Two Piece Tuesdays presents Seas & Starfish
Join us for an evening of writing, screening of "Evolution" the film, and live jazz by F.A.Q. No cover!
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Join us for an evening of writing, screening of "Evolution" the film, and live jazz by F.A.Q. No cover!
Inspired by the legendary battles at the Savoy Ballroom, these three trios face off across the dance floor before they join forces as the night goes on. Performances by Lumana, Bastet and High Standards!
Futurelic Records Presents a night of Jazz, Soul & Funk with live performances by Camille Safiya, Xiomara & The Futurelics. Sounds provided x DJ Kream along with a special guest performance x Steven Alex
Two Piece Tuesdays are always free! This week featuring JL Stiles and Ed Ivey. Happy Hour until 7pm!
The Active Music Series showcases experimental music, avant garde jazz, composition and improvisation. This month presenting: Runcible Spoon Fight, Rempis-Johnston-Ochs, G. Shariatzadeh. Donations encouraged at the door!
Two Piece Tuesdays is proud to present the sweet jazz expressions of Gabi Cavassa & Jenelle Roccaforte of Beetle. We will also be showing that French dystopian vision Alphaville.
Join us for a jazzy rock and funky soul Thursday night featuring local music supergroups Puff Puff Beer, Gold Casio, and Evan Lanam & the Live Oaks!
The Active Music Series is focused on presenting new creative jazz and improvised experimental music across the Bay Area. $5-$15 Suggested Donation / NOTAFLOF
Jazz Mafia, founded in 2000, is a collective of the Bay Area’s most talented musicians, singers, and MCs, and combines original music with classic hip-hop, jazz, electronica, R&B, soul, and Afro-Cuban styles.
Join us on Thursday October 5th, at the Uptown Nightclub in Oakland, CA for an evening of music and celebration in support of Terra Cultura's Plant the Seed Fundraising efforts!
Come and join us for a night of jazz and the delightful cinematic experience of April & the Extraordinary World. No cover and amazing.
Live performances by San Francisco hip hop act Children of the Funk ft. Mantis One, Oakland punk band Year of the Fist, and East Bay jazz/punk-surf The Helltones. The tap list will feature three malt liquor releases: 510 Malt Liquor, the debut of 1020 Imperial Malt Liquor, and Hazy Monkey.
Musical free improvisation of Jack Wright’s Roughhousing, degenerate drum elongation of Syrnx, multitudinous voices of acoustic violinist Gabby Fluke-Mogul, and Oakland drummer/composer Jordan Glenn.
Come out and get your dose of Psychedelic Lounge Space Funk Jazz! Back Alley Nebula is a band by longtime Bay Area musicians strongly influenced by the likes of Funkadelic and John Coltrane. The members are have played with such artists as John Tchicai, Pete Escovedo, Howard Wales, Mike Olmos, Snake Jacobs' Church of the Bearded Skeptics, and Uromastyx.
Two-Piece Tuesdays Presents: Breathless | Paul Griffiths & Meredith Edgar. Jean-Luc Godard's 1960 French New Wave classic, along with the jazz-folk-Americana musical stylings of Paul Griffiths & Meredith Edgar. No cover.
A night of musical fusion ranging from jazz to rock, Afro-Cuban to avant-garde, blues to grooves. Featuring faculty members from Oakland School for the Arts Instrumental Music Program.
Electro-improv duo Apartment D, experimental soundscape artist Madalyn Merkey, and percussion duo Jon Arkin and Jordan Glenn. Free entry.
Kim Nucci Oakland multi-media artist, composer, improviser, and technologist Kim Nucci, sax-drums-cello trio Key West, and abstract yet accessible free improv of Kasey Knudsen Trio.
The Active Music Series presents performances of experimental notation, conduction, noise, compositions with improvisation, avant jazz, free improvisation, chamber, electronic, and electroacoustic music. Tickets are available at the door on the day of the event. $5 - $15 sliding scale.
Alternative / new wave band Redtrade, San Francisco cross-genre band 6 Speed Supernova, and San Francisco outfit Behrhart. $8 advance, $10 at the door.
Two-Piece Tuesdays Presents: String trio d'PaJo, an eclectic ensemble that focuses on gypsy jazz, jazz standards, great American songbook, Latin, and more. They'll be accompanying the classic 1941 Shannon Hubbell film, Sullivan's Travels. Free entry.
Bay Area Hip Hop artist UnLearn The World performs live with the world famous Jazz Mafia and DJ Saurus of Heavy Weight Crates to celebrate the launch of his official website, streaming platform, mobile phone app and over all lifestyle brand that includes, Music/Film Production, Media Content Management, Street Wear, Artist Consulting and so much more. Click More Info icon for ticket link.
Nick Culp is an American pianist from in the jazz idiom, with nods to bop. He established Gutbucket Records in September 2011, a not-for-profit label designed to record what he calls a “uniform sound” of local talent, and the music they love.
Active Music Series Presents: Nelson, Apropos Trio: Renzi-Mezzacappa-Levis, & Trouble Ensemble.
$5 - $15 sliding scale.
Jazz standards and originals, featuring music by Patrick Anseth and Aaron Germain, with special guests Marlan Aldana and Kev Choice. $15 Advance, $20 At the Door.
Shanna Sordahl is a sound artist and composer based in Oakland. Stevie Richards is a saxophonist and modular synth builder and performer from Melbourne, Australia. The Lost Shapes add adventurous original jazz music.
Electroacoustic composer Gabby Wen, experimental Bay Area collective Dirt and Copper, and Oakland free music trio Dolphin (Sam Lefebvre, Riley W. Macleod, & Max Nordile). Doors 9, Show 9:30. $5 - 15 sliding scale.
Electro-prog act Spyn Reset, dance/noise outfit Klyph, and electro-acoustic genre bending artists Secret Sidewalk.
New Orleans native, and Oakland's own "Queen of New Orleans Music", Michelle Jacques and friends bring you an evening influenced by the jazz, funk, soul, Creole, Cajun, gospel, Caribbean, African, and Zydeco of New Orleans.
An evening of improvised music with Phillip Greenlief, Trevor Dunn, and Scott Amendola exploring the genres of rock, metal, funk, jazz, post-classical and film music. Their first set of performances as a trio in nearly 20 years.
Extra Action Marching Band is an Oakland musical group loosely based on the marching band construct. The instrumentation is entirely brass, drums, one modified bullhorn. Provocatively flamboyant cheerleaders engage the audience. Oinga Boinga + Mala Greña also on the bill!
Shimmering showgirls, madcap swing, and an unforgettable night of thrills! The Uptown, Lee Presson and the Nails, and Hubba Hubba Revue invite you to our 11th Annual NEW YEAR’S EVE BURLESQUE BASH! $20 advance, $25 at the door.
Justin Ouellet & The Uptown All-Stars, featuring jazz arrangements and orignials by Patrick Anseth, Mark Clifford, Dan Parenti, and more. $15 advance, $20 at the door.
A free event highlighting one of the finest jazz duos in town.