Undaunted by the pandemic, the Oakland-based artist’s “Sounds Of Haejin” introduces new audiences to the creativity of her band Citizens Jazz.
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Omar Sosa’s diaspora soul returns to Oakland
The Cuban-born pianist is back in the East Bay and will perform a livestreamed concert at Piedmont Piano Company this Sunday.
Trio from Rio will perform at Oakland’s Piedmont Piano Company
Brazilians Ricardo Peixoto, Claudia Villela, and Marcos Silva will play a livestream concert this Sunday, part of Piedmont Piano’s ongoing series.
Oakland’s ‘In the Name of Love’ celebration will be an oasis of soul in a troubled time
The 19th annual concert celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy features Toshi Reagon, Tory Teasley, Faye Carol, and more.
Gary Bartz, a musical lion ready to roar in the East Bay
The legendary saxophone player resettled in Emeryville several years ago, and is now bursting forth with a new album and local performances.
Baring soul with Rebecca Kleinmann and Tiffany Austin
Oakland flutist Rebecca Kleinmann is hosting a livestream concert Saturday with singer Tiffany Austin and friends.
A student with ‘big, old school sound,’ Nathan Nakadegawa-Lee is one of Oakland’s new generation of jazz players
The Oakland Technical High School graduate is playing gigs around the East Bay while on a COVID-driven return home from college.
The Afro-Cuban soul of Bobi Céspedes
The Oakland-based singer’s latest work is being broadcast as part of SFJAZZ’s ‘Fridays at Five’ series.
Jazz vocalist Valerie Troutt, ‘The Oakland Girl’
The local singer describes her new album, a collection of personal coming-of-age-stories, as her ‘big reveal.’
Jamming for a cause at Lake Merritt with Ben Esposito, Camille Collins, and friends
The 19-year-old drummer from Alameda and 17-year-old Berkeley saxophonist are turning a small patch of Eastshore Park into a jazz stage.