Emy Tseng & Q Morrow

Brazilian and Modern Jazz Vocals DC-based singer Emy Tseng returns to the Bay Area to celebrate the release of her critically acclaimed debut album ‘Sonho’ (meaning ‘Dream’ in Portuguese). Drawing upon her diverse musical background in early music, classical art songs, folk-pop, Brazilian bossa nova and jazz, Emy has forged a unique sound with her "remarkably clear voice" and "stellar musicianship". Emy and her band will perform an eclectic mixture of Brazilian and modern jazz arrange...

Trash Memories

About the Art Installation: "TRASH MEMORIES is the collection of visions and visual experiences of artists who have faced on their way interaction with the human body, litter and soil, as creator shaft" Indira Urrutia (Chilean born) & Marc Hors (Barcelona, Spain) both photographers that had documented a four-year journey on a bicycle across the American Continent. A project in harmony with the essence of human being, evolution, adaptation, survival. Fac...

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.

10 Year Anniversary Party!

The Red Poppy Art House is thrilled to announce that we are celebrating 10 years since artist and founder Todd Brown opened the doors to his studio on the corner of Folsom and 23rd Street. We are grateful to our incredible community for allowing us the opportunity to cultivate and celebrate the arts in such a special and intimate way. That being said, we want to celebrate with you! We are collaborating on convening of Poppy Familia, taking place on Friday, February 15th. This ...

Fernandito Ferrer

From Puerto Rico: singer-songwriter Fernandito Ferrer Born on july 27th 1978, Fernando Antonio Ferrer Cruz has been a young pioneer among the new breed of singer-songwriters in Puerto Rico. He first appeared on stage in Lares ’97 and from then on has gotten himself known all around the Island and abroad. Originally from San German, Ferrer draws from the Nueva Trova giants of the ‘70s but has also developed his own language within his work. His percussive guitar technique and impre...

Women Reclaiming Sovereignty Healing Arts Workshop

In Honor of International Woman’s Day Women Reclaiming Sovereignty workshops, facilitated through Creative, Shamanic and Therapeutic techniques, intend to root human consciousness in the present moment with all vital centers free from programming, entities and projections, ready willing and able to step into a place of grace, love and compassion I call sovereignty. Through Authentic Movement, you will learn your Soul’s dance, through Essential Musical Intelligence, your very own m...

Todd Sickafoose

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.

ARTE Y TAPAS Performance Series

ARTE Y TAPAS Valentine's Day featuring Les Trois Coups The ARTE Y TAPAS Performance Series celebrates its 1-year anniversary with a night of live music, visual art, complimentary tapas, drinks and more! This Valentine's Day features live music by French street performers Les Trois Coups, on tour from Paris, as well as delicious seasonal tapas by Lovage Cooking, live painting by Joshua Coffy, visual exhibition by local artists, and more! Pre-sale tickets and menu informati...

Mission Arts Performance Project (MAPP) Planning Meeting

Announcing February 2nd MAPP Mapp is a grassroots underground bi-monthly art and music festival in the Mission district of San Francisco. The event features taking common spaces and for one orchestrated beautifully chaotic evening, transforming them into whatever we want including free live music, Spoken word, performance art, Film screenings, BBQ's, garage sales, unorthodox conversations and happenings. FREE!! If you are interested in performing curating or just getti...

Last Night

Paintings by Patrick St. Clair Monday January 13th – Thursday 31st 2013 Artist Reception Thursday January 24th, 6-9pm The Red Poppy Art House is pleased to present Last Night, an exhibit of paintings by San Francisco artist Patrick St. Clair. In this collection, semi-abandoned spaces allow for a netherworld where structures and remnants left by people have been partially reclaimed yet still retain a human presence, seen and unseen at the same time. ...

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 vo...

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, bass...

Citizen Jazz

Citizens Jazz Pays Tribute to great Brazilian Composers Citizens Jazz is a collective of some of the most talented and driving jazz musicians in the Bay Area. The group is led by bassist Caroline Chung who has been an integral part of the jazz community as a musician and activist bringing you quality music with her projects and collaborations.This evening Citizens Jazz will bring you the timeless music of Brazil, performing pieces from some of their favorite composers. ...

La Mixta Criolla

La Mixta Criolla is a versatile and hard swinging Bay Area quintet with deep roots in the creole mix of Latin-Caribbean music. Combining influences that range from Puerto Rican plena, bomba and música jíbara to Cubanson and rumba, Dominican merengue, musica de trios,salsa and beyond, La Mixta’s original repertoire features a wide range of funky afro-caribbean grooves, engaging melodies and well crafted lyrics, delivered with skill, passion and spontaneity. Héctor Lugo – ...

Shoestring Trio

Gyspy, Chanson & Pop, Playfully Rediscovered! Armed with an arsenal of strings and woodwinds, Shoestring Trio will transport you from sunny afternoons in Paris to midnight parties in the Hollywood Hills. Red Poppy regulars might have seen them backing up the multi-lingual chanteuse, Jessica Fichot, or ripping through gypsy songs alongside Fishtank Ensemble. On this occasion they are celebrating their own debut at the Red Poppy and the release of their first full-le...

The Love Leighs + Rafael Bustamante Sarria

The Love Leighs combine the ukulele strums and stunning voices of Raina Leigh and Jessica Leigh, at times angelic and sultry, with the side-man stylings of guitar star Jimmie Dreams and the formidable Josh Flowers' upright bass to play award-winning, "new-timey" 20th Century American roots music. You'll think you've heard their songs before, though they are as fresh as the band's on-stage banter. Their tightly threaded two- and three-part harmonies, lively grooves, and Vaudevillian ...

Masha Campagne Group CD Release Party

Flowing collection of Latin-influenced jazz Award winning vocalist, producer Masha Campagne is celebrating the release of her internationally acclaimed project ‘Like Water, Like Air’ where she teams up with longtime collaborator pianist/composer Weber Iago as well as Brazilian guitarist visionary Guinga and German harmonica and vibes virtuoso Hendrik Meurkens. Campagne’s sensational vocals, soul-inspired and bluesy at times, or wistful and airy paint ambient ima...

Quijerma

The African Diaspora in the Americas Quijeremá’s dynamic reinterpretation of Latin American music is showcased in selections from their forthcoming project and CD “Al Son del Tunduki” - a musical journey to unearth and celebrate the importance of the African Diaspora in the Americas. Their music features traditional instruments, vocal poetry and merges jazz, classical and world idioms to create a unique musical experience. Quijeremá is a 2012-13 California Arts Council grantee, p...

Red Reels Celebrates Women’s History Month

The Red Poppy’s new film series, Red Reels, will celebrate Women's History Month with a female-fronted lineup of film and live music. On Sunday, March 3rd Red Reels and the San Francisco International Film Festival are teaming up to present a special program of shorts from the festival’s Global Panorama section. Go around the world with a selection of 2012’s best indie shorts directed by women from Spain, Israel, South Korea, Japan, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, and the US. Fr...

Colm Ó Riain

Irish Fission This first weekend of March, Irish-born violinist and former Red Poppy Resident Artist, Colm Ó Riain and some virtuoso friends mix the music of Ireland with rhythms and melodies from China and beyond. An accomplished and fiery improviser in many genres, Colm has performed in festivals and venues throughout the world—from Argentina and Brazil to Sweden and Vietnam — while also thrilling audiences at festivals and venues across the United States. His...

Beth Custer (solo) + David James’s GPS

Funky Border-Crossing Songs & Solos David James (Afrofunk Experience, Beth Custer Ensemble) brings his newest project to the Poppy. With a diverse performing background, in bands ranging in from Ambient/World (Thessalonians) to hip-hop (The Coup, Spearhead) to Afrobeat (Sila), David's music crosses all these stylistic borders (Senegalese-Irish groove, anyone?) Featuring an all-star lineup of local luminaries, GPS (Good People, Son) marries the melodic ...

Lisa Mezzacappa + Miya Masaoka (NYC)

Innovative, eclectic string music and improvisations Master koto player, multi-disciplinary composer, and virtuosic improviser Miya Masaoka returns to the Bay Area for an intimate concert at the Red Poppy. A pioneer of works for koto and electronics, Masaoka has created music for So Percussion, Bang on a Can, sfSound, Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet, and many others. In her pieces she has investigated the sound and movement of insects, as well as the physiological response of pla...

Namaskar by Sameer Gupta

Modern Jazz Meets Classic Golden-Era Bollywood Songs On Namaskar, acclaimed percussionist Sameer Gupta combines well known compositions from the Indian Golden Era of Bollywood, North and South India Ragas, and modern American jazz in all its diversity, to craft an irresistibly beautiful artistic statement. Namaskar musically embodies the integrative spirit of our time. An original musical voice in jazz, world, and fusion music, Sameer Gupta is known as one of the few percus...

Karina Denike (Full Band)

Karina Denike with Lily Taylor, Denike and Taylor sing 4 You! Virtuosic chanteuse Karina Denike will transport you to a decade that never happened—but should have. Steeped in the lost eras of 1930’s torch songs and Motown, her original songs draw from sea shanties, Eastern European lullabies, doo wop drama and other unexpected sources. Her lock-solid vocal harmonies can hush rooms with a whisper and break hearts with a shout. Supporting herself on chord organ and backed by ...

Raul Perales Quartet featuring Valerie Troutt

"Young Composers with Old Souls" Raul Perales Quartet has an extensive collective resume. They have formed a part of many distinguished ensembles and backed many artists throughout the US including Van Hunt (Maya), Katchafire (Rafa), Meshell Ndegeocello (John), Linda Tillery (Valerie), and Kev Choice (Raul). They have gathered to exploit their ability as composers of original, contemporary music. The music is as much informed by jazz as it is by gospel and R&B and while ...

Red Reels Premiere: Throw Down Your Heart and Scott Mickelson

Announcing the launch of the Red Poppy Art House’s new monthly film series, Red Reels! Red Reels films will highlight the work of local and emerging filmmakers and expose audiences to diverse global traditions. Screenings will explore a unique interdisciplinary approach by incorporating real-time collaborations with artists from varying mediums like dance, painting, and live music. Future events will feature co-presentations with local Bay Area film festivals like the ...

Makrú

Makrú: Connexion Landing in San Francisco from different parts of the world, Makrú fuses Rumba Flamenca, Reggae, Cuban Son, Cumbia, Ska, and other global beats to create a unifying, positive vibe in the Bay Area through its music. Lyrics in Spanish and English bring reality, fiction, hope and joy together, in hopes of spreading a message of respect and love. Martina Castro - Vocals/Palmas Raúl Vargas - Cajón/Vocals Bob Sanders - Flamenco & Electric Guitar ...

Individúo

International Dúo from Buenos Aires California Songstress Tiffany Joy and Colombian Composer/Musician Maqui Reyes met in Buenos Aires in 2010 and formed the group “Individúo” – presenting their own compositions along with versions of some of the most celebrated Bossa Nova, Salsa, and Latin Pop songs in history. These artists have fused their unique talents and backgrounds to create songs that transport the listener. Their lyrics invite you to travel, fall in love, transcend any sor...

Sangati Center Presents: Gautam Tejas Ganeshan

Gautam Tejas Ganeshan Carnatic music with distinction and an inimitable style Gautam Tejas Ganeshan sings classical Carnatic music with distinction, innovation, and an inimitable personal style. Dubbed a "local treasure" by SF Classical Voice, and "a magnet for local Indian classical musicians" by the SF Chronicle, Gautam has galvanized the local scene, his compelling musicality and unique approach enabling him to inflect a tradition through himself so that listeners feel i...