San Francisco jazz/cabaret vocalists, Linda Kosut and Benn Bacot share the stage at Los Angeles’ posh, retro-inspired supper club, the M Bar, on Friday, May 13, 2011. “A Taste of San Francisco” will be Mr. Bacot’s debut Los Angeles appearance; it also marks the first time Ms. Kosut has been back to Los Angeles since her successful 2007 performance at the Jazz Bakery. M Bar is located at 1253 Vine St., Los Angeles, CA. Showtime 8:00pm. $20 advance purchase / $25 cash at door; plus + $10 food/drink min. Show Reservations: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/167483. 24/7 Ticket Hotline: 800.838-3006. Call club for information: 323-856-0036....
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San Francisco jazz/cabaret vocalists, Linda Kosut and Benn Bacot share the stage at Los Angeles’ posh, retro-inspired supper club, the M Bar, on Friday, May 13, 2011. “A Taste of San Francisco” will be Mr. Bacot’s debut Los Angeles appearance; it also marks the first time Ms. Kosut has been back to Los Angeles since her successful 2007 performance at the Jazz Bakery. M Bar is located at 1253 Vine St., Los Angeles, CA. Showtime 8:00pm. $20 advance purchase / $25 cash at door; plus + $10 food/drink min. Show Reservations: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/167483. 24/7 Ticket Hotline: 800.838-3006. Call club for information: 323-856-0036.
Their Los Angeles-based band is led by Stuart Elster at the piano, with Lee Spath, drums; Tim Emmons, bass; and, Robert Kyle, horns.
This San Francisco duo will each be presenting a sampling of the material for which they are known – an exciting contrast in styles – from Benn’s soulful R&B-influenced jazz to Linda’s swingin’ and intimate song stylings of jazz, pop & folk. There will certainly be some duets to spice up the evening.
“I am so looking forward to coming back to Los Angeles,” says Linda. “It has been far too long since I’ve performed there, and although I’ve seen colleagues’ shows at the M Bar, this will my first time performing at this venue.” She adds, “Several years ago, I introduced Benn to my audiences in New York. And I am very pleased to introduce him again, this time to Los Angeles.”
Backstage Magazine’s Bistro/BMI award winner, Linda Kosut, swings jazz, pop and folk, blending songs from the standard to the obscure in unexpected renditions and arrangements. Linda has performed nationally at clubs such as New York’s Iridium Jazz Club to the Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles to San Francisco’s Yoshi’s Jazz Club, and just completed a 6-show run in 2010 at San Francisco’s Rrazz Room.
Benn Bacot hails from Mississippi and wields a rich bass-baritone that recalls Joe Williams and Johnny Hartman, while maintaining a sound all his own. He has performed on many of the major stages in the San Francisco Bay Area including The Rrazz Room, Anna’s Jazz Island, and Jazz at Pearl’s, and currently appears monthly with his quartet at San Francisco’s Savanna Jazz, which has just been named by Downbeat Magazine as one of the Top 150 Great Jazz Rooms in the world.
CALENDAR INFO:
WHO: Linda Kosut and Benn Bacot
BAND: Stuart Elster, pno; Tim Emmons, bs; Lee Spath, drms; Robert Kyle, sax
WHAT: “A Taste of San Francisco”
WHEN: Friday, May 13, 2011 – 8:00pm (doors open 7pm)
WHERE: M Bar, 1253 Vine St., Los Angeles, CA Information: 323-856-0036.
TICKET PRICE: $20 advance purchase ($25 cash at door) - all ages admitted + $10 food min.
RESERVATIONS: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/167483
24/7 TICKET HOTLINE: 800.838-3006
HEADLINER WEBSITES: http://www.lindakosut.com, http://www.bennbacot.com
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