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This is a great gig. The band is really developing - on this gig we regularly get into "the zone," where we feel like something really special is happening with the music. The response of the staff and the clientele has been great.
The gig has been extended due to the response we've been getting and because the staff really digs the band.
I want to give special thanks here to Naso Eleftheriadis, owner of Nefeli Cafe (on Euclid Avenue by the UC Berkeley campus) and a waiter at Prima, for helping me get this gig. Naso used to own Odyssia in Berkeley, where I used to play with 3 Go T. Naso recommended us to Prima, and was invaluable in our landing this gig. Thanks, Naso! We wouldn't have the gig without you!
Greg Sankovich will be on piano and Kevin Mummey is on drums. Come check us out if you haven't heard us.
Lorna has played regularly at Cafe de la Presse over the years. It's the best place in town to get a copy of Paris-Match or other foreign magazines and have anything from a drink at the bar to a full meal in the restaurant part. There is also a cafe at the site. The joint is across the street from the French Consulate General.
Guitarist Robin Lewis and I will
be backing Lorna. Robin also plays in my band - we play well together.
Wednesday, Feb. 4, 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Kurt Ribak - original jazz
House of Shields
39 New Montgomery (South of Market,
between 2nd and 3rd
Streets)
San Francisco, CA
We're back at Shields. Shields is close to the Montgomery St. BART station and is right across from the Palace Hotel. This date will be a guitar trio featuring Robin Lewis on guitar and Randy Odell on drums. This is a new group - I haven't had a trio with guitar and drums before, although I've played a lot with both Randy and Robin.
Friday, Feb. 6, 7:00 to 10:00 PM
Kurt Ribak Trio - Original jazz
Prima Ristorante
http://www.primaristorante.com/
1522 N. Main Street, Walnut Creek,
CA
Every Friday, 7:00 PM to 10:00
PM
All ages
The gig has been extended due to
the response we've been getting and because the staff really digs the band.
Greg Sankovich will be on piano, and Kevin Mummey will be on drums.
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Lorna K and the Lorna K Kombeau
- vocal jazz
House of Shields
39 New Montgomery
(South of Market, between 2nd and
3rd Streets)
San Francisco, CA
no cover
21 and over
House of Shields has re-re-opened,
and Lorna K is back. This is a lovely
old bar and grill, founded 1908.
Wednesday, Feb. 11, 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Kurt Ribak - original jazz
House of Shields
39 New Montgomery (South of Market,
between 2nd and 3rd
Streets)
San Francisco, CA
We're back at Shields. Shields
is close to the Montgomery St. BART station and is right across from the
Palace Hotel. This date will be a trio featuring Robin Lewis on guitar
and Hal Richards on woodwinds.
Friday, Feb. 13, 7:00 to 10:00 PM
Kurt Ribak Trio - Original jazz
Prima Ristorante
http://www.primaristorante.com/
1522 N. Main Street, Walnut Creek,
CA
Every Friday, 7:00 PM to 10:00
PM
All ages
This is a great gig. The band is really developing - on this gig we regularly get into "the zone," where we feel like something really special is happening with the music. The response of the staff and the clientele has been great.
The gig has been extended due to
the response we've been getting and because the staff really digs the band.
Greg Sankovich is on piano, with the formidable Kevin Mummey on drums. Lincoln Adler will be our guest. Lincoln is a really fine saxophonist - come check him out.
Saturday, February 14, 9 PM to midnight
Kurt Ribak - Original jazz
Jupiter
2181 Shattuck Avenue (at Center Street), Berkeley,
across from the Berkeley main BART station
510-THE-TAPS for directions
510-THE-ROCK for information on music and specials
http://www.jupiterbeer.com
No cover
21 and over
This is always a fun gig. Jupiter
is a very popular place - they've got an
excellent beer selection, food,
a patio area, and lots of attractive
twentysomethings. It's near the
UC campus and is easily accessible by
BART. This will be a trio date
with Tim Solook on drums. We'll be playing
indoors as it's winter. Have
some beer and food, people watch or hang out
with friends, and listen to us
play. We'll do a few more ballads and the like
in honor of Valentine's Day.
Thursday, Feb. 19, 7:00 to 10:00 PM
Lorna K (jazz vocals and French
songs)
Cafe de la Presse
352 Bush near Grant Ave.
San Francisco, CA
415-398-2680
All ages
no cover
http://www.themenupage.com/cafedelapresse.html
http://www.cafedelapresse.com
Come by after work, have dinner
or drinks and hear us play. You can pick up a magazine at the adjoining
international newsstand.
Friday, Feb. 20, 7:00 to 10:00 PM
Kurt Ribak Trio - Original jazz
Prima Ristorante
http://www.primaristorante.com/
1522 N. Main Street, Walnut Creek,
CA
Every Friday, 7:00 PM to 10:00
PM
All ages
This is a great gig. The band is really developing - on this gig we regularly get into "the zone," where we feel like something really special is happening with the music. The response of the staff and the clientele has been great. The gig has been extended due to the response we've been getting and because the staff really digs the band.
Greg Sankovich will be back on piano,
with Kevin Mummey on drums. If you haven't heard us yet as a piano trio,
you really ought to come check us out.
Saturday, Feb. 21, 8:00 to 11:00 PM
Kurt Ribak Band - Original jazz
George Kaye's
4044 Broadway - Broadway at 41st
Oakland, CA
510-547-9374
8 PM to 11 PM
21 and over - no cover
This is a really cool dive bar in
Oakland.
Owner/bartender/scholar/pilot/bon
vivant David Biddle will be presiding.
The regulars include doctors, nurses,
lawyers, musicians, graduate students,
dancers, artists, street people,
cab drivers, and mechanics. You may also see dogs
wandering about. Some of the artists
are very good indeed, by the way,
although the quality of art on
display varies. It's the kind of bar where you
go for more than just drinks -
I've bought Christmas trees there, borrowed
books, bought pieces of art from
the creators and made new
friends, as well as purchased a
steady supply of scotch. Heck, it's such a
good bar that non-smokers and even
non-drinkers hang out there because
it's a real neighborhood bar with
a lot of interesting regulars.
Please note - this is an owner-operated
bar that allows smoking. It is the
only place I play that allows smoking.
If you want a drink and a smoke, this
is your place. If you really don't
want to be around that, then please come
to one of my other gigs instead.
If you want to be at a good old-fashioned
lively bar, this is the place. I was
there one night and the bar was
on fire and a young woman did a dance on
the bar and an unsolicited lapdance
for a patron. So it's that kind of place.
At least, it can be. The band will
be Hal Richards on woodwinds, me
(Kurt Ribak, the guy in the picture
at the top of this page),
Saul Kaye on guitar, Johannes Mager
on trombone, and Randy Odell on drums.
The full quintet will be present
- the first time in a while.
photo credit - Felicity O'Meara
Wednesday, Feb. 25, 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Kurt Ribak - original jazz
House of Shields
39 New Montgomery (South of Market,
between 2nd and 3rd
Streets)
San Francisco, CA
We're back at Shields. Shields
is close to the Montgomery St. BART station and is right across from the
Palace Hotel. This date will be a trio featuring Robin Lewis on guitar
and Hal Richards on woodwinds.
Friday, Feb. 27, 7:00 to 10:00 PM
Kurt Ribak Trio - Original jazz
Prima Ristorante
http://www.primaristorante.com/
1522 N. Main Street, Walnut Creek,
CA
Every Friday, 7:00 PM to 10:00
PM
All ages
This is a great gig. The band is really developing - on this gig we regularly get into "the zone," where we feel like something really special is happening with the music. The response of the staff and the clientele has been great. The gig has been extended due to the response we've been getting and because the staff really digs the band.
Greg Sankovich will be back on piano,
with Kevin Mummey on drums. If you haven't heard us yet as a piano trio,
you really ought to come check us out.
Saturday, Feb. 28, 9:30 PM to 12:30 AM
Kurt Ribak Quintet- original jazz
The Albatross
1822 San Pablo Avenue (two blocks
north of University, west
side of the street)
Berkeley, CA 94710
510-843-2473 (510-THE-BIRD)
http://www.albatrosspub.com/
21 and over
$3.00 Cover charge
The Albatross (aka The Bird) has
been around since 1964.
Current owners Wendy Halambeck
and Linda Yee did a
wonderful job of revitalizing the
place without losing the charm it had.
There are lots of board games available,
lots of room for darts,
a nice fireplace in the back, and
food. It's a very friendly comfortable place.
They now have a hard liquor license,
so it is a great place to have a
single malt scotch or the like.
This will feature the full quintet
of Hal Richards on woodwinds
(including saxes, clarinet, and
flute), Johannes Mager on trombone,
Saul Kaye on guitar, Randy Odell
on drums, and will definitely include
me on bass. So after a hiatus
the quintet will play twice in two weeks!
There's a good description of the
Albatross at
http://celebrator.com/9906/albatross.html
Thanks, and please feel free to say hi if you come to a gig!
You can check out mp3s of my music
at http://www.ribak.com/mp3s.html
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