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The Sony Holland Quintet Saturday, November 19, 3:00 p.m. & Sunday, November 20, 3:00 p.m. @ the Rrazz Room, San Francisco We are so excited that the Sony Holland quintet will be back in the Bay Area for two concerts at San Francisco's premier music venue The Rrazz Room. If you are in the bay area this coming weekend, this is a must see. Sony and her band of top notch musicians deliver excellence and passion in all of their performances. For an unforgettable experience, get your tickets today before they are all sold out. For more information visit www.sonyholland.com Thank you and we'll see you there. Click the above widget to visit Sundays In My City for more Sunday fun.

Photos by me (Joanne Olivieri) @ The Rrazz Room in San Francisco - February 2011. If you are in the San Francisco Bay Area, come on out and see The Sony Holland duo live at these events. For more information visit www.sonyholland.com Thursday, June 16 (5 -7pm) Marin Art And Garden Center Ross, CA Saturday, June 18, 8:00 pm Stanford Jazz Festival Gala Oshman JCC, Palo Alto, CA For Info Call: 650.223.8664 Sunday, June 19, 7 - 9pm Cafe Divine in San Francisco's North Beach 1600 Stockton (corner of Union) CALL: 415 986 3414 for Reservations The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face I am participating in the following memes. Click widgets and links to visit. Also visit Ruby Tuesday

Up to the sky at the corner of Geary and Powell streets in Union Square Me and Jonathan Poretz after his concert at the Rrazz Room this past week in San Francisco Yours truly in front of the Tony Bennett heart sculpture in Union Square Powell Street cable car Union Square at a glance Union Square sculpture with Bank of America headquarters backdrop Travel the world by clicking the above widget.

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I just wanted to let you all know that I have created a new blog which will be devoted to music. It will have interviews, reviews, videos, songs etc... I decided on a music blog for many reasons but primarily to promote some of my musician friends. The blog will however run the gamut on all music genres. It will consist of well known and not so well known music. I'll be posting anything and everything of a musical nature. I also welcome all of your thoughts and ideas on what you would like to see and hear on this blog. So, if you are a music lover go ahead and follow me. I will try and post regularly, meaning at least three to four times per week. We'll see how that goes :) You'll also see the Entrecard widget on here though I'm not sure if it has yet been approved. The url is http://josmusiccafe.blogspot.com Enjoy!

Visit Russ Lorenson's Website @ www.russlorenson.com Russ Lorenson has established a reputation as one of the San Francisco Bay Area's leading interpreters of jazz standards, with a sound and approach that place him at the intersection of Broadway, jazz, and pop... the very essence of the Great American Songbook. Your stage career began at the early age of seven. Can you tell us what or who inspired your love for music and theatre? I've been a singer since even before I can remember. I sang in choirs all throughout my school years, and eventually became a choral conductor and composer by the time I graduated high school. In junior high, I was introduced to musical theatre by a wonderful teacher, Loren Salter, whose influence on me continues to this day. In fact, Lorenson is a stage name, in homage to him ("Loren's son"). I had another great teacher in high school, Bob Keller, who really gave me an appreciation for classical choral music and gave me my earl...

This song from the poem by William Butler Yeats, composed by First Lady of France Carla Bruni - Sarkozy and sung by vocalist Sony Holland is an absolute favorite of mine. This video was taken at the Sony Holland Rrazz Rroom concert in San Francisco a few weeks ago. Enjoy! Those Dancing Days Are Gone Come, let me sing into your ear; Those dancing days are gone, All the silk and satin gear; Crouch upon a stone Wrapping that foul body up In as foul a rag: I carry the sun in a golden cup The moon in a silver bag. Curse as you may I sing it through; What matter if the knave That the most could pleasure you, The children that he gave, Are somewhere sleeping like a top Under a marble flag? I carry the sun in a golden cup The moon in a silver bag. I thought it out this very day, Noon upon the clock, A man may put pretence away Who leans upon a stick, may sing, and sing until he drop Whether to maid or hag: I carry the sun in a golden cup The moon in a silver bag. Lyrics ...

Photo courtesy of www.sf.eater.com Photo courtesy of Terry Dudlley and www.sonyholland.com - All Rights Reserved The Rrazz Room situated within the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco is fast becoming the premier venue for entertainment. It has been opened for a little over a year and has attracted some of the Bay Area's biggest names and talents. The room itself is located in the lobby area of the hotel with a great little bar and lounge setting adjacent to the concert room. The lounge area is one of those comfortable settings where you can just relax and even doze off on one of those gloriously overstuffed couches. Although I don't drink, I've heard that the bar itself is a "drinker's paradise." The most important aspect of a concert venue for me is the stage. The stage should be the focal point of the room. When I walked into the Rrazz Room I felt as if I were walking into a huge concert hall. The stage literally speaks to you as you arrive. The room itse...