Local trumpeter and bandleader Mike Lewis returns to the club with his 17-piece big band!

Rickie Lee Jones is an American musician, storyteller and two-time Grammy winner and eight-time Grammy nominee who has been inspiring pop culture for decades, beginning with her star-making self-titled debut, followed by the seminal Pirates. Named the “premiere song-stylist and songwriter of her generation” by The New Yorker and “The Duchess of Coolsville” by Time magazine, Jones released her Grammy-nominated album Pieces of Treasure in 2023, a reunion with Russ Titelman, who produced her first two records. Jones’ celebrated memoir Last Chance Texaco was named Book of the Year by MOJO and Best of Year lists by NPR, Pitchfork, and many more. The Independent writes, “There has always been something defiant about Rickie Lee Jones . . . a voice from a dream, elusive yet familiar, transcendent, a messenger from another place.”

For over 50 years, Tower of Power has delivered the best in funk and soul music.“We were a Soul band called The Motowns.” recalls Emilio Castillo. “Rocco was the bass player, I was in there, and my brother was the drummer. I met “Doc” Kupka back in 1968, and gave him an audition. He came in the band, and we eventually changed our name to the Tower of Power.”

East Bay Grease defined their sound and landed them with Warner Brothers. Bump City, their 1972 debut for the label, was a hit on both the Billboard 200 and the R&B Albums chart, and netted them the hits “You’re Still A Young Man” and “Down to The Nightclub.” The 70s were a boom period with radio classics like “So Very Hard to Go” and “What Is Hip?,” and the band continued to tour and record over the years. Castillo says their love of the stage is the same today as it was back in 1968.

Tickets $85-$115

For over 50 years, Tower of Power has delivered the best in funk and soul music.“We were a Soul band called The Motowns.” recalls Emilio Castillo. “Rocco was the bass player, I was in there, and my brother was the drummer. I met “Doc” Kupka back in 1968, and gave him an audition. He came in the band, and we eventually changed our name to the Tower of Power.”

East Bay Grease defined their sound and landed them with Warner Brothers. Bump City, their 1972 debut for the label, was a hit on both the Billboard 200 and the R&B Albums chart, and netted them the hits “You’re Still A Young Man” and “Down to The Nightclub.” The 70s were a boom period with radio classics like “So Very Hard to Go” and “What Is Hip?,” and the band continued to tour and record over the years. Castillo says their love of the stage is the same today as it was back in 1968.

Tickets $85-$115

Local trumpeter and bandleader Mike Lewis returns to the club with his 17-piece big band!

Tickets $25-$35

Amendola Vs. Blades
With Opener Jerome James & Friends

Wil Blades: Hammond B3 Organ, Keyboards
Scott Amendola: Drums, Percussion, Electronics

Less is more. Amendola Vs. Blades prove in grand fashion that this idiom applies to music as well as life.

How much MORE?

Well, well - treat yourself to Amendola Vs. Blades’ February 24th concert at Blue Note Hawai?i, and you’ll enjoy one of the most bodacious, infectious, groovalicious and downright JOYFUL sounds you’ve ever heard.

Countless forms of funk and jazz along with pepperings of rock presented by two, master musicians given endless amounts of time and space. Enjoy Wil Blades, hailed as “the future” by the late and legendary Dr. Lonnie Smith, directing his Hammond B3 organ through bumpin’ bass lines, scorching leads and scintillating fills. And gaze in wonder at Scott Amendola, recipient of critical praise for both his talent and creativity and a touring / session musician for a cavalcade of stars, propelling the beat in any and all directions he pleases - high, low, in, out and around the bend.

It’s the jazz America gifted to the world and the grooves that made artists and places like George Clinton and New Orleans famous - served to you with sonic and artistic excellence in a cozy club in Honolulu.

Have a look at the bios of Blades and Amendola below, and you’ll see that this is a show and setting rarely on offer in Hawai?i. Not to be missed - grab your tickets to this musical jubilee today.

Recommended Albums
‘Greatest Hits’
‘Everybody Wins’
(feat. Jeff Parker, Skerik, Cyro Baptista, Rob Burger)

Jerome James & Friends
Jerome James: Drums
Joshua Kaye: Fender Rhodes keyboard
Paka: Keyboards

For over 20 years, Jerome James has been a creative force in Honolulu, whether holding down the beat in a multitude of bands, building and captaining Mardi Gras floats or producing and DJing gatherings of ecsta