Archive for September 2015

AND SAW THE HEAVEN OPEN (UND SAH DIE HIMMEL OFFEN):  Spirituality here and beyond religion. Narratives, voices, contemplations Peter Erlenwein, Ph.D. will read from his book and engage in discussion with the audience. Dr. Erlenwein offers a fascinating approach towards the complex dynamics of spirituality, religion and society. The title of Dr. Erlenwein’s book, And…

Scott Barnhill, based in the South Bay, is a towering talent on the tenor sax with four decades in the business, and is a key player in the Bay Area. He hails from an important family in Bay Area jazz — his mother, Louise DeLucchi, is a jazz singer, and his late father, the drummer…

Moving beyond the familiar accounts of politics and the achievements of celebrity engineers and designers, Building the Golden Gate Bridge is the first book to primarily feature the voices of the workers themselves. This is the story of survivors who vividly recall the hardships, hazards, and victories of constructing the landmark span during the Great Depression.…

Misisipi Mike gathers a few close personal friends to give a nod to Woody Guthrie and Jack Kerouac. Ken Owen reads Kerouac’s ideas on spontaneous prose, bits of “October in the Railroad Earth” and some Kerouac haiku, with the inestimable Henry Salvia on piano. Plus Dylan’s poem for Woody and a couple of Guthrie’s tunes by…

Four old pros create young jazz! These musicians are up to the task. They’re superbly attuned to each other — a quality that doesn’t necessarily come without great effort backed with solid skill and deep experience. Jim Grantham’s quartet dates here have always started with a sound of surprise that can come as a shock to…