November 11, 2017
Poet & the Patriot- 320 Cedar Street, Santa Cruz CA 95060
Steve Wilson, Trombone; Cesar Nunes, Trumpet/Clarinet; Matt Volkar, Bassoon; Lauren Alpert, Keyboard; Michael Curry, Bass; Starlamarla, Vocals, guitar, harmonica. Tony #11 guitar ,and Van 13 , Drums!”
Ground Control restaurant (formerly Full of Beans) 4 – 6pm in Seascape
Star La’Moan Vocals and Harmonica, Duncan Shipton Guitar and Patrice Wallace, Bass.
Sunday Sept 9
Le Petit Kitchenettes has it’s first gig at the Pono Reef on Cedar and Union in Santa Cruz July 12th, 5:30-9:30pm
It’s a going away party for Scott Stobbe who’s moving to NOLA!!! Yikes!
Speakeasy 3 will play after we do about 20 minutes worth. Le Petit Kitchenettes is Scott, Jamie Brudnik on Bass, maybe Brad Hecht on Sax and me.
CSMA concerts March 31 – Collins Elementary School Cupertino – 2nd and 3rd Grades.
Star La’Moan & The Kitchenettes
Poet & Patriot – Friday, February 24, 2017 – 9pm
320 Cedar St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Starring: Star La’Moan – vocals harmonica guitar, Scott Stobbe – guitar, Michael Curry – Bass, Jeff Arlt – drums, Darryl Singleton – congas, Steve Wilson and Kenny Karst – trombones, Matt Volkar – bassoon & Lauren Albert – keyboards!
The Kitchenettes were developed organically in the Kuumbwa Jazz Center’s kitchen where she has volunteered for several years. Predominately a New Orleans sound, the band also plays Mississippi Delta & Chicago Blues, Dirges, Standards, Gypsy Jazz, Swamp Rock, Torch Songs, Marches, R&B and more, hence the tag, ‘Everything AND the kitchen sink.’ And the crew keeps growing!
We received a lovely little write up in the Santa Cruz Good Times Magazine 12.21.16
Tune into KPIG, 107.5 for “Please Stand By” tomorrow, December 18th at 10:00am on your radio or computer!
We are being interviewed along with Speakeasy 3 and will be doing a few tunes for you as well.
And then come to the Raucous Solstice Party on Wednesday December 21st (the Solstice, of course) at 730pm along with a burlesque dancer at
Don Quixote’s International Music Hall http://www.donquixotesmusic.info/ Highway 9, Felton CA!
Listen to us on KPIG and see you on Wednesday!
“STAR LA’MOAN and The Kitchenettes” plus “Speakeasy 3” with burlesque dancer “Slippin’ Out of Darkness” Reverent and Raucous Solstice Party” December 21, 2016, Don Quixote’s International Music Hall, 6275 Hwy 9 Felton, CA
7:30pm, Adv tix: $10.00, Door $12.00, 21 and over, Pre-sale: call 831 247-9527
StoneLyons Productions, www.stonelyonsproductions.com (831) 247-9527
Marla Stone Lyons, aka Star La’Moan, a diversely talented performing artist, producer and educator based in Santa Cruz. Star La’Moan (a sort of spoonerism of Marla Stone) was created in Palo Alto where she and her 10 piece band shared stages with the likes of Stevie Ray Vaughn and Taj Mahal.
She started playing classical piano and violin at 7 years old and guitar and harmonica in the blues, rock and R & B genres at 14 years old. Later Jazz and Opera became part of her experiences as a musician, writer and performer.
Collaboration is always her favorite way to make music and working with these stellar musicians is no exception. Her latest creation, Star La’Moan and The Kitchenettes, developed organically in the Kuumbwa Jazz Center’s kitchen where she has volunteered for several years.
Predominately a New Orleans sound, the band also plays Mississippi Delta & Chicago Blues, Dirges, Standards, Gypsy Jazz, Swamp Rock, Torch Songs, Marches, R&B and more, hence the tag, ‘Everything AND the kitchen sink.’
And the crew keeps growing! This particular all- star line up includes Scott Stobbe, guitar ; Steve Uccello, bass ; Rick Herns, drums; Terrel Eaton, Sax; Steve Wilson, Trombone; Matt Volkar, Bassoon and Lauren Albert, keyboards.
Joining this stellar evening will be “Speakeasy 3” who started out in Santa Cruz, California in 2014 with the sound of a band from 1924, featuring guitar/banjitar, clarinet, and a vocals specializing in tunes from the Prohibition Era and beyond. Over time, more instruments were added to the ensemble and now Speakeasy 3 often performs with bass, saxophones, drums, and occasionally trumpet.
The set list is constantly growing, inspired by trips to New Orleans and travels across the country and Europe where band leader Scott Stobbe has toured several times.
This particular line-up is Stella D’Oro-Vocals, Scott Stobbe-Guitar, Brad Hecht-Clarinet and Saxophone, Jamie Brudnick-Bass, Olaf Schiappacasse-Drums. Helen Del Toro will be MC, Comedian, and Burlesque dancer.
This evening promises to usher out the darkest night of the year with some burlesque and New Orleans, Prohibition, Mississippi Delta Jazz, Funk, Swamp rock sounds! Get ready to Get Down!
