Flower Piano Lounge: Robert Dehlinger’s Alpha Rhythm Kings

Date: Sunday, September 22

Time:

Lounge Session: 10am – 2pm

Concert Performance: 12pm – 1:30pm

Location: Celebration Garden

Robert Dehlinger’s Alpha Rhythm Kings

Established in 2017, the Alpha Rhythm Kings have created quite a stir with music fans, having crafted an exciting, King Size California sound, with what roots music magazine No Depression calls “the badge of authenticity”.

The “swaggering” (The Washington Post) ensemble, led by Robert Dehlinger’s “exhilarating” trumpet and “magnetic” singing (Jazz Corner) are a favorite with audiences in nightclubs, festivals and concert halls.

The A.R.K.’s high-energy vintage vibe has whisked them all over the globe, from Budapest to Beverly Hills.

You may catch the band entertaining at top jazz venues (Yoshi’s in Oakland, Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Grill, Blue Note Napa), nightclubs (Feinstein’s at the Nikko, 54 Below in Manhattan), exclusive private spots (the French Club, University Club of San Francisco), swanky casinos (the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas, the Peppermill in Reno), top class hotels (the Hay-Adams in Washington, D.C.), large street fairs (San Francisco’s North Beach Festival), family-friendly theme parks (Disneyland Resort, California’s Great America), or the west coast’s largest free jazz festival, the Fillmore Jazz Fest.

The Alpha Rhythm Kings’ debut recording, “California Boogie”, featuring their exciting original arrangement of “Oh Marie”, is a “truly happening party record” (Jazz Corner), and one of the “greatest swingin’ releases worldwide” (Hey Mister Jesse).

The A.R.K.‘s first full-length offering, “Sharp Dressed Men”, is “a jumping good time of an album” (Midwest Record Blog), and “sharper than a Versace suit” (Jazz Weekly). It was followed up with three singles: “Choo Choo Ch’Boogie  (Featuring Tammi Savoy)”, “Vaccinate Me, Baby”, and a rollicking rendition of Louis Prima’s little-known “Baciagaloop”, released in December 2023.

Patrons will be asked to exit at the end of each lounge session unless they hold an All Day Pass.

• Purchase an all-day pass for Sunday, September 22 here.

Attendees will have access to craft cocktails, local food makers, and enjoy a private concert series in our all ages Celebration Garden event! Includes general admission for Flower Piano.