Lee Ritenour – Album Release
Blue Note Los Angeles1492 Ivar Avenue, Los Angeles 90028
Lee Ritenour brings an album-release show to Blue Note Los Angeles on November 9. The bill identifies Ritenour alone, so no accompanying players or specific formation are confirmed. What is clear is the occasion: a live performance tied to a new album release, presented in the club’s focused listening-room setting.
A Los Angeles-born American jazz and jazz-fusion guitarist, Ritenour has long been known as “Captain Fingers.” His work reaches from his role as a co-founder of Fourplay to recording with Pink Floyd on The Wall, with Dave Grusin, Larry Carlton and Marcus Miller among the collaborators named in the supplied material. This is a chance to hear a guitarist whose career connects jazz, fusion and major studio work, now marking a new release in his home city.
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.