Music

Summerfest Crowd Blankets Pajarito Mountain

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Pajarito Mountain Summerfest drew a big crowd to the Ski Hill Saturday. Photo by Jim O’Donnell
 
Nosotros entertains at Summerfest. Photo by Jim O’Donnell
 
Happy guys sample New Mexico brewed beer at Summerfest. Photo by Jim O’Donnell
 

Photo Essay by JIM O’DONNELL

In celebration of the summer season, Ski Pajarito in Los Alamos hosted the ninth annual Summerfest Saturday June 7, featuring live music by Nosotros, New Mexico Brewer’s Fest and Pajarito Punishment Downhill Bike Race, among other activities.

A big crowd turned out for fun in the sun on Read More

Artists and Organizations Turn Out For Summer Concerts

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Mary Beth Mason of Los Alamos Medical Center chats with concertgoers who stop by her booth at Friday’s Summer Concert at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Artists Juan Rivera and Sandra Quintana own San-Juan Styles and displayed their artwork at the Summer Concert Friday at Ashley Pond Park. River of Taos and Quintana of Espanola will return with their creations available for purchase during Friday night concert played at the pond throughout the summer. They also will show their work the first saturday of each month at the White Rock Visitor Center Art Market on Read More

Cool Jazz on a Warm Night at Ashley Pond

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Sax great Greg Abate was joined for the concert by three New Mexico jazz musicians: John Rangel on keyboard, drummer Pete Amahl and on bass, Andy Zadrozny. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
 
The concert crowd grooves to Greg Abate. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
 
Greg Abate, the Prince of Beebop, blows while drummer Pete Amahl and keyboardist John Rangel back him up. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
 
Concertgoers purchase treats from a vendor. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
 
Keyboardist John Rangel is one of New Mexico’s
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Jazz Great Greg Abate Plays Ashley Pond Tonight in Summer Concert Series

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Greg Abate, ‘the Prince of Bebop’ plays Ashley Pond tonight. Courtesy/gregabate.com

By RUSS GORDON

So, can you dig jazz? Bebop? The kind of music made famous by saxophone monsters like Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Stan Getz, Lester Young and Ben Webster? If you don’t really know the music of these legends, just come on out to Ashley Pond at 7 tonight and listen to a man critics call the “Prince of Bebop,” Greg Abate.

Bebop became famous in the ‘40s into the ‘50s, coming from the scat singing of folks like Dizzy Gillespie. He would sing nonsensical lyrics, such a lyric as “bebop”. There Read More

Scenes from Tuesday at the Pond with Savor

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The Los Alamos Creative District hosted “Tuesdays at the Pond” June 3. The first performer was Savor, a Cuban/Latin singing instrumental group with Afro-Cuban rhythms. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
 
Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
 
Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
 
Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
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Los Alamos Symphony Awards Four Scholarships

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Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra scholarship winners, top row from left, Judy Lee, Chip Mielke, bottom row from left, Kristen Haertling, Maria McTeigue. Courtesy/LASO

LASO News:

Four Los Alamos High School seniors have been awarded scholarships from the Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra.

Judy Lee and Chip Mielke each received $300 and Kristen Haertling and Maria McTeigue each received $200.

The LASO awards are presented to seniors who have demonstrated outstanding musical achievement and who plan to continue musical pursuits, regardless of what he or she does in the future. 

Mielke is Read More

Full House Savors Dinner and Jazz Brasileiro at Blue Window Bistro Saturday Night

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Saturday’s Jazz Night at the Blue Window Bistro, 813 Central Ave., featured Albuquerque’s Jazz Brasileiro with vocalist Debo Orlofsky and guitarist Tony Cesarano. Cesarano is known by many for his 28 years of playing for the Rockettes at Radio City Musical Hall. At the Blue Window Bistro Saturday night, Jazz Brasileiro performed classic and contemporary Brazilian music with melodies sung in Portuguese and English. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

Massive Crowd Gathers For Friday’s Summer Concert

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James Carothers and the Renegade Mountain Band kick off Friday’s Summer Concert at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
 
A perfect May evening brought out a large crowd at the third Summer Concert of 2014 Friday at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
 
Dancers two-step to the Renegade Mountain Band. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
 
Concert master Russ Gordon helps someone find their lost car keys. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
 
Concertgoers seated on the rock wall at Ashley Pond. Photo
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Storms Didn’t Stop Homemade Jamz Blues Band

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A break in Friday’s rainstorm was all people needed to show up for the first Summer Concert in the new bandstand at Ashley Pond to hear the Homemade Jamz Blues Band. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
 
The Los Alamos Meetup Group stakes their claim at Ashley Pond. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
 
Young Cora Perkins is ready for the weather. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
 
Concert snacks. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
 
A child makes the most of a damp situation during the Gordons’ Summer Concert Series Friday at
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