A new venue for Jazz in Dallas, Siena Pasta & Pizza is offering patrons live music every Saturday night from 7 PM to 10 PM.  The musicians playing at this new venue are some of the best in Dallas.  There will also be a number of guest performers stopping by to sing a song or [...]

Song writer, bass player, arranger, producer, conductor, educator – Jazz Man Extraordinaire! I had the privilege of meeting Johnny Pate in the Spring of 2009. I was on a quest for the chart of the song “An Older Man Is Like an Elegant Wine” which I had heard on a Nancy Wilson CD.  Johnny’s name [...]

Dallas jazz cafe, Café Portobello, in Coppell, Texas, is now presenting live jazz music every Saturday night. Café Portobello is a wonderful, family owned Italian restaurant with dishes created from old family recipes. They serve both Northern and Southern Italian cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere at very reasonable prices. There is an extensive wine selection and [...]

The newest Open Mic venue in Dallas is at the Lakewood Bar and Grille. Lakewood Bar and Grille is located on Gaston between Abrams Road and La Vista Drive. It is a casual neighborhood establishment with great food.

More than 100 professionals, all 55 and over, under the creative force and direction of the fabulous Mark Carroll, will sing and dance their way through a terrific show reminiscent of the Ziegfeld Follies. Mark Carroll for years sat at the epicenter of café society as the band leader in the bar at the Rosewood [...]