Posts by Eric

Thu Ho – Vocals Jeff Kaliss – Poet and Music Historian Grant Levin – Piano Ollie Dudek – Upright Bass Mark Lee – Drums Have you ever pondered how legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart developed his exquisite lyricism? One has to wonder how much of his personal experience living as a gay man in 1920’s and…

Gray Brechin and Walter Riley will be on hand at Bird & Beckett this Sunday, hosted by Riva Enteen, editor of Follow the Money: Radio Voices for Peace and Justice, a new book compiling 66 interviews conducted by KPFA radio commentator Dennis J. Bernstein on his long-running and hugely influential program, “Flashpoints.”  Bernstein’s Flashpoints interviews with…

Beth Custer, voice, clarinet David James, guitar/voice Diana Mangano, voice Jordan Glasgow, piano Keith MacArthur, bass John Hanes, drums Supported by Jazz in the Neighborhood’s Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund      

Three Friday late nights in a row with triple-threat trumpeter Darren Johnston. Call him Mr. 3D! June 8 – DARREN JOHNSTON/DESTINY MUHAMMAD QUARTET (featuring Leon Joyce Jr. and Eric Vogler) Expect fresh takes on jazz standards, some premieres of original music, and selected covers from around the globe. Destiny Muhammad – harp Darren Johnston –…

Bob Kenmotsu is one of the great tenor players on the Bay Area jazz scene, and has been for years. He’s joined this evening by bassist Adam Gay and drummer Vince Lateano. Three generations of great jazz players share the stage. Bob notes that tonight’s tenor-bass-drums format is a particularly nice set-up “that we sometimes call…