Join Paul Navidad and the Revenge of the Sidemen at Barley Forge Brewing Company on Thursday, June 13, 2019, at 8:00 PM for an evening of contemporary jazz. It isn’t often that these guys get out as a unit, so don’t miss out on this rare opportunity to see them live. Hope to see you there!
Paul Navidad, saxophones
Gary Matsumoto, keyboards
Bart Broadnax, bass
Nick Scarmack, drums
Join Patrick Bradley and his band for an evening of jazz fusion at Spaghettini on Friday, April 5th. We will be welcoming two new members to the band: guitarist Philip Gough and drummer Suzanne Morissette. Tickets are available now. Visit the Spaghettini website to make your reservation today!
Patrick Bradley, keyboards
Paul Navidad, saxophones
Andrew Carney, trumpet
Philip Gough, guitar
Brad Cummings, electric bass
Suzanne Morissette, drums
For those of you attending the 2019 Winter NAMM Show, Paul will be performing at the Sax Dakota (PJLM Music Sales & Marketing) Booth, #8933. Drop by, listen to the tunes, and say, “Hi!”
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Paul will be unable to perform at Barley Forge Brewing Company on Thursday, July 19th. However, Paul’s Quartet will still be performing there that evening, fronted by trumpeter Andrew Carney. Please come out to support their performance.
The Patrick Bradley Band will be returning to the Newport Beach Jazz Festival for 2018. Join fusion/smooth jazz keyboardist Patrick Bradley, saxophonist Paul Navidad, trumpeter Andrew Carney, guitarist John Parr, bassist Brad Cummings, and drummer Tony Moore for one of the biggest annual smooth jazz events in Southern California. Patrick is fresh off the release of his 4th album, Intangible, produced by Jeff Lorber. The band’s performance schedule is TBA. You can purchase tickets by visiting www.festivals.hyattconcerts.com.
For those of you attending the 2018 Winter NAMM Show, Paul will be performing at the Sax Dakota (PJLM Music Sales & Marketing) Booth, #8933. Drop by, catch a set, and say, “Hi!”
Join Patrick Bradley and his band as they celebrate the release of his fourth album, Intangible, at Spaghettini on Friday, January 12th. Tickets are available now. Visit the Spaghettini website to make your reservation today!
Patrick Bradley, keyboards
Paul Navidad, saxophones
Andrew Carney, trumpet
John Parr, guitar
Brad Cummings, electric bass
Tony Moore, drums
Doug Legacy, the zydeco man with the zydeco plan, will be releasing his new album on June 18th, 2017. The Gumbo Brotherhood is the latest offering from Doug and the Zydeco Party Band, featuring a number of Legacy’s originals as well as the guitar playing of Grant Geissman of Chuck Mangione fame. Paul plays tenor and baritone saxophones and also sings backgrounds. Get your copy today at CDBaby!
We are proud to announce that Paul is joining the artist roster at Uebel Clarinets!
I’m very happy to announce that I’m joining the Uebel Clarinet family! When I showed up to NAMM this year, I thought that I was pretty much set when it came to my clarinet equipment, but Victoria Moe, Andreas Moe, Annabelle Moe, and Joshua Jönsson helped me to find an incredible instrument which is a perfect match for my playing. I will be playing their Preference-L model and have never been so excited about a clarinet! Thank you all so much for pairing me with such a fantastic clarinet and for thinking enough of me to bring me on board your artist roster!
Many singers come and go, but there aren’t many that can lay claim to the amount of influence Al Jarreau had in multiple genres of music. But with as much of a musical giant that Jarreau was, he remained one of the most humble and down-to-earth people around, and a had a very gracious soul.
In high school, many of my friends got their first taste of Al Jarreau singing the theme to Moonlighting each week on ABC. At the time, I had just abandoned pop music and had devoted all my listening to jazz, and in particular KKGO-FM 105.1. Al released his album Heart’s Horizon in 1988, and the song “So Good” featuring David Sanborn was getting all the airplay on the radio. As a big Sanborn fan, I had to buy what became the first Jarreau album in my collection. To this day it remains one of my favorite Jarreau tracks.
Al was instrumental in helping me to bridge the gap between contemporary and mainstream jazz. In addition to his own signature performances of jazz standards, I fondly remember his performance as Miles Davis on Freddie Freeloader from Jon Hendricks and Friends.
One of the greatest nights of my life was 12 years ago when The Slaw Dawgz got to perform with Al Jarreau. Al was such a gracious man and of course, he sang his ass off. But what amazed me was how much his presence on stage raised the quality of our game. Al went so far as to put into motion the development of a 3-city mini tour where we would be backing up both he and Kathleen Battle, but alas, that was derailed when he got involved with another tour with George Benson
Today, I’m very saddened to learn of his passing. Thank you, Al, for teaching me that I can be what I want to and all I need is to get my boogie down. Thank you to Nick Scarmack for arranging the opportunity for us to play with Al, and to Gail Enriquez for being there 12 years ago to witness it and capture it all on film. RIP Al Jarreau.
