Official site of Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
Free outdoor performing arts in downtown San Francisco
Specialists in providing dance-inducing soundtracks for celebratory gatherings, Sunset Sound System spins music for a spring picnic in Yerba Buena Gardens. Inspired by the DIY parties of the UK and reggae soundsystem culture, DJ Galen launched SSS by setting up a generator and speakers at a park in Berkeley every Sunday to spin records for […]
Free RSVP Named after the patron saint of musicians, La Santa Cecilia exemplifies the creative ferment of 21st century Latin music, with a beguiling mélange of cumbia, bossa nova, tango, jazz, boleros and alt-rock. Led by charismatic vocalist La Marisoul, the Los Angeles combo is the perfect band to kick off the Yerba Buena Gardens […]
It’s time to fill the Gardens with soul and celebration. Directed by Ken Little, singers from Community Music Center Bayview Choir and Gospel Music Vocal Ensemble perform a set of gospel, jazz and popular music. It’s just one small piece of what happens at the CMC, a nonprofit institution that makes high-quality music accessible to people […]
Free RSVP A Latin music legend since the mid-1960s, Joe Bataan was at the center of the New York City action as one of the early stars of Fania Records. His seductive combination of doo-wop vocals and boogaloo is one of the era’s defining sounds, though Bataan has never stayed in one groove for long. […]
A dynamic percussion, dance and vocal ensemble that’s played a vibrant role on San Francisco’s Latin music scene in recent years, Bateria Batuki can be found wherever Afro-Latin celebrations are taking place. From the CubaCaribe Festival to the Mission’s legendary Carnaval, Batuki delivers a thrilling fusion of Afro-Caribbean grooves, hip hop and funk expressed via […]
Free RSVP With every EP, single and video, soul-steeped vocalist-songwriter Madison McFerrin has offered an alluring look at her sensuous musical world. With lapidary textures, sumptuous rhythms and a beguilingly low-affect delivery, the San Francisco native has established herself as more than a performer. She turns public spaces into emotionally welcoming zones where rhythm serves […]
A powerhouse New York jazz collective that draws deep inspiration from the music of Brazil and beyond, VEN Trio features São Paulo-born guitarist/composer Vinicius Gomes, Berkeley-reared bassist Noah Garabedian, and Marin raised drummer Elé Salif Howell, who’s been back in the Bay Area recently to perform with his father, saxophone jedi Richard Howell, and tenor […]