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Rob Reich Swings Left

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

Filed Under: 2019 April, Events Tagged With: Andrew Stephens, Ben Goldberg, Craig Ventresco, Eric Garland, Ollie Dudek, Piedmont Center for the Arts, Rob Reich

Kenny Washington with Erik Jekabson’s New Orleans Sextet

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

Filed Under: 2019 March, Events Tagged With: Erik Jekabson, Kenny Washington, Piedmont Center for the Arts

Destiny Muhammad Trio

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

Filed Under: 2019 February, Events Tagged With: Chico Lopez, Destiny Muhammad, Leon Joyce Jr., Piedmont Center for the Arts

Grupo Falso Baiano

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

Filed Under: 2018 November, Events Tagged With: Group Falso Baiano, Piedmont Center for the Arts

Jazz at Piedmont with Mimi Fox

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

Filed Under: 2018 November, Events Tagged With: Mimi Fox, Piedmont Center for the Arts

Klobas/Kesecker Ensemble

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

Filed Under: 2018 October, Events Tagged With: David Rokeach, Pat Klobas, Piedmont Center for the Arts, Steve Heckman, Terrence Brewer, Tommy Kesecker

Tiffany Austin

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

Filed Under: 2018 September, Events Tagged With: David Ewell, Jacques Lesure, Leon Joyce Jr., Piedmont Center for the Arts, Tiffany Austin

Oaktown Jazz Mentors

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

Filed Under: 2018 May, Events Tagged With: Oaktown Jazz Mentors, Piedmont Center for the Arts

Peter Horvath Trio

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

Filed Under: 2018 May, Events Tagged With: Jason Lewis, Jeff Chambers, Peter Horvath, Piedmont Center for the Arts

Dann Zinn Quartet: The Art of Saxophone

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

Filed Under: 2018 April, Events Tagged With: Dann Zinn, Glen Pearson, Jeff Chambers, Leon Joyce Jr., Piedmont Center for the Arts

Real Vocal String Quartet

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

Filed Under: 2018 March, Events Tagged With: Helen Newby, Irene Sazer, Piedmont Center for the Arts, Real Vocal String Quartet, Sam Shuhan, Sumaia Jackson

Kenny Washington & Suzanna Smith

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

Filed Under: 2018 March, Events Tagged With: Jr., Kenny Washington, Larry Dunlap, Leon Joyce, Piedmont Center for the Arts, Ron Belcher, Suzanna Smith

Terrence Brewer Quartet

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

Filed Under: 2018 January, Events Tagged With: Art Khu, Dillon Vado, Kate Williams, Piedmont Center for the Arts, Shimpei Ogawa, Terrence Brewer

FivePlay with Celia Malheiros

Thursday, November 30, 7:30pm at Piedmont Center for the Arts | tickets |

FivePlay creates original music that nourishes mind and heart. Their unique style speaks to a wide audience, from savvy listeners to those hearing jazz for the first time.… Read More

Filed Under: 2017 November, Events Tagged With: Celia Malheiros, Dan Neville, Dave Tidball, FivePlay, Jason Lewis, Laura Klein, Paul Smith, Piedmont Center for the Arts, Tony Corman

Le Jazz Hot

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

Filed Under: 2017 October, Events Tagged With: Evan Price, Isabelle Fontaine, Le Jazz Hot, Paul Mehling, Piedmont Center for the Arts, Sam Rocha

Peter Horvath trio

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

Filed Under: 2017 May, Events Tagged With: Jason Lewis, Jeff Chambers, Peter Horvath, Piedmont Center for the Arts

Mads Tolling and John R. Burr

Thursday, April 13, 7:30 pm at Piedmont Center for the Arts —

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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

Filed Under: 2017 April, Events Tagged With: John R. Burr, Mads Tolling, Piedmont Center for the Arts, Where to Now?

Debbie Poryes Trio

Thursday, March 16, 7:30 pm at Piedmont Center for the Arts —

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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

Filed Under: 2017 March, Events Tagged With: David Rokeach, Debbie Poryes, Peter Barshay, Piedmont Center for the Arts, Tyler Harlow

Clairdee — Love is a Four Letter Word

Thursday, February 16, 7:30 pm at Piedmont Center for the Arts —

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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

Filed Under: 2017 February, Events Tagged With: Clairdee, Jim Zimmerman, Ken French, Noa Levy, Piedmont Center for the Arts, Ron Belcher

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