Almir Côrtes & Ricardo Peixoto: Brazilian Music for Mandolin & Guitars
2019-07-19 19:30 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Alimr Côrtes invites local favorite guitarist Ricardo Peixoto for an evening of choros, sambas, and bossa novas.

FEATURING:
Almir Côrtes – mandolin, guitars
Ricardo Peixoto – 6, 7 & 12-string guitars

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
A native of Bahia, Brazil, versatile multi-instrumentalist Almir Côrtes is equally at home on mandolin and acoustic and electric guitars. His repertoire of styles is equally broad, including choro, frevo, samba, maxixe, and Brazilian jazz among others, performing throughout the Americas and Europe with luminaries such as David Grisman, Nailor Proveta, Howard Alden, Armandinho Macedo, and Mike Marshall—who calls him “a virtuoso instrumentalist who swings like mad in a variety of musical styles, and improvises with great energy and creativity.”
Originally from Rio de Janeiro and a long-time Bay Area resident, guitarist, composer, and arranger Ricardo Peixoto has a deep background in Brazilian styles, as well as jazz and classical music. An inspired improviser with a keen compositional sense, Peixoto’s eloquent style evokes images far beyond his Brazilian territory. He has performed and recorded with, among many others, Claudia Villela, the Berkeley Choro Ensemble, Flora Purim and Airto, Paul McCandless, Bud Shank, Dom Um Romão, Sivuca, Claudio Roditi, Toots Thielemans, Dori Caymmi, Guinga, and Arturo Sandoval.

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Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
Admission: $20-25 sliding scale. A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door.
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Brooklyn Raga Massive: A Night of Terry Riley & Raga-Inspired Music
2019-07-20 19:30 - 22:00
Brooklyn Raga Massive draws inspiration from Terry Riley, himself a practitioner of Indian classical music for some years, beginning with their performance and recording of Riley’s seminal composition “In C.” For this evening, BRM presents Indian classical music, original works inspired by the master, and a sneak peak at a new work in progress composed by Riley exclusively for BRM.

FEATURING:
Sameer Gupta – tabla, drumset
Neel Murgai – sitar
Arun Ramamurthy – violin
Trina Basu – violin
Pawan Benjamin – bansuri, saxophone
Michael Gam – bass
David Ellenbogen – guitar
Lauren Crump – percussion

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Brooklyn Raga Massive (BRM) is an artist collective dedicated to creating cross-cultural understanding through the lens of Indian classical and raga-inspired music. They have had a weekly concert and jam session for seven years running and gone on to form a 501(c)(3) non-profit. BRM’s releases include Terry Riley In C on Northern Spy Records, as well as a self-released raga tribute to John and Alice Coltrane.
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Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
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Mark Deutsch & Jaron Lanier: Exploring Resonance w/ Rare Instruments
2019-07-26 19:30 - 22:00
Visionary musician, composer, and inventor Mark Deutsch collaborates with world-renowned scientist, multi-instrumentalist, and author Jaron Lanier for an evening of sonic exploration, global improvisation, and musical innovation. Lanier will bring his considerable talents and vast knowledge of rare acoustic instruments to bare, engaging with Deutsch’s singular creation, the bazantar, creating a musical journey that both embraces traditional music cultures of the world and looks towards the future.

FEATURING:
Mark Deutsch – bazantar
Jaron Lanier – various wind & string instruments of Asia

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Mark Deutsch is a visionary artist who probably is best known as the creator of the bazantar, an acoustic bass with additional sympathetic and drone strings. It is a remarkable instrument that weaves a mesmerizing soundscape of resonance and evokes all the power of Western classical music with the depth and nuance of Eastern traditions. His latest release is the epic work, The Picasso Tunings, a four-volume series of compositions for solo bazantar that spans a vast landscape of musical styles and traditions.
A Renaissance man for the 21st century, Jaron Lanier is a computer scientist, composer, artist, and author who writes on numerous topics, including high-technology business, the social impact of technology, the philosophy of consciousness and information, Internet politics, and the future of humanism. As a musician, Lanier has been active in the world of new “classical” music since the late 1970s. He is a pianist and a specialist in unusual musical instruments, especially the wind and string instruments of Asia. He maintains one of the largest and most varied collections of actively played rare instruments in the world.

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Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
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CANCELLED - Dror Sinai: Love Songs of the World
2019-07-27 19:30 - 22:00
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been cancelled. If you have already purchased tickets for this event, please note a refund will be issued as soon as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

Dror Sinai takes you on a journey from the Middle East to Turkey, from Egypt to Tunisia, with a visit in Yemen and rest in Morocco. The evening will be elevating, deep, spiritual, healing, and joyful.

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Dror Sinai is an international performer, educator, humanitarian, peace worker, environmentalist, cultural ambassador, and healer. He is the founder of RHYTHM FUSION, Inc. in Santa Cruz, CA. In 2002, he received the Gail Rich Award for supporting the arts, and is a founding member of the World Music Committee for the Percussive Arts Society. Sinai has performed as a solo artist and has appeared in ensembles of many different musical styles with talented artists, including Yair Dalal, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Yuval Ron, Alessandra Belloni, and more. He has lectured, taught, and performed at temples, schools, and universities around the world.
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Rumberos de Radio Habana: Monthly Community Rumba
2019-07-28 14:00 - 17:00, 2019-08-25 14:00 - 17:00, 2019-09-22 14:00 - 17:00
Rumba music originated in the Afro-Cuban neighborhoods of Havana and Matanzas as the soundtrack to community, partnered dancing and get-togethers as a means of cultural expression. Its global diaspora means rumba rhythms have found their way into other genres of music such as country, rock, and blues, and continue to impact the genres of today. Rumberos de Radio Habana bring their own contribution to the Red Poppy on the fourth Sunday of each month for a free afternoon of beat-making, hip-shaking, and good company.

EVENT DETAILS

Time: 2:00pm event
Admission: Free; donations accepted for musicians ($5-10)
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La Tania Baile Flamenco Presents: Camino del Alma
2019-07-28 19:30 - 22:00
This evening will be a presentation of the end of a solo performance development program by La Tania. Flamenco is no easy challenge⁠—it’s an art that can fill a lifetime of exploration; it has no end, and its purpose is to find the path to our soul, to search for who we really are. This is a path that must be taken in little steps, carefully crafting our every move, with love, dedication, and attention to the subtleties. Six dancers, after many years of study, have embarked on the journey of developing their solo work through group classes and private instruction with La Tania. Tonight we will delight in their sharing of this experience and join them on their journey of self-expression and exploration.

FEATURING:
Sara Moncada – dance
Claudia Bermudez – dance
Claudia Deveze – dance
Vannessa de Fabrega – dance
Ana-Lucia Jardim – dance
Mimi Wiener-Mishor – dance
Roberto Zamora – vocals
Roberto Aguilar – guitar

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
La Tania is a world-class dancer, choreographer, master teacher, and is the founder and director of La Tania Baile Flamenco Company & School. She was born in France and grew up in Andalucía, southern Spain, in the heart of flamenco culture where she began to learn flamenco dance at a very young age. By the age of 17, she was performing professionally in Mallorca and later made Madrid her base where she performed for years as a featured dancer in tablaos such as Corral de la Morería, Canasteros, Zambra, and Casa Patas. She toured internationally with many companies including Mario Maya Company, Compañia Raul, and Paco Peńa.
In 1994, La Tania moved to the U.S. and since then toured with her company internationally, earning rave reviews from the Tokyo Times, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, as well as awards such as the Guggenheim Fellowship, the California Arts Council Fellowship, the National Endowments for the Arts Fellowship, the James Irvine Fellowship in Dance, and the Isadora Duncan Dance Award twice for Artistic Excellence in the category of Individual Performance. In 2018, she was awarded with a sustained achievement award from the Isadora Duncan Awards. La Tania has collaborated with Alonzo King Lines Ballet, Theatre of Yugen, Opera Parallel, Rupa & The April Fishes, and Adrian Arias to name a few. Currently residing in Oakland, she teaches in San Francisco and Oakland all year round and has been a driving force in the Bay Area flamenco community since 1994. (Photo credit: Christine Fu)
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Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
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Sandy Cressman & Homenagem Brasileira: Brazilian Jazz - Classic to Contemporary
2019-08-02 19:30 - 22:00
Homenagem Brasileira (“Homage to Brazil”) embraces the diversity of Brazil’s musical traditions rather than simply focusing on Brazilian standards that have already crossed over into the jazz world. Sandy Cressman’s newest project, Entre Amigos, includes collaborations with various Brazilian and Brazilophile musicians, and was recorded in the U.S., Brazil, and Europe. Beautifully conceived, arranged, and performed, Brazilian guitarist/composer Chico Pinheiro describes Entre Amigos as “a delicate and sensitive declaration of love for Brazil, for [jazz], but above all an ode to friendship and to all the bridges that only music can build.”

FEATURING:
Sandy Cressman – vocals, percussion
Jeff Cressman – trombone
Murray Low – piano
David Belove – bass
Dillon Vado – drums

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Sandy Cressman is a San Francisco-based jazz vocalist who began her career recording and performing with the vocal jazz group Pastiche before focusing on her passion for Brazilian jazz. This passion led her to form the group Homenagem Brasileira in 1998. She has toured the U.S., Europe, and Brazil, and has released three critically acclaimed albums including Homenagem Brasileira, Brasil-Sempre no Coração, and Entre Amigos. Released in February 2017, Entre Amigos features all original music that Cressman composed with contemporary Brazilian composers, such as Santos Neto, Antonio Adolfo, Ian Faquini, and more. Cressman has lent her vocals to recordings by such diverse artists as Ray Obiedo (Windham Hill), Pete Escovedo (Concord Crossover), and Eddie Money (CBS). Her love of languages and global music has led her to become a much-in-demand session vocalist for artists across the world.
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Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
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August 3rd MAPP: Free the Children (Liberando a los niños/as)
2019-08-03 15:00 - 22:00
As part of the Mission Arts & Performance Project, join us at Red Poppy Art House for an afternoon and evening of focused resistance as we sing and write our demands for freedom of the migrant children held in captivity at the U.S./Mexico Border.
It is also our goal to spread hope that when people are united we can move mountains. We will continue applying pressure to get ICE out of our communities and to release the thousands of innocent children held captive in inhumane conditions by the USA Trump Administration’s zero tolerance policy.
Throughout the evening we will share updates about actions to take and events to attend in support of our at-risk immigrant communities.
Join us in writing and singing songs of freedom for the children.
This evening is curated and emceed by award-winning journalist Chelis Lopez (see bio below).
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Como parte del MAPP, únase a nosotros en Red Poppy Art House para compartir una tarde y una noche de resistencia enfocada a cantar y escribir nuestras demandas para la libertad de los niños/as migrantes mantenidos en cautiverio en la frontera de EE. UU. / México.
Nuestro objetivo es también difundir la esperanza de que cuando nos unimos podemos mover montañas. Seguiremos presionando para sacar a ICE de nuestras comunidades y liberar a miles de niños/as inocentes que se encuentran cautivos en condiciones inhumanas como resultado de la política de cero tolerancia de la administración Trump.
A lo largo de la noche, compartiremos información sobre acciones y eventos para apoyar a nuestras comunidades inmigrantes en riesgo.
Únase a nosotros para escribir y cantar canciones de libertad para nuestros/as niños/as.
Esta noche es curada y dirigida por la galardonada periodista Chelis López (ver biografía a continuación).

RPAH PROGRAM

This program is made possible thanks to generous funding by the California Arts Council Local Impact Grant.

Time
Performance/Event
Description

3:00-5:00pm
“Silhouettes,” letter writing led by Carlos Cartagena
A community art project, “Silhouettes” provides an opportunity for migrants to share their experiences. Some have had the opportunity to share while others are left in silence with their blank page. Join us for this outdoor activity on the corner of Folsom & 23rd St.

6:30-10:00pm
“Silhouettes: Letters to the Children” led by Carlos Cartagena
Indoor installation, plus live music and spoken word performances

7:00-7:20pm
Chile y Limón
Music of Mexico, Central & South America

7:40-8:00pm
Leticia Hernández-Linares
Spoken word performance

8:20-8:40pm
Liliana Herrera y Francisco Herrera
Singer-songwriters/storytelling

9:00-9:20pm
DíaPaSon
Mexican folk music/dance

9:30-10:00pm
Chelis Lopez (KPOO Radio Host)
Dance for liberation

*Between each act, there will be an update on actions and events to support our at-risk immigrant communities.

ABOUT MAPP

Launched in 2003, the Mission Arts & Performance Project (MAPP) is a homegrown bi-monthly, multidisciplinary, intercultural happening that takes place in the Mission District of San Francisco. On the first Saturday of every even month of the year, the MAPP transforms ordinary spaces, such as private garages, gardens, living rooms, studios, street corners, and small businesses into pop-up performance and exhibition sites for a day/night of intimate-scale artistic and cultural exchange among a kaleidoscope of individuals and communities.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Carlos Cartagena was born in El Salvador. His formative years during his youth were in the 80s when his country was beginning to bleed incurably from the wounds of war. A restless desire to make art was always with him, and this innate drive—as well as the socio-political condition of his country—induced him, against all odds, to abandon an academic career and take up art not only as a profession but also as an alternative form of resistance to the oppressive regime. In November of 1989, Cartagena came to the U.S. First, he worked with CODICES, a group of artists working in support of Salvadoran culture, and then, for five years, with the artists at the KALA Art Institute in Berkeley where he learned techniques of etching and printmaking. Today he is working independently in painting, printmaking, installations, and mixed media. The gentrification of San Francisco knocked on his door in 2016, and since then has been moving from one place to another.

Chile y Limón is a band from San Francisco that plays folk and popular music from Mexico, Central and South America. For this trio of contagious rhythms, soaring melodies, seductive harmonies, and poetic lyrics, lead vocalist and flutist Martha Rodriguez-Salazar is joined by accordionist and backup vocalist Jennifer Peringer and bassist Leo Suarez.

Leticia Hernández-Linares is a poet, interdisciplinary artist, and educator. She is the author of Mucha Muchacha (“Too Much Girl”). Widely published, she has presented her poem-songs throughout the country and in El Salvador. She is a long-time community worker and Mission resident, and she teaches in the College of Ethnic Studies at SFSU.

Liliana Herrera is a singer-songwriter, voiceover artist, and cultural worker hailing from California’s southern borderlands. Inspired by the indomitable musical spirit of her close-knit family and more than 20 years of artistic collaborations in the Bay Area and beyond—including El Teatro Campesino, Teatro Sabor, Golden Gate Opera, Opera Cultura, Brava for Women in the Arts, and La Peña Cultural Center among others—Herrera’s musical roots flourish in the embodiment, transcendence, and reflection of the times. Whether it’s velvety torch songs, scintillating boleros, sultry blues, or riveting cumbias, she sings them with abandon. Her recent recordings include Norte del Rio with Oakland-based cumbia dub band Candelaria and her debut EP, Late Night Taco Stand Music, which celebrates the contributions of immigrants and her bicultural spirit inspired by Chicana soul.

Francisco Herrera is a theologian, cultural worker, and singer-songwriter. He has produced seven albums—including two for children’s music in Spanish—and writes scores for film and theater, working with producers such as Greg Landau, the late Saul Landau, and Haskel Wexler. Herrera has shared the stage with Jon Fromer, Pete Seeger, Emma’s Revolution at mass actions as School of America’s Watch (up to 22,000 people), and the Battle for Seattle, with over 250,000 people shutting down the WTO in 1999. His latest album, Honor Migrante, crosses physical and musical borders to expose the grace and beauty of the migrant community with a rocking sound that brings together regional music from Mexico and the U.S., as well as a “Chicano soul” style that permeates his eclectic choice of music.

DíaPaSon (“day for son” and Spanish diapasón for “fretboard”) is an ensemble of artists who specialize in Mexican folk music and dance, particularly the son jarocho. Its artists are active in the rich sonero community of the Bay Area and have collectively and individually studied the son art form with internationally renowned master artists of son jarocho. Under the artistic direction of María de la Rosa, DíaPaSon promotes and preserves the cultural treasures of Mexico by creating programs and projects that reflect its folkloric traditions. Since 2010, DíaPaSon—once known as SonRisas—has appeared throughout California, in Colorado and Mexico, and has joined the National Performance Network (NPN) touring roster after completion of new works commissioned by the NPN Creation Fund in 2016.

Chelis López is an award-winning Mexican journalist who has lived in San Francisco since 1996. For almost ten years she hosted the national radio show Línea Abierta at Radio Bilingüe, the National Latino Public Radio Network where she interviewed and produced diverse stories including the live broadcast of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, an annual celebration of communities and cultures in the U.S. and around the world presented annually in Washington, D.C. She is the host and producer of two Spanish-language shows on KPOO 89.5FM in San Francisco—Pájaro Latinoamericano and Andanzas—where she explores and offers news, comments, and interviews with newsmakers and artists throughout Latin America. López is also the San Francisco correspondent for Rompeviento TV in Mexico and hosts locally at Marin TV.

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Time: 3:00pm event
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Jenna McLean Jazz Quartet: "Brighter Day" Album Release Tour
2019-08-04 19:30 - 22:00
Jazz vocalist Jenna McLean and her band celebrate the release of her debut solo jazz album, Brighter Day, a celebration of joy and human resilience amidst a turbulent world. McLean takes pride in shaping near-and-dear jazz standards into personal and honest works through original lyrics and fresh arrangements that are sure to touch hearts and swing deeply.

FEATURING:
Jenna McLean – vocals
Steve Kovalcheck – guitar
Seth Lewis – bass
Ryan Leppich – drums

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Jenna McLean is a jazz vocalist and Colorado native with degrees in classical vocal performance and jazz studies. She is currently pursuing a doctorate in jazz studies at UNC and collaborates regularly with many outstanding Denver talents including Eric Gunnison, Ben Markley, Steve Kovalcheck, Tom Amend, and many others. With a love and devotion for jazz, funk, soul, and classical genres, McLean maintains the belief that all music is good music as long as it speaks to the soul and grooves.
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EVENT DETAILS

Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
Admission: $20-25 sliding scale. A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door.
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Sibarg Ensemble: An Evening of Iranian & Jazz Improvisation
2019-08-09 19:30 - 22:00
Sibarg Ensemble explores creative intercultural music by combining the sounds of traditional Iranian melodies and jazz. Through original compositions, arrangements of classical and folk songs, and structured improvisations, the members draw on their own distinct musical backgrounds while creating a dialogue with one another. With each performance, Sibarg sets out to create a sense of unity and peace while facilitating multiculturalism.

FEATURING:
Hesam Abedini – vocals
Sara Saberi – oud
Josh Charney – piano, keyboard
Jordan Glenn – drums

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
In 2008, vocalist Hesam Abedini established at the Tehran Music Conservatory as the first university ensemble to combine Iranian and non-Iranian music. When the ensemble moved to the U.S. in 2010, they reformed with kamancheh player Niloufar Shiri, tar player Ebrahim Poustinchi, pianist Josh Charney, and bassist Kyle Motl. Their first album, Cipher, released in 2018, was sponsored by the Jordan Center for Persian Studies and the Farhang Foundation. Sibarg Ensemble has performed at numerous music festivals, universities, and cultural institutions, including MSMU’s Women in Music Festival, Carlsbad Music Festival, IcM, Central Stage Berkeley, Royce Hall, Bovard Auditorium, UCI, and UCSD. Their music has been featured on WNYC’s New Sounds, KEXP’s Wo’ Pop, WFMU, KZSU, and KFJC.
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EVENT DETAILS

Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
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Robert Papacica, Eddie Mendenhall & Marcelo Perez: Modern Jazz
2019-08-10 19:30 - 22:00
Guitarist Robert Papacica, keyboardist Eddie Mendenhall, and drummer Marcelo Perez join together for an evening of improvisation and original music that draws largely from the jazz tradition and the avant garde.

FEATURING:
Robert Papacica – guitar
Eddie Mendenhall – organ
Marcelo Perez – drums

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Now residing in Miami, Robert Papacica has appeared as a sideman in clubs in Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Seattle, and New York. An alumnus of the Frost School at the University of Miami, he was a member of the Concert Jazz Band where he played alongside Adam Rogers performing the Concerto for Guitar and Jazz Orchestra, Dafnis Prieto performing the music of his album Back to the Sunset, and John Daversa’s Grammy-award winning American Dreamers. Papacica has studied under many notable artists such as John Hart, Bruce Forman, Brian Lynch, Julian Lage, Pat Kelley, Gary Meek, and Adam Rogers.
Eddie Mendenhall began studying piano at the age of four, and by the time he was eight, he was good enough to play works from Schumann and Beethoven. He earned a spot in the Monterey Jazz Festival High School All-Star Band in 1989 and 1990 under the direction of Bill Berry, where he had the opportunity to accompany Dizzy Gillespie at the festival. After high school, Mendenhall earned scholarships to the Berklee College of Music and went on to graduate with a degree in jazz composition. For the next seven years, the Tokyo jazz scene kept him busy, where he rapidly became one of the busiest pianists in the city. His debut album, Cosine Meets Tangent, featured his own compositions and remained on the jazz charts for 12 weeks. Mendenhall has performed with the likes of Ray Brown’s Great Big Band, “Senator” Eugene Wright, Ray Drummond, Othello Molineaux, Pete Christlieb, the Manhattan Jazz Quintet, Ali Jackson Jr., Tommy Campbell, Peter Erskine, Enrique Iglesias, Akira Tana, and John Shifflett. He is active in jazz education working with the Monterey Jazz Festival, the California Jazz Conservatory, San Jose Jazz Summer Camp, Living Jazz (Jazz Camp West), and the Stanford Jazz Workshop.

EVENT DETAILS

Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
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Tamar Ilana & Ventanas: Mediterranean Music & Flamenco Dance
2019-08-11 19:30 - 22:00
Tamar Ilana & Ventanas present their third album, MISTRĀL. Named for the wind that traverses the Mediterranean, the title alludes to the migrations of the Sephardic and Romani people over the centuries. A four-time nominee for the Canadian Folk Music Awards, Ventanas reimagines Mediterranean melodies and flamenco grooves with “potent, vibrato-drenched vocals” (DownBeat) and “bristling oud solos” (New York Music Daily).

FEATURING:
Tamar Ilana – vocals, dance
Jesssica Deutsch – violin
Tyler Emond – bass
Benjamin Barrile – flamenco guitar
Derek Gray – percussion/kit

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Tamar Ilana & Ventanas is a six-piece Toronto-based ensemble fronted by powerhouse vocalist and dancer Tamar Ilana and featuring the city’s finest global musicians. Drawing inspiration from such legendary artists as the Silk Road Ensemble, Paco de Lucía, and Yasmin Levy, they reimagine Mediterranean melodies and flamenco grooves, and mix contemporary interpretations of ancient ballads with original compositions.
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EVENT DETAILS

Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
Admission: $15-20 sliding scale. A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door.
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Miro Sprague Trio ft. Alex Boneham & Christian Euman: Lyrical Modern Jazz
2019-08-16 19:30 - 22:00
This dynamic modern jazz piano trio performs primarily original music by pianist/bandleader Miro Sprague, as well as interpretations of jazz standards. Sprague’s music is lyrical and engaging, and the intimate trio setting provides the perfect avenue for inspired group interaction and improvisation.

FEATURING:
Miro Sprague – piano
Alex Boneham – bass
Christian Euman – drums

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Miro Sprague is a jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader known for his dynamic performance style, inspiring creativity and artistic versatility. Based in Los Angeles, he maintains a busy national and international touring career, performing with many renowned artists including Karrin Allyson, Matt Wilson, Dominique Eade, Jerry Bergonzi, Ingrid Jensen, and Greg Osby among others. A graduate of the Manhattan School of Music and the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA, Sprague was mentored by Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter. He has released four albums as a bandleader and has been featured on countless others as a sideman.
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Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
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Jamie Zee: Neo-Soul & Jazz Vocalist Debuts EP
2019-08-24 19:30 - 22:00
Award-winning jazz vocalist Jamie Zee returns to celebrate the release of her self-titled EP. Inspired by life as a non-binary, Chinese-American child of San Francisco, Zee has spent the past five years meticulously documenting her life through song and performance to bring together her debut collection of original works.

FEATURING:
Jamie Zee – vocals
Max Brody – guitar
Madison Bohrer – saxophone
Alex Shapiro-Romano – drums
William Bohrer – bass
Julian Lopez – keyboard

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Premiering vocalist and winner of Jazz Search West 2017, Jamie Zee is one of the Bay Area’s most sought-out composers. This upcoming artist’s style is evocative, alluring, soulful, and innovative. Zee performs an array of compositions and arrangements of originals, as well as the classics of funk, soul, jazz, reggae, and Afro-Cuban jazz. Audiences enjoy the blend of cultures she brings from all around the Bay Area. Her style is distinctively San Franciscan and embodies the life of a non-binary, Asian-American child of San Francisco.

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EVENT DETAILS

Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
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Sandcatchers / Charming Hostess: Americana & Middle Eastern / Intersection of Voice & Text
2019-08-29 19:30 - 22:00
NYC-based quartet Sandcatchers blends the Middle Eastern trope of the oud with the dreamy, Americana-influenced textures of the steel. Featuring original music by bandleader Yoshie Fruchter that is inspired both by maqam and the Appalachian trail, Sandcatchers is a beautiful collaboration of sound and souls. Led by Jewlia Eisenberg, the band Charming Hostess shares the night, exploring the intersection of text and the sounding body.

FEATURING:
Sandcatchers
Yoshie Fruchter – oud
Myk Freedman – lap steel
Michael Bates – bass
Mathias Kunzli – drums/percussion
Charming Hostess
Jewlia Eisenberg – vocals
(Other musicians TBA)

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Sandcatchers consists Yoshie Fruchter on oud, Myk Freedman on lap steel, Michael Bates on bass, and Shai Wetzer on drums/percussion, with special guest Erik Friedlander on cello. The ensemble began as a weekly gig in a Brooklyn restaurant and quickly became a focused musical and compositional exploration. The goal of the band has been to establish a sonic combination that is not only pleasing to the ear, but also challenges notions of how we view musical context. The oud has a deep history in the Middle East and strands of tradition spanning centuries, while the lap steel is a much younger entity whose sound is still being established. Together, the instruments have beautiful contrasting timbres but are also unique tools for composition, forming a combination that is both unparalleled and beautiful. Sandcatchers has performed/recorded with Erik Friedlander, David Krakauer, Tim Sparks, Ben Goldberg, and has toured all over North America.
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Charming Hostess is a whirl of eerie harmony, hot rhythm, and radical braininess. Their music explores the intersection of text and the sounding body, complex ideas expressed physically, based on voice and vocal percussion, handclaps and heartbeats, sex-breath, and silence. The band lives where diasporas collide, incorporating piyyutim and Pygmy counterpoint, doo-wop and niggunim, and work songs and Torah chanting.
Jewlia Eisenberg is an American musician and composer. As the founder and bandleader of Charming Hostess, she coined the term “Nerdy-Sexy-Commie-Girly” to describe her genre of music which spans an eclectic range of styles. Originally from New York City, Eisenberg became an integral member of the San Francisco Bay Area and New York Downtown music scenes in the 1990s and continues to create music in 2019 with her new project with guitarist Jeremiah Lockwood, Book of J.

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Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
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Los Nadies: Danceable Latin Rock with a Conscience
2019-08-30 19:30 - 22:00
Los Nadies bring a keen mix of politics, poetry, street party, and musicianship every time they step on to a stage. They play an eclectic combination of highly danceable Latin music with rock.

FEATURING:
Juan Cuba – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Mateo Nube – lead electric guitar, backup vocals
Marty Jones – bass guitar
Chris Mayorga – lead & rhythm acoustic guitar
José Vergelin – drums, cajón, bongó, percussion

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Los Nadies weave together a wide array of Latin American rhythms with rock, creating a distinct and sophisticated danceable blend that includes rumba flamenca, cumbia, Afro-Cuban, Peruvian and Brazilian music, reggae, and South American folklore, along with poetically and politically charged lyrics. Their music often mirrors and reflects the Latino experience in a globalized U.S., with immigrant roots hailing from Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, and the Bay Area. The music is also greatly influenced by Nueva Trova Latinoamericana in the vein of Silvio Rodriguez, as well as Santana, Bunburi, Calamaro, Bersuit Vergarabat, and Manu Chao to name just a few. Los Nadies, or “The Nobodies,” take their name from the eponymous poem/essay by Uruguayan historian Eduardo Galeano decrying the invisibility cast upon the millions of dispossessed people around the world. As a band, Los Nadies are proudly committed to social justice as well as to environmental and political awareness, yet they embrace a spirit of fun, joy, and sheer musicianship in every performance.
Frontman Juan Cuba, from Peru, writes most of the songs and brings an inimitable stage presence to the group. Mateo Nube, from Bolivia, is the political soul and in-house activist who plays lead electric and acoustic guitar and shares vocal duties. Bay Area native Marty Jones provides the low-end bass grooves to complement Argentinean José Vergelin’s eclectic drums and percussion. Chris Mayorga, with roots in Nicaragua and the San Francisco Bay Area, brings his nuanced, virtuoso solos and rhythmic drive on the electric and acoustic guitar.
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Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
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Citizens Jazz: Music of Dizzy Gillespie
2019-08-31 19:30 - 22:00
Citizens Jazz pays tribute to legendary American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and singer John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie. Gillespie was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso style of Roy Eldridge but adding layers of harmonic and rhythmic complexity previously unheard in jazz. In the 1940s, Gillespie, with Charlie Parker, became a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz. He taught and influenced many other musicians, including trumpeters Miles Davis, Jon Faddis, Fats Navarro, Clifford Brown, Arturo Sandoval, Lee Morgan, Chuck Mangione, and balladeer Johnny Hartman.

FEATURING:
Riley Bandy – alto saxophone
James Mahone – tenor saxophone
Grant Levin – piano
Caroline Chung – upright bass
Malachi Whitson – drums

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Citizens Jazz is a collective of some of the Bay Area’s best up-and-coming and veteran musicians. Each combo brings a different element of magic that happens in the spontaneity of the language of jazz and improvisation. The group is led by bassist Caroline Chung, who has been gigging professionally for over a decade playing in bands ranging from jazz and funk to Brazilian and Latin. Chung has studied under the late great Herbie Lewis, performs regularly in the Bay Area, and has organized several Bay Area Women in Jazz series at Red Poppy Art House. She has opened up for the Buena Vista Social Club’s last U.S. tour at Mountain Winery, as well as for Ozomatli at the New Parish with Afro-Latin funk band Sang Matiz.

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Article by Andrew Gilbert: Summer Sounds | San Francisco Classical Voice

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Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
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Mónica María: Song Release Celebration, Son Jarocho, Zapateado Workshop
2019-09-06 19:00 - 22:00
Come celebrate the release of Mónica María’s first single, “Levanta”! Presenting a set of her original music and a set of son jarocho with a special guest artist from Veracruz, the evening will begin with a zapateado workshop (at 7:00pm) taught by the guest artist and will end with a mini fandanguito. ¡Nos vemos!

FEATURING:
Mónica María – vocals, jarana, guitar, bass
(Special guest artist) – vocals, jarana, quijada, zapateado

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Mónica María‘s music reflects her Californian roots mixed with traditional and contemporary sounds of Latin America. Her songs are innovative and expressive of a world where cultures coexist, where fear is transformed by compassion, where we learn to truly love ourselves, and where we view the world from an empathetic and holistic state of mind. A vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer, she is a graduate of San Francisco State University who has spent more than half her life writing songs and performing various genres such as son cubano, salsa, son jarocho, cumbia, jazz, and R&B.

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Time: 7:00pm doors + workshop / 7:30pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-25 / (Door) $25 general, $20 student & senior with valid ID
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Family Art ft. Special Guest Artist Carlos Cartagena
2019-09-07 13:30 - 15:30
Family Art returns to Red Poppy Art House with instructor Sofia Elias! On Saturday, September 7, we’ll be kicking off our weekly free art happenings with a visit from the wonderful artist Carlos Cartagena, who will be sharing his project Silhouettes with the community.
Cartagena will set up his art tables on the sidewalk and work with children and adults who walk by the Poppy, engaging in conversations with neighbors and inviting them to become part of the creative process of the silhouette pieces that he is creating. The conversation will focus on the situation with the children who are stuck in Tijuana and for the children who have been separated from their parents and are now in the U.S. border prisons.
During that afternoon, SF Youth Theatre will also be holding their annual free Open House where students can take mini classes in acting, story theatre, and auditioning. Visit sfyouththeatre.org for more information.
Family Art classes will continue weekly on Saturday afternoons through Thanksgiving. To learn more about the Poppy’s current exhibition, Silhouettes eMOTION, visit our Exhibitions page.

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Time: 1:30pm event
Admission: Free; donations welcome
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Benji & Rita: Brazilian, Jazz & Classical Traditions
2019-09-07 19:30 - 22:00
Brazilian music has a keen ability to tie the magical and surreal with the grounded and historical. New York-based composer Benji Kaplan and Brazilian singer-songwriter Rita Figueiredo pick up that vibrating, multicolored thread and weave it into fantastical new portraits of Brazil and New York on Benji & Rita, their album-length debut as a duo. Cinematic and refined, Benji & Rita channels the scents and sounds, the flora and fauna of the couple’s homelands, drawing on everything from samba and baião to waltzes and pop catchiness, much as Brazilian popular composers have over the last five decades.

FEATURING:
Benji Kaplan – vocals, guitar, compositions
Rita Figueiredo – vocals, guitar, compositions

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Benji Kaplan crafts his own mix of Brazilian music ingeniously vitalized with the full gamut of his rich musical understanding. His penultimate album, Chorando Sete Chores, features 13 pieces for acoustic guitar and wind quintet. Now releasing his fifth album, this time in duo partnership with his wife Rita Figueiredo, Benji & Rita have enchanted audience members all over Brazil, North America, and Europe with their resplendent compositions and performances. Together, they explore the intimacy of voice and guitar, blending lyrical melodies with intricate harmonies and telling stories of Figueiredo’s homeland, Brazil, in all of its beauty, complexity, simplicity, and irony.
Rita Figueiredo is a classically trained singer who shifted to popular forms, recording a 2013 debut album rich in stories that made numerous “best of” lists. She has dedicated decades to animation and illustration, with works featured in more than 20 international festivals, and had cartoons and vignettes featured on MTV Brazil and USA, Nickelodeon, TV Cultura, and many other networks. She has worked with artists such as Marisa Monte, Ed Motta, and Cássia Eller, among others. In 2015, Figueiredo moved to New York and has since been intensely dedicated to recording and performing new repertoire in partnership with Benji Kaplan. In the last three years, she has played in several cities in South and North America and Europe. She is now releasing her second album entitled Benji & Rita.

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Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
Admission: (Online) $15-20 / (Door) $20 general, $15 student & senior with valid ID
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Bianca Rodriguez: Flamenco with Latin Classics
2019-09-13 19:30 - 22:00
Sevillian flamenco singer Juan Murube has inspired a show which is part-traditional flamenco and part-Latin music. Tying together both musical styles to bring the audience to its feet, the ensemble will perform traditional flamenco along with boleros and salsa.

FEATURING:
Juan Murube (special guest singer) – cante
Gopal Slavonic – guitar
Chus Alonso – flute
Marlon Aldana – percussion
Bianca Rodriguez – dance
Radha Garcia – dance

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Bianca Rodriguez began dancing Spanish classical/ballet at the age of three. Her first teachers were Mina Gutierrez, Cristina Greco, and Jose Greco II. She graduated with a degree in dance from the University of New Mexico with an emphasis in flamenco. Upon studying at UNM, she was fortunate to perform with Juan Siddi, Keka Villar, Silverio Heredia, Yjastros, Antonio Granjero, Roberto Lorente, and Chuscales. Rodriguez was featured as a soloist in the National Hispanic Cultural Center’s production of El Pintor. During her time studying in Sevilla, Bianca’s idol Juana Amaya told her during class that she has “peso,” a characteristic of flamenco movement which is innate and found in many great dancers. Rodriguez toured with Flamenco Vivo in their North Carolina residency, where she discovered her passion for teaching children. She has choreographed for St. John’s Catholic School in San Francisco through World Dance Fusion. Under the direction of Carola Zertuche’s Theatre Flamenco, she worked with artists Juana la del Pipa, Adela Campallo, Carmen Ledezma, and Pastora Galvan. Her most esteemed moment has been dancing in Antonio Rey’s Dos Partes de Mi, produced by Eddie and Catherine Diaz of SJFS. Rodriguez has performed all over California, LA’s Fountain Theatre, SF’s Brava Theatre, Herbst Theatre, and tablaos in Spain. She currently teaches in Berkeley, CA, and performs regularly with local and visiting artists.

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Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
Admission: (Online) $15-20 / (Door) $20 general, $15 student & senior with valid ID
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Nicole Takesono & Sharon Wayne: Journey to the Iberian Peninsula
2019-09-14 19:30 - 22:00
Join mezzo-soprano Nicole Takesono in collaboration with guitarist Sharon Wayne for an evening in exploration of classical Spanish songs, traditional Portuguese fado, classical guitar repertoire, and traditional Hawaiian tunes.

FEATURING:
Nicole Takesono – mezzo-soprano
Sharon Wayne – guitar

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Originally from Hawaii, mezzo-soprano Nicole Takesono has been praised for her sweet, warm voice and dedication to character. She has performed roles with San Francisco Opera, Opera San Jose, West Edge Opera, Festival Opera, and West Bay Opera among others. Most recently on the West Edge stage, she performed the mezzo-soprano role in Hydrogen Jukebox. Other roles performed include Rosina in The Barber of Seville, Suzuki in Madama Butterfly, Angelina in La Cenerentola, Dido in Dido and Æneas, the Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors, Second Lady in The Magic Flute, Mercedes in Carmen, Siébel in Faust, Stefano in Romeo et Juliette, and Hansel in Hansel and Gretel. Takesono sings with the San Francisco Opera Chorus, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Cappella SF, and studies with Deborah Benedict.
Classical guitarist Sharon Wayne has been an active teacher, performer, and recording artist, working for nearly 30 years in the Bay Area and New England. Called “one of the most appealing new guitarists around” with “bewitching vitality” (San Jose Mercury News) and “superbly executed style” (Charleston’s Post and Courier), Wayne has performed throughout the U.S. and abroad as a soloist and chamber musician. A founding member of the San Francisco Guitar Quartet, she helped generate new repertoire for guitar, commissioning works by Carlo Domeniconi, Eitan Steinberg, and others. Wayne appears on six albums, including In the Midst of Winds, Black Opals, and her solo record, From the Heart, which features works by living composers. While living in New England, she performed as a member of crossover group the Back Bay Trio. She has served on the faculties of San Francisco Conservatory of Music‘s Preparatory Division and Santa Clara University, and was Artistic Director of both San Francisco Classical Guitar Society and Boston Classical Guitar Society. Wayne currently performs with flutist/vocalist Martha Rodriguez-Salazar as part of Ave Fénix Duo.

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Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
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Norberto Guerra: Cuban Music & Flamenco Guitar
2019-09-19 19:30 - 21:30
Cuban-born flamenco guitarist Norberto Guerra presents a wide range of classical, flamenco, and original pieces. This project ranges from work with Acituna sin Hueso and Rainer Mariño in Cuba to work composed in Memphis, Chicago, and San Francisco.

FEATURING:
Norberto Guerra – classical & flamenco guitar

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Norberto Guerra is a Cuban musician, composer, and producer. Equipped with the classical and flamenco guitar as his primary instrument, his solo work blends flamenco, classical guitar, Cuban son, and the blues. He was schooled in the renowned Cuban conservatory system as well as at the Instituto Superior de las Artes (ISA) in Havana. Guerra lives between Havana and Chicago, where he can be heard regularly in both cities. He and his wife, the painter Kay Whitchurch, are the co-founders of the cultural travel group Otros Ojos. Guerra is currently working on his first solo album.

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Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
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Istanbul Connection: Reconnecting (TWO SHOWS)
2019-09-20 19:00 - 22:00
Istanbul Connection returns to the Red Poppy as a nine-piece band for a live, intimate performance of Balkan, Turkish, North African, and flamenco music. Come prepared to dance!

FEATURING:
Kata Miletich – vocals
Haluk Kecelioglu – vocals, oud, violin
Raúl Vargas – vocals, cajón, percussion
Melissa Cruz – percussion, dance
Sean Terguis – darbuka, tupan
Isaac Weiser – bass
Javier Jimenez – guitar
Danny Cao – trumpet
Joey Friedman – saxophone

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Istanbul Connection, a Bay Area musical collective, formed when 13 members of the most in-demand Balkan and Latin bands were gravitationally pulled to visit the city of Istanbul. With a mind towards cross-cultural connection and sonic expansion, these die-hards flew 7,000 miles to represent a piece of the Bay Area music scene. In the process, they have cemented themselves as a supergroup of groove, and since their epic beginnings, the band has performed sold-out show after sold-out show. They continue to draw their inspiration from the musical styles of Turkish maqam, flamenco, rumba, Balkan, and cumbia, which they are so deeply rooted in.
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EVENT DETAILS

Time: (First Show) 6:30pm doors, 7:00-8:15pm show / (Second Show) 8:30pm doors, 8:45-10:00pm show
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Silhouettes eMOTION: Artist Reception with Carlos Cartagena
2019-09-21 19:00 - 21:00
On Saturday, September 7, for the grand reopening of Family Art, Carlos Cartagena will set up his art tables on the sidewalk and work with children and adults who walk by Red Poppy Art House. He will engage in conversations with neighbors and invite them to become part of the creative process of the silhouette pieces that he is creating. The conversation will focus on the situation with the children who are stuck in Tijuana and for the children who have been separated from their parents and are now in the U.S. border prisons.
Creating art pieces with the letters that are written, he will exhibit the final works at Red Poppy Art House for his reception on Saturday, September 21. These silhouettes—made of plywood and covered with original stories of migrant people, photos, documents, poems, and original letters—are dedicated to Jakelin Caal and the children held in the prisons at the border.
Learn more about the exhibition Silhouettes eMOTION here.

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Carlos Cartagena was born in El Salvador, and the formative years of his youth were in the 1980s when his country was beginning to bleed incurably from the wounds of war. A restless desire to make art was always with him, but initially he opted to undertake a more practical career: studying business administration at the National School of Commerce.
Cartagena was always in direct contact with painting and artists since for generations his family had been in the framing business. This, as well as the socio-political condition of his country, induced him, against all odds, to abandon his academic career and take up art, not only as a profession but also as an alternative form of resistance to the oppression of the regime in those years.
In November of 1989, Cartagena came to the United States and started to work with new techniques. First, he worked with CODICES, a group of artists working in support of Salvadoran culture, and then, for five years, was part of a group of artists at the KALA Art Institute in Berkeley. There he learned various techniques of etching and printmaking.
Today he is working independently through painting, printmaking, installations, and mixed media. In 2009, Cartagena founded a cultural project in his art studio, No Right Turn Studio. He has had the opportunity to exhibit his work in group shows with well-known artists such as Francisco Toledo, Claudia Bernardi, Rupert García, Enrique Chagoya, Nathan Oliveira. Since 1993, Cartagena’s work—in addition to being shown at numerous venues in the Bay Area—has been exhibited in El Salvador, Mexico, Japan, Cuba, and throughout the United States.

ABOUT THE CURATOR:
Chelis López is an award-winning Mexican journalist who has lived in San Francisco since 1996. For almost 10 years, she hosted the national radio show Línea Abierta at Radio Bilingüe, the National Latino Public Radio Network where she interviewed and produced diverse stories, including the live broadcast of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, an annual celebration of communities and cultures in the United States and around the world presented annually in Washington, D.C. López is the host and producer of two Spanish-language shows on KPOO 89.5FM in San Francisco, Pájaro Latinoamericano and Andanzas, where she explores and offers news, comments, and interviews with newsmakers and artists throughout Latin America. She is also the San Francisco correspondent for Rompeviento TV in Mexico, as well as hosts locally at Marin TV.

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Time: 7:00pm event
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The Bywater Band: Boston’s Scottish/Irish Traditional Quartet
2019-09-26 19:30 - 21:30
Up-and-coming traditional group the Bywater Band makes its second-ever appearance on the West Coast on its way to KVMR Celtic Festival. Lead by singer/piper Elias Alexander (Soulsha, MAC, Seven Nations, Fàrsan), the band’s blazing tight virtuosity and intricate arrangements make them an act not to miss for anyone who loves Celtic music.

FEATURING:
Elias Alexander – vocals, border pipes, whistle, harmonium
Maura Shawn Scanlin – fiddle, vocals
Eamon Sefton – guitar, vocals
Patrick Bowling – flute, whistle, vocals, bòdhran, step dance

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
The Bywater Band is one of Boston’s fiercest and most innovative Celtic ensembles. The band draws on their roots in the Scottish and Irish traditions to create tight tune sets and emotional song renditions. Their music combines original compositions, improvisation, and tones of American roots music, giving it a fresh feel. Their creativity within the tradition, combined with their passionate performances and instrumental virtuosity, have made their debut album, Bywater, beloved of listeners around the country; it serves as a reminder of why traditional music continues to be relevant across continents and generations.
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Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
Admission: (Online) $20-25 / (Door) $25 general, $20 student & senior with valid ID
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French Oak Gypsy Band: New Orleans Jazz
2019-09-27 19:30 - 22:00
French Oak Gypsy Band, led by Stella Heath, is releasing their second album this October 2019! Along with the release of the CD, they are changing the name of the band officially to Bandjango Collectif. The full-length album will contain some of the band’s favorites such as Edith Piaf’s “La Foule” and “Sous Le Ciel de Paris,” American traditional “St James Infirmary,” the Romani national anthem “Djelem Djelem,” and the classic “La Vie en Rose”!

FEATURING:
Stella Heath – vocals
Thierry Gabriel Pirard – guitar, harmony vocals
Jimmy Inciardi – baritone, tenor & soprano saxophone
Josh Fossgreen – electric bass
Jamie Foster – drums

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
The Bandjango Collectif, formerly known as French Oak Gypsy Band, is a wild-around-the-edges experience, melding French jazz manouche and chanson, New Orleans jazz, global traditions, and folk. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, the band features North Bay native and vocalist Stella Heath as the leader, French/American guitarist Gabriel Pirard, reed player James Inciardi, standup bassist Skyler Stover, and drummer Jamie Foster. With their French-inspired global panoply of sounds spotlighting Heath’s magnetic vocals and the band’s tight rhythms, they transport their audiences to lands unknown.
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Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
Admission: $20.
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Corazon Tango: Discovering Argentine Tango Music
2019-09-28 19:30 - 22:00
Corazon Tango presents traditional and contemporary Argentine tango pieces arranged by world-renowned maestros from the mid-twentieth century to the present. The program will include a variety of solo, duo, trio, and quartet arrangements.

FEATURING:
Hanel Yeon – bandoneon
Sumi Lee – piano
YoonHo Jeong – contrabass
Maximiliano Larrea (guest artist) – guitar

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Sumi Lee is a classically trained pianist who obtained a master’s degree in music, piano performance, from San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She has also been professionally trained as a tango pianist from La Orquesta Escuela de Tango Emilio Balcarce, the most prestigious tango orchestra school in the world sponsored by the city government of Buenos Aires. Lee is a widely respected piano teacher and is on the Board of Directors for the San Francisco branch of Music Teachers’ Association of California. While living in Buenos Aires, she performed with living maestros and musical directors such as Víctor Lavallén, Jose Pepe Colangelo, Osvaldo Piro, Roberto Alvarez, Daniel Binelli, Mauricio Marceli, Nicolas Ledesma, and many more. Her latest concert at Teatro General San Martin in Buenos Aires was sold out to a large audience and aired live via national radio 2*4 and TV. Since moving back to the Bay Area in 2018 after receiving her diploma, she plans to perform authentic Argentine tango music and tour the U.S. and Asia with her own group and produce her own contemporary tango music.
YoonHo Jeong is a classically trained contrabass player who also has been professionally trained as a tango bassist from La Orquesta Escuela de Tango Emilio Balcarce. He has performed in concerts throughout Argentina and South Korea, such as international tango festival Mundial 2017 and 2018. While living in Buenos Aires, Jeong also performed at prestigious concert venues such as Kirchner Cultural Centre, Teatro General San Martin, Teatro Coliseo, Usina del Arte, Biblioteca Nacional, and Parque Centenario. After receiving his diploma in 2018, he moved back to Seoul, South Korea, and is planning to perform authentic Argentine tango music and tour many cities in Asia with his own tango group.
Hanel Yeon is a classically trained pianist who obtained a bachelor’s degree in composition from Sookmyung Women’s University in Seoul, and is a professionally trained tango bandoneonist from La Orquesta Escuela de Tango Emilio Balcarce. She has studied with top bandoneon maestros such as Rodolfo Daluisio, Rodolfo Mederos, Federico Pereiro, and Dino Salouzi, as well as piano maestros Nicholas Ledesma, German Martinez, and Hernan Posetti. While living in Buenos Aires for 10 years, Yeon was a widely respected piano teacher and shared the stage with several maestros at prestigious venues. She currently performs with the tango group Scaimmarella as a pianist and bandoneonist. Her previous work includes performing as a pianist at the theater Tango Porteño from 2012-2019, playing with Siamarella Group in the 2015 Tarbes en Tango Festival in France, and performing as a bandoneonist in the Buenos Aires Tango Festival and often with the group Romantica Milonguera.
Maximiliano Larrea is an accomplished guitarist, arranger, and composer from Rosario, Argentina, and is one of the leading interpreters of classical and contemporary guitar of the new tango generation. After completing a degree in classical guitar, he moved to Buenos Aires where he studied tango and folk music in the prestigious Manuel de Falla Conservatory under legendary guitarist Juan Falú, as well as tango arranging and composition from renowned masters Diego Schissi, Nicolas Ledesma, and Gabriel Senanes. In Argentina, Larrea worked as a guitarist, arranger, and director of multiple acclaimed tango and Argentine folk music groups including Cuartero Revirado, Quinteto Negro La Boca (Sony Argentina), Quinteto Clandestino, and Aires Trio. Most recently, he has been working as an arranger for the New Mexico-based quintet Q-Tango, performing with various tango bands in the Bay Area—such as Mariano Barreiro Quartet and Trio Larrea-ODay-Durso—and preparing the launch of his new musical project, Maximiliano Larrea Tango Trio.

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Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
Admission: (Online) $25-30 / (Door) $30 general, $25 student & senior with valid ID
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