Live Jazz at Robano's

We are still going strong at Robano's, the new hang for live jazz on Wednesday nights..Only now, we are outside in the beautiful Italian courtyard.  I play with guitar greats Barry Zweig and Ron Anthony. Barry  played regularly with Buddy Rich, Dinah Shore, Sammy Davis, Jr, Keely Smith and more.  Ron played with Frank Sinatra for 9 years, and before that, he played with the George Shearing Quintet. I learn from these guys every night we play together and consider myself so lucky to be with them....
Come join us! There's no cover, free parking, a full menu and bar, and Happy Hour has been extended until 8 pm, just for us...

Robano's is located at 10057 Riverside Drive, in Toluca Lake, CA. 

Wednesday Nights at Robano's

Guitarists Barry Zweig, Ron Anthony and I have had a great month of Wednesdays so far, at Robano's in Toluca Lake. Please stop by and enjoy the live jazz! We've had some incredible jazz luminaries stop by and sit in, and you just never know who you'll run into... Robano's is a great Italian neighborhood hang, with a beautiful open courtyard and an indoor stage, which is here you'll find us doing our thing.  We start at 7 pm amd play til 10 pm.

Robano's

10057 Riverside Drive

Toluca Lake, CA  91602

(818) 761-6613

Great food, full bar, no cover, lots of free parking

Singing with "It's Always 4 AM" with Ron Anthony

Ron Kalina on harmonica, backed by Ron Anthony (guitar), Adam Cohen (bass) and Barry Zweig (guitar)

John Pisano sitting in with Barry Zweig





Another night at Barone's

Last Saturday, David and I headed out to Barone's with Tony Russell and his wife Rosemarie, to hear Thelma Jones sing, with Karen Hernandez on piano and Chico Fernandez on drums. What a great night, and wow, was Thelma on fire!! Standouts included "God Bless the Child" (performed as a rumba), "For All We Know", and a rousing closing number whose title I can't remember. It was late. Guitar great Barry Zweig dropped in for dinner, and of course he was summoned to go outside and get his guitar - which he did - and he played all night! I ordered a steak (which I never do) and right after finishing my meal, Thelma called me onstage to sing a song...my steak hadn't yet reached my stomach. Oh dear. I was completely caught off guard, started in with "Like Someone in Love", only to forget the lyrics to the 2nd verse!! I have no idea what I sang to get through that section, but I felt like Jason Castro from American Idol, ripping apart "Tambourine Man". Oh well...like I said, it was late. Right after that, Tony, Thelma and I all joined in on a raucous version of "Sunny Side of the Street", and the audience sang along. (When Tony gets involved, it's always raucous!) But the audience hadn't seen anything yet! Thelma took a break from singing, while Tony took the stage to entertain the audience with "some jokes"..let me tell you, this was probably the best night Tony's ever had. He had Barry Zweig laughing so hard, he had to stop a few times. Tony's a true master, and it's too bad this wasn't caught on film!