For the last several years, I have been extremely fortunate to have seen some of the true iconic artists of Contemporary Jazz at one of the best venues in Southern California. But as the Fall of 2019 began, I still hadn’t been able to get to Temecula for one of the Champagne Jazz Series shows at Thornton Winery. Luck and timing changed that last weekend, and “West Coast Jam” treated us to one of the most entertaining concerts I have seen at ANY venue in quite a while!

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To many hundreds of fans of jazz and wine the “Champagne Concert Series” at Thornton Winery in Temecula, CA needs no introduction. Now celebrating its 30th season, it has become one of the premier entertainment event series in Southern California. This year’s lineup, now underway through includes some of the best known headliners of the Contemporary Jazz world such…

The Thornton Winery in Temecula, southern California is now hosting the 29th edition of its “Champagne Jazz Series,” and while I might seem like a relative “newcomer”, I have been fortunate to attend shows for the last seven years, enjoying jazz icons like Lee Ritenour, David Sanborn, and Pat Metheny, to name just several. Now let’s add the name Boney…

Lee%20Ritenour-Spyro%20Gyra.doc Lee Ritenour (top) & Spyro Gyra onstage at Thornton Winery Temecula,…