Bill Kohlhasse

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=51 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="29002330dvldtc.jpg"> <div> <B>Bill Kohlhasse </B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=269 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="8bd00c00dvldtc.jpg"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="603" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="597"><div> <B>L.A. Times </B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>Saxophonists of Different Times and Tones Play in Perfect Sync</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 96 WIDTH="597"><div> “ … It was Leitham who grabbed the spotlight in the rhythm section. The young bassist didn't limit himself to any particular range of his instrument, popping out high- end embellishments to contrast with his loaded low-end. He's also an intriguing soloist whose melodic sweetness, accented with double- stops and rib-tickling strums in the upper register, garnered loud ovations from the crowd.”</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>May 18, 1994-Leitham, Berg: A Complementary Show </B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 584 WIDTH="597"><div> Seal Beach - “ … Playing jazz without a drummer is much like tightrope-walking without a net. Without a firm footing, there's a chance the music can take a nasty fall. </div> <bR> <div> The duo of bassist John Leitham and pianist Shelly Berg, appearing at Spaghettini's, managed not only to keep on its feet, but also to hit the ground running. Though they accounted for just two-thirds of what normally constitutes a rhythm section, timekeeping was not a problem. In fact, the two had no difficulty tracking the beat while keeping their instruments singing together in sympathetic style. </div> <div> Experience, of course, plays some part in this, and both Leitham and Berg are well-practiced in their craft. </div> <div> Leitham, whose gone on from a stint in the Woody Herman band to become a long time member of Mel Tormé's touring combo, is one of Los Angeles' most in-demand bassists, having worked with trombonist Bill Watrous, the late saxophonist Bob Cooper and drummer Ed Shaughnessy. He has a pair of fine albums out under his own name, the most recent of which, Southpaw, suggests both his love of baseball and the fact that he plays bass left-handed. </div> <bR> <div> The character of the bass-piano sound makes for unusual audio twists, and the two took full advantage of this. Fats Waller's "Jitterbug Waltz" was a good example, with Leitham's bass taking the familiar descending line theme as Berg added the barest of accompaniment. On the bop-walk "Moose The Mooche," Leitham and Berg stated the bouncy melody in unison, before Berg took off into his solo propelled by Leitham's astute pacing. </div> <div> As an improviser, Leitham has few peers. He works close to the melody, as he did on Jerome Kern's "The Song Is You", often sprinkling unbelievably brisk passages among his lyrical attack. His pitch no matter how fast the tempo, is right on, and he decorates his playing with a full complement of sliding tones, double- stops and upper register play.”</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>Sept. 4 1995-Party Features All The Standard Favors </B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 230 WIDTH="597"><div> “ … Bring sixteen top musicians together for unrehearsed mix-and-match jam session and you should expect massive ego clashes and a fair amount of chaos not to mention uncountable versions of "Body and Soul." </div> <div> Yet Friday's opening night of the West Coast Jazz Party saw none of that. </div> <bR> <div> The sixteen participating musicians made for a harmonious gathering that was rooted in the common language of jazz; the standard.… </div> <div> The real heroes of the first set were in the rhythm section. Keyboardist Tom Ranier, bassist John Leitham and drummer Grady Tate came together in a way that carried tunes, notably "Stella," on broad-shouldered support. Leitham was especially muscular, his sound deep, resonant and sometimes filled with modulation. ”</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=160 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="29100a00dvldtc.jpg"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="926" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 52 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="boni_anthony_johnson_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Boni Anthony Johnson "><U><IMG SRC="25b27260.jpg" border=0 width="39" height="38" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>  <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="HOME"><U><IMG SRC="25c26260.jpg" border=0 width="38" height="38" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>  <A HREF="dick_mariotte_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dick Mariotte "><U><IMG SRC="25d27270.jpg" border=0 width="39" height="39" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" 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