Francis Wong, saxophone.
Erika Oba, flute, piccolo, piano, melodica.
Chris Trinidad, bass, synth.
Carrie Jahde, drums.
Helen Palma, vocals.

$25 cover charge; byob.
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at 415-586-3733.

“Zen of Glenn” is a new CD recording of the works of the late composer and activist Glenn Horiuchi (1955-2000), featuring arrangements by longtime Horiuchi collaborator, saxophonist Francis Wong.

The goal of the project is to excavate, preserve, and carry forth the profound artistic and cultural legacy that Horiuchi left after his much too soon passing at age 45. Horiuchi is known for embodying his political, cultural, and spiritual experiences during the emergence of Asian American Consciousness into a well documented and lauded body of musical and interdisciplinary work.

Trinidad, Oba and Wong, collaborating with the support of Asian Improv aRts and Chris Trinidad Music, have integrated Horiuchi’s writings and compositions into performances several times since initiating the project, including 2024 events at South San Francisco’s Sky Cafe–where the Zen of Glenn was at the core of a series of concerts produced with an assist from the Asian Pacific Island Cultural Center, and at Wyldflower Arts in Oakland, which spurred a journalistic dive by Tomo Hirai for Nichi Bei News into Horiuchi’s association with Wong and their influence in the Asian diaspora artistic and activist community that evolved in the Bay Area and worldwide in the late 1960s and ’70s. With the ZOG recording completed and ready for release, this concert at Bird & Beckett carries that work forward.