|
By Lookout Staff
August 17 -- Nate
Birkey -- Southern California’s
“man with the horn”
-- will bring his cool jazz
sounds to the City Hall lawn
during a free concert Sunday
evening.
Drawing from a wealth of jazz
and blues traditions and using
familiar elements from contemporary
rock, pop, and world music,
Birkey’s sound has been
praised by critics as “pure
and true.”
A member of the jazz “cool
school” Birkey uses his
soft tenor voice and his longing
trumpet tones to display a vast
knowledge of the Great American
Songbook and showcase his arresting
original melodies, according
to a statement issued by the
City’s Cultural Affairs
Division.
“’If you’re
in the mood for music and love,”
you’re sure to be found
stretched out on the lush lawn
in front of City Hall enjoying
the dulcimer notes of Birkey’s
band as they float across the
refreshing breezes from the
bay, City officials wrote.
“With his signature open
white shirt and coat silhouetted
against the western sky, Birkey
will hypnotize the crowd which
is building strongly every week
as more and more locals discover
this exciting new music series.”
The free concert will take
place on the front lawn of Santa
Monica City Hall from 5 to 7
p.m. Sunday.
Free parking is available after
4 p.m. at the Santa Monica Civic
Auditorium at 1855 Main Street
and on the streets surrounding
City Hall. And you can support
the Virginia Avenue Park Teen
Center by buying water, soft drinks
and other treats from our local
teens. Jazz on the Lawn is produced
by the City of Santa Monica Cultural
Affairs Division.
| 
