Sam Reider and the Human Hands celebrate the West Coast release of their debut record, Too Hot to Sleep, featuring mind-bending instrumental music performed by virtuoso bluegrass and jazz musicians.
FEATURING:
Sam Reider - accordion, piano
Alex Hargreaves - violin
Dominick Leslie - mandolin
Roy Williams - guitar
Dave Speranza - bass
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Jazz pianist turned roots musician, Sam Reider is redefining American music on the accordion. He has been featured at Linco...
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A rare night of music presented by Édessa, the Balkan dance band explores a different repertoire from the Balkans, Turkey, and Armenia.
FEATURING:
George Chittenden - clarinet, guitar
Ari Langer - violin
Lise Liepman - santouri, accordion
Sean Tergis - darabuka, defi, tupan
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Édessa captures the passion and vitality that is at the heart of Balkan music, playing the intricate time signatures and highly ornamented modal music that is characteristic of the Bal...
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Renowned instrumentalists Ashley Broder, Ben Schreiber, and Aria DiSalvio join forces to perform Broder's originals and some traditional fiddle favorites. Mandolin, electric mandolin, fiddle, and cello weave melodies, textures, and harmonies to create a sound that has been described as cinematic and transportive.
FEATURING:
Ashley Broder - mandolin, electric mandolin, fiddle
Ben Schreiber - fiddle
Aria DiSalvio - cello
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Southern California-based composer a...
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Dorian Wood returns to the Bay Area after nearly six years to perform songs from his most recent album, XALÁ, as well as past original works and reimagined folk standards. Diana Gameros then serenades us with lullabies from her albums, Arrullo and Eterno Retorno, plus new works on piano and electric guitar. An intimate evening of Latinx chants, sorrows, and storytelling, Gameros and Wood also collaborate on a selection of South American folk tunes.
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Diana Gameros - guitar, vo...
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Het Hat Club returns to the Red Poppy to perform their own interpretations of jazz manouche classics, combining it with their international roots of Eastern European and Balkan music.
FEATURING:
Valentin Desmarais - saxophone
Antonio D Erchie Jr - guitar
Isaac Misri - guitar
Bito Janos - accordion
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Het Hat Club consists of four street musicians who put their own spin on classic Django-style jazz standards and Balkan folk melodies. Formed nearly two years...
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Roger Kim’s Portrait Maker is a new kind of chamber music that combines elements of jazz, classical, and folk music in a highly personal and organic way. Writing for plucked and bowed string instruments, woodwinds, flute, voices, and sparse percussion and piano, the young guitarist makes his mark as a promising composer with a wonderful sense for unusual orchestration and timbres, musical economy, harmonic richness, melodic beauty, and improvisational creativity. Girl Swallows Nightingale opens ...
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Cosa Nostra Strings present a program of original works and their own interpretations of a few covers. Ranging from acoustic heavy metal to power ballads and everything in between, they utilize their distinct instrumentation of cello, viola, violin, trombone, bass, and percussion to the fullest extent.
FEATURING:
Shaina Evoniuk - violin
Adam Theis - trombone, bass
Keith Lawrence - viola
Lewis Patzner - cello
Aaron Kierbel - percussion
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A branch of the il...
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Brother Spellbinder blends elements of folk, chamber pop, and global music through original songs that are both melodic and theatrical. With Instrumentation that includes cello, ukulele, violin, guitar, and three-part harmonies, their performance also features multimedia with live-projected handmade film collages and the release of a new music video.
Wolf & Crow then interweaves sweetly chilling harmonies, woody folk-guitar picking, and their trademark rustic slide guitar to form a haunting...
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A staple in the Bay Area Balkan and gypsy swing scenes in recent years, Alex Hand’s current project explores the common ground of influence between western art music and jazz with folk music of Eastern Europe. The repertoire features uptempo and high-energy dance tunes from Bulgaria and Romania with a progressive edge.
Sharing the night is post-folk/rock band Three For Silver, who is currently on tour supporting the newest album, The Way We Burn, released September 2017 on Foggy Night Records...
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Singer-songwriter Max Minardi opens the show with folk songs reflecting his experiences and humorous stories on the road. Folk-pop trio Little Shrine then closes the night with music from their newly released mini-album, Wilderness, as well as several brand new tunes that have never been shared publicly. The songs, written by vocalist and bassist Jade Shipman, explore a rich, emotional landscape with thoughtful instrumentation from violinist Ryan Avery and guitarist Tony Schoenberg.
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Drómeno is a traditional ensemble presenting authentic regional music from the Greek mainland and beyond, overlapping into the surrounding regions and finding the musical legacy that connects the traditions of the Balkans. Featuring wide-ranging instrumentation, the group is able to span the sounds of Greece, from Western Macedonia and Ipiros, through Thessaly and Thrace.
FEATURING:
Christos Govetas - clarinet, bouzouki, vocals
Ruth Hunter - accordion, vocals
Eleni Govetas - double b...
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An evening of rare and beautiful artistry, Hindustani harpist, singer, and bansuri flautist Sheela Bringi performs classical Indian music reimagined for harp and voice, plus soulful devotional ballads (bhajans), Indian folk melodies, and original songs.
FEATURING:
Sheela Bringi - harp, vocals, bansuri
William Rossel - tabla
Wallace Harvey - violin
Brent Kuecker - harmonium
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Indian American musician Sheela Bringi has been exploring the connections betwee...
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Drawing from many Eastern European musical traditions, Taraf de Akácfa performs a broad set of music ranging from danceable Macedonian coceks and complex odd time Bulgarian melodies, to Romanian horas and heart-wrenching Transylvanian songs.
FEATURING:
Lulu de la Rue (USA/ France) - violin
Johannes Olsson (Sweden) - accordion
Isaac Misri (USA) - guitar
Ábel Dénes (Hungary) - double bass
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Taraf de Akácfa is an international six-piece ensemble based out of B...
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Folksoul artist gina Breedlove casts and breaks spells with her powerful blend of folk and soul music with an undertone of Red Dirt blues.
FEATURING:
gina Breedlove - vocals
Julie Wolf - piano
Ruth Price - percussion
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
gina Breedlove is a singer, songwriter, sound healer, and medicine woman from Brooklyn, New York. Recently, gina returned from her U.S. tour to play Yoshi's in Oakland, her fourth sold-out performance. An actress as well, gina originated t...
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Michelle Alany & The Mystics brings fresh interpretations of ancient melodies, hypnotic strings, and wild improvisation with their energizing soulful music. The band consists of seasoned jazz, classical, and globally folk-minded musicians with diverse musical backgrounds in Middle Eastern, Balkan, and Klezmer music.
FEATURING:
Michelle Alany - violin, vocals
Gregory Masaki Jenkins - clarinet
Misha Khalikulov - cello
Travis Hendrix - upright bass
Faisal Zedan - percussion
Andrew Co...
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Highest Ani plays traditional Armenian songs blended with diverse musical influences. Committed to paying homage to Armenian music, while incorporating musical identities taken from rock, jazz, indie, blues, and others, Highest Ani is a band that strives to carve out its own sound.
Featuring:
Mark Sarkis Ohanesian - qanon
Avo Chalaganyan - drums, vocals
Marina Hovhannisyan - vocals, guitar
Aaron Kruziki - saxophone, duduk, clarinet
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The Kilbanes kick off Halloween weekend with songs from the forthcoming record of their rock opera, Weightless, which has played to sold-out crowds in several Bay Area theaters. Voci Angelica Trio debuts at the Poppy with a set that straddles Western classical and folk music from around the world, aiming to reinvigorate traditional songs for contemporary audiences.
Featuring:
The Kilbanes
Kate Kilbane - vocals, electric bass
Dan Moses - vocals, piano
Voci Angelica Trio
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Oakland-born Iranian-American artist Adrienne Shamszad blends folk, soul, and singer-songwriter elements with traditional Persian music and lyrics that are as inspired by the mystic poets of Iran as they are by the folk poet-songwriters of the 1960s and ’70s. At her Red Poppy debut, expect to hear songs from her recent EP, which features her Persian songs.
Featuring:
Adrienne Shamszad - vocals, guitar
Schuyler Karr - bass
TBA - percussion
Adrienne Shamszad has traveled extensively, stu...
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Bay Area jazz quartet Zona Blu, who specialize in Latin, funk, and swing grooves, returns to the Poppy with singer Suzanne Kramer, renowned for her alt-pop country/folk vocals with indie band Sugar Ponies.
Featuring:
Suzanne Kramer - vocals
Jim Wasco - piano
David Kaufer - guitar
Steve Teich - alto sax/flute
Greg Galli - drums
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Time: Doors 7:00PM / Show 7:30PM
Admission: $15-20 sliding scale
Tickets will not be sol...
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Mission-based street band Banda Sin Nombre and six-piece rumba group La Mandanga come together for an evening of world folk music, combining rumba, flamenco, cumbia, chicha, and americana. This will be a send-off party for Banda Sin Nombre’s upcoming, month-long tour of Spain, so come out and dance for a good cause!
Featuring:
La Mandanga:
Alberto Gutiérrez - guitar, vocals
Javier Jiménez - lead guitar, vocals
Mark Bell - cajón
Luis Jiménez - cajón
Joe Nemzer - bass
Steve Gardner - vio...
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Vocalist/multi instrumentalist Caitlin Belem and guitarist Terrence Rosnagle take you on a trip through Latin America, playing music from Brazil to Cuba and everywhere in between – samba, bossa nova, cumbia, son, and more. It’ll be a Saturday night for listeners and dancers.
Featuring:
Caitlin Belem - vocals, saxophone, guitar, fiddle, hand percussion
Terrence Rosnagle - guitar
Caitlin Belem grew up in a house full of music in Northern Wyoming, fell in love with the fiddle at a young age...
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Los Angeles trio Homenaje invites special guest vocalist (and Red Poppy all-star) Dina Zarif to the stage for an evening that incorporates heavy influences of Cuban and African music along with jazz, classical, and folk. Expect to hear selections from Homenaje's new album, La Mariposa y el Mentiroso ("The Butterfly and the Liar"), which tells the story of a spirit’s journey through life, complete with joy and sadness.
Featuring:
Will Brahm - guitar
Chris Wabich - percussion
Ross Schodek - ...
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Drawing from her multi-ethnic French/Chinese/American upbringing, chanteuse/songwriter Jessica Fichot returns for a night of chanson, 1940s Shanghai jazz, and international folk. Her accordion, toy piano, and multilingual vocals will be accompanied by a fiery trio of clarinet/saxophone, upright bass, and guitar.
Featuring:
Jessica Fichot - vocals, accordion, toy piano
Adrien Prévost - guitar
Mike Bjella - clarinet, saxophone
Ippei Ichimaru - upright bass
LA-based chanteuse/songwriter J...
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World travelers Nathan Rivera and Jessie Andra Smith bring their signature blend of jazzy folk and blues to the Poppy for an evening of resonator guitars, accordion, and well-honed vocal harmonies.
Featuring:
Nathan Rivera - resonator guitar, accordion, clarinet, beatbox, vocals
Jessie Andra Smith - resonator guitar, vocals
Trevor Mulvey - upright bass
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Time: Doors 6:30PM / Show 7:00PM
Admission: $15-20 sliding scale
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Five-piece string band the Creak, who blend folk, pop, and Americana with intriguing songwriting, makes their Red Poppy debut with mostly original music from their latest release, You Got Eyes, as well as select covers. Joined by composer/pianist John Steven Morgan, the evening includes a hard-swinging rhythm section and memorable melodies, along with instrumental interplay honed on San Francisco's vibrant street-corner busking circuit.
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John Steven Morgan - piano
Joe Readel - gui...
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The Honey Whiskey Trio celebrates the release of their new album, Rye Woman, by exploring harmony in folk, bluegrass, and melody on a Friday night at the Poppy. With body percussion, haunting melodies, and powerful yet sweet harmonies, this show promises to be a special one.
Featuring:
Courtney Politano - vocals, mandolin, body percussion
Ann Louise Thaiss - vocals, guitar, body percussion
Christina Wilson - vocals, banjo, body percussion
In 2013, after singing together for only five...
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Local singer/songwriter/guitarists Eileen Torrez, Maya Hall, and Dyllan Hersey present a night of soulful, folky acoustic originals.
Featuring:
Eileen Torrez - guitar, vocals
Maya Hall - guitar, vocals
Dyllan Hersey - guitar, vocals
Eileen Torrez performs a powerful and unexpected blend of folk-pop and neo-soul. Her music builds on themes of resilience, community, anti-capitalism, and women's empowerment.
Vocalist Maya Hall, born in Fukuoka, Japan, moved to San Francisco in 2014 in...
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Kylland and Cinnamon Lips present a night of all-original music that promises to take listeners from the green knolls of Ireland to the golden hills of Laurel Canyon. These two singer-songwriters blend flavors of traditional folk music with harmonically rich songwriting and cinematic storytelling, beautifully buoyed in the velvety sea of their strong vocals.
Featuring:
Kylland - vocals
Lila Oleszkiewicz - vocals
Kylland is an American-Norwegian-Japanese composer, singer-songwriter, and m...
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Vocalist/composer Molly Holm, with her all-star jazz trio, makes her Red Poppy debut exploring the multicultural crossroads of improvised music through original compositions, straight-ahead and modal jazz tunes, and traditional folk songs. Molly's music, often intertwined with the elements of North Indian raga, experimental vocals, or playful free-form improvisation, also reveals the rhythmic and note-bending influences inherited from the music of the African diaspora.
Featuring:
Frank Marti...
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