Tonight and Sunday, Two More Nights at Pearl's!

Thank you to all of you who came out last night! We are having so much
fun at Pearl's, a jewel of a listening room that's dedicated to the
sweet sounds of jazz! If you haven't yet, won't you join the party?

The Alexa Weber Morales Band is at Pearl's February 8th through
Sunday, February 10th (ticket details below). We're emphasizing
Brazilian repertoire, with songs by Edu Lobo ("Ave Rara," "Ponteio"),
Guinga ("Orassamba") and Ivan Lins ("Sambadouro," "Lua Soberana").

I've also got some new originals for you ("Into the
Stratosphere" and "Let's Not Ruin This Affair"). Both of 'em really
cooked last night! And Murray Low played a luscious interpretation of
my paean to motherhood, "You Cry, I Dry Your Tears." Frank Martin
recorded it on my album, so this was the first time I heard Murray's
take on it. Amazing!

We've got "Morning" and "Calling You" with accomplished singers Bryan
Dyer, Zareen, and David Chaidez. We're joined by Murray Low, piano;
Scott Thompson, bass; David Flores, drums; and Emiliano Benevides,
percussion.

Last night I couldn't resist dancing through the audience to that
irrepressible Brazilian groove driven by Emiliano and Scott, since
they both have so much experience in the genre (Scott's mom is sax
player Mary Fettig, who toured with Stan Kenton, Toninho Horta and
Flora and Airto, and Scott has already shared stages with Chico
Pinheiro, Guinga, Jovino Santos Neto and others).

At Pearl's, named one of the top 100 jazz clubs in the world by
DownBeat magazine, there are two shows: 8:00 ($20) and 10:00 pm
($20).

Doors open 30 minutes prior to each show. Jazz at Pearl's is located
at 256 Columbus Avenue (at Pacific), San Francisco. For ticket
information, call 415-291-8255 or log on to www.jazzatpearls.com.