Results for "Oakland"

Arturo Sandoval At Yoshi's

by Walter Atkins
December 16, 2022

Arturo Sandoval Yoshi's Oakland Oakland CA November 20, 2022 Emmy and ten-time Grammy-winning trumpeter Arturo Sandoval and his band performed Sunday night before an enthusiastic audience at Yoshi's Oakland. This was the final show in a completely sold out weekend of Afro Cuban music and much more at the popular ...

Carson Grimes

My Conversation with Pharoah Sanders

by AAJ Staff
September 26, 2022

From the 1995-2003 archive: This article first appeared at All About Jazz in February 1999. When I first heard “The Father And The Son And The Holy Ghost" off of John Coltrane's Meditations, I was floored. I got the same reaction when I first heard Maria Callas sing “Vissi d'arte" in Victor de Sabata's ...

Andrew Dixon's Mind Noise - Special Album Release Party And Shows Set For August 31 and September 3!

August 23, 2022

Mind Noise, the fourth album by composer and musician Andrew Dixon was just released, and is even more avant-garde than his previous works. He is celebrating this new creation with two more big Album Release Parties in August & September. The first one, on August 31st, happens at The Black Cat in San Francisco, with the ...

Andy Ostwald

Lizz Wright at Yoshi's Oakland

by Walter Atkins
July 16, 2022

Lizz Wright Yoshi's Oakland Oakland CA June 29, 2022 The accomplished vocalist and songwriter Lizz Wright introduced an exceptional blend of gospel, folk and jazz genres to an exuberant assembly at Yoshi's. Wright, accompanied by pianist Kenny Banks, gracefully took the stage to a full house in one of the San ...

Chief Adjuah at Yoshi's

by Roy Strassman
July 15, 2022

Chief Adjuah Yoshi's Oakland, CA June 23, 2002 Chief Adjuah 's six-seat magic carpet landed for its two-day sojourn at Yoshi's on Thursday night, and what an enchanting performance it was. At first, only five band members took the stage, and the Chief, aka Christian Scott, commenced the stretch-spasm-music spiritual feast ...

Andrew Dixon Releases 'Mind Noise' — Album Release Concerts Scheduled In Berkeley And Oakland

July 12, 2022

Mind Noise, the much anticipated fourth album by Andrew Dixon is here, and is even more avant-garde than his previous works. He is going to celebrate this new creation with two big album release concerts! The fun begins at the The Back Room in Berkeley on July 23rd at 8pm, and then there will be an ...

Andrew Dixon

Born: July 10

Andrew Dixon is making his mark. An accomplished woodwind performer, composer, and educator, Andrew is not one of those musicians who settles for just playing music on the side. Indeed, Andrew Dixon spends all of his time either in the studio, writing and rehearsing new songs, teaching to his vast array of students or on the road performing across the US. He plays at least nine different instruments, including every saxophone, clarinets, and flutes. Andrew has released three CDs of original music, infused with his jazz roots, but ranging far beyond. Influenced from growing up in Chicago, to his travels around the world, he has created a sound that is fresh, unique and sets him apart from the typical jazz fare

Molly Mahoney Releases Sophomore Album, Plans Return To Chico For Release Show

June 9, 2022

Molly Mary Mahoney} star of the stage since age ten in several genres, will release her second album on June 9, 2022. The album, which follows her first jazz-fueled album, holds special significance. My Cousin Cole: Pitter, patter... Porter! features specially selected love songs of her actual cousin, Cole Porter. The discovery of that familial connection ...