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Armando's
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Thomas Martin served as principal clarinet of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra before joining the Boston Symphony in the fall of 1984. Born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Mr. Martin graduated from the Eastman School of Music, where he was a student of Stanley Hasty and Peter Hadcock....
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Armando's in downtown Martinez will pulsate with the sounds of footwork, song, castanets, syncopated hand clapping and guitar. Carolina Lugo and her daughter Carolé Acuña and their company of Flamenco musicians and dancers paint a canvas in movement through dance for a very special evening of entertainment. If you have not seen this group in one of it's many Concert Hall performances, this is an opportunity to experience their high energy and passion for their art that defines a new dimension in Flamenco and Spanish dance traditions. For more information about Carolina & Carolé
visit http://www.carolinalugo.com
Or buy tickets online: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/259233
24/7 Ticket Hotline: 1-800-838-3006.
Armando's is a unique venue offering many genres of music. One evening of music and its audience is likely to be very different from the following evening. It is hard to categorize this place, which I am sure is by design. The ambiance is casual, and the setting is...creative. Everywhere you look inside the room has an artistic expression. Even all the tables and chairs are a literal piece of art, not to mention the walls. The oddly shaped stage makes home to some of the East Bay's (and beyond) best musical talents, both known and unknown. Armando's is not open everyday. It is ONLY open when there is live music to share which usually happens Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. This is not a bar. It is an eclectic music house that happens to sell beer and wine. The people that come are here to listen, kick back, and be impressed by the performers. The sound system is professionally operated and sounds great and the people, staff, and owner are friendly and inviting. This is a gem.
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| 05/22 | 7:00 pm | Bluegrass Jam |
| 05/23 | 8:00 pm | MAL SHARPE'S BIG MONEY IN JAZZ BAND |
| 05/24 | 4:30 pm | Happy Hour & A Half |
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| 05/25 | 8:00 pm | Tender Mercies |
| 05/26 | 4:00 pm | Thomas Martin & Friends |
| 05/27 | 7:00 pm | Blues Jam |
| 05/30 | 8:00 pm | DUO GADJO |
| 05/31 | 4:30 pm | Happy Hour & A Half |
| 8:00 pm | The Leo Vigil Trio | |
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| 06/02 | 7:30 pm | DON BURNHAM & THE BOLOS |
| 06/03 | 7:00 pm | OPEN MIC |
| 06/06 | 8:00 pm | The Chris Cain Band |
| 06/07 | 4:30 pm | Happy Hour & A Half |
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| 06/08 | 8:00 pm | Wendy Dewitt & Friends |
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| 06/13 | 8:00 pm | FRANKIE G & THE CONVICTION |
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WHEN I WAS a wee college graduate living in San Diego, I interviewed a cool cat named Chuck Perrin. The goateed musician had recently opened a jazz space in a dim 1913 warehouse in the city's developing east downtown. He dubbed it Dizzy's, an ode to Gillespie and a promise to fans of live music: Nothing but the concrete floors, brick walls and a few flickering candles would ever distract from a performance. It was a clubhouse for musicians, Perrin would say, that happened to be open to the public. I think that's what Roy Jeans is trying to do with Armando's, his jazz club in downtown Martinez. But there's slightly more visual stimuli at Armando's: half a dozen curtains with pie-shop flavor, bright, paint-splattered chairs, band posters and a small disco ball in an oddly-placed corner.
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