McBride, Pera, Starkweather: A 21st Century Songbook

McBride, Pera, and Starkweather delve into the great songs of artists ranging from Joni Mitchell to Bob Dorough to Leon Russell. Vocalist, keyboardist, and composer Joyce Todd McBride also brings her original songs into the mix. Together with bassist Stacy Starkweather and drummer Jeff Pera, the trio draws upon the rich eclecticism of the Bay Area through funk, jazz, pop, and medieval influences.
 
FEATURING:
Joyce Todd McBride – vocals, piano
Stacy Starkweather – vocals, bass
Jeff Pera – drums
 
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Members Joyce Todd McBride, Stacy Starkweather, and Jeff Pera have long been part of the Bay Area music scene before forming a trio in 2016. McBride is the director of Conspiracy of Venus, a vocal ensemble that performs her arrangements as well as originals. In addition to performing with many local musicians in jazz and classical repertoire, she is also a voice and piano teacher.

Bassist Stacy Starkweather has played with many groups including the Jazz Mandolin Project, Hieroglyphics, Phish, and is currently playing with the Suspects of Soul and occasionally the Union Hotel’s Jazz Explosion, Bob Muzzy’s Muzztones, and DB Walker Band.

Since benefitting from the programs at the California Jazz Conservatory (CJC) since 2010, drummer Jeff Pera has played with a variety of people—often with LJT Trio—at the CJC Cafe, Mr. Tipple’s, B-Side, Rose Pistola, and other Bay Area venues. Having played mostly jazz, he likes the variety of genres that he is exploring with McBride and Starkweather. The trio has performed at Doc’s Lab, Amnesia, Red Poppy Art House, and is the featured ensemble at Point San Pablo Yacht Harbor.

 
Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
Admission: $15-20 sliding scale. Ticket availability at the door is limited and contingent on online sales.
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