Red Poppy Art House

the pickPocket ensemble: New Music For The World Cafe
2012-01-07 19:30 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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, forming artfully arranged patches of the PPE musical quilt. Along the mesmerizing way, they visit and revisit the twist and turns of jazz, flamenco, tango and chamber music.” – Aquarius Records
“Their dark, austere, gypsy-tinged acoustic melodies linger over tricky rhythms that sometimes shift shape to the point where it’s impossible not to get lost. Plaintive but not sentimental, wistful without being hokey, this is tremendously captivating rainy-day music.” – Lucid Culture
Lila Sklar – violin
Rick Corrigan – accordion and composition
Yates Brown – guitar and banjo
Kurt Ribak – double bass
Brian Rick – percussion
http://www.pickpocketensemble.com
http://youtu.be/rJ9-bxNhuw4
$12-$15 admission. Doors at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.

Valerie Orth: Intimate Trio Show Plus Music Video Screening
2012-01-06 19:30 - 22:00
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. Her distinctive hybrid of rock, groove, soul, and folk reaches out and grabs your attention; her live performances captivate and charm at once. Rich with melody and metaphor, Orth’s tunes move nimbly between darkness and light, hope and despair, taking deft turns of phrase along unforeseen rhythmic twists in the road. With gorgeous, multi-octave vocals and no fear of heights, she flirts with the edge as readily as she subverts expectations. On January 6 at the Red Poppy, while featuring the band’s newest addition, Brian Scholl on drums, Valerie will be showcasing new songs, telling you the secrets behind her songs (ssshhhh!), and screening her band’s latest music video. There will be some surprise audience participation as well… Get your creative hats on and come join us for this intimate performance.
Valerie Orth – guitar, vocals
Veronika Safarova – bass, backing vocals
Brian Scholl – drums
“There is an honesty to Valerie’s music that is both brilliant and heartbreaking.” – San Francisco Chronicle
Valerie’s full length album, Faraway City, is “a remarkable piece of work.” – East Bay Express
“Unpredictable and highly original…Just when you think she’s going to settle into a familiar groove, off she flies into the stratosphere with phrasings you never saw coming.” – Jefferson Agrarian
“Indie folk powerhouse” – Bend’s Source Weekly
www.valerieorth.com
www.youtube.com/valerieorth
$10-$15 admission. Cash Only.
Doors at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.

Maria Morrell, Stina Da Silva, & Maria Machetes: Songstress Salon
2012-01-05 18:30 - 21:00
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.
Maria Morrell is an artist who writes her songs with an empathic flair for life’s joys and pains. Her folk and soul influenced music gives way for an unpretentious, reminiscent experience. She is also one of the lead singers for the group Pop Fiction and performs all over the West coast.
Stina da Silva is a soulful songstress whose lyrics and melodies are passionate and sometimes quirky. She incorporates a variety of styles and languages into her music but her main influence is rooted in blues and folk. Stina is a performer and educator based in the Bay Area.
Maria Machetes is a singer songwriter, poet, community educator and activist. Her music is rooted in Latin American traditions and addresses everything from poetry to politics. She describes her music as “Traditional Fusion Tropical Pop”
Maria Morrell: vocals guitar
Stina da Silva: vocals, guitar, ukele
Maria Machetes: vocals
Kat White: vocal, guitar
Gil Barraza: guitar
Fer Checa: bass
Jose Vergelin: congas, bongos, cajon
Mario Patinio: flute
Edison Bolanos: charango
Maria Morrell: www.popfictionlive.com
Stina da Silva: www.youtube.com/user/Stinakat
Maria Machetes: http://youtu.be/yNUTHoR-Mzo
$10-$20 admission. Doors at 6:30 pm. Show at 7:00 pm.

Tito y su Son de Cuba Quinteto: Celebration la Noche Buena en Havana Vieja
2011-12-23 19:30 - 22:00
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 life in San Francisco and the songwriter’s freedom to experiment and story-telling, Tito, a consummate master of Cuban traditional music, brings a fresh sound to a lifetime of experience.
Tito Gonzales spent his young life picking up guitar licks around the rim of the sea thanks to a Cuban-run company that sent fisherman like him far and wide to find the catch. The open water swept him into the urban narrows, and, back on dry land, he traded up for the sound of the tres (small Cuban guitar) and the Cuban son, yet his talent only led him to ordinary labor. Fate had in store for him a different destiny -a rapid ascendence from cabbie to celebrity and a star of the Cuban music scene.
Tito Gonzalez: lead singer, tres guitar, percussion
Miguel Martinez: flute and percussion
David Fraizer: congas
Antonio Garcia: bass
Mario Artino: piano
www.titoysusondecuba.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm8VgYkcaSc
$15-$18 admission. Cash only.
Doors open at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.

Erik Deutsch, Scott Amendola, John Shifflett
2011-12-22 18:30 - 21:00
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 a few years now. Erik lives in NY but comes out west just enough to make this
trio feel like a band. From the first note things gelled. We share the appreciation for pop music and enjoy reinterpreting it with our own voices. We also enjoy playing our original music so there’s a nice balance of both worlds that intertwine and help us all arrive at a very interesting place. Whether it’s Mr. Bojangles, or one of our originals, the music is always unpredictable. But the listener is brought along for the ride as the 4th band member.
Erik Deutsch: piano
John Shifflett: bass
Scott Amendola: drums

“…drummer/signal-treater Scott Amendola is both a tyrant of heavy rhythm and an electric-haired antenna for outworldly messages (not a standard combination).”
– Greg Burk, LA Weekly
www.scottamendola.com
www.hammerandstring.com
http://gateway.geolog.com
$12-$20 admission. Doors at 6:30 pm. Show at 7:00 pm.

Marcus Shelby Trio Featuring Ed Reed: Nat King Cole, Blues, Ballads and Swing
2011-12-17 07:30 - 22:00
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 Shulman (piano) and Jeff Marrs (drums). The MST performs original compositions, re-arranged Standards, Spirituals, Rhythm and Blues, and Pop music—all with a progressive influence of Swing, Ballads, and Blues. The MST has released 2 CDs (“Un Faux Pas”, “The Sophisticate”), and serves as the rhythm section for the Marcus Shelby Orchestra, which has released 4 CDs, including their last recording on Porto Franco Records Soul of the Movement. Tonight’s program will feature the dynamic vocalist Ed Reed who has made the Downbeat Critics Rising Star poll (2008, 2009, and 2011), and also a selection of original and standard compositions by Marcus Shelby. Ed Reed has several CDs out and tours and performs locally regularly.
Ed Reed: “Growing up in Watts, California in the 1930s and 40´s provided a rare musical learning environment. I was in high school talent shows with “Little Esther” Phillips and Bobby Nunn of the Coasters. I learned to sing chord changes from the man who would become jazz master Charles Mingus while he was minding his sister´s kids across the street from my house. Alienated by teachers who wanted me to go to shoe shop when I wanted to study debate, I left high school before graduation and joined the Army where I became addicted to heroin. I served four stints in San Quentin and Folsom prisons on drug-related charges. I think, partly due to my love of jazz, I was able to survive those ordeals. In two of my incarcerations, I was a featured singer in the warden´s show performing with an inmate big band with Art Pepper soloing on all of my tunes. When I wasn´t doing time, I did many “open mikes” with jazz greats like Wardell Gray, Art Farmer, Hampton Hawes, Dexter Gordon, and others.”
Ed Reed: vocals
Adam Shulman: piano
Marcus Shelby: bass
Jeff Marrs: drums
www.marcusshelby.com
http://edreedsings.com/index.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrSBoArCUJ0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gIK666kgUk&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJyJbFyngLE
http://edreedsings.com/index.htm
$15-20 admission. Cash only.
Doors at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.

Maquina del tiempo! / Time Machine!
2011-12-17 01:00 - 16:00
Activity: Time Machine!
Actividad: Maquina del tiempo!
** PLEASE NOTE: There will be NO FAMILY ART on Dec 24th, 31st. Please join us again on January 7th!

Boca do Rio: Brazilelectro Acoustic Madness
2011-12-16 07:30 - 22:00
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 of organic songs and sounds. The lyrics are sung in both English and Portuguese and topically range from love in the time of climate change to a young prodigy growing up in the Favelas (slums) of Rio de Janeiro. The musicians have lived these songs in live performances throughout the Bay Area and the sound is translated into a deep understanding of the harmonies and rhythms of daily life in Brazil. The songs are profoundly respectful of past traditions but are clearly syncretic and forward-looking, heralding the arrival of an organic blend of lives lived between the Americas, where Electronica meets the skin of the drum and all the saints dance!
Kevin Welch: guitar, vocals
Alex Calatayud: percussion
“Boca do Rio, an Afro-Brazilian World music group from Northern California, delivers a unique blend of pop hooks, pleasing vocal harmonies, funky rhythms, and African percussion with contemporary beats on their EP The Dam is Breaking. The result is joyously melodic and uplifting, with the contemporary accessibility of the Rippingtons and the depth of Stan Getz’s “The Girl from Ipanema” and the Brazilian bossa nova from years past. Boca do Rio (Portuguese for “mouth of the river”) strikes the perfect balance between delicate smoothness and energetic edginess, resulting in vibrant, vast landscapes of sound. Rooted in distinct instruments that seem both timeless and yet also grounded in the here and now, The Dam is Breaking is full of energy, passion, vitality and life. Possessing an urgent environmental message, every song is impeccably written, arranged and performed, resulting in an EP that is superbly crafted and expertly produced.” -Brian Farish Radio
www.bocadorio.com
$10-$15 admission. Cash only.
Doors open at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.

Kardash: A Night of Psychedelia Oriental
2011-12-15 18:30 - 21:00
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 hectic world, creating a space for you to wander in – hypnotic, meditative, joyous and tragic. Taking a strong nod from the classic Anatolian psychedelic sounds of the 70’s, as well as modern Jazz and the Classical music of the Near East, Kardash is about that timeless space evoked in song and dance that can ideally point to the commonality of the various traditions they encompass as well as our greater humanity. A breathing space for a world on the edge…
Phaedon Sinis: kanun, yayli tanbur, kemenche
Murat Bayhan: doumbek, riq, bendir
Sam Foster: cajon, doumbek, riq, bendir
Doug Ebert: upright bass

www.kardashmusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/kardashmusic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfZ9Fjem3Qk
$10-$15 admission. Cash only.
Doors at 6:30 pm. Show at 7:00 pm.

elizabeth!: Jazzy Pop Songs
2011-12-11 18:30 - 21:00
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. Like Nat “King” Cole and Ella Fitzgerald before her, she’s a playful storyteller with a twinkle in her eye that comes through in her music. In her jazzy pop tunes inspired by travels around the world, elizabeth! also harnesses the power of pregnant moments, carefully phrasing her vocals to give each word its own special place.
Her new album, Brainchildren (Canopy Jazz), tells stories real and imagined, outlining the similarities found in our experiences no matter where we reside. One was even inspired by a taqueria in San Francisco’s Mission District. She’s just moved West from NYC, where she spent years recording, performing, and touring with folks like Michael Bolton, St. Vincent, and Matt Wilson. Join us for her San Francisco CD release party!
elizabeth!: voice, trombone, songs
Dan Zemelman: piano
“Every moment of this album has something to offer” – College Music Journal
“Crisp trombone playing…. an enjoyable confection!” – Sun Chronicle
http://www.elizabethjazz.com
http://www.youtube.com/user/elizabethjazz?feature=mhee
$15 admission. Cash only.
Doors at 6:30 pm. Show at 7:00 pm.

Quijeremá: A Potent Mix of Latin American Folk Music & Jazz
2011-12-10 19:30 - 22:00
Quijeremá infuses their original contemporary Latin American compositions with a unique sense of ancient musical traditions. The blending of rhythm, texture, and color in their music is seamless, transparent, and always original. Delighting audiences over the course of an eight-year, five-album career, this finely tuned Bay Area quintet mixes the best of roots music with spontaneity and verve.
Quijeremá has performed throughout the U.S., Canada and Latin America, and has collaborated with a variety of distinguished international musicians such as John Santos, Anthony Blea, Manuel Moreno, Mads Tolling, as well as members of renowned Chilean groups Congreso, Illapu, The Latin American Sax Quartet, La Pedro Band, Entrama, and Santiago del Nuevo Extremo. In 2006, they were invited to Venezuela to perform as part of the Fiesta de la Diversidad Cultural Music Festival. A year later, they were invited to inaugurate the Parque por la Paz Villa Grimaldi memorial amphitheater, afterwards touring throughout Santiago, Chile.
Quique Cruz: strings, Andean wind instruments, percussion
Jeremy Allen: bass, percussion
Maria Fernanda Acuña: percussion, Venezuelan cuatro
Henry Hung: trumpet, flugelhorn
John Calloway: piano, flute, percussion

“A potent mix of Latin American folk music and jazz.”
—Jesse Hamlin, San Francisco Chronicle
“Using various methods of artistic expression, Quijeremá is more than just a band. They are poets and multi-media designers. Combining sounds from almost all over Latin America, their music contains a multi-cultural vibe that is guaranteed to impress anyone.”
—Remezcla.com
www.quijerema.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HEYyXM49cQ&feature=player_embedded
$12-$15 admission. Cash only.
Doors open 7:30 pm. Doors open at 8:00 pm.

Tomemonos de las manos proclamando nuestros derechos! / Let's hold hands and claim our rights!
2011-12-10 13:00 - 16:00
Celebrando el dia Internacional de los Derechos Humanos
Celebrating the International day for Human Rights

World Blues Band with Nezb & Mamadou Sidibe: Acoustic West African Caribbean Fusion
2011-12-09 19:30 - 22:00
Born Ernesto Browne in Pt. Fortin, Trinidad, NezB has been singing since his youth when he sang onstage with Miriam Makeba. He has sung with OJ Ekemode, Lynn Taitt, Jackie Mittoo, One Love (Randy Jackson on bass), Obeah, Mystic Wariyah, Vision, DV8, Bass Culture, and more…
Mamadou Sidibe (Mali) played a groundbreaking role in transforming the music of Mali’s Wassalou region from its origins in hunters’ sacred melodies – played on six string donso ngoni (hunter’s harps) – to a music of philosophical observations, political commentary, women’s rights, and daily life. He was one of the first to expand the instrument’s range with two extra strings, creating the popular kamalengoni. He has recently enhanced the kamalengoni even further, by creating 10 and 12 string versions. Mamadou, with artists Coumba Sidibe, Oumou Sangare and Ramatu Diakite, spread the new sounds through recordings and performances in Europe, Africa and the United States. He has also performed with Toumani Diabate, Mamadou & Vanessa, & more…
NezB: lead vocals
Mamadou Sadie: kamalengoni, Bambara vocals, calabasse, guitar, bolon
Gary Nelson: acoustic guitars, vocals
Ollie Dudek: contrabass
Waahid: percussion, congas, tabla

“Led by dreadlocked singer/songwriter Ernesto Browne, DV8 evolved out of his previous Bay Area band VISION. Ernesto fronts the band with a vibrant stage presence, finely phrased grainy vocals and a strong set of message songs, the band is one of the strongest local reggae outfits in recent history.” – Derk Richardson, San Francisco Bay Guardian.
www.primogaleria.com/basscultureproductions
www.myspace.com/abuandgary
$10 – $15 admission. Cash only.
Doors at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.

Claire Brandt: Mission Lascaux
2011-12-08 18:00 - 2012-01-01 21:00
Claire Brandt: Mission Lascaux
Site Specific Installation at The Red Poppy Art House
On Exhibition: November 7 – January 1, 2011 (EXTENDED)
Reception: Thursday, December 8, 2011, 6-9pm
The Red Poppy Art House is excited to present Mission Lascaux, a site-specific installation by Claire Brandt exploring communication, embodiment, movement and the connection between all three. Mission Lascaux will be an installation of life-size cut-paper wild animals of the land, sea and air mid-movement on the gallery walls of the Red Poppy Art House. Visitors to the Poppy will be able to compare their own bodies to animals they would not usually have an opportunity to be close to—Orca whales and coyotes for example—giving them an opportunity to feel a physical connection with beings outside of usual urban experience. Brandt’s installation will develop over the course of November, culminating in a final closing reception on December 8, 2011, 6-9pm.
Brandt’s work has been shown in Los Angeles and the Bay Area, most recently at the David Brower Center in Berkeley. She maintains an active studio practice in San Francisco’s Infill Studios (of which she is a founding member). Brandt has been awarded residencies at the Vermont Studio Center and the Headlands Center for the Arts: Open to the Elements. She received her A.B. in English and American Literature from Harvard College in 1994 and an MFA in painting from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2005. She was raised in Bellingham & Tacoma, Washington.

Makru: Peru Tour Fundraiser
2011-12-04 18:30 - 21:00
With influences of anything that can shake their soul, Makru sounds like smashing the Earth and then playing it on a record player. The group has an acoustic flavor that fuses elements of Rumba, Flamenco, Reggae, Cuban Son, Cumbia, and many other global beats. Makru’s music is performed with a combination of Spanish and English lyrics that bring reality, fiction, hope and joy.

Raul Vargas: composer, cajon, guitar and vocals
Martina Castro: vocals, palmas
Javi Monge: congas, percussion
Vinicio Penate: electric & acoustic bass
Bob Sanders: electric & acoustic guitar
Izzy Wieser: melodica, flute

http://vimeo.com/31089602
http://soundcloud.com/you/tracks
http://www.facebook.com/makrumusic
http://missionlocal.org/2011/08/la-musica-makru/

Mission Arts & Performance Project (MAPP)
2011-12-03 15:00 - 2011-12-04 00:00
Mission Arts Performance Project (MAPP)
Saturday, December 3, 2011
The MAPP is a homegrown, intercultural, multidisciplinary neighborhood event that takes place the first Saturday every two months in the Mission District. MAPP is 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. Bridging cultural divides, the MAPP gives space and voice to the multiplicity of perspectives and experiences that exist within urban settings. For more information about the MAPP program click here.
Music and Art Fritanga
6:30-7:00 Carlos Ramirez & Clara Hsu: Tribute to Langston Hughes
7:00-7:30 Meklit Hadero (singer songwriter) Jon Jenkins ( NASA’s Kepler Labs): Star Guitar
7:30-8:25 Javier Navarretts’s Occupy (Cumbia, Plena, Jazz)
8:25-8:55 Miguelito Martinez & Alejandro Chavez
9:10-9:50 Sol Tevel (Hebrew Roots Soul)
10:15-10:45 YeYe Suarez (Dancing words through Latin American music )
11:00-11:40 La Gente Jam (Reggae, Latin, Hip-Hop)
Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/events/243152225739731/

Mapas del cuerpo sin cadenas / Body Maps without chains
2011-12-03 01:00 - 16:00
Honorando el 2 de diciembre Día Internacional de la Abolición de la Esclavitud
Honoring Dec 2nd – The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

Prasant Radhakrishnan's VidyA: South Indian Classical Meets Jazz
2011-12-02 19:30 - 22:00
VidyA merges Jazz with the melodic and rhythmic nuance of South Indian Classical (Carnatic) music. Led by critically-acclaimed saxophonist, Prasant Radhakrishnan along with David Ewell (bass), Sameer Gupta (drums) – Hamir Atwal performs as guest drummer at this performance. VidyA has emerged with a soulful, penetrating sound that pushes the labels of “fusion” or “world music.”
These artists have an almost telepathic interplay, incorporating the forward motion of both Indian Classical and Jazz rhythms while elaborating Carnatic ragas infused with melodic richness. The group weaves in and out of the two genres while all the time merging them into one. VidyA translates the language of Carnatic music into the idiom of Jazz.
VidyA has been featured at venues such as SFJazz, San Jose Jazz, Yoshi’s, Asian American Film Festival, Recontraire Internationale in France and more. Radhakrishnan’s original compositions for VidyA have been commissioned by the De Young Museum via the Jazz at Intersection series and awarded the Zellerbach Family Fund grant among others in 2010. VidyA will release their second studio album of original compositions later this year.
Prasant Radhakrishnan: Saxophone
David Ewell: Bass
Drums: TBA
“…Pioneering trans-cultural terrain.” – San Francisco Chronicle
“VidyA’s music breathes at the very center of a cultural crossroads between the North American jazz idiom and the Carnatic music of South India. VidyA’s music is a new vein of North American music… present tense, present location, new culture in the making.” – Todd Brown, Red Poppy Art House
“…when these patterns are played on saxophone, violin, string bass, and jazz drums, there is a build-up of emotional energy and intellectual complexity which seems to recreate the energy that was present at the birth of bebop in 1940s New York. In fact, if Charlie Parker or Dizzie Gillespie had heard VidyA at that time, I think it would have never have occurred to them that VidyA’s music was Indian. They would simply have wondered where these cats had found a sound that was so mercilessly free of the standard melodic and rhythmic clichés.” – Teed Rockwell, India Currents
“A style that’s madly percussive and sparkling… combines jazz’s sweet dreaminess with the Indian form’s insistent rhythmic and tonal changes.” – SF Weekly
“Imagine ragas and American blues folded into a single moment. It’s a fusion of Indian classical and jazz, and the leader, Prasant Radhakrishnan, 24, points the way for a number of Bay Area improvisers.” – San Francisco Chronicle, “Year in Jazz” (January 2007).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hv9eW47W4A
http://vidyamusic.com
http://prasantmusic.com
http://music.prasantmusic.com/album/vidya
$15 admission. Cash only.
Doors at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.

Jimmy Kansau & His Trio: 20th Century Latin American, Opera & Jazz
2011-11-27 18:30 - 21:00
Reviewed as an “unusually strong-voiced tenor” who “shows great sensitivity,” Kansau possesses vocal flexibility and a range of experience spanning from Latin American music to opera halls and venues. Jimmy Kansau brings his love and appreciation for the music of early to mid 20th century Latin America and the Caribbean combined with his sensitivity and understanding of the elegance of classic American jazz that inspires him to freshly fuse the best of both worlds. It is to that exquisite nexus of sensuousness and musicality where he and his musicians take us with a smile.
Jimmy Kansau: vocals
Sam Bevan: bass, arranger, co-producer
Beth Goodfellow: drums
John R. Burr: piano
www.jiimmykansau.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPmWNWIAais
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhceiU8vDwM
Doors at 6:30 pm. Show at 7:00 pm. $12-$20, cash only.

CLASSICAL REVOLUTION PRESENTS “SQUID INC.”: Future Of The String Quartet
2011-11-26 19:30 - 22:00
Classical Revolution presents chamber music performances in neighborhood venues all over the Bay Area featuring the best local and touring classical musicians. November marks the 5 year anniversary of Classical Rev, with special events planned throughout the entire month
Where is the future of the string quartet heading? The answer lies with Squid Inc. Squid Inc. is a string quartet made up of some of the Bay Area’s fiercest string players and will open your ears as the world of popular music dances with classical tradition. Squid Inc. is not just pushing the boundaries, they are not even aware they exist. You will hear original tunes by Squid Inc. and arrangements done in their own unique style – The Police a la Tango with a little Sibelius thrown in, a habanera via Britney Spears, and the ever-contemplative Radiohead. SI members have played and recorded with Death Cab for Cutie, Bjork, Peter Gabriel, Rosin Coven, Jazz Mafia, Third Eye Blind, Amy X. Neuberg, Nice Guy Trio and dozens more. Recent collaborations include Opey Tha Poet from The Freeze, singer songwriter Rachel Efron and Patrick de la Esperanza from Rosin Coven. Also in the works is a song cycle with Carrie Katz and Laura Inserra involving the “hang” – a beautifully sonorous and melodic Swiss percussion instrument.
Hrabba Atladottir – violin
Jory Fankuchen – violin/viola
Darcy Rindt – viola
Beth Vandervennet – cello
www.classicalrevolution.org
www.squidincstrings.com

Armandonos de paz / Preparing for Peace
2011-11-26 13:00 - 16:00
November 26th
Honorando el 25 de Noviembre el Dia Internacional de la Eliminacion de la violencia contra la Mujer.
Honoring November 25th the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Actividad: Armandonos de paz
Activity: Preparing for peace.

THE DESTINY MUHAMMAD JAZZ TRIO: Sassy Jazz Standards & Originals With A Harp Twist!
2011-11-20 18:30 - 21:00
Destiny, sound sculptress, writes classical/crossover eclectic Jazz for harp & vocals. Destiny’s collaborations include: ‘The Secret’ visionary Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith, singer/songwriter India, Jazz legends Eddie Gale, Azar Lawrence & Khalil Shaheed and hit-maker Narada Michael Walden to name a few. She is also a panelist for the West Coast Songwriters Performing Songwriters Panel, an ASCAP Songwriter Awardee and Jazz Ambassador for the Jazz Heritage Center in San Francisco, CA. The Destiny Muhammad Jazz Trio moves in the ideal of Jazz harp legend Dorothy Ashby.
Destiny Muhammad: harp & vocals
Jack Dorsey: drums
Elliot Racine: upright bass
“Destiny Muhammad should be a Bandleader…dig!” – Keith Hines kcsm.org
http://youtu.be/UF8ZYbcX3K8
http://youtu.be/5dXFCKT8BI8
www.destinymuhammadjazztrio.blogspot.com

FITO REINOSO & SON DE LA BAHIA: Classic Son, Danzon & Boleros with Fito Reinoso
2011-11-19 19:30 - 22:00
Originally froCuba, Fito Reinoso is a long time Bay Area resident and is celebrating over 30 years in theUS. Mr. Reinoso is considered one of the best sonero’s and songwriters of Cuban music. His live act is not to be missed, as the energy inherent in his performance ensures that an unforgettable party will occur! Tonight, Fito and company will be exploring and interpreting the traditional Cuban repertoire.
Fito Reinoso – tres, bass, percussion, vocals
Gabriel Navia – guitar, vocals
Patricio Angulo – congas, percusison, vocals

FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/fitoreinoso
CDBaby: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/fitoreinoso
Meneito: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAO0iDfCnj0&feature=related
Loca: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk67fJXbiWY

Soy una superheroe! / I am a superhero!
2011-11-19 13:00 - 16:00
Celebración del Día del Niño EE.UU.
Celebrating Children’s Day USA
Actividad: Soy una superheroe!
Activity: I am a superhero!

THE DARREN JOHNSTON QUINTET: CD Release Concert For "The Big Lift"
2011-11-18 19:30 - 22:00
Darren Johnston has been a ubiquitous creative force on the Bay Area music scene for over a decade now, as a composer, trumpeter, and a bandleader. As a sideman he currently performs with Meklit Hadero (Ethiopian-born singer-songwriter), Brass Menazeri (Balkan brass band), Cylinder (avant-jazz), The Marcus Shelby Orchestra (big band jazz), and others. All of these seemingly disparate approaches to making music lend insight into his work, which lies somewhere in between genres, remaining unique, and difficult to pin down, but a lot of fun. As a leader, he focuses on the Nice Guy Trio, who has a new release on Porto Franco Records featuring the trio with a string quartet, and the Darren Johnston Quintet. The first Darren Johnston Quintet recording, “The Edge Of The Forest” on Clean Feed Records, received much critical praise including four stars by four very different writers in Down Beat Magazine’s “Hot Box.” Tonight’s concert will be the West Coast CD release of “The Big Lift,” on Porto Franco Records, featuring Darren’s Chicago version of this quintet. Selections from the new recording will be played, plus some newer original works, and reconstructions of folk music from Bulgaria, Egypt, and Scotland.
“Three old horns find unexpectedly eccentric new voices in this soft-spoken mischief. There is an acerbic charm and emotional detachment at work that is cool, consistent, smartly calculated and positioned just so between straight jazz (“Apples”) and uneasy awkwardness. The ensembles often have a lovely quirky elegance. Worth the risk.” – John McDonough, Downbeat Magazine
“Someone to watch, on trumpet of course, but as a composer and bandleader as well.”
– John Corbett, Downbeat Magazine
Darren Johnston – trumpet
Ben Goldberg – clarinet
Sheldon Brown – bass clarinet, tenor sax
David Ewell – bass
Hamir Atwal – drums
http://darrenjohnstonmusic.com/

Film: Hope for Colombia
2011-11-16 18:30 - 21:30
Family Art hosts… The Artist Salon

Honoring Nov. 25th International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Honorando el 25 de Noviembre el Dia Internacional de la Eliminacion de la violencia contra la Mujer.
Presenting “Hope for Colombia”
Documentary Film
Red Popy Art House
6:30-9pm
gratis! free!

Open Studio with Claire Brandt
2011-11-16 08:00 - 17:00
Come join Red Poppy Artist-in-Residence Claire Brandt as she discusses her ongoing site-specific installation Mission Lascaux on exhibition until December 7, 2011.

For more information on the show click here.

SILVIA GIRARDI & MICHAEL SHIONO: Live Performance And Audio-Book CD Release Party!
2011-11-13 18:30 - 21:00
An evening of music and spoken words to inspire performed by Mike Shiono, Silvia Girardi and Daniele Girardi! The trio’s selections offer guidance around the inner necessity of artistic creation, solitude, criticism, love, artistry, art and society. Original music and spoken words are woven together, creating an evocative soundscape for inspiration and spaciousness.
Mike Shiono is a freelance electric and upright bassist, music educator and composer living in Oakland, CA. He has recently performed with artists such as: Jennifer Holliday, Ce Ce Peniston and Patrice Rushen. Mike teaches at UC Berkeley via their Young Musician Program, and is also the bass player for Red Poppy favorites, La Gente.
Silvia Girardi is a performer and director from Verona. With more than 15 years of stage experience, directing, drama coaching in Italy and United States, she is currently collaborating with international artists on the production of original multi-disciplinary performances. She is excited to be back at the Red Poppy with a new work!

Daniele Girardi is a visual artist from Milan. His innovative experimentation marries traditional painting with digital research and has led to invitations from the critics to take part in numerous group and solo shows internationally.

Silvia Girardi – spoken word
Michael Shiono – music composition
Daniele Girardi – projected video
http://www.silviagirardiacting.info/dettaglio.php?ID=172
www.silviagirardiacting.info
www.danielegirardi.com
www.lagentemusicsf.com

PAULO PRESOTTO TRIO: Brazilian New Bossa N' Roll
2011-11-12 19:30 - 22:00
Brazilian Native Paulo Presotto was born and raised in a very artistic town called Piracicaba, in the state of Sao Paulo. Since early age he’s been involved in dancing and singing. As a very versatile performer, Paulo has been part of a Heavy Metal band, a Forró (Rural Folk Brazilian music) project and a more modern mix of Samba and Funk band called TropiCali. He’s been living in the Bay Area for the last 10 years, where he went to school for audio/video and is currently working with Media Production for youth development at a non-profit organization called Youth Uprising www.youthuprising.org
At the Red Poppy, Paulo is going to be presenting some of his original songs, mixing the Brazilian grooves of Samba and Forró with American influences such as Funk and Rock. It will be an interesting and hybrid dance party.
Paulo Presotto: vocals and acoustic guitar
Roberto Rios: bass
Darren Kennedy: drums
www.paulopresotto.com
www.myspace.com/paulopresottomusic
www.tropicaliband.com
www.facebook.com/paulopresotto
www.reverbnation.com/tropicali
Song: Tanto que bate : http://soundcloud.com/tropicaliband/tanto-que-bate-single
Video Braziliality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK-KF2ur6LI
Video Tão te escondendo o Jogo :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TtrRpkaLI4&feature=relmfu
www.myspace.com/paulopresottomusic

RAMANA VIEIRA & ENSEMBLE: The New Voice Of Portuguese World Music
2011-11-11 19:30 - 22:00
Labeled “The new voice of Portuguese world music” by Mundo Portugues magazine, Ramana Vieira pulls traditional Portuguese Fado music into the 21st century with her powerful vocals and unique stylings. Juxtaposing unconventional instrumental layers over Fado’s haunting melodies and melancholy stories of heartache and disappointment, she updates old-world ballads while maintaining the integrity of this time-honored tradition.
This powerful vocalist is making her mark as one of the premier contemporary Fado artists today. Ramana’s rich, musical artistry combined with her unconventional original style has transported audiences throughout the world with highlights that include receiving being quoted in the New York Times this March about her influences and Fado music. “Amália Rodrigues is in my DNA, but so is Kate Bush, and I started out in a new-wave band,” Ms. Vieira said before a recent performance in New York. “My purpose is to open up the Fado and keep exploring it. My group doesn’t have a traditional Fado configuration, so we’ve had to evolve.”
Vieira also received the honor of being invited to Macau, China to headline the huge “Encontro Festival,” where she wowed the audience during closing ceremonies and was chosen to appear on the front cover of the Macau Journal. Moreover, she shared the stage with Grammy nominated Fadista Mariza; performing her original song “Unido Para Amar” for the 2006 Winter Olympics video montage. In addition, Ramana made her international debut with RPT TV Portuguese network. She also was chosen to sing for the Grammy’s 50th Awards special Music Cares benefit to honor Aretha Franklin. Ramana Vieira’s CD “Lagrimas De Rainha (Tears of a Queen)”, released in 2009 by The Pacific Coast Jazz Label, climbed to 43 on the World Music Radio charts nationally.
Ramana Vieira: vocals
Laura Boytz: cello
Michael McMorrown: Portuguese guitarra
Jeffrey Luiz: classic guitar
Stephen La Porta: percussion
Alberto Ramirez: electric bass
“Conservatory trained singer Ramana Vieira brings a New Age sensibility to the Fado with the instrumentation of cello and drums.”-Larry Rohter, New York Times
“No one in the United States is doing more to breathe new life into Fado than Ramana Vieira, a sultry, dramatic singer.” – Andrew Gilbert, San Francisco Chronicle
“Ramana Vieira deserves a prominent place in the front rank of today’s Fado singers, you will feel transported to another place….maybe Bairro Alto, Lisbon… Ramana Vieira is a force in spreading awareness of Fado, having developed her style in California, abroad in Portugal, and listening to its many modes.” – Andrew Gilbert, Boston Globe
“If anyone can expand Fado’s audience and take the music from Portuguese dive bars to PBS specials, it’s Vieira.” Brett Campbell, Eugene Weekly
http://www.ramanavieira.net/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BqHm2ip8Lg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYJxx_aFjdk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5DsdteTjqg
