Posts Tagged ‘Howard Wiley’

Howard Wiley Quartet: I Love The 80’s @ Intersection for the Arts – 3/28

Howard Wiley Quartet: I Love The 80's @ Intersection for the Arts - 3/28

When: Thursday March 28, 2013 at 8pm Where: 925 Mission Street Suite 109 Tickets: http://jazzintersectionmar28.eventbrite.com HOWARD WILEY QUARTET: I LOVE THE 80s Howard Wiley – saxophone; Michael Aaberg – piano; Sly Randolph – drums; Marcus Shelby – bass Howard Wiley brings a new quartet to Intersection performing music influenced by favorite pop hits from the […]


Impulse Mondays @ Yoshi’s SF

Impulse Mondays @ Yoshi's SF

In 2011, Impulse Records will mark two major milestones: the label’s 50th anniversary, and the 85th anniversary of John Coltrane’s birth. Coltrane, who inspired Impulse’s nickname The House That Trane Built, is arguably the greatest artist in the label’s storied history. Yoshi’s San Francisco will celebrate these milestones with Impulse Mondays with some of the […]


Groovin’ Around The Bay – June 2, 2011

Happy Black Music Month!!! There is some spectacular music happening in the Bay Area this weekend but before we get started, I wanted to mention the following upcoming concerts: Carmen Lundy – Yoshi’s Oakland – June 16 & 17 – Shows at 8 and 10pm – Come see Carmen in a rare Bay Area performance. […]


Howard Wiley Quartet @ 57th Street Gallery

Only sax man Howard Wiley can open with a swinging ass rendition of “Three Blind Mice” and take you right into “Take The ‘A’ Train.” I think the mice were swinging so hard they just jumped on the train. I think there was just a little “Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood” in there too!!! Howard on sax, […]


Groovin’ Around The Bay – May 27, 2011

Groovin' Around The Bay - May 27, 2011

Hope you and yours have a happy and safe Memorial Day weekend! Have you checked out Birdland Jazzista Social Club yet? It is very hip, cozy, funky place to hear good music. My Picks for the Weekend! Howard Wiley Trio – 57th Street Art Gallery Oakland – Friday 8-11 pm Mary D’Orazi Trio – Birdland […]


Howard Wiley & The Angola Project @ The Intersection of the Arts

Howard Wiley – saxophones Geechi Taylor trumpet Danny Armstrong – trombone Jemal Ramirez – drums Devin Hoff & David Ewell – bass Yeruda Caesar & Dina Maccabbee – violin Lorin Benedict & Jeannine Anderson – vocals Howard Wiley & The Angola Project features Wiley investigating the roots and legacies of African American prison spirituals, encompassing […]