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CHELLE! and Friends |
CHELLE! and Friends, commemorates the music of Mardi Gras, New Orleans, and celebrates its Creole people and their remarkable music. Michelle Jacques was born in New Orleans.
“New Orleans is visiting us with the powerhouse group of CHELLE! and Friends! This is spiritual gospel fused with Caribbean rhythms, Cajun mix of spicy vocals that will make you dance, sing, pay attention and certainly will give you chills and lift your spirit! This is one of my favorite performing groups in the Bay Area…” Stephanie Dalton, Urban Music News
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Dayna Stephens |
“One of the most exciting young tenor sax players. A fluid, vigorous soloist with a warm, soulful sound” Ejazz news
"A Must see" New York Times
"A Saxophone Star Ready to Go Nova" Jerry Karp (SF Chronicle, SFweekly, JazzWest.com & DownBeat Magazine) |
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Faye Carol |
Faye Carol is one of the premiere vocalists of her time. Her unique style and gift of connecting with her audience is astonishing. Arranging jazz standards and other popular songs in her own way, is nothing new to Miss Carol. She began this decades ago, well before mixing genres such as hip-hop & jazz were so widely embraced. |
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Jesus Diaz
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Jesus Diaz y su Qba fuses modern and traditional elements of Afro-Cuban influences within dance music to create their unique sound. Cuban born percussionist and vocalist Jesus Diaz arrived in the United States from Havana in 1980. His local and worldwide performances in collaboration with world renowned and acclaimed artists, are recognized for their contributions to the richness of an ever expanding musical genre worldwide. |
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John Calloway |
John Calloway is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger who has performed with renowned jazz artists Israel Cachao Lopez, Max Roach, Omar Sosa and Dizzy Gillespie. In the San Francisco Bay Area, John has built a solid foundation as a as a performer/arranger including work with Pete Escovedo, Jesus Diaz, John Santos, Quique Cruz, Rebeca Mauleon and Wayne Wallace. |
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Kenny Shanker |
Kenny Shanker is a saxophonist, pianist, vocalist, and award-winning composer. He has performed with the New World Symphony, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, the Nelson Riddle Orchestra, R&B singer Shannon (“Let the Music Play”), David Benoit, Shelly Berg, and many others.
"From that moment on, I knew I was dealing with a classic master of form in motion. Kenny Shanker taps into a universal soul with his playing. He understands how to touch people, how to dance around the intellect, shoot through the center of the heart and mightily conquer the funk all at the same time."
~ Jeff Jones, Grammy Award winning producer |
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Marcus Shelby |
Marcus Shelby has long been a superb upright bassist, but the scope of his work, influence and acclaim prove he is much more. He is an influential educator, has won countless awards, scored films and theatrical shows, and has composed music for ballet and dance companies. In 2005, City Flight Magazine named Marcus Shelby one of the “Top Ten Most Influential African Americans in the Bay Area.” |
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Mo'Fone |
“A MINIMAL BUT MIGHTY ROMP!”—EAST BAY EXPRESS With its surprising and highly combustible line-up of two saxmen and one drummer, the Bay Area-based group Mo’Fone has thrilled audiences with some of the funkiest jazz—and jazziest funk—being played today. Powering its way through inventive high-energy original compositions and navigating unexpected tunes by the likes of Weather Report, John Scofield, and Led Zeppelin, Mo’Fone makes a huge sound that belies its compact size. |
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Quijeremá |
Quijeremá infuses their original contemporary Latin American compositions with a deep sense of unique ancient musical traditions. New with primal, the real and ethereal permeate each performance—an amalgam of Quijeremá’s mastery of traditional music and the present. Their power keeps audiences engaged with the best of roots music and the surprises of a hard-hitting touch. Still, the blending of rhythm, texture, and color in their music is seamless, transparent and one-of-a-kind
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Ray Obiedo |
For years Ray Obiedo has been at the forefront of musicians and composers that have combined Jazz, Funk and Brasilian styles into a fresh and dynamic new musical brew. Bringing together Contemporary Jazz and Caribbean elements and fusing them with his infectious brand of West Coast Funk, Ray creates music that is both exciting to dance to and to listen to.
His two current projects include:
Ray Obiedo & The Urban Latin Jazz Project is an instrumental powerhouse that blends Latin Jazz with driving contemporary funk grooves.
Ray Obiedo & Mistura Fina blends the beautiful rhythms and vocals of Brazil. The Caribbean sound of Steel Pans adds yet another dimension to the fire. |
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Roberta Donnay |
Roberta Donnay Jazz Ensemble takes you back to the Roots of Jazz and celebrates the women who made it happen!
"Roberta Donnay was dynamite! A “Woman of Jazz” to check out! Her voice was sultry, sexy and silky all in one. She sang some tunes from the classic era in Jazz. Including Bessie Smith standards like “You're A Good Ol' Wagon But You Done Broke Down” and “I Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl” (she's not talkin' cereal bowl here folks!)." - Johnathon Bakan, SF Examiner |
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Sugar Pie DeSanto |
At 72, Sugar Pie shows no signs of slowing down. With a new CD in production scheduled for a 2009 release, and well over 100 songs written throughout her career, Sugar Pie DeSanto is truly the Grand Dame of entertainment. Though she has been categorically typecast as a Blues singer, Ms. DeSanto expertly swings her way around Pop, Soul and Jazz. She is a peerless dancer, choreographer, show stopping actress and comedienne. When it is indeed all said and done, Sugar Pie is one of the greatest entertainers performing on earth. |
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Steve Carter |
Steve Carter is a prolific composer/pianist and has written for Irene Cara, Huey Lewis and the News and Los Mocosos. He brings jazz, Latin jazz and funk to the forefront and holds it there!
His 2011 recording “Cosmopolis” received top 10 CD of the year honors in All About Jazz and reached #17 of the Jazz Charts.
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