Results for "Oakland"

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News: Event

Babatunde Lea Will Give a Vallejo Concert March 31, 2007 at Listen & Be Heard Poetry Café

March 30, 2007

Babatunde Lea will give a Vallejo Concert March 31, 2007 at Listen & Be Heard Poetry Café. He will be accompanied by Glen Pearson on piano and a musician to be announced on upright bass. 818 Marin Street. Phone: 707-554-4840 Babatunde Lea on Education and Appreciation ...

News: Festival

First Annual Bay Area Jazzpoetry Festival Friday, April 27, 2007

February 17, 2007

EVENT: First Annual Bay Area JazzPoetry Festival DATE: Friday, April 27, 2007 TIME: 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm FESTIVAL LINEUP: * Golda Solomon and Saco Yasuma (NYC) * Avotcja and Modupue (Oakland) * Adam David Miller and Gael Alcock (Berkeley) * COPUS (SF) * ...

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News: Event

Johnny and the B Goods Feb. 17 at Listen and Be Heard Poetry Cafe

February 15, 2007

Johnny Ramos B Good by Martha Mims, Feb. 14, 2007 Johnny Ramos grew up in Benicia and Vallejo. While very young he listened to the big band music that his mother, Billy Lou, loved and sang with many of the local big bands. Spending weekends with his Mom and the rest of the time in a ...

News: Event

Justin Hellman Trio Appearing at Listen & Be Heard Poetry Cafe Feb. 24

February 15, 2007

Straight Ahead Jazz and Funk with a Nod to Kung Fu by martha cinader mims The sound of the Justin Hellman Trio has evolved over time. Bassist Justin Hellman and guitarist Eric Vogler have been creating, performing, and arranging together for several years, developing an approach that is exciting and fresh while rooted in the jazz ...

News: Event

Plum Island Hosts Jam Session at Listen & Be Heard Poetry Cafe

February 15, 2007

Karese Young and Herb Ruffin have been hosting the Acoustic Jam at Listen & Be Heard Poetry Caf on the first and fourth Saturdays of the month, attracting listeners to their Jazzy arrangements, by Herb, that work well for the duo. Karese is a classically trained violist. Inspired by violinist Regina Carter and others, Karese has ...

News: Event

Monterey Jazz Festival Presents Terence Blanchard Quintet Live in Concert 3/22/2007

February 13, 2007

Monterey Jazz Festival Presents Terence Blanchard Quintet Live in Concert at Monterey's Historic Golden State Theatre, Thursday, March 22, 2007 at 8:00 PM Internationally Renowned Trumpeter/Composer Kicks Off MJF's Next Generation Festival Weekend, March 22-25 in Downtown Monterey February 13, 2007; Monterey, California; The Monterey Jazz Festival, a leader in jazz education since 1958, is pleased ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Bay Area Vocalist Natasha Miller Sings the Bobby Sharp Songbook at Kuumbwa in Santa Cruz 3/8/07

February 5, 2007

BAY AREA VOCALIST NATASHA MILLER PLAYS KUUMBWA MARCH 8 (Oakland, CA) - Bay Area jazz vocalist Natasha Miller performs at Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, CA on Thursday, March 8 at 7:00pm. Miller will perform material from her two CDs devoted to the songbook of 83-year-old Bobby Sharp plus new originals penned by Miller. The ...

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News: Music Industry

SFJAZZ Announces Election of New Board Chair and New Members to Board of Trustees

February 5, 2007

SFJAZZ ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF NEW BOARD CHAIR SRINIJA SRINIVASAN AND APPOINTMENT OF FOUR NEW MEMBERSTO ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES (San Francisco, CA) -- Randall Kline, Executive Director of SFJAZZ, the leading non-profit jazz organization on the West Coast and the presenter of the San Francisco Jazz Festival, today announced the election of a new board chair ...

News: Performance / Tour

Yoshi's Announces February 2007 Performers

January 30, 2007

YOSHI'S WORLD-CLASS JAZZ CLUB ANNOUNCES FEBRUARY 2007 PERFORMERS Attention Calendar & Listing Editors: Yoshi's now offers downloadable, high-resolution images for each month's performers in the 'Press Room' at the official Yoshi's Website Oakland, Ca - Yoshi's World-Class Jazz Club is pleased to announce a stellar line-up of performers scheduled to play in February. All ...

News: Recording

Henry Kuntz: "Wayang Saxophony Shadow Saxophone" New CD

January 9, 2007

Wayang Saxophony Shadow Saxophone - Humming Bird Records (HB CD 6) Henry Kuntz: Tenor Saxophone In an alluring set of solo and multi-track improvisations inspired by mixed-media presentations of saxophone and puppet theatre, Henry Kuntz re-examines the sound, technique, and musical dimensions of the tenor. “The diaphanous tenor of Wayang Saxophony Shadow Saxophone took flight like ...