Jazz at Pearl's (San Francisco, CA)
Realistic Orchestra is composed of many of the Bay Area's best musicians. Collectively, their studio and live credits range from Ratdog and Santana to Zion:I and Lyrics Born. The band has performed at many top music venues and the SF Jazz Festival, San Jose Jazz Festival, Fillmore Jazz Festival and North Beach Jazz Festival. Vocalist Kim Nalley joins the orchestra at Pearl's.
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The last date listed for Realistic Orchestra Featuring Kim Nalley was Saturday June 28, 2008 / 8:00pm. (view all dates)
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Wallace Roney believes in nurturing young and talented musicians. His current quintet includes Rashaan Carter on bass, Aruan Ortiz on keyboards and 17-year-old Kush Abadey on drums, with Wallace and his brother Antoine on tenor, soprano and bass Clarinet. The infusion of new blood into the band has taken the eclectic Roney Quintet repertoire to fiery new heights. Learn More
The Realistic Orchestra and Kim Nalley was amazing on Saturday night. Talented group and amazing voice. I recommended to my friends to check them out at the Fillmore and San Jose jazz festival....
Thank you for a night a great jazz : )
Pearl's is a very nice jazz club, and every seat is a good one because it holds less than 100 people. It was a bit small, however, for a 17-piece band that included four trumpets and four trombones, but the band was shot. Some songs and arrangements were terrific, a couple (the Prince song in particular) didn't work for me. I would love to have heard just one big-band standard (Glenn Miller?) as part of the set because the band would have nailed it.
Music was great- what wasn't great was the fact that we felt like we were being pushed out for the second set after we paid $12 each drink for something that would've been $7-10 elsewhere. I will definitely go see Realistic Orchestra again but probably not at this location.
Candle-lit 1930s ambience, top jazz acts and lush cocktails make this legendary jazz club your perfect getaway for a romantic date, a night of world class jazz and a little trip back in time!
Enjoy the world's leading jazz, blues and Latin recording artists in a room intimate enough to be your lavish Hollywood classic movie living room. Cocktails elegantly appear at your table while you're eye
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The instrumentation of Realistic Orchestra is based on a century-old classic ensemble known as the “big band” or “jazz orchestra” which includes 13 horns and a rhythm section of drums, upright bass and keyboards. adding to this foundation is guitar, electric bass, electronics, guest DJs, guest vocalists and the one and only Dublin (The Shotgun Wedding Quintet), whose collaborations with the band are unlike any other hip-hop on the planet. These elements, combined with modern electronic influenced grooves, epic arrangements and cutting:edge jazz improvisation, create the distinct and unmistakable sound of the Realistic Orchestra.
Kim Nalley has sung at most of the major jazz festivals throughout the world, garnering rave reviews along the way, and has performed with heavyweights from James Williams, Jimmy McGriff and Billy Higgins to Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony. She combines a lithe, beautiful sound and compelling sense of swing with just enough old-school razzle dazzle to create an instant and genuine rapport with her audience. Nalley topped the success of her 2003 CD, Need My Sugar, with 2006's astounding She Put a Spell on Me, her powerful, heartfelt tribute to Nina Simone, which was shortlisted for the Grammy.