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# Pianist Louis Durra to Play Jazz Concert at Unitarian Church on Jan. 22
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/011306-story-20060113-2/
- Published: 2006-01-13T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T17:03:07.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Entertainment, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

An upcoming Jazz concert will feature a trio of veteran musicians. Pianist Louis Durra will play a jazz concert with his trio on Jan. 22, at 7 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica, located at 1260 18th St. The trio will be performing jazz standards and their original music, and Louis will be performing on the UUCCSM’s 7’ New York Steinway. Joining Durra will be drummer Jerry Kalaf and bassist Dan Lutz.

Durra has performed extensively on CDs, in live performances, and on radio and TV.

He has worked with artists such as Susan Krebs, Eric Anders and Moris Tepper, Martin Short, Jason Alexander and Ruben Blades. He has performed at several venues including the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Ford Theater, the Jazz Bakery, KCRW, KPFK and KCET.

Durra has performed with a number of dancers and dance troupes, including The Jazz Tap Ensemble, Savion Glover, Derek Grant, Sam Weber and Eddie Brown. He toured Russia and the Baltic states last year with Just In Time, a jazz dance revue.

Durra has composed for film and television including the CBS daytime drama The Guiding Light, and various movies-of-the-week. The Guiding Light was nominated for a daytime Emmy for music while Durra was on staff.

Durra resides in Los Angeles and freelances as a jazz and classical pianist. Kalaf has been the music director of the Jazz Tap Ensemble for 15 years. He has also toured extensively with the Pointer Sisters. His playing and composing have been featured in In Living Color, Batman Forever and Shallow Hal.

Lutz has performed or recorded with Roger Kellaway, Brian Auger, James Carney, Jeff Babko, and Matt Slocum, among others.

A donation of $10 will be accepted at the door. For more information, call (310) 403-8627.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on January 13, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/011306.pdf?ref=smdp.com)