Posts Tagged ‘jazz’
Saturday, April 18th – 8-11pm
Celebrating the Bishop!
Michael Marcus + Heshima + Sharky
Michael Marcus, reeds Heshima Mark Williams, bass Art “Sharky” Lewis, drums celebrate three local legends Bishop Norman Williams   •   B.J. Papa   •   Vince Wallace Saturday, April 18th from 8 to 11 pm – $10 cover Painting by Lewis Bangham – www.lbangham.com
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Friday, April 17th – 5:30-8:00 pm
The Scott Foster Trio
considers the influence of trios past…
Guitarist Jim Hall, pianist Herbie Nichols, tenor player Joe Henderson, pianist Bill Evans… these and numerous other jazz artists assembled trios that beguiled and informed the ears of countless jazz cognoscenti and bystanders caught in the beauty of the moment. You don’t have to be steeped in the history of jazz to recognize how beautiful…
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Saturday, April 11th – 8-11 pm
jazz club! when lights are low…
Noel Jewkes
with the Grant Levin Quartet
Pianist Grant Levin leads a quartet every 2nd Saturday in our “jazz club” series– 8-11 pm, “when lights are low…” Tonight, Grant will be featuring reed player Noel Jewkes, with the able rhythm section assistance of Joe McKinley on bass and Rick Rivera on drums. Classic small group jazz in an intimate venue where every…
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Saturday, April 11th – 1 pm
Avotcja, 2015 Jazz Hero!
Join saxophone titan John Handy, jazz diva Denise Perrier, master trumpeter Eddie Gale and the Dynamic Miss Faye Carol (2014 Jazz Hero) — along with Modúpue bandmates Yancie Taylor, Sandi Poindexter, Jon Jang, Heshima Mark Williams, Val Serrant and Baba Ken Okulolo  — in honoring “2015 Jazz Hero” Avotcja on Saturday, April 11th at 1…
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Saturday, March 28th — 8-11 pm
jazz club! when lights are low…
Focus on Horace Silver
The Vinnie Rodriguez Quartet
Erik Jekabson, trumpet Keith Saunders, piano Adam Gay, bass Vinnie Rodriguez, drums Vinnie Rodriguez’ quartet will focus on the writings of the late, great jazz pianist Horace Silver. The pianist on today’s date, Keith Saunders, is among the most sought after local piano players for hard bop dates, with a sure feel for the complexity…
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Sunday, March 22nd, 4:30-6:30 pm
Jinx Jones & His Jazzabilly All-Stars
Jinx Jones is among the top guitar wizards in the Bay Area, known far and wide for his killer rockabilly virtuosity, but no stranger to the jazz tradition. Â His Jazzabilly All-Stars set the standard for cool and straight ahead jazz with an Americana inflection. You can count on hearing Jinx with his rockabilly aggregation, the…
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