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Tue, Sep 09
|Sam First
“Tuesday Happenings”: Hosted by Sasha Berliner with Anthony Fung, Max Gerl, Luca Mendoza & Julien Knowles
"Tuesday Happenings" is a weekly series curated by 6x GRAMMY-nominated pianist/composer Gerald Clayton. House band performs one set at 7:30pm followed by a jam session from 9:30-11pm. Jam session participants use coupon code SAM1JAM for a discounted 2nd set.
Sep 09, 2025, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
Sam First, 6171 W Century Blvd #180, Los Angeles, CA 90045, USA
Sasha Berliner (vibraphone), Julien Knowles (trumpet), Luca Mendoza (piano), Max Gerl (bass), Anthony Fung (drums)
"Tuesday Happenings" is a weekly series on Tuesday nights, curated by iconic pianist and friend of Sam First, Gerald Clayton. The house band performs one set at 7:30pm which is immediately followed by a jam session from 9:00-11:00pm. Gerald Clayton will not be here for this performance but has arranged for vibraphonist Sasha Berliner to lead the happenings in his place!
Sasha Berliner, a San Francisco-born vibraphonist, composer, and bandleader, is celebrating the release of her third studio album, Fantome, on Outside In Music. A former rock drummer turned jazz innovator, Sasha rose to prominence after debuting at NYC Winter Jazz Fest in 2018 and receiving the LetterOne “Rising Stars” Jazz Award the following year. Her critically acclaimed previous albums, Azalea (2019) and Onyx (2022), established her as a bold voice in modern jazz, known…
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