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laurencehobgood
Joined: 03 Aug 2006
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Post subject: LH Trio gigs Grammy week in L.A.
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:15 am
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hey all-
just wanted to 'forumally' announce here that i'll be playing several nights in L.A. with a west coast incarnation of the LH Trio, sort of in conjunction with the grammy awards.
the venue is cafe metropol; i believe cafemetropol.com is their web address. the dates are jan. 29 (friday before the grammys) and then both fri. and sat. feb. 5 & 6 the next weekend.
the trio will consist of kevin kanner on drums, hamilton price on bass, and your's truly. kevin and hamilton have graciously agreed to somewhat exhaustive rehearsal beforehand so i'm excited about being able to present a lot of my original pieces and other tightly arranged repertoire.
so, for any enthusiastic KE/LH fans in the greater L.A. area (or reasonably close by), i hope some of you will join us for some good fun and music.
thanks,
LH
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Rev
Joined: 26 Jun 2006
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Location: Somewhere along I-80
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Post subject: I see what you did there....
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:05 am
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"Forumally." Heh heh... I like that.
I understand that they don't actually send you home from the Grammy Ceremony with your statue, but I think you ought to make an attempt to sneak one of the stage pieces out and put it on the case rim next to your charts for this gig.
Wish I could make it. Especially since they probably don't have these depressing snow banks in the area. |
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P+T
Joined: 15 Jun 2006
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Location: Portland, OR
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Post subject: LH in LA
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 12:21 pm
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Hey, LH, that's great news! Glad to see you gigging your way across the US. Will these shows be anything like the ones at Smalls (without the special guest vocalist)?
This is indeed a very special opportunity for all you fans and jazz lovers in the Los Angeles basin or relatively nearby.
Cafe Metropol
923 E. 3rd St
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 613-1537
Contact Cafe Metropol for tickets.
Special Event
2010 Grammy Nominee
Laurence Hobgood Trio
Friday, January 29, from 8-10 pm, $20
Friday, February 5, from 8-10 pm, $15
Saturday, February 6, from 8-10 pm, $15 |
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P+T
Joined: 15 Jun 2006
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Location: Portland, OR
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Post subject: Sharing the love
Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 9:21 pm
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'Twould be good to post this Hobgoodness on your FB page and in the blog and the schedule on your website, too.
Any chance of a mystery special guest at the Jan. 29 show??? |
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jazzlyn
Joined: 25 Jan 2010
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Post subject: Can't Wait
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 9:19 pm
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This is so exciting, Laurence. I can't wait for the LA shows at Metropol. And Metropol is like one of the hot spots too. I am assuming Kurt is coming thru?
I'll be there. See ya. |
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KennyK
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Post subject: This is Fantastic
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 9:27 pm
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Cant wait, it is always fun to see a great show  2010 is off to a good start |
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P+T
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Post subject: Bliss: LH at Café Metropol
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 2:00 pm
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Nice article by Bliss in the Pasadena Weekly about this upcoming gig, Jan. 28, 2010:
| Quote: | Doing double duty
Grammy nominee and Kurt Elling sideman Laurence Hobgood follows his own muse at Café Metropol
Talk about being undersung. Grammy-nominated pianist Laurence Hobgood has been staying in lively step with jazz star Kurt Elling’s daring flights of improvised vocal fancy since the early ’90s, yet, outside the hothouse world of Downbeat-reading jazzbos and critics, his name still begets furrowed brows of perplexity more often than recognition.
Elling is one of only a handful of jazz artists to become widely known names over the past decade, and Hobgood, who has been Elling’s most potent musical weapon since before his 1995 debut “Close Your Eyes” was even recorded, has been with him every step of the way. He has plied the keyboards on and arranged and co-produced each of Elling’s eight albums — all of them Grammy-nominated.
The 50-year-old Hobgood will be serving double duty when he comes to town this week. “Dedicated to You” will be in contention for the Best Jazz Vocal Album award at Sunday’s Grammy Awards ceremony, and Hobgood is himself a nominee, albeit in one of the less sexy categories: Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist, for his arrangement of the standard “Dedicated to You” on the “Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman” album. (He has been nominated once before, for his arrangements for Elling’s 2001 album “Flirting With Twilight.”)
Happily for jazz aficionados, Grammy glamour isn’t all that’s bringing Hobgood to Los Angeles. He’ll also be sharing his daunting improvisational talents onstage; he has three shows booked at Café Metropol over the next two weeks.
Hopefully his setlists will draw substantially from his self-produced “When the Heart Dances.” The CD, which also showcases double bassist Charlie Haden, was greeted by rapturous reviews when it was released by Naim in August. In Hobgood’s hands, the Doris Day classic “Que Sera Sera” becomes a melancholy meditation, while the standards “Stairway to the Stars” and “Daydream” — two of three tracks adorned by Elling’s creamy baritone — take their time exploring and frequently extending the curves of each melodic phrase. Hobgood’s fearsome technical facility is on display throughout, but the album’s quiet emotional core is most accessible on numbers like “New Orleans,” “Why Did I Choose You?” and the solo instrumental “Sanctuary.” Fans of serious jazz piano would do well to mark their calendars and reserve tickets early.
The Laurence Hobgood Trio plays Café Metropol, 923 E. Third St., downtown LA, 8-10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, Friday, Feb. 5, and Saturday, Feb. 6; $20 Jan. 29, $15 Feb. 5 & 6. Call (213) 613-1537 for details. www.laurencehobgood.com. |
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jazzlyn
Joined: 25 Jan 2010
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Post subject: Laurence and Kurt
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 5:25 pm
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i still can't believe kurt was at cafe metropol on Friday, and laurence's music sounds so good. i just heard through the grapevine that the great ernie watts will be playing on sat night.
see ya,
jazzie |
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