March Features Explosive Lineup Blue Note Hawaii
By: A.A. Cristi Feb. 28, 2017
The March lineup at Blue Note Hawaii, the state's premier venue for the world's most celebrated artists, kicks off with local soulful songwriter, Ron Artis II & The Truth, the Waikiki Edition of Revive the Live and Austin favorite Sharon Bourbonnais. Comedy is king when local funnyman Andy Bumatai graces the stage. Blue Note Hawaii welcomes back one of its favorite artists, jazz guitarist Earl Klugh, followed by groundbreaking Japanese jazz pianist Hiromi, joined on drums by the incomparable Simon Phillips (TOTO, The Who, Judas Priest) and the legendary Blood, Sweat & Tears. Other fantastic shows include a Tribute to Chuck Mangione with Mike Lewis and Friends, Tak Matsumoto with Daniel Ho, Willie K, the Hotclub of Hulaville in an evening of Gypsy Jazz with a Tribute to Django Reinhardt, the Steve Kimock Band, and the 25th Anniversary of the original Hawaiian Style Band.
A 15% kama'aina discount is available to residents for most shows. This is available online with code MAHALO15, as well as in person at the box office. Parking is validated at the OHANA East Hotel for $6 for four hours.
The full March Blue Note Hawaii lineup includes:
Ron Artis II & The Truth
Featuring Guest Stars Mike Love, Barry Flanagan, John Cruz and more
Dates: March 1
Showtimes: 6:30pm & 9pm
Doors: 5pm & 8:30pm
Tickets: $35, $25, $15
Ron Artis II is an American musician/singer-songwriter. He is best known for his work as Ron Artis II and Thunderstorm in Hawaii. He is named after his father Ron Artis, and is the eldest son in a family of eleven children. Ron has enjoyed music since before he could walk, crawling across his father's piano at age one. Ron has grown in all genres of music and loves to create new songs on the spot in his concerts, believing that, "Music is meant to be lived, as life is meant to be lived." Ron's recordings include genres of music from Rock, Blues, and Jazz and completely to the other side of the world into classical, flamenco then into the streets of Rap, R&B and soul.
Blue Note Comedy Series: Ben Hague
Dates: March 2
Showtimes: 6:30 & 9pm
Doors: 5pm & 8:30pm
GENERAL ADMISSION
Tickets: $25
With 3.7 million viewers seeing him kill on the Late Late Show on CBS, and a monthly following on SiriusXM radio, Ben Hague is on his way to becoming the next big thing in comedy. At 21, after attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Manhattan, Ben moved to LA to pursue a career in comedy. He debuted his stand-up act at the world-famous Comedy Club Laugh Factory on Sunset Boulevard in 2003, and never looked back. Since then he has been privileged to share the stage with such talents as Dane Cook, Dave Attel, Louis CK, RoBert Klein, Jeffrey Ross, Amy Schumer and many others.
Revive The Live Waikiki Edition
Dates: March 3
Showtime: 9pm
Doors: 7pm
GENERAL ADMISSION
Tickets: $15 PRESALE/$20 AT THE DOOR
The Revive The Live Concert Series is making its way to the heart of Waikiki featuring some of Hawaii's Top Island & Reggae Artists. We kick off with Mahkess, followed by Mike Love and ending the night with Hawaii's roots heavy weights Ooklah The Moc. Come enjoy over three hours of amazing live music! Presented by Hawaii's Finest, Coors Light and Island 98.5.
Revive The Live Hawaiian Edition
Dates: March 4
Showtime: 8pm
Doors: 6pm
GENERAL ADMISSION
Tickets: $15 PRESALE/$20 AT THE DOOR
The Revive the Live Concert Series is making its way to the heart of Waikiki with a special Hawaiian Edition. The night will feature reggae artist Josh Tatofi, Hawaiian music groups Keauhou and Kawaihone, plus special guests and hula dancers. Come enjoy over three hours of amazing live music! Presented by Hawaii's Finest, Coors Light and Island 98.5.
Blue Note Comedy Series: Andy Bumatai
Dates: March 5
Showtimes: 6:30pm & 9pm
Doors: 5pm & 8:30pm
Tickets: $35, $25, $15
Andy Bumatai has been a comic & businessman in Hawai'i for over 35 years. He's owned a nightclub, a chain of cell phone stores and an interest in one of the original ISPs in Hawai'i. Starting in Hawai?i, where he is a comedy icon, he has traveled extensively as a headliner in Comedy Clubs across America and as an opening act, on tour, with some of the biggest names in show business including ?Tom Jones, ?Paul Anka, ?Kenny Loggins ?The Beach Boys and ?Lionel Richie.
From 2007 to 2009 Andy produced and hosted a prime time talk show seen five nights a week in Hawai?i. For the last 5 years he's been the host and producer of a number of weekly Hawai'i TV shows including "In The Car" "Toolin' Around" and "The Weekly Daily Pidgin." Recently Andy and shifted his focus to online only creating YouTube channels for "Toolin' Around with Andy Bumatai" and "The Daily Pidgin with Kaleo Pilanca." After a bout with throat cancer Andy is now back to performing stand-up comedy. As Andy puts it "I'm one of the few people with a show business career to fall back on in case my day job doesn't work out."
Sharon Bourbonnais
Dates: March 6
Showtimes: 6:30pm & 9pm
Doors: 5pm & 8:30pm
Tickets: $35, $25, $15
Somewhere in between jazz and blues you'll find the music through the heart of Sharon Bourbonnais. When you see her fingers glide effortlessly across 88 keys and hear her sultry voice inviting you to share in clever, insightful stories, you immediately sense this is not your typical singer/songwriter fare. Sharon describes her brand as Texas Jazz fused with Nola Blues. Sharon and her band Tres Bourbonnais have been featured at SXSW and the Cutting Edge Music Conference in New Orleans. Her music has taken her across the South, Midwest, Northeast and Hawaii. Favorite haunts include a residency at the historic Driskill Hotel, the legendary Elephant Room in Austin and McGonigel's Mucky Duck in Houston. Sharon plans to tour extensively to support her new release out January 2017 entitled "A Girl's Gotta Play."
A Tribute to Chuck Mangione with Mike Lewis & Friends
Dates: March 7
Showtimes: 6:30pm & 9pm
Doors: 5pm & 8:30pm
Tickets: $35, $25, $15
Mike Lewis and friends pay tribute to American flugelhorn player, trumpeter and composer Chuck Mangione. After a stint with drummer Art Blakey's band and co-leading the Jazz Brothers with his sibling Gap, Chuck achieved international success in 1977 with his jazz-pop single "Feels So Good". Mangione has released more than 30 albums since 1960.
A native New Yorker who has spent substantial time performing in Polynesia and the tri-state New York area, Mike Lewis has recently moved back to Hawaii from the Pacific Northwest. Fluent in jazz trumpet, lead trumpet, and recording projects, his resume includes touring and recording with Buddy Rich, Sarah Vaughn, Sammy Davis, Wynton Marsalis, Sonny and Cher, Billy Joel, Natalie Cole, Rosemary Clooney, The Temptations, Tony Bennett, Gladys Knight, and Bruno Mars.
Dates: March 8 - 12
Showtimes: 6:30pm & 9pm
Doors: 5pm & 8:30pm
Tickets: $45, $35, $25
Characterized as "...a guitarist with impeccable technique" by The New York Times, GRAMMY® Award-winning guitar virtuoso Earl Klugh has recorded more than 30 albums in his multi-million-selling career, including 24 Top 10 charting records - six of them No. 1 - on Billboard's Jazz Album chart. Klugh has been referred to as one of the key progenitors of what is often called contemporary jazz.
JCB Presents Masayuki Suzuki
Dates: March 13
Showtime: 7:30pm
Doors: 6pm
Tickets: $200, includes prix fixe dinner
JCB presents a special event featuring Japanese singer Masayuki Suzuki. Known as "The King of Love Songs" by Japanese fans, Suzuki is a former member of Rats & Star, who released hit songs including "Me-gumi no hito" and "Lipsticks on T-shirts." In 2011, Suzuki released his first cover album "DISCOVER JAPAN" and won the Excellent Album Award of the 53rd Japan Record Awards. Suzuki has been touring since September 2016 and makes his way to Blue Note Hawaii for one night only!
Hiromi: The Trio Project Featuring Simon Phillips
Dates: March 14 - 18
Showtimes: 6:30pm & 9pm
Doors: 5pm & 8:30pm
Tickets: $45, $35, $35
Japan has produced an impressive assemblage of jazz pianists, from Toshiko Akiyoshi and Makoto Ozone to Junko Onishi. And now, well into the change of the 21st century, the pianist/composer Hiromi Uehara is the latest in that line of amazing musicians. Ever since the 2003 release of her debut Telarc CD, Another Mind, Hiromi has electrified audiences and critics east and west, with a creative energy that encompasses and eclipses the boundaries of jazz, classical and pop parameters, taking improvisation and composition to new heights of complexity and sophistication. Her new CD, Spark, her tenth as a leader, features her critically acclaimed Trio Project, consisting of contrabass guitarist Anthony Jackson (Steely Dan, Paul Simon, Michel Camilo, The O'Jays and Chick Corea) and drummer Simon Phillips (Toto, The Who, Judas Priest, David Gilmour and Jack Bruce).
Tak Matsumoto & Daniel Ho Live!
Electric Island, Acoustic Sea
Dates: March 19
Showtimes: 6:30pm & 9pm
Doors: 5pm & 8:30pm
Tickets: $65, $55, $45
A world-famous top guitarist will appear in a new project with a multi-instrumentalist from Hawaii! Japan's best-selling B'z guitarist Tak Matsumoto collaborates with Hawaii-born multi-talented Daniel Ho, who currently lives in Los Angeles. Daniel is the former leader and keyboard player for popular smooth jazz band Kilauea. After starting a solo career, Daniel has gained popularity in the Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, incorporating his own style. He won his first GRAMMY® in 2005 for Best Hawaiian Music Album and has since won an additional five GRAMMY® Awards. Enjoy Tak and Daniel's show for one night only as they explore new music up close here at Blue Note Hawaii!
Dates: March 21
Showtimes: 6:30pm & 9pm
Doors: 5pm & 8:30pm
Tickets: $45, $35, $25
Raised on Maui, Willie Kahaiali`i (a.k.a. Willie K) has been entertaining audiences with his music since the age of 10. He has evolved into an eclectic and charismatic singer, songwriter, entertainer, and now actor. One of Hawaii's most versatile talents, Willie performs a myriad of musical genres, including Hawaiian, Jazz, Blues, Reggae, Rock, Country Western, and even Opera.
Gypsy Jazz: A Tribute to Django Reinhardt
The Hot Club of Hulaville with Special Guests - From the Hot Club of San Francisco:
Paul Mehling and Isabelle Fontaine
Dates: March 22
Showtimes: 6:30pm & 9pm
Doors: 5pm & 8:30pm
Tickets: $35, $25, $15
The Hot Club of Hulaville started out as a Django Reinhardt tribute band and won their Na Hoku Hano Hano award for Best Jazz Album with their highly acclaimed "Django Would Go!" CD. They are featuring two of America's most famous Django Reinhardt stylists - Paul Mehling on guitar, Isabelle Fontaine on guitar and vocals. Ms. Fontaine was born in France and sang in the Edith Piaf and Gypsy Jazz American Songbook before emigrating to America. Paul Mehling is the father of Gypsy Jazz guitar in America and is a noted author, composer and virtuoso of the Manouche or Gypsy Jazz style of guitar playing. They banded together to form the Hot Club of San Francisco - the premier Gypsy Jazz band in the USA.
Lazar Bear Productions & Blue Note Presents
Steve Kimock Band
Dates: March 23 and 24
Showtimes: 6:30pm & 9pm
Doors: 5pm & 8:30pm
Tickets: $50, $40, $30
Whether with all the living members of the Grateful Dead, his band Voodoo Dead, with Parliament/Funkadelic co-founder Bernie Worrell or his solo acoustic project Last Danger of Frost, Steve Kimock has proved himself a master of improvisation for over four decades, in the process inspiring music fans with his transcendent guitar speak voiced through electric, acoustic, lap and pedal steel guitars. While one can say that his genre is rock, no one niche has ever confined him. Instead, through the years, he's explored various sounds and styles based on what's moved him at the time, whether it's blues or jazz; funk or folk; psychedelic or boogie; gypsy or prog-rock; traditional American or world fusion. Threaded through this expansive and highly nuanced musical landscape is Kimock's Signature Sound, the prodigious product of his ability to articulate crystal-clear tone, melody and emotion into intricately woven music crafted with technical brilliance. His passion and devotion to performing live is matchless, and his unparalleled ability to embrace and capture his audiences musically is the stuff of legend.
The Original Hawaiian Style Band - 25th Anniversary
Dates: March 25
Showtimes: 6:30pm & 9pm
Doors: 5pm & 8:30pm
Tickets: $35, $25, $15
In the early nineties, the Hawaiian Style Band rode into the isle music scene on swingy-reggae rhythms and wholesome vocals. The band put forth a new definition of island music right in the midst of an exploding local music industry after the somewhat dormant eighties. They provided a new musical vista on contemporary local culture with original compositions about talking story, sovereignty, feeling the ocean, island romance, 'ohana, and living "Hawaiian style." Interpretation of Hawaiian language songs re-acquainted music fans with these important compositions. Audiences heard themselves in these songs and responded overwhelmingly. The band's appeal was also due to its ability to effectively involve and showcase local talent. Conceptualized as a revolving band, HSB opened its doors to over fifty musicians and producers over the course of its three albums, "Vanishing Treasures," "Rhythm of the Ocean" and "'Ohana." The participants included Hawaiian music notables like Israel Kamakawiwa'ole, Bla, Cyril, and Martin Pahinui, Fiji, Teresa Bright, Ka'au Crater Boys, and Del Bezley. This extensive collaboration produced a musical synergy so comprehensive that it has not been matched by other island recordings since.
Blood Sweat & Tears featuring Bo Bice & Dylan Elise
Dates: March 30 - April 2
Showtimes: 6:30pm & 9pm
Doors: 5pm & 8:30pm
Tickets: $55, $45, $35
It's been five decades since drummer/producer Bobby Colomby and friends assembled the first group to successfully blend rock and jazz into a genre-crossing sound and style. So successfully in fact, that the band's second album, Blood, Sweat & Tears, topped the Billboard charts for many weeks and beat out the Beatles' Abbey Road for the prestigious Album of the Year Grammy award. That album produced three major hit singles: "You Made me so Very Happy," "Spinning Wheel," and "And When I Die." But now Colomby is looking for much more as he develops Blood Sweat & Tears into a contemporary voice, one that reaches beyond a single, nostalgic audience. "I no longer want to target just one generation. That would be a mistake. With this updated version, I want this band to gain recognition with a wider audience. I want people of all ages to experience what this music has to offer."
About Blue Note Hawaii
Located in the former Society of Seven showroom inside Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort, Blue Note Hawaii will feature a year-round lineup of musical entertainment - from local talent to international sensations - for limited engagements. As a part of Outrigger's ongoing commitment to the musical arts, the performance venue has undergone an extensive, multi-million-dollar revitalization, creating a brand new venue in the heart of Hawaii's most famed beach resort destination. Blue Note Hawaii features completely new décor and a state-of-the-art sound and light system.
The 9,000 square-foot facility was designed by local architecture and interior design firm InForm Design, and seats over 300 patrons, showcasing two performances nightly in an intimate setting - seven days a week, 365 days a year. A contemporary gift shop is part of the plan, including a dedicated location for musical acts to hold autograph sessions following each show. Guest will have the opportunity to dine at the venue, where a full-service restaurant and bar will highlight the culinary talents of Chef Rodney Uyehara. Talent buying and programming will be handled out of Blue Note Entertainment Group's New York office. Additionally, the venue will be available for private event bookings.
About Blue Note Entertainment Group
Blue Note Entertainment Group, founded in 1981 by Danny Bensusan, is a multi-faceted entertainment company that owns and operates New York's Blue Note Jazz Club, B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, Highline Ballroom, Subrosa, and Lucille's Grill; The Howard Theatre (Washington D.C.); and Blue Note Jazz Clubs Worldwide (Tokyo and Nagoya, Japan, Milan, Italy, Beijing, China, and Napa, California). The company also programs the Regattabar Jazz Club (Cambridge, MA). Blue Note Entertainment Group presents shows outside of its club network. The annual Blue Note Jazz Festival was established in 2011 and has since grown to become the largest jazz festival in New York City each June. Subsidiaries of Blue Note Entertainment Group include the GRAMMY®-nominated record label Half Note Records, whose catalogue includes over fifty titles recorded live at New York's Blue Note Jazz Club, as well as Blue Note Travel, Management Group and Media Group.
About Outrigger Enterprises Group
Outrigger Enterprises Group is one of the largest and fastest growing privately held leisure lodging, retail and hospitality companies operating in the Asia Pacific, Oceania and Indian Ocean regions. As part of its unique hospitality offering, the values-based company extends exceptional hospitality and authentic cultural experiences, incorporating local traditions and customs into the guest experience at each of its properties worldwide. Guided by more than 68 years of family leadership, Outrigger runs a highly-successful, multi-branded portfolio of hotels, condominiums and vacation resort properties, including Outrigger® Resorts, OHANA® Hotels and Resorts, Hawaii Vacation Condos by Outrigger®, Embassy Suites®, Holiday Inn®, Best Western®, Wyndham Vacation Ownership® and Hilton Grand Vacations™. Currently, Outrigger operates and/or has under development 40 properties with approximately 9,000 rooms located in Hawaii (Oahu, Maui, Kauai, Hawaii Island); Guam; Fiji; Thailand; Mauritius; Maldives; Vietnam; and Hainan Island, China. For online information, log on at www.outriggerenterprisesgroup.com and www.outrigger.com. Join Outrigger's social network to Find Out. Find Outrigger! Follow @OutriggerResort on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/OutriggerResorts. For on-going news, visit http://news.outrigger.com.
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