ALL SHOWS AT SAM FIRST ARE 21+
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Sat, Jun 21
|Sam First
Acid Cole Trio: Music of Nat Cole, Ahmad Jamal, and Les Paul with Bill Cunliffe, Larry Koonse & Darek Oles
Nat Cole’s legacy as an instrumentalist and band leader is saluted by Los Angeles’ Acid Cole Trio. They will perform original Nat Cole arrangements, originals, and newly discovered charts from the early Ahmad Jamal and Les Paul piano/guitar/bass trio.
Jun 21, 2025, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
Sam First, 6171 W Century Blvd #180, Los Angeles, CA 90045, USA
Bill Cunliffe (piano), Larry Koonse (guitar), Darek Oles (bass)
Nat Cole’s legacy as an instrumentalist and band leader is saluted by Los Angeles’ Acid Cole Trio. The group teams Grammy-winning pianist and arranger Bill Cunliffe with Pat Metheny and Brad Mehldau bassist Darek Oles and guitarist Larry Koonse (Grammy nominations with Bob Mintzer (All L.A. Band) and Peter Erskine (Dr. Um)). Oles and Koonse are also co-leaders of the long-established Los Angeles Jazz Quartet. They have played together in various groups for thirty years, and have a unique synchronicity harmonically, rhythmically and melodically. They will perform original Nat Cole arrangements, originals, and newly discovered charts from the early Ahmad Jamal and Les Paul piano/guitar/bass trio.
All shows at Sam First are 21+ (no one under the age of 21 will be permitted)
Show Times: 7:30pm & 9:30pm, and a separate ticket is required for each show.
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