January 17, 2010 11:10:09 AM PST

First time attending a hosted event by The Jazz Bakery--even though I've been on your mailing list for quite a few years.  My husband has loved Jazz from his teens----old style jazz which is not easy to understand for someone not musically inclined:(

While searching for an event to take my husband to I ran across the name of Mose Allison - an artist that I knew my husband appreciated-thus came Saturday night which was so enjoyable.  Over the years and when he was well we sat through many a set at various places---food, drinking, noise,etc.....I most definitely appreciate reading your comments (now-more so than ever) as to providing an atmosphere where the music is number ONE and not the profit from drinks and such...THANK YOU!  The atmosphere that it appears you seek, Ruth compliments those that may be physically challenged or distracted too easily based upon their challenges.  My husband had a wonderful evening and I know that the atmosphere you seek was every part of it...see you soon!!

Respectfully,
Berta & Purvis Webber

January 14, 2010 9:17:46 PM PST

Hi Ruth,

Thank you for your reply.  Thanks also for all the joy you have brought to me and so many other jazz fans over the years through your stellar bookings at the Bakery.  My wife and I have spent many wonderful evenings there  enjoying so many superb musicians who all clearly relished the great vibe you created for both musician and audience.  We're looking forward to when you find a new home for the Jazz Bakery, and in the meantime will be looking forward to the Movable Feast shows!

Thanks again for the happiness and memories you have helped create!

Best regards,

Rich Elbaum

Live Jazz: Mose Allison at a Jazz Bakery Movable Feast

January 18, 2010 — irom

By Michael Katz

Stop this world/Let me off/There’s too many pigs/At the same trough.

Has there ever been a better time for Mose Allison? Quasi-repentant bankers being hauled before Congress while California and New York go broke,  health care parsed and bartered into a thousand call-me-in-2014 pages. For those of us Mose-a-holics, his lyrics pop into our heads these days like thought bubbles. Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert may be getting most of the media buzz, but Mose has been doing this for decades....

See the full review: http://irom.wordpress.com/2010/01/18/live-jazz-mose-allison-at-a-jazz-bakery-movable-feast/

City of the Angels.com Podcast

We caught up with Ruth Price at the Mose Allison concert and talk to her about the Jazz Bakery, Mose Allison, Tessa Souter and other sundry things.
Hear the full interview: http://www.avantradio.com/cotamusic2/story.shtml

Live Review: Mose Allison at Largo at the Coronet [UPDATED]

See the full review: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/01/live-review-mose-allison-at-largo-at-the-coronet.html

Well….  Happy to report the Jazz Bakery "Movable Feasts" are trucking right along.  The four we’ve done have been a testimony to the heart-warming loyalty of the artists and the audiences.

The first two were at the state-of-the-art “Grammy Museum Sound Stage” in LA Live downtown, followed by a great evening at the “Largo/Coronet Theater,” and a collaborative fundraiser with UCLA Friends of Jazz at the "Fowler Museum" (for info on participating artists, please go to Prior "Movable Feasts" on our homepage).

All locations used for our “feast” will be theaters, which allows us to preserve our basic model of music in concert format.  Until we re-open in our new home, this interim approach is exciting, but very demanding, since it requires balancing the availability of venues with the tour dates of artists.  I’m getting the swing of it, and each return engagement is easier (I’m looking forward to being back at the Largo/Coronet Theater, with Mose Allison on January 16 and 17, 2010).

In the near future, we’ll extend our "Movable Feast" travels to include the beautiful Boston Court Theater in Pasadena, the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center, the Actors Gang space in the Ivory Substation in Culver City, the Japanese-American Theater and who knows where else?!  No matter where, the same fine level of artists who define our very core will continue to represent what the name "Jazz Bakery" stands for.

The only downside is that Alfy, Possum & Pork Chop don’t get to greet people on the ticket counter!  But they know they’ll be back on duty as soon as we re-open, and I’ve promised them everything will be the same as before.  We will, of course, continue as a non-profit organization and maintain our 501(c)3 status. Click here to see the many TAX DEDUCTIBLE ways you can help the Jazz Bakery stay alive!

Meanwhile, I’m really grateful for your support during this transition, so let’s all hang in there until the big new incarnation of the Jazz Bakery….

Love,

Ruth, Alfy, Possum & Pork Chop

A Note from Ruth Price, Artistic Director & President:

The Jazz Bakery has been displaced by a furniture store, we are now IN HOT PURSUIT OF A NEW HOME. We've had very little time to prepare for the funding necessary to accomplish this major move, so while we search for the perfect location, the Jazz Bakery will present individual FUNDRAISING EVENTS. The first event scheduled will be SUNDAY, JULY 19TH at the state-of-the-art GRAMMY Museum Sound Stage. There will be many more exciting evenings to come, so, above all, please keep up with our website for artist and reservation information.

Of course, as always, we will continue as a non-profit organization and maintain our 501(c)3 status. Click here to see the many TAX DEDUCTIBLE ways you can help the Jazz Bakery stay alive!

The same fine level of artists who define our very core will continue to represent what the name "Jazz Bakery" stands for.

We're counting on your support to make sure the Jazz Bakery continues ONWARD AND UPWARD!

RUTH PRICE
President & Artistic Director