Soulful summer days with Wee Willie Walker, Denise Perrier and Lavay Smith
One critic said Walker “is the greatest, deepest soul singer in the world today." Hear him tonight at Freight & Salvage.
Andrew Gilbert writes a weekly music column for Berkeleyside. Andy, who was born and raised in Los Angeles, covers a wide range of musical cultures, from Brazil and Mali to India and Ireland. A Berkeley-based freelancer, he contributes features on jazz and international music to numerous publications, including the San Jose Mercury News, Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Times and Los Angeles Times. His column covering the Bay Area dance scene, Dance Card, runs monthly in the Contra Costa Times. And his CD reviews air regularly on KQED’s “California Report.”
Pledging allegiance with Jon Jang
San Francisco pianist and composer Jon Jang celebrates the release of his latest album, 'The Pledge of Black Asian Allegiance' (Asian Improv) on Wednesday at the California Jazz Conservatory.
The One World of Omar Mokhtari: Concert to support the talented musician and chef
Omar Mokhtari has dedicated himself to sharing the sounds and food of the Amazigh (or Berber) for decades. Now fighting cancer, the local community is rallying for him with a fundraising concert Tuesday at the Freight.
Peruvian art-pop in the Redwoods with Alejandro y Maria Laura
Hear this couple’s whimsical, often brilliantly orchestrated Spanish-language songs at a diverse array of East Bay gigs over the next week.
Qadim Ensemble, Ben Goldberg’s ‘Archimedes Lullaby’ and Akira Tana’s Otonowa
As Trump's sable rattling in the Persian Gulf brings a sickening sense of déjà vu, there’s one place where Middle East conflict melts away in the face of insistent beauty. Plus: other recommended gigs.
In the bosom of soul with Wayne Harris at The Marsh; plus recommended gigs
Written by Harris, this is a graceful piece of theater, toggling back and forth between his upbringing in civil rights-era St. Louis, his return to the city he fled to bury his mother and his present life in California.
Have piano, will travel: John Brothers Piano Company plays the Book Festival
The quartet will be ensconced on the corner of Allston and MLK from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday playing their wonderfully idiosyncratic blend of polyphonic jazz.
Bay Area Dance Week? No, Berkeley/Albany Dance Week!
The Bay Area Dance Week program encompasses more than 400 events, almost all of them free, offering the uncoordinated and nimble alike access to classes, performances, open rehearsals, lectures and more.
Another side of Zimbabwe with Mokoomba; Ed Simon plays at home
The band Mokoomba has introduced an ebulliently grooving sound that draws on less common styles of Zimbabwean percussion and singing.
The welcoming musical world of Briana Di Mara
The violinist, vocalist and Oakland resident celebrates the release of her debut album 'Haven' Sunday at the Back Room in Berkeley.
Getting to the heart of it with Caroline Davis
Making her Berkeley debut, Davis will perform from her 2018 album, "Heart Tonic." On Saturday, the Berkeley tandem of pianist/composer Myra Melford and clarinetist/composer Ben Goldberg will play.
Oakland Ballet brings West Oakland blues to Berkeley High; Laurie Antonioli celebrates CD release
Oakland Ballet's new work, Jazz Vistas, is inspired by the blues, jazz and R&B artists who made West Oakland a hotbed of musical innovation. Also: catch jazz vocalist Laurie Antonioli at the California Jazz Conservatory.
