Friends of Golden Gate Library Present 21st Annual Jazz on Sunday Series
This Sunday, Trisha Gold & Her Friends will perform at 3pm at Golden Gate Library, 5606 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, California. This concert is part of the Friends of Golden Gate Library 21st Annual Jazz on Sundays Summer Concert Series which runs through August 28. Concerts are held every Sunday at 3pm (doors open at [...]
Fillmore Jazz Festival 2011 – July 2 & 3
The 27th Annual Fillmore Jazz Festival Expands Entertainment With Outstanding 2011 Musical Program (San Francisco, CA) Every summer on July 4th weekend in San Francisco, Fillmore Street is home to the largest free jazz festival on the West Coast: The Fillmore Jazz Festival. The 27th Annual Fillmore Jazz Festival will showcase the Bay Area’s best [...]
11th Annual Malcolm X JazzArts Festival This Saturday!
Eastside Arts Alliance presents 11th Annual MALCOLM X JAZZARTS FESTIVAL Saturday, May 21, 2011 11am – 7pm San Antonio Park, Oakland (18th Avenue/Foothill Blvd) FREE www.eastsideartsalliance.org On the main jazz stage we will be featuring: 12:00pm – John Santos Sextet (http://www.johnsantos.com/) 2:00pm – The Grassroots Composers Ensemble 4:00pm – The Abraham Burton Trio* (http://www.abrahamburton.com/) 6:00pm [...]
The Grassroots Composers Ensemble at EastSide Arts Alliance Tonight!
Every First Friday EastSide Arts Alliance has been presenting an extraordinary group of jazz musicians – THE GRASSROOTS COMPOSERS ENSEMBLE. Join us tonight – FRIDAY, MAY 6 from 8-10pm for an evening of beautiful sounds and good company. Each concert with this group is profound and moving. Audiences have appreciated the opportunity to listen to [...]
PRESS RELEASE: Berkeley Public Central Library PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT — Jazz Moments, The Photography of James Knox
Berkeley Public Library 2090 Kittredge Street Berkeley, CA 94704 Press Release Contact: Michele McKenzie — phone: 510-981-6241 For Immediate Release For an exhibit February 14th – April 30th, 2011 PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT Jazz Moments The Photography of James Knox Bay Area photographer, James Knox, exhibits color and black and white photographs from his series “Jazz Moments” [...]
Good News
As the month comes to a close, I wanted to share some good news. Below are a couple of articles on the photo exhibit I am currently in and a couple of honors/awards I have received this month. I am very honored and blessed. Above are the photo of trumpeter Jeremy Pelt which won 2nd [...]
Live from Monterey Jazz Festival 2009 – Part 1
My annual pilgrimage to the Monterey Jazz Festival started off a little different. I had stopped at a friend’s house to pickup my digital recorder. I got back in my car and it would not start…dead! I called AAA and they came out and pronounced my battery dead. Average car battery life is 3-5 years [...]
Festival season is in full swing!
One of the things I love about the Bay Area is that the music festivals and local events are jumping from now through end of September. If I have missed any, please let me know. This is the final weekend of the Stanford Jazz Festival with the Stanford Jazz Workshop All-Star Jam on Friday and [...]
Media Release — Performers Announced for the 9th Annual Art & Soul Oakland Festival
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: BAY AREA’S COOLEST SUMMER FESTIVAL COMES EARLY THIS YEAR SHAWN COLVIN, THE BODEANS, WILL DOWNING, BOBBY CALDWELL, MO’FONE, RAMANA VIEIRA, WALTER HAWKINS AND MORE 9th Annual Art & Soul Features a Packed Two-Day Schedule of Top Flight Entertainment OAKLAND, California (July 24, 2009)–The City of Oakland announced headliners and featured performers for [...]
Friends of Golden Gate Library Present Jazz on Sundays Series
This Sunday, guitarist Calvin Keys and his trio will perform at 3pm at Golden Gate Library, 5606 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, California. This concert is part of the Friends of Golden Gate Library 19th Annual Jazz on Sundays Summer Concert Series which runs through August 30. Concerts are held every Sunday at 3pm (doors open [...]
KCSM – Close the Gap Benefit Concert
San Mateo-based jazz station plans benefit concert By Sean Maher San Mateo County Times KCSM-FM, the only remaining all-jazz radio station in the Bay Area, is banking on a one-time-only benefit concert to keep the station from going silent. On June 30, Yoshi’s in Oakland will host a trio of solo pianists spanning three generations of Bay Area [...]
Eastside Arts Alliance Presents The 9th Annual Malcolm X Jazz Arts Festival – May 30
Seize the Time! The 9th Annual Malcolm X Jazz Arts Festival! Saturday, May 30th, 11-7pm, San Antonio Park (18th Ave + Foothill Blvd) EastSide’s 9th annual Malcolm X Jazz Arts Festival is one of the last free festivals in Oakland, so come and enjoy! One of the most important pieces of our festival are the [...]
Fox Theatre Oakland Grand Opening
After 10 years of work and millions of dollars in renovations, the Fox Theatre in downtown Oakland reopened on 2/5. In addition to being a music venue, the Fox Theatre is home to the Oakland School for the Arts. I did not attend the opening gala last week, but you can click here to see [...]
Don’t say it’s over…
I have lived in the Bay Area for 10 years now. September is my favorite month. The weather is usually hot and there is something fun to do every weekend. On Saturday, I started off the day by walking in the East Bay AIDS Walk around Lake Merritt in Oakland. I later went to an [...]
Jazz At Intersection at the de Young Musuem
For the third consecutive year, Intersection and the de Young join forces in a unique collaboration to present eight family-friendly outdoor Sunday afternoon performances. Experience some of the most exciting Bay Area jazz musicians in beautiful Golden Gate Park. All performances are FREE and start at 2:30PM Outside at the de Young Café Terrace in [...]
6th Annual Oakland Black LGBT Film Festival
The 6th Annual Oakland Black LGBT Film Festival opened on Thursday evening. We were treated to a showing of the Diana Ross classic “Mahagony” followed by the indie film “Blueprint.” The festival runs through Sunday, 8/17. All films will be held at the Parkway Theater. For a complete film festival, click here. The Spanish Harlem [...]
Friends of Golden Gate Library Jazz on Sundays Series
Friends of Golden Gate Library presents live jazz & blues by the Frank Jackson Quartet featuring jazz legends, Al Obidinski, bass, Akira Tana, drums, and Noel Jewkes, reeds, and yes, Frank on piano & vocals…. Oakland Library – Golden Gate Branch 5606 San Pablo Avenue – at 56th Street Oakland, CA 94608 Doors open at [...]
The 8th Annual Malcolm X Jazz Festival – May 17
During its inaugural year at a new, spacious building in East Oakland’s San Antonio District, EastSideCulturalCenter showcased some of the greatest living jazz royalty who never quite got their due. The center’s 2007 Malcolm X Jazz Festival kicked off with a concert by tenor saxophonist Billy Harper, who recorded a lot of material for the [...]
Dining Out For Life – East Bay 2008
If you eat at a participating restaurant in the East Bay on April 24, your Dining Out For Life dollars will go to Vital Life Services. Vital Life Services provides daily meals, transportation, and assistance to people living with HIV/AIDS and other critical illnesses. You can double your donation to 50 percent of the bill [...]