — from the powerful puffers of Dizzy Gillespie to the electrified fingers of McCoy Tyner, the bubbly belt of Dee Dee Bridgewater and Lynda Carter, the flirtatious saxophone of Joshua Redman, the slick strumming of Kenny Burrell, the insane drum clinic of Steve Gadd, the romance of Steve Tyrell, and the masterclass of Mike Stern.
For Catalina, Jazz is our way of life. It breathes pain. It knows love. It dreams hope. It bleeds courage. Whether we’re showcasing Broadway, Soul, R&B, or stand-up comedy, the lesson learned from all the greats who have serenaded our spirits is how to connect to one another. And that’s why the Catalina Jazz Club will always have a table ready for you.
The Catalina Jazz Club has been honored by A.S.M.A.C., California Jazz Foundation, Los Angeles Jazz Society, and a City of Los Angeles Certificate of Appreciation on their 25th Anniversary, which was awarded by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the LA City Council which included then City Council member and current Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.