HAPPENINGS

Lucas Ellman to tour with Galactic

Sat, 13 May 2006 13:30:09 -0500

Congratulations to Caltera student Lucas Ellman, who will be playing alto sax with the New Orleans-based funk band Galactic on their upcoming summer tour. Check out Lucas onstage with the band at the Los Angeles House of Blues at www.galacticfunk.com.

Tyler Beach all-ages gigs this weekend

Tue, 9 May 2006 00:00:00 -0500

Caltera alum Tyler Beach has performances this weekend with two of his groups.

Fingers and Toes (featuring Caltera alum Lola Mann and Dev Brown, along with Larry Robertson, Joel Masters, and Tony Massarello) is having a record release party at Muse Cafe, Friday May 12, 8-10 PM. Muse Cafe is located at 817 North Michigan Avenue.

On Saturday, May 13, check out Leaves, featuring Dan Thatcher, Charles Rumback, and Charles Gorczinscki at the Ice Factory, 526 North Ashland. Showtime is at 9:00PM.

Chris Weller Records CD

Mon, 1 May 2006 00:29:10 -0500

Caltera School congratulates tenor player Chris Weller on the completion of his standards album “All the Things You Are”, which features local pros Darren Scorza, Kevin Fort, and Bob Levecchio. Here’s a clip:

Caltera Turns Five on May 1!

Sun, 30 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0500

It’s hard to believe, but it has already been five years since Jeremy and I started Caltera School.

We’d like to thank all of our students–past and present–who have given us the opportunity to share the music that has been so important in our own lives. An especially big “thank you” goes to our very first students: Tyler Beach, Rob Clearfield, Jordan Brooks, Aaron Levinsky, Jeff Mohr, Jon Schang, John Nichols, Robert Granat, Lola Mann, and Sammy Berk. Their open-mindedness and enthusiasm (and their persistence in recruiting their friends) made it possible for us create the huge amount of momentum we now have without ever compromising our teaching values.

I’m very proud that, since day one, we’ve always been able to “put the best interests of our students first” and that the words on our Info and Philosophy pages mean as much to us today as they always have.

Thanks for helping us make that possible,

Jason

Caltera students, alumni to open for Patricia Barber

Sat, 29 Apr 2006 18:06:57 -0500

Caltera students and alumni Chris Weller (tenor), Jake Recchia (bass), Lucas Ellman (alto), and their group Ars Nova will open for Grammy-nominated pianist and vocalist Patricia Barber (website) on Saturday, May 6. The program, entitled “Jazzin’ Oak Park”, is sponsored by the Oak Park Area Arts Council and the OPRF High School Alumni Association and is a benefit concert for the Oak Park Area Arts Council Fine Arts Scholarship program.

The May 6 concert will be at The Arts Center, 200 N. Oak Park Avenue in Oak Park. Showtime is at 7:00, and ticket prices start at $35. For more information or to order tickets, please call the Oak Park Area Arts Council at (708) 358-5690 or visit www.BrownPaperTickets.com or www.oakparkareaartscouncil.org.