The Jazz Voyager
Masked up and on the wing to that city by the bay is the next stop for this Jazz Voyager to take in an evening at the Comstock Saloon situated at the crossroads of North Beach, Chinatown, Financial District and Jackson Square. I’ve been hearing about Gaucho Jazz, and having sparked my curiosity, decided to satisfy or see if it will kill this cat. So it’s off to hear them live and experience a performance for myself.
Of course while I’m in this city I’ll ride another trolley, make my way down the crooked street, roll across the bridge to Berkeley, go hang in the Tenderloin, Haight~Ashbury and Nob Hill and just enjoy the sights and sounds. I’ve also heard about this Dynamo Spiced Chocolate Donut that the saloon serves up with vanilla ice cream and during the night I’m going to see what this dessert hoopla is all about.
Showtime is 8:00pm ~ 11:00pm and there is no mention of a cover or reservations required. I guess I’ll be dropping in a little before showtime. The address of the Comstock Saloon is 155 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, California 94133. For more information, the number is 415-617-0071 or comstocksaloon.com.
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ROY HARGROVE BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE
CELEBRATING THE CO-FOUNDER OF THE JAZZ GALLERY
Jaleel Shaw ~ saxophones
Giveton Gelin – trumpet
Orrin Evans -piano
Mimi Jones -bass
Johnathan Blake –drums
With Special Guests
Renee Neufville -vocals
Tadataka Unno -piano
Justin Robinson –saxophone
Guest MC: Lezlie Harrison
Sets at 7.30pm + 9.30pm ET
$30/$10 members; cabaret seating: $40/$20 members; LIVESTREAM: $20/$5 members
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KENDRICK SCOTT | UNEARTHED
Kendrick Scott, composer/drums
Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton, poet, Poet Laureate Emeritus of Houston
Robert Hodge, visual artist
Harlem String Quartet ((Ilmar Gavilán, violin; Melissa White, violin; Jaime Amador, viola; Felix Umansky, cello)
Gerald Clayton, piano; Walter Smith III, saxophone; Joe Sanders, bass
A new DACAMERA production memorializing the Sugar Land 95, bringing together original music, poetry and visuals
Unearthed pays tribute to the tragic history behind the recent discovery of the remains of 95 Black people (94 men, 1 woman) in unmarked graves in Sugar Land, Texas. They were convict laborers, swept back into “slavery by another name” in the post-Civil War era, arrested for petty crimes like vagrancy and forced into back-breaking and often fatal labor in the sugar fields of Texas.
Now, Houston native jazz artist Kendrick Scott explores this untold story in a new production, teaming up with outstanding Houston-based creative team including the former Houston poet laureate Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton and performed by the acclaimed Harlem String Quartet and a trio of first-call jazz musicians.
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CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE’S NEW JAWN
Eight-time Grammy Award-winning jazz bassist Christian McBride is a force of nature, fusing the fire and fury of a virtuoso with the depth and grounding of a seasoned journeyman. Powered by a relentless energy and a boundless love of swing, McBride’s path has described a continuous positive arc since his arrival on the scene. With a career now blazing into its third decade, the Philadelphia native has become one of the most requested, most recorded, and most respected figures in the music world today. Drawing from the lexicon of his hometown, Philadelphia, McBride calls his pianoless quartet The New Jawn.
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CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT
In just under a decade, Cécile McLorin Salvant has emerged as one of the most prescient and fearless voices in music today, evolving from a competition winner and favorite of jazz critics, to a three-time Grammy Award winner and MacArthur fellow. Her recording The Window topped best of the year lists everywhere from Jazzwise magazine and Rolling Stone to the NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll and The New York Times and her latest recording Ghost Song is sure to follow a similar path. Be there for her triumphant return to the DACAMERA stage, where she debuted early in her career in 2014.
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