The CalJAS House Concert Series Presents: Tom Ranier, Brian Atkinson, Luther Hughes
COMING
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12
2:00 pm
THE CALIFORNIA JAZZ ARTS SOCIETY
PRESENTS
THE MUSIC OF ARTIE SHAW
Featuring
Tom Ranier – clarinet & piano
Brian Atkinson – Vibes & trumpet
Luther Hughes – bass
with
featured vocals by
Becky Hughes & Dale Boatman.
About Artie Shaw :
A Clarinetist,composer,bandleader and actor. Also an author, Shaw wrote both fiction and non-fiction.
Artie Shaw’s “innovations, musical depth, and swinging style placed him firmly in the pantheon of 20th century big band and jazz musicians,” according to Claudia Luther in the Los Angeles Times.
Widely regarded as “one of jazz’s finest clarinetists,” Shaw led one of the United States’ most popular big bands in the late 1930s through the early 1940s. Though he had numerous hit records, he was perhaps best known for his 1938 recording of
Cole Porter‘s Begin the Beguine
Some of Artie’s hits :
Indian Love Call
Comes Love
What Is This Thing Called Love
Oh, Lady Be Good
Frenesi
Deep Purple
Temptation
Star Dust
About Tom Ranier
Tom plays piano , clarinet and sax. He has recorded widely under his own name and as a sideman for Warner Bros., Concord Records and several other labels.He has been prominent in the film, television, and music recording industry since the 1970s. He has played keyboards, woodwinds and writing music for a long list of assignments, including Grammy, Academy Award, Emmy, Dancing with the Stars and Golden Globe. Soundtracks for artists such as Barbra Streisand, Shirley Bassey, Michael Feinstein, Christina Aguilera, Joe Pass, Plácido Domingo, Barry Manilow, Natalie Cole, and many others.
About Brian Atkinson:
Trumpeter/vibraphonist /composer/arranger Brian Atkinson, who has been in the Disneyland Band for 30 years, has appeared with Lou Rawls, Jackie and Roy, Art Van Damme, Denise Williams (who toured with Earth Wind and Fire), Natalie Cole, and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.
LUTHER HUGHES
Good friend and CalJAS House Concert Host, Luther is involved in the music business in a number of ways:
- As a musician, he currently leads The Cannonball-Coltrane Project, as well asLuther Hughes & Friends: Remembering The Nat King Cole Trio, andH.E.R.K. Artists he has performed include Quincy Jones, Joe Pass, Patti Page, and the Fifth Dimension.
- As a record producer and music publisher, Luther heads up Primrose Lane Music, which he founded in 2004.
- As an educator, Luther currently teaches at Cal State University in Fullerton Ca. and Saddleback College in Mission Viejo Ca. He has taught at Cal State University Long Beach Ca. , Goldenwest College in Huntington Beach Ca. , the Musicians Institute in Hollywood Ca., Rio Hondo College in Whittier Ca. and formerly served as the Southern California Regional Director for Bruce Forman’s JazzMasters Workshop.
Selected Vocals will be performed by vocalists Becky Hughes and Dale Boatman
2:00-4:30
At the home of Becky & Luther Hughes
in Westminster, Ca
Complimentary wine, soft drinks, beer & snacks
Suggested Donation:
Non CalJAS Members $20 / Students $10
(tax Deductible too! )
RESERVATIONS
email: [email protected]
OR phone/text: (714) 615-1954
