Benefit brunch concert for the 30th JMF
Sneak preview of Grammy-winning bassoonist Paul Hanson's new JMF commission Homecoming, with Grammy-nominated guitarist John Schott and bassist Jeff Denson. Come for a schmooze, shmear, and chance to hear stunning sounds in a perfect space.
Suggested Donation: $40-60
Limited Seating; reservations required
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11am to 1pm, Maybeck Studio 1537 Euclid Ave
$6 kids/$8 adults. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
3pm to 4:30pm, Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center, 1317 San Pablo Avenue
$36-$86. 642-9988. www.calperformances.org
7pm, Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley campus
Don Alberts is a piano stylist in the finest and most classical tradition of Jazz. He grew up in the Bay Area and learned his skills playing the San Francisco clubs in the 60's which exposed him to the challenging music of Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Bud Powell, a style rooted deeply in bebop and the blues. The romantic side of his playing shows the influence of Bill Evans. Notable among his many CD releases are Local Hero (2002), Intuition the Don Alberts Trio (2003), Rejuvenation (2005), Avende Miles (2006), Bad Boys (2007), and the latest, Three Chord Molly came out in 2011.
He has received the prestigious 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 ASCAP Jazz Composers Awards for his Volumes of Original Jazz Compositions (published by Chill House Music). Don is also an author with a number of books to his credit. Recent publications include: "The Rushing -Manbaby and the Crooked Road to the Big Time" (2010), a novel about a Jazz Musician's life set in the 1960's San Francisco and "A Diary of the Underdogs" a book on Jazz History in San Francisco in the 1960's with 31 interviews of local musicians. These are also available at www.lulu.com/donalberts also Barnes and Noble, Amazon, Baker and Taylor, Book Baby, Ingram and Books Inc.
Don will be playing mostly original tunes. CDs and books will be available at the concert. With Aaron Cohn, bass; Art Lewis, drums
8pm to 10pm, 2133 University
Calendar and CD release with Moira Smiley, Evie Ladin, and Erin Inglish.
$20 adv / $22 door. 644-2020. www.thefreight.org
8pm, Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison Street