About this Event
The G Spot is a House Concert Series in Mt. Washington (neighborhood in Los Angeles). All Ages, student discount with ID. Some snacks and refreshments available and/or BYOB. 7pm doors, first set 7:30pm. 2 sets.
Jake Leckie - Bass
Nadav Peled - Guitar
Carey Frank - Piano/Organ
Steve Hass - Drums
The G Spot:
- Address of venue is sent upon ticket purchase.
- Space is limited so don’t wait to purchase your tickets.
- Ample street parking. Be aware that the venue is located on a steep hill.
- Some refreshments will be provided.
- Feel free to bring your own bottle of wine. Wine glasses available.
About the Artist:
Jake Leckie creates acoustic organic soulful folk-jazz for the people! With firm roots in jazz, his bass playing is informed by classical, gospel, latin, folk, & hip- hop. His credits include touring with Sixto “Sugarman” Rodriguez, recording and touring with The Harlem Gospel Travelers,traveling to the Havana Jazz Festival to perform with Spanish saxophonist Gianni Gagliardi, recording two albums with Canadian pianist/composer Cat Toren for her Human Kind project, working as a session player with Grammy® Award-winning multi-platinum producer Bekon (on recordings with Megan Moroney, Jessie Murph, Victor Ray, CIL, and Saint Motel, and on the music for the AppleTV+ series Lady in the Lake starring Natalie Portman and Moses Ingram), playing SFJazz and Angel City Jazz Festival and recording Water Stem with saxophonist Hitomi Oba, and playing at The Apollo Theater and Newport Jazz Festival with piano prodigy Matthew Whitaker. He has performed with a diverse array of artists including pedal steel guitarist Susan Alcorn, avant-garde saxophonist Matana Roberts, String Orchestra of Brooklyn, Danny Jonokuchi Big Band, pianist Vardan Ovsepian, and Grammy® Award-winning Latin Big Band Pacific Mambo Orchestra. Additionally, he has performed on the stages of Jamboree Club (Barcelona), LACMA, Sam First, Libretto (Paso Robles), Mintons, Smalls and Blue Note (NYC), Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival (San Francisco), Pilgrimage Festival (Nashville), and The Montreal Jazz Festival. He produced several albums, including Chris McCarthy’s Ropeadope release Still Time To Quit, and mixed five albums by Thumbscrew (Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek, Tomas Fujiwara). His work as a composer can be heard on PBS, BBC, HBO, CNN, and NBC. Leckie recorded his debut album The Abode in New York with trumpeter Kenny Warren, pianist Sebastien Ammann, drummer Nathan Ellman-Bell, and guest artist Caroline Davis, which was released on Outside In Music in 2019 to critical acclaim. After relocating to LA, produced his second album, The Guide an analog acoustic folk-jazz recording released on Ropeadope Records in April 2022,with guitarist Nadav Peled and drummer Beth Goodfellow. His third album of original music, Planter of Seeds, featuring The Guide Trio with pianist Cathlene Pineda, saxophonist Randal Fisher, and trombonist Darius Christian, was released in June of 2024.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
426 Canyon Vista Dr, 426 Canyon Vista Drive, Los Angeles, United States
USD 17.85 to USD 28.52
