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Thursday, April 22

7pm PST / 10pm est

Bill Cunliffe

solo piano from home

Pianist, composer and Grammy Award-winning arranger BILL CUNLIFFE makes swing a priority in his music. Bill began his career as pianist and arranger with the Buddy Rich Big Band and worked with Frank Sinatra, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Benny Golson, James Moody and the Clayton Brothers Quintet. He has established himself as a solo artist and bandleader, with more than a dozen albums under his name.

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Upcoming LIVE STREAM Schedule

Th 04.22  Bill Cunliffe solo piano

Th 04.29  Gerald Clayton night 1 - duo with Mark Turner

Fri 04.30  Gerald Clayton night 2 - duo with Justin Brown - International Jazz Day Celebration

Th 05.06  Ben Williams

Th 05.13  Dan Schnelle

Th 05.20  Joshua White

Th 05.27  David Binney

Sam First is a jazz club and cocktail bar, a few minutes walk from the LAX terminals. Featuring serious drinks, local beers, and fine wines, spectacular first class lounge-of-your-dreams styling, and world-class modern and straight-ahead jazz.

Sam, the man, was an old-world tailor who led his family out of the wilderness, and whose smile warmed his grandson’s heart.