Charlie Hunter & Ella Feingold
Blue Note Los Angeles1492 Ivar Avenue, Los Angeles 90028
Charlie Hunter and Ella Feingold bring their two-guitar project Different Strokes for Different Folks to Blue Note Los Angeles. Their set is built as an improvisational exchange of rhythm, space and groove, with funk, minimalism, melody and motion meeting in music that leaves room for both silence and momentum.
Hunter is Berkeley-reared and now lives in Greensboro, North Carolina; Feingold is based in the mountains of Western Massachusetts. Feingold has played with Queen Latifah, Erykah Badu, Bruno Mars and Silk Sonic, The Roots and Jay-Z, while Hunter contributed to D'Angelo's Voodoo. Jazz Journal heard “idiosyncratic depth of sound and consistency of flow” in the duo's work.
A small, dimly lit basement club tucked into a Hollywood corner, Blue Note Los Angeles is a dedicated jazz and live music space with a long-standing reputation for intimate, high-quality performances. The room is modest, with a few rows of seats facing a stage where the music is the focus. It's a place to listen, not to socialize, with the audience often quiet, absorbed in the musicians. Drinks are available, but the atmosphere is centered on the music. Shows are ticketed, with multiple sets each night, and the evening unfolds with a steady rhythm of live music, not casual conversation.