Acclaimed for their passionate performances, The Qadim Ensemble is comprised of accomplished and acclaimed musicians. The San Francisco based band has attracted a growing global audience who are responding to their authentic musicianship and timely message. Qadim is a word found in both Arabic and Hebrew meaning “ancient” as well as “that which will come.” Their repertoire includes Arabic, Jewish, Turkish Sufi, Hebrew-Yemenite, Armenian, Ladino and Moroccan music, celebrating the common music...
Read MoreTHE FOUR BAGS: A Confluence Of Post-Bop, Indie-Rock And Chamber Music
The Four Bags tackle Death Metal, Persian Classical, Brazilian Pop, and French Electronica, ever expanding their stylistic palette while imprinting a distinctive stamp on the music. They have been featured at the "Next Next" festival at BAM, "Celebrate Brooklyn!" festival in Prospect Park, the Wall to Wall Joni Mitchell Marathon at Symphony Space, a tribute to Burt Bacharach in the Allen Room at Lincoln Center, The Friends of Alec Wilder Concert at St. Peter's Church, and at the WNYC shows "Spi...
Read MorePROFESSOR BURNS AND THE LILAC FIELD: An Intimate Evening Of Soul Stirring Indie-Folk
"Definitely headed to great places," writes the San Francisco Chronicle about Indie-Roots-Folk band Professor Burns and the Lilac Field. With a rich history as a poet, community organizer and university professor, Burns is a rare bird of a songwriter. Teaming up with accomplished San Francisco musician Courtney Browne, the two offer a sonic journey that cracks open the heart and mind with vivid narratives and infectious melodies drawing comparisons to the likes of Iron and Wine, Ben Harper, Maso...
Read MoreThe Destiny Muhammad Jazz Trio: Sassy Jazz Standards On Harp!
Destiny belongs to the genre ‘Celtic to Coltrane’ and is cool and eclectic with a touch of storytelling to round out the sonic experience. The Destiny Muhammad Jazz Trio moves in the ideal of Jazz Harp Legend Dorothy Ashby. Destiny has opened for The Oakland East Bay Symphony, shared the stage with Pulitzer Prize Winner/ author Alice Walker, Grammy Awardees: India, Irei, Narada Michael Walden, Jazz Masters: Azar Lawrence, Marcus Shelby, Omar Sosa and John Santos, and co-starred in Def Jam Poe...
Read MoreValentine’s Day with Trio Garufa
Come join us for a very special performance and spend a romantic Valentine's Day at the Red Poppy Art House!
Tango, Tapas Bebidas y Besos.
Each ticket covers admission to a sensuous tango performance by Trio Garufa, delectable tapas by Lovage Cooking and flowing champagne and wine. The perfect intimate evening... AND an amazing deal.
Complete Menu:San Valentino cocktail: California champagne, pomegranate liquour, fresh kumquatSparkling: Poema 2010 Cava Brut, Penedès, northeastern S...
Read MoreFigure Drawing with Melita Morales
In keeping with the traditions of master artist communities of old, we are experimenting with offering life-drawing workshops. Our second workshop of this kind is this coming Tuesday, February 21, from 6:30 - 9:30. Each 3-hour session will cost $10, although no one will be turned away for lack of funds.Artists of all levels are invited into this supportive environment to experiment and explore new drawing techniques or further practice and hone old ones. Poses will vary from 1 - 20 minutes, ...
Read MoreVolunteer Orientation and Artist Salon, hosted by the Family Art Program Featuring Jeremy Mintz
Singer Song Writer pursuing his Doctorate in Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies. Small discussion and Q&A on the Role of music as communal expression after performance. Along with playing strings and providing back-up vocals for the contemporary Afro-Latino group – YeYe – Jeremy also performs a wide array of his own original music and unique covers. With a remarkable abili...
Read MoreTHE LISA ENGELKEN BAND: Anima Explorations, Pt. II
Extraordinary singer, songwriter and arranger Lisa Engelken is a Kansas-born, straight-shooter, known for a fearless stage presence that has garnered her comparisons to Evel Kneivel, Janis Joplin and a roaring Harley Davidson motorbike.Classically and theatrically trained, Engelken has shared the stage with greats such as Yo La Tengo, John Cameron Mitchell, Stephen Trask, Greg Brown, T-Bone Burnett and Tom Waits. Equal parts freight train, junkyard trombone and tumbleweed, Engelken alternat...
Read MoreYEYE SUAREZ: Explorando El Sin Fin
En esta vida de divisiones y limitaciones espirituales, fisicas y mentales, la musica, el canto y el movimiento ofrecen un espacio vital para dejar por un instante las preocupaciones y disfrutar de las vibraciones infinitas.YeYe los invita a explorar un Sin Fin de sentimientos, intercambiando el miedo por el amor y el dolor por sonidos y cantos de sanacion, a traves de nutritivos tambores con el exquisito sabor Latinoamericano.In this world of mental, spiritual and physical divisions and lim...
Read MoreROBERTA DONNAY JAZZ ENSEMBLE: A Tribute To The Women Of Jazz Of The 1920s And ’30s
Roberta Donnay is a Jazz recording artist and award-winning singer/songwriter. She is listed in The Jazz Singer as one of the top 521 jazz singers. As a touring artist, Ms. Donnay has performed with or opened for many great artists including George Benson, Bob Dorough, Dave Ellis, David Grisman, Dr. John, John Hammond, Dan Hicks, Jonny Lange, Huey Lewis, Bonnie Raitt, Joe Sample and David Sanborn.As a session singer, she's appeared on countless recordings. Six independent CD’s have been rele...
Read MoreSARAH WILSON ENSEMBLE: New Music Inspired By Napa Residency
Sarah Wilson has emerged as “one of the most intriguing and promising composers and trumpeters on the contemporary music scene," (Derk Richardson, San Francisco Chronicle). Her original work has premiered internationally and earned numerous commissions including a 2010 Artistic Innovation Grant from The Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI), and a prestigious 2011 Composer Collaboration Award from the Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Her Red Popp...
Read MoreTHE Q MORROW QUARTET: Eclectic Cosmpolitan Modern Jazz
Q weaves an intricate web of original music. You can hear strands of Brazil, India, Latin America, and modern jazz seamlessly wound together in a soulful, organic way. With roots in many places, Q delivers modern improvisational music from it's intellectual quagmire back to it's soulful origins. His "All Around Dude" Quartet will be featuring music from his newly released CD "All Around Dude"
available in hardcopy at the show, or on the itunes store.Q Morrow: guitar
Kasey Knudsen: alto Sax...
Read MoreSOL TEVEL: Hebrew Roots Soul
Led by Israeli-born Lior Ben-Hur, Sol Tevel is a San Francisco-based band that focuses on connecting Hebrew roots while engaging world cultures. Sol Tevel integrates sounds, rhythms, and multi-lingual lyrics from around the globe to advocate building a strong, conscious and united community worldwide. Sol Tevel are currently recording their debut album, Orolam (World Light), which aims to shed a new light and contemporary interpretation on old, Jewish texts, ideals and mysticism.Lior Ben-Hu...
Read MoreAMENDOLA VS. BLADES: Drums Vs. Hammond B3
Wil Blades and Scott Amendola conjure various sonic deities though only a duo. Their live shows have been generating a buzz around the Bay Area. The two got their start as a group when Scott had the vision of performing Duke Ellington’s “Far East Suite” in duo with
Wil. While quite a daunting task translating a suite (originally written for a big band) into duo, the Hammond organ had previously been used in the 1940s and 1950s to emulate the sound of big bands. With Wil’s knowledge of this tr...
Read MoreSANTOS PERDIDOS QUINTET: Santos Perdidos CD Release
Santos Perdidos is an acoustic Latin band based in the heart of San Francisco, playing an eclectic mix of Son Cubano, Rumba Española, Bolero, and Afro-Peruvian Lando.The band met in the summer of 2009 and proceeded to bond as friends and musicians in John Calloway’s Afro-Cuban Ensemble of San Francisco State University. Their first gig at the Mission Arts & Performance Project (MAPP) in the Secret Garden set the tone for their involvement in community events. From there, Santos Perdido...
Read MoreMAPP (Mission Arts Performance Project)
The MAPP is a homegrown, intercultural, multidisciplinary neighborhood event that takes place the first Saturday every two months in the Mission District. It’s a collage of a dozen or so spaces—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 wit...
Read MoreLive figure drawing class/Session de dibujo en vivo
Jan 19th, 6:30-9:30pm
Live figure drawing class/Session de dibujo en vivo
Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St @ 23rd
$10 (no one turned away for lack of funds)In keeping with the traditions of master artist communities of old, we are experimenting with offering life-drawing workshops. Our first one will be help Thursday, January 19th, from 6:30 - 9:30. Each 3-hour session will cost $10, although no one will be turned away for lack of funds...Artists of all levels are invited into th...
Read MoreCHELLE! AND FRIENDS: Chelle And Friends Commemorates The Music Of Mardi Gras
CHELLE! and Friends, commemorates the music of Mardi Gras, New Orleans, and celebrates its Creole people and their remarkable music. Michelle Jacques was born in New Orleans. She began this journey to find out what it means to be Creole, to understand her culture, her language and her history and after the devastation of Katrina in 2005, her mission has evolved into her determination to keep the history and the music of New Orleans alive. Michelle has been awarded the 2008 City of Oakland Indivi...
Read MoreFamily Art Program: Dia Internacional de dar Gracias! International Thank-You Day!
Actividad: De Cuantas maneras puedes decir gracias?
Activity: How many ways can you say thank you?
Read MoreDaniel Masson Presents: George Méliès’ The Impossible Voyage
Known for his musical contribution to the hugely popular compilations of Buddha Bar, French artist Daniel Masson has made a career of crossing musical and technical boundaries, establishing himself as one of the names in Electro World-chillout music. As an independent composer, studio producer and guitarist, he has generated his own unique style in the electronic scene.During summer 2011 Masson composed an original electronic score for George Méliès’ 1904 silent film "The Impossible Voyage...
Read MoreON EXHIBIT: Artists of EDELO – “Where The United Nations Used To Be”
The Red Poppy Art House currently presents, Where The United Nations Used To Be, curated by Caleb Duarte and Mia Eve Rollow, co-founders of EDELO, the Poppy’s sister Art House in San Cristobal De Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. The exhibit highlights a cross-section of EDELO resident artists, past and present, with works that represent both local and international cultural political movements. The Red Poppy Art House and EDELO wish to create an inter-communal exchange forum of diverse practices fro...
Read MoreLa Gente: Reggae, Latin, Hip-Hop
La Gente is a Bay Area-based group led by Colombian/Nicaraguan, San Francisco-born, singer-songwriter and Red Poppy resident artist Rafael Bustamante Sarria. The group is a cultural and musical combination that created its own unique Cali-fusion of Reggae, Salsa, Hip-Hop, Cumbia, Rock, and Reggaeton. Expect a high-energy dance party with politically and socially charged lyrics and freestyles in Spanish and English. The Group has toured all over the United States as well as Central and South Amer...
Read MoreTango No. 9: All Manner Of Tango
For over 15 years, Tango No. 9 has been exploring the breadth and depth of Tango,
from the classic sounds of the early dance standards through Astor Piazzolla's
revolutionary Tango Nuevo all the way up to Tango-inspired Chamber works that
were composed especially for the group. Tonight they will be presenting a mix
of new additions to their repertoire as they prepare for their fifth album, as well as
old favorites.Catharine Clune - violin
Greg Stephens - trombone
Zoltan di Bartolo - v...
Read MoreLou Lou and The Gypsy Jivers: Django Jazz Meets South African Township Jazz
Experience a unique fusion between the raw energies of Southern African Township Jazz and Gypsy Jazz. South African born Gypsy Jazz guitarist and composer Louis Matthee created the group in 2010 with a debut album "Gypsy Jive" featuring this unique blend of music styles. His original compositions give personal accounts of life in South Africa and executed in the craft and skill of Gypsy Jazz guitar.Louis (Lou Lou) Matthee - guitar & vocals
Tom Griesser- saxophone & clarinet
Nick Ch...
Read MoreSoul Union Featuring Karamo Susso: Conscious World Fusion Music
Soul Union is a powerful band that weaves elements of African, Caribbean, and American music together to create a unique, new sound, coupled with truly inspirational lyrics. Soul Union plays music that makes people think, listen, feel and most of all dance! The band was formed in 2007 by John Dutro (lead singer) and Greg Fletcher (ngoni player) in Chico, California. The current configuration of the band also features a drum-set, bass, percussion, and Malian Kora virtuoso Karamo Susso. Karamo’s v...
Read MorePezhham Akhavass: Traditional Music Of Persia
This evening’s performance will be based on the traditional music of Persia by one of Iran's foremost Percussionist Pezhham Akhavass. Based on the art of improvisation, the listener will be taken through an introspective and meditative journey through sound. Pezhham Akhavass is known as a virtuoso percussionist of the Tombak and Daf percussive instruments. He has a degree in music from the University in Tehran and has recorded and performed around the world with the leading masters of Persian m...
Read MoreMelissa Czarnik with Eric Mire: Jazzy-Hip Hop-Poetry
Melissa Czarnik (Zar-nik) is one of the most vital emcees to emerge in recent years. Mixing potent poetry, soulful hip hop and improvisatory Jazz, Czarnik’s music exemplifies artists such as Lauryn Hill, Ani Difranco and Nneka.Hailing from Milwaukee, Czarnik’s first two albums Strawberry Cadillac (HMP, 2008) and Raspberry Jesus (HMP, 2010) have earned her recognition by NPR, Bitch Magazine, Bust Magazine, Anattitude Magazine (Europe), and Democracy Now among others. She has toured extensiv...
Read MoreCalifa: Afro Middle Eastern Balkanalia
The brainchild of Rosa Rojas (formerly of the Bay Area’s Ballet Afsaneh) and Fabrice Martinez of Fishtank Ensemble, Califa is a Los Angeles based world music party onstage. Featuring musicians from LA bands Plotz and Rootsystem, the essence of Califa is an offering of highly concentrated musical virtuosity, fun, and party hopping all across the musical world. Featuring three dancing, singing and musician divas at the center of its universe, Califa is a dazzling concentration of love for music, c...
Read MoreThe Evan Francis Group: Adventurous And Heartfelt Original Music
The Evan Francis Group is a boundary-pushing, six-piece ensemble that presents melodic and rich woodwinds over an organic patchwork of Afro-Latin, Avant-garde and Groove rhythms. The rhythmically-active music is adventurous, dramatic and entirely heartfelt. Inspiration for this music is especially drawn from modern Cuban Timba music as well as wildly expressive Americans like Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Charlie Mingus. Evan Francis is a San Francisco-based woodwind artist and composer who made his...
Read Morethe pickPocket ensemble: New Music For The World Cafe
Inspired by many world musical traditions, the pickPocket ensemble inhabit a country all their own. Original, fresh and engaging, the pickPocket ensemble create a contemporary chamber café music that moves both body and soul."Always rich in mood and atmosphere, they deftly meld inspirations and instrumentation from around the globe. Some are fleeting like single threads in their lustrous tapestry, while others (such as the Appalachian folk and Balkan gypsy influences) appear more solidly, f...
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