Ron Kobayashi Trio
The Ron Kobayashi Trio (with Baba Elefante on bass and Steve Dixon on drums) have been together for 30 years. They have performed with such artists as Mel Torme, Kenny Burrell, Margaret Whiting, Peter Frampton, Tom Scott, Peter White, Roy Hargrove, Frank Stallone and "Kansas" vocalist John Elefante. Some of the venues they've played include the Playboy Jazz Festival Pasadena, the Long Beach Jazz Festival, 54 Below in New York, Disney World in Florida, the Yuma, Arizona Jazz Series, the Orange County Performing Arts Center and the Barclay Theater in Irvine, CA.
The Trio have recorded six CDs and one DVD to date, receiving airplay around the country, reaching Top 10 status on KAWC Radio in Arizona. Original compositions from the Trio's discs were used in the motion picture Sam and Janet starring Gary Busey. The Trio was voted Best Jazz Group in Orange County, CA by readers of the OC Weekly in 1996, and was nominated for Best Jazz Group in Orange County in 2012 by the Orange County Music Awards. In 2005, Ron was awarded "Role Model and Inspiration for Asian Americans in the Field of Music" by the Orange County Asian Business Association.
(Please note: Kendall Kay will be sitting in for Steve Dixon on drums for this concert.)
The Trio have recorded six CDs and one DVD to date, receiving airplay around the country, reaching Top 10 status on KAWC Radio in Arizona. Original compositions from the Trio's discs were used in the motion picture Sam and Janet starring Gary Busey. The Trio was voted Best Jazz Group in Orange County, CA by readers of the OC Weekly in 1996, and was nominated for Best Jazz Group in Orange County in 2012 by the Orange County Music Awards. In 2005, Ron was awarded "Role Model and Inspiration for Asian Americans in the Field of Music" by the Orange County Asian Business Association.
(Please note: Kendall Kay will be sitting in for Steve Dixon on drums for this concert.)