Waberi Jordan is a vocalist and songwriter whose signature is rooted in the Leimert Park Jazz Community of Los Angeles. Raised on a steady diet of straight-ahead jazz, at a time when R&B dominated the airwaves, Waberi’s sound bridges two pivotal eras of artistic expression. Waberi studied and played with Horace Tapscott along with The [...]

Raised in Connecticut, Evan Wood has been playing drums since a year old. His passion for music began at a young age through playing music with his dad, a rock guitar player. With his roots in groove-based music, Evan spent his time listening to music and playing along to recordings. This self-taught approach was important [...]

Waberi Jordan is a pioneer of the local scene, blending jazz, underground, and mainstream influences into a unique sound. She will be joined on this evening by drummer Scott Kessel and saxophonist/flautist Ron Acosta.

The music that they play is often called "Classic Jazz"; mostly popular tunes from the first half of the 20th century with liberal doses of blues and ragtime. Some call it "Dixieland", or "Hot Jazz", or "New Orleans Style". Their inspirations include King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, Turk Murphy's Jazz band, the South Frisco Jazz [...]

Shane Allessio plays hard hitting, heavy swinging, modern original jazz. Drawing from Mingus, George Russell, Stan Kenton, etc, boundaries are pushed while a respect for swing and the jazz tradition is upheld. Screaming crashing dissonances, virtuosic bowed bass solos and foot stomping grooves are to be expected at every show.