Vibrato Grill Jazz Archives - Lisa Hilton Music

Thank you!

May 26, 2015 by Lisa Hilton

Ben Street, jazz, jazz and piano, jazz appreciation month, JazzWeek, lisa hilton, reviews, Rudy Royston, Vibrato Grill Jazz, ZMR Awards

Lisa HIlton/Ben Street/Rudy Royston at Vibrato Jazz Griil/Photo by Ricky Chavez
Hi there…..

I’m hoping that you are enjoying this busy spring. I just toured with my trio with Ben Street and Rudy Royston and we had a fun time – meeting new fans as always along the way. We are really excited to see our album HORIZONS #20 on the JazzWeek chart and #8 on the ZMR chart – how nice! We appreciate the support we have found with radio and fans! THANK YOU: WAER/NY, WAIF/OH, WAWL/TN, WBGU/OH, WCLK/GA, WCNI/CT, WCPN/OH, WDBX/IL, WDCB/IL, WDET/MI, WDNA/FL, WDVR/NJ, WER1 RADIO/VT, WEMU/MI, WERU/ME, WESS/PA, WFAS/NY, WFCF/FL, WFIT/FL, WGMC/NY, WGVU/MI, WHPC/NY, WICN/MA, WICR/IN, WJFF/NYWJSU/MS, WKNH/NH, WLFR/NJ, WMBH/ME, WMNR & WRXC/CT, WMUA/MA, WMUH/PA, WNCU/NC, WNMC/MI, WOMR/MA, WPFW/DC, WPRB/NJ, WQLN/PA, WRBC/ME, WRPI/NY, WRTI/PA, WSHA/NC, WSIE/IL, WTJU/VA, WTUL/LA, WUEV/IN, WUMER/TN, WVIA/PA, WVUD/DE, WWNO/LA, WWSP/WI, WWUH/CT, WWVU/WV, WXPN/PA, WYSO/OH, ZMR/LA, KACU/TX, KAJZ/CO, KAJZ/NM, KANU/KANH/KANV/TX, KBAC/NM, KBEM/MN, KBRW/AK, KCAW/AK, KCCK/IA, KCCR/WA, KCSM/CA, KDNK/CO, KDVS/CA, KDYA/CA, KEOL/HI, KEWU/WA, KMBH&KHIH/CO, KKRN&KWMR/CA, KKUP/CA, KLCC/OR, KMNO & KEAO/HI, KMST/MO KMSU/MN, KMUN/OR, KMUW/KS, KMXT & KUHB/AK, KNOM/AK, KNTU/TX, KOPN/MO, KOPR/online, KDSRCB/CA, KRCL/UT, KRFC/CO, KRSC/KY, KRTU/TX, KRVR/CA, KSDS/CA, KSER/WA, KTEP/TX, KTOO/AK, KTSU/TX, KUAC/AK, KUNV/NV, KUSD/SD, KUVO/CO, KVNF/CO -they did a “CD release event on air that was great fun, KYGT/CO, KZMU/UT, KZUM/NEKZYX & KZYZ/CA, A ULTIMA FRONTIERA/SPAIN, ACCURADIO/IL, AMBIENT STUDIOS/UK, ANIMA JAZZ/ITALY, AUDIOADACITY/MO, ASTREUX/VA, BLU FM/AUSTRALIA, CALM RADIO/CANADA, CFRO/CANADA, CINQ/CANADA, CJLL/CANADA, CKUW/CANADA, CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTALS, CO, ENLIGHTENED PIANO/NE, EX-PAT RADIO/SINGAPORE, FULL CIRCLE/LA, GALAXIE/NJ, GOT RADIO/CA & AZ, HPR-2/HI, INSTRUMENTAL HITS/online, JAZZ AFTER HOURS/WA, JAZZ FROM THE GALLERY/CA, JAZZ RADIO.COM/CA, LOST FRONTIER RADIO, MAX FM/ AUSTRALIA, MixIR/online, MOJA RADIO/FL, MOODS OF THE MOON/TX, MPR/MT, MUSIC BEYOND WORDS/CO, MUSICAS IMAGINADAS/online, MY SPIRIT RADIO/UK, NEW AGE RHYTMS, NO SOLO JAZZ/SPAIN, ONE WORLD MUSIC/GREECE, NEVADA PUBLIC RADIO/NV, PEACEFUL RADIO/HOLLAND, PHASE RADIO/AUSTRALIA, PLAYNETWORK/WA, PORTLAND INTERNET RADIO/OR, OUR PLACE RADIO/online, RADIO CLUJ/ROMANIA, RADIO DESPI/SPAIN, RADIO GALILEE/CANADA, RADIO PEACEFUL MOMENTS/online, RADIO RELAX/BELARUS, RADIOIO/NC, RADIOIO/FL, RADIO KANSAS, RADIO ILIBERIS/SPAIN, RADIO TUNES/RUSSIA, RADIO VALENCIA/SPAIN, SEASCAPE MOMENTS RADIO/AZ, SOLO PIANO RADIO/TX, SOUL & JAZZ/ NE, SOUL TRAVELER/online, TAINT RADIO/NC, TALK RADIO NETWORK/OR, THE GLOBAL VOICE-WQNA/CA, TOPPY JAZZ/HOLLAND.

In case you are interested we’d love to share these new reviews:

“Lisa Hilton displays what’s possibly her strongest release date…”: http://www.jazzweekly.com/2015/05/lisa-hilton-horizon/
An on air interview: http://knpr.org/knpr/2015-05/jazz-pianist-lisa-hilton-perform-smith-center
“The virtuosity of her award-winning band members…” :http://www.axs.com/jazz-pianist-lisa-hilton-to-perform-at-herb-alpert-s-vibrato-grill-may-52580
“Sensuously lyrical and improvisationally rich…” http://blogcritics.org/music-review-lisa-hilton-horizons/
“Her quintet (which includes all-stars Sean Jones, JD Allen, Gregg August and Rudy Royston) get every bit of lyricism out of every note”. http://www.birdistheworm.com/2015/04/09
For those who read Spanish…”Excelente nuevo trabajo de Ms Hilton.” http://www.nosolosmoothjazz.com/?p=15215
Photo from Junior Blind of America Jazz Appreciation Month performance: http://www.malibutimes.com/malibu_life/people/image_1957d5f4-e945-11e4-9571-cfd1044cf876.html
“Hilton continues to rise up on the scale of musicians deserving of wider recognition.” KUVO Radio

“Destined to be one of the top 10 albums of 2015! It fires on all cylinders.” Gary Lowe/WUNH Radio

“Absolutely incredible music and an album well worth your attention.” Hugh Carson/KVNF Radio

Thank you again for a great month and wishing you all the best- summer is just right around the corner!

Sincerely,
Lisa

You are invited…..

May 7, 2015 by Lisa Hilton

Blog

jazz, lisa hilton, Rudy Royston, The Smith Center, Vibrato Grill Jazz

“Absolutely incredible music.” KVNF RADIO

See the acclaimed pianist/composer Lisa Hilton Trio Live

with Ben Street/bass and Rudy Royston/drums

MAY 14 Thurs at SF Jazz/Joe Henderson Lab / 8:00pm
San Francisco, CA 94102 / (826) 920-5299 www.SFJazz.org
MAY 15 & 16 Friday & Saturday at The Smith Center / 7pm
Las Vegas, NV 89106 /( 702)749-2000 www.TheSmithCenter.com
MAY 17 Sunday at Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Grill Jazz
two shows at 7 & 8:30 pm 2930 Beverly Glen Circle, West Los Angeles, CA
Call for reservations (310)474-9400
https://vibrato.herbalpertpresents.com

January 17, 2016 at Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall 2pm
http://www.carnegiehall.org/Events/#!sdate=2016/1/17

HORIZONS is available in CD/vinyl/digital at iTunes/Amazon and LisaHiltonMusic.com

HORIZONS IS OUT!

April 8, 2015 by Lisa Hilton

Blog

Gregg August, jazz, JD Allen, lisa hilton, piano, Rudy Royston, Sean Jones, SFJazz, The Smith Center, Vibrato Grill Jazz

Hello and Happy April!

Hope you enjoyed a nice Holiday weekend. I was up in SF visiting family – catching a couple sunny days and a couple rainy ones. The BIG news here though, is that our new release, HORIZONS is Officially out as of today, April 7th! Yeah! After several months composing, a couple months post production, and then a few more months working on packaging and finishing it feels GREAT to share with the world. The experience is like a new baby or perhaps Christmas – there’s a lot of work and prep time that goes on for quite a while behind the scenes, and then you get to enjoy the experience. Each album is a bit different: HORIZONS features some new players: the clarion trumpet of Sean Jones (he also is head of the trumpet dept at Berklee College), Julliard trained bassist Gregg August and the ever inventive drummer, Rudy Royston. My favorite tenor sax player, JD Allen, is on this recoding as well. HORIZONS takes it’s inspiration from nature: when my life is touched by challenge I can find answers and peace by looking outside. Every day I see so much beauty, truth, and healing after difficulties in nature. In our highly tech world, I believe we need nature and art more than ever, so we have tried to explore these ideas musically through sound, melody and improvisation to create a sense of expansiveness, depth, beauty and hope for today and our future. There’s some terrific playing by the band, and I really think you’ll like of the tunes – a playlist of styles and moods so there’s something for everyone. You can hear references to Count Basie, Horace Silver, Satie or Duke Ellington, in my original compositions, but we also included covers of the Mancini classic, “Moon River” and the Black Keys, “Gold on the Ceiling” . Here’s our Official video: The Sky and the Ocean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WlTblOPs1c Some people have already started buying HORIZONS – thank you as always for your support. NEW and exciting this year: we have a 10 track vinyl option as well as the 12 track CD, or digital version. (Vinyl comes with a free download card as well). Here are the buy links: Amazon, CDBaby as well as downloads at iTunes and www.lisahiltonmusic.com . Kind words: “An intimate soundscape inspired by the forces of nature …an all star band.” Critical Jazz “A winning new release.” Time Out New York “The music is artfully constructed but delivers an affecting punch.” The New York Jazz City Record “Absolutely incredible music and an album well worth your attention.” Hugh Carson KVNF Radio. Thank you, and hope to see you soon – oh and please wish us luck on this! Take care, Lisa https://www.facebook.com/LisaHiltonMusic

PLEASE COME EXPERIENCE THE MUSIC LIVE:

MAY 14 Thursday at SF Jazz/Joe Henderson Lab 8:00pm * (Mark your calendar – this will be posted soon).

MAY 15 Friday at The Smith Center, Las Vegas/NV 7:00pm * http://www.thesmithcenter.com/calendar/
MAY 16/Saturday at The Smith Center, Las Vegas/NV 7:00 pm * http://www.thesmithcenter.com/calendar/
MAY 17/Sunday at Vibrato Grill Jazz/ L.A. 7:00 & 8:30 pm * https://vibrato.herbalpertpresents.com/show-calendar/ (I recommend calling for a table reservation: 310.474.9400)
* With Lisa Hilton/piano, Ben Street/bass & Rudy Royston/drums.
JAN 17, 2015/Sunday at Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall/NYC 2:00 pm (Mark your calendar – this will be posted later in the year).
Photo by Steven Lippman See all tour dates: Tour For More information contact: www.lisahiltonmusic.com P.O. Box 6368, Malibu, CA 90264

Winter Weather??

February 8, 2013 by Lisa Hilton

All, Jazz

APAP, Catch NYC, Chris Sholar, Church & State, Fred Hersch, Jaimeo Brown, jazz and piano, Jazz Connect, JD Allen, Julian Lage, Junior Blind of America, MOMA, Steinway Hall, The Smith Center, Top Chef, Vibrato Grill Jazz, Winter Jazz Fest, Zinc Bar, ZMR Awards

At Perkins School for the Blind/Boston. Photo by David Gordon

Hi there!

I have heard the news reports of the super chill happening in the midwest and east, but I’m not feeling that on the west coast – it has been hot, hot, HOT here! It’s really lovely, but running the air conditioning in January just seems silly but it’s over 84 degrees inside! Whew!

Had a wonderful birthday – my favorite card was from a hand made card from Junior Blind of America – very sweet for them to send a card to “Miss Lisa”. I enjoyed family visiting and also a great dinner out in downtown Los Angeles at cool spot Church & State. Then off to NYC for the Jazz Connect, Winter Jazz Fest and APAP convention. It was fun to see so many friends and of course tons of music. I really enjoyed my favorite sax man, JD Allen playing with a great drummer, Jaimeo Brown guitarist Chris Sholar – very interesting project at Zinc Bar. Had my own performance at Steinway Hall, and then caught pianist Fred Hersch with guitarist phenom, Julian Lage right after me. Steinway Hall is such a beautiful and historic building with a domed main floor -it is a treat just being there. Had time to squeeze in MOMA, and a nice dinner at Catch NY trying out Top Chef winner Hung Huynh’s signature scallops and cauliflower dish – yummy!

It was great to find out that “American Impressions” is a qualifier for the ZMR awards for 3 categories: Album of the Year, Best Instrumental/Piano, and Best Contemporary Instrumental. How nice! Please keep me in mind when if you are a voter!

Of course most of my time right now is going into creating new music for a new recording hopefully out in April of this year. It is always a lot of work, yet really my favorite thing to do. Please send good wishes our way. 🙂 I will be debuting/previewing some of the new music this Sunday, Jan 27th at Vibrato Jazz Grill in West Los Angeles: http://www.vibratogrilljazz.com/calendar/index.php . This club, created by Herb Alpert, is very beautiful and well laid out for an intimate evening of music and dinner if you choose. I know it’s not happening until spring, but you might want to plan ahead to go to the recently opened, The Smith Center in Las Vegas: http://www.thesmithcenter.com/events/dates/2013-05-17/ I have heard that this is an amazing new performance venue, so I’m excited to be there Friday and Saturday May 17 & 18 with my trio. If you haven’t been to Vegas for while it might be fun to plan ahead and see the new venue, see other shows and just check out what’s new.

Take care and hope the winter weather gets better!

Lisa