Michael O'Neill Quartet featuring Sandra Aran - Jazz Mondays on Main July 18, 2011

Free Jazz Concerts throughout the summer!

Michael O'Neill Quartet featuring Sandra Aran • Saxophone & Vocals

A recent reviewer enthused that Michael O'Neill “sounded like he could improvise all night without ever repeating himself once. His saxophone work is extraordinary. He plays with almost orchestral diction yet classic jazz chops. It makes him a rare treat, it's almost as if he's not only playing but teaching saxophone on stage.” Michael plays frequently at all the leading jazz venues in the Bay Are, both as a band leader and sideman. Vocalist Sandra Aran made her musical debut at age five in her native Mexico City. Since then, she has made music and performing her life. Studying the art of jazz and scat singing by transcribing the music of Al Jarreau, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald and Bobby McFerrin. Although her smooth sound and explosive stage presence are reminiscent of Sade, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Flora Purim, it is her original approach to jazz standards and her own material that make her truly unique.
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The Jazz on Main series continues this year, with Main Street hosting outdoor jazz concerts every Monday evening from June 20th through August 15th featuring the Bay Area's very best jazz artists. The jazz is on from 6 - 8 pm, and everyone can enjoy the music, eat at one of the many great restaurants along Main Street, and if the mood strikes – DANCE! The all-star lineup will be sure to make for many jazzed-up Monday evenings on Main Street in Downtown Redwood City’s Historic District.

UPCOMING 2011 JAZZ CONCERT SCHEDULE
6/27 - The Peter Horvath Group • Piano/Contemporary/Funk

7/11 - Ray Obiedo and the Urban Latin Jazz Project • Guitar/Latin Jazz

7/18 - Michael O'Neill Quartet featuring Sandra Aran • Saxophone & Vocals

7/25 - The Mads Tolling Quartet • Violinist/Jazz Fusion

8/1 - Pamela Rose's B-3 Organ Party • B3 Organ/Vocals

8/8 - The Joe Cohen Show • Saxophone/Straight Ahead and Funk

8/15 - Wayne Wallace, John Worley and Kristen Strom • Three Horns, No Limits

Along with Jazz on Main, other exciting FREE evening events include: Music on the Square on Fridays, Dancing on the Square on Tuesdays, and Movies on the Square on Thursdays. Other ongoing free events in the coming months include seven special outdoor exhibits featuring Art on the Square, as well as weekend Target Family Days.

Full details at http://www.redwoodcityevents.com

Official Website: http://www.redwoodcity.org/events/jazzonmain.html