Events

CD Release - Brainchildren LA-based vocalist, trombonist, and songwriter, elizabeth!, is a fun and interactive performer and educator who connects with audiences through the thrill of improvisation and personal, accessible musical stories. […]

Join us as Kardash sweeps you away on a magic carpet ride through the Mediterranean, Anatolia, Levant and Egypt. Kardash blends the ancient and modern, renewing musical traditions for today's […]

Boca do Rio duo, Kevin Welch and Alex Calatayud, explore the band's new EP, The Dam is Breaking. These tracks present new beats and old traditions in an eclectic mix […]

The Marcus Shelby Trio was founded in 1997 and performs regularly in the San Francisco Bay Area, including national and international festivals.  The trio consists of Marcus Shelby (bass), Adam […]

An Evening Of Original And Improvised Music, And Reinterpretation Of American Rock Music Erick Deutsch, John Shifflett, and Scott Amendola have been playing as a trio on and off for […]

Heriberto “Tito” Gonzalez, “El Trecero mayor”, arrived in the San Francisco Bay area in the summer of 2000. His music is typical and primarily “El Son”. Now, with a new […]

The Songstress Salon features original music of three powerful enigmatic Bay Area singer-songwriters. These three ladies recently performed at the de Young museum as part of the Artist Fellows program. […]

Described as “sexy, soulful, genuine, and edgy” by the San Francisco Bay Guardian and an “indie folk powerhouse” by Bend’s Source Weekly, Valerie Orth is a fearless and genre-bending songwriter. […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]