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Citizens Jazz: The Music of Billy Strayhorn

Red Poppy Art House 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco

Citizens Jazz, led by bassist Caroline Chung, brings together some of the Bay Area’s most notable jazz musicians to play the compositions of legendary composer, musician, and vocalist Billy Strayhorn.   FEATURING: Adriana Morerro (guest) - vocals Riley Bandy - alto saxophone James Mahone - tenor saxophone Grant Levin - piano Caroline Chung - upright […]

$15 – $20

The Adam Shulman Quintet: Strays: The Music of Billy Strayhorn

Red Poppy Art House 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco

Leaning toward a bebop aesthetic, Adam Shulman and his band adapt Billy Strayhorn’s repertoire to a small ensemble with an emphasis on soloing and spontaneous group interaction. The music of Strayhorn is lyrical and dramatic with an underpinning of great harmonic depth. Refreshing in an age in jazz where angular and heady music seems to predominate, he […]

$10 – $20