Using snaps, slaps, claps, and dance, Crosspulse performs with a very unique instrument, their own bodies! Taking advantage of their various cultural and artistic backgrounds, the members of Crosspulse deliver an exciting body percussion performance. Visit the artist's website at: www.crosspulse.com Second show at 12:15pm. http://youtu.be/R1p64cBD9f8 Presented with support from
Les Gwan Jupons play vintage party music from the French, Spanish and English-speaking Caribbean . . . biguine and mazurka from Martinique and Guadeloupe, calypso from Trinidad, cumbia from Colombia, mento from Jamaica, bolero from Cuba. Les Gwan Jupons translate music from rare Caribbean recordings of the 1930s to '60s to the context of a […]
Fasten your seatbelts for another wild yet thought-provoking ride with the world-renowned San Francisco Mime Troupe, with the ensemble's annual new musical addressing contemporary America. Prepare for laughter, tragedy, snappy dialogue and live music. Pre-show music starts at 1:30pm. Ripple Effect Skyrocketing rents. Loss of diversity. Google Glass wearing nouveau riche attacked in bars. The […]
Tumbao con Cuerdas Nuevo chamber music is alive and thriving in San Francisco! Merging classic and world traditions to create a stylish, absolutely superb and invigorating sound, the Musical Art Quintet is bandleader Sascha Jacobsen (bass), Jory Fankuchen (violin), Anthony Blea (violin), Charith Premawardhana (viola), and Lewis Patzner (cello). MAQ will be joined by special […]
Nobody takes being silly as seriously as the Pi Clowns. Blending mime, theater, acrobatics, juggling, and improvisation, the Pi Clowns deliver amazing and original clown vignettes. Visit the artist's website at: www.piclowns.com Second show at 12:15pm. http://youtu.be/E4NLb51RfhE Presented with support from
The Klez-X mines the rich depths of klezmer, Yiddish song, and modern jazz to create a brilliantly original sound, rooted in the bedrock of Yiddish culture. Born out of the Bay Area, the birthplace of the 1970s klezmer revival and home to one of the country's most progressive and fertile music scenes, the Klez-X boasts […]
Lines and lyrics from Litquake Nation! Enjoy line breaks during your lunch break, as some of the Bay Area’s best poets and musicians share their work in the great outdoors. This reading features MK Chavez, Thomas Sayers Ellis, Paul Hoover, Mary Winegarden, and musical guest Uni & her Ukelele.
Ensohza is a minzoku-geino or Japanese folk performing ensemble based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The group performs music that evokes the festival spirit and character of Japan’s diverse rural communities.
Rumbaché mixes salsa, timba, bomba, funk and whatever else spices up the mood, providing a hard-hitting and entirely unique style of Cuban and salsa repertoire, and their own expressions, igniting enthusiasm in dancers and musical connoisseurs alike. Rumbaché features Omar Ledezma (vocals), Monica Fimbrez (vocals), Patricio Angulo (congas, musical director), Colin Douglas (traps with timbal), […]
Join master puppeteer Joe Leon and his friends: the Three Little Bla-bla-blas, the singing Gunnywolf, and the shy artist mouse Amadeus, who sketches a lucky audience member at every show! Second show at 12:15pm. Visit the artist's website at: www.caterpillarpuppets.com http://youtu.be/7aGlYl09Q8w Presented with support from
For opera lovers and novices alike, the popular Schwabacher Summer Concert is the perfect way to experience the stunning versatility and talent of the Merola artists in a beautiful outdoor setting. Sit back and revel in the artistry of tomorrow’s opera stars as they perform excerpts from Madama Butterfly, Carmen, Mignon, Luisa Miller, La Cenerentola, […]
Palestinian-American vocalist Dalia Marina presents an eclectic set of jazz, Latin jazz and soul-infused classical Arabic repertoire. She is joined by guitarist Carl Eisman and contrabassist Miles Jay. Presented with http://youtu.be/ryTEhJap1NM
This children's program repeats at 12:15pm. Using snaps, slaps, claps, and dance, Crosspulse performs with a very unique instrument, their own bodies! Taking advantage of their various cultural and artistic backgrounds, the members of Crosspulse deliver an exciting body percussion performance. Visit the artist's website at: www.crosspulse.com http://youtu.be/R1p64cBD9f8 Presented with support from
Passionate fiddler Tom Rigney lays down infectious Cajun and zydeco style music with the backing of his fabulous, sizzling band Flambeau. Flambeau features Danny Caron (electric guitar), Caroline Dahl (piano), Brent Rampone (drums), and Steve Parks (electric bass). Joining Flambeau is master harpist Carlos Reyes. http://youtu.be/gWpxDX-7y60 Visit the artists' site at: www.tomrigney.com and www.carlosreyesmusic.com
The Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival's resident youth ensemble, is instructed and led by Dr. John Calloway. The ensemble features young, talented musicians performing classic Latin jazz compositions. Visit the artist's website at: www.ljye.com http://youtu.be/pdEtDgiYEvo
Chelle! & Friends bring a family friendly taste of New Orleans, the city where jazz was born. Join the party, move your feet, sing-along, and join a Mardi Gras parade. Laissez les bon temps rouler! www.chellemusic.comSecond show at 12:15pm. Presented with support from
In collaboration with Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, AfroSolo Arts Festival presents its fourteenth free concert in Yerba Buena Gardens. This year’s concert features Anthony Brown in A Tribute to Paul Robeson. He will be accompanied by Dr. Carl Blake on piano. This program will also feature soprano Candace Johnson. A Tribute to Paul Robeson Mr. Robeson […]