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THIS WEEKEND!!!
Sam Reider Quartet featuring Ben Flocks
Thursday, December 8
Music at 7P Doors at 6P
Sam Reider is a pianist, accordionist, composer, and educator from San Francisco, California. His work brings together various streams of American music, from jazz and folk tunes to popular song and contemporary composition. He has appeared as a bandleader and soloist at major festivals and venues around the world and his performances and original compositions have been featured on NPR, PBS and the BBC. Reider has performed, recorded and collaborated with a range of artists including Jon Batiste, Jorge Glem, Sierra Hull, Laurie Lewis, and Paquito d’Rivera. As Mark Corroto writes in All About Jazz, “Reider has a knack for writing new music that has a familiar sound. Let's say he has an old soul encased in some sprightly fingers.”
“Vividly evocative” - Andrew Gilbert, Berkeleyside
“Destined to spark your creativity, imagination and wanderlust for the natural world” - Adrian Spinelli, San Francisco Chronicle
Sam Reider on piano/accordion; Ben Flocks on saxophone; Shawn Meyers on drums; Giulio Xavier Cetto on bass.
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An Evening of Flamenco
Friday, December 9
Music at 8P Doors at 7P
Flamenco, which UNESCO recently recognized as part of the World’s Intangible Cultural Heritage, is a complex art form incorporating poetry, singing (cante), guitar playing (toque), dance (baile), polyrhythmic hand-clapping (palmas), and finger snapping (pitos). It often features the call and response known as jaleo, a form of “hell raising,” involving hand clapping, foot stomping, and audiences’ encouraging shouts. Nobody really knows where the term “flamenco” originated, but all agree that the art form began in southern Spain—Andalusia and Murcia—but was also shaped by musicians and performers in the Caribbean, Latin America, and Europe.
Felix de Lola - vocals; Fanny Ara - dance; Gia Medina - dance; Marina Elana - dance; David McLean - guitar
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Ray Obiedo Latin Jazz Ensemble
Saturday, December 10
Music at 8P. Doors at 7P
Bay Area guitarist Ray Obiedo is best known for his work with organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith, ECM Records trombonist Julian Priester, jazz superstar Herbie Hancock, and Latin jazz great Pete Escovedo. Join Obiedo as he takes the stage with his group for a night of funky, percussive guitar! Ray O - guitar; Jeff Cressman - trombone; Murray Lowe - piano; Dave Belove - bass; Michael Spiro - percussion; Phil Hawkins - drums
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Jazz Mafia: Cosa Nostra Strings
Sunday, December 11
Music at 7P. Doors at 6P
A branch of the illustrious Jazz Mafia, COSA NOSTRA STRINGS specializes in original Hybrid Crossover music. This five-piece powerhouse crew features conservatory trained classical musicians who bring a provocative, precise, punk-rock personality to a highly distinguished multi-style sound, utilizing their unique instrumentation of cello, viola, violin, trombone, bass, and percussion to the fullest extent. Spanning centuries of genres, you’ll hear diverse influences from around the world: funk infusion, folk, western chamber music, jazz, and most certainly 80’s rock ballads!
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Sound Room Update
We are now in the 2nd decade of the Sound Room! As we think about our next 10 years, we want to expand our offerings and continue to bring you the best music! Our model pays the bands through ticket sales, relies on food and drink sales to cover rent and overhead, and volunteers to work the events. Moving forward, we need to be able to offer guarantees to some bands in order to secure bookings. To make this happen we are now offering Sound Room Memberships.
Monies collected through memberships will allow us to guarantee payments to high caliber artists. Memberships are year-long and commence January 1. Members will be notified of events in advance of the general listings, be invited to special Members Only Events, and receive discounts on Sound Room purchases. Memberships are available at multiple levels. As always, we are eternally grateful for all the support we have received through the years and look forward to what the future brings! More information on memberships is at Sound Room Memberships.
As we close out the year, consider a donation to the Sound Room. We are a 501c3 organization (FEIN 45-4823197) - 100% of donations will be used to support our programming!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - Please contact us if you are interested in helping out at the Sound Room,. We need help greeting and seating guests, delivering food, and cleaning up after events. Requires standing and carrying up to 10 pounds, Please notify us if you are interested and include your availability. Please contact us at Volunteers
ART - We are now displaying the amazing photographic art of Wenda Pyman. Art makes wonderful gifts!!
Coming Soon....
Marcus Shelby Quintet featuring Kennedy Shelby
Friday, December 16
Music at 8P. Doors at 7P
Composer, bassist, educator, SF arts commissioner, artistic director of Healdsburg Jazz, and bandleader Marcus Shelby is honored to present a new quintet featuring Aaron Smith (trumpet), Dillon Vado (vibraphone), Luis Peralta (piano/keyboards), Sylvia Cuenca (drums), and introducing his daughter Kennedy Shelby (vocals). The new Marcus Shelby Quintet performs original and traditional compositions that celebrate and honor black lives past, present, and future. On December 16th live at the Sound Room in Oakland, CA, the Marcus Shelby Quintet will also perform holiday music from a diversity of cultures.
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Aki Kumar with special guest Tia Carroll
Saturday, December 17
Music at 8P. Doors at 7P
Charlie Musselwhite-endorsed Aki Kumar proves to traditionalists that singing in Hindi can co-exist with Chicago blues conventions. This Indian-American’s intense sense of musical discovery as an able vocalist and harmonica player drives worry-and-regret makeovers of Bollywood film songs and adds bounce to a reggae version of “Watermelon Man.” Boosted by top West Coast blues personnel and cross-cultural extras, Kumar proves that the integrity of his music marks the difference between novelty and substance. Kumar expresses his pride in his Indian heritage by blending melodies from Hindi movies and Indian classical music with American blues, creating a fusion of East and West that he calls "Bollywood blues".
Joining Aki for this show is Tia Carroll, one of the most sought-after female singers on the West Coast. Tia has headlined venues and festivals all over the world with her band as well as some very well-established host bands. She has shared stages with legends Ray Charles, Jimmy McCracklin, Syl Johnson, Sugar Pie DeSanto and B.B King, Tommy Castro, Elvin Bishop, Igor Prado and Eric Gales. She has earned a reputation for her up-beat and engaging manner on stage and audiences around the world are treated to an unforgettable show.
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Marina Crouse: Canto de mi Corazon
Sunday, December 18
Music at 6P. Doors at 5P
Marina Crouse grew up with a deep love for the Spanish-language albums Eydie Gormé recorded with Los Panchos -- always played by her grandmother at family gatherings and celebrations. She says, 'The songs on Canto de mi corazón are such a big part of me; of my past and my present. I really love this music and I hope you will too!'" Marina Crouse is one of the most notable talents on the San Francisco/Bay Area music scene.
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Please Note: We will be closed between December 19-28
June Cavlan Quartet
Thursday, December 29
Music at 7P
A new voice in Jazz! Sometimes you open an email and get a pleasant surprise. That was the case when we were contacted by this singer. June hails from Santa Cruz but is studying in Miami. When we heard her voice, we knew we needed to find a date. We booked her in July and we are thrilled she is coming back. June has won Downbeat awards for her group singing and was a Youngarts Winner as a solo vocalist and Downbeat Magazine announced her as the winner for the 2022 best jazz vocalist in an undergraduate program in America.
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HowellDevine
Friday, December 30
Music at 8P
Triple threat talent, Joshua Howell (guitar, harmonica, vocals) and percussion savant, Pete Devine (drums, washboard), plus veteran upright bassist, Joe Kyle Jr. deftly mix Delta/Country Blues with wildly syncopated rhythms to create a rollicking present-day sound rooted in early blues. Their music stands in stark contrast to the typical blues heard in bars these days and would more likely be shaking the floors of a Southern juke joint some 70 years ago.
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A Big Easy NYE with Kenny Washington
Saturday, December 31
Doors 7:15: Dinner service 7:45
Kenny Washington thrills audiences across the globe with his soulful interpretations, seemingly limitless range, and rapid-fire scatting. The New Orleans native, now based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is described as one of “the Bay Area’s best kept musical secrets,” Washington’s astounding improvisational flights, inventive approach and emotional intensity are awe inspiring. If you have never heard this New Orleans native sing before, prepare to join a global audience that has been wowed by Washington’s talent.
Includes dinner, show and champagne toast at Midnight. Enjoy your meal while listening to the sounds of Luis Peralta on piano then Kenny and his Quartet will thrill you for the remainder of the evening. David Wolf piano, Ron Belcher bass, Dezson Claiborne drums.
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Upcoming January Events
January 6 West Grand Brass Band: Brass Insurrection
January 7 Erik Jekabson Sextet
January 12 Ethan Ostrow and The Outside In
January 13 Maurice Tani - Blues Noir
January 14 Alex Monfort Trio
January 19 Third Thursday Throwdown: Stand Up Comedy
January 20 Noel Jewkes Septet with Kay Kostopoulos
January 21 Oakland Samba Revue
January 22 Classical Sound Room
January 27 Greg Johnson Octet
January 28 Jackie Ryan
January 29 Lilan Kane: Nancy Wilson Tribute
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