Results for "Oakland"

Denny Zeitlin: With a Song In My Heart: Exploring The Music of Richard Rodgers

by Dan McClenaghan
June 30, 2025

Musical memories from childhood have a way of sticking. For some, it might be an encounter with Beethoven from a dusty stack of old albums packed away in the parental record collection. For others, it might be the (then, 1954) modern surge of Bill Haley and the Comets shaking, rattling and rolling into the kitchen to ...

Paul Taylor Plays Yoshi's

by Ronald Davis
June 28, 2025

Isaiah Collier & The Chosen Few at The Freight

by Ronald Davis
June 27, 2025

Lakecia Benjamin: The Jazz Trailblazer Redefining the Live Experience

by Steven Roby
January 22, 2025

Lakecia Benjamin doesn't just play jazz--she lives it. A five-time Grammy nominee, saxophonist, and bandleader, she embodies a whirlwind of sound and soul that redefines the boundaries of modern music. When she talks about her latest album, Phoenix Reimagined (Live), it's not just an exploration of her artistry; it's an invitation to feel the pulse of ...

Gregory Porter at The Paramount Theatre

by Ronald Davis
January 14, 2025

Tower Of Power Home For Christmas 2024

by Walter Atkins
December 29, 2024

Mike Stern: The Story Behind Echoes and Other Songs

by Steven Roby
December 13, 2024

Mike Stern's voice carries a mix of warmth and humility as he reflects on his latest album, Echoes and Other Songs. A celebrated figure in the world of jazz fusion, Stern joined the Backstage Bay Area podcast for a candid conversation about his creative process and his stellar lineup of collaborators.From the heartfelt tributes ...

Gavin Halloran

The Guitar Trifecta

Independently, guitarists Calvin Keys, Lloyd Gregory, and Carl Lockett are three of the most skilled musicians the San Francisco Bay Area has to offer. While each has played on stage and in the studio with a variety of music industry giants across the musical spectrum, they have also individually proven themselves worthy of the center stage attention they each command. They have united as a trio to spotlight what can only be described as a guitar trifecta. Friends for decades, the sum total of their years as professional musicians is over 150 years, each of them having started in their youth.

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Ken Husbands

Ken Husbands is a jazz guitarist based in Oakland CA.  He has released four albums of original music as leader:  Unique Clear Formula (2008), Back Up Over (2010) , Keepin’ it Going (2014), and Soleil Pourri (2020).