RDL+: Modern Original Jazz – Album Release Concert

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RDL+ presents the album release performance of Pacific Voyage. In the spirit of adventure, this live performance album captures it all. From placid waters to raging seas, Pacific Voyage sails the oceans in a vessel of original composition, powered by the raw emotions of the improvisation trio.   FEATURING: Ruthie Dineen - piano Doug Lee - bass Luis Salcedo - guitar Steve Weems - drums   ABOUT THE ARTIST: RDL+ has been in existence since 2009 in various formations, composing an...
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Alejandro y María Laura: Peruvian Indie-Folk Singer-Songwriters

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Alejandro y María Laura return to the Bay Area to present their latest album, La casa no existe, which is being regarded by critics and fans as their best to date. Performing acoustic versions of various songs from their three albums, the duo will also be joined by a handful of local singer-songwriter guests.   FEATURING: Alejandro Rivas - vocals, guitar María Laura Bustamante - vocals, piano, synth   ABOUT THE ARTIST: Bandleaders, life partners, co-authors, and travelers, the P...
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Susana Pineda & The New Quartet: Modern Jazz & Latin Rhythms – CD Pre-Release Concert

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Susana Pineda & The New Quartet present their special CD pre-release concert with a blend of modern jazz, Latin rhythms, and other popular genres. Their original pieces and arrangements explore the musical interaction and intermixture of city and nature, the modern and the traditional, and North and South America, all to create a new, colorful, and exciting sound.   FEATURING: Susana Pineda - vocals Morgan Maudiere - piano Shimpei Ogawa - bass Zach Mondlick - drums   ABOUT THE...
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PC Muñoz: Album & Book Release

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Drummer/poet PC Muñoz returns to the Red Poppy to celebrate the release of his new album, Physical Science, and its companion chapbook, Inside Pocket of a Houndstooth Blazer. The night features two sets of originals and unusual re-inventions through jazz-informed improvisation, art-funk rhythms, electronic soundscapes, and lyrics that deal with America's darkest open secrets. Joining PC is cellist Alex Kelly, bassist Bryan Dean, and special guests including rapper DEM ONE.   FEATURING: P...
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Andrew Dixon ft. Julie Moon: Album Release & Original Music

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With music in the jazz tradition of late Coltrane and 70s Miles Davis, saxophonist Andrew Dixon comes to the Red Poppy to perform original compositions from his debut album release, East Oakland Run Down. Opening the evening is composer and pianist Julie Moon with solo works.   FEATURING: Andrew Dixon - woodwinds Dahveed Behroozi - piano Giulio Cetto - bass Mike Quigg - drums Justin Rock - guitar Julie Moon - piano     EVENT DETAILS   Time: 7:00pm doors /...
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Tulio Araujo and the Dobradura Project: “Monduland” Album Release

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Brazilian percussionist Tulio Araujo returns to the Poppy with a project that’s two years in the making: A contemporary jazz ensemble (bass, piano, 7-string guitar) built around the pandeiro, a tambourine-style frame drum ubiquitous in Brazilian music. Expect tunes from his new album, Monduland, along with a rainbow of surprising grooves and harmonic colors.   FEATURING: Tulio Araujo - pandeiro Lucas Telles - 7-string guitar Igor Neves - piano Felipe Vilas Boas - guitar   ABOUT...
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Joanna Wallfisch: The Great Song Cycle

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Internationally recognized singer-songwriter Joanna Wallfisch comes to San Francisco as part of her West Coast album release tour, which she is doing by bicycle. Beginning in Portland, OR and concluding in Los Angeles, Joanna will celebrate the halfway point at the Red Poppy. She will perform solo, accompanying herself on ukulele, piano, and loop pedal, layering vocals and melodies into textured soundscapes. London-born Joanna Wallfisch emerges as an important voice in the international music...
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The Gonzalo Bergara Quartet: “Claroscuro” Album Release

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With music heavily influenced by Django Reinhardt and traditional jazz of Buenos Aires, the quartet returns to the Red Poppy to present their latest album, Claroscuro. The Gonzalo Bergara Quartet takes an all-acoustic, contemporary approach to 1930's Reinhardt-inspired jazz. Composer and leader Gonzalo Bergara mixes a cascade of arpeggios (chord notes played in succession) with the sounds of Paris and his native Argentina. His first CD, Porteña Soledad, was Editor’s Pick in Guitar Player Maga...
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Rent Romus’ Life’s Blood Ensemble: An Exploration in Contemporary Jazz – “Rising Colossus” Album Release

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Saxophonist Rent Romus’ visionary group Life’s Blood Ensemble presents the album release performance of Rising Colossus, a milestone project of musical exploration of emergence and multiple movements. Featuring original compositions and a reprise of work written for Romus by late saxophonist legend John Tchicai, the ensemble will also perform a version of Anthony Braxton's Composition 23J provided by Tri-Centric Foundation. Featuring: Rent Romus - alto saxophone Timothy Orr - drums Max Jud...
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Amelia Romano: “New Perspectives” Album Release

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Performing arrangements as dynamic and diverse as Bach and blues to Mexican boleros, Amelia Romano combines Latin rhythms and personal lyrics to produce an intimate and energizing musical experience. With her signature blue electric lever harp, she experiments with various rhythms, tones and textures that demand the listener to re-think the lever harp's role in today's music. Amelia Romano takes the path less traveled. A composer and arranger, she draws on life experience and inspiration to i...
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