Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko Announces Upcoming Shows
By: BWW News Desk Feb. 21, 2010
Category: Nightlife
Music - Jazz / Great American Songbook
Vocalist Paula West & The George Mesterhazy Quartet
"Paula's Back!"
Feb 21, 7 pm / Feb 24-27, 8pm / $35-$65
Feb 28, 7pm / Mar 3-5, 8pm; Mar 6, 8 and 10:15pm / $35-$65
Final three weeks of six-week engagement!
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! Latest CD: Come What May (Hi Horse Records/2001).
Category: Nightlife
Comedy - Political Satire
Will Durst
"The Lieutenant Governor From The State of Confusion"
Feb 22, 8pm $25
Final performance of this month!
Will Durst -- sworn enemy to tyrants, foreign and domestic -- has managed to patch together a half way decent quilt of a comedy career via syndicated columns, radio and television commentaries, stand-up comedy, stage and screen acting, talk show hosting, voice- overs and now the book. Nominated for 5 Emmys and 7 nominations for the American Comedy Awards Stand up of the Year, he has yet to win anything. Even a toaster for crum's sake. He's performed in 14 different countries, garnered 500+ television appearances including regular current stints on CNN & Fox News, has performed for 3 elected Presidents, a bunch of governors and once made Bill Clinton laugh so hard he spit water through his nose, which durst still considers the highlight of his career.
Photo Credit: Pat Johnson
Category: Nightlife
Music - Jazz
Bay Area Legendary Vocalist FAYE CAROL
"From Louie to the Duke and Beyond"
Honoring Black History Month!
Feb 23, 8pm $30
Join the Dynamic Miss Faye Carol as she reminds us why we love and honor the cultural contributions of African American performers and composers. With an energy and style like no other, Carol will wring out the blues, deliver love songs with fervor and passion and be bop with the best of them. Whether it is Ella or Louie, Coltrane or Monk each selection will be stamped with Miss Carol's unique interpretation. Faye Carol has been a premier Bay Area performer for more than 40 years. She was influential in the East Bay funk sounds during the 1960s. The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol and her trio was formed in the 1970s. She has performed throughout the Bay Area and has toured around the country and in Europe since then. Miss Carol also gives back to the musical community by teaching voice & the History of Black Music. Her teaching career began in 1988 & continues to the present with the after-school program she founded at the Black Repertory Group, called Music in the Community. Latest CDs: Faye Sings Lady Day (2008) and Carolizing Christmas (2009).
Category: Nightlife
Music - Jazz / Big Band
Denise Perrier with the Junius Courtney Big Band
One Fabulous Vocalist + A Swingin' 18-Piece Jazz Band
Feb 28, 3pm $30
Denise Perrier brings swinging surprises and an elegant entourage of eighteen when she alights in The Rrazz Room for an afternoon for Jazz High Tea. Ms. Perrier's burnished contralto, thirty-year international singing career, and unstoppable charm infuse this hot jazz session with authentic soul. With four CDs to her credit, including her latest - The Second Time Around (Chez Perrier Records/2009) -- with Houston Person, where JazzTimes compared their rapport to Billie Holiday and Lester Young, and her featured billing on Grammy-nominated Jack McDuff's "Color Me Blue," Denise Perrier's artistry is solidly documented. Her live-performance presence, honed in myriad tours of Russia, Mexico and Asia, a robust West Coast schedule, and acting and cabaret turns, is exhilarating and sincere. Backed by the powerhouse jazz orchestra, the Junius Courtney Big Band (Denise has been with the band for ten years), Ms. Perrier escorts her listeners to the stratosphere.
Category: Nightlife
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: Nightlife
Music - Jazz / Latin Jazz
Vocalist SACHA BOUTROS
"Simply Sacha"
Mar 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.
Current calendar as of February 21, 2010:
Mar 7, 3 and 8pm: Poppy Champlin / Sandra Valls / Roxana Ward
Mar 9-13, 8pm; Mar 14, 7pm: Paula West and The George Mesterhazy Quartet
Mar 10, 8pm: The Rrazz Room Concert Series @ Rio Theatre, Santa Cruz Presents: Blues Rock Titan Joe Bonamassa
Mar 12-13, 10pm: Justin Bond
Mar 17, 8pm: The Rrazz Room 2nd Anniversary Gala & Benefit 4 Haiti Relief/American Red Cross
Mar 18-20, 8pm: Pete Escovedo & His Orchestra
Mar 21, 8pm: Bud E. Luv
Mar 22, 8pm: Linda Kosut
Mar 23-27, 8pm; Mar 28, 7pm: Maude Maggart
Mar 26-27, 10:15pm: Hedda Lettuce
Mar 29, 8pm: Karel Stands Up
Mar 30-Apr 1, 8pm: Tierny Sutton
Apr 2-3, 8pm: Vonda Shepard
Apr 5-6, 8pm: Faith Winthrop
Apr 7-10, 8pm; Apr 11, 7pm: Varla Jean Merman
Apr 10, 8pm: The Rrazz Room Concert Series @ The Historic Castro Theatre Presents: The San Francisco Premier of Mario Cantone
Apr 12-13, 8pm: 9th Annual Cabaret to Fight AIDS
Apr 14-17, 8pm; Apr 18, 7pm: Varla Jean Merman
Apr 20-24, 8pm; Apr 25, 7pm: Freda Payne
Apr 23, 10:15pm: Dozie
Apr 24, 10:15pm: Carlie Ozard
Apr 27-May 1, 8pm; May 2, 7pm: Ann Hampton Callaway & Liz Callaway
Apr 30-May 1, 10:15pm: Sherry Vine & Joey Arias
May 4-8, 8pm; May 9, 7pm: Julia Migenes
May 11-13, 8pm; May 14-15, 7pm; May 16, 5pm: Wesla Whitfield & The Mike Greensill Trio
May 14-15, 9pm; May 16, 7:30pm: Vesta Williams
May 18-22, 8pm; May 23, 5pm: Wesla Whitfield & The Mike Greensill Trio
May 23, 7:30pm: Abigail Zsiga
May 25-29, 8pm; May 30, 5pm: Wesla Whitfield & The Mike Greensill Trio
May 29, 10:15pm: Dozie
Jun 1-5, 8pm; Jun 6, 7pm: Cloris Leachman
Jun 4-5, 10pm: Sally Kellmerman
Jun 8-12, 8pm; Jun 13, 5pm: Mort Sahl & Dick Gregory
Jun 15-19, 8pm; Jun 20, 5pm: Mort Sahl & Dick Gregory
Jun 22, 8pm: Connie Champagne as Judy Garland
Jun 23-24, 8pm; Jun 25-26, 9:30pm; Jun 27, 7pm: Sam Harris
Jun 25-26, 7pm, Jun 27, 3pm: KT Sullivan
Jun 30-Jul 3, 8pm: Kim Nalley & Houston Person
Jul 6-10, 8pm; Jul 11, 7pm: The Kinsey Sicks
Jul 22-24, 7pm; Jul 25, 5pm: Roslyn Kind
Jul 27-31, 8pm, Aug 1, 7pm: Lainie Kazan
Aug 17-22: Franc D'Ambrosio
Aug 19-21: Jaqui Naylor & Her Trio
Aug 26-27, 8pm; Aug 28, 7 and 9:30pm: Oleta Adams
Sep 7-8, 8pm: Cheryl Bentyne and Mark Winkler
Sep 21-25, 8pm; Sep 26, 7pm: Dixie Carter
Sep 25, 8pm: The Rrazz Room Concert Series @ Marines Memorial Theatre Presents: Kate Clinton
Sep 29, 8pm: Jonathan Poretz
Sep 30 - Oct 2, 8pm; Oct 3, 7pm: Jon Secada
Oct 8, 8pm; Oct 9, 7 and 9:30pm; Oct 10, 7pm: Davy Jones
Dec 2-5, 8pm: Sony Holland
Dec 15-16, 8pm; Dec 17-18, 7 and 10pm; Dec 19, 7pm: ConFunkShun featuring Michael Cooper
Dec 23: Gospel Christmas with Kim Nalley & Tammy Hall
Dec 26, 7pm; Dec 29-30, 8pm; Dec 31, 7:30 and 10:30pm; Jan 1, 8pm; Jan 2, 7pm: Kim Nalley
The Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko is San Francisco's premier nightclub, offering the finest in world-class Cabaret, Jazz, Comedy and Popular music entertainment. This intimate and acoustically perfect venue has been the home for past performers such as: Ashford & Simpson, Oleta Adams, Larry Carlton, Bobby Caldwell, Spyro Gyra, Hiroshima, Diane Schuur, Ben Vereen, Martha Reeves, Miki Howard, The Zapp Band, and ConFunkShun. Host-escorted seating assigned on a first come, first serve basis. Doors open 90 minutes prior to show. The Rrazz Room is a two-drink minimum, all-ages venue, and tickets are non-refundable. Limited Club R VIP Memberships available: 415.394.1189 or Kris@TheRrazzRoom.com
Additional helpful information: The Rrazz Room Bar is open daily at 2pm. Dress Code is upscale casual. Inappropriate attire is: ripped jeans, flip-flops, baseball caps and jerseys. No audio nor video recording without prior approval. Please silence cell phones and refrain from use during performances. With a Rrazz Room validation, parking at the Mason O'Farrell Garage is $10 (up to five hours) and $15 (up to ten hours). Enter the garage from Mason or O'Farrell Streets.
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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