The Hard Times Shows presents
Strife "In This Defiance" Anniversary Set
DEAD HEAT
BERTHOLD CITY
DRAIN
Show: 8:00
Doors: 7:00
All Ages
$15 adv
$18 at Door
+ $2 Annual Gilman Membership to be paid upon entry in CASH (Membership fee not included in advance ticket purchase)
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12 midnight, 924 Gilman St, Berkeley
11:45am to 2:45pm,
Karol Szymanowski Nine Preludes Op. 1 (1900)
Pawel Mykietyn Four Preludes (1993)
Igor Lipinski, piano
-Brief Pause-
Transcriptions TBA from stage
Chopin, Liszt, Wagner/Liszt, Saint-Saens/Godowsky, Mompou
Jiyang Chen, piano
Igor Lipinski returns to the Maybeck by popular demand to perform music of two brilliant Polish composers, representing bookends of the 20th century. Szymanowski's poetic preludes contrast with Mykietyn's rhythmically driving Preludes, written in 1993.
Jiyang Chen offers an enchanting set of transcriptions and miniatures announced from the stage, celebrating the salon tradition of the 19th century. Jiyang's affinity for this repertoire is perfectly matched by his inimitable style and approach to these gems.
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This concert is $25 General Admission Seating is limited. Purchase advance tickets here
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3pm to 4pm, Maybeck Studio, 1537 Euclid Ave., Berkeley
Vission Latina trio is a unique group of virtuoso musicians who have stripped down their music to a minimalist sound, exposing the threads that weave together the complex rhythms of Cuban music.
4:45pm to 7:45pm,
Benefit for Philando Feeds the Children
Support the cause while enjoying some great local talent!
Sunata
Unlikely Heroes
Living Among Giants
Manos Lindas
Unlucky Me
$8-$20 scale (pay what you can, anything helps!)
+$2 Required Annual Membership
All Ages
7 PM
7pm to 11pm, 924 Gilman St, Berkeley
Lisa Gonick & the Damfino Players continue 4th Saturday Swing dance series with their hot jazz, swing, and blues styles. As always, the live music at 9 p.m. is preceded by a fine swing dance lesson at 8 p.m.taught by Karen Lile and Michael Arntz.
The Damfino Players are a rare but wonderful treat; this is their first visit since last October's crowd-pleasing debut. Singer Lisa Gonick is a longtime Ashkenaz performer, formerly with SwingThing (her singing partner in that group, Cheryl McBride, will join Damfino Players for a few songs tonight). Damfinos guitarist and ukulele player Cliff Moser is also a SwingThing alum; in fact, he and Gonick have been partners in all sorts of projects over the last 16 years. Their current band allows for a more intimate and diverse feel. Tonight they offer a mix of swing, blues, and New Orleans-style hot jazz, along with hokum, novelty tunes and ballads. As they explain, "Think Ukulele Ike with a sweet late '30s jazz guitar feel." Their song list includes "Honeysuckle Rose," " Stompin' at the Savoy" and "Blue Skies."
Gonick says, "We love dancers so even when it's just the two of us, we try to make it so you can't stop movin' your feet." In addition to Gonick on ukulele and vocals, and Moser on hot guitar, the Damfinos are banjo player and guitarist Jeff Green, reeds player Jamison Smeltz, bassist Vic Wong, and pianist Virginia Tichenor.
For updates and more information check out: http://swingatashkenaz.comteams.com.
Doors at 7:30 pm / Dance Lesson with instructors Cheryl McBride & Michael Marangio at 8:00 pm / Show at 9:00 pm
Tickets are $12 Advance / $15 Day of Show
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8pm to 11:59pm, Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center, 1317 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley
Duo Quartet delivers twice the ease with half the effort. This soulfully rich, gently grooving band vibrates with loving synergy, moves with a rousing tempo, and layers on top soothing harmonies that make life so light in the moment. Pam, Nina, Jeri, and Chris ... Talent, connection, energy, and passion. Slip away with these mighty fine performers. Close your eyes and drift in the musical current ...
Nina Gerber & Chris Webster haven't rushed into this album thing-it's only after 25 years of playing together that they've released an album of gorgeous duets, Apple Blossom Lane, featuring Chris's bluesy, jazzy, soulful voice and Nina's incomparable guitar accompaniment, always surprising, yet always so exactly right. They take their time with each song, playing with possibilities, exploring depths, arriving at moments of rare beauty and transcendence. If you've ever heard Nina before, you know she always brings out the best in the musicians around her, and Chris's best is spectacularly good-her "magic derives from those ineffable qualities of vocal grain, emotional nuance, timing, and phrasing possessed by the truly great and moving singers of any style," says the Oakland Tribune. This is a pairing well worth the wait!
Pam Delgado & Jeri Jones of Blame Sally fame return to their original duo format, the Pam & Jeri Show, in a performance ranging from mournful ballads to sweet love songs to blazing acoustic soul. Pam plays percussion and guitar, Jeri plays guitar, bass, dobro, and mandolin, and their powerful voices blend beautifully to create a distinct and compelling sound. Their music has earned a spot in the rotation on San Francisco's KFOG and Starbucks XM Café. Whether they're covering songs by artists like Aretha Franklin and Rickie Lee Jones or playing their own exciting originals, this is a duo that knows how to entertain an audience and put on a satisfying show.
8pm to 9pm, Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley
A new collaboration is taking place between Mark Hummel & Deep Basement Shakers, as the two entities have locked forces to commit themselves to rockin' away the pre-war blues & boogie-woogie styles in this piano, acoustic harmonica/vocal & washboard trio.
Grammy-nominated, two-time Blues Award winner, harmonica master, blues singer, bandleader, author, and entrepreneur Mark Hummel has been active since the early 1970s, when he moved to Berkeley from LA. Hummel has over thirty CDs to his credit and also is the creator of the Blues Harmonica Blowouts, which he started in 1991.
Hummel's mastery of the blues genre, mixed with a knowledge of where the music comes from, is rare in this idiom. Mark has recorded/toured with Snooky Pryor, Lowell Fulsom, Eddie Taylor, Brownie McGhee, Barbara Dane, Jimmy Rogers, Charlie Musselwhite, Billy Boy Arnold, Huey Lewis, Lazy Lester, Anson Funderburgh (his co-partner in his latest project, Golden State/Lone Star), Charles Brown, Willie Big Eyes Smith & many more. Hummel has been steadily touring around the world since 1984.
Specializing in primal, joint-rockin' barrelhouse blues n' boogie, the Deep Basement Shakers are an East Bay trio with a stripped down but powerful sound, featuring Aaron Hammerman on piano and guitar, and local percussion legend Dave Eagle on washboard, spoons, suitcase, train whistles, animal calls, etc. Known for their floor-stomping appearances around the Bay and beyond, the Shakers bring to life good-time, steady-rollin' grooves from the deep musical traditions of days of old!
Tickets are $20 and are available in advance at the link below, or you may purchase your tickets at the door the night of the show. Doors open one half hour before show time. We accept cash only at the door (ATMs are nearby).
The Back Room is an all-ages, BYOB (for those 21+) space, dedicated to (mostly) acoustic music of all kinds. You are welcome to bring your own adult beverage with no additional corkage fee. If you need more information or have any questions, please call us: #510-654-3808. Thank you for your support!
8pm to 10pm, The Back Room, 1984 Bonita Ave, Berkeley
Directly from Spain, and perfectly blended with the greatest musicians in the area we have reached a unique sound, offering you a really original and danceable show, full of energy and good vibrations.
Founded in Fairfax by Alberto Gutiérrez (vocals and guitar) & Javier Jiménez (lead guitar and vocals). Mark Bell (cajón), Luis Jiménez (cajón), Joe Nemzer (bass) and Steve Gardner (Violin) complete the group.
For details, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/la-mandanga-with-montreal-latin-jazz-the-starry-plough-pub-tickets-48665029413
8pm to 10pm, The Starry Plough Pub - 3101 Shattuck Avenue - Berkeley
From the classic post-bop style to avant-garde sensibility, the Inside Men are giving a new sound to the classic jazz quartet. Phil Hodges on drums, Chris Gustafson on bass, Carter Scholz on piano, Mike Pierce on tenor and soprano sax.
http://www.theinsidemen.com
8pm to 11pm, Jupiter, 2181 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley
 $15 Advance / $20 Door
Doors open at 9pm / Event starts at 9:30pm
Edgardo Cambon & La Peña present a Salsa & Candombe night in celebration of Uruguyan Independence Day!
Come celebrate Uruguayan Independence Day with LIVE SALSA MUSIC by Candela and traditional CANDOMBE MUSIC by Edgardo Cambon y su grupo!
Edgardo & Candela is a Salsa Band based in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 30 years, making them one of the most established Salsa Orchestras in California. Better known as simply Candela, their trademark is their high energy performance, featuring great vocals, a tight rhythm section and the powerful sound of the horns.
Don't miss this special community event!
9pm to 11:59pm, La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave. , Berkeley