Posts Tagged ‘jazz’
Sunday, January 18th – 4:30-6:30 pm
which way west? Sunday concert series
The Billy Higgins Legacy Band
Drummer Myron Cohen carries the spirit of the late Billy Higgins into the present day, with joy and a propulsive and irresistible beat.  He has partnered with so many fine players and has taken so many young talents under his wing in his desire to be true to Higgins’ spirit.  Today, saxophonist Steve Heckman, a major…
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Sunday, January 4th – 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Avotcja & Modupue
Avotcja & Modupue! Francis Wong, sax and flute. Jon Jang, piano. Heshima Mark Williams, bass. Avotcja is a jazz musician with deep roots, a riveting poet, an imaginative and ruminative prose writer, a pioneer, an individualist, a fierce champion of her fellow musicians, poets and artists.  Her band, Modupue, was twice named Jazz Group of the…
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jazz club special!
A tribute to pianist Smith Dobson
Gail Dobson & Friends
Saturday, January 3rd, 8-11 pm
Smith Dobson was a key jazz pianist in these parts right up to his untimely death in a car accident in 2001 at the age of 54. Â The eminent jazz journalist Philip Elwood wrote, “The importance of Dobson’s more than 20 years on the South Bay jazz scene was indicated by the gathering of an…
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which way west? concert series
Sunday, Dec. 28th – 4:30 to 6:30 pm
Two jazz guitarists
Duncan James & Ray Scott
Two veterans of the jazz scuffle perform solo and in duo interplay on the last Sunday of December… closing out another year of our Sunday afternoon concert series called “which way west?” Â Ray and Duncan have often shared the bandstand (catch them at Club Deluxe on Haight) and have been heard individually at Bird…
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Friday, December 19th – 5:30 to 8:00 pm
Don & Art: The Don Alberts/Art Lewis Trio with bassist Aaron Cohn
Two long-time associates — Â both hard driving professionals with 50+ years under their belts — take the bandstand with a young bassist who has become one of the mainstays of the local jazz scene. Pianist Don Alberts was born in the South Bay and made his mark on the San Francisco jazz scene in the…
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Saturday, December 20th – 8-11 pm
The Yancie Taylor Quintet
jazz club presents The Yancie Taylor Quintet — featuring James Bailey on reeds; Glen Pearson on piano, Ryan Lukas on bass and Bryan Bowman on drums, with Yancie himself on vibes.  Click here to visit Yancie’s site. Yancie has been a force on the Bay Area jazz scene for more than 50 years, and can be heard weekly…
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