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The Cookers at SFJazz
by Harry S. Pariser
The Cookers SF Jazz San Francisco, California September 26, 2014 When the legendary late jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard joined with saxophonist Lee Morgan and other musicians to perform at Brooklyn's Club La Marchal in April 1975, they produced The Night of the Cookers (Blue Note, 1965), one of history's classic ...
Salif Keita at Yoshi's San Francisco
by Harry S. Pariser
Salif KeitaYoshi'sSan Francisco, CA September 7, 2014 Any opportunity to see Salif Keita, the 65-year-old “Golden Voice of Africa" is a special occasion indeed. Keita, a 40-year-plus veteran of the music scene, is one of Africa's top musical stars, one who travels all over the world. He sings ...
John Handy at Yoshi's San Francisco
by Harry S. Pariser
John Handy Yoshi's San Francisco San Francisco, California August 31, 2014 If one thinks of iconic Bay Area musicians, saxophonist John Handy immediately comes to mind. Born in 1933 in Dallas, Texas, Handy is an accomplished horn player who, while best known for his work on alto, also plays ...
Miles Electric Band at SFJAZZ
by Harry S. Pariser
Miles Electric Band SFJAZZ San Francisco, CA August 23, 2014 “This is not a ghost band--just a great group of musicians who loved playing with Miles and had admiration for the Chief." --Miles Electric Band leader Vincent Wilburn, Jr. Many who first became interested in jazz in the ...
Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 at SFJazz, San Francisco
by Harry S. Pariser
Seun Kuti and Egypt 80SFJazz San Francisco, California June 19, 2014 A popular aphorism maintains that “the apple never falls fall from the tree." That certainly holds true for Seun Kuti, the son of the legendary saxophonist, songwriter, social activist and political rebel Fela Kuti. The roots run deep. While apples ...
Angelique Kidjo at Nourse Auditorium, San Francisco
by Harry S. Pariser
Angelique Kidjo California Institute of Integral Studies Nourse Theater June 21, 2014 “I believe that any feeling of xenophobia and fear comes from ignorance. Often people think that when you are not like them, you are different and therefore you are a threat. It is not true. I think that the ...
Ginger Baker's Jazz Confusion at Yoshi's
by Harry S. Pariser
Ginger Baker's Jazz Confusion Yoshis Oakland , CA June 15, 2014 Dedicated. Stubborn. Outspoken. Perspicacious. These are some of the descriptions which come to mind when considering the personality and legacy of legendary drummer Ginger Baker. Baker first came to prominence as a member of the rock power ...
Jeff Cosgrove: Alternating Current
by Harry S. Pariser
Drummer Jeff Cosgrove's new CD “Alternating Current" is an endeavor built around the composition “Victoria," by the late drummer Paul Motian. Motian first came to prominence in the mid-1950s in the piano trio of Bill Evans, and later led several groups. Motian played an important role in freeing jazz drummers from strict time-keeping duties. For this ...
Orquesta Aragon at San Francisco State University
by Harry S. Pariser
Orquesta Aragon McKenna Theater San Francisco State San Francisco April 20, 2014 A San Francisco April sunny Easter Sunday had a number of events going on. The Sisters of the Perpetual Indulgence were holding their legendary Easter Pageant in Golden Gate Park, and marijuana enthusiasts were convening on a ...
Tinariwen at Mali Fest
by Harry S. Pariser
Tinariwen Nourse Theater Mali Fest San Francisco April 19, 2014 “A divided people will never reach its goal It will never cultivate an acacia tree with beautiful leaves A divided people will lose its way Each part of it will become an enemy in itself"--Toumast ("The People")
