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. There will be an onstage conversation with the artist following this performance.
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
An all-female cast performs an innovative program that presents the lever harp in a new light. Featuring original, classical and quartet works from Camille Saint-Saens’, "The Swan," to Piazzolla's "Oblivion" and Amelia Romano's own Latin inspired compositions. Closing with a work for quartet, piano and harp by William Grant Still.
Clyde Leland
A Musical Benefit for Jewish Voice for Peace - Bay Area Chapter
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
A musical experience arranged and directed by jazz luminary, Dee Spencer, combining the 1976 film, Smile Orange with a live performance of the soundtrack composed by trombonist Melba Liston (1926–1999). Blending soul, R&B, jazz, pop and blues with traditional Jamaican sounds, it is Dee’s homage to Liston and author Trevor D. Rhone (1940–2009).
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
A celebration of the "Golden Age" of Mexican Cinema; an era that also produced a musical renaissance. Durán and McGegan present a program highlighting the films of Pedro Infante, Jorge Negrete and Javier Solis with notable songs such as "Bésame Mucho," "Ay, Jalisco!," "Amorcito Corazón" and "México Lindo y Querido."
Francis Wong
Wong Works! A Memoir in Music
Date(s) & Time(s): Saturday, June 10, 7:15 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
"Wong Works! A memoir in music" will feature original compositions framed by personal reflections on family and cultural legacy, his life in music, and experiences in the struggle for peace and justice in our world. Wong will be joined by Karl Evangelista, guitar, Scott Oshiro, flute and electronics and Jordan Glenn, drums.
Gisela Tangui & The Voodoo Cabaret
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
Gisela Tangui’s compositions 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 incorporates 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 Conscience
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 Trio
Exploring Tango's Diversity
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 reflects Sumi & Heyni’s diverse musical backgrounds and the tango journey they have taken together. They will present a mixture of classic tangos, their own compositions and specially commissioned pieces for a piano/bandoneon trio.
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
A kaleidoscopic program! Miniatures by the popular contemporary composer Jörg Widmann take us on lightning fast journeys to imaginary worlds. Left Coast makes Widmann's wild new music easy to understand by connecting it to familiar work by Bach and others. Audience members are invited to a reception with the artists following this performance.
Navaye Azadi (Voice of Freedom) Ensemble
Echoing the Voice of "Woman, Life, Freedom" Movement in Iran
Date(s) & Time(s): Sunday, June 11, 7:30 PM
Duration: 60 minutes w/out intermission
Location: 2781 24th St, SF, CA, 94110
Venue: BRAVA Theater
Ticket Prices: Advance: $25, Door: $30
Navaye Azadi Ensemble presents diverse musical performances influenced by the “Woman, Life, Freedom” Movement in Iran. The concert includes newly arranged classical/traditional songs with lyrics inclined by the recent social issues in Iran. We are pleased to have guest artist “Shahrzad Khorsandi” performing an authentic choreography with live music.
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.
Prasant Radhakrishnan
Prasant Radhakrishnan & Rohan Krishnamurthy in Concert
Date(s) & Time(s): Sunday, June 18, 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
Prasant Radhakrishnan and Rohan Krishnamurthy have been making music together in the Carnatic tradition and beyond for 25 years. This collaboration extends back to their master teachers and embraces past concerts and tours, allowing them to effortlessly blend their sound while bringing traditional and original music to a new generation.
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
The story of an elderly woman and her great-great-granddaughter living on an artificial island orbiting the sun. Refugees waiting to inhabit a new planet, an imagined community of people born in outer space. And a metaphor for displaced populations amidst the collapse of global systems on Earth.
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
A performance that showcases the music from Pusaka Sunda’s recent recordings,"Utama" and "Ningnang." Award-winning musicians from Indonesia join the ensemble to present a dynamic range of music, from the spirited gamelan degung to the refined sung poetry of Tembang Sunda.
