ART • EQUITY • ACCESS
Thursday, April 25, 7:30 pm at Piedmont Center for the Arts
The Rob Reich Swings Left sextet plays jazz rooted in the classic swing era of the late 1930s that’s perfect for dancing. Their repertoire includes classic arrangements of Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Artie Shaw, as well as new arrangements and originals by Reich that combine a hot rhythm with a cool sensibility.… Read More
Thursday, March 28, 7:30 pm at Piedmont Center for the Arts
Vocalist extraordinaire Kenny Washington and trumpeter Erik Jekabson deliver the true New Orleans sound and spirit, but with a modern twist. Washington is a New Orleans native and Jekabson has lived and performed in the Big Easy in recent years.… Read More
Thursday, February 28, 7:30 pm at Piedmont Center for the Arts
Destiny Muhammad, a jazz harpist and vocalist who follows in the footsteps of Dorothy Ashby and Alice Coltrane, brings her stellar trio to the Piedmont Center for the Arts for an evening of soaring yet down-to-earth jazz.… Read More
Thursday, November 29, 7:30 pm at Piedmont Center for the Arts
Grupo Falso Baiano performs a blend of traditional Brazilian choro music with modern influences of jazz, flamenco and samba. Choro is Brazil’s first national music, born in the cafés of Rio in the late 1800’s, and reflects the melding of Latin American and African rhythms with a melodic and harmonic structure most closely resembling Baroque Classical music.… Read More
Sunday, November 4, 3-6pm at Piedmont Center for the Arts
Join us for an extraordinary musical celebration and fundraiser for Jazz in the Neighborhood at the Piedmont Center for the Arts: an afternoon of great jazz, hors d’oeuvres, wine, and a silent auction.… Read More
Thursday, October 25, 7:30pm, at the Piedmont Center for the Arts
The Klobas/Kesecker Ensemble is a progressive jazz quintet focusing on original arrangements of mainstream jazz with unique original compositions that have power and grace. With Tommy Kesecker on vibes, Steve Heckman on sax, Terrence Brewer on guitar, Pat Klobas on bass and David Rokeach on drums, their music communicates jazz of the 21st century.… Read More
Thursday, September 27, 7:30 pm at Piedmont Center for the Arts
Vocalist Tiffany Austin’s tradition-rooted yet totally modern style has established her as one of the fastest rising jazz stars in Northern California. Before earning a law degree at U.C.… Read More
Thursday, May 31 at 7:30 pm, Piedmont Center for the Arts
The Oaktown Jazz Mentors are the instructors of Oakland’s renown community based after-school program for young musicians, Oaktown Jazz Workshops. All active members of the San Francisco Bay Area’s music scene, the Workshops’ instructors are proud to represent their cultural education organization at this special Jazz in the Neighborhood concert, which will feature compositions by some of jazz music’s most celebrated composers – Horace Silver, Thelonious Monk and Wayne Shorter.… Read More
Wednesday, May 16, 7:30 pm at California Jazz Conservatory
Contemporary jazz pianist, keyboardist and composer Peter Horvath performs with his dynamic trio featuring Jeff Chambers on bass and Jason Lewis at the drums. The trio play Peter’s original compositions, along with arrangements of the standards.… Read More
Thursday, April 26, 7:30pm at Piedmont Center for the Arts
The Dann Zinn Quartet features Dann Zinn on saxophone, Glen Pearson on piano, Jeff Chambers on bass, and Leon Joyce, Jr. on drums. This eclectic group will play work newly written for this concert as well as original compositions from Zinn’s critically acclaimed recordings.… Read More
Thursday, March 29, 7:30pm at Piedmont Center for the Arts
Real Vocal String Quartet has been performing and recording for the last decade as a singing string quartet/string band. This year the group unveils a new line up and format with two five-string violins, cello and string bass, who are founder Irene Sazer, Sumaia Jackson, Helen Newby and Sam Shuhan respectively. … Read More
Thursday, March 1, 7:30pm at Piedmont Center for the Arts
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Kenny Washington and Suzanna Smith join forces for a rare duo appearance. Expect an evening of spontaneity, loving duets and individual material from these two vocal powerhouses. JazzTimes called Suzanna “a sage swinger—never too much, never too little—as well as a first-rate songwriter.” And Wynton Marsalis said of Kenny, “I love this man!… Read More
Thursday, January 25, 7:30pm at Piedmont Center for the Arts
The Terrence Brewer Quartet perform a tribute to the great saxophonist and composer, Wayne Shorter. The program will include music from Shorter’s classic Blue Note jazz catalog, spanning from his seminal work to his later fusion material with Weather Report.… Read More
Thursday, October 26, 7:30pm at Piedmont Center for the Arts | tickets |
Back for their third appearance with Jazz in the Neighborhood is Le Jazz Hot, the quartet version of the Hot Club of San Francisco. Led by guitarist Paul “Pazzo” Mehling, the ensemble includes vocalist and rhythm guitarist Isabelle Fontaine, jazz violinist Evan Price, and Sam Rocha on bass.… Read More
Thursday, May 11, 7:30 pm at Piedmont Center for the Arts | Get tickets |
Pianist Peter Horvath is joined by Jeff Chambers, bass, and Jason Lewis, drums.
Based in the San Francisco Bay Area since the mid-1980s, the classically trained Horvath has thrived in the region’s highly diverse environment where various music scenes often overlap.… Read More
Thursday, April 13, 7:30 pm at Piedmont Center for the Arts —
Don’t miss this very special concert where Mads Tolling and John Burr present their premiere performance as a duo. The evening will be a journey of vibrant jazz and spirited renditions of some great American standards, including music by Ramsey Lewis, Hoagy Carmichael, and many more.… Read More
Thursday, March 16, 7:30 pm at Piedmont Center for the Arts —
The sophistication and warm power of Debbie Poryes’s music is hard to overstate. Her highly original compositions are influenced by jazz from bebop to post-bop to modern times, as well as by 20th-century classical music and free jazz.… Read More
Thursday, February 16, 7:30 pm at Piedmont Center for the Arts —
Acclaimed vocalist Clairdee and emerging artist Noa Levy — two women from different generations and cultural backgrounds — explore the meaning of love through songs from the Great American Songbook.… Read More
