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Poetry and Jazz During the Petaluma Poetry Walk

September 9, 2008

The Petaluma Poetry Walk is an annual event in its 13th year. This year it will take place on September 21 from 10am-7pm. Each hour there is a different stop along the walk in downtown Petaluma, and a poetry reading. The Poet Laureate of California, Al Young, is scheduled to read at 3pm. At 4pm at ...

Pianist Ben Stolorow Releases Debut CD, "I'll Be Over Here"

September 4, 2008

Bay Area jazz pianist Ben Stolorow (born Benjamin Alexander Stolorow, 1976) came to live in Berkeley, CA by way of New York, NY. As a young four year old he began his formal training at the Yamaha Music Program, and years later graduated from UC Berkeley. He also studied both classical and jazz piano in New ...

Grammy Nominee Sammy Figueroa Appearing at Berkeley's la Pea Cultural Center

August 26, 2008

Grammy nominee and one of the world's premier Latin jazz bands Sammy Figueroa and his Latin Jazz Explosion appearing at Berkeley's La Pea Cultural Center Long known as one of the world's great players, percussionist Sammy Figueroa has performed and recorded with artists such as Miles Davis, the Brecker Brothers, Mariah Carey, Chaka Khan, and John ...

Free Jazz Alto Summit Fei/Feichtmair/Adams/Dijkstra at The Uptown

August 15, 2008

"Low Bows" Solo Concerts Tonight at Royce Gallery in San Francisco

August 8, 2008

Low Bows at 8pm as part of ROOM at Royce Gallery in San Francisco, CA Z Programs ROOM Summer 2008 continues with an evening of electric and acoustic bowed strings of the bass clef persuasion: Zo Keating (cello & electronics) Alex Kelly (cello & electronics) Damon Smith (contrabass) Merlin Coleman ...

SF Jazz Announces Artist Line-up for 26th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival

June 24, 2008

SFJAZZ Announces The Artist Line-Up for the 26th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival Highlights Include Miles From India, Mavis Staples, Randy Newman, Dave Brubeck, Cecil Taylor, Archie Shepp, Jimmy Scott, Maceo Parker, Max Raabe & The Palast Orchester, Ravi Coltrane, Arturo Sandoval, Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra, Sweet Honey In The Rock, Toumani Diabat, Issac Delgado, ...

The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn Tour - July 2008

June 23, 2008

Friday July 25 8PM to 9PM Swing Dance Lesson 9PM to 12AM Band Performance Swing Dance hosted by Midtownstomp Eastern Star Ballroom 2719 K Street, Sacramento, California 95816 916-221-1500 Saturday July 26 at 2PM Live in store concert at Amoeba ...

Omar Sosa and John Santos Reunited @ La Pena

May 14, 2008

La Pena Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley. wwwlapena.org A 33rd Anniversary special: Omar Sosa and John Santos together in a live demo/lecture at La Pena June 6, 2008, 8pm, $15 adv/door La Pea Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley. 510-849-2568 Omar Sosa and John Santos, reunited in ...

June 1975 - June 2008, Berkeley's la Penna in High Gear to Celebrate Anniversary

May 8, 2008

La Penna Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley 510-849-2568 Partying includes an open house, concerts, film and a musical suite-in-progress on the occasion by famous jazz composer Wayne Wallace La Penna - a local cultural center with a national reputation and a world vision - is in high gear to celebrate its ...

Jojo Styles Renews His Love for Latin Instrumental Jazz on Two Releases

May 4, 2008

Oakland, CA - JoJo Styles got inspiration from living in the Bay Area during rock music's most pivotal and productive times, the 60s. JoJo had the opportunity to see Hendrix, Santana, Miles Davis, John McLaughlin, Chick Corea and other luminaries of the day at the festivals and concerts going on regularly at venues and parks. It ...