Cabaret Jazz
Concerts
SFJazz Collective
Cabaret Jazz room at The Smith Center, March 17
March 22nd, 2012
They began with a gang. Not, unfortunately, with a bang. Selected to symbolically smash a champagne bottle across the bow of Las Vegas’ swanky new swing spot, the eight-piece SFJAZZ Collective provided an evening that was so… polite. Make that flat. True, this is a performing arts center, not a boozy dive. True, the Collective is a collection of fine musicians with an impeccable sound, but a questionable choice to kick open this ballyhooed new jazz headquarters. Read more »
How the Lineup Stacks Up
Inaugural Smith Center season does what it’s supposed to but not what it could
March 8th, 2012
In Sin City parlance, they’re the biggest whale in town. Perhaps it’s enough. Perhaps it isn’t. Owing to the scrapping of plans for a midsize theater in 2008 and some programming decisions since, the center’s opening offerings beg questions, pitting business prudence against creative risk. Examining the Smith bookings, spun out through early fall, the inaugural season is inarguably stacked with true talent, a solid roster of culture providers Read more »
