October 5th 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.
 

 

 
From Where to Here is a participatory art project by local artist Andrea Guskin that honors the journeys we/our families embarked upon to bring us to where we are today and helps us think about all those still within those journeys, looking for a place to call home.

Interact with a community painting: movable wood pieces were created by participants who were asked to paint around the trajectory of their families’ journey.

Create your own piece by using tape to draw lines on a piece of wood, mapping you or your families’ journey. Add paint or create a collage using vintage and current maps of the Mission District and local nature. Take home or add to project for future exhibitions.
 
 

 
After performing together in such projects as Let Her Sing and Music of the Banned, Amelia Romano and Asaf Ophir come together to perform some of the music they grew up playing—classic pieces from Bach to Debussy, combined with folk melodies and original compositions in a variety of styles, all specially arranged in a conversation of strings and winds.
 
FEATURING:
Amelia Romano – lever harp
Asaf Ophir – clarinet, flute, saxophone
 
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
An eclectic blend of austere serenity and kinetic vibrancy, Amelia Romano takes what is known about conventional harp and surpasses every time. Pulling from first-hand experiences in South Africa and from her roots in a cultural hotbed in San Francisco, Romano not only plays classics from the repertoire but reprises them and creates originals. Latin, gypsy, and jazz are all genres that she touches, but her music defines its own path. She has released two solo albums, Seeking Peace (2010) and New Perspectives (2017), as well as numerous collaborations with musicians from the Bay Area. Romano has toured throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Europe. Learn more »

The son of an Israeli film composer, Asaf Ophir was exposed to many styles of music from an early age—his father’s love for jazz, the Jewish music of his heritage, a classical upbringing, and the Middle Eastern backdrop of his childhood. From the very beginning, he was drawn to many different sources and genres, as well as to different musical instruments. Beginning his career with Israeli musicals, Ophir currently lives and performs in the Bay Area. The San Francisco Chronicle writes: “Asaf Ophir gives the clarinet the timbre of a trumpet, then a violin, then a raspy scream… the instrument’s wail almost becomes too plaintive and beautiful to bear.” Learn more »
 
 

 
Re-imagination of standards, unhinged guitar work, microtonal maqams over jazz changes, and freely improvised music—the many facets of the Lee Dynes World Jazz Trio create a blend of flavors and textures which celebrate the multitude of cultures which makes us truly American. The implications of a cry for social justice and equality are not to be overlooked with this group and helps to serve as an umbrella for the many focuses and inspirations of the trio.
 
FEATURING:
Lee Dynes – oud, guitar
Robb Fischer – bass
Vincent DeJesus – drums, percussion
 
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
The Lee Dynes World Jazz Trio is one of various ensembles fronted by multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser Lee Dynes. The trio hinges on both Dynes’ training in Arabic-style oud playing, as well as his seasoned jazz guitar work. The multi-cultural leanings of musicians like John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Pharoah Sanders, and Randy Weston serve as a starting point for Dynes’ oud and guitar interpretations of jazz standards. Meanwhile, his knowledge of Arabic and Turkish maqam and Middle Eastern rhythms typically played on the derbekki drum fill out the picture. Dynes’ willingness to bring the ensemble into the territory of freely improvised jazz and new music gives the group yet another exciting dimension.

Latin-American drummer and percussionist Vincent DeJesus brings his distinct blend of jazz and Latin soul to the ensemble, drawing on a vast lineage ranging from Roy Haynes and Elvin Jones to Tito Puente and Dafnis Prieto. Deeply rooted in the hard-bop and post-bop traditions, bassist Robb Fischer grounds the group with earthy soul and intellectual interplay.
 
 

 
Multi-instrumentalist Emad Bonakdar, pianist Nima Hafezieh, and guest vocalist/duduk player Khatchadour Khatchadourian come together to perform a blend of contemporary and Persian music.
 
FEATURING:
Emad Bonakdar – guitar, tar
Nima Hafezieh – piano, synthesizer
Khatchadour Khatchadourian (guest artist) – duduk, vocals
 
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Emad Bonakdar is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, and performer who initially started his training in jazz and pop. Eventually, he found a home in flamenco, a style that touched his heart and allowed him to express his deep emotions and passion in a way that no other music could. His love of traditional Persian music, coupled with expressive and soulful flamenco music, created a style that is distinctively his. His first concert in crossover music was in Tehran, Iran, in 1991, and his first album, ARG, was inspired by the immense culture of the ancient Persian Empire. Bonakdar composed a full film score for Momâs Guest in Iran. In 2004, he was nominated for the best fusion album at World Music Festival in New York. Since moving to the U.S. in 2006, he has performed at SF Yoshi’s, Red Poppy Art House, and many house concerts.

Nima Hafezieh is an Iranian composer and pianist born in 1994 in Iran. His talent in music was found at the age of four, and he was awarded a piano from the president of Iran at the age of 10. Going to music school at 15, he was accepted to Tehran Music School to study piano and composition. Hafezieh is currently working as a music transcriber/editor and music education advisor in support of the blind musicians and students with the Association of Blind Students and Graduates in Iran. He is known amongst the disabled as an ingenious artist.

Khatchadour Khatchadourian is a Bay Area-based vocalist and duduk player. He is a founding member of the Sayat Nvaq Ensemble, Saideh & Khatch, and Yeraz Trio. He is also a supporting musician in the Kaavya Connections: World Poetry, Literature & Music. Khatchadourian combines sacred Armenian and Arabic voice with duduk and electronica. He works within world music, meditation, sound healing, and ambient music genres. His latest album, Oror ou Nani, focuses on Armenian lullabies.
 
 

 
Take the lush harmonies of Bill Evans and Ravel, and add the sticky grooves of post-J Dilla hip-hop and Afro-Latin jazz. Now weave in the vocal undulations of Vietnamese folk music, and you get Rebirth Canal—a bold, new Bay Area ensemble led by French-Vietnamese singer and pianist Camille Mai.
 
FEATURING:
Camille Mai – piano, vocals
Marcelo Perez – drums
 
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
A true vocal instrumentalist, Camille Mai sings with the raw emotion and technical chops of classic divas like Elis Regina and Ella Fitzgerald. Born in the Bay Area and raised in Paris, Mai has developed an extensive repertoire of original songs in French, English, Vietnamese, and Spanish. Since returning to San Francisco in 2011, she has released five records and worked with internationally acclaimed artists including John Santos, Nahuel Bronzini, Shahab Paranj, and Greg Landau. Mai performs regularly at venues like the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, Peace Day Festival, Neck of the Woods, and Red Poppy Art House, where she was a resident artist in 2014.

 
Time: 5:00pm visual art workshop / 7:00pm performances
Admission: Free (donations welcome)

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