Artists are listed in alphabetical order
Brock & Spencer
USA - Celebrating Mother’s Day with A Queer American Songbook
Date and Time: Sun May 11, 7:30pm
Duration: 105 mins with intermission.
Location: 170 Valencia St.
Venue: The Chan Center
Ticket Information: Advance Gen Adm: $25. Reserved Seats & Tables ($35 - $50)
The Chan National Queer Arts Center and SFIAF join forces to bring the 2025 Festival to a close in an uncharacteristically wholesome manner—celebrating Mother’s Day in the company of two of the nation’s greatest authorities on show tunes as they bring a distinctly queer perspective to the Great American Songbook.
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Barrio Mundial Trio (USA)
USA - Barrio Mundial Trio
Date and Time: Wed May 7, 8:00pm
Duration: 60 mins. w/out intermission
Location: 2943 16th St, SF, CA 94103
Venue: Chile Lindo
Ticket Information: FREE
The Barrio Mundial Trio, featuring Javi Jiménez and Ross Howe on guitar and Luis Jiménez on percussion, perform a fusion of flamenco and gypsy jazz. Co-presented by SF Planning Dept.
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Conspiracy of Venus
USA - Sun May 4, 2:00pm
Date and Time: Sun May 4, 2:00pm
Duration: 60 minutes w/out intermission.
Location: 544 Capp St
Venue: Community Music Center
Ticket Information: Early Bird: $20: Advance: $25; Door: $28
Conspiracy of Venus performs music of Leonard Cohen, PJ Harvey, and more, with dance and choreography by Bethany Mitchell, and choral arrangements by Joyce Todd McBride, director.
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Dee Spencer Trio with Michelle Jacques & Students
Women in Jazz & World Music Graduation Concert
Date and Time: Fri May 2, 7:00pm
Duration: 90 mins w/out intermission.
Location: 544 Capp St.
Venue: Community Music Center
Ticket Information: Free / By Donation
The culmination of SFIAF’s free vocal training course for 15 – 24 year olds led by Dr. Dee Spencer with Mistress of Choirs Michelle Jacques.
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Ensemble for These Times
USA - Mujeres ahora
Date and Time: Fri May 9, 7:30pm
Duration: 70 mins with intermission
Location: 544 Capp St
Venue: Community Music Center
Ticket Information: Early Bird: $20: Advance: $25; Door: $28
Award-winning contemporary music group Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) celebrates works by 21st century Latina composers Gabriela Lena Frank, Tania León, Carla Lucero, Claudia Montero, Angélica Negrón, and Gabriela Ortiz. Performed by Nanette McGuinness, soprano, Margaret Halbig, piano, Lylia Guion, violin, and Vanessa Ruotolo, cello. Pre-concert talk with Carla Lucero.
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Eryen Korath y Neblinas del Pacífico
Colombia / USA - Mangroves and Marimba (2025, World Premiere)
Date and Time: Sat May 10, 8:30pm
Duration: 90 mins mins w/out intermission.
Location: 544 Capp St.
Venue: Community Music Center
Ticket Information: Early Bird: $20: Advance: $25; Door: $28
Eryen Korath Ortiz Garcés (Buenaventura, Colombia) and Neblinas del Pacífico (La Mission, San Francisco) present a sound fabric of marimba de chonta music from the Afro-Colombian Pacific: music of rivers and mangroves, of polyrhythms and harmonies, of spirituality and everyday life, of ancestors and tradition, of celebration and resistance.
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Francis Wong
USA - Wong Wei’s Gamble (work-in-progress)
Date and Time: Sun May 4 3:00pm. 60 mins. w/out intermission.
Location: 933 Treat Ave
Venue: Monkey Brains
Ticket Information: Early Bird: $20: Advance: $25; Door: $28
The story of Francis Wong’s grandfather, Wong Wei — a professional jockey and business manager whose "gamble" was to open a racecourse in Japanese occupied Tianjin during World War II. Wong Wei’s Gamble was presented as a suite of music at SFIAF in 2015. Ten years later Francis Wong is turning the work into an opera.
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Gamelan Sari Raras
USA - Hanoman in Action
Date and Time: Sun May 11, 7:00pm
Duration: 75 mins w/out intermission
Location: 544 Capp St
Venue: Community Music Center
Ticket Information:Early Bird: $20: Advance: $25; Door: $28
Experience the magic of Javanese culture with Gamelan Sari Raras in a captivating Wayang Kulit (traditional shadow puppet performance). Directed by Midiyanto, with puppeteer Ki Hanggoro Murti and vocalist Heni Savitri, the show blends ancient storytelling, shimmering shadows, and the hypnotic sounds of a traditional bronze-forged gamelan orchestra.
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JazzFrancisco
USA - Sat May 3, 6:00pm
Date and Time: Sat May 3, 6:00pm
Duration: 60 mins w/out intermission
Location: 3340A 18th
Venue: Barbara Berkeley Studio
Ticket Information:Early Bird: $20: Advance: $25; Door: $28
Guitarist Jackson Moran and clarinetist Nathaniel Vincent perform a set comprised of jazz standards interpreted in the style of Django Reinhardt. They will also be performing some original pieces drawing inspiration from Reinhardt’s approach to playing.
Karma Roulette Quartet
USA - Slinky Proverb (2024, California Premiere)
Date and Time: Sun May 4, 7:00pm
Duration: 105 mins with Intermission.
Location: 2698 Folsom St
Venue: Red Poppy Art House
Ticket Information: Early Bird: $20: Advance: $25; Door: $28
Slinky Proverb is the title of one of two new works by Michael Smolens that will be performed as part of this evening length concert. Slinky Proverb combines West-African groove with bluesy, contemporary jazz and 20th century classical-influenced melodies. The second new composition is titled Abakim featuring the kalimba that progresses into a jazz waltz.
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Loco Bloco (USA)
Otro Mundo del Azul Profundo (2025, World Premiere)
Date and Time: Sat May 10, 8:00pm
Duration: 45 minutes
Location: 1333 Florida St, SF, CA 94110
Venue: Cultura y Arte Nativa de las Americas
Ticket Information: Early Bird: $20, Advance: $25; Door: $28
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Otro Mundo del Azul Profundo celebrates Loco Bloco's Carnaval 2025 theme in true Afro-Latin tradition – a high energy concert performance featuring live music, percussion and dance, followed by a DJ dance party. Come ready to move!
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Malpica
USA - Abanico Coffee Roasters
Date and Time: Sat May 10, 7:30pm
Duration: 60 mins w/out intermission.
Location: 2121 Mission St.
Venue: Abanico Coffee Roasters
Ticket Information: Early Bird: $20: Advance: $25; Door: $28
Malpica is a one-man band who blends modern looping techniques with the vibrant rhythms of Latin America. Creating live percussion, basslines, backing guitars, and vocal harmonies, he delivers a dynamic solo performance. Fusing traditional syncopation with innovative production, Malpica offers a captivating soundscape that bridges tradition and technology.
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Melody of China with Ali Akbar College of Music Ensemble
USA - Mystic Harmonies (2025, World Premiere)
Date and Time: Sun May 11, 2:00pm
Duration: 75 mins w/out intermission.
Location: 544 Capp St
Venue: Community Music Center
Ticket Information: Early Bird: $20: Advance: $25; Door: $28
Evoking fond memories of their last shared concert at SFIAF 2017, Melody of China performs in collaboration with Indian tabla virtuoso Swapan Chaudhuri. The concert program will include repertoire from minority ethnic groups in China as well as the world premiere of a new work for mixed ensemble featuring Chinese and Indian trained musicians.
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Moe Staiano Ensemble
USA - Music for Eight Guitars (The Parting Gift)
Date and Time: Fri May 2 7:30pm
Duration: 45 mins.
Location: 933 Treat Ave
Venue: Monkey Brains
Ticket Information: Early Bird: $20: Advance: $25; Door: $28
Composer and percussionist, Moe Staiano continues to explore works for electric guitar ensembles with his third composition--an experimental exploration of tonal interplay and contrasting rhythms for eight electric guitars, bass, drums and percussion.
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Motion
USA - Circlesinging Event
Date and Time: Saturday May 3, 4:30pm
Duration: 90 mins w/out intermission.
Location: 544 Capp St
Venue: Community Music Center
Ticket Information: Early Bird: $20: Advance: $25; Door: $28
Bobby McFerrin's group, MOTION present a circle singing event. Through improvisation, MOTION will spontaneously create music that promotes community, harmony, health and joy. This is an interactive event where the audience will participate in the experience so come free your voice with Tammi Brown, Bryan Dyer, Destani Wolf and David Worm.
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Moving Van Quartet
USA - Flight Risk (2025, World Premiere)
Date and Time: Thu May 8, 8:00pm
Duration: 60 mins w/out intermission.
Location: 3527 20th St.
Venue: Finger Snaps Media Arts
Ticket Information: Early Bird: $20: Advance: $25; Door: $28
Moving Van will present an intimate night of music performing a low-volume, heartfelt set, bringing deep grooves and soulful melodies in a warm, stripped-down setting. This special performance features the premiere of the new composition, Flight Risk.
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Music in-Takht
USA - Nile Vibes: Ancient Roots, Modern Grooves
Date and Time: Sun May 4, 6:30pm
Duration: 105 minutes with intermission.
Location: 544 Capp St
Venue: Community Music Center
Ticket Information: Early Bird: $20: Advance: $25; Door: $28
Dive into the enchanting world of Egyptian instrumental music with Music in-Takht, the Bay Area’s premier Egyptian heritage ensemble! Journey through the sounds of Egyptian classical music to modern contemporary Egyptian grooves in a night of mesmerizing melodies.
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The No-Mads
USA - Guilty Pleasures and Hip Hits
Music of 20th-Century American and European Pop Culture
Date and Time: Fri May 9, 7:00pm
Duration: 70 mins w/out intermission.
Location: 3527 20th St.
Venue: Finger Snaps Media Arts
Ticket Information: Early Bird: $15: Advance: $20; Door: $28
An invitation to celebrate music’s reign in the 20th-century pop culture of Europe and the Americas! Jazz, TV and film themes, rock, French waltzes, Italian folk songs, Bossa Nova, and more are on The No-Mads’ instrumental program to bring a smile with once-familiar songs that maybe you’ve forgotten that you know and love.
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Prasant Radhakrishnan Trio
USA
Date and Time: Fri May 9 8:00pm.
Duration: 60 mins
Shared Bill: Siddique Ahmed.
Location: 933 Treat Ave
Venue: Monkey Brains
Ticket Information: Early Bird: $20: Advance: $25; Door: $28
Prasant Radhakrishnan Trio features artists exploring authentic expression in multiple genres. After being steeped in established musical traditions, including South Indian Classical, and the ensembles VidyA and The Alaya Project among others.
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Rashida Oji & Just Now (USA)
USA - Directions (2001)
Date and Time: Wed May 7, 7:00pm
Duration: 60 minutes w/out intermission
Location: 3527 20th St, SF, CA 94110
Venue: Finger Snaps DJ Studio
Ticket Information:Early Bird: $20: Advance: $25; Door: $28
Artist Bio: Rashida Oji & Just Now deliver “Directions” – a performance featuring Rashida on vocals and guitar, accompanied by Lillie Robinson on bass and Wade Peterson on percussion. A founding member of Linda Tillery & the Cultural Heritage Choir, Rashida uses her powerful voice to uplift and heal, empowering audiences to transform suffering into strength and resilience.
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Robert Lopez Ensemble featuring Jorge Alabê
USA - Ogum Onirê (2025, World Premiere)
Date and Time: Sat May 3, 8:30pm
Duration: 50 mins w/out intermission.
Location: 544 Capp St, SF, CA 9410
Venue: Community Music Center
Ticket Information: Early Bird: $20: Advance: $25; Door: $28
Ogum Onirê is a suite of ancestral music originating from the Candomblé religion. These practices, enduring the Transatlantic slave trade and centuries of religious intolerance are a staple of Brazilian culture. This work adds chamber music instrumentation to traditional Candomblé ensemble featuring the prominent educator and master drummer Jorge Alabê.
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Romano & Ophir Duo
USA - Classical & Latin American Interpretations
Date and Time: Saturday, May 3, 2:00 PM
Duration: 70 mins w/out intermission.
Location: 3340 A 18th St.
Venue: Barbara Berkeley Studio
Ticket Information: $20 - $28
Works from the Baroque era to the present day reimagined with harp, clarinet and flute, offering a fresh new look at classical music, and interwoven with the dynamic flare of Amelia’s original compositions inspired by Latin American rhythms and folk traditions.
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Sameer Gupta
USA - Jupiter (2024)
Date and Time: Sun May 11, 4:00pm
Duration: 75 minutes mins w/out intermission.
Location: 933 Treat Ave
Venue: Monkey Brains
Ticket Information: Early Bird: $20: Advance: $25; Door: $28
Jupiter is a shoegaze inspired free jazz experiment with visions of Indian classical music and universal consciousness joining epic improvisational journeys set across a luscious landscape of long-sample warping and shimmering dynamics. The piece sets a luminous tone through its interstellar raga-inspired improvisations woven throughout a cosmic drone landscape.
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The Shadow Band with Others. Fundraiser for AROC ACTION & MECA
USA - SUMUD: Celebrating Resistance in Arab Arts and Culture
Date and Time: Sat May 10, 7:00pm
Duration: 180 mins with intermission
Location: 2243 Mission St, SF, CA 94110
Venue: Bissap Baobab
Ticket Information: $0-$20 Gen Adm.
In one of the world’s oldest cultures, Arab arts have flourished throughout the ages—embodied in rich language, elegant arabesques, and unique rhythms. Unfortunately, various powers seek to control the region, leaving much of the population hungry and cold, without shelter or medical care. You can help. Celebrate Arab art.
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Siddique Ahmed & Eman Hashimi
Date and Time: Fri May 9 8:00pm
Duration: 60 mins
Shared Bill:Prasant Radhakrishnan.
Location: 933 Treat Ave
Venue: Monkey Brains
Ticket Information: Early Bird: $20: Advance: $25; Door: $28
Siddique Ahmed is a multi-instrumentalist and music producer based in San Francisco. His musical journey has led him back to his roots, where he now focuses on Melodies & Rhythms of Afghanistan. Reconnecting with Afghan folk and classical music, Siddique has embraced the Rubab, an instrument he always felt deeply connected to.
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Sumi Lee - Ramiro Boero Duo
USA - El Gaucho Perdido (2025)
Date and Time: Saturday, May 10, 4:30 PM
Duration: 70 mins w/out intermission.
Location: 544 Capp St
Venue: Community Music Center
Ticket Information: Early Bird: $20: Advance: $25; Door: $28
The Lee Boero Duo takes to the stage to premiere their new EP, a daring collection of contemporary tango compositions that fuse tradition with fresh ideas. With intricate arrangements, passionate melodies, and a dynamic interplay between piano and bandoneón, this concert offers an exhilarating, modern take on tango’s evolving landscape.
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Teresa Tam, Obadiah Díaz Wrynla, Basma Edrees
USA - Bach, Tango & Beyond
Date and Time: Sun May 11, 4:30pm
Duration: 105 mins with intermission.
Location: 2698 Folsom St.
Venue: Red Poppy Art House
Ticket Information: Early Bird: $20: Advance: $25; Door: $28
Teresa, Obadiah, and Basma unite with diverse musical histories to present a dynamic blend of traditions. Rooted in tango, their repertoire spans Bach to Piazzolla, Disney to Mandopop. Showcasing violin, voice, and bandoneón, their performances highlight expertise, cultural influences, and a shared exchange that resonates deeply with audiences and themselves.
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Valerie Troutt Trio
USA - Loopy Church
Date and Time: Sat May 3, 6:30pm
Duration: 45min w/out intermission.
Location: 3527 20th St
Venue: Fingersnaps Media Arts
Ticket Information: Early Bird: $20: Advance: $25; Door: $28
Valerie Troutt presents "Loopy Church," a captivating performance that blends soulful melodies with innovative looping techniques. Utilizing a loop pedal, live percussion, guitar, and backing vocals, Valerie creates a rich, layered sound that resonates deeply.
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