Blues Beat: Venues are opening, but be sure to call ahead
Domenic Forcella
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Friday, Jake Kulak and the LowDown are at Notch 8.Domenic Forcella / Contributed photo
One thing Blues Beat learned from last week is that bookings are often in flux. It would be wise to call the venue and confirm the show and time.
A big show this week is Gov t Mule is at the Westville Music Bowl (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) for three socially-distanced live shows, part of Twilight Concerts Under The Stars. It is best to confirm the show as the first two are listed as “sold out.” Tickets at www.westvillemusicbowl.com
Yoshi Kato February 11, 2021Updated: February 15, 2021, 8:20 am
Piedmont Piano Co. in Oakland hosts a twice-weekly concert program that launched in the midst of the pandemic. Photo: Piedmont Piano Co.
On the first Thursday of January, viewers from as far away as Brazil, Norway and the Netherlands streamed a live jazz concert from Uptown Oakland. Swedish vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Gunhild Carling, a current South Bay resident, was leading her sextet on the Piedmont Piano Co. bandstand as audience members online commented in the chat box.
Toward the end of an energetic performance, Carling reminded the virtual audience, “If you like this music, don’t forget to tip the band. And we appreciate gifts, love letters … with lipstick traces,” she joked, referencing the jazz standard “These Foolish Things.”