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TONITE & TOMORROW, DEC 4 & 5, 8:30P-1A $10CALL 714-871-8800 TO RSVP!
JIM HERSHMAN/JEFF HAMILTON/BILL CUNLIFFE
"PARTNERS IN CRIME"
Steamers Jazz Club and Cafe
138 W. Commonwealth Ave
Fullerton, CA 92832
714-871-8800
Jim Hershman's text about this project:
"Welcome! I am very excited about this project because I get to share the bill with two of my favorite musicians, Bill Cunliffe and Jeff Hamilton. For over ten years I had the honor of s.haring rhythm section duties with these fine gentlemen as part of the acclaimed Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. Over the years the fun and joy of music making only got better, and we got to know each other's styles of playing on an intimate level.
Some years ago, Bill mentioned his interest in the Hammond B-3 organ and after a few initial performances the idea for this project began to germinate. It was hard to coordinate everyone in one city for rehearsals, however fax machines were always available for swapping tune ideas and arrangements back and forth. We decided that the bulk of the material should be our own compositions and added several standard tunes that we love to play on to the mix.
After much calendar consultation we found a block of days where we would all be in Los Angeles at the same time. Rehearsals were short, easy and full of laughter. Bill and I came in with arrangements and tunes. Jeff immediately put his personal stamp on the project with a lot of great ideas and in no time at all we had fifteen tunes ready to go.
We recorded this project in one day with all of us in one room for optimal listening and communication. Most of the tunes were done in one or two takes with no overdubbing or "fixing." There was little need to discuss the music. We simply played and let the interaction of the moment dictate the direction for us.
After much listening and discussion of various takes over several months, we settled on what we felt were the best twelve tunes we had. Kudos goes to our good friend Maurice Gainen for his great ears and fantastic work in the mastering process. He truly brought the sound quality up to an outstanding level.
Bill Cunliffe's mastery of the organ is apparent from the very first note and Jeff Hamilton proves yet again why he is one of the most sought after drummers working today. Rather than talk about the music itself, I'll simply invite you to take a listen and join us on our journey through this set."
JIM HERSHMAN'S "DECEMBER IN CALIFORNIA" GIGS
Dec 4th and 5th, 8pm and 10pm
"Partners in Crime" Organ Trio w/
Bill Cunliffe-organ and Jeff Hamilton-drums
Steamers Jazz Club, Fullerton
Dec. 6th, 2pm
"Partners in Crime" Organ Trio w/
Bill Cunliffe-organ and Jeff Hamilton-drums
Jazz at the "A" Frame SOLD OUT!
Dec. 7th, 8pm
Guitar-Piano Duo w/ Bill Cunliffe
South Pasadena Music Center
Dec. 8th, 8pm to 12pm
Trio w/ Chistoph Luty-bass and Dean Koba-drums
Spazio Restaurant in Sherman Oaks
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UPCOMING @ STEAMERS!
DEC 5 JIM HERSHMAN/JEFF HAMILTON/BILL CUNLIFFE
DEC 6-KEVIN KANNER'S STEAMERS JAZZ JAM
DEC 7- THE CHUCK TUMLINSON BIG BAND
DEC 8- THE CAL STATE FULLERTON JAZZ BANDS
DEC 9-AMI MOLINELLI AND THE BRAZILIAN JAZZ COLLECTIVE
DEC 10- HART AND SOUL W LLEW MATTHEWS/JENNIFER HART
DEC 11- THE TAMIR HENDELMAN TRIO
DEC 12- THE FRANK CANO LATIN JAZZ BAND
DEC 13- THE GRAMMY AWARD WINNING PONCHO SANCHEZ!
DEC 14- BILL STROUT'S BIG BAND 2000
DEC 15-THE CHRIS WILLIAMS SEXTET W/ EDMUND VELASCO
DEC 16- BRUCE BABAD AND FULLERTON COLLEGE JAZZ BANDS
DEC 17-EVAN STONE & THE TRANSLUCENT HAM SANDWICH BAND
DEC 18- BARBARA MORRISON
DEC 19- THE FRANCISCO AGUABELLA LATIN JAZZ BAND
DEC 20- THE GERALD CLAYTON TRIO
DEC 21- ROGER WOOD'S BIG NOYZ BIG BAND
DEC 22- PETER BUCK AND " BUCK'S VIBE"
DEC 23- ELAINE MILES
DEC 24- NO JAZZ - OPEN FOR FOOD UNTIL 6P
DEC 25- NO JAZZ- MERRY CHRISTMAS!
DEC 26- THE JENNIFER YORK QUARTET
DEC 27-KEVIN KANNER'S STEAMERS JAZZ JAM
DEC 28-THE MARK HIX BIG BAND
DEC 29- DEWEY ERNEY WITH THE RON ESCHETE TRIO
DEC 30-THE ANDY WADDELL QUINTET
DEC 31- LITTLE CHRIS AND THE NIGHTCRAWLERS
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