El
Cid, the venerable bar/restaurant/nightclub, located in Los Angeles’ Silver Lake
Sunset Junction neighborhood, celebrates its 50th year as the
premiere venue for Flamenco Dinner Shows as well as a popular spot for enjoying
Brunch, Tapas on the outdoor Patio, Happy Hour, and well-known Nightclub, has added
a new and exciting vibe to their entertainment lineup with Tapas Tuesday Jazz
Nights with the Sir Sultry Quintet every
Tuesday evening from 8 – 11 pm. Performing original compositions, Sir Sultry
Quintet is a mix of jazz influenced from world music, flamenco, and blues.
Ethan
Margolis, director of Arte y Pureza Flamenco Dance Company teams up with the El
Cid Dinner Theater in Silver Lake to present jazz/world music every Tuesday
night. The Sir Sultry Quintet boasts an impressive lineup of accomplished jazz
and world music artists. Featured musicians include saxophonist/flautist
Katisse Buckingham (credits: Herbie Hancock, Prince); bassist Ric Fierabracci
(credits: Chick Corea, Tom Jones); percussionist Chris Wabich (credits: Sting,
Stanley Jordan); and guitarist/musical director Ethan Margolis of Arte y Pureza
Flamenco Company. The result of Margolis' creation is an array of astounding
rhythmic flurries, beautifully tasteful melodic lines and addictive grooves.
Margolis
has garnered reviews from press around the world for his compositions and stage
productions. In April of 2013 he sold out Hollywood's Fountain Theatre two
consecutive nights in a row for his production of Soleangeles performed by the Sir Sultry Quintet. Margolis
lived in Seville, Spain for 11 years and toured extensively throughout the
world with his flamenco company Arte y Pureza. Sir Sultry, his jazz/world music
quintet, features many of Los Angeles’ most prominent jazz and session players
and fuses elements of jazz, world, flamenco, Latin, and blues. Soleangeles is also the title of Sir
Sultry’s about to be released CD.
There
is no cover charge and no minimum. El Cid offers an extensive tapas menu and
full bar and on Tuesday nights there are $5 tapas specials and $5 sangria. El
Cid is located at 4212 West Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90029. There is ample
street parking and valet parking is available. For more information please
visit www.ElCidLA.com or call 323.668.0318. El Cid is also
available for large groups and private parties.
El
Cid continues its tradition with Spanish Flamenco dinner shows on Friday and
Saturday nights at 7:00 pm and Sundays at 5:00 pm. The Sunday Flamenco dinner
shows offer authentic Paella which is prepared outdoors on the patio and is
available in tapas and dinner-sized portions. In addition, Daily Happy Hour
Specials from 4:00 to 8:00 pm, and of course, their eclectic range of nightlife
that includes local live bands, comedy nights, Burlesque shows, short-film
nights, and other intriguing events.
El Cid
debuted on January 6, 1963 as a new Flamenco Club designed as an authentic
replica of a 16th century Spanish tavern. Throughout the past 50
years, El Cid has remained true to its Spanish roots featuring a newly updated
interior made up of high wood beam ceilings, red velvet drapery, original
murals and colorful vintage brick and tile walls. The patio features romantic
white lights, fountains, a fully stocked bar and table and booth alfresco
dining. The El Cid building was originally built in the early 1900s by D.W.
Griffith as Hollywood’s first sound stage movie theater. Griffith’s famous and
controversial film “The Birth of a Nation” was screened at the theater in 1915.
In 1925, The Jail Café opened at this location with the exterior wall on Sunset
Boulevard designed like a prison, complete with a guard tower and was a popular
restaurant/nightclub with jail cell booths and prison uniformed waiters. In the
1930’s it became the Gateway Players Club Theatre and in the 1950’s became the
Cabaret Concert Theatre. A treasured landmark, El Cid offers a romantic blend
of dining, history, and entertainment that is unique, enchanting and beautiful.
Sir
Sultry is a mix of jazz, world, Latin, blues, and flamenco
grooves. Influences include Miles Davis, Weather Report, Nina Simone, Paco de
Lucia, Son House, Robert Johnson, and Jeff Buckley amongst
others. Guitarist, Ethan Margolis composes Sir Sultry's music with the
purpose of encountering a rich and even balance between jazz and world music.
The result is an array of astounding improvisation and rhythmic flurries,
tasteful melodies and addictive grooves. Margolis is an acclaimed flamenco
guitarist who spent 12 years in Seville, Spain and directs and tours
internationally with Arte y Pureza Flamenco Company based out of Los Angeles.
His credits include Ines Bacan, Miguel Funi, Concha Vargas, Familia Fernandez,
Las Peligros, among others. Sir Sultry’s new CD Soleangeles features Margolis on guitar, Katisse Buckingham on
Flute/Sax, Hussain Jiffry on Bass, Ioannis Goudelis on Keys, and Jimmy Branly on
Drums.