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
 

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