I don’t get to stop through as often as I would like to tell you about who’s coming to town or who I am planning to see. I have constructed a quick list of upcoming coming concerts that you are sure to enjoy. There is lots of great music on tap for this week & [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Oakland’
Malcolm X 10th Annual Jazz Arts Festival Today @ San Antonio Park
10 Year Anniversary! Malcolm X Jazz Arts Festival Saturday, May 22nd, 2010 11-7pm FREE San Antonio Park – 18th Ave & Foothill Blvd This month we are all very excited to present the 10th annual Malcolm X JazzArts Festival! We recognize that it is quite an accomplishment to be able to present a festival that [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Clairdee to Perform at Jazz at the Chimes on May 18
MARY D’ORAZI 4499 Piedmont Ave. – Oakland , CA 94611 – Ph: 510/ 228-3218 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CLAIRDEE TO PERFORM AT JAZZ AT THE CHIMES MAY 18 “Jazz-inspired storyteller” brings it to Oakland ’s Chapel of the Chimes WHAT: vocalist Clairdee at “Jazz at the Chimes” concert and artist reception WHEN: May 18, 2008 – [...]
Lizz Wright @ Yoshi’s Oakland – March 6-8
By the time I post this entry, you will have bought your tickets already. Or you may be like me and trying to decide how many times you will see her during this run. It has been about 3 years since I have seen Lizz Wright in concert. She is at Yoshi’s this week promoting [...]
Black History Month Events in Oakland
NEWS FROM: Cultural Arts & Marketing Division, Office of the City Administrator City of Oakland Black History Month Events Run Dates: Now to March 10, 2007 Media Contact: Harry Hamilton (510) 238-2107 Friday, February 2, 2007 In Search of Human Culture: Songs and Stories of the African American in the 21st Century 8:00 p.m. Oakland [...]
Clairdee Live at Yoshi’s Tonight
The incomparable vocalist Clairdee will be performing tonight at Yoshi’s for two shows, 8 and 10pm. I first heard her in concert in 2002. She was sensational and I have been a fan ever since. Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending a Vocal/Piano Improvisation Workshop at The Jazzschool taught by Clairdee and pianist Larry [...]
Funk so strong….
Roy Hargrove and The RH Factor Roy Hargove – trumpet and flugelhorn Willie Jones III – drums Jason Thomas – drums Reggie Washington – bass and vocals “Spanky” Chalmers Alford – guitar Bobby Sparks – organ, rhodes, clavinet, and synthesizers Jacques Schwartz-Bart – tenor/soprano saxophones Keith Anderson – tenor/alto saxophones Renee Neufville – vocals and [...]
