ART • EQUITY • ACCESS
Friday, April 3, 6 pm at Marin Country Mart – POSTPONED
A concert in conjunction with the release of Mood Walk, a CD of original compositions by Fred Randolph. Performing will be:
Fred Randolph, basses — Sheldon Brown, saxes/flute — Erik Jekabson, trumpet/flugel — Dan Zemelman, keyboards — Greg Wyser-Pratte, drums
This is a Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund event where each musician will be paid $150 in advance.… Read More
Saturday, February 15, 7:30-10 pm at Bird & Beckett
Calvin Keys, guitar — Art Maxwell, sax — David Rokeach, drums — with Calvin’s student Joel on bass
This is a Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund event where each musician will be paid in advance, regardless of ticket sales.… Read More
Sunday, February 9, 6-8 pm at Shinmai restaurant
Jazz vocalist Branice McKenzie is joined by Larry Steelman on piano and Daniel Fabricant on bass. Ms. McKenzie’s four-octave voice and song stylings have brought international acclaim, touring with artists like Harry Belafonte, Gregory Hines, Roberta Flack, Hugh Masekela, Carly Simon, BeBe Winans, Dianne Reeves, Peggy Lee and Miriam Makeba.… Read More
Saturday, January 18, 7:30 pm at Bird & Beckett
Saxophonist Sheldon Brown, six-string bassist Michael Wilcox, and drummer Bryan Bowman continue in the tradition of Sonny Rollins, one of the earliest proponents of the tenor/bass/drums format. As a trio, they explore a wide variety of music that has interested them over the years—from Brazilian choro, Bulgarian music, and the music of Herbie Nichols to pieces adapted from the classical repertoire by composers like Brahms, Faure and Machaut.… Read More
Saturday, December 7, 7:30 pm at Bird & Beckett
A double bill: first up the duo of Rhodessa Jones and Idris Ackamoor, followed by a set from Idris Ackamoor and the Pyramids.
Musicians in the Pyramids will be Sandy Poindexter, violin; Robert Cobb, guitar; Charles Thomas, bass; Abdul Wahid, percussion, and Bob Marshall, drums.… Read More
Saturday, November 16, 7:30-10 at Bird & Beckett
Lisa B (Lisa Bernstein) celebrates the release of her seventh record, Reverberant: Poems & Music Accompanying Lisa B’s spoken and sung verse will be Ben Flint and Scott R. Looney, both on piano & keyboards; Marcus Shelby, bass; and Isaac Schwartz, drums.… Read More
Friday, November 8, 5:30-8 pm at Bird & Beckett
Denise Perrier, the voice with a heart, sings with pianist Grant Levin’s fine trio, featuring veteran bassist Dean Reilly and the young drummer Genius “G-Dub” Wesley in a program that’s guaranteed to delight.… Read More
Sunday, October 6, 4:30-6:30 pm at Bird & Beckett
Zan Stewart, saxophone — Keith Saunders, piano — Peter Barshay, bass — Ron Marabuto, drums
The band will be playing engaging originals and gems from the jazz and pop repertoires from the 1930s through 1960s, music that swings, that has a feel good vibe and that is listener-friendly.… Read More
Wednesday, October 2, 5-7 pm at Tam Commons
Mario Guarneri, trumpet — Randy Vincent, guitar — John Wiitala, bass
These three musicians have been performing together since 2004 and have recorded two CD’s, Choices and Tell your Story during that time. … Read More
Saturday, September 28, 7:30 at Bird & Beckett
Tom Griesser, saxophone — Scott Foster, guitar — Kevin Gerzevitz, organ — Dan Foltz, drums
B3B4 is a long-awaited musical conversation between four Bay Area jazz veterans, combining the soulful growl of the Hammond B3 organ, the resonant bite of the tenor saxophone, the bluesy fluidity of the electric guitar and the propulsive groove of the drums.… Read More
Saturday, September 7, 5-7 pm at Tam Commons
John Schott, guitar — Miles Wick, bass — John Hanes, drums
“With a bright and bold, slightly twangy sound, Schott grazes rock, blues, Thelonious Monk and James “Blood” Ulmer with lithe, original, single-note lines full of swing, surprise and humor.… Read More
Saturday, August 31, 7:30 pm at Bird & Beckett
Tim Lin, saxophone — Joe Gilman, piano — Shimpei Ogawa, bass — Curran Sinha, drums
Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Tim Lin is a Taiwanese American jazz talent whose progressive sound comes from his appreciation of the bebop jazz tradition.… Read More
Friday, August 30, 6 pm at Marin County Mart
The Joshua Smith Quartet plays a repertoire of jazz standards, great American songbook classics, and bossa nova, featuring tunes by Monk, Strayhorn, and Jobim, and augmented by original compositions by bandleader Smith.… Read More
Saturday, August 24, 7:30 pm at Bird & Beckett
Henry Hung, trumpet — Kristen Strom, saxophone — Jame Mahone, saxophone —Scott Sorkin, bass — Brandon Essex, drums — with Uncle Joe “Lucky” Beckett
Featuring the renowned country blues singer Uncle Joe “Lucky” Beckett, backed by the most dangerous backing band west of the Sacramento River, The Hardly Strictly Family Band plays a mix of your favorite country blues, folk, and Americana music. … Read More
Friday, July 26, 6 pm at Marin County Mart
Co-led by husband and wife team Laura Klein and Tony Corman, the members of FivePlay are long time musical associates with an on-stage alchemy that generates adventurous, interactive, and exciting performances.… Read More
Saturday, July 20, 7:30 pm at Bird & Beckett
Masterful saxophonist and composer James Mahone has performed throughout the US, Japan, and Europe for over 30 years. In early 90s, he was the composer for popular jazz band, Black Note. He has performed alongside Wynton Marsalis, Eric Reed, Billy Higgins, Gil-Scott Heron, El De Barge, Josh Redman, and Roy Hargrove, Reggie Workman, Billy Harper, Arnie Lawrence, and R&B band The Chesterfields.… Read More
Thursday, July 18, 8pm at Mr. Tipple’s Recording Studio
Lilan Kane‘s vintage-tinged soul sound flows through the heartfelt compositions that tell stories of love, loss, and self-discovery while seamlessly blending R&B, funk, pop, and jazz. Her album Love, Myself was released to a sold out crowd at Yoshi’s Jazz Club.… Read More
Thursday, July 11, 7:30 pm at Bird & Beckett
A sublime stroll through the history of early jazz and the stride era with Ray Skjelbred, piano; Clint Baker, trumpet; and Riley Baker, drums.
This is a Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund event where each musician will be paid $150 in advance, regardless of ticket sales.… Read More
Saturday, July 6, 3-5 pm at Tam Commons
Pianist/flutist Gaea Schell, Bay area top notch pianist Dan Zemelman, and bassist Sam Bevan (in town from New York City) will play an exciting program of Latin standards, originals and jazz standards in a unique trio setting.… Read More
Saturday, June 29, 7:30 pm at Bird & Beckett
Rova Saxophone Quartet’s musical goal has always been, since 1978, to instigate, to challenge, and to inspire. The group explores the synthesis of composition and collective improvisation, creating exciting, genre-bending music. In existence for over forty years, Rova is one of the longest-standing groups in the music movement that has its roots in post-bop, free jazz, avant-rock, and 20th century new music.… Read More
