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Having a musical venue in Pacifica allows us to draw on some of the greatest talent in the Bay Area. There is something about living here, on the coast, that attracts musicians and artists of all kinds. For this evening we welcome back Larry Dunlap, who has played here, as well as contributed greatly to managing Mildred Owen Concert Hall.Since the early 1980s Larry has been pianist in North America with the British singer Dame Cleo Laine and her musician husband Sir John Dankworth. His past work has seen him appearing and/or recording with jazz vocalists Mark Murphy, Sheila Jordan, Ernestine Anderson and Joe Williams as well as instrumentalists Gerry Mulligan, Art Farmer, Ralph Towner, Ernie Watts, Bud Shank and Larry Coryell, to name a few.
In the pop music field Larry has toured with The Pointer Sisters, Country Joe McDonald, Mary Wilson of the Supremes, and others. He appears as keyboardist, arranger, and producer on many recordings.
Born and raised in California, Akira Tana earned degrees from Harvard University and the New Conservatory of Music. Tana has worked with, among others, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, Zoot Sims, Hubert Laws, Milt Jackson, Jim Hall, Art Farmer, The Paul Winter Consort, Paquito D’Rivera, James Moody, J.J. Johnson, Lena Horne, The Manhattan Transfer, Ruth Brown, Charles Aznavour, Maurice Hines, and Van Dyke Parks. He has appeared on over 200 recordings.
Ken Miller works extensively as both a classical and jazz bassist. He has played with the SF Symphony, SF Opera, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestras, and The Skywalker Symphony Orchestra. In addition, he is active on the Jazz scene in SF, having performed with many top level players including Branford Marsalis, Bruce Forman, Mark Levine, and Mimi Fox.
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1220 Linda Mar Blvd, Pacifica, CA, United States
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Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.
