UpSurge at the Cornelia Street Cafe Thursday, June 15th 6-8pm

Voted “Best of the East Bay" (2003), UpSurge was founded in 1990. UpSurge! is a septet of piano, bass, drums and four “horns:" saxophonist and producer, Richard Howell, trombonist Angela Wellman, and jazzpoets Raymond Nat Turner and Zigi Lowenberg, who bend metaphors and split similes throughout the swinging ride. UpSurge presents a unique fusion of eclectic jazz and courageous poetry that reaches deep into your soul.