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Dave's Jazz Bistro
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Dave’s Jazz Bistro was inspired by the passionate life led by the late David Ballantyne Curtis, husband of the School of Cooking’s Founder/Owner, Susan Curtis. Dave was an avid student of the clarinet and a lover of fine dining and great jazz. Dave passed away in 2017, but his spirit and his love of music live on through his children and grandchildren, three of whom are aspiring jazz musicians!
Dave’s youngest daughter, Kristen Krell, developed the idea of Dave’s Jazz Bistro as a fun way to expand the family business while sharing Dave’s love for combining jazz and fine dining. She will be working with John Rangel, who will be the curator for the music performances. John is a multi-faceted musician, composer, and producer, originally from New York City and now based in Santa Fe. John has won multiple music awards and has performed with many jazz greats, including Nat Adderly, Marcus Printup, and Dwight Trible. www.johnrangel.com
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Eddie Daniels Jazz Quartet
Saturday, October 16, 2021 performance from 6:30-9:30 PM
The Eddie Daniels Jazz Quartet Is coming back to Dave's Jazz Bistro in October to salute Eddie's 80th Birthday! The Jazz Bistro's intimate setting is the perfect environment to celebrate this milestone occasion with one of the greatest living Jazz Clarinet players, in one of the first post-pandemic concerts that Eddie will perform. This great talent didn't let the pandemic slow him down. Instead of resting on his laurels, Eddie released a soulful new album "Night Kisses," in which he is featured playing the flute and saxophone in addition to the clarinet. WOW! This is a performance you won't want to miss!
The three-course meal menu will be prix fixe. An early sell-out is predicted, and reservations must be made in advance using the Register button below or by calling 800-982-4688.
Mr. Daniels, a native New Yorker and current Santa Fean, was a good friend and an inspiration to Dave Curtis for decades. Jazz critic Leonard Feather said of Eddie, “It is a rare event in Jazz where one man can all but reinvent an instrument bringing it to a new stage of the revolution.” (eddiedanielsclarinet.net) It is a rare treat indeed to enjoy a local performance by this Grammy award-winning clarinetist.
First Course
Wilted spinach salad with goat cheese, crisp apples, spiced pecans, shallot, bacon, and a warm sherry vinaigrette (can be made without bacon as well)
Second Course
(Choice of the following entrees)
Third Course
Mexican chocolate silk pie with a spiced nut crust topped with soft whip cream
Price includes Gratuity. Price does not include wine
The Eddie Daniels Jazz Quartet Is coming back to Dave's Jazz Bistro in October to salute Eddie's 80th Birthday! The Jazz Bistro's intimate setting is the perfect environment to celebrate this milestone occasion with one of the greatest living Jazz Clarinet players, in one of the first post-pandemic concerts that Eddie will perform. This great talent didn't let the pandemic slow him down. Instead of resting on his laurels, Eddie released a soulful new album "Night Kisses," in which he is featured playing the flute and saxophone in addition to the clarinet. WOW! This is a performance you won't want to miss!
The three-course meal menu will be prix fixe. An early sell-out is predicted, and reservations must be made in advance using the Register button below or by calling 800-982-4688.
Mr. Daniels, a native New Yorker and current Santa Fean, was a good friend and an inspiration to Dave Curtis for decades. Jazz critic Leonard Feather said of Eddie, “It is a rare event in Jazz where one man can all but reinvent an instrument bringing it to a new stage of the revolution.” (eddiedanielsclarinet.net) It is a rare treat indeed to enjoy a local performance by this Grammy award-winning clarinetist.
Menu
First Course
Wilted spinach salad with goat cheese, crisp apples, spiced pecans, shallot, bacon, and a warm sherry vinaigrette (can be made without bacon as well)
Second Course
(Choice of the following entrees)
- Braised short rib tower on a bed of roasted fingerling potatoes, seared mushrooms, hearty corn succotash, and truffle demi-glace sauce.
- Encrusted seabass seasoned breadcrumbs, hearty wild rice pilaf, saute of mushrooms, corn, and spinach with truffle beurre blanc sauce
- Vegetarian stuffed portabella mushroom, herbed potatoes with fig mole sauce
Third Course
Mexican chocolate silk pie with a spiced nut crust topped with soft whip cream
Price includes Gratuity. Price does not include wine
Carmen Bradford Quartet
Saturday, November 6, 2021, 6:30-9:30 PM
Dave's Jazz Bistro is honored to welcome Grammy Nominee, Carmen Bradford (carmenbradford.com) back for the return visit to Santa Fe, where her 2019 debut at the Bistro sold out over a month in advance. She will be performing again with the John Rangel Trio, featuring John Trentacosta and Colin Deuble. At the age of 22, Carmen was discovered by William "Count" Basie and was the featured vocalist in the legendary Count Basie Orchestra for nine years. She has since performed and/or recorded with Wynton and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Tony Bennett, George Benson, the Dallas Symphony and many others.
Carmen Bradford's body of work reflects a vast depth of musical experience and technical brilliance. She is also recognized for the overwhelming passion she brings to the lyrics of every song she sings. Carmen Bradford has made a significant contribution to the perpetuation and preservation of Jazz, our great American art form and she continues to do so. We are thrilled to have her back for another magical evening at Dave’s Jazz Bistro!
First Course
Fall squash salad with butterhead lettuce, roasted butternut squash, crispy spaghetti squash strips, pepita seeds, queso fresco, chipotle vinaigrette
Second Course
(Choice of the following entrees)
Third Course
New Mexican bread pudding with apples, spiced pecans, dried cherries with rum cajeta caramel and creme Anglaise sauces.
Price includes Gratuity. Price does not include wine
Dave's Jazz Bistro is honored to welcome Grammy Nominee, Carmen Bradford (carmenbradford.com) back for the return visit to Santa Fe, where her 2019 debut at the Bistro sold out over a month in advance. She will be performing again with the John Rangel Trio, featuring John Trentacosta and Colin Deuble. At the age of 22, Carmen was discovered by William "Count" Basie and was the featured vocalist in the legendary Count Basie Orchestra for nine years. She has since performed and/or recorded with Wynton and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Tony Bennett, George Benson, the Dallas Symphony and many others.
Carmen Bradford's body of work reflects a vast depth of musical experience and technical brilliance. She is also recognized for the overwhelming passion she brings to the lyrics of every song she sings. Carmen Bradford has made a significant contribution to the perpetuation and preservation of Jazz, our great American art form and she continues to do so. We are thrilled to have her back for another magical evening at Dave’s Jazz Bistro!
Menu
First Course
Fall squash salad with butterhead lettuce, roasted butternut squash, crispy spaghetti squash strips, pepita seeds, queso fresco, chipotle vinaigrette
Second Course
(Choice of the following entrees)
- Tender lamb shank on a bed of creamy-cheesy polenta, sauteed asparagus, au jus sauce, and a garnish of herby-lemon gremolata
- Seared Scottish salmon, buttery asparagus, herbaceous potatoes, and earthy poblano sauce
- Creamy risotto, asparagus tips, braised red onion, butternut squash, lemon gremolata, crunchy pumpkin seed garnish
Third Course
New Mexican bread pudding with apples, spiced pecans, dried cherries with rum cajeta caramel and creme Anglaise sauces.
Price includes Gratuity. Price does not include wine
