SPEAKEASY MONDAYS - Gus KAMBEITZ TRIOMondays, July 26 & August 9 @
7:30pm
Tabard Theatre and The Nineteen Jazz orchestra present “Speakeasy
Mondays” a swinging evening of all your favorite jazz standards.
Featuring Gus Kambeitz on bass, Kirk Tamura on keys, and a guest
percussionist to be announced. The all-acoustic trio will focus on
“The Great American Songbook” —the period of music spanning from
1920s to 1960s that encompasses the songwriting of Cole Porter, Irving
Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin, and so many more. These beloved songs
are woven into the fabric of the American consciousness, having been
recorded countless times by the great jazz vocalists of the 20th and
21st century—icons such as Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Ella
Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, Harry Connick Jr. and Michael
Bublé to name just a few.
Gus Kambeitz is a graduate of Andrew Hill High School in 1981, Gus
earned his BA in Jazz performance from San Jose State University in
1989 and his MA in jazz composition from Washington State University
in 2001. He is currently the director of Jazz Studies at West Valley
College in Saratoga, California. Prior to his current appointment, Gus
was a full-time faculty member at Washington State University teaching
bass, rock history, music education, electronic music and vocal jazz
ensemble. While on the faculty at Washington State, he performed
throughout the northwest with Crosscurrent and Jazz Northwest. Gus is
an active adjudicator/ clinician and has worked for the Gene Harris
Jazz Festival, the Santa Cruz Jazz Festival, the Cuesta College Jazz
Festival, the Kelowna B.C, Jazz Festival, the Lionel Hampton Jazz
Festival, and the Diablo Valley College Jazz Festival. As a bassist
Gus has performed with Beach Blanket Babylon, Princess Cruises, Jazz
Northwest, Theaterworks, Kings Entertainment, Sylvia Cuenca, The Mod
Squad and many others. Walrus Music Inc., and Sound Music Publications
publish his original compositions and arrangements.
Kirk Tamura is an active performer and accompanist of jazz piano.
Pre-Covid he could be heard leading his trio at the Los Altos Grill,
appearing at “A Perfect Finish” in downtown San Jose, and playing
piano for San Jose First United Methodist Church. He has been a
teacher at The Music School in Sunnyvale for the last twelve years. He
also holds a BA in Music from San Jose State University.
Vax up or Mask Up - Beginning August 1, we will be allowing patrons in
the theatre regardless of vaccination status. The State of California
currently requires unvaccinated individuals to wear a face covering
indoors. We will be checking proof of vaccination at the door and
requesting those who are not yet fully vaccinated to remain in mask
for the show.
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