Gregory Page presents a tribute to the music of Leon Redbone. 

Gregory Page has won top honors at the San Diego Music Awards more times than I can recall over the past three decades.

A troubadour’s troubadour with close to 30 solo albums to his credit, he counts Jason Mraz and Jewel among his highest profile fans and collaborators. Page is himself a fan of the late Leon Redbone, whose penchant for weathered but still-vital songs from the 1910s, 1920s and other bygone decades mirrors Page’s affinity for the music of that era. Ditto their stage attire. Granted, Page’s sweet, sonorous tenor sounds quite different than Redbone’s gruff baritone. And Page is as down to earth on stage as Redbone was enigmatic and aloof. But Page’s devotion to Tin Pan Alley chestnuts, ragtime, torch ballads, bluesy laments and light swing romps would surely have made Redbone smile and nod in approval. Smiles will likely be in ample supply when he pays tribute to Redbone’s musical legacy this weekend.

6:15 p.m. Saturday. The Jazz Lounge, 6818 EL Cajon Blvd., Rolando. $40-$54 (dinner included). thejazzlounge.live.

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Originally Published: October 3, 2024 at 6:01 a.m. George Varga, The San Diego Union Tribune 

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Note from GP (himself) :

"This one night only performance is not an attempt to try and pretend to be Mr. Leon Redbone, that would be absurd since his shoes are way to BIG to fill by anyone. It is my humble attempt to step back in time & share songs that Mister Redbone enjoyed singing. Like discovering a pressed flower in a 100 year old book this is an evening of discovering nearly forgotten music from a bygone era."