Sunday Concert Series

Prince Peter is an actor, writer and musician. As well as acting and writing for tv and movies, Peter also wrote the NY Times best-seller, The 1980s – A Look Back (written in 1979) and the novel The Food Taster, which was published in 20 countries around the world. His one man show, “It’s never too late,” starts its World tour Sept 17 th at the Pacific Resident Theater in Venice.

“It’s Never too Late,” sees Peter return to music, his first love, and also dive into the world of storytelling, which he recently discovered. Both the songs and stories are original. He will be accompanied by wonderful musicians Leon Rubenhold on guitar and Rick Moors on bass. There may be some surprise guests. Then again there may not.

PRINCE DIABATÉ hails from a prominent, Malinké family from Guinea, West Africa. He learned his art from his father, Djéli Sori Diabaté. Breaking with tradition, his father also taught Prince’s mother, Hadja Djéli Sira Cissoko, to play kora. The young boy became an exceptionally early starter by accompanying his parents to their concerts throughout West Africa. Despite his father’s disapproval, he decided to make music his life. When he was eight years old, former Guinean President, Sekou Touré, came to his home town, Kindia, for a celebration in Independence Square. Braving the outraged soldiers and his own fear, the young musician grasped his kora, threw himself at the President’s feet and played a special song for him. Greatly touched by his skill and audacity, Sekou Touré became his benefactor, enrolling him into the National Children’s Theatre in Conakry. At 16 years of age, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, he stumbled upon a videocassette of Jimi Hendrix and, inspired by what he heard, entered an international kora competition. Taking first prize that day he became known as ‘Prince Diabaté, Prince of the Kora.’

MICHAEL JOST’s music is a journey in time & space fueled by his passion for music & his instrument. His main instrument is the guitar with all the different colors & emotions. Michael’s influences are very multicolored & involve different styles, continents and time periods. Live or on in the studio expect to be surprised…

When Bette Midler needed an exciting opening number for her new Las Vegas show, she called on Bill Burnett to adapt his famous “Life Is Still Very Wow.”

She also CLOSED the first set of her Divine Miss Millennium tour with Bill’s hilarious “I Regret Everything.” Patti Lupone has performed that same song for years, putting it on her lovely Matters of the Heart album. So have over 60 cabaret performers all over the world. One of the them was Ellie Stone, the late star of the original cast of Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well.

But that doesn’t make Bill Burnett a cabaret guy.  He’s a consummate songwriter, as comfortable in the world of Paul Simon and Leonard Cohen singer-songwriters as he is in the biting satire of Tom Lehrer and the absurdist whimsy of Shel Silverstein. Bill wrote over a hundred songs for his hit Nickelodeon series ChalkZone and for the groundbreaking animated feature The Electric Piper. Bill’s songs will make you laugh and cry, sometimes at the same time. He’ll be joined onstage by guitarist extraordinaire Michael Jost and bassist Matt Bunsen, with a steady supply of special guests during the course of the night.

Don’t miss this rare and special performance.