Jazz on the Vine

An Evening of Jazz and Wine at 'Imiloa

'Imiloa welcomes you to Jazz on the Vine - an educational and entertaining exploration of the science behind jazz, wine and food.  Featuring performances from eight jazz musicians throughout 'Imiloa in the atrium, exhibit hall and a special culminating jazz jam session in the Earl and Doris Bakken Moanahoku Hall.  
   

The Brain on Jazz

Did you know that scientists have discovered that when jazz musicians improvise, their brains turn off areas linked to self-censoring and inhibition, and turn on those that let self-expression flow?  There's evidence of neurological underpinnings of the almost trance-like state jazz artists enter during spontaneous improvisation.

How do you watch a brain on jazz?  Inside an MRI scanner that measures changes in oxygen use by different regions of the brain as they perform different tasks.  Explore your brain on jazz, find out why certain parts of musician's brains light up when they play unscripted music. 

Wine Education Station 

 Special guest wine experts will be on hand to share the science of wine with you.  Learn how chemistry affects taste, why some foods are better paired with certain types of wines than others.  How do things like fermentation technology, acidity, tannins, or origins of grape vines relate to taste, alcohols, acids and minerals? 

Enjoy a vareity of wines paired with a special pupu menu from 'Imiloa's Sky Garden Restaurant and learn the chemistry behind our senses of taste from spicy to sweet.  

Member price:                          $30

Non-member price:                 $35

Featuring our Evening Stars... 

The Mark Mallory Trio

...Mark Mallory - Jazz Piano

Adam Kay on Bass - Steve Bader on Drums 

Mark Mallory is a veteran jazz musician who has been performing for over 40 years.  Aside from his own group, he has played with the luminaries of jazz in Hawai'i including Gabe Baltazar, Glen Willis, Bill Noble and Arthur Lyman.  His versatility as an artist is evident as he transitions from be-bop to exotica and edgy original material.  In 2003 his album "Message from Puna" was nominated for a Na Hoku award for best jazz album.  He will be performing with Adam Kay on bass and Steve Bader on drums.  Special guest artists will be joining them on stage throughout their set for what's sure to be a memorable musical experience. 

Bill Noble

...Saxophone

Bill Noble is a renowned band leader, composer and freelance musician based in Kona.  He has   worked with a litany of national artists including Ray Charles, the Temptations, the Fifth Dimension, Gladys Knight and jazz vocalist Cleo Laine, as well as local entertainers Carole Kai, Dick Jensen and Loyal Gardner.  Bill plays tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones; flute and clarinet but any instrument that help express the musical ideas of the moment will be called into play.  He received his formal music training from North Texas State University and has a Masters in Music from UH Manoa.
  

Lou Ann Gurney

...vocals

John Parker - Upright Electric Bass

Neil Anderson - Guitar

Lou Ann Gurney is a fixture in the local jazz scene and performs regularly throughout the Big Island.  Over the years she has worked with many of the island's finest musicians through her group Jazz Mele.  In a review of her 2008 Na Hoku nominated CD "Joy Ride" Honolulu Star Bulletin's  John Berger wrote "she deftly illuminates the emotions in the lyrics and makes each song worth hearing".  Lou Ann is both an aficionado and student of music having earned a BA in Music, trained with numerous vocal teachers and constantly in search of ways to incorporate various musical genres into her repertoire.   She will be joined by John Parker on Bass and special guest Neil Anderson on guitar. 

Also Featuring...

Brandon Shannon on guitar

• Accepted payment types:  Visa, MasterCard, JTB, Diners Club, cash, local personal check.

• This event will take place in the Exhibit Halls and the Earl and Doris Bakken Moanahoku Hall.

• Pricing includes entry, food, wine sampling and entertainment.  We will not be showing planetarium shows at this event.  No host cash bar will be available - beer, wine,  soda.