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Donte’s
''Donte's'' was a jazz club and diner and cocktail bar at 4269 Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, to the north of Universal Studios. One of the West Coast's best known jazz clubs in the 1970s and 1980s, it opened in 1966 and closed in 1988. History Donte's was established in 1966. Early performers included Woody Herman, Dizzy Gillespie, Mercer Ellington and Count Basie, and Buddy Rich, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Gerald Wilson, Don Piestrup, Don Menza and Bill Holman all brought their bands to the club. Jazz guitarists Joe Pass and Larry Carlton became regular performers. Pass would play on Monday evenings, which was "Guitar Night", organized by studio guitarist Jack Marshall. Art Pepper would perform on New Year's Eve. Clint Eastwood and Frank Sinatra frequently visited the club. Guitarist Lenny Breau was giving weekly seminars at the club before his death in 1984. In December 1987, saxophonist Warne Marsh collapsed and died of a heart attack while performing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lankershim Boulevard
Lankershim Boulevard is a major north-south arterial road the runs for in the eastern San Fernando Valley in the Los Angeles, California. Geography Lankershim Boulevard's northern terminus is at San Fernando Road in Sun Valley, Los Angeles, Sun Valley. South of Sun Valley, Lankershim runs through North Hollywood (including the NoHo Arts District, Toluca Lake, and ends south of Ventura Boulevard at Fredonia Drive in Studio City. Lankershim also marks the east-west border between Los Angeles and Universal City, California, Universal City in Studio City. Lankershim crosses and intersects with Interstate 5 in California, Interstate 5, Ventura Freeway#California State Route 134, State Route 134, and U.S. Route 101 in California, US Route 101. South of a five-way intersection at Victory Boulevard (Los Angeles), Victory Boulevard, Lankershim runs diagonally to the southeast, creating two six-way intersections, the first at Burbank Boulevard and Tujunga Avenue, and the second at V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PIC 0685-Edit-2
PIC or pic may refer to: Places * Penbay International Circuit, or PIC, a motor track circuit in Pingtung County, Taiwan * Pic River, in Ontario, Canada * Picayune (Amtrak station) (Amtrak station code PIC), Mississippi, United States * Pic, abbreviation for Pictor, a southern constellation * Pacific island countries People * Anna Pic (born 1978), French politician * Anne-Sophie Pic (born 1969), French cook * Charles Pic (born 1990), French Formula One driver * Maurice Pic (1866–1957), French entomologist * Tina Pic (born 1966), American racing cyclist Enterprises and organizations * PIC, a mark used by the former Phoenix Iron Company * Pickleball International Committee, a governing body for the sport of pickleball * Poison information center, a medical facility * Public Investment Corporation, a South African state-owned asset management firm Government and politics * Palestinian Information Center, a news website * Partido Independiente de Color, a former Cuban politic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Pass
Joe Pass (born Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalacqua; January 13, 1929 – May 23, 1994) was an American jazz guitarist. Although Pass recorded and performed live with pianist Oscar Peterson, composer Duke Ellington, and vocalist Ella Fitzgerald, he is generally esteemed as one of the most notable jazz guitarists of the 20th century for his solo guitar playing, found on recordings such as ''Virtuoso''. Early life Pass was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on January 13, 1929. His father, Mariano Passalacqua, was a steel-mill worker who was born in Sicily. The family later moved to Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Although it is commonly believed that Pass became interested playing guitar after seeing Gene Autry perform in the Western film '' Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride'' (an account that had been given by Pass himself), Pass later stated he did not remember who or what inspired him to pursue music. Pass received his first guitar and started creating music when at age 9. Pass stated his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live At Donte's (Lenny Breau Album)
''Live at Donte's'' is a live album by Canadian jazz guitarist Lenny Breau that was recorded in 1969 and released in 2000. Reception Music critic Stephen Howell was critical of the poor recording and production in his review for Allmusic AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Mus .... Of the performance, he wrote the release "does showcase Breau's ability to make one guitar sound like two, due to his mix of classical, country, flamenco, and jazz roots that he incorporates into his fingerpicking style... If you're looking to purchase a live CD of Breau, however, it is recommended that you pick up '' The Velvet Touch of Lenny Breau'', which has much better production." Track listing #"Too Close for Comfort (1956 song), Too Close for Comfort" (Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, Larr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
