Pre-show music begins at 12:30pm. Born and raised in Havana and based in Oakland since the early 1980s, conga master Jesús Díaz is an international force whose music encompasses Cuba, the U.S. and West Africa. When trumpet star Ambrose Akinmusire wanted to infuse his 2020 album on the tender spot of every calloused moment with […]
From time immemorial humans have raised their voices together in song, an act that transforms disparate groups into purposeful organisms. Directed by Reuben Zellman and accompanied by Sid Quinsaat, the Community Music Center's New Voices Bay Area TIGQ Chorus is a mixed-voice choral ensemble for singers who self-identify as transgender, intersex or gender-queer. Since debuting at […]
With a dozen horn players and two percussionists, Inspector Gadje is a leading force on the Bay Area’s thriving Balkan music scene, specializing in the gorgeous, celebratory music of southeastern Europe’s Roma people. Adding a 1000-watt jolt of energy to the band is special guest Ismail Lumanovski, the Macedonian-born clarinet virtuoso who was the first […]
Update as of May 12: Due to an urgent family matter that has prevented the artist’s ability to travel to the United States, Mariana Sadovska will not perform as a guest in this concert. We appreciate your understanding. Kitka Women’s Vocal Ensemble’s performance will still include Ukrainian songs, continuing their efforts to raise funds and […]
A protégé of Cuban conga legend Luis “Changuito” Quintana, Havana-born Carlitos Medrano has played an important role on the Bay Area’s Latin music scene over the past decade. After several years as a sought-after sideman, he decided to launch Sabor De Mi Cuba, a band dedicated to hard-charging Cuban salsa. Since releasing his debut album […]
SOMA Pilipinas Community Engagement begins at 12:30pm. CAAMFest presents a dynamic music showcase featuring fresh contemporary voices in the Asian American landscape to celebrate the festival's 40th anniversary. CAAMFest40 Directions in Sound: Pinays on the Rise spotlights the SOMA Pilipinas Cultural District featuring emerging Pinay artists. From Union City, singer-songwriter Kiyomi brings R&B stylings based on […]
Bay Area jazz vocalist Tiffany Austin appeared suddenly on the national scene with the release of 2015’s Nothing But Soul, one of the decade’s most widely hailed debut albums. The fact that she’d just graduated from the UC Berkeley School of Law made her emergence that much more spectacular. With her second album, 2018’s Unbroken, […]
The most celebrated gamelan ensemble outside of Bali, Gamelan Sekar Jaya has spent four decades forging deep and abiding ties to the art form’s greatest Indonesian practitioners. This concert features the world premiere of Sudamala, a new work from internationally acclaimed Balinese-American composer I Dewa Putu Berata. Sudamala, supported by a Gerbode Foundation Special Award […]
This event was originally scheduled for May 25 and moved to June 1, 2022. Fingersnaps Media Arts is a DJ studio based in the heart and soul of the Mission district. Every 4th Wednesday, founder DJ Lamont and members of his DJ community bring the music of our generation to your lunchtime break. Grab a […]
Within months of moving to the United States in 2000 from Denmark to study at Boston’s Berklee College of Music with a full scholarship violinist Mads Tolling started making waves. Championed by electric violin legend Jean-Luc Ponty, he soon hit the road with bass maestro Stanley Clarke. By the time he graduated with top honors […]
This children’s program has two shows: 11-11:30am with a repeat show 12:15-12:45pm. Led by New Orleans-native Michelle Jacques, a soul-steeped vocalist with a big, bold voice, Chelle! & Friends bring to the Gardens a family-friendly taste of the Crescent City, the cradle of so much essential American music. Chelle! & Friends is made up of […]
This children’s program has two shows: 11-11:30am with a repeat show 12:15-12:45pm. Led by New Orleans-native Michelle Jacques, a soul-steeped vocalist with a big, bold voice, Chelle! & Friends bring to the Gardens a family-friendly taste of the Crescent City, the cradle of so much essential American music. Chelle! & Friends is made up of […]
If difficult times call for extraordinary voices, Berkeley singer, songwriter and guitarist Diana Gameros is the woman for the hour. The Mexican-born songstress draws on her experience as an immigrant in exploring the plight of border crossers of all stripes, bringing luminous humanity to a topic too often addressed with searing heat rather than clarifying […]