Jazz vocalist, activist Barbara Dane: Still adding to her legacy at 91
The great Barbara Dane celebrates her 91st birthday and the release of the new anthology, 'Hot Jazz, Cool Blues & Hard-Hitting Songs' Thursday 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.”
KPFA gets Radio-Active with Afro-Latin jazz
Grammy Award-winning Arturo O’Farrill arrives in Berkeley Saturday for Radio-Active Resistance at the UC Theatre, a major fundraiser for KPFA and DACA support services.
Berkeley bassist Kurt Ribak (mostly) bounces back
Ribak, mostly recovered from a 2012 car crash, celebrates the release of his new album at the Freight on Monday; plus other recommended gigs.
Eastern promises: Sounds from the other Israel at the UC Theatre
A triple bill at the UC Theatre celebrates music rooted in historically marginalized Jewish communities from Arab lands, with a rising Ethiopian-Israeli star also on the program.
Molly Barker and Ben Goldberg, practitioners
Aside from his gorgeous, liquid-amber tone and exploratory spirit, the most obvious thread connecting clarinetist Ben Goldberg's far-flung projects is the artwork of Molly Barker.
Midori Ono, straight outta Osaka
Osaka, Japan’s second largest metropolis, boasts a vital scene that’s produced some of the jazz-loving nation’s finest improvisers. Get a taste locally, starting Wednesday.
School’s in session with Jeff Weinmann’s Alma Matters
The 11-piece soul/jazz/reggae/gospel collective Alma Matters, a group built on BUSD alumni, performs Friday at Oakland's Uptown Nightclub.
Shaina Evoniuk, married to the mob; and Duck Baker, guitar renegade
We talk to violinist Shaina Evoniuk who plays the California Jazz Conservatory Wednesday; also next week: fingerstyle guitar wizard Duck Baker performs at the Freight Tuesday.
New Latin American music from Bululú and very old (new) Sephardic music from Kat Parra
Creative frisson can come when two large communities converge and create a new style. In the East Bay, where no one group dominates," innovation is the child of muchas madres."
Roberta Donnay celebrates Satchmo at the Back Room
The jazz singer is joined in Berkeley by a distilled version of her Prohibition Mob Band. Also: four other recommended gigs, including the songs of 'Lady Bird.'
Women making history – and music — in Berkeley in March
With the start of Women’s History Month, check out all the great options locally to enjoy music made by women over the next few weeks.
Actual Trio: Berkeley’s friendly neighborhood jazz group plays home
Friday’s gig at the Back Room celebrates the release of the trio's second album, which couldn’t be more 'locasonic' than if they'd whipped it up in the kitchen of Chez Panisse.
