MUSIC

Artists are listed in alphabetical order.

Alex Conde

Piano Jazz Flamenco

Date(s) & Time(s): Sunday, June 11, 6:00 PM
Duration: 60 minutes w/out intermission
Location: 2781 24th St, SF, CA, 94110
Venue: BRAVA Cabaret
Ticket Prices: Early Bird: $20, Advance: $25, Door: $28


Spanish virtuoso pianist Alex Conde presents ''jazz and flamenco'' solo piano concert full of energy and sensitivity. A repertory of original compositions and arrangements of T Monk and B. Powell compositions in Latin Jazz Clave

Amelia Romano and Guests

New Directions for Lever Harp in Chamber Music

Date(s) & Time(s): Saturday, June 10, 3:00 PM
Duration: 60 minutes w/out intermission
Location: 2781 24th St, SF, CA, 94110
Venue: BRAVA Cabaret
Ticket Prices: Early Bird: $20, Advance: $25, Door: $30


Amelia Romano and guests brings together an all-female cast to present original, classical and quartet works for small ensemble. From Camille Saint-Saens "The Swan," to Piazzolla's "Oblivion," and Romano's Latin inspired original works, the program has something for everyone. Closing with a work for quartet, piano and harp by William Grant Still, this innovative program presents the lever harp in a new light.

Clyde Leland

Clyde Leland in Concert

Date(s) & Time(s): Saturday, June 10, 4:00 PM
Duration: 60 minutes w/out intermission
Location: 2781 24th St, SF, CA, 94110
Venue: BRAVA Studio
Ticket Prices: Early Bird: $20, Advance: $25, Door: $28


Award-winning singer-songwriter with guitar and banjo playing original songs that are sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, sometimes political, and often memorable.

Dee Spencer

The BluesFem Project: Smile Orange

Date(s) & Time(s): Saturday, June 17, 5:00 PM
Duration: 60 minutes w/out intermission
Location: 2781 24th St, SF, CA, 94110
Venue: BRAVA Cabaret
Ticket Prices: Early Bird: $20, Advance: $25, Door: $28


The bluesFem Project: SMILE ORANGE is a musical experience arranged and directed by Bay Area jazz luminary, Dee Spencer, combining the 1976 film Smile Orange with a live performance of the soundtrack composed by trombonist Melba Liston. Spencer’s arrangement combines soul, R&B, jazz, pop and blues with traditional Jamaican sounds and pays homage to two great artists: Author Trevor D. Rhone (1940–2009) and Melba Liston (1926–1999).

Elena Durán and Nicholas McGegan

México de mi Corazón

Date(s) & Time(s): Sunday, June 18, 6:00 PM
Duration: 75 minutes w/out intermission
Location: 2781 24th St, SF, CA, 94110
Venue: BRAVA Theater
Ticket Prices: Early Bird: $20, Advance: $25, Door $28


The "Golden Age" of Mexican Cinema produced a musical renaissance as well as many unforgettable movies featuring mega-stars such a Pedro Infante, Jorge Negrete and Javier Solis. Composers included Manuel Esperón, José Alfredo Jiménez, Rubén Fuentes and Consuelo Velazquez with notable songs like "Bésame Mucho", "Ay, Jalisco!", "Amorcito Corazón" and "México Lindo y Querido" all of which will be featured in the program.

Fely Tchaco

MODEFA-SF Concert

Date(s) & Time(s): Friday, June 16, 8:00 PM
Duration: 60 minutes w/out intermission
Location: 2781 24th St, SF, CA, 94110
Venue: BRAVA Theater
Ticket Prices: Early Bird: $20, Advance: $25, Door: $28


Originally from Yamoussoukro in the Ivory Coast, Fely Tchaco is an accomplished singer-songwriter and composer. Her repertoire includes popular and traditional West African, Afro-Cuban and Afro-Colombian sounds. Her 2023 Festival concert is an integral part of Fely's annual Modern African Fashions (MODEFA - SF) celebration.

Gisela Tangui

The Voodoo Cabaret

Date(s) & Time(s): Sunday, June 18, 6:00 PM
Duration: 75 minutes with intermission
Location: 2781 24th St, SF, CA, 94110
Venue: BRAVA Cabaret
Ticket Prices: Early Bird: $20, Advance: $25, Door: $28


The Voodoo Cabaret is an ongoing musical performance project driven by the songs and theatrical presence of Gisela Tangui. Her songs reflect a singular relationship to the Orishas/Loas of the African diaspora and are written to fulfill her personal spiritual quest as well as entertain, educate and inspire. Gisela uses extensive percussion, rock instrumentation, humor, devotion and her operatic voice to connect and uplift her audience and community.

John Calloway

Buffalo Soldiers in the Philippine-American War: A Crisis of Consience

Date(s) & Time(s): Saturday, June 17, 2:00 PM
Duration: 60 minutes w/out intermission
Location: 2781 24th St, SF, CA, 94110
Venue: BRAVA Cabaret
Ticket Prices: Early Bird: $20, Advance: $25, Door: $28


A preview workshop presented in anticipation of its upcoming Fall premiere, “Buffalo Soldiers” brings an artistic perspective to the dilemma African American soldiers faced over the American military's treatment of native Filipinos, which in some ways was historically similar to their treatment by white society in the United States.

Las Almas, Tango Duo

The Sound of Contemporary Tango

Date(s) & Time(s): Sunday, June 11, 3:00 PM
Duration: 60 minutes w/out intermission
Location: 2781 24th St, SF, CA, 94110
Venue: BRAVA Cabaret
Ticket Prices: Early Bird: $20, Advance: $25, Door: $28


Las Almas’ program will reflect their diverse musical backgrounds, and the tango journey they have taken together. They will present a mixture of classic tangos, their own compositions, and contemporary tangos that have been specially commissioned for a piano/bandoneon duo, which will be recorded. Sumi & Heyni hope to show their audience the diverse richness that tango has to offer.

Left Coast Chamber Ensemble

Kaleidoscope! Jörg Widmann: Duos for Violin and Cello

Date(s) & Time(s): Thursday, June 8, 7:30 PM
Duration: 60 minutes w/out intermission
Location: 2781 24th St, SF, CA, 94110
Venue: BRAVA Studio
Ticket Prices: Early Bird: $20, Advance: $25, Door: $28


Left Coast presents a kaleidoscopic set of Austrian composer Jörg Widmann’s miniatures. This rising modern star's pieces were in the 2022 worldwide top 10 list of most performed contemporary music! Each tune is no longer than a pop song but transports us to a different and unique emotional world.

Neblinas del Pacífico

Marimba Music from the Pacífico Afro-Colombiano.

Date(s) & Time(s): Friday, June 16, 8:00 PM
Duration: 120 minutes w/out intermission
Location: 2781 24th St, SF, CA, 94110
Venue: BRAVA Cabaret
Ticket Prices: Early Bird: $20, Advance: $25, Door: $28


Neblinas del Pacífico weaves a sonic tapestry of marimba de chonta music from the Afro-Colombian Pacific coast: music of rivers and mangroves, of polyrhythms and multi-part harmonies, of spirituality and everyday life, of ancestors and tradition, of celebration and resistance.

Purnamasari

Amazeum

Date(s) & Time(s): Sunday, June 11, 6:00 PM
Duration: 60 minutes w/out intermission
Location: 2781 24th St, SF, CA, 94110
Venue: BRAVA Studio
Ticket Prices: Early Bird: $20, Advance: $25, Door: $28


Amazeum tells the story of an elderly woman and her great-great-granddaughter living on an artificial island orbiting the sun. They exist as refugees, waiting for decades to inhabit a new planet. Through songs and stories, Amazeum examines the displacement of people amidst the collapse of global systems on Earth, and human identity in an imagined community of people born in outer space.

Pusaka Sunda

Utama Gamelan Degung and Vocal Music of West Java

Date(s) & Time(s): Sunday, June 11, 4:00 PM
Duration: 60 minutes w/out intermission
Location: 2781 24th St, SF, CA, 94110
Venue: BRAVA Theater
Ticket Prices: Early Bird: $20, Advance: $25, Door: $28


The performance Utama Gamelan Degung and Vocal Music of West Java showcases the music from Pusaka Sunda’s recent recordings “Utama” and “Ningnang”. Award-winning musicians from Indonesia join Pusaka Sunda to present a dynamic range of music, from the spirited gamelan degung to the refined sung poetry of Tembang Sunda.