events
Wyldflowr Arts 1 Year Anniversary Party & Jam!
Come celebrate 1 year of wyldflowr arts! party and jam session featuring:
Mark Rickey - piano
Kevin Goldberg - Bass
Jayla hernandez - drums
Suggested donation at the door: $15-$25
George Brooks- Horn and Taal Corps: Roostock at Wyldflowr
George Brooks - Sax
Prasant Radhakrishnan - Sax
Jim Santi Owen - Percussion
and Sameer Gupta - Percussion
These 4 modern improvisers in South Asian classical music styles unite for the premiere performance of "Horn and Taal Corps" supported by InterMusic SF's Musical Grant Program.
PRESALE/RSVP Link: https://forms.gle/HXhLiUE9EM8EFyaj6
Tiffany Austin: Vocal Improv Intensive with Jazz Trio (week 1 of 3)
TIFFANY AUSTIN’S VOCAL IMPROV INTENSIVE
Scared to scat? Join me for a 3 week intensive workshop series designed to demystify and immerse you in a variety of improvisatory styles! We’ll sing wordlessly, improvise lyrics, spontaneously arrange, and strengthen our ears—backed by a world class rhythm section (piano, bass and drums). We'll have fun, and get creative together!
Our workshops and the final student concert (date TBD) at the beautiful Wyldflowr Arts venue in Oakland. Space is limited to 8 students, so register now!
Sundays, 12-3pm
April 6, 13, 20th
$150 per workshop OR
$425 for all 3 workshop dates
Tickets here
The Deep End Sextet
he Deep End started out as a group of long-time Bay Area jazz musicians who hoped to make the best of the pandemic. We got together behind the closed doors of a rehearsal studio to explore music that would be more fun and challenging than what we often played at the usual gigs. We were--and still are--drawn to innovative composers and lesser-known repertoire.
For this sextet performance, we’ll delve into the work of such classic giants as Lee Morgan, Thelonious Monk, and Horace Silver as well as contemporary artists including Alan Broadbent, Jack DeJohnette, and James Williams.
$20 suggested donation.
Tickets here: https://partiful.com/e/GJQnBjRiI96F3cbvCubQ
Michael Gold (sax)
Gerald Beckett (flute)
Derek James (trombone)
Ari Caprow (guitar)
Ken Lenga (bass)
David Strong (drums)
Tiffany Austin: Vocal Improv Intensive with Jazz Trio (Week 2 of 3)
TIFFANY AUSTIN’S VOCAL IMPROV INTENSIVE
Scared to scat? Join me for a 3 week intensive workshop series designed to demystify and immerse you in a variety of improvisatory styles! We’ll sing wordlessly, improvise lyrics, spontaneously arrange, and strengthen our ears—backed by a world class rhythm section (piano, bass and drums). We'll have fun, and get creative together!
Our workshops and the final student concert (date TBD) at the beautiful Wyldflowr Arts venue in Oakland. Space is limited to 8 students, so register now!
Sundays, 12-3pm
April 6, 13, 20th
$150 per workshop OR
$425 for all 3 workshop dates
Tickets here
Tiffany Austin: Vocal Improv Intensive with Jazz Trio (Week 3 of 3)
TIFFANY AUSTIN’S VOCAL IMPROV INTENSIVE
Scared to scat? Join me for a 3 week intensive workshop series designed to demystify and immerse you in a variety of improvisatory styles! We’ll sing wordlessly, improvise lyrics, spontaneously arrange, and strengthen our ears—backed by a world class rhythm section (piano, bass and drums). We'll have fun, and get creative together!
Our workshops and the final student concert (date TBD) at the beautiful Wyldflowr Arts venue in Oakland. Space is limited to 8 students, so register now!
Sundays, 12-3pm
April 6, 13, 20th
$150 per workshop OR
$425 for all 3 workshop dates
Tickets here
Chris Brown & Thea Farhadian
"Their music navigates through an exhilaratingly wide range of musical textures and styles."
THEA FARHADIAN is a violinist/composer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her projects include solo violin and interactive electronics, acoustic improvisation, solo laptop, radio art, and video. Her solo pieces for violin and electronics combine a classical music background with extended technique and digital processing. Farhadian’s work comprises an aesthetic range from more textured, noise-based sound to more tonal and microtonal realms. Her work has been seen internationally at venues which include the Issue Project Room, and Downtown Music Gallery, Galerie Mario Mazolli, Sowieso, and Quiet Cue in Berlin, the Room Series, and Center for New Music in San Francisco, the Aram Kachaturyan Museum in Yerevan, Armenia among others. Farhadian started as a classical violinist and played in the Berkeley Symphony under Kent Nagano for ten years. She has an M.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts from San Francisco State University and an M.F.A. in Electronic Music from Mills College. www.theafarhadian.com
CHRIS BROWN is a pianist, electronic musician and composer who performs with acoustic and electroacoustic instruments, writes interactive music software, and often incorporates microtonal tunings in his compositions and improvisations.
He has recorded improvisations with Pauline Oliveros, Rova Saxophone Quartet, Wadada Leo Smith, Glenn Spearman, Fred Frith, and William Winant, among many others. His music is available on New World, F’oc’sle Music, Tzadik, Pogus,
Intakt, Ecstatic Peace, Red Toucan, Leo, and Artifact Recordings He taught electronic music, composition, theory, and performance for 30 years while serving as Co-Director of the Center for Contemporary Music at Mills College. https://cbmuse.com
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The Supplicants: Rootstock At WyldFlowr
"This music is celebratory, exultant, joyous, urgent. In the moment compositions, as rarefied as air or the thoughts of those in communion with spirits up above. Listen to your life reflected in color frequency vibrations, low end theoretics and multi-directional polyrhythms."
FEATURING:
Sameer Gupta - Drumset, Tabla
David Boyce - Sax, Bass Clarinet
David Ewell - Acoustic Bass
Richard Howell - Sax, Percussion, Woodwinds
Featuring talented and experienced Bay Area improvisers (David Boyce, Richard Howell, David Ewell and Sameer Gupta) impressively, everything in the music is uncharted each time The Supplicants perform. They preconceive nothing, except their collective approach to making music. The music of The Supplicants is entirely accessible and rhythmically swinging. Although the ensemble does not have a designated leader, their musical explorations, passing from one musician to another and through the entire ensemble, develop ideas collectively and are expressed through group interplay, rather than only in the lead instrument."
Embrace Your Value, Ignite Your Purpose
Embrace Your Value, Ignite Your Purpose is an in-person, immersive experience designed to help you gain clarity, step into your purpose, and take strategic action toward your goals. Led by Kenya Moses, founder of ConsciousMark, this interactive workshop blends leadership development, mindfulness, movement, and creative well-being practices to support both personal and professional growth.
This intimate gathering provides a supportive space for reflection, connection, and transformation. Whether you’re navigating change, seeking greater alignment, or ready to take your next bold step, this workshop will equip you with the tools, strategies, and confidence to move forward with purpose.
What to Expect:
Guided exercises to clarify your vision & goals
Mindfulness & movement practices for alignment
Leadership strategies for sustainable success
Community connection & interactive discussions
A ConsciousImpact swag bag for all attendees!
Register here
The Krapow 6
The Krapow 6
Kyle Bruckmann - oboe, english horn
Thomas Dimuzio - synthesizer
Philip Gelb - Buchla modular synthesizer
Motoko Honda - piano
Fred Lonberg-Holm - cello
Kanoko Nishi-Smith - koto
Free improvisation from a unique electro-acoustic ensemble that focuses on texture and timbre more than melody and harmony formed by Philip Gelb. Recently returning to performing and practicing music after a very long hiatus, Gelb has reinvented himself on a new instrument and organized an ensemble of virtuoso musicians, all renowned in the bay area and beyond.
tickets available here
Christina Galisatus Trio
Christina Galisatus: “Hold Still” Record Release Show
Join Christina and friends for evening of heart-first original music described by All About Jazz as “Laurel Canyon singer-songwriter music as played by an improvising group.” Christina will be joined by Michael Blasky on saxophone, Josh Thurston-Milgrom on bass, and Mike Mitchell on drums.
Tickets available here
RootStock Residency: Night Two
RootStock Residency - Oba Mahadevan Collective
Please note this event is a fixed $20 ticket.
tickets available here
Erika Oba and Roopa Mahadevan's collaboration is inspired by their shared interest in exploring diaspora through music. Joined by Chris Trinidad on bass and Kevin Amos on drums, they seamlessly integrate jazz, musical theater, improvisation, Japanese folk music and Indian classical (Carnatic) music to create new cultural pathways.
Rootstock Residency: Night One
RootStock Residency - Oba Mahadevan Collective
Please note this event is a fixed $20 ticket.
TIckets available here
Erika Oba and Roopa Mahadevan's collaboration is inspired by their shared interest in exploring diaspora through music. Joined by Chris Trinidad on bass and Kevin Amos on drums, they seamlessly integrate jazz, musical theater, improvisation, Japanese folk music and Indian classical (Carnatic) music to create new cultural pathways.
The Tiptons Sax Quartet and Drums
Internationally acclaimed all-women sax quartet The Tiptons Sax Quartet and Drums, are touring the US West Coast in March, 2025. They’ve been playing ‘world soul’ music for over 30 years and have released 14 genre-busting CDs.
Their sound ranges from micro-Big Band to Gospel, Bluegrass to Balkan, Chamber Jazz to Funk, Whimsical to Free. this tour will feature new compositions and improvisations, recorded live and in studio on tour as a part of their next release for Fall 2025.
Honoring Women's History Month, the Tiptons invite folks to share stories about women’s triumphs and tribulations from all angles ~ LGBTQ + BIPOC and TWIST (tales of women's ingenuity, standing tall) to be read aloud at our concerts. Submit your stories to tiptons4tet@gmail.com. Limit of 2 minutes per story. The stories will be read aloud in concert ~ and the Tiptons will create the soundtracks on the spot!
The Tiptons were founded in 1988 in Seattle, WA by Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame member Amy Denio (alto sax, clarinet, voice). She is joined by co-leaders Jessica Lurie (soprano/alto/tenor sax, voice), Sue Orfield (tenor sax, voice) and Tina Richerson (baritone saxophone, voice). Rick Wabbies (drums, percussion) joins them on drums.
The band takes its name in honor of Billy Tipton, a female-born saxophonist who lived their life as a man in the 20th century to realize their dreams as a professional musician. Like Billy, the Tiptons have developed a personal, eclectic approach to their musical vision, creating some of the freshest sounds on the jazz/world/pop music scene today.
The Tiptons have received multiple commissions and grants to compose, produce multimedia performances, and collaborate with international artists. The ensemble has performed at festivals worldwide since 1993 and has led educational improvisation and composition workshops around the world to people of all ages and musical abilities. They have scored soundtracks for their own original multimedia productions, film, modern dance, radio and television internationally; their signature sound was even commissioned for an episode of the Norwegian TV series 'The Oil Fund’.
Tickets available here
WEBSITE: https://www.thetiptonssaxquartet.com
BANDCAMP: https://tiptonssaxquartet.bandcamp.com/
INSTAGRAM: @TiptonsSax
https://www.instagram.com/tiptonssaxquartet
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheTiptonsSaxQuartet
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@tiptonssaxquartetdrums2993
Tammy Hall: Sistah Jam
Grammy Award winning pianist, vocalist and composer Tammy Hall hosts a monthly Black women lead jam session Every third Monday. All are welcome!
Tickets available at the door. Suggested donation: $20 and up
Sound of Yué: Birthday Concert
Come celebrate another trip around the sun with Yué! She’ll share original songs as well as covers she’s loved throughout the years, Accompanied by guitarist jay wilcox.
Tickets available at yuebday.eventbrite.com
Valerie Troutt: Find Your Light Ensemble
“Find Your Light: Black Girl Church” is a powerful celebration centering black womyn and their unapologetic voices. This night is dedicated to praise, healing, and joy, featuring praise and house grooves alongside a vibrant vocal collage. Indulge in delicious bites while connecting with a community that uplifts and inspires. Come prepared to immerse yourself in an atmosphere of truth and care, where every note resonates with love and resilience. Leave feeling empowered, and ready to confront any adversity. Join us in honoring the strength and spirit of Black Womynhood through music and community.
Tammy hall: piano
Joyce Lee: Spokenword
ruth price: drums
Special guests include a host of magical womyn such as takiyah franklin, rashida chase, tory teasly and more
RSVP LINK: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdS_HLRi8P9UK8ZkEAeZirV4YaHoQOiGvPmqcaz1ClKUwMTkQ/viewform
The Hogan Brothers Second Sundays Residency
Jazz fusion trio The Hogan Brothers continue their monthly residency at Wyldflowr Arts, Oakland. Every second Sunday at 6:30pm.
Kai Eckhardt Band
Kai Eckhardt: Bass and vocals
Scott Amendola: Drums
Chris Paul Robinson: Guitar
Albert Hobson (special guest): Bass
Naomi Moon Seigel Quartet
An award-winning trombonist, improviser, composer, and educator, Naomi Moon Siegel uses the trombone as a vehicle for sonic expression colored by breath, spit, and physicality. Moving beyond conventional genre norms, she allows her lyrical sound to unfurl intuitively. Her original musical vocabulary draws on the richness of global musical traditions and the sonorities of the natural world. Siegel is touring in support of her third album, Shatter The Glass Sanctuary. Produced by award-winning drummer Allison Miller, Shatter The Glass Sanctuary is an ambitious and sweeping statement, showcasing Siegel's prowess as a composer, improviser, bandleader, and trombonist. Her ensemble for this tour features Marina Albero (piano) and Christopher Icasiano (drums), luminaries from the Seattle music scene, and the Bay Area's own Jayla Chee (bass).
Praise for Shatter The Glass Sanctuary:
Jazz Views
“It’s like she’s having a conversation with jazz history while making sure her own voice is entirely her own.” – JazzViews
“Siegel is an inventive composer and a phenomenal trombonist, her music radiates with such creativity and depth that she’s bound to shine, no matter where she calls home.” - JazzViews
Earshot Jazz Magazine
"Naomi Moon Siegel is a trombonist with a lustrous, deep sound, exploring the instrument’s earthly edges and celestial potential, as well as a composer of probing patience and diverse methods."
"Siegel is blazing a singular path through the landscape of creative jazz in the 21st century.”
“Shatter The Glass Sanctuary is a triumph, a deeply satisfying and challenging new chapter for Siegel, pushing them into a more overtly acoustic jazz realm with minimal electronics.”
Jazz Journal UK
“Naomi Moon Siegel is an engaging storyteller and her narratives on The Glass Sanctuary keep the listener gripped.” – Jazz Journal UK
Rhythm of Study
“This album teems with thoughtfully written, beautifully performed, and emotionally evocative music. Each successive listen to the album yielded new discoveries, surprises, and deeper appreciation for Siegel’s invention, intensity, and artistry.” – Rhythm of Study
Videos:
https://youtu.be/gvIm8Uuff9g?si=jQsf1MP8wALVObkG
https://youtu.be/NjBzbIi7wrA?si=25ZSt27wx_Cf1syU
https://youtu.be/hKgw4wxXWlg?si=JcyU67k4XD0bALRq
Raffi Garabedian Quartet (Residency Night 3/3)
Raffi Garabedian, tenor saxophone
Dahveed Behroozi, piano
David Ewell, bass
Hamir Atwal, drums
Raffi Garabedian Duo (residency night 2/3)
Raffi garabedian: saxaphone + electronics
Marcus stephens: reeds + electronics
INSECT LIFE: raffi garabedian quartet (residency night 1/3)
Raffi Garabedian: tenor saxophone
Ben Goldberg: clarinet
Danny Lubin-Laden: trombone
Ben Davis: cello
Hamir Atwal: drums
Hogan Brothers Monthly Residency
The Hogan Brothers are a jazz fusion trio based in Oakland, California consisting of Steve (bass), Colin (keyboards), and Julian (drums) . Their influences, while rooted in American styles such as Jazz, Funk, R&B, and Pop, are also informed by many international styles such as Timba, Tango, Gamelan, Highlife, Soukous, Afro-pop, North Indian Classical music and much more.
Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, the brothers credit their parents (Jim & Maddie) for their diverse musical upbringing, exposing them to a plethora of international musical styles at young ages. They were fortunate not only to take advantage of the wide variety of excellent music programs available in the Bay Area (Berkeley High Jazz, Young Musicians Program, Cal State East Bay Music, UC Berkeley Ethnomusicology), but also had the opportunity to study internationally with master musicians in such countries such as Indonesia, Cuba, Ghana, and Brazil.
The brothers are collectively involved in many projects and have performed extensively throughout the US and internationally (Brazil, Turkey, Indonesia, England, France, Switzerland, Italy, Canada, Mexico, Barbados). They have performed with many great artists/projects such as: James Moody, Hugh Masekela, Peter Erskine, Tommy Igoe, Larry Graham, Bob Brookmeyer, Roy Ayers, Josh Jones, Goapele, Maria Schneider, Bobby Brown, Evan Rachel Wood, Keith Terry, Victor Wooten, Latoya London, Dave Chappelle, Crosspulse, Dynamic, Adam Theis, Jazz Mafia, and O-maya. The Hogan Brothers continue to perform and study internationally, always seeking to broaden their audience and sound.
Tickets: $15
Available Here
rootstock arts- Souryadeeo Bhattacharyya and Sudhakar Vaidyanathan
"Souryadeep Bhattacharyya is an accomplished sarod virtuoso and a premier Gandabandhan disciple of the legendary Pandit Alok Lahiri. His artistry is deeply rooted in the traditions of the Maihar, Shahjahanpur, and Gwalior gharanas, seamlessly blending their influences into soulful and technically brilliant renditions. Souryadeep’s performances capture the timeless beauty of Hindustani classical music, captivating audiences worldwide.
Souryadeep’s accolades include being a National Gold Medalist in Instrumental Music, a B-High Grade artist with All India Radio, and an empaneled artist with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), Government of India. In addition to his traditional performances, Souryadeep served as Creative Director for IndianRaga’s acclaimed ""Raga Trilogy"", where he explored innovative approaches to Indian classical music for global audiences. His collaborations with world music groups like World Music America and Catalpa further highlight his versatility and openness to blending traditional and contemporary genres.
Currently based in San Jose, California, Souryadeep represents the sarod on global platforms with performances that honor tradition while embracing innovation. His musical journey reflects a commitment to excellence, cultural reverence, and the universal power of music.
Accompanying Souryadeep on the tabla is Sudhakar Vaidyanathan, a well-known percussionist and a premier disciple of the living legend of tabla Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri. "
The Alchemist Quintet
The Alchemist Quintet performs modern jazz, mostly originals, with diverse influences.
Notes on a page are bent, reshaped, reimagined. Simple elements become more valuable. You might hear a middle ages English dance, an Indian raga, a taste of bebop from a college town, a lush chordal piece with Eastern European influences. An ensemble celebrates their instruments and diverse backgrounds to create music not heard before… but remembers, newness cannot forget the past.
Members of the band have recorded or performed with Ian Anderson/Jethro Tull, Joe Lovano, Gloria Estefan, Jazz Mafia, Marcos Silva, Kai Eckhardt (John McLaughlin), Terrence Brewer, Gerald Beckett, Steve McQuarry, Oscar Stagnaro (Paquito D'Rivera), Resonance Jazz, Mark Feldman, Benny Rietveld (Miles Davis, Santana), Barbara Morrison, Sandy Cressman, The Stray Horns, and the Mandala Orchestra; in the US, Europe, Mexico, Argentina, Brasil, and in the Bay Area, notably at SFJazz and Yoshi's.
Audience feedback:
“You all sounded like one voice, one breath.”
"The Alchemist Quintet, a Jazz group with an unusual but really terrific combination of a violin, bass, sax, piano, and drums. We have seen them in a small venue (Mr. Tipple’s) in SF and were so wowed that we went up between sets to ask if they would consider a house concert for us all.”
Rootstock Arts- Prasant Radhakrishnan's Vidya
Vidya naturally expresses the essence of Carnatic music and jazz through a unified trio of tenor saxophone, acoustic bass and drums. Drawing on the deep musical influences and perspectives of Prasant Radhakrishnan (tenor sax), David Ewell (bass) and Sameer Gupta (drums), VidyA has been featured at venues such as SFJazz, de Young Museum, San Jose Jazz, SFIAF and Yoshi’s among others and have released two albums since their inception in 2005.
Rootstock- WIll marsh and sameer gupta
"Will Marsh brings refined melody, imagination and devotion to all facets of his music. He has been performing around the world on sitar and guitar for over two decades. Will has worked with Grammy-winning musicians and producers and has been featured on national T.V. His deep commitment to the tradition of Hindustani classical music on sitar has profoundly shaped his artistry and he has been blessed to study with the legendary musicians Ustad Aashish Khan, Roshan Jamal Bhartiya and Tushar Bhatia.
His latest release ""The Integration"" expresses a fresh approach to bringing a world of sounds and influences together. Currently, Will resides in the California Bay Area as a sought-after teacher, performer and recording artist. "
RSVP/PRESALE LINK: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-sQOxj9QVveMguIpEZd74oMFuKvhyz_jTTVM_zc7jauvhBQ/viewform
will marsh- sitar
sameer gupta- tabla
The Supplicants: 3 Night Residency (night 3)
"Saxophonists David Boyce, Richard Howell, bassist David Ewell, and drummer Sameer Gupta start from scratch for each performance, channeling their inspiration into freely improvised musical moments. The Supplicants have been sculpting their unique sound for over 25 years, starting in 1999 in San Francisco. Their concerts have been consistently unforgettable musical experiences.
Richard Howell: winds, percussion
David Boyce: winds
David Ewell: bass
Sameer Gupta: drums
“The Supplicants has left me radiant, fulfilled in the way only the most profound spiritual encounters can. Composed of some of the Bay Area’s most accomplished jazz musicians…the band soars with the fiery grace of A Love Supreme-era Coltrane.” – Jonathan Zwickel, SF Bay Guardian
“The level of emotion with which they play is so deep, so personal, and the energy so pure that it is almost as if existence, or being itself, creeps most surprisingly yet receptively into our souls.” —Drew Foxman, All About Jazz"
please rsvp for each night separately
The Supplicants: 3 Night Residency (night 2)
"Saxophonists David Boyce, Richard Howell, bassist David Ewell, and drummer Sameer Gupta start from scratch for each performance, channeling their inspiration into freely improvised musical moments. The Supplicants have been sculpting their unique sound for over 25 years, starting in 1999 in San Francisco. Their concerts have been consistently unforgettable musical experiences.
Richard Howell: winds, percussion
David Boyce: winds
David Ewell: bass
Sameer Gupta: drums
“The Supplicants has left me radiant, fulfilled in the way only the most profound spiritual encounters can. Composed of some of the Bay Area’s most accomplished jazz musicians…the band soars with the fiery grace of A Love Supreme-era Coltrane.” – Jonathan Zwickel, SF Bay Guardian
“The level of emotion with which they play is so deep, so personal, and the energy so pure that it is almost as if existence, or being itself, creeps most surprisingly yet receptively into our souls.” —Drew Foxman, All About Jazz"
PLEASE RSVP SEPARATELY FOR EACH NIGHT
The Supplicants: 3-Night Residency (NIGHT 1)
"Saxophonists David Boyce, Richard Howell, bassist David Ewell, and drummer Sameer Gupta start from scratch for each performance, channeling their inspiration into freely improvised musical moments. The Supplicants have been sculpting their unique sound for over 25 years, starting in 1999 in San Francisco. Their concerts have been consistently unforgettable musical experiences.
Richard Howell: winds, percussion
David Boyce: winds
David Ewell: bass
Sameer Gupta: drums
“The Supplicants has left me radiant, fulfilled in the way only the most profound spiritual encounters can. Composed of some of the Bay Area’s most accomplished jazz musicians…the band soars with the fiery grace of A Love Supreme-era Coltrane.” – Jonathan Zwickel, SF Bay Guardian
“The level of emotion with which they play is so deep, so personal, and the energy so pure that it is almost as if existence, or being itself, creeps most surprisingly yet receptively into our souls.” —Drew Foxman, All About Jazz"
Algorhythm- Ruth Asawa High School of the arts Jazz Ensemble
Algorithm Jazz Ensemble of SOTA (Ruth Asawa High School of the Arts SF) will perform modern jazz and originals by the band members.
Dylan Acker- Trumpet
Joshua Cruz- Piano
Devlin Diehl Hefto- Bass
Shane Miki- Alto sax
Isaac Mishell- Drums
Cruz Morrison- Alto sax, clarinet
Santiago Reid- Guitar
Alex Trillo- Tenor sax
Michele Walther- Violinist, composer
5-6PM concert, open jam session afterwards!
Suggested donation: $10-15
Mix 'n Match Improv Night hosted by Lisa Mezzacappa
Mix 'n Match Improv Night hosted by Lisa Mezzacappa
Bassist Lisa Mezzacappa hosts an evening of mix-and-match improvisations with a collection of esteemed Bay Area colleagues. Inspired by Derek Bailey's Company gatherings, the night will feature groups from duo to septet, long time collaborators and first-time meetings. Lisa's ensemble with drummer Jason Levis, duo B., will warm things up with a short opening set.
Lorin Benedict, voice
Raffi Garabedian, tenor saxophone
Darren Johnston, trumpet
Evelyn Davis, piano
Ben Davis, cello
Lisa Mezzacappa, bass
Jason Levis, drums
and guests TBA"
Rebirth Canal + Angel Adedokun
Rebirth Canal + Angel Adedokun: A Covid-Conscious Concert
Join us for an evening of original jazz & soul music so fresh it sounds like tomorrow! This is a masks-required concert for the covid-conscious community and those who love us. Doors at 6:30, music at 7.
Artists
San Francisco's Camille Mai is an artist who keeps every door open. A pianist, vocalist, composer and leader of the uncategorizable band Rebirth Canal, shes created a protean body of songs infused with Latin American rhythms, French Chanson, traditional Vietnamese modes, jazz improvisation, and far beyond. Her stellar bandmates include Daniel Riera on flute and EWI (Electronic Wind Instrument), Shawn Myers on drums, and Kevin Goldberg on upright bass - a handpicked lineup born of the Covid-Conscious community. Their next stop: the 2025 Jazz Festival in Havana, Cuba!
Insta: @rebirth_canal
Angel Adedokun is a bilingual, multi-genre artist known for her ethereal vocals and raw, confessional songwriting. Blending rock, jazz, salsa, cumbia, pop, soul, and funk, her unique and sultry sound captivates audiences, aiming to tell the truth and bring people together through her art. In addition to her music, Angel is an accomplished actor, dancer, choreographer, and educator with credits like Nollywood Dreams, Hairspray, and Jesus Christ Superstar. She has also led vocal and acting classes for Tomorrow Youth Repertory and Bay Area Children’s Theatre. Angel co-founded Oakland’s Yeah, Art! and served as education director. Angel also creates scents to pair with her music so look out for her incense, candles, and artwork after the show!
Insta: @angeladedokun
Covid Precautions
High-quality (N95, KN95, KF94 or higher) masks are required to be worn at all times. (A variety of masks will be available for free on a first-come first-served basis!)
If you purchase a drink, it must be consumed using an airtight drinking valve and straw. Drinking valves will be available for $2, with the choice of a pre-affixed mask, or install it yourself. Disclaimer: these are generic valves and were NOT purchased through SipMask, however the valve itself is the same product from Tablecraft that SipMask uses in their sip valve.
4 HEPA filters will be running throughout.
Unmasked musicians will take a molecular (PlusLife) test before the show.
Please stay home if you have any symptoms or known exposure.
Accessibility
Wyldflowr arts is 5 blocks away from MacArthur BART station.
Room is wheelchair accessible, but the bathroom is not. The nearest accessible bathroom is at Eli's Mile High Club a block away.
Room capacity is 50, with lounge seating for 16-20 people on a first-come first-serve basis, and 25 folding chairs.
Morley feat. Sameer Gupta & Liberty Ellman
New York City based vocalist, composer and producer, Morley, weaves the threads of jazz, soul, and global folk traditions into a singular tapestry of vocal and acoustic splendor — the sound wave of a life lived with uncommon devotion to human rights and environmental justice.
Morley recently released her eighth full-length studio album, Follow The Sound, co- produced with Chris Bruce (producer of Lizz Wright’s Shadow and Meshell Ndegeocello’s, No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin,. Morley returns to Wyldflowr Arts, Jan. 18th, joined by the great, Sameer Gupta and Liberty Ellman.
Tickets: $15 - $30 (sliding scale. No one turned away for lack of funds)
Tlet Mori Kapwa // تلات 森 ᜃᜉ᜔ᜏ
Tlet Mori Kapwa // تلات 森 ᜃᜉ᜔ᜏ is Camellia Boutros, Michael Morales, and Kumi Maxson. Their name has no direct translation, but evokes themes of oneness and environment. Embracing both playful exploration and solemn veneration, the trio builds on their long relationship as friends and diasporic musical collaborators to find expression for our complex times through improvised vignettes. The diverse sonic worlds of electrified tasqim, avant garde jazz, and experimental tape looping come together to create a unique sound that calls upon the universal.
Alex Heigl
Alex Heigl tries to strike a balance between the so-called "American Primitive" fingerpicking guitar of John Fahey, the ambient soundscapes of Brian Eno with Robert Fripp, and the synth whirlwinds of Tangerine Dream. In his solo performances, he uses loopers, synths, drum machines, and one really big pedalboard to create slowly evolving sound structures seek to answer the question, "What if Vangelis was a folk guitarist?"
Chantil Dukart (Indigenous Jazz Pianist & Vocalist)
Chantil is a Denver-based, Alaska-raised indigenous jazz pianist and singer with roots in the Tsimshian and Sugpiaq peoples of Alaska. She recently performed at the Kennedy Center in DC with the Indigenous Big Band featuring special artist Esperanza Spalding. She is a Blue Desert Artist, Native Launchpad Award Recipient, touring member of Pamyua (Inuit soul group), and a freelancing composer that recently scored a horror composition for an Indigenous Theatre play. As a writer, Chantil has released two albums, and has composed hundreds of compositions in her musical career. An extremely versatile artist, she has written funk, folk, classical, jazz, reggae and brings a deep soulfulness, sense of humor and sincerity to the stage.
Chantil and the Dukes of Art Instrumental Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7_mFPyA7hs
Tickets are Sliding scale $20-$30 (No one turned away for lack of funds)
https://partiful.com/e/ohameMnqlgkF2pPSAZgG
Derek Lassiter: Years & Years Single Release Concert
Soulful vocalist/composer Derek Lassiter debuts his latest single, Years & Years--a meditation on the passage of time, love, and resilience. "Years & Years" is a testament to the memories and moments that shape us, year after year.
A mainstay in the Bay Area arts scene for nearly three decades, Derek's music fuses elements of soul, jazz, R&B and gospel to render a surprisingly joyful account of the journey through dark days that ultimately deliver us back into the light.
Years & Years is dedicated to ancestor Blackberri, a musician, actavist who paved the way for many.
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Doors at 7PM
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