NEXT, KLYMAXX, et al. Set for Yoshi's Jazz Club in San Francisco

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Yoshi's Jazz Club on Fillmore Street announced upcoming performances at the San Francisco venue. The performances are:

May 2 - 3
Next
Wednesday 8pm $30 Thursday 8pm $35 10pm $25
Just six months after their debut album Rated Next was released in late 1997, Next topped the singles charts with the smooth soul of "Butta Love." Composed of brothers T-Low and Tweety plus R.L., the R&B trio formed in Minneapolis/St. Paul after the brothers met R.L. through their uncle, the director of a gospel choir. With the help of Naughty by Nature's Kay Gee on production, the trio developed a slightly pornographic soul tied to Barry White and late-period Marvin Gaye. Their second single "Too Close" had no problem, hitting number one during April 1998. Next celebrated their success with a slot supporting Boyz II Men on their summer tour.

May 8
KLYMAXX
Tuesday 8pm $22 10pm $16
Female funk pioneers!

No one can forget singing the 80's classics, “The Men all Pause” and “Meeting in the Ladies Room. The all female R&B/Funk band, KLYMAXX, took the music industry by storm. KLYMAXX showed the world that they were more than just a group of pretty faces. These ladies also possessed some awesome talent. In 1986 they produced Billboard Magazines #3 song of the year, “I Miss You.” Showing that whether you were ready to hit the club or just wanted to relax and unwind they had something in their repertoire that you wanted to hear.

Co-founder and original member Cheryl Cooley has revived that 80's sound. She has added some exciting new members giving the group that modern twist. During a time when the airways are saturated with sampled beats, unimaginative lyrics and synthesized music, KLYMAXX continues to be a trendsetter and delivers dynamic vocals and uncompromised grooves.

May 15
Hot Club of Detroit with Cyrille Aimee
Tuesday 8pm $22
HOT CLUB OF DETROIT More than seven decades after the innovations of the Quintette du Hot Club de France, featuring guitar virtuoso Django Reinhardt, combos called Hot Clubs carry on the gypsy jazz sound around the globe—in Tokyo, San Francisco, Seattle, Sweden, Norway, Austria, and many other locales. None, however, offers a fresher take on the tradition than does the Hot Club of Detroit, led by fast-fingered Reinhardt disciple Evan Perri.

Unlike the instrumentation of original Paris-based quintet, comprising Reinhardt, violinist Stephane Grappelli, two rhythm guitarists, and a bassist, the current Hot Club of Detroit is made of guitarist Perri, accordionist Julien Labro, soprano and tenor saxophonist Carl Cafagna, rhythm guitarist Paul Brady and bassist Andrew Kratzat. The fibrous accordion tones of Labro, a native of Marseilles, France, links the Detroit quintet to the French musette style from which gypsy jazz partially sprung, while Cafagna’s robust saxophone work introduces bop and post-bop elements to gypsy jazz.

CYRILLE AIMEE Cyrille's vocal stylings are synonymous with musical genius. Her culturally rich background has supplied her with the driving force of Dominican rhythm and the incredible swing of the French Gypsies. Taking these natural abilities with her across the world, she has done nothing short of receiving rave reviews and a loyal following in each country she graces with her voice.

May 19
Open Line Media presents John West
Saturday 10pm $35
John West - singer/songwriter/musician - began honing his artistic skills while working as a street performer at the Third Street Promenade in nearby Santa Monica.

The first single of the soon to be released Mercury Records / Island Def Jam album is “Lovely” featuring Pusha T of the rap duo The Clipse is set off by a sparkling piano rolling over a mesmerizing drum beat. Accompanying the soulful, airy groove is a short story about the simple pleasures of hanging out with someone special. West’s smooth tenor (“It’s like oh oh oh / We don’t need no words”) meshes perfectly with Pusha T1s easygoing flow and clever rap (“Let’s test the waters / love makes a splash / and you’re too thick to skinny dip”).

West’s debut album, in addition to Christian Rich, the production duo behind “Lovely,” the singer is working with Brian Kennedy (Rihanna), Ari Levine of the Smeezingtons (Bruno Mars, B.o.B), Kevin Rudolf (Lil Wayne, Leona Lewis) and the Stereotypes (Far East Movement), among others.

May 20
Debby Boone: Reflections of Rosemary
Sunday 7pm $35 9pm $25
A Tribute to Rosemary Clooney
Debby Boone earned instant fame in 1977 when “You Light up My Life” became an overnight hit. The tune, which outranked even The Beatles by claiming the #1 spot on the Billboard charts for ten straight weeks and sold in excess of four million copies. Debby is a three time Grammy award winner including Best New Artist of the Year (1977), and seven time Grammy nominee.

With her creamy alto, dead-on musical taste and personal elegance, Debby has now become an acclaimed interpreter of the Great American Songbook. Debby’s latest project, Reflections of Rosemary, is an intimate musical tribute to her late mother-in- law, the legendary Rosemary Clooney. The album is a collection of 14 tunes distinguished by Boone’s strong, striking vocal talents and a very personal, emotionally rich story line.

August 17 - 19
The Jazz Crusaders featuring Joe Sample, Wayne Henderson and Wilton Felder
Friday 8pm $40 10pm $35 Saturday 8pm & 10pm $40 Sunday $30 8pm $35
In the summer of 1958 the Jazz Crusaders, including Joe Sample-keyboards, Wilton Felder-saxophone, and Wayne Henderson-trombone, left their hometown of Houston, Texas for the dream of a recording contract in Los Angeles. In May of 1961 they recorded their first album for Pacific Jazz Records, FREEDOM SOUND, which went on to sell over 50,000 copies - a milestone for any recording in 1961-62, let alone a jazz recording. The success of the album helped launch the Jazz Crusaders as one of the most distinct jazz groups of the era. The group continued with a long string of equally successful recordings throughout the decade, and led to their emergence as seminal leaders of contemporary jazz.

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