MUSIC
CALENDAR
HAPPY HOUR
SPECIALS 5 TO 7 PM, MUSIC AT 8 PM
ALL AGES,
ALL SHOWS, ALL THE TIME!
Cover charge
varies with the evening.
To make
reservations, please call the venue
at 510-841-5299
after 5:30 PM,
Tuesday
through Sunday
OPEN FROM
5:00 PM UNTIL THE MUSIC ENDS...
Please
check the calendar for special
Sunday
afternoon and Monday evening events.
In Jazz
We Trust!!!
Best of the East Bay 2007:
"BEST JAZZ
CLUB THAT ISN’T YOSHI’S!”
THIS JAZZY
WEEK...
TUESDAY, MAY 6
SINGERS’
OPEN MIC w/ ELLEN HOFFMAN
Isn’t it time for you
to sing?
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7
THE VERY
HOT CLUB OF BERKELEY
This group
is devoted to presenting both original material written by
George Cole and classic
American Jazz. It was formed to celebrate the
excitement, drama, and
virtuosity of Gypsy Jazz as pioneered by
Django Reinhardt and
Stephane Grappelli. Melodic content and dazzling
improvisation is emphasized
to create the full, lush sound that is their hallmark.
THURSDAY, MAY 8
DOUBLE
VISION
Double
Vision is a jazz quartet which offers a vision that is both retrospective
and contemporary. Playing
material ranging from Cole Porter standards to
modern repertoire including
groove based Herbie Hancock tunes, the ensemble
offers a wide array of
jazz styles. The group is so-named because it is driven
by twin sisters Pat Kaspar
on bass and Nancy Kaspar on bass. Laura
Sherman on piano and
Jamison Smeltz on saxes round out the vision.
FRIDAY, MAY 9
PETE YELLIN
GROUP
featuring
SHEILA JORDAN!
Alto
saxophonist and educator Pete Yellin has recorded and toured
the world with many of
the seminal names in jazz... Joe Henderson
(a member of Henderson’s
sextet in the 60’s and 70’s), Herbie Hancock,
Maynard Ferguson, Buddy
Rich, Lionel Hampton and Tito Puente!
Plus, his recordings
have received the coveted 4 stars from Downbeat!
"Pete Yellin comes to
play! “The aggressive veteran altoist plunges
into the melee and takes
no quarter." David Franklin, JazzTimes
Vocalist extraordinaire
Sheila Jordan’s awards and accolades include:
2008 Mary Lou Williams
Women in Jazz for Lifetime of Service,
2008 Blue Note Award,
2006 MAC Lifetime Achievement Award,
2004 Lil Hardin Armstrong
Jazz Heritage Award, 2001 Downbeat’s Critic's
Poll - Best Female Vocalist
- Top 5, and named Top 5 in Downbeat’s
Critic's Poll "Established
Talent" category every year since 1980.
“Shiela Jordan is one
of the Jazz world’s best kept secrets!” - Blue Note AND
“One of the most consistently
creative of all jazz singers!”
Scott Yanow, All Music
Guide
SATURDAY, MAY 10
ED
REED & HIS TRIO
Presenting
the Great American Songbook at its most wonderful!
This is classic vocal
jazz steeped in the tradition of Johnny Hartman.
What a few jazz treasures
and reviewers have to say about Ed Reed:
“ A great new voice...
he really swings!” - Tootie Heath AND
“Where have you been
hiding, Ed Reed? The entire jazz world needs to hear you!”
- Shiela Jordan
AND “So swingin’, so genuine; he’s something else!”
- Dena Derose AND
“A brilliant idiosyncratic song stylist who turns
each piece into an emotionally
taut tale.” - Andrew Gilbert AND
“Time has only enriched
Reed’s voice, a hypnotic baritone that suggests
Grady Tate via Billy
Eckstine … What Reed does with the likes of
“A Sleepin’ Bee,” “Ask
Me Now,” Ghost of a Chance,” “Daydream” and
“If the Moon Turns Green”
that even Billie Holiday would surely bow to
… is transporting.” Christopher
Loudon, JazzTimes, August 2007 AND
“Reed…has a smooth, expressive,
and caramel-toned voice,
precise diction and exact
intonation.” Jazziz, June 2007
SUNDAY, MAY 11
BARBARA
DANE
HONORING
THE BLUES MAMMAS!
A
Celebration of Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Ida Cox, Memphis Minnie,
Estella "Mama" Yancey,
Sippie Wallace and others - The Mothers of
the Classic Blues!
BARBARA DANE is "perhaps the finest living interpreter
of classic blues of the
1920s" - Lee Hildebrand, East Bay Express
The great Leonard Feather
in Playboy Magazine 1959 called Barbara
"Bessie Smith in stereo!"
AND j. poet, in a special to the Chronicle,
wrote: "...Thirty
years ago Dane's big soulful performances were
knocking critics out
... the years have added even more power and
confidence to her voice.
Backed by pianist Ray Skjelbred,
Dane belted out a foot-stompin'
collection of blues... that left the sold-out
crowd slack-jawed and
glassy-eyed!... Dane's stage delivery is pure fun,
a celebration of the
human spirit accented by a bawdy
feminist humor and a
healthy sense of the absurd..."
Barbara Dane is not to
be missed! Tonight Barbara is again joined by
the incredible Ray Skjelbred,
Blues Piano Master, described as
"the ultimate illustration
of jazz as the sound of surprise'' - Hal Smith
Bring Your
Mama!
THIS JAZZY MAY
THURSDAY, MAY 1
ROBERT
KYLE QUARTET
FRIDAY, MAY 2
AMINA FIGAROVA
GROUP
SATURDAY, MAY 3
YOLANDA
ALICIA & HER QUARTET
SUNDAY, MAY 4
KEN HUSBANDS
GROUP
MONDAY, MAY 5, CLOSED
TUESDAY, MAY 6
SINGERS’
OPEN MIC
W/ ELLEN
HOFFMAN
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7
THE VERY
HOT CLUB
OF BERKELEY
THURSDAY, MAY 8
7PM: U.C
JAZZ CHOIR
8PM: DOUBLE
VISION
FRIDAY, MAY 9
PETE YELLIN'S
GROUP
& SHEILA
JORDAN!
SATURDAY, MAY 10
ED REED
& HIS TRIO
SUNDAY, MAY 11
BARBARA
DANE
& HER
HOT FIVE
MONDAY, MAY 12, CLOSED
TUESDAY, MAY 13
SINGERS’
OPEN MIC
W/ KELLY
PARK
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14
BABSHAD
QUARTET
THURSDAY, MAY 15
DICK CONTE
TRIO
CD RELEASE
EVENT
FRIDAY, MAY 16
VICKI BURNS
& HER TRIO
LIVE RECORDING
TONIGHT!
SATURDAY, MAY 17
ROBIN GREGORY
& QUARTET
FEATURING
MELVIN BUTTS
SUNDAY, MAY 18
MADS TOLLING
TRIO
CD RELEASE
PARTY
with ERIC
GARLAND on drums!
MONDAY, MAY 19, CLOSED
TUESDAY, MAY 20
SINGERS’
OPEN MIC
W/ ELLEN
HOFFMAN
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21
S.F. STATE
STUDENT
JAZZ ENSEMBLES
THURSDAY, MAY 22
LULO REINHARDT
GYPSY JAZZ!
FRIDAY, MAY 23
CHRIS HUDLOW
& THE
JAZZERS
SATURDAY, MAY 24
RAY OBIEDO
&
MAMBO CARIBE
SUNDAY, MAY 25
THE ATMOS
TRIO
MONDAY, MAY 26, CLOSED
TUESDAY, MAY 27
SINGERS’
OPEN MIC
W/ KELLY
PARK
WEDNESDAY, MAY 28
SHELDON
BROWN GROUP
THURSDAY, MAY 29
BIG CHEESE
& THE
JIVE RATS
FRIDAY, MAY 30
MICHAEL
SMOLENS’
KRIYA OCTET
SATURDAY, MAY 31
JULES BROUSSARD
QUARTET
OUR SUPPER MENU
Our menu
is offered in partnership with Orso at 2175 Allston Way.
Orso is
closed on Sundays.
Our appetizers
and desserts are always available.
APPETIZERS
& MUNCHIES
TOMATO
BRUSCHETTA
with green olives &
olive oil,
served with Semifreddi
Crostini
MIXED OLIVE/PEPPER
BRUSCHETTA
black, brunette &
green olives, with red peppers in olive oil
served with Semifreddi
Crostini
MIXED VEGETABLE
BRUSCHETTA
a combo of eggplant,
peppers, zucchini & tomatoes in olive oil
served with Semifreddi
Crostini
PRETZELS with
mango-honey-mustard sauce
CHIPS & SALSA, with
fresh salsa
SHOT OF NUTS: shot
glass of roasted peanuts
SALADS
ARUGULA
& ROASTED PINE NUTS
with cherry tomatoes,
balsamic & olive oil
vinaigrette, topped with
shaved parmesan
GREEK SALAD
greens with cucumber,
tomatoes, red peppers, Kalamata olives,
topped with oil &
vinegar
ORSO
butter lettuce,
mandarin oranges, cranberries, walnuts, gorgonzola
cheese, topped with raspberry
vinaigrette
AHI TUNA
arugula with roasted
red peppers and balsamic onions, topped with
Ahi tuna croutons
CLASSIC
CAESAR
crisp romaine, croutons
& parmesan cheese w/ anchovy dressing
CAESAR
with CHICKEN
salad as described above
with chicken breast
LIGHT
ENTREES
ROASTED
EGGPLANT
crushed w/ garlic, red
pepper, Italian parsley & basil,
served w/ toasted
baguette, with small mixed green salad
CAPRESE
sliced fresh buffalo
mozzarella, Roma tomatoes
& fresh
basil, with small mixed green salad
TUNA TOPPED
BRUSCHETTA
tuna salad atop sliced
baguette with cheese,
toasted in wood-fired
oven, with small mixed green salad
LA
PIZZA INDIVIDUALE
baked in wood-burning
pizza oven
CLASSIC
MARGHERITA
with fresh tomatoes,
basil & buffalo mozzarella
MIXED
GRILLED VEGETABLES
with artichoke hearts,
mushrooms, zucchini, garlic, parmesan & mozzarella
ITALIAN
SAUSAGE
with Italian sausage,
red onions, bell pepper, mushrooms & black olives
CHICKEN
& PESTO
chicken with red onions
and black olives
B.B.Q.
SPICY CHICKEN
chicken with spinach
& roasted garlic.
PEPPERONI
sliced pepperoni with
fresh tomato sauce & basil
DESSERTS
& CONFECTION PLATES
LA CHOKAHLUA
chunks of Adeline’s chocolate
brownie (no nuts), studded with
white chocolate bits,
well drizzled with Kahlua and topped with whipped cream
non alcoholic, with coffee syrup
THE BLONDE
BAILEY
chunks of Adeline’s
blondie, studded with dark and white
chocolate bits, well
drizzled with Bailey’s Irish Creme, topped with whipped cream
non-alcoholic, with caramel syrup
THE LEMON
RAZZ
chunks of buttery
lemon pound cake, well drizzled with
Chambord (French dark
raspberry & honey liqueur), topped with whipped cream
non-alcoholic, with raspberry syrup
LE GRAN
ALMONDIER
chunks of Adeline’s
almond tea cakes well drizzled
with our Gran Marnier
syrup, topped with whipped cream
nonalcoholic, with Mandarin orange syrup
TROPICAL
CONFECTION PLATE
includes: Anita’s Besito
de Coco (traditional
coconut confection, served
w/ candied kiwi slice), pecan bonbon, ginger fudge,
Mary’s dark chocolate
covered pineapple truffle & nonfat lime fruit slices
CHOCOLATE
CONFECTION PLATE
includes: Anna’s
Scharffen Berger 99%
ultimate noir fudge,
white chocolate fudge (w/ toasted almonds & berries),
a chocolate covered coconut
truffle, a globe & nonfat raspberry fruit slices
SEMIFREDDI BISCOTTI
Toasted almond &
Chocolate dipped, toasted almond
SWEET ADELINE’S GINGER
STICK BISCOTTI
studded with pecans,
a pair