San Francisco Bourbon Kings http://www.sfbourbonkings.com Laissez le Bon temp rouler Wed, 05 May 2010 20:38:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 6/4 – SF Bourbon Kings play Summertini 2010 http://www.sfbourbonkings.com/archives/206 http://www.sfbourbonkings.com/archives/206#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 20:38:33 +0000 admin http://www.sfbourbonkings.com/?p=206 Please help us support the homeless and formerly homeless students in our culinary training program by joining us at SummerTini, our 6th annual fundraiser for the CHEFS program and Skills Center.

The evening will include hors d’oeuvres from 20 of the Bay Area’s top restaurants, infused martinis, live jazz by the San Francisco Bourbon Kings, and dazzling silent and live auctions.

All proceeds go to help cover the costs of books, educational supplies, uniforms, kitchen equipment, food, and counseling. Collectively CHEFS and the Skills Center benefit over 1,000 homeless individuals annually.

Complete information at:
http://www.ecs-sf.org/events/summertini.html

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]]> http://www.sfbourbonkings.com/archives/206/feed 0 SFBK @ Amnesia on 6/20 http://www.sfbourbonkings.com/archives/149 http://www.sfbourbonkings.com/archives/149#comments Sat, 24 Apr 2010 06:19:16 +0000 admin http://www.sfbourbonkings.com/?p=149 What’s your Pops want more than anything else on Father’s Day? That’s right, some POPS!! We’ll be playing a special show full of Pop’s songs (for those who ain’t hip enough, Pops is Louis Armstrong – now ya know nah!). We’ll post an update when we find out who we’ll be playing with. But fear not, the SF Bourbon Kings will be laying it down. Props for Pops on Father’s day everybody.

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Who dat? SFBK!

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]]> http://www.sfbourbonkings.com/archives/191/feed 0 SF Bourbon Kings and Rob Barics presents “New Orleans Jazz and Music Recommended Listening – March 2010″ http://www.sfbourbonkings.com/archives/180 http://www.sfbourbonkings.com/archives/180#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 05:10:09 +0000 admin http://www.sfbourbonkings.com/?p=180 Whazzup folks! New Orleans music. There’s a WHOLE lot of it. So let’s just start with some basics here and get you primed with the legends. We’ll be hitting the old time jazz, the modern NOLA jazz, the brass bands, the jazz revival, the funk, the R&B,…New Orleans….it’s everything. For this first installment I’m touching upon just a few of the New Orleans heavy weights and virtuosos that you’ve all no doubt heard of from history books, the radio and perhaps your folks. Don’t count on a history lesson here folks. This is simply for your listening pleasure.

  1. Jelly Roll Morton

    Album: Jelly Roll Morton: 1926-1930

    Box set. Pretty much the way you wanna go if you’re checking out someone like Jelly Roll Morton. This one’s got all the hits and lays out who this dude was all about. Jelly Roll is the original gangster pimp and he lived the life. He made claims that were seemingly outrageous, but he also lived at a time when the music industry was young and the musicians were vulnerable to the cats in the business suits. He got screwed big time, but his music stands the test of time as does the legend he created. Check out “The Pearls”, “The Chant”, “Dead Man Blues”, “Sidewalk Blues”, “Jungle Blues”, “Shreveport Stomp”, “Doctor Jazz”, “Winin’ Boy Blues”, “Sweet Substitute”,…the list is huge, just like his Jelly Roll.

    Youtube:
    Original Jelly Roll Blues
    Dead Man Blues
    Wolverine Blues

  2. Sidney Bechet

    Album: The Best of Sidney Bechet

    Yes, a “best of” record. Usually I hate “best of” offerings. However, this one’s got a couple pivotal recordings that forever changed the way I heard the clarinet and jazz/blues music. Check out “Blue Horizon” and “Summertime”, pristine and simplistic takes on what all music is about. Sidney was doing it perhaps before anyone. I preferred his clarinet to his soprano saxophone, for which he’s mostly know. He played the “albert’s system” clarinet which is somewhat unique to early New Orleans music and gets that deep dark sexy’ tone that cats today find elusive and alluring,…mmmm yea. Sidney has a lotta corny stuff out there, so be forewarned that a lot of his later stuff is somewhat questionable in my thinkings. Be sure to check out the youtube down there of Texas Moaner Blues – Louis Armstrong & Sidney Bechet on there – oh my…..that’s the Clarence Williams’ Blue Five, check that out too folks.

    Youtube:
    Blue Horizon
    Summertime
    Texas Moaner blues

  3. King Oliver

    Album: King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band: The Complete Set

    If you’re going to deal with King Oliver, get the “complete set”, because that’s pretty much it, everything you need, right there. Louis Armstrong’s first real deal. King Oliver and Louis Armstrong, two trumpet band, tight ass breaks and improvisation. The band is amazing. The recordings are lacking due to the recording technology of the day, y’no, early 20’s – didn’t exactly have ProTools n junk back then. Some folks tend to think that the bands of that era didnt use string bass and those folks are morons. Those cats used whatever they could get their hands on, string bass, tuba, bass saxophone, gut bucket, whatever. Imagine this band with a big booming thumping bass and Baby Dodds goin’ hog wild on his junk. Dayam. Only thing I can’t stand about these recordings is Johnny Dodds. One of the most overrated musicians of all time. Check out the blues and the arrangements. Some soulful junk they’re putting out there folks.

    Youtube:
    Riverside Blues
    Canal Street Blues

  4. Louis Armstrong

    Album: The Hot Fives and Sevens

    It’s all right here, Pops in all his glory. If you haven’t checked these out, you don’t know a dam thing about Pops. It needs no further explanation. If you don’t get it, you never will (talking to you trumpet playahs). Pops has a ton more stuff that I’ll bring up a little later on. But this will always be THE shit that defines Pops, as far as I’m concerned. The clarinet players largely sucked in these recordings as far as I’m concerned. Pops is the shit though…..listening to this stuff right now as I type all this junk out. Dam – check out Hotter Than That.

    Youtube:
    West End Blues
    Wild Man Blues
    Hotter Than That

Wrap Up

You do know this is not even scratching the surface here folks, but it’s a good start and a lotta stuff to wrap your heads around. I am neither historian or writer, but I love and dig this music. And that’s where I’m at. Where you at?

Be sure to check the San Francisco Bourbon Kings web site and/or the Facebook events page for our next gig!!

Next Posting: Brass Band

]]> http://www.sfbourbonkings.com/archives/180/feed 0 SFBK laying down the NOLA vibes at Red Poppy Art House – 7/16 http://www.sfbourbonkings.com/archives/156 http://www.sfbourbonkings.com/archives/156#comments Sun, 18 Apr 2010 06:30:31 +0000 admin http://www.sfbourbonkings.com/?p=156 Red Poppy Art House and the San Francisco Bourbon Kings are teaming up to bring some big easy to San Francisco. We will be cooking up some red beans & rice, cornbread and giving you all a taste of NOLA.

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]]> http://www.sfbourbonkings.com/archives/156/feed 0 MFT Salon with Jaz Sawyer & SF Bourbon Kings http://www.sfbourbonkings.com/archives/131 http://www.sfbourbonkings.com/archives/131#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2010 09:29:04 +0000 admin http://www.sfbourbonkings.com/?p=131 New Orleans is coming to San Francisco. Join us for an elegant evening celebrating the Big Easy and the rebirth of cool. Jaz Sawyer and the San Francisco Bourbon Kings will be headlining at the San Francisco Jazz Heritage Center’s Media and Education Center — located right next to Yoshi’s — on Saturday, April 17th. Come early to socialize, attend the first or second show, and then stay for the afterparty! This is exclusively for 80 of our closest friends. There will also be a special guest making an appearance. Proceeds go towards Music For Tomorrow (MFT) to benefit jazz musicians and creative economy and rebuilding of New Orleans.

Jaz Sawyer And The San Francisco Bourbon KINGS
7:00-11:00pm – Socializing | Gallery
8:00pm – First Show | Concert Hall
9:30pm – Second Show | Concert Hall
11:00pm – Afterparty | TBA
Cocktail attire + sponsored food and wine
Hosts: Grady Hannah, Mia Victoriazza, Adam Starr, Vivek Sodera, Wes Watkins

About Jaz Sawyer

Having played with Wynton Marsalis, George Benson, Phil
Lesh & Friends, Abbey Lincoln, the SF Symphony, the Lincoln Center
Jazz Orchestra, Irvin Mayfield, Aaron Neville, Ellis Marsalis, &
Kermit Ruffins, Sawyer is an unabashed virtuoso on and off the stage;
besides trading fours with jazz luminaries he has worked tirelessly to
improve youth music education in communities across the country.

About Music For Tomorrow

Music for Tomorrow (MFT) is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity organization that seeks to save the jazz music of today for the world of tomorrow. We do this in two ways: first, by supporting the jazz creative economy through grants, programs, and ventures; second, by growing the audience for jazz through traditional and social media, which in turns supports the jazz creative economy. We provide musicians with working opportunities, produce music events, grow jazz audiences, connect listeners and musicians through social media, and distribute funds to programs that aid jazz and jazz musicians.

]]> http://www.sfbourbonkings.com/archives/131/feed 0 Welcome to the SF Bourbon Kings Web Site. Who dat? http://www.sfbourbonkings.com/archives/16 http://www.sfbourbonkings.com/archives/16#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:59:41 +0000 admin http://www.sfbourbonkings.com/?p=16 Who Dat? SFBK!!!!!

Founded in the fall of 2009, the co-led San Francisco Bourbon Kings was created for only one reason, to have a good time! The music of SFBK includes originals, traditional and classic New Orleans with most of its members having lived, performed and recorded with some of its’ hometown Masters. Our interpretation is not to recreate New Orleans music but rather embody the spirit, swing and grooves that make you shake your whole body. New Orleans is the foundation for all of American music. Come dance, sing and party with the Kings.

The band features the uniquely diverse talents of Jaz Sawyer (drums), Rob Barics (reeds), Mike Olmos (trumpet), Mike Irwin Johnson (banjo/guitar), Dayna Stephens (bass) and Danny Grewen (trombone).

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