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May 19, 2013

ZOFO’s MOSH PIT CD Release party

 

Mosh Pit: American Dances for 20 Fingers

 

Since joining forces as an ensemble in 2009, internationally acclaimed pianists Eva-Maria Zimmermann and Keisuke Nakagoshi – ZOFO – have electrified audiences from Carnegie Hall to Osaka Japan with their dazzling artistry and outside-the-box thematic programming for one-piano-four-hands.

 

This prize winning duo has blazed a bold new path by focusing on 20th and 21st century repertoire and commissioning new works. ZOFO’s first album MIND MELD, released in 2012 with Sono Luminus Records, was nominated for a Grammy Award for best Performance in Chamber Music.

 

ZOFO’s new recording – MOSH PIT – features adrenalized dance-themed works by Gershwin, Corigliano, Barber, Shawn, Nancarrow and Schoenfield.

 

Keisuke Nakagoshi and Eva-Maria Zimmermann, one piano

 

“…jaw-dropping awesome” San Francisco Examiner

 

Zofoduet.com
ZOFO on Facebook.com

 

Admission: $20, includes food and a MOSH PIT CD. Doors at 3:30pm. Show at 4:00pm.

 

Tickets will not be sold in advance for this event. Please arrive at the Red Poppy when doors open to purchase tickets.

Start: May 19, 2013 4:00 pm
End: May 19, 2013 4:30 pm
Venue: Red Poppy Arthouse
Phone: 1.415.826.2402
Address:
2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, 94110, United States
Cost: $20

May 18, 2013

Keith Terry & Free Dive

 

Free Dive is:

 

Jeff Cressman - trombone
Brian Dyer - voice
Cecilia Engelhart - voice and percussion
Steve Hogan - bass
Keith Terry - drums and body percussion

 

Free Dive is a unique quintet that has been performing and recording together since 2003. In Free Dive all of the band members contribute original compositions and collaborate on arrangements. The absence of a chordal instrument allows for an open musical environment and produces a compelling sound.

 

Because of the broad musical backgrounds of all the band members, Free Dive explores many different musical styles including Jazz, popular song, Latin American and African influenced musics and incorporates and encourages improvisation.

 

For more information go to: CrossPulse.com

 

Body Music with Keith Terry

 

Admission: $12-20. Doors at 7:30pm. Show at 8:00pm.

 

Tickets will not be sold in advance for this event. Please arrive at the Red Poppy when doors open to purchase tickets.

Start: May 18, 2013 7:30 pm
End: May 18, 2013 10:00 pm
Venue: Red Poppy Arthouse
Phone: 1.415.826.2402
Address:
2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, 94110, United States
Cost: $12-20

Family Art

 Date: Every Saturday Afternoon

Time: 1pm-4pm

 

All Activities are FREE unless otherwise listed.
Todas las actividades del programa de Arte en Familia son GRATIS a menos que esté indicado en el calendario.
Calendar activities are subject to change. Check website for updates.
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Start: May 18, 2013 1:00 pm
End: May 18, 2013 4:00 pm
Venue: Red Poppy Arthouse
Phone: 1.415.826.2402
Address:
2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, 94110, United States
Cost: Free

May 17, 2013

Hanna Rifkin and the Handsomes + Miriam Speyer

 

Classic 40′s jazz/Rock classics like you’ve never heard them

 

Tight rhythm section plus witty vocals from Hanna Rifkin bring you back to a Manhattan in hand and a sexy feeling on your face.

 

Nick Boots- Guitar
Mark Davis- Piano
Tom Edler- Upright Bass
Elizabeth Goodfellow - Drums

 

hannarifkin.com
Facebook Page: 29thStSwingtet

 

Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Miriam Speyer is at it again! This time she’s writing, arranging, and muddling genres like never before. A collection of Rock n Roll classics like with the harder edges smoothed into a sensuous, rhythmic, jazz-infused blend you’ll be left shaking your head in bewildered delight as you identify the music of Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, and Queen.

 

miriamspeyer.bandcamp.com

 

 Miriam Speyer - Vocals & guitar
Q Morrow - Guitar
Caroline Chung – Bass
Elizabeth Goodfellow – Drums

 

Admission: $10-20. Doors at 7:30pm. Show at 8:00pm.

 

Tickets will not be sold in advance for this event. Please arrive at the Red Poppy when doors open to purchase tickets.

Start: May 17, 2013 7:30 pm
End: May 17, 2013 10:00 pm
Venue: Red Poppy Arthouse
Phone: 1.415.826.2402
Address:
2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, 94110, United States
Cost: $10-20

May 11, 2013

Scott Amendola Quartet

 

This quartet is a more traditional “jazz” type setting for Amendola’s music but lacks a chordal instrument. This frees up Ben, Josh, and John to move around in ways that only 3 super deep harmonic and swinging improvisors know how. And what’s guaranteed is a non-traditional evening of improvised music. The quartet will be interpreting Scott’s music from his recent record “Lift”, as well as music from past releases, as well as some new things, and probably some music written by others.

 

Ben Goldberg and Scott Amendola have a long history of playing music together starting in the 90’s. Ben is one of the most creative musicians on the planet. He knows how to own the music. Josh Smith is one of the few horn players who knows how to make texture, space, and energy elevate a band, but also has is own unique way of playing melody. John Shifflett is the anchor that propels the music in creative ways. How does an anchor move things forward you ask? We’ll listen to Shifflett on Amendola’s last two releases (Lift and Believe) as a leader and you will understand. Or better yet come and hear it in person. Nothing is sacred with this band, except the idea to keep the music deep and real.

 

Ben Goldberg-clarinet
Josh Smith-tenor saxophone
John Shifflett-bass
Scott Amendola-drums

 

“If Scott Amendola didn’t exist, the San Francisco music scene would have to invent him.” - Derk Richardson, San Francisco Bay Guardian

 

Scott Amendola.com
Scott Amendola on Facebook

 

Admission: $12-20. Doors at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.

 

Tickets will not be sold in advance for this event. Please arrive at the Red Poppy when doors open to purchase tickets.

Start: May 11, 2013 7:30 pm
End: May 11, 2013 10:00 pm
Venue: Red Poppy Arthouse
Phone: 1.415.826.2402
Address:
2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, 94110, United States
Cost: $12-20

Our Place at the Table: Honoring Birthmother Stories

 

“Our Place at the Table: Honoring Birthmother Stories” is a groundbreaking exhibit about mothers who have placed or lost a child to adoption. Learn about this experience through personal objects contributed by birthmothers, and honor their important stories. We invite everyone to attend, whether you have a personal connection to adoption or not. Children welcome. Free.

Start: May 11, 2013 1:00 pm
End: May 11, 2013 4:00 pm
Venue: Red Poppy Arthouse
Phone: 1.415.826.2402
Address:
2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, 94110, United States
Cost: Free

Family Art

 Date: Every Saturday Afternoon

Time: 1pm-4pm

 

All Activities are FREE unless otherwise listed.
Todas las actividades del programa de Arte en Familia son GRATIS a menos que esté indicado en el calendario.
Calendar activities are subject to change. Check website for updates.
Las actividades están sujetas a cambio. Revise la página web.

Start: May 11, 2013 1:00 pm
End: May 11, 2013 4:00 pm
Venue: Red Poppy Arthouse
Phone: 1.415.826.2402
Address:
2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, 94110, United States
Cost: Free

May 10, 2013

Brian Andres and the Afro-Cuban Jazz Cartel: Featuring Sandra Garcia Rivera

A collaboration of Latin Jazz and Spoken Word

 

Boricua poet chanteuse, Sandra Garcia Rivera will warm up the stage at the Red Poppy with a spotlight solo performance of Spoken Word Poetry and Acapella Song, seasoned with the Blues, Caribbean Roots Music, and Nuyorican Soul. Drummer Brian Andres brings his all star lineup of Latin Jazz musicians as they entertain with original compositions as well as classic tunes from Latin America and The United States.

 

 

Brian Andres – Drum Set
Javier Cabanillas – Congas
Christian Tumalan – Piano
Abo Gumroyan - Bass
Sandra Garcia Rivera – Vocals/Spoken Word

 

BrianAndres.com
twitter.com/sgrpoet
Learn more about the music and beat patterns: YouTube

 

Admission: $10-15. Doors at 7:30pm. Show at 8:00pm.

 

Tickets will not be sold in advance for this event. Please arrive at the Red Poppy when doors open to purchase tickets.

Start: May 10, 2013 7:30 pm
End: May 10, 2013 10:00 pm
Venue: Red Poppy Arthouse
Phone: 1.415.826.2402
Address:
2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, 94110, United States
Cost: $10-15

May 4, 2013

Larry Vuckovich Beyond Category Trio

 

Global Jazz – A Musical Journey 

 

The authenticity and musical depth that Larry Vuckovich brings to his music comes from his deep experiences with jazz masters, such as Dexter Gordon, Philly Joe Jones, Don Byas, Jon Hendricks, Bobby Hutcherson, Tom Harrell, Charles McPherson, Billy Higgins, Charlie Haden. It also stems from his Balkan birthplace, earning him recognition as a pioneer in jazz-world music.

 

Larry’s jazz journey navigates through swinging bebop/post bop/hard bop; film noir jazz; Afro-Cuban Salsa/Romantic Boleros; Brazilian; Down-home blues/funk; World Music Balkan Gypsy-Roma/ Flamenco.

 

Larry Vuckovich – piano
Perry Thoorsell- bass
Austin Harris – drums

 

…a pianist whose evocative touch and poetic (but unsentimental) sensibility convey the wisdom of deep musical life experience” -Thomas Conrad, Jazztimes.com

 

“His playing sparkles with understated wit …. He’s telling a story …. It’s the work of a master.” Andrew Gilbert, columnist for San Francisco Chronicle, Boston Globe, Jazz Times, Down Beat. - Andy Gilbert’s NPR/KQED The California Report

 

larryvuckovich.com

 

Admission: $15. Doors at 7:30pm. Show at 8:00pm.

 

Tickets will not be sold in advance for this event. Please arrive at the Red Poppy when doors open to purchase tickets.

Start: May 4, 2013 7:30 pm
End: May 4, 2013 10:00 pm
Venue: Red Poppy Arthouse
Phone: 1.415.826.2402
Address:
2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, 94110, United States
Cost: $15

Family Art

 Date: Every Saturday Afternoon

Time: 1pm-4pm

 

All Activities are FREE unless otherwise listed.
Todas las actividades del programa de Arte en Familia son GRATIS a menos que esté indicado en el calendario.
Calendar activities are subject to change. Check website for updates.
Las actividades están sujetas a cambio. Revise la página web.

Start: May 4, 2013 1:00 pm
End: May 4, 2013 4:00 pm
Venue: Red Poppy Arthouse
Phone: 1.415.826.2402
Address:
2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, 94110, United States
Cost: Free

May 3, 2013

Fely Tchaco

 

FELY TCHACO FROM COTE D’IVOIRE WEST AFRICA

 

2012 11th Independent Music Awards winner in the World Beat category, Fely Tchaco from Cote D’Ivoire West Africa will be gracing the Red Poppy Art House. Fely’s music is a blend of West Africa forest traditional music with jazz and pop.

 

Fely Tchaco “Toilata”

 

Brian Andres – Drums
Jeff Simon - Guitar
Paul Sonnabend - Conga
Jesse Sahbi – Vocals/Percussion
Wendell Rend - Bass

 

FelyMusic.com
Join the Facebook Event

 

Admission: $12-15. Doors at 7:30pm. Show at 8:00pm.

 

Tickets will not be sold in advance for this event. Please arrive at the Red Poppy when doors open to purchase tickets.

Start: May 3, 2013 7:30 pm
End: May 3, 2013 10:00 pm
Venue: Red Poppy Arthouse
Phone: 1.415.826.2402
Address:
2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, 94110, United States
Cost: $12-15

May 2, 2013

Lizzie Karr Band + Pieces Concert

 

Song birds and willows, A Lovely Evening of Sweetness, Pieces and Lizzie Karr

 

Lizzie Karr is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist. According to her fans, Lizzie’s voice has “an unteachable grit” that “sits comfortably in many permutations of genre.” She released her debut album “Bones” in November 2012 and is now challenging her former folk style with a new rock/soul approach. Lindsey Trowbridge will be killing as usual on the bass. lizziekarrmusic.com

 

Lizzie Karr – Guitar, Keys, Vocals
Lindsey Trowbridge – Bass
Kevin Carnes – drums
Calvin Keaoola - violin

 

 

An up and coming Bay Area singer/songwriter, formerly known as Courtney Nicole; she shattered and is now in Pieces. With a voice that has been described as sweet and ethereal, she effortlessly moves in and out of dark and haunting songs to light and hopeful. Her sound is reminiscent to Mazzy Star, Sharon Van Etten, Daughter, and Norah Jones. Facebook.com/CourtneyPieces

 

Courtney Wachtel – keyboard, guitar, maybe banjo, vocals

 

Admission: $5. Doors at 7:30pm. Show at 8:00pm.

 

Tickets will not be sold in advance for this event. Please arrive at the Red Poppy when doors open to purchase tickets.

Start: May 2, 2013 7:30 pm
End: May 2, 2013 10:00 pm
Venue: Red Poppy Arthouse
Phone: 1.415.826.2402
Address:
2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, 94110, United States
Cost: $5

April 28, 2013

Tin Cup Serenade Record Release Party

 

Record release party for Tragic Songs of Hope

 

 

 

It’s about time you say. This one better be good you say. Music today is hopeless, if someone doesn’t prove me wrong soon, I’m gonna kill myself you say…

 

It is with great pride that we here at Tin Cup Serenade Productions announce our second release, Tragic Songs of Hope. This musical statement is sure to astound the bay area’s more critical ears with a veritable explosion of musical comestibles, and we hope you will join us as we celebrate it’s release at one of San Francisco’s finest institutions of musical expression, the Red Poppy Art House.

 

Rolf Wilkinson – Vocals, Guitar
Pete Cornell – Saxophones
Larry Leight – Trombone
Safa Shokrai – Bass
Eric Garland – Drums

 

“One of the treasures of the city”
— Sedge Thomson, West Coast Live, KALW

 

Tincupserenade.com
Tin Cup Serenade on Facebook

 

Admission: $5! Doors at 7:30pm. Show at 8:00pm.

Start: April 28, 2013 7:30 pm
End: April 28, 2013 10:00 pm
Venue: Red Poppy Arthouse
Phone: 1.415.826.2402
Address:
2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, 94110, United States
Cost: $5

April 27, 2013

Beaucoup Chapeaux

 

“Parisian Bistro, Italian Café–and Circus”

 

They create an atmosphere that some people call magic. For four years they’ve played many a Friday night to a full café in their home, Nevada City, CA. Two tours to the Northwest, and 350 concerts later, it’s a new voyage each time, and very alive. It’s been said they’re uniquely talented, an astonishing juggernaut, their music hauntingly wild, gorgeous.Far from purists, they play a mix of traditional tunes from a wide swath of Europe as well as original music with many influences, Reinhardt, Piaff, Roma, American jazz, folk. For an excellent time, come see them perform at the Poppy!

 

Maggie McKaig: accordion, vocals
Luke Wilson: tenor guitar, plectrum banjo, vocals
Murray Campbell: violin, oboe, English horn, vocals
Randy McKean: clarinet, bass clarinet, piccolo, vocal

 

“Beaucoup Chapeaux plays a mixture of music that oozes with joyful world overtones… If you like your music with an old world European quality and played straight from the hip with no excuses, look no further as this will be your cup-otea and then some!” –Mikail Graham, KVMR Radio

 

Beaucoupchapeaux.net
Beaucoup Chapeaux on Facebook
Beaucoup Chapeaux YouTube Channel

 

Admission: $10-15. Doors at 7:30pm. Show at 8:00pm.

Start: April 27, 2013 7:30 pm
End: April 27, 2013 10:00 pm
Venue: Red Poppy Arthouse
Phone: 1.415.826.2402
Address:
2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, 94110, United States
Cost: $10-15

April 26, 2013

Karl Evangelista and Grex with Hafez Modirzadeh Solo

 

New Directions in Asian Improvisation, New Wave Filipino American Jazz

 

Taglish is a new work from guitarist/composer Karl Evangelista and art rock outfit Grex (a band Tiny Mix Tapes calls “essential current-and-future listening”)–an exploration of the multifaceted nature of both contemporary music and 21st century immigrant culture. The project synthesizes jazz, American song, 20th century experimentalism, and Filipino folk melody into a a genuinely multicultural, trans-idiomatic work–a sound that is at once universal and starkly personal. The evening also features a rare solo set from legendary Bay Area saxophonist and conceptualist Hafez Modirzadeh.

 

Karl Evangelista - guitar, vocals
Rei Scampavia Evangelista – keyboards, vocals
Francis Wong - saxophones
Rob Ewing - trombone
John-Carlos Perea - bass
Robert Lopez – percussion, drums
Jordan Glenn - drums

Hafez Modrizadeh: saxophone

 

“[A] near-seamless blend of modern jazz, contemporary structuralist composition, indie rock, and blues rock.” - Tiny Mix Tapes

 

“[Grex] makes for an otherworldly experience that, while drawing on the sounds of Jimi Hendrix and classic jazz, creates something completely original…” (Eugene Weekly)

 

KarlEvangelista.com
GrexSounds.com
Grex Sounds on Facebook
Karl Evangelista on YouTube

 

 

Sponsored by the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center AND

 

Admission: $10-15. Doors at 7:30pm. Show at 8:00pm.

Start: April 26, 2013 7:30 pm
End: April 26, 2013 10:00 pm
Venue: Red Poppy Arthouse
Phone: 1.415.826.2402
Address:
2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, 94110, United States
Cost: $10-15

April 25, 2013

Red Reels and CounterCorp Present: RIP! A Remix Manifesto and officerfishdumplings

 

Join CounterCorp and Red Reels Thursday, April 25th at 7pm as they present an evening of film and live music including remix DJ officerfishdumplings and a screening of music the documentary RIP! A Remix Manifesto.

 

officerfishdumplings recorded works from world musicians and integrated them into an interactive remix platform that allows users to create audio-visual remixes on the fly. He will perform an improvised remix using his platform and allow audience members to give it a try. This technology is part of officerfishdumplings’ larger project called remix ←→ culture, committed to creating a fair trade remix music where anyone can have fun making audio-visual remixes and learn about source musicians through access to interviews, lyrics, and instrument descriptions.

 

RIP! explores the notion of copyright in the Digital Information Age, as technology shatters the traditional wall between producers and consumers. The film’s protagonist is a “mash-up” DJ known as Girl Talk who performs by chopping up and re-assembling other musicians’ songs. This participatory media experiment sounds an urgent alarm to save our culture and right to creative expression from corporate control and commodification.

 

CounterCorp seeks to spotlight and ultimately prevent the corrosive economic, political, and social effects of corporate impunity around the world by raising public and media awareness and encouraging informed discussion and debate about how corporations actually operate, and what they add to — and subtract from — humanity’s “bottom line.” CounterCorp presents the annual Anti-Corporate Film Festival, a three-day series of film screenings, panel discussions, and related events held every year in San Francisco.

 

Red Reels films highlight the work of local and emerging filmmakers and expose audiences to diverse global traditions. Screenings explore a unique interdisciplinary approach by incorporating real-time collaborations with artists from varying mediums like dance, painting, and live music. Future events in 2013 will feature co-presentations with local Bay Area film festivals like the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival and the United Nations Association Film Festival.

 

Watch the film trailer here
Learn more about officerfishdumplings and remix ←→ culture here

 

$5-$15 admission. Doors at 6:30 pm. Music at 7:00 pm.

 

Start: April 25, 2013 6:30 pm
End: April 25, 2013 9:00 pm
Venue: Red Poppy Arthouse
Phone: 1.415.826.2402
Address:
2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, 94110, United States
Cost: $5-$15

April 21, 2013

Redwood Tango Ensemble and Trio Zincalo

CD Release Party

 

Redwood Tango Ensemble is an energetic tango quintet from San Francisco Bay Area. The ensemble specializes in traditional tango music with transcriptions and arrangements of the classic “Golden Era” orchestras of the 30′s, 40′s and 50′s, primarily working in the style of Di Sarli, D’Arienzo, and Pugliese. The group also ventures into the concert pieces and nuevo-tango of Astor Piazzolla, Sexteto Mayor, and modern ensembles around the world. Redwood Tango’s signature is a growing repertoire of original compositions written in the style of the classic orchestras, entirely danceable, but singular and alive.

 

 

 

Trio Zincalo transports listeners to a dimly lit Parisian Café with their vibrant mix of gypsy jazz, tango, Brazilian choro, and eastern European music. The group specializes in novel and unexpected arrangements of both traditional and popular music from around the world.

 

Redwood Tango Ensemble:

 

Charles Gorczynski – bandonéon
Holly Mead – piano
Kendra Vernon – violin
Celia Harris – violin
Daniel Fabricant – double bass

 

Trio Zincalo:

 

Celia Harris – violin
Colin Hogan – accordion
Jon Monahan – guitar

 

RedwoodTango.com
Redwood Tango on Facebook
Trio-Zincalo on Facebook

 

Admission is $10-20. Doors at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.

Start: April 21, 2013 7:30 pm
End: April 21, 2013 10:00 pm
Venue: Red Poppy Arthouse
Phone: 1.415.826.2402
Address:
2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, 94110, United States
Cost: $10-$20

April 20, 2013

Mark Growden Duo

 

 Voice, Accordion, Trumpet, and Bicycle Handlebars

 

MARK GROWDEN is a singer, writer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, record producer, visual artist, and workshop leader. Growden has released several critically acclaimed albums, including Saint Judas, which was awarded “2010 Rekkid of the Year” by music blog Stash Dauber and ranked in the 2010 Village Voice Critics Poll. Growden has toured the US extensively, composed original musical scores for a number of Dance and Theater companies and scored several films. Mark has devoted his life to making music for other people, and to helping other people make music for themselves. 

 

Mark Growden – voice, accordion, banjo, bari sax, sruti box, and bicycle handlebars
Chris Grady – trumpet and cornet

 

“..The taste is a little cabaret, a bit New Orleans brass, a pinch Appalachian folk with a spicy edge,… but hard to pin down, stirred with the gentleness of trees whispering on an easy summer day.” – The Taos News

 

“tightly-controlled, richly inflected, and subtly expressive vocals.” – Flavorpill LA

 

 

MarkGrowden.org
Mark Growden Music on Facebook
Mark Growden on YouTube

 

Admission: $12-20. Doors at 7:30pm. Show at 8:00pm.

Start: April 20, 2013 7:30 pm
End: April 20, 2013 10:00 pm
Venue: Red Poppy Arthouse
Phone: 1.415.826.2402
Address:
2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, 94110, United States
Cost: $12-20

April 19, 2013

Todd Sickafoose

Todd Sickafoose
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ToddSickafoose_01_dalioPhoto_web

Somewhere between Pitchfork and Downbeat

“A captivating improviser, imaginative composer, and master of collaboration.” – San Francisco Chronicle

 

Todd Sickafoose (bass), Matthew Szemela (violin), Rob Reich (accordion/guitar), Ben Goldberg (clarinets), and Kane Mathis (kora).

 

 Todd Sickafoose.com
Todd Sickafoose Tiny Resistors Facebook Page

 

Admission $12-15. Doors at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.

Start: April 19, 2013 7:30 pm
End: April 19, 2013 10:00 pm
Venue: Red Poppy Arthouse
Phone: 1.415.826.2402
Address:
2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, 94110, United States
Cost: $12-20

April 14, 2013

Django Djazz Extravaganza

 

“Django and Monk: Jazz Originals”

 

“Django Djazz Extravaganza” — featuring Vic Wong‘s “Panique” and “DjangoSphere ” with Kit Eakle and Mark Holzinger is a celebration of Djypsy Djazz and it’s influence on the American Jazz scene.

 

 

Panique is a gypsy jazz band from San Francisco specializing in Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli‘s music of the ’30s and ’40s. Think of the backdrop to romantic Paris cafes, smoky underground jazz clubs, and Woody Allen flicks.

 

DjangoSphere celebrates Django Reinhardt’s connections to modern jazz, bebop and the likes of Thelonious Sphere Monk. Think of hot jams at Minton’s after hours circa 1950, and Paris Ste. Germaine in the same period. They had tremendous influence on each other!

 

DjangoSphere features Kit Eakle on violin, Mark Holzinger on guitar, Alex Baum on bass and John Waller on percussion. They are all veterans of other local and international acts like Dan Hicks and the Acoustic Warriors, Lost Weekend, The Hot Club of Marin, Roadside Attraction, The Matt Eakle Band, Johnny Nocturne, The Organic Groove, Dave Bell and more. They bring it all together to shed light on the true originality of Django and Thelonious Sphere Monk, and mix it up with their own original tunes and sounds!

 

Vic Wong on MySpace
Panique on Facebook
Check out the DjangoSphere album on Cd Baby

 

$12-15 admission. Doors at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.

Start: April 14, 2013 7:30 pm
End: April 14, 2013 10:00 pm
Venue: Red Poppy Arthouse
Phone: 1.415.826.2402
Address:
2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, 94110, United States
Cost: $12-15

April 13, 2013

Trio Garufa

 

Performing authentic Tango and Folk music from Argentina

 

Trio Garufa is an international ensemble dedicated to performing authentic Argentine music. They have performed across Argentina, Canada and the US. Trio Garufa performs traditional Argentine tango, modern tango styles such as Astor Piazzolla’s music or electro tangos, original tango compositions, and Argentine folk music. Their music is exciting, virtuosic, and rooted in the dance. They are the only tango ensemble in the US to have performed extensively in the milongas (tango dance clubs) of Buenos Aires.

 

Guillermo Garcia - Guitar
Adrian Jost - Bandoneon
Sascha Jacobsen - Bass

 

TrioGarufa.com
Trio Garufa in the Tango film “Gamulan”

 

Admission $12-15. Doors at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.

 

Start: April 13, 2013 7:30 pm
End: April 13, 2013 10:00 pm
Venue: Red Poppy Arthouse
Phone: 1.415.826.2402
Address:
2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, 94110, United States
Cost: $12-15

Family Art

 Date: Every Saturday Afternoon

Time: 1pm-4pm

 

All Activities are FREE unless otherwise listed.
Todas las actividades del programa de Arte en Familia son GRATIS a menos que esté indicado en el calendario.
Calendar activities are subject to change. Check website for updates.
Las actividades están sujetas a cambio. Revise la página web.

Start: April 13, 2013 1:00 pm
End: April 13, 2013 4:00 pm
Venue: Red Poppy Arthouse
Phone: 1.415.826.2402
Address:
2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, 94110, United States
Cost: Free

Painting Workshop: The Visual Journal

 

Taught by Todd Thomas Brown

 

An exploration of how the painting process can become the visual documentation of our lives, this 7-hour workshop employs the techniques of collage, texture, color, and text to transform paintings into 3-dimensional objects reflecting both mundane and discreet aspects of our personal lives.

 

**Required Materials:

- Three 12×18″ canvases

- Charcoal, rags, and many mundane items for creating texture and collage (colored papers, scraps, photos, phone bills, love notes, ticket stubs, emails, leaves, grasses, sand, etc.)

- All other painting materials provided (brushes, paints, etc.)

 

Cost: $125

 

Limited space: you must pre-register at:

http://www.meetup.com/Painters-club-and-workshops-at-Studio-Teobi/events/109282572/

 

About the instructor: Todd Thomas Brown is the Founding Artist of the Red Poppy Art House and a recent Artist Fellow of San Francisco’s de Young Museum. For more information, please visit: toddbrown.wordpress.com 

Start: April 13, 2013 10:00 am
End: April 13, 2013 5:00 pm
Venue: Red Poppy Arthouse
Phone: 1.415.826.2402
Address:
2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, 94110, United States

April 12, 2013

Saria Idana’s Neo Soul Debut

 

Introducing the Urban American Jewess

 

Vocalist, songwriter, actor Saria Idana takes the mic with an all-star band. With influences ranging from Marvin Gaye to Suzanne Vega, Wu-Tang, Yasmin Levy and Balkan Beat Box, Idana blends styles into surprising, uplifting sounds seasoned with passionate longing and hope.

 

This spring she releases her neo-soul EP Deeper than Skin produced by Jordan Feinstein, and is featured on Women in Dub by Dubblestandart, backing band for Lee “Scratch” Perry. In 2012, Idana was awarded for her solo hip-hop theater show HOMELESS IN HOMELAND about Jewish identity and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, reviewed as “a dramatic tour-de-force not to be missed”.

 

Saria Idana -Vocals & Guitar
Jordan Feinstein – Keys (of La Gente and Jordan and the RituaL)
Aaron Kierbel – Drums
Jesse Strauss – Bass

 

Special Guest Musician
Rafael Sarria -Percussion, Harmonica, MC (of La Gente) horns and back-up vocals TBA

 

SariaIdana.com
Saria Idana on Facebook
Saria Idana on Soundcloud

 

Admission is $12-15. Doors at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.

 

Start: April 12, 2013 7:30 pm
End: April 12, 2013 10:00 pm
Venue: Red Poppy Arthouse
Phone: 1.415.826.2402
Address:
2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, 94110, United States
Cost: $12-15

April 6, 2013

MAPP

 

* MAPP is a FREE event — Join us!*

 

The MAPP is a homegrown, intercultural, multidisciplinary neighborhood event that takes place the first Saturday every two months in the Mission District. This months’s MAPP features more than 15 venues—garages, cafés,  studios, gardens, street corners—which artists transform into makeshift venues for the intimate experience of people and culture. Endeavoring to bridge the cultural divides of our communities, the MAPP gives space and voice to the multiplicity of perspectives and experiences that exist within urban settings.

 

This next MAPP on April 6th is dedicated to PachaMama: Pachamama is a goddess revered by the indigenous people of the Andes. PachaMama is often translated as “Mother Earth” but to be more accurate In Aymara and Quechua, Mama translates to mother and Pacha translates to world, land, universe or cosmos.

 

This MAPP is also dedicated to Memory of Carlos Ramirez.Carlos was an educator, poet, singer, dancer and a tireless envoy of inspiration, encouragement and boundless joy. He was and is a vital part of the MAPP and Mission community. We love you Carlitos.

 

Curator: Indira Urrutia

 

Visual ART by Claudio Nalerio, Ella Noe, Ximena Soza

 

1:00-3:00 pm. Family Art expresiones naturales/natural expressions with Sue Pezanoski-Brown and Ximena Soza

 

4:00-6:00 pm:  Do to personal issues with Carolina Soza, the facilitated, the Theater of the Oppressed workshop has been canceled for this coming Mapp. Therefore, Marc and Indira will be doing a full presentation about their bicycle journey from Alaska to the Chilean Patagonia instead. It will be a slide show presentation.

 

7:14-7:30 pm: Arian Arias, poetry

 

8:00-8:10 pm: Ximena Soza y Carolina Soza, Monologues

 

8:15-8:45 pm: Todd Brown, TEOBI’S DREAMING is a “performed inquiry” into the biology of being.

 

8:50-8:55 pm: Sriba Kwadjovie, modern/ contemporary dance, live piano music by Elecktra Schmidt

 

9:00- 9:45 pm: Sol Tevél integrates sounds, rhythms, and multi-lingual lyrics from around the globe in order to advocate building a strong, conscious and united community worldwide. Led by Israeli-born, Lior Ben-Hur, Sol Tevél is a San Francisco-based band that focuses on connecting Hebrew roots while engaging world cultures.

 

Start: April 6, 2013 1:00 pm
End: April 6, 2013 10:00 pm
Venue: Red Poppy Arthouse
Phone: 1.415.826.2402
Address:
2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, 94110, United States
Cost: FREE

Family Art

 Date: Every Saturday Afternoon

Time: 1pm-4pm

 

All Activities are FREE unless otherwise listed.
Todas las actividades del programa de Arte en Familia son GRATIS a menos que esté indicado en el calendario.
Calendar activities are subject to change. Check website for updates.
Las actividades están sujetas a cambio. Revise la página web.

Start: April 6, 2013 1:00 pm
End: April 6, 2013 4:00 pm
Venue: Red Poppy Arthouse
Phone: 1.415.826.2402
Address:
2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, 94110, United States
Cost: Free

April 5, 2013

Dan Zemelman

 

Dan Zemelman — a dedicated pianist playing major jazz clubs and festivals, a cultural ambassador, a skilled composer and a sought after side-man. He began learning piano at age 5, playing classical music and then switching over to jazz in high school. He has toured India and Sri Lanka, representing America’s jazz tradition as a ‘Jazz Ambassador’, performed with legendary bassist Richard Davis, recorded with blues great John Lee Hooker and plays regularly with Red Poppy favorite, bassist Marcus Shelby.

 

Dan is currently a highly successful band leader, having performed at the acclaimed Yoshi’s Jazz Club three times as a leader as well as at festivals such as the Monterey Jazz Festival, the SF Jazz Festival, the San Jose Jazz Festival and many more. In 2011 Dan’s group received a position as an alternate band for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2010 Rhythm Road music abroad program. In addition, Dan has been on the faculty at several major jazz institutions in the SF area, including Jazzcamp West, The Berkeley Jazzschool and Lafayette Jazz Camp.

 

The quartet will be playing music of of Weather Report, Yellowjackets, Josh Redman, Brad Mehldau and original music.

 

Dan Zemelman – Piano
Greg Wyser-Pratte – Drums
Mike Bordelon – Bass
Joe Cohen – Saxophone

 

“…Zemelman possesses a lovely touch and fertile harmonic imagination…”
-Andy Gilbert, SF/bay area jazz critic

 

www.danzemelman.com
Dan Zemelman Quartet on Youtube

 

Admission is $15-20. Doors at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.

Start: April 5, 2013 7:30 pm
End: April 5, 2013 10:00 pm
Venue: Red Poppy Arthouse
Phone: 1.415.826.2402
Address:
2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, 94110, United States
Cost: $15-20

April 3, 2013

Cambodian Dance Salon

 

Initiated in 2009, the Khmer Arts Salon Series is a monthly program of free lecture demonstrations, performances, and film screenings designed to engage diverse audiences with the art of Khmer classical dance and other traditional performing arts. Now in its fourth year, Khmer Arts will bring this unique program to Cambodian communities all over the Bay Area from April 1 – 6, 2013, introducing people to Sophiline Cheam Shapiro’s Seasons of Migration and its exploration of culture shock.

Start: April 3, 2013 7:00 pm
End: April 3, 2013 10:00 pm
Venue: Red Poppy Arthouse
Phone: 1.415.826.2402
Address:
2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, 94110, United States
Cost: Free

March 31, 2013

DiaPa’Son + Monica Marie ft. Cristina Ibarra

Son Jarocho from Veracruz, Mexico

 

DiaPa’Son is a local Bay Area band that plays music from Veracruz, Mexico called Son Jarocho. All of the members are actively involved in teaching youth around the Bay Area in different areas of music and in promoting culture within the community. Members of the group have studied in Mexico and Cuba and have had the privilege of sharing a stage with master musicians such as Artemio Posadas and Andres Flores. DiaPa’Son is enthusiastic about sharing Son Jarocho with people who are familiar with the music and its roots as well as about exposing new listeners to the power and richness of its sound and tradition.

 

Maria De La Rosa- Jarana, Zapateado, Quijara, Vocals
Raul Perales- Guitarra Bumburona, Requinto, Vocals
Lolis Garcia- Requinto, Jaranas, Pandero, Zapateado, Vocals
Monica Fimbrez- Jarana, Guitarra Bumburona, Vocals

 

Monica Marie began songwriting when she was seventeen, and she now has nearly forty original compositions ranging from Folk, to Peruvian Lando, to R&B.  Her various styles are unified by her lyrical, honest and intimate delivery.  Monica moved to San Francisco from her hometown, Lodi, CA, to study music at San Francisco State University.  She was a founder, vocalist and bassist of the band Santos Perdidos, is currently a member of DiaPa’Son, Rumbaché, and Sol Tevél, and has had the privilege of studying with esteemed musicians such as John Calloway, Jesus Diaz, John Santos, and Andres Flores.

 

Monica Marie- Vocals, Bass, Guitar
Cristina Ibarra- Vocals, Guitar, Ukulele

 

Admission $10-15. Doors at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.

Start: March 31, 2013 7:30 pm
End: March 31, 2013 10:00 pm
Venue: Red Poppy Arthouse
Phone: 1.415.826.2402
Address:
2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, 94110, United States
Cost: $10-15

March 30, 2013

Near East Flamenco: La Ruya

 

NEAR EAST FLAMENCO at RED POPPY!

 

Sounds of Andalusia woven in with the Black Sea, the modes, movement and tonalities of flamenco with Arabic and Turkish maqam, all grounded in a latin jazz pulse – this is La Ruya, a new direction in “flamenco fusion.” At the heart of the band lay the meeting of oud with guitar, and in turn of both with the dance. Kinetic and expressive, La Ruya is delighted to once again perform at the Mission’s one of a kind art house, the Red Poppy.

 

La Ruya is:

 

David Páez – Guitar
Gary Haggerty – Oud
Rebecca Kleinmann – flute
Melissa Cruz – Baile & Palmas
Murat Bayhan - darbuka, Riqq, Deff
Sam Foster – Cajon, Riqq, Deff
Felix de Lola – Cante and Palmas
La Ruya on Facebook
La Ruya live at Club Vitus

 

Admission $10-$15. Doors at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.

Start: March 30, 2013 7:30 pm
End: March 30, 2013 10:00 pm
Venue: Red Poppy Arthouse
Phone: 1.415.826.2402
Address:
2698 Folsom St, San Francisco, 94110, United States
Cost: $10-15
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