Posts Tagged ‘music’

Jazz Artist Olga Salvatore and Guitarist/Bassist Greg Shirley present a wonderful mix of Jazz performance, Poetry & Chat about the history of Jazz courtesy of F.O.L.K (Friends of the Libraries of Kona http://www.folkhawaii.com/) at the Kealakekua Public Library from 11AM to 12 Noon on Saturday July 31^st 2010.

Hawai’i is fortunate that Olga Salvatore decided to relocate from California to the Big Island a little over eight years ago, bringing her stirring vocal talents to the local Jazz scene as well as the Latin Music scene through her band Manzanero (www.manzaneroinhawaii.com), which performs primarily Latin dance music such as salsa, cumbia, cha cha cha, bolero, rumba, mariachi and more.  As a Jazz artist Olga Salvatore frequently duets with Greg Shirley, though with notice she can conjure up a seven piece band, together they dazzle Big Island audiences at events big & small.  Check out Olga Salvatore via http://www.olgasalvatore.com/.

“Things To Know About Jazz” is free and the public is strongly encouraged to attend, what can be better than an afternoon of Jazz at the delightful Kealakekua Public Library Saturday July 31^st 2010.

One of Hawai’i’s treasures The Royal Hawai’i’an Band and much of the traditional Hawai’i’an music that is enjoyed to this day owes a great debt of gratitude to a man who was born and raised in far away Pottsdam, Germany.  By request of King Kamehameha V, Heinirch Wilhelm Berger ventured to Hawai’i in 1872 to take charge of the Royal Hawai’i’an Band, after a brief return to Germany, Berger returned to Hawai’i and devoted the rest of his life to not only managing The Royal Hawai’i’an Band, but to preserving Hawai’i’an music, to compose music honoring Hawai’i, Henry Berger worked with King Kalakaua arranging the King’s composition that became the Kingdom and now the State anthem. Hawai’i Pono’i. Henry Berger became a Hawai’i’an citizen and friend to the royal family, encouraging their love of music, sharing their love of music, enchanted by Hawai’i’an music, which Henry felt was “hauntingly beautiful,” Berger was credited with preserving many songs, writing “down every single Hawaiian melody he heard, he arranged them for the Royal Hawaiian Band and published many of them.”

Due to the dedicated work of men such as Henry Berger, The Royal Hawai’i’an Band continues to thrive, kept alive by the love & dedication of generations, in return the Band blesses residents of Honolulu with numerous concerts throughout the year, here is there schedule for July 2010.

Fridays, July 2 & 9

12 noon, Iolani Palace

July 9 will feature

Na Kupuna O Waimanalo

Sundays, July 4 & 11

2:00 p.m., Kapiolani Bandstand

July 3, 12:00 noon

Mililani Town Center Gazebo

3:00, Kolololio Beach Park for Laie

Sunset on the Beach

July 5, 10:00 a.m.

Kailua 4th of July Parade along

Kainalu Drive

July 5, 5:30 pm

Korean War Memorial to commemorate

the Korean War Veterans,

Ewa lawn of the State Capitol

July 7, 9:00 am

Waikiki Community Center to

Celebrate the 4th of July

1:00 pm, Royal Hawaiian Center

Royal Grove

July 9, 6:00 pm

Kapolei Regional Park for the

West Oahu Family Festival

July 10, 11:15 am

Kapiolani Bandstand for the 9th

Annual Korean Festival

July 14, 2:00 pm

Ala Moana Centerstage

July 16, 12:00 pm

Queen’s Hospital front lawn to

celebrate Heritage Day

July 17, 5:00 pm

Ala Moana Park Magic Island for Relay for Life

July 2^nd 2010 from 5PM to 9PM Live from the Lawn of the Hawai’i State Art Museum enjoy the music of The Big Island of Hawai’i.  Three-time NāHōkū Hanohano Award-winner Kaumaka’iwa Kanaka’ole, delivers Oli (chants) and Mele (song) with precision & verve.

The incomparable Lorna Lim, North Kohala Native, a member of the dynamic Lim Family (a Hawaiian group consisting of Lorna Lim, Elmer “Sonny” Lim, Mary Ann Lim and Nani Lim Yap — splashed onto the Hawaiian music scene in the1980s) will perform accompanied by musician Wailau Ryder. Bo Lozoff a forty year veteran of the Hawai’i musical scene, a writer singer guitarist whose Human Kindness Foundation truly seeks to make a positive difference in the scheme of things, rounds out the list of entertainers.

Throughout the event the galleries of the Hawai’i State Art Museum will be open along with the museum shop. There is always onolicious food available at the Live from the Lawn Events:  Bombay India Restaurant, Le Crepe Café, Land of Organica and Kettle Corn Hawaii. Downtown @ the HiSAM, the restaurant located on the first floor of the museum, will be open for dinner from 5:30-9 p.m.

Live from the Lawn remains an incredible entertainment deal: FREE courtesy of the hard work by a stellar group headed up by Tim Bostock Productions (thanks Maya), the Friends of the Hawai’i State Art Museum and the Hawai’i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, with support from the LEF Foundation and DBEDT. The Hawai’i State Art Museum, 250 Hotel St. Admission is free. For more information, call 586-0900.

Everyone is invited to Honolulu’s premiere monthly art party at the Honolulu Academy of Arts Friday June 25^th 2010 beginning at 6PM with lots of fun stuff to do running to 9PM.  A group of energetic volunteers chaired by Lacy Matsumoto and Town’s Ed Kenney & Keoni Willing have made this event possible, an event that is the perfect way to start off an evening of club hopping and parties.

Bali is the focus of June’s Art After Dark, a way to honor the annual Balinese Kite Festival in July.  Check out the Banyan Courtyard to see some fantastic painted kites, while sampling the onolicious food at Town’s main food station.

Then from 6:30PM to 8:30PM venture over to the Luce Pavilion where there will an incredible array of Indonesian and Balinese masks which are not only on display but there will be masks you can try on, under the expert guidance of a Docent who will answer questions.  Please, take pictures, no flash photography, but with a good quality camera you can capture your friends or yourself inside a Balinese or Indonesian mask.

All of the first floor galleries will be open during Art After Dark’s Bali High event, among the highlights: “Spotlight Gallery: Go on a docent-led zip tour of The Christensen Fund Gallery of Indonesian Art (Gallery 25), located behind Kinau Courtyard. Zip tour 1: 6:30-7:00pm Zip tour 2: 7:30-8:00pm; Please meet the docents inside the gallery.”

Academy docents will be present in the following galleries:
Gallery 9: William Blake’s Illustrations of the Book of Job
Gallery10: 19th-century European Painting & Sculpture
Gallery 14: Masterpieces from the Richard Lane Collection
Gallery 21: Picturesque Prints: Japanese Woodblock Art in the 20th Century
Gallery 27: Modern & Contemporary Art Gallery

The organizers of Art After Dark seek to satiate all of the senses.  DJ Silvana will spin down tempo house music from 6PM to 9PM in the Central Courtyard.  The University of Hawai‘i’s Balinese Gamelan Ensemble Segara Madu will perform mesmerizing music and dance at 6:30-7:30pm and again at 7:45-8:45pm in the Kinau Courtyard.  There will be food available from Town and Downtown in the Banyan Courtyard and by the bar at the Luce Pavilion.

The Honolulu Academy of Arts remains an easy walk and bicycle ride from most anywhere in urban Honolulu, as well as being located along the main cross twon us route, however for those who need accommodations for their vehicle:  1) FREE: The Diamond Head Parking Lot behind the Art Center at Linekona, entrances on Beretania and Young streets  2) FREE: First United Methodist Church Parking Lot on the corner of Beretania and Victorianb streets. NOTE: lot closes promptly at 10 p.m. 3) FREE: Academy Staff Parking Lot at 1035 Kinau St., Diamond head of Victoria Street 4) $5 at Kim Chee III Parking Lot on Young Street..”

Set your weekend in motion with Art After Dark at The Honolulu Academy of Arts with Bali High.

Time is ticking away for you and your compadres to send a DVD Music Sample or an online link to a performance of traditional or contemporary Hawai’i’an music to the delightful Luana Maitland at the Outrigger Reef Hotel.

Five artists/groups will be selected from the preliminary review and invited to perform at the Kani Ka Pila Grille at the Outrigger Reef on the Beach May 28^th 2010 between 5:30PM and 6:30PM.  The “judges – - – will include Grammy-nominated kiho’alu (slack key guitar) master Cyril Pahinui; Kawika Kahiapo, a multiple Na Hoku Hanohano award winner and member of the popular group Kaukahi; Luana Maitland, Ambassador of Aloha at Kani Ka Pila Grille; and visiting writer/journalist Phil Tripp, who will bring a unique perspective from his experience with Austin’s annual South by Southwest Music & Media Festival.”

“The winning performer or group will receive a one-month paid contract with Kani Ka Pila Grille at the Outrigger Reef on the Beach, which includes five performances throughout July 2010 (July 1, July 8, July 15, July 22 and July 29).”

This is an excellent opportunity for a determined musician or musicians to achieve their dreams, the talent search will be part of the first Na Hoku O Hawaii Music Festival making its debut May 27^th thru 30^th 2010, that should look terrific on a future resume and will sound even better when part of an introduction when you and perhaps your band snags your first Na Hoku Hanohano music award.

“Submissions may be emailed to luana.maitland@outrigger.com or mailed to Luana Maitland, Kani Ka Pila Grille, c/o Outrigger Reef on the Beach, 2169 Kalia Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96815. All entries must be received by May 19, 2010, and must include the name of the group, contact person, email and phone number.”

Over the course of five years the Book & Music Festival has become one of the most popular May events on O’ahu, “A Celebration of Story & Song” returns to the grounds of the Honolulu Hale Saturday May 15^th and Sunday May 16^th 2010 from 10AM to 5PM with a special Sunset Concert Saturday from 6PM to 8PM.

This year there will be over 600 presenters and more than 175 events, a full slate of national and local authors, panels of authors & experts on ‘true crime,’ fiction and romance genres.  There will literally be stuff happening all the time most often at the same time in various tents, pavilions and stages including “intimate, interactive” music performances all day both days.  On Sunday there will be a publishing workshop.

Bank of Hawai’i sponsors their popular Book Swap while Outrigger Hotels hosts a CD exchange.  The gifted Shari Lynn directs 9/Nine choruses inside the Mission Memorial Auditorium a truly unique Hawaii Chorus Showcase. Return to the Mission Memorial Auditorium Sunday from 11AM to 12:15PM for live to be recorded by HPR Aloha Shorts Program.  Stick around the Auditorium Sunday, at 3:45PM The Hawaii Literary Arts Council presents the Cades Awards.

There will fun activities for all ages.  Target-Hawai’i hosts a Keiki Activities Pavilion featuring many of Hawai’i best children’s authors reading plus an opportunity to meet top illustrators.  Check out the plays & musicals on the Keiki Stage and the Keiki Fun Zone with its bouncers & rides.  Barnes & Nobles, Native Books, Revolution Books and others will be displaying their latest titles as well as discounted gems, plus plenty of Exhibitor Booths giving everyone the opportunity to meet authors & publishers as well as the chance the purchase book & music related merchandise.

Various vendors will be selling food & beverage throughout the day and on Saturday stick around because Outrigger Presents a Free Sunset Kani Ka Pila Concert Saturday 6-8 p.m. featuring Mailani, Sean No‘eau, and Moanalua. The 5^th Annual Book & Music Festival remains a free event for further info check out http://www.hawaiibookandmusicfestival.org/ .

Chase away those Monday blues with “Latin Heat Mondaze” celebrating its inaugural event Monday, March 1, 2010 at the newly opened Blue Ocean Thai Restaurant & Nightclub (formerly ‘Grumpy’s’) 327 Keawe Street, the upper level Zona Latina .

The ever terrific DaLion of Judah and the equally tremendous Alberto-Papi will toss down the hottest Latin music from 8PM Monday to 1AM Tuesday.  Twice and counting, Hawai’i Salsa Champs DaLion of Judah and Sunshine will give complimentary Salsa lessons 8:30 to 9PM.

In honor of their grand opening ‘grind on’ a buffet of Thai appetizers.  Drink specials, hot Latin dance videos, an excellent dance floor, what more could one want on a Monday, throw in free parking for the designated driver.  Cover is a modest $10,or $5 if you arrive before 9PM.

The famous Nancy suggests you plan your next special occasion, birthday party, bachelor or bachelorette party or whatever for an Alma Latina Event, and receive a complimentary bottle of champagne, submit your request via email via nancy.almalatina@gmail.com.  If you feel you need more info about “Latin Heat Mondaze” call 428-0247 or 285-0072.  Mark your calender for Monday March 1 and all the Mondays that follow for “Latin Heat Mondaze.”

Hawai’i’s premiere Honolulu Symphony Brass Quintet is set to give a free concert Wednesday, March 3^rd, 2010 7PM to 9PM at the Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center.

A perfect excuse to break away to the Garden Isle, an evening of upbeat Brass music, reservations are not required, seating is open.  Though free everyone is free to make a donation “This event is co-sponsored by the Larry L. McIntosh Music Scholarship Association, a non-profit organization that grants scholarships to high school seniors who plan to continue their music studies in college.

Donations will be accepted for the benefit of the scholarship fund.” For further info Larry McIntosh at 808-639-0234 KCC Music Organization.

Art After Dark is back! After taking a few months off the monthly program put on at the Honolulu Academy of Arts is ready to go tonight February 26, 2010.

The theme tonight… Mad for Modern, and is claiming to have “all the modern art you can handle.” Oh we can handle it alright. And we’ll definitely be there for the kick-off event of the 2010 series. Which by the way is from 6 pm to 9 pm as usual.

Joseph Pa`ahana will be in the courtyard tonight remixing images from the “the time art went commercial.” Kind of excited to see if there are any neat ads from the 50′s 60′s and 70′s in his mix. Those kine ads were da bomb.

Also available will be free portraits of both the photographic and sketches kind. Serving food for the evening with be Kaimuki’s Town, and DJ Nicky Savage will be spinning or electronically mixing music your listening enjoyment before Clones of the Queen get on stage for a live performance.

The World is cluttered with cookie-cutter musicians who fit easily into recognizable categories and it is the rare artist who truly stands alone, one such performer is Matisyahu a Hassidic Jewish New Yorker who melds rock Reggae and hip-hop in songs of religious devotion.

His hit single “King Without A Crown” won Matisyahu fame and his name continues to resonate with an ever growing legion of fans.  Matisyahu’s blend of styles interspersed with a truly haunting memorable voice have garnered a following knowing no racial or religious barrier, united in a love for peace and making this a better World, most recently working extensively for the relief of Haitian Earthquake victims.

Matisyahu World, a special website, provides terrific insight into Matisyahu and his music as well as his eagerness to work with a mix of musicians ever expanding his vocabulary.  His appearance at The Pipeline Cafe is a memorable way to end a month that has seen a host of legendary performers perform here in Hawai’i.

Matisyahu will perform on O’ahu on Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 7PM. For tickets call 1-877-71-GROOV (47668).