Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko Announces Schedule for March Shows

The Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko has announced its listings of events and shows for March, 2010.

Category: Music - World
Freddy Clarke's "WOBBLY WORLD," featuring guest artist Carlos Reyes
Mar 1, 8pm $25
Flamenco guitarist/singer/songwriter Freddy Clarke's Wobbly World brings together a wide range of musicians and singers from all parts of the globe. This debut performance will feature guest artist Carlos Reyes from Paraguay on Paraguayan harp and violin; singer/songwriter Fely Tchaco from the Ivory Coast, West Africa, singing in French and Guro; master pipa player Jie Ma from China, singing in Mandarin; Bouchaib Abdelhadi from Morocco, singing in French and Arabic, playing dombek and drum machines; Erick Barberia from Cuba singing/rapping in Yoruba and Spanish and playing congas; Nhut Bui from Vietnam playing the dan bau (one stringed traditional instrument), and brothers Paul and Marc Van Wageningen from Holland on drums and bass respectively.

Category: Music - Jazz / Latin Jazz

Vocalist SACHA BOUTROS
"Simply Sacha"
March 2, 8pm $30
Of Mexican and Lebanese decent multilingual singer/composer/producer Sacha Boutros will turn you on in any language with her smooth sultry vocals singing convincingly in the five languages that she speaks. With a five octave range, this rising star of Jazz/Latin Jazz released her debut album Simply Sacha (Diva Latina Productions/2008), a mixture of standard and originals with Brazilian undertones. The album features Chuchito Valdes, Geoffrey Keezer & Red Holloway (w/ liner notes by Karrin Allyson) and quickly became a chart-topper at #7 on the charts in Japan and voted top 10 jazz albums of last year, with #1 charting position on e-music for Latin jazz and #2 for traditional jazz.

Category: Music - Jazz / Great American Songbook
Vocalist Paula West & The George Mesterhazy Quartet
"Paula's Back!"
Final Two Weeks: March 3-6 and March 9-14 / $35-$45
8pm except Mar 14, 7pm and the following:
***Mar 6, 10:15pm $45
***Just Added Show
Paula West has been thrilling national and international audiences with her heartfelt renditions of well-known standards and unique interpretations of dynamic jazz songs. With a particular dusky soulfulness, West has captured the hearts of critics and audiences alike from coast to coast - from festivals to concert halls and cabaret clubs - with just the lilt of her voice. The Rrazz Room welcomes Paula home with her brand new show for 2010! This is the final two weeks of a six-week residency. Latest CD: Come What May (Hi Horse Records/2001).

Category: Comedy - LGBT

POPPY CHAMPLIN / SANDRA VALLS / ROXANA WARD
"The Queer Queens of Qomedy" are coming!
March 7, 3pm $35 and 7pm $30
This all lesbian comedy revue is taking the country by storm. From Alexandria, Virginia to Downtown Chicago and Santa Cruz, CA to San Francisco, this comedy show is getting mad applause. Poppy Champlin hosts and produces the show and can be seen on HBO's documentary "All Aboard - Rosie's Family Vacation." Poppy brings along some of the best and brightest stars in the lesbian comedy world to complete her queenly court. Whatever your sexual, religious or political persuasion, the Queer Queens of Qomedy are sure to bring you to your feet with laughter. All hail the Queens!!

Category: Music - Blues-Rock
The Rrazz Room Concert Series
at Rio Theatre, Santa Cruz Proudly Presents:
Guitar Virtuoso JOE BONAMASSA
March 10 / 8pm / $33.50 - $44.50
831.423.8209 / www.riotheatre.com
Award-winning blues rock star, guitar hero and singer-songwriter Joe Bonamassa and his ace touring band will perform in concert at the Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz on Wednesday, March 10, 2010. The one-night-only show is in support of his upcoming album Black Rock, to be released on Bonamassa's J&R Adventures label on March 23, 2010. The tenth full-length solo release and eighth studio album of his career, the disc will mark Bonamassa's sixth collaboration with Kevin Shirley (Led Zeppelin, Black Crowes, Aerosmith) as producer.

Category: Cabaret - LGBT
Justin Bond in
Angels Of The Morning: The Ladies of AM Radio
March 12 and 13, 10pm $30
Slip into your STRING BIKINI and turn on your TRANS/SISTER radio and say "hello" to SUNNY SKIES with Justin Bond and The Ladies of Top 40 AM. Picture yourself POOLSIDE in the early 1970s slathered in COPPER TONE. The sun is KILLING YOU SOFTLY as you sip a PINA COLADA and breathe in the AFTERNOON DELIGHT. Justin promises to LIGHTEN UP YOUR LIFE with a bevy of special guests! Werque!!

Category: Events - Jazz / Pop / R&B / Cabaret 

The Rrazz Room 2nd Anniversary Gala!
A Special Night To Celebrate The Premier Nightclub of the West Coast with a Star-Studded *Lineup
March 17 / 8pm / $ TBD with final lineup
LALA BROOKS
SARAH DASH
Sharon McKnight
Rita Moreno
KIM NALLEY
Valarie Pettiford & Ron Abel
SANDRA REEVES PHILLIPS
Stephanie Powers
Linda Purl
JEANIE TRACY
Paula West with THE GLIDE MEMORIAL CHURCH CHOIR
Wesla Whitfield & MIKE GREENSIL
EDNA WRIGHT & HONEY CONE
AND MORE!!!
*Artists Subject to Change
The owners of The Rrazz Room "The two Rs" -- Robert Kotonly and Rory Paull -- celebrate their 2nd year anniversary with not only a star-studded lineup of performers, but also a dynamic team of players dedicated to upholding its status as "The Premier Nightclub of the West Coast." The Rrazz Room is one of the few places in the San Francisco Bay Area where you can experience live performances up close and personal; many liken the intimate and acoustically perfect venue to house concerts in your "living room." Last year's gala sold out, so advance ticket purchase highly recommended. Partial proceeds to Haiti Relief.

Due to scheduling difficulties, Roslyn Kind will not appear on the dates originally announced March 18-21. She will instead perform July 22 - 24, 7pm and July 25, 5pm. Ticket prices and show information remains the same as well.

Due to scheduling difficulties, KATEY SEGAL will not appear on the dates originally announced March 18-21. There are no new dates at this time. Please refund tickets at place of purchase.

CATEGORY: Music - Latin Jazz
Latin Jazz Legend PETE ESCOVEDO And His Orchestra
Live In Concert
March 18 - 20 / 8pm / $28 - $30
Legendary Percussionist Pete Escovedo is an artist who broke down the barriers between Smooth Jazz, Salsa, Latin Jazz and contemporary music. His name has been synonymous in the music industry for more than 50 years. As a solo artist, Pete has recorded six acclaimed albums on Concord Records, one album on EsGo Records, and two albums on Fantasy Records with his daughter Sheila E. Escovedo, along with such seasoned bandleaders as Eddie Palmieri, Poncho Sanchez and Ray Barretto, is today viewed as one of the standard bearers of Latin Jazz. "There are so many great young players who are carrying on the tradition," he says happily. "My job, as I see it, is to keep on doing what Tito, Mongo, Cal, Willie and others would be doing if they were still with us today. At the same time, we need to experiment and expand the genre." The younger guys will see to that. But for Escovedo right now things couldn't be better. "The audience is there, and it's worldwide," he enthuses.

Category: Music / Comedy

The Fabulous BUD E. LUV
March 21 / 8pm $30
The Rrazz Room is proud to present a man who has graced stages worldwide for over 30 years. The themes from the movies. The songs from the Broadway shows. The hit records he's written for Frank Sinatra, Tom Jones, Tony Orlando, Robert Goulet. Let's bring him on right now. The King of Swing. The Father of Folk. The Daddy of Disco. The man who put the Boss in the Bossa Nova. Ladies and Gentlemen, he's not having a perfect hair day, he's having a perfect hair decade. Would you welcome to the stage the world's greatest entertainer and San Francisco's own: THE FABULOUS BUD E. LUV

CATEGORY: Music - Jazz / Cabaret - LGBT

Vocalist LINDA KOSUT
"When I'm 64!" Birthday Celebration Concert
With Special Guest Drag Chanteuse Arnaldo!
March 22 / 8pm / $25
Award-winning jazz and cabaret star Linda Kosut debuts at The Rrazz Room debut with her birthday show, "When I'm 64!" Known for her rich contralto sound and strong acting chops, this Bay Area vocalist effortlessly weaves the songs of differing genres into a fusion of jazz, pop and folk. In "When I'm 64!" -- a show of all new material -- Linda will celebrate her birthday by singing the songs she loves most, the songs that tell her story. Along with her band of exceptional Bay Area musicians, Kosut will cover sings written by the Beatles, Randy Newman, Irving Berlin, Bob Dylan, Rogers & Hart, just to name a few. Latest CD: Long As You're Living - The Songs & Poetry of Oscar Brown Jr (Jizel Music/2007).

 

The Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko located at 222 Mason Street (between Ellis and O'Farrell)
San Francisco, California 94102

Tickets: www.therrazzroom.com / The Rrazz Room 415.394.1189 / TicketWeb 866.468.3399 or at The Rrazz Room Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays from 12 noon to 7pm.
*Unless Otherwise Noted*

Photo credit: Stephen Somerstein

 

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