Performing in the trio will be Joe Bagg on Hammond Organ, and Kendall Kay on drums. Tickets are available at jazzbakery.org and at the door. Free covered parking underneath Culver City City Hall located at 9770 Culver Blvd, entrance on Duquesne Avenue.
Ron Escheté (pronounced ESH-tay) is the consummate master of the seven-string guitar. Whether he is playing bebop, ballads or blues he is a musically sophisticated guitarist who plays with grace and dignity. “Escheté is one of the finest jazz guitarists in L.A. – no small achievement in a region dense with superb players,” says Jim Ferguson of JazzTimes. His deft and nimble fingers paint a spectrum of sound so rich that his voicings are often compared with those of a jazz pianist. 20th Century Guitar Magazine likens his sound to that of the great Bill Evans. Escheté is currently performing and recording with the Ron Escheté Trio, featuring Joe Bagg on organ and Kendall Kay on drums.
While he has long been regarded as one of the finest guitarists in mainstream jazz, now Escheté ranks as an innovative leader for his work with this ensemble. “The Escheté trio is as polished as the classic Modern Jazz Quartet…This is a unit that speaks with a single voice. It is a voice of brilliant musical reason.” – Jim Merod, Jazz News. “Escheté is one of the best there is at playing the traditional” melodic jazz guitar style; a keeper of the flame.” – Adrian Ingram, Just Jazz Guitar
The Jazz Bakery is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2017/2018. Since leaving its historic venue at the old Helms Bakery building in Culver City, The Jazz Bakery has presented its Movable Feast series at prestigious venues throughout Southern California.
This performance is made possible in part by a Culver City Performing Arts Grant with support from Sony Pictures Entertainment.