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Joel Ross – Good Vibes

Dinner Special: Red Wine Braised Chicken with Olives, Tomatoes & Capers Cheesy Polenta House Salad & Baguette *meat or veggie chili will be available to order at the counter Vibraphone master and songwriter Joel Ross has adopted an entire ethos dependent on truthful, ongoing communication. A Blue Note artist of critically acclaimed releases KingMaker (2019), […]

Trio Grande with Gilad Hekselman, Will Vinson & Nate Wood

Dinner Special: Cod Slow Roasted in Olive Oil with Lemon, Castelvetrano Olives & Red Onions Potato-Celeriac Mash House Salad & Baguette *meat or veggie chili will be available to order at the counter Trio Grande is a collaborative multi-national trio with British saxophonist Will Vinson, Israeli guitarist Gilad Hekselman, and American drummer Nate Wood. The […]

Alfredo Rodriguez & Pedrito Martinez

Dinner Special: Jambalaya House Salad & Baguette *meat or veggie chili will be available to order at the counter Painted in the broadest of strokes, the stories of Alfredo Rodriguez and Pedrito Martinez may seem similar: both started life in Havana, discovered their gifts and passions for music and headed to the United States, where […]

Anat Cohen Quartetinho feat. Vitor Gonçalves, Tal Mashiach & James Shipp

Dinner Special: Hawayej Spiced Roast Chicken with Salsa Verde Farro House Salad & Baguette *meat or veggie chili will be available to order at the counter Following great success at some of the world’s finest jazz festivals and venues with her Tentet, GRAMMY-nominated clarinetist and composer Anat Cohen shifts her focus to an intimate group […]

Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble

Dinner Special: Petrale Sole braised in a sauce of Lime, Shallots & Capers Rice Pilaf House Salad & Baguette *meat or veggie chili will be available to order at the counter Ethnic Heritage Ensemble was formed in 1974 shortly after Kahil El'Zabar graduated from Lake Forest College, with the goal “To combine concepts of African […]

Valentine’s Day with Tuck & Patti

Dinner Special (SOLD OUT): Salmon with Pistachio Herb Sauce Roasted Potatoes Sautéed Spinach with Shallots, Sultanas, & Sumac Crostini Chocolate Torte with Raspberry Coulis & Whipped Cream *the cafe is closed.  Chili and dessert will NOT be available to purchase at the counter. For over forty years, the unique vocal/guitar duo of Tuck & Patti […]

Ekep Nkwelle

Dinner Special: Braised Cannellini Beans, Sweet Potatoes, Shiitake Mushrooms & Spinach in a Spicy Coconut Broth House Salad with Feta Baguette *meat or veggie chili will be available to order at the counter Ekep Nkwelle is a force in today's jazz scene, charting a remarkable journey from the vibrant culture of Washington, D.C., to the […]

New Jazz Underground

New Jazz Underground (NJU), an American trio, have been described as “an innovative and ultra creative collective striving to establish themselves as a defining voice for the genre of jazz and beyond”. Their music signals a merging of traditional sensibilities in jazz with the modern influence of swing, hip-hop, house/afro-beat, and Afro-Cuban music. Listeners were introduced […]

Michael Spiro – Spirology

Michael Spiro’s Spirology is the Bay Area’s newest Afro-Cuban charanga ensemble, and it brings an entirely new and original approach to Afro-Cuban music. Spiro is one of the true veterans of the charanga scene in San Francisco, beginning with his tenure in the Orquesta Batachanga back in the 1980s and then continuing as a founding […]

BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet

For the past fifty years, BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet has been making some of the most potent and popular Cajun music on the planet. Born out of the rich Acadian ancestry of its members, and created and driven by bandleader Doucet’s spellbinding fiddle playing and soulful vocals, BeauSoleil is notorious for bringing even the most […]