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Grand Star Jazz Club + Cafemode present
MAY 22, 2014 9:30pm – midnight
THE DECISIVE INSTANT / SUN RA CENTENNIAL CONCERT
943 N. Broadway [Chinatown] Los Angeles, CA 90012

THE DECISIVE INSTANT

CO-DIRECTORS: David Martinelli, Jeff Schwartz, & Charles Sharp

WOODWINDS: David Adler, Steve Bowie, Ken Luey, Charles Sharp, Alexander Vogel
TRUMPET: Bruce Friedman, Chris Schell, Dawn Webster, Dave Williams
TROMBONE: Ed Weiss
TUBA: William Roper
GUITAR: Jonathon Grasse & Angelo Metz
BASS: Jeff Schwartz
KEYBOARDS: Scott Dibble
PERCUSSION: Alan Cook, David Martinelli, Jonathon Saxon, Tom Steck
Special guest: Cheryl Banks-Smith (dancer/vocalist formerly with the Sun Ra Arkestra)

curated by Kio Griffith

$10 donation | first come first serve | arrive early

GRAND STAR JAZZ CLUB
943 N. Broadway [CHINATOWN] Los Angeles, CA 90012

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Our book is all Sun Ra compositions in new arrangements, including rarely performed pieces from “Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy” and “Lanquidity.”

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Grand Star Jazz Club website

2. Balconi Coffee. Exceptional coffee is like a 3D Magic Eye print: it might take a while to focus and see everything you are meant to see, but the effort is worth it. Few shops are better at focusing your sights than Balconi Coffee. Two years after its original location nearby closed, Balconi reopened this year. Using beans from local roasters like Cafecito Organico, the shop makes incredibly flavorful coffee in its siphon filters. After you order, accept the barista’s offer to smell the freshly ground coffee before it’s brewed, so you’ll be primed for the first sip. If you let yourself get lost in the art of that cup, you’ll pick up at least one nuanced flavor – blueberries, maybe – and see a picture of coffee like you’ve rarely seen before. 11301 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, 310-906-0267.

http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/2011/11/top_5_precocious_coffee_shops.php?page=2

Balconi Coffee Company website