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NPR Music, WWOZ & WBGO Broadcast SFJAZZ Center Opening Night Concert January 23
The opening of the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco will bring the country its first free-standing building for jazz and an exciting night for music fans. NPR Music, WWOZ 90.7FM New Orleans and WBGO 88.3FM Newark, will mark the occasion with a live broadcast of the Center’s sold-out Historic Opening Night Concert as a live video ...
Little Wizdoms
By Nika Rejto
Label: UNika Records
Released: 2012
Track listing: Hobo;
Little Wizdoms;
Falling Star;
Queen;
Moons of Mars;
Love Affair;
Hypnotized;
Felt Your Touch;
Swallows;
Boy With the Platinum Hair
Jazz At The Chimes Presents Larry Vuckovich And Jackie Ryan
JAZZ AT THE CHIMES’ kicks off its 2013 season with Bay Area jazz luminaries Larry Vuckovich, Jackie Ryan and John Santos — Sunday, January 20, 2012 at 2:00 pm at Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland. The “Beyond Category Quartet” – led by the versatile pianist/composer Larry Vuckovich – includes percussionist and five-time Grammy ...
Michael Wolff: Half Moon Bay, CA, September 23, 2012
by Bill Leikam
Michael WolffTribute to Cal TjaderDouglas Beach HouseHalf Moon Bay, CASeptember 23, 2012Early in the week prior to this performance, the Douglas Beach House was already nearly sold out and yet, when the doors opened that Sunday afternoon, people still clamored to get in to hear some of vibraphonist Cal ...
The Last Mambo: A Documentary Celebrating The Salsa/Latin Jazz Community Of The San Francisco Bay Area
BERKELEY, CA: THE LAST MAMBO is a dynamic exploration of the past, present and future of Salsa/Latin Jazz community in the San Francisco Bay area. THE LAST MAMBO traces the 60+ year evolution of the West Coast Latin sound, a potent gumbo of Afro-Cuban rhythms, jazz harmonies and funk infused grooves. THE LAST MAMBO, shot and ...
Scott Hamilton and Friends at Dinkelspiel Auditorium Stanford University, Stanford California
by Bill Leikam
Scott Hamilton and Friends Stanford Jazz Festival--40th AnniversaryDinkelspiel AuditoriumStanford, CaliforniaFebruary 24, 2012As a part of the 40th anniversary of the Stanford Jazz Festival, Scott Hamilton took to the stage to a nearly sold out crowd for a powerful evening of jazz. Hamilton is one of the most highly respected ...
Celebrating Eddie Marshall: San Francisco, CA, February 19, 2012
by Bill Leikam
Celebrating Eddie MarshallYoshi'sSan Francisco, CAFebruary 19, 2012When a San Francisco Bay Area jazz musician passes, Bay Area jazz supporters come out in droves to pay their respects and to honor the one who passed. In announcing the passing of the great drummer Eddie Marshall, Jesse Hamlin wrote, for the San Francisco ...
The Grammy Travesty Continues: Commentary from John Santos
In April 2011, the National Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences announced the elimination of 31 Grammy Award categories, claiming that the scaling down process made the Grammy Award more important. With the disappearance of categories like Latin Jazz, Traditional Blues, Classical Crossover, Cajun, Hawaiian, and more, artists around the world couldn't disagree more as they ...
Filosofía Caribeña Vol. 1
By John Santos
Label: Machete Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: He Was One of Us; La Rumba Me Lleva; El Esqueleto Rumbero; No Soy
Combatiente; Pop's Brim; Resistencia; The Sense of Now; Refraneando;
Siete Cuevas; Ponme A Gozar; Carnaval SF.
John Santos Sextet: Filosofía Caribeña Vol. 1
by James Nadal
John Santos is a sophisticated percussionist with impeccable credentials, so it is no surprise that Filosofía Caribeña, Vol. 1 is a brilliant foray into the broader scope of Caribbean music. As the title infers, there is an inherent rhythmic philosophy ingrained in this music which is as rich and vibrant as the culture which it represents. ...
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