By Daily Press staff
Live jazz at the Vic on Main Street is geared up for a big month with some acts that can’t been seen anywhere else.
On Aug. 25, Eileina Williams will perform. Williams — a full-fledged budding star with the release of her tribute to jazz vocal classics titled “Introducing … Eileina Williams” — she possesses a smooth and sultry style and innate sense of rhythm.
The late night show is the Septet, with Gerald Clayton playing piano, Taylor Eigsti playing rhodes, Harish Raghavan on bass, Ben Wendel and Dana Stephans on sax and Jody G. on drums.
On Aug. 25, Gretchen Parlato, from New York, will make her solo debut at the Vic. Parlato was the winner of the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocalist Competition. She will perform with the Gerald Clayton Trio.
The late night jazz show will feature Global Village, with Chris Mello on guitar, Jeff Novak on bass, Aaron Sefarty on drums and Bryan Brock on percussion.
The Vic is open on Thursdays, with two shows — one at 8 p.m. and one at 10 p.m. — for a $20 cover and two-item minimum. The club, located upstairs at the historic Victorian, 2640 Main St., is open from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. with dinner service from 7 p.m. to midnight. Reservations are required for the 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. shows.
Late night shows are a $5 cover and two-drink minimum from midnight to 2 a.m., with no reservation needed.
Call (888) FOR-JAZZ (367-5299), or log onto www.thevicforjazz.com.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 12, 2005. Read the original PDF.