JPB Performs “All Of Me”

Here we are performing the jazz favorite “All Of Me”, written by Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons in 1931.

Enjoy the video…

Phil Carillo – vocals, Gabe De La Parra – drums, Joseph Perry – bass, Paul Herra – piano

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We plan on doing several of these videos.

Check back to see more!

Holiday Jazz Band for any event.

Bass, Piano, Drums, Jazz, Bossa Nova makes a successful event.

It’s a Holiday Party on Broadway!!! December 2008
Local Long Beach merchants on Broadway stayed open late serving up live music, holiday beverages and tasty treats – along with amazing shopping deals.

Sasha wanted to be the best party on the block, so she hired us to play live music.

Wow, what an excellent idea. Live music will make any party the best.

Big Band 2007 Holiday Concert

The LBCC City Jazz Big Band recorded back in December 2007.

I am in the rhythm section playing bass.  Look you can see me? Listen for Winter Wonderland

First Mel Marco sings with us.  Then I switch from playing bass to singing Smack Dab In The Middle with the Studio 8 choir.

“High Maintenance” is up next and its back to bass to end the show.

Thanks for posting these TasarlaSkaara.

See Big Band at the Scholarship Concert!

Sunday October 12th @ 2:00pm.

Scholarship Concert 2008

You can catch me playing bass for the Studio Singers Choir and LBCC Night Big Band.  It will be a fun show.

The Scholarship concert will be at the Long Beach City College Auditorium on the corner of Clark and Harvey Way.

The Auditorium is Building “J” located in the North East corner of the map.

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Friday May 30th, Big Band Dinner and Dance!

Check out the big band swing, shake your thing, and have some dinner.

The Hollywood Canteen Swing Band will be performing this Friday May 30th @ 7:00pm at the Buena Park American Legion. Dinner always smells American and if you like light beer on tap, the drinks are cheap.

American Legion

8071 Whitaker St
Buena Park, CA 90621

Get Directions(714) 521-1179

* approximate times

Click on the address above for a map.

We’ll be playing your favorites by Sammy Nestico, Ella Fitzgerald, Louie Prima, Stan Kenton, Duke Ellington, Harry James, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Tom Dorsey and others.

BIG BAND Jazz Friday May 16th

General Admission: $10
Seniors/Staff/Students: $5
Parking: $1

BIG BAND Concert Slideshow

No pictures from the Holiday Vocal Concert, but I do have a slide show of the LBCC Big Band Concert.

See and hear this slide show of me playing bass in the City Jazz Big Band, and singing Smack Dab In the Middle with members of Studio 8.

Most of these photos were taken by a very nice audience member. Thank you very much for the photos.

The concert consisted of two big bands. Here is a list of songs we played:

Fall 07 City Jazz Night Band Songs:
-High Maintenance as recorded by Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band
-Gentle Rain By Luiz Bonfa, Matt Dubey, Arranged by Lisa DeSpain
-Wednesday Nights By Wayne Brashear
-Funky Cha-Cha By Arturo Sandoval, Arranged by Richard Eddy and Arturo
-Confessin’ the Blues By Jay McShawn, Arranged by Steve Solomon
-Strike up the Band By George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin Arranged by Ralph Ford also a musical -Storm Zone By Doug Beach

Fall 07 Day Band Songs:
-The Duke by Dave Brubeck, Arranged Les Hooper
-Rompe Cabeza by Doug Beach
-A Charlie Brown Christmas Arranged by Paul Murtha
-Feliz Navidad by Jose Feliciano
-Hangin’ Out by Lennie Niehaus
-Samba Nautica by Toshio Mashima
-Safety Net Blues by Dave Barduhn
-My Foolish Heart by Ned Washington, Victor Young, Dave Rivello

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The Holiday Concert was great!

People enjoyed the Studio Singers performance of What’ll I Do?, Hallelujah I love Her So, Sway (Quien Sera), Smack Dab In The Middle, and Peter Gunn.

Studio 8 received a lot of nice complements for our performance of “Smack Dab In the Middle”. Studio 8 also performed at the City Jazz Big Band concert. It was fun for me to switch between bass and vocal performance. Look for some pictures of that soon.

I am trying to track down some Holiday Concert pictures, wish me luck.

Scholarship Concert Oct. 14th…

In case you are wondering why I have not been around, or why I have been hard to get a hold of, it’s because I have been preparing for the Scholarship Concert on Sunday October 14th. All the Long Beach City College groups performing in have been working hard. It smells like gym everywhere and its hard to find a practice room.

I will be singing in The Studio Singers Jazz Choir and playing bass for the City Jazz Big Band.

There will be performances by:
The Studio Singers, directed by Tom Dustman
Viking Chorale, directed by Skye Angulo
Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Marshall Fulbright
Wind Ensemble, conducted by Brian Hamilton
City Jazz Big Band, directed by Wayne Brashear

Starts at 2:00pm on 10-14-07 (Sunday)
Tickets are $10 each or $25 for a Family Ticket (admits up to 4)
All the proceeds of this concert go to music scholarships.
Located at the Long Beach City College Auditorium on the corner of Clark and Harvey Way

The Studio Singers Jazz Choir will be performing:
-What’ll I Do? by Irving Berlin
-Hallelujah I Love Her So by Ray Charles arranged by Alan Billingsley
-Love is here to Stay by George Gershwin and Ira arranged by Darmon Meader
-Sway by Norman Gimbel and Pablo Beltran Ruiz, arranged by Kirby Shaw

City Jazz Big Band will be performing:
-High Maintenance as recorded by Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band
-Funky Cha-Cha By Arturo Sandoval, Arranged by Richard Eddy and Arturo
-Strike up the Band By George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin Arranged by Ralph Ford also a musical.
-Confessin’ the Blues By Jay McShawn, Arranged by Steve Solomon

Don’t tell anyone I told you the song names, just tell them about the concert.

Suitable activity for all ages.
It’s a great date activity.
I wish pets were allowed.

Night Big Band Music

The LBCC Night Big Band is playing two songs from this album.

-Cool School Dropout By Les Hooper Band on the CD “Out of the Woods”
-Miles Back By Les Hooper Band on the CD “Out of the Woods”.

The bass parts are unpredictable at first. It took time for the song Miles Back to grow on me. Miles Back is a fun bass chart to read.
Does this cover make you think of Mortal Combat the video game?