Posts by Eric

Come hear from your current District 8 Supervisor, Jeff Sheehy! He’s running for re-election this June to the seat he was appointed to in January 2017. The winner of this June’s election will face re-election again in November to a full four-year term on the Board. Jeff will address the audience directly starting at 1…

We give you over to the artists to fill you in: “The Actual Trio’s eponymous 2015 album, [guitarist John] Schott’s third for John Zorn’s boutique label, features his long-working band, Actual Trio:  bassist Dan Seamans (New Klezmer Trio, Lost Trio) and drummer John Hanes (Henry Kaiser, Victor Krummenacher). The disc was produced by Hans Wendl, whose…

Lots of fun with this band! And great music, from swing to bop and straight ahead to the now! Youngster Jeffrey Burr plays guitar in the company of four jazz vets — drummer Vince Lateano, trumpter Al Molina, saxophonist Jerry Logas and bassist Dean Reilly. Dean’s the grand old man of the bunch — was…

A road warrior, says SFCM’s Simon Rowe! Greg Abate has been crisscrossing the country and crossing the Atlantic to Europe constantly for years, playing hundreds of gigs on the road and at home in Rhode Island every year. He’s a hard bop fiend and a lyrical voice on ballads. He’ll be performing at Bird &…

    Grant Levin, piano. Aaron Cohn, bass. Mitchell Wilcox, drums.   The art of the trio, exemplified by the work of three sympathetic and immensely talented musicians.

Walker Brents III tells stories from a variety of traditions, by turns amusing, enlightening and enigmatic. Get out of the crush of the Glen Park Festival for a captivating time in the bookshop.