Beginning with a wedding celebration for Pete & Linda Christlieb, outstanding big bands every Monday, several new guest artists and lots of returning favorites, the great Slide Hyde making a rare Los Angeles appearance, Jon Mayer's 70th birthday celebration and a CD Release/Birthday Party combo with Brandino & Friends.
Just a brief update on John Heard - we spoke several times this week and he is doing just great and hopes to return to performing here in November.
We are open on Labor Day, Monday, September 1st, and the Bruce Eskovitz Jazz Orchestra (8 Pieces) will perform that evening. There will not be a cover charge for this Monday performance. It's a great band so if you get tired of hanging out at the pool, come on in for a real treat. Check them out at www.bruceescovitz.com
Our regular Monday big band performances return with the Steve Huffsteter Big Band (www.stevehuffsteter.com) on the 8th; the Gary Urwin Jazz Orchestra featuring Bill Watrous and Pete Christlieb (www.garyurwinjazz.com) perform on the 15th; the Med Flory Supersax Jazz Wave Big Band will be here on the 22nd; and the great Frank Capp Juggernaut Big Band on the 29th - Frank wanted to celebrate his birthday again but we told him he has to wait until next August! Please come out to support the efforts of these great jazz musicians doing what they do best. There is a $20 cash cover charge every Monday which is good for the entire evening. Please make reservations early as they are required for big band nights.
Our Friday and Saturday line ups always feature exceptional guests and they perform with Chris Conner, John Giannelli or Jeff Littleton, bass; Roy McCurdy, Lorca Hart, Dick Weller ("Google" Roy, Lorca and Dick for lots of hits) or Ralph Penland (www.ralphpenlanddrums.com), drums; Jon Mayer (www.jonmayer.com), Lanny Hartley (www.lannyhartley.com) or Nate Morgan (do “google" search for Nate), piano. Our outstanding lineup of guests include Don Rader (www.donradermusic.com) on the 5th, Pete Christlieb (www.petechristlieb.com or “Google" Pete's name for lots of hits) on the 6th when we'll be celebrating Jon Mayer's 70th birthday, Benn Clatworthy (www.bennclatworthy.com) on the 12th, Azar Lawrence (www.azarlawrence.com) on the 13th, Doug Webb (www.dougwebb.us/) on the 19th, Mr. Pink Panther Plas Johnson (www.plasjohnson.com) on the 20th, Ron King (www.ronkingtrumpet.com) on the 26th, and Rickey Woodard on the 27th. Reservations are highly recommended for all Friday and Saturday performances.
Please join us for our Charlie O pick of the month performance - the Onaje Murray Quartet! They will be performing here on Wednesday, September 17th. Onaje is a multitalented musician. Those talents include playing vibes, marimba, flute, piano, percussion and vocals. He has toured and recorded with such giants as Hubert Laws, Gerry Mulligan, Ronnie Laws and the Lou Rawls Orchestra to name a few. We hope to see you on the 17th. Reservations recommended.
Please join us for one of our outstanding Sunday performances - the Tateng Katindig Trio (David Anderson and Richard Simon) on the 7th, the CJS Quintet featuring Chuck Johnson, James Smith, Koji Ono, Curtis Robertson, Jr. and Keita Akutsu on the 14th; the Doug Webb Quartet (www.dougwebb.us/) (Doug, Lorca Hart, Joe Bagg, Jeff Littleton) on the 21st, and the Zane Musa Quartet (www.zanemusa.com) on the 28th. Reservations are suggested.
Our Tuesday performances include the Bob McChesney Quintet (www.bobmcchesney.com) on the 2nd, the ever popular “Trying to Get Good" star Jack Sheldon (www.jacksheldon.com) with his California Cool Quartet on the 9th; a birthday celebration and a CD release party - a limited release CD that was recorded live at Charlie O's on the 16th with Brandino & Friends (Brandino, bass, John Beasley, piano, Keith Fiddmont, Sax, Kenny Elliott, drums (www.brandino.com, www.beasleymusic.com, “google" Kenny and Keith); July Kelly (www.julie-kelly.com) returns with the Karen Hammack Trio on the 23rd, and the Theo Saunders Quartet (www.theosaunders.com) featuring Bob Sheppard (www.bobsheppard.net) will perform on the 30th. Reservations suggested for these Tuesday performances.
Our Wednesday guests include a very rare Los Angeles performance on the 3rd of the great Slide Hyde with Stacy Rowley, Tom Ranier, Jim Hughart and Matt Gordy (check them all out with a Google search); the Nolan Shaheed Quintet (Nolan, Zane Musa, Quinton Dinnard, Ryan Cross and Mahesh Balashuria) are here on the 10th (check out www.nolanshaheed.com for some interesting facts); the Onaje Murray Quartet on the 17th, and the Jack Sheldon California Cool Quartet on the 24th. Reservations suggested for these performances - especially for Jack Sheldon!
Our Thursday performances include the Joe LaBarbera Quintet (Joe, Clay Jenkins, Bob Sheppard, Tom Warrington, Alan Pasqua) (www.joelabarbera.com, www.alanpasqua.com, and Google Clay Jenkins, Tom Warrington) on the 4th; the Pete Christlieb Quartet returns on the 11th, and for the first time at Charlie O's the incredible Janis Mann Quartet (Janis, vocals, Roy McCurdy, Lanny Hartley, John Giannelli) on the 18th (www.janismann.com). Janis has a great new CD out that when last we heard had reached number 9 on the National Jazz Charts and a great CD it is. Reservations highly suggested for these performances.
Our final Thursday performance on September 25th is the Pete Christlieb Tall & Small Big Band ($10 cover charge applies and covers the entire evening). This is also a very special night at Charlie O's so be on hand to celebrate the marriage of Pete and Linda Christlieb. We congratulate them on the recent marriage and wish them a long and happy life. May they always make beautiful music together!
We are located at 13725 Victory Blvd. in Van Nuys (on Victory, just West of Woodman Avenue). Charlie, Jo-Ann, Matt, Caryl, Teesee, Naomi and Sarah all look forward to seeing you in September at Charlie O's. Please be sure to keep checking our website, www.charlieos.com, for many new photos, links to our musicians' websites, our monthly calendar and news and upcoming special events.
Come to Charlie O's for the best in jazz entertainment at the “ultimate jazz bar, restaurant" (Don Heckman, LA Times). Charlie O's has been voted by Downbeat magazine every year as one of the top 100 best jazz clubs in the world since 2001! “A great intimate jazz club in the valley" said Chuck Niles in the November 2003 issue of Sunset magazine. Charlie O's is where all the musicians hang and “all the best jazz players in LA are there" said Mort Sahl. Les McCann says “Charlie O's is the best jazz club in L.A. Clint Eastwood said “it's like listening to great jazz in your living room." Our sincere thanks to all of you all over the world for helping to make Charlie O's so successful! We hope to see you in September!
Charlie & Jo-Ann
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