Chris Amberger Trio with Randy Vincent and Frances Vanek

Three local luminaries are settling into the Dry Creek Kitchen on Monday night, June 4, led by Chris Amberger, a towering bassist who was the house bassist for the Keystone Korner, playing with Dexter Gordon, Art Pepper, Red Garland, Sam Rivers, and so many other greats. Chris will be setting up with guitarist Randy Vincent, a Sonoma State University instructor perhaps best known hereabouts as the guy who taught Julian Lage. Completing the threesome is Francis Vanek, a tenor saxophone romantic whose roots also go back to ’60s San Francisco. They’ll all be playing while diners enjoy the fare from Charlie Palmer’s Dry Creek Kitchen, under the guidance of Chef Scott Romano.