2008 West Los Angeles FALL CONCERT SERIES
Every Sunday from September 21, 2008, to October 12, 2008, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
WEST LOS ANGELES CIVIC CENTER
FREE ADMISSION (click here for map and directions)!

The WEST LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL has extended our stay, so come on and join us at the WEST LOS ANGELES CIVIC CENTER for great bands, delicious food and unique arts and crafts. Come early and enjoy the WEST LOS ANGELES FARMER'S MARKET! Farmers Market
2008 Fall Concert Series Band Lineup
Sunday, September 21, 2008 This concert is over!
Armando Compean and Texas Brown
TEXAS BROWN - Blues Band
For those of you to whom categories are important, and for those of you to whom variety of style and influence is a blessing, Armando Compean and Texas Brown have a tune to play and a song to sing. As a matter of fact, the Texas-born, Houston-raised bass player/singer has a long list of songs to play and sing – songs ranging from driving Texas shuffle blues to tunes flavored with jazzy horn arrangements and Latin rhythm. Armando, who has a clear understanding of blues and jazz roots, is able and willing to blend the two with natural conviction.
Raised in a musical family as the youngest of ten, he was exposed to classical music, jazz and romantic Latin boleros. His father was a violinist/bassist and set the musical tone and standard for the entire family.
In addition to the musical influence at home, Armando gravitated naturally towards the local blues and jazz talent in the City of Houston, playing in some of the same clubs and backing such artists as Bobby "Blue" Bland, Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland, Little Junior Parker, Archie Bell and the Drells, to name a few. It helped mold the sound that is Texas Brown. We think you will enjoy this music and its soul-healing sensation.

Texas Brown welcomes you to the Soul Zone

 
Sunday, September 28, 2008 This concert is over!
Orange Colored Sky

ORANGE COLORED SKY

ORANGE COLORED SKY is rockin', performing clasic "feel-good" surf and rock music. SKY's 'Beach Boys Tribute' continues to win new fans of all ages, and SKY is known to Southern California sports fans for their unique, a cappella performances of the "Star–Spangled Banner” for the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center and for the Mighty Ducks at Arrowhead Pond.

ORANGE COLORED SKY appears with Jay Black (of Jay and the Americans) in Billy Crystal's "My Giant," and can be seen and heard in the Acadamy Award-nominated film "Ghost World" starring Steve Buscemi and Thora Birch.

ORANGE COLORED SKY will perform this Sunday, September 28, 2008, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (2 sets).

COMING UP THIS WEEK:
Sunday, October 05, 2008
 
Susie Hansen Latin Band
SUSIE HANSEN LATIN BAND
Electric violinist Susie Hansen plays fiery Latin Jazz and Salsa, creating music that brings audiences to their feet, dancing in the aisles. Susie and her Los Angeles-based band have been acclaimed by many critics, such as Phil Elwood from the San Francisco Examiner who describes them this way: "It's a sizzling, swinging Salsa band. Hansen can solo as if her bow was afire. The whole room was jumpin' for joy."

Susie Hansen is a recording artist on Jazz Caliente Records with two releases, her current CD, The Salsa Never Ends and her debut CD, Solo Flight. Susie plays the electric 5-string Zeta violin. She has been getting extensive airplay across the United States and in Europe, South America, and Asia, and two singles from the current CD charted well with radio and club DJs for over a year.

Sunday, October 12, 2008  
Pete Jacobs Band
THE PETE JACOBS BAND - 10 Piece Swing and Motown Band
And so begins another evening with Pete Jacobs and his 10-piece Band. Interspersing the hits of Swing and Motown, a nd with their young female vocalists, a hot, driving rhythm section, and horn section, the band is both full and energetic!

Dancing is what it's all about! Few bandleaders understand - and can deliver - what dancers want better than Jacobs. " It doesn't matter how great the musicianship of the band is if you can't dance to it." And the people who flock to every music venue they can find overwhelmingly agree!

Pete Jacobs makes his home in Irvine, California and makes his living as a professional musician, songwriter, and record producer.

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