Jack West: Acoustic Groove Master – Acoustic Guitar Duo with Walter Strauss – Slide Guitar Ensemble Plays the Music of Curvature
Characterized by uncommon rhythmic dexterity, exploratory slide guitar work and a uniquely grooving, percussive acoustic style, Jack West’s playing was described by The Oakland Tribune as “something never heard before... nothing […]
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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 […]
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Väsen
Väsen-Duo, Mikael Marin and Olov Johansson have, after 37 years of interaction and touring, refined their sound and their stage presence to a unique and vibrant musical presentation. With their […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Omar Sosa & Yilian Cañizares – AGUAS Trio feat. Gustavo Ovalles
Composer-pianist-bandleader Omar Sosa is one of the most versatile jazz artists on the scene today. True to his Afro-Cuban origins, Sosa fashions a spirited vision of uncompromising artistic generosity that […]
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Madeleine Peyroux at the Rio Theatre
Much like songbird Edith Piaf, Madeleine Peyroux spent her teenage years busking the busy streets of Paris. Just like the ‘little sparrow,’ Peyroux befriended the city’s street musicians and made […]
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Bobby Watson Quartet
Bobby Watson sits among the pantheon of present-day jazz greats. Born in Lawrence, Kansas, his career now spans more than four decades. A multi-GRAMMY-nominated saxophonist, composer, bandleader, educator and producer, […]
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Master Class: Kaethe Hostetter – Intro to Ethiopian Music
Kaethe Hostetter's heritage is intellectual off-grid coastal California soup. Her parents were friends with R. Crumb, Tom Lehrer, Paul Bowles; her midwife was Slime Queen, one of Ken Kesey’s Merry […]
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Kaethe Hostetter – Impressions of Ethiopia
Impressions of Ethiopia is a collection of musical vignettes by fiddle player Kaethe Hostetter. Inspired by her eleven years living in Addis Ababa, Hostetter transports through her sounds and storytelling […]
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