"The Jazz & Blues Revue Holiday Show" - TWO SHOWS!

"The Jazz & Blues Revue Holiday Show" at VIBRATO and Campus Jax!

Not you average jazz gig - The Jazz & Blues Revue is back! I am so honored to once again be playing with Courtney Lemmon, Gina Saputo, Crystal Starr, Lyman Medeiros, MB Gordy, Rob Kyle, Kris Bergh and Will Brahm. This year we have moved "uptown" and have a night at Herb Alpert's VIBRATO JAZZ GRILL, possibly the best Jazz Room in Los Angeles.

SUNDAY DECEMBER 11   - DINNER AT 6:00 PM - MUSIC STARTS AT 7:30. TICKETS ARE $15 - $30 plus dinner or minimum. Please RSVP online. THIS WILL SELL OUT, so please make you reservations early 

CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS for VIBRATO

CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS TO CAMPUS JAX

If you like Pink Martini and Postmodern Jukebox, you will love this. Our "GREATEST HITS" show will include songs from over 10 years of Jazz & Blues Revue, plus a tribute to Ray Charles.

Andrew Sisters! Ray Charles! Aretha! Rudolph! If you have never seen us, now is your chance and if you have been to our shows, come relive the magic, One night only - don't miss it!!!!!!

Ray Charles - Georgia (1976)

 Did you ever get to see Ray Charles live? I saw him a couple of times at different festivals back in the '70s. Brother Ray was an incredible performer, and he ran a super-tight band from the piano even though he was blind from the age of 7 years old. His career spanned over 50 years. His final public appearance was on April 30, 2004, at the dedication of his music studio as a historic landmark in Los Angeles

This year at PATH JAZZ NIGHT there is a double treat. The Jazz & Blues Revue will do a Tribute to Ray Charles, and special guest vocalist Eric Benet will also perform.  The show is NEXT THURSDAY NOVEMBER 3 and there are a few seats left. Tickets are $200, and all proceeds go to PATH Ventures to help build supportive housing for LA's homeless.

BUY TICKETS HERE

 Ray Charles sings Georgia: There are MANY live versions of this song on YouTube, but I think this is my favorite, from Midnight Special in 1976. Check out the hairstyles! Ray breaks it down around 3:00 and then brings it home with a rousing finish. A classic performance!

https://youtu.be/glggureA_Kk

Bad Guy / Speak No Evil - 30 sec clip

https://www.feinsteinsatvitellos.com/

One of MY favorite things is the Annual Jazz & Blues Holiday Party. This group features three fabulous singers - Courtney Lemmon, Gina Saputo and Crystal Starr. We have worked together for 8+ years and I just love these women. Each is a fantastic soloist in their own right, and then the blend of the voices is heavenly. We were unable to do this last year due to COVID, but we are back in action next weekend!

On Sunday December 5 The Jazz & Blues Holiday Party returns to Feinsteins at Vitello's in Studio City CA. Tickets start at $30, doors open at 6:30 for dinner and music starts at 8:00 PM.

This show usually sells out, so get tickets now, here:

https://bit.ly/JazzBluesDec2021

Not ready to venture out to a club? We are livestreaming the show as well, with a HD 5-camera shoot, tickets are $20, sign up here:

https://bit.ly/JazzBluesHolidayStream

PATH JAZZ NIGHT 2021 on November 18

 Jazz & Blues Revue:

Bad Guy / Speak No Evil 

It is time for the annual PATH Jazz Night 2021, on November 18.

This is a fundraising event I do for PATH (People Assisting The Homeless) with my vocal group, The Jazz & Blues Revue.

Vocals: Gina Saputo, Courtney Lemmon, Crystal Starr;  George Kahn: piano; John Storie: Guitar; Lyman Medeiros: bass; MB Gordy: drums. 

Tickets for the live event at $200 for dinner and the show at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica, or $150 for the in-home Event Package including a live stream of the complete evening. You can buy tickets here:

https://bit.ly/PATHjazznite2021

Here is one of the songs from last year's event, recorded live at The Village in West LA, our mashup of Wayne Shorter's Speak No Evil and Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy"

https://youtu.be/YE5DBHTN1pY

All Blues - Courtney Lemmon - Gina Saputo - Crystal Starr - George Kahn

Superstition by The Jazz & Blues Revue Featuring Courtney Lemmon

Going Live again, on August 1 - do you have your CA Vaccine card yet?

  The Club has A REQUIREMENT THAT EVERYONE WHO ENTERS SHOW PROOF OF VACCINATION (or a negative COVID test from within the previous 5 days). For your convenience, here is the way to get a digital proof that you can carry with you on your phone. Just go to the state's Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record website at myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov.

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Some Good Jazz News! (Album Release Party)

Join Some Good Jazz News, with Courtney Lemmon and Gina Saputo for the premier showing of Bad Guy/Speak No Evil

What If Wayne Shorter and Billie Eilish met for drinks?

 Bad Guy/ Speak No Evil

Composed by Billie Eilish and Wayne Shorter Arranged by George Kahn Performed by The Jazz & Blues Revue from PATH Jazz Night 2020, November 5, 2020 Donate to PATH: https://epath.org https://georgekahn.com/store

GEORGE KAHN: Why I Love Jazz

Going Baroque!

George Kahn Quartet - Going Baroque

"Third Stream Music" is a term coined by Gunther Schuller, in a lecture at Brandeis University in 1957, for a type of music which, through improvisation or written composition or both, synthesizes the essential characteristics and techniques of contemporary Western art music and other musical traditions.

From 1967-1977, Schuller served as President of the New England Conservatory where he formalized NEC’s commitment to jazz by establishing the first degree-granting jazz program at a major classical conservatory in 1969. By then there were many jazz artists experimenting with this idea, including Claude Bolling, Ran Blake, George Russell, Roger Kellaway and John Lewis and the Modern Jazz Quartet.

The third single from the upcoming George Kahn Quartet album is a tribute to the Modern Jazz Quartet. It is appropriately titled "GOING BAROQUE", but it was named way before 24 million Americans filed for unemployment. It is a 16 bar down-home lazy blues with a 16-bar fugue to kick things off. Enjoy!

If you'd like to know more about the George Kahn Quartet and our upcoming album, 

go to http://bit.ly/GeorgeKahnDreamCatcher

https://youtu.be/JNr36fR2Fa0

Oh Happy Day!

 I was thinking yesterday that there will come a time in the not too distant future that we will say, "Remember that month when there was no traffic, and the air was clear, and we were able to walk the dog and spend time and reconnect with our kids?"

Call me an cockeyed optimist, but I woke up this morning, singing this song. Here is an AMAZING virtual choir, featuring my friends Macain Treat, Crystal Starr and Courtney Lemmon (Courtney and Crystal are two of the singers in The Jazz & Blues Revue! http://jazzandbluesrevue.com)

 

By the way, today is the final day of my Kickstarter for the new album, DreamCatcher. If you have not pre-ordered your copy yet, today is the last day! Check it out here:

 http://bit.ly/GeorgeKahnDreamCatcher

https://youtu.be/-6FmVP5Kxko

George's new album "DREAMCATCHER" has launched

Please join me in the launch of my new jazz album for dreamers and lovers, "DreamCatcher".
The campaign runs until April 10, and you have an opportunity to pre-order the new album, or get other cool rewards.
Remember: "Now is the new Later", so do it now!
Here is the promo video for the George Kahn Kickstarter campaign.

It features George on piano, with Alex Acuña on drums, Pat Kelley on guitar and David Hughes on bass. We are performing "I Feel Pretty" by Leonard Bernstein as it will be featured on the new album. Jonathan Brock and his team do a great job filming the session. I think you get a real sense of the joy and excitement we had recording that day. Watch it here, and then pledge at

 http://bit.ly/GeorgeKahnDreamCatcher

https://youtu.be/lUMNZkgUH1s

Come join the party on December 8

Secret Location Revealed!

Sunday Dec. 8 The George Kahn Jazz & Blues Revue Annual Holiday Party has changed venues! - $25 cover plus minimum.  Tickets are on sale now, so mark your calendar for the best holiday party of the year, not to be missed! We will be doing a set of holiday tunes, plus our Tribute to Aretha Franklin.

This year we will be having the party on the rooftop of the Kimpton La Peer Hotel,  27 N La Peer Dr, West Hollywood, CA 90069. If you only go to one holiday party this season, this is the one. More info when tickets go on sale later this month

Here is the link to buy tickets: CLICK HERE 

 

http://bit.ly/JazzAndBluesHoliday

JAZZ & BLUES REVUE "SASS 'N' SOUL" TOUR RETURNS TO THE BROAD STAGE SANTA MONICA

https://pathventuresjazznight.eventbrite.com

Join us for an entertaining evening at The Broad Stage, where the George Kahn Jazz & Blues Revue will take us on a musical journey that will awaken your soul and move you to dance!
During this event, we will honor the Los Angeles Community Development Authority for their incredible impact on our community. In addition, the event will feature a luxury raffle, cocktails, passed hors d’oeuvre’s, and dinner.
Proceeds from the evening will support PATH Ventures, the development arm of PATH that builds affordable residential communities for people who are experiencing homelessness or are in danger of falling into homelessness.
Tickets are $200 per person and can be purchased on the eventbrite website.
Thursday, September 12th
Cocktail reception at 6:00 pm
Program and Jazz concert at 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Complimentary parking is available onsite.
If you have any questions regarding PATH Ventures' Jazz Night, please contact Tessa Madden Storms at tessam@epath.org 

Location

The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage
1310 11th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401

BUY TICKETS NOW - LAST YEAR'S EVENT SOLD OUT!
https://pathventuresjazznight.eventbrite.com

TONIGHT! (August 1) Join us in downtown Culver CIty

This is a FREE concert, part of the Culver City Summer Music Festival. Gates open at 6:00 PM, we play at 7:00 PM!

JAZZ & BLUES REVUE HOLIDAY PARTY ON DECEMBER 16, 2018

VITELLO'S SUPPER CLUB

Presents the JAZZ & BLUES REVUE HOLIDAY PARTY

In addition to holiday favorites, Courtney, Gina and Crystal are featuring songs by Leonard Bernstein and Aretha Franklin

4349 Tujunga Ave., Studio City 91604
(818) 769-0905

Sunday December 16

One Show Only: Doors open at 6:30, music from 7:30 - 9:30

Tickets start at $25, 1/2 price student tickets available, plus $20 cover 

Online Reservations a must – tickets are an additional $10 at the door
For reservations, please call or make your reservation HERE

The Best Night of Jazz in Los Angeles on Saturday June 30

Remember back in the day when you could go to an ultra-cool dinner club, get a martini and a steak and hear some world-class jazz with your date?  Well, those days are back on Saturday June 30 when I bring my Jazz Quartet to Vibrato for a night of swinging jazz

Next Saturday June 30! I'm back at Herb Alpert's Vibrato Grill Jazz in Los Angeles with Alex Acuña, Pat Kelley and David Hughes. Treat yourself to a night a cool jazz, great food and drink. NO COVER for the 6:30 dinner set. Late shows at 9:00 and 10:15 pM have a $20 cover, $25 minimum. See you there! RSVP at 310-474-9400 or vibratogrilljazz.com/reservations

We will be palying lots of tunes from the new STRAIGHT AHEAD album, as well as some new arrangements of songs from West Side Story