Hang Ten

While the Jazz Monsters have come and passed (don't tell anyone, four of them are really hiding out in Trent's cambodian residence), Kevin Fugaro is splashing around with a new group called the Coastal Collective. Check them out as they surf their way onto the Bay Area music scene. If you're looking for entertainment, get off your beach bum and email the hula hipster herself, Marisa Chock, to reel in the Coastal Collective.

Coastal Collective Booking

Fade to Black

So, The Jazz Monsters completed their final gig in style at the Black and White Ball in SF. Even though it was mighty cold playing outside, the Monsters welcomed the partygo-ers with pomp and circumstance (see photos below).

And so concludes the main portion of the Jazz Monster blog. An occasional post about the whereabouts of members (and any reunion tours) may follow but this now serves a electronic memory bank. Thank you too all the fans and readers for a fine year of music. We wish you well in all your journies.

The Monsters are contactable by their email addresses linked on the sidebar.

If anyone is looking for jazz in SF, please consider contacting Kevin Fugaro and his new group based out of University High School. Thanks.

The Black and White Ball 2005!

We checked in and set up.

All in the shadows of city hall.

The official signage.

The Monsters started up their final gig :(

We had people dancing in the streets!

It got a little chilly so the hot beverages were a must.

Hard at work, the Monsters lit up the street scene.

George held a steady rhythm with crowds everywhere.

When the sunlight faded, the nightlights came on and the party began.

Mac Daddy lays it down in his navy coat.

Trent and Kevin blow the final notes of the evening!

B&W

Watch out, The Jazz Monsters are hitting the fancy pantsy Black and White Ball on Saturday, June 11th. This event benefits the San Francisco Symphony's Education Programs and has been dubbed San Francisco's Mardi Gras (except it's only one night...). So if you can pay the $200 per ticket entrance fee, go for it! We'd love to see you there for our last gig, no really, it's the last one...(we want to go out on top)

More detailed info to come.

Quotes and Notes

From our gig yesterday:

"On behalf of YAB and Southern Exposure I want to thank you so much again for performing at the Open House last night. You are all wonderful musicians--and perform so well together! In a night of hip-hop, it was great to have some Jazz. I heard many people marvel last night about "how talented and professional" you were--and I must agree!" - Victoria Restler, YAB Artist and Mentor

So-ex Gallery Gig

JMonsters played a fantastic gig at So-ex Gallery (see pics below). The acoustics of this industrial building next to Project Artaud were ideal so much so the Monsters could be heard in the streets of Pot Hill. Surrounded by innovative art, the Monsters played three songs, preceded by a few Youth Speaks poets and followed by Colored Ink.

All together a fun-filled event in a great location.

A Mac Solo.

Check out that rooted art...

Thar Trent Blows!

Tinted Doorways, Uncrowded Windows

The last one:



Southern Exchange's Youth Advisory Board (YAB) presents
UNTINTED WINDOWS/CROWDED DOORWAYS

Friday, June 3rd, 2005
5-8PM (JMonsters go on at 6PM)

So-ex Gallery
401 Alabama Street
San Francisco, CA 94110


Southern Exposure’s Youth Advisory Board hosts an evening at Southern Exposure featuring artists, musicians, performers and community youth organizations. YAB will present a youth art slide show, videos by youth media organizations, and host performances by The DJ Project, Youth Speaks, Jazz Monsters, Colored Ink, and Youth Movement Records. Event participants include IYEL from The Crissy Field Center and First Exposures from SFCamerawork.