ART • EQUITY • ACCESS
Wednesday, December 12, 7:30 pm, Rendon Hall at California Jazz Conservatory
Jazz/Hip-Hop quintet Sueños celebrates the release of their sophomore album, “Shots Fired”! The band pushes the evolution of jazz into a modern context, borrowing rhythms from hip-hop and rock, and blending them seamlessly with modal and gospel harmony.… Read More
Friday, December 14, 7:30 pm at Open Secret Bookstore
tbd_a quartet evolves out of the great West Coast jazz tradition begun by Dave Brubeck, Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, and Stan Getz in the 1950s and 60s and explores a new sound through original and standard jazz vehicles, with a fresh and original take.… Read More
Wednesday, December 19, 7:30 pm, Rendon Hall at the California Jazz Conservatory
“Quinteto La Moderna” is the Bay Area’s first quintet dedicated to the Cuban musical style known as “charanga”. It features the flute and violin of Miguelito Martinez and Tregar Otton respectively, as they fashion strong melodic figures over the hard driving rhythm section of Bay Area Latin music stalwarts John Calloway, Steve Senft-Herrera and Michael Spiro.… Read More
Wednesday, December 26, 7:30pm at Bird & Beckett
An evening of original jazz tunes by multi-instrumentalist (and SF ex-pat) Peck Allmond, who will be playing instruments ranging from trumpet and saxophone to alto horn and alto flute. Allmond’s jazz credits include appearances with Oliver Lake, John Hicks, Billy Harper, Don Cherry, Pharoah Sanders, and Peter Apfelbaum; in the pop world he has accompanied James Brown, Rickie Lee Jones, Randy Newman, Ray Lamontagne among others.… Read More
Wednesday January 9, 7:30 pm at Rendon Hall, California Jazz Conservatory
Pianist, composer, and improviser, Motoko Honda is a musical force of nature who blends jazz with chamber music, electronic music, and the sounds of music from around the globe. Long a vital part of the improvised music community, Motoko has collaborated with many luminaries such as Wadada Leo Smith, Elliott Sharp, William Winant, Mike Watt, and others.… Read More
