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A NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ARTS ORGANIZATION t www.freightandsalvage.org About the Freight PERFORMER PROFILES: April 2012 5IF'SFJHIU4BMWBHF$PGGFFIPVTF #FSLFMFZ Society for the Preservation of Traditional David Berkeley, Common Rotation opens Sunday April 1 .VTJD JTBOPOQSPGJUDPNNVOJUZBSUTPSHBOJ[B 3JEJOHBUPQUIFXBWFPGSFTVSHFOUGPMLSPDL%BWJE#FSLFMFZIBTHBJOFE tion dedicated to promoting the understanding critical acclaim and a loyal following with his soulful, melodic voice and and appreciation of traditional music—music the vivid poetry of his songcrafting. Earthy, tender, and unpredictable, rooted in and expressive of the great vari his lyrics are full of reflective moments, enticing details, and emotional ety of regional, ethnic, and social cultures of impact, whether they’re panoramic historical studies or intimate life por peoples throughout the world. We are sup traits. As Creative Loafing magazine put it, “Berkeley crafts his songs ported by your attendance, grants from the like watercolor paintings. Intimate and introspective, his gentle yet col Alameda County ARTSFUND, Berkeley Civic orful melodies resonate long after the last note fades.” Arts Program, The William & Flora Hewlett David is a recent recipient of ASCAP’s prestigious Johnny Mercer Foundation, the Kanbar Charitable Trust, Songwriter Award. the Walter & Elise Haas Fund, the Edmund 'PMLQPXFSQPQJOEJFUSJP$PNNPO3PUBUJPO XJUIBOBQQFBSBODFCZ and Jeannik Littlefield Foundation, National UIFJSHPPEGSJFOE%BO#FSO PQFOUIFTIPX Endowment for the Arts, Bernard Osher Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, the Monday April 2 Drs. Ben and A. Jess Shenson Foundation Vocal Jazz Open Mic w/ Ellen Hoffman at the San Francisco Foundation, Wells The Freight presents Vocal Jazz Open Mic, an evening that gives vocal Fargo Foundation, musician’s benefit perfor JTUT JODMVEJOHZPV BOPQQPSUVOJUZUPTUFQJOUPUIFTQPUMJHIUXJUIUIF mances, volunteer efforts, and your generous skillful support of pianist and composer Ellen Hoffman. tax deductible donations. All voices and all styles, professional or beginner, are welcome; Ellen will help you sound your best, with or without written music. Ellen has performed with artists including Tuck & Patti, Linda Ronstadt, and Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, directs the Berkeley Contact Info Broadway Singers, and has a long history of inspiring and encouraging singers at open mics. 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA 94704 TELEPHONE: Wednesday April 4 E-MAIL: [email protected] Anais Mitchell, Big Tree Opens 4JOHFSTPOHXSJUFSBOEXJOOFSPGUIFQSFTUJHJPVT/FX'PMLBXBSEBU WEBSITE: www.freightandsalvage.org the Kerrville Folk Festival, Vermont native Anais Mitchell performs dis tinctive, meticulously written songs, backed by the Young Man Band. 8JUIUIFTPVOEPGBXPSMEXFBSZXBJG "OBJTPUIFSXPSMEMZWPJDFJTB Board of Directors powerful counterpoint to the intensity of her vibrant, literate songs. Revolving around contemporary events, the songs are filled with per John Bidwell Peter Glazer sonal and political themes, worldly metaphors and intense emotions, Chair Barbara Higbie clever twists and plainspoken poetry. Steve Meckfessel Clyde Leland Tonight’s show features a wide range of tunes, showcasing selec 7JDF$IBJS Ray Murray tions from Anais’ fourth CD, Young Man in America, and numbers from Nancy Castille Kerry Parker her 2010 folk opera, Hadestown, a retelling of the Orpheus myth set in Secretary Russ Pollock %FQSFTTJPOFSB"NFSJDB Bill Haggerty Sarah Robertson Treasurer Marci Rubin Polly Armstrong David Sawi Aksak Duo Thursday April 5 Dion Aroner Steve Sidney Aksak Duo features Turkish master musicians Larry Chung Linda Tillery Mesut Özgen on guitar and Cihat Askin on violin. John Croizat Austin Willacy Presenting an eclectic program of music, the vir Robin Flower John Williamson tuosic duo plays classical music from the Baroque Suzanne Fox era to the 21st century, arrangements of Turkish folk music, their own compositions, and new works New Home Committee written especially for them by composers including Pablo Ortiz, Robert Strizich, David Evan Jones, and $P$IBJST Christopher Pratorius. Danny Carnahan A stunningly versatile and expressive musician, Warren Hellman (1934-2011) Özgen is both a strong advocate of new music for guitar and a composer whose works show the deep influence of traditional Turkish music. A member of the guitar faculty at the University of California, Santa Cruz since 1998, he performs throughout the United States and Europe, including a recent Musicians Committee appearance at the International Paco Peña Guitar Festival in Cordoba, Spain. Darol Anger Tony Marcus Istanbul native Askin is a master of both traditional Turkish music and Western classical music. Duck Baker Mike Marshall Currently a professor of music at the Turkish Music State Conservatory in Istanbul, he is a regular David Balakrishnan John McCutcheon soloist for all the major orchestras in Turkey, and tours internationally in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Greg Brown Libby McLaren the United States, appearing with groups such as the Dusseldorf Philharmonic, the Ukraine National Bill Evans Steve Seskin Philharmonic, and the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra. Kaila Flexer Richard Shindell Mary Gibbons Mayne Smith Friday April 6 Ronnie Gilbert Eric Thompson Hayes Carll, Amanda Shires opens Sylvia Herold Suzy Thompson "VTUJOCBTFEUSPVCBEPVS)BZFT$BSMMTQJOTNVTJDBMZBSOTGVMM Patrick Landeza QBSUJBMMJTUJOH of rich characters, couching them in tunes that run the gamut from fiery rock to twangy country, leavened with a pinch of folk and gospel and the occasional wistful love song. Staff Spotlighting numbers from his recent CD, ,."(:0:0 0UIFS"NFSJDBO4UPSJFT , Hayes provides what he calls “a layman’s Steve Baker Heather Herrington take on our country—a snapshot of America in some small way.” Executive Director Associate Director Detailing both failure and victory with unflinching honesty and Susan Lefkowich Lisa Manning sardonic wit, he brings to life sharply drawn protagonists like a Development Director Marketing Director young Army foot soldier in Afghanistan, folks dealing with the Keith Mineo Andrea Hirsig economic downturn, and a frustrated performer who claims, “I’m Concessions Manager House Manager like James Brown, only white and taller.” Bob Whitfield Michael Sawi "TJYUIHFOFSBUJPO5FYBO )BZFTIPOFEIJTDSBGUQMBZJOHGPS Production Manager Webmaster the locals in coastal towns like Crystal Beach and Galveston. His engaging live shows, packed with Celeste Kopel Renee Gaumond HSFBUTPOHT TFMGEFQSFDBUJOHTUPSZUFMMJOH BOEIJMBSJPVTCFUXFFOTPOHQBUUFS HBSOFSFEBOFOUIVTJBT Program Associate Program Associate tic audience, which expanded with the release of albums like KMAG YOYO, and appearances on The Tonight Show and Austin City Limits. Clyde Crosswhite Tim McGraw Facilities Director Volunteer Coordinator Emotive songstress Amanda Shires, Texas Magazine’s Artist of the Year 2011, opens the show.
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Theme Judy Collins Saturday April 7, 8 pm & Sunday April 8, 2 pm Variations Judy Collins thrills audiences worldwide with her unique inter pretations of folk songs and contemporary music. Her impressive A CAPPELLA career includes membership in the Grammy Hall of Fame, and her April 14 House Jacks 20th Anniversary luminous versions of songs like Stephen Sondheim’s “Send in the AMERICANA Clowns,” Sandy Denny’s “Who Knows Where the Time Goes,” and Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now” are an indelible part of America’s .BZ 4FTTJPO"NFSJDBOB popular soundtrack. w/ Laura Cortese, Miracle Parade Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, Judy spent her early BLUEGRASS/NEWGRASS/OLD-TIME career busking and performing in Greenwich Village clubs, before May 23 Noam Pikelny & Friends signing with Elektra Records and releasing her first album, A Maid CLASSICAL of Constant Sorrow 4IFUIFOSFDPSEFEBTFSJFTPGDMBTTJD April 30 Classical @ the Freight albums, including Wildflowers, Whales & Nightingales, and True Stories & Other Dreams, establish New Esterhazy String Quartet ing herself as one of the world’s foremost interpreters of song, both her own and the works of fellow artists. Judy’s most recent CD is last year’s Bohemian. FOLK A true Renaissance woman, Judy is an accomplished author, painter, filmmaker, musical mentor, April 7, 8 Judy Collins GPVOEFSPGUIF8JMEGMPXFSSFDPSEMBCFM BOEBOJOEFNBOELFZOPUFTQFBLFSGPSNFOUBMIFBMUIBOETVJ April 12 Peggy Seeger cide prevention. She is also a representative for UNICEF and campaigns on behalf of the abolition of May 1 Gerry Tenney landmines, amongst many other causes. & the Hard Times Orchestra May 4 Kathy & Carol Sunday April 8, 8 pm GENRE BENDING Parisa Vaaleh "QSJM $BSMPT3FZFT Iranian born Parisa Vaaleh is a powerful vocalist who captures & his Electric Symphony a new dimension in spirituality through fusing the music of the East and the West. Now residing in the Bay Area, Parisa works HAWAIIAN XJUI*SBOJBODPNQPTFST OPUBCMZUIFQPFUBOENVMUJJOTUSVNFOUBMJTU April 18 Dennis Kamakahi Kamran Thunder, to create beautiful, deeply emotional music with a May 11 Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival compelling ambiance that crosses the boundaries of culture, both in INDIAN CLASSICAL live performance and on CDs like her recent Ascent. April 21 Maestro Ali Akbar Khan’s 3rd Parisa’s soaring, sensuous vocals are complemented by an array Annual Birthday Tribute of contemporary and traditional Middle Eastern instruments, with Kamran on ney GMVUF setar MPOHOFDLFEMVUF BOEQJBOP $MBSL IRAQI Meremeyer on tar XBJTUFEMVUF BOEHVJUBS -FXJT1BU[OFSPODFMMP April 20 CRO Benefit with Joan Baez plus Michael Shiono on bass, and percussionist Ali Bazyar. 4BBEPVO"M#BZBUJ5SJP May 5 Rahim Alhaj w/ Issa Malluf Monday April 9 JAZZ Urban Healing Tour presents Toy Soldierz April 11 UC Jazz Ensembles Toy Soldierz is a multimedia production that combines hip hop music, April 23 Jazzschool Advanced Jazz Workshops dance, spoken word, and film. Telling the true story of Devon Johnson, a May 9 Jazzschool Student Performances high school student who lost his life in a shooting, the production deals May 10 Jazzschool Institute Vocal Concert with themes of teen violence and forgiveness in a special performance CFOFGJUJOHUXPOPOQSPGJUPSHBOJ[BUJPOT &BDI0OF3FBDI0OFBOE6SCBO MUSICAL THEATER Healing Project. April 9 Toy Soldierz6SCBO)FBMJOH5PVST &BDI0OF3FBDI0OF &030 BOE6SCBO)FBMJOH5PVS 6)5 IBWF IJQIPQNVMUJNFEJBTIPX aligned and overlapping goals, and a shared vision of a safer future for May 8 Four Bitchin’ Babes UIFDPNNVOJUZ&030QSPWJEFTUSBOTGPSNBUJWF NFOUPSCBTFEQMBZXSJUJOH PERSIAN workshop experiences and academic tutoring programs for incarcerated April 8 Parisa Vaaleh youth. UHT is a multimedia hip hop theater platform that supports productions for social change DPVQMFEXJUIBSUTCBTFEXPSLTIPQTDFOUFSFEBSPVOEUIFQSPDFTTPGSFDPWFSZBOEMFBSOJOHUPGPSHJWF QUEBECOIS Javier Reyes, UHT’s founder and creative director, wrote and directs Toy Soldierz. The performers, April 15 Genticorum #BZ"SFBCBTFEBDUPST QPFUT TJOHFST BOEEBODFSTXIPTFMJWFTIBWFCFFOUPVDIFECZHVOWJPMFODF ROOTS are united by their passion to help heal the community. "QSJM )BZFT$BSMM April 17 Michelle Shocked Wednesday April 11 April 22 A Benefit Fundraiser for Friends UC Jazz Ensembles Foundation International Tonight’s concert showcases four outstanding student groups GSPNUIFBXBSEXJOOJOH6OJWFSTJUZPG$BMJGPSOJB+B[[&OTFNCMFT SCOTTISH program. The evening progresses through three stellar combos, April 27 & 28 San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers coached by the director of the program, Ted Moore, and faculty w/ Alasdair Fraser members Dann Zinn and Frank Martin, and concludes with the SONGCRAFTERS BXBSEXJOOJOH6$+B[[#JH#BOE VOEFSUIFEJSFDUJPOPG4UFWF April 1 David Berkeley $BNQPT5IFTIPXGFBUVSFTBXJEFSBOHJOHBTTPSUNFOUPGKB[[ April 4 Anais Mitchell standards from traditional to modern from the other groups. Don’t April 19 Dar Williams NJTTUIFPQQPSUVOJUZUPIFBSUIFTFUPQOPUDITUVEFOUBSUJTUTDBSSZ April 24 Peter Mulvey on the great jazz tradition! May 2 Kris Delmhorst UC Jazz Ensembles, one of three student groups within Cal Performances, is dedicated to the per May 3 A.J. Croce formance, study, and promotion of jazz at UC Berkeley. The combos cover a wide range of repertoire SOUL and styles, including jazz standards, challenging and contemporary material from composers such as April 13 Soul Power Dave Liebman and Chick Corea, and the students’ own original compositions. SPECIAL EVENTS April 20 Citizen’s Reach Out Benefit with Peggy Seeger Thursday April 12 Joan Baez plus 5IFEBVHIUFSPGDPNQPTFS3VUI$SBXGPSE4FFHFSBOEFUIOPNVTJDPMPHJTU 4BBEPVO"M#BZBUJ5SJP $IBSMFT4FFHFS BOETJCMJOHUP1FUFBOE.JLF 1FHHZ4FFHFSHSFXVQXFMM VOCALISTS schooled in American folk and European musical traditions. She learned April 25 New Voices: the T Sisters, UPQMBZQJBOP HVJUBS GJWFTUSJOHCBOKP BVUPIBSQ EVMDJNFS BOEDPODFSUJOB Melody Walker, Tashina Clarridge, and cut her first record at age 18. After several decades living and per Laurie Lewis forming in England with the late Ewan MacColl, Peggy continues to tour April 29 Teresa Trull UIFXPSMEXJUIIFSBNB[JOHSFQFSUPJSFPGUSBEJUJPOBM"OHMP"NFSJDBONVTJD May 13 Barbara Dane’s 85th Bday Concert BTXFMMBTIFSPXOXFMMLOPXOBDUJWJTUTPOHT MJLFUIFGFNJOJTUBOUIFN “Gonna Be an Engineer” and “The Ballad of Springhill.” TURKISH Peggy has recorded numerous solo albums, most recently the spare but April 5 Aksak Duo powerful Bring Me Home "QQMFTFFE *OTIFSFMFBTFEFly Down Little ZYDECO Bird, a wonderful collection of historical duo recordings made with her late brother, Mike. May 12 Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic
A 286 3 Soul Power Friday April 13 Genticorum Sunday April 15 Traditional Quebecois trio Genticorum packs a punch with its gloriously rich instrumental and vocal arrangements and its VQCFBU IJHIFOFSHZQFSGPSNBODFT'JSNMZSPPUFEJOUIFTPJMPG their native land, the group’s members weave precise and incred ibly intricate fiddle and flute work, gorgeous vocal harmonies, energetic foot percussion, and guitar and bass accompaniment into a irresistibly jubilant musical feast that combines raw energy with superb musical refinement. Winner of the 2011 Canadian Folk Music awards for Ensemble of the Year and Traditional Album of the Year for their recent CD Nagez Rameurs, Genticorum features Pascal Gemme, Alexandre de (SPTCPJT(BSBOE BOE:BOO'BMRVFU5IFUISFFTPNFIBTTQFOUUIF You’ll want to bring your dancing shoes past decade purveying its impassioned music to audiences all over tonight when Soul Power blows into the the world, at more than 700 concerts in 15 countries, including prestigious festivals like Scotland’s Freight! Blending the sophisticated stylings of Celtic Connections, Australia’s National Folk Festival, and Celtic Colours in Canada. We can’t wait for the amazing Eastside Horns with a funky East them to add the Freight to the list! Bay rhythm section, and featuring the soulful vocals of Louisiana Bayou native Tommy Banks, UIJTOJOFQJFDFCBOEJOWJUFTPOFBOEBMMUPHFU West Coast Songwriters Competition Monday April 16, 7:30 pm their groove on with riveting solos and an Check out the future when the West Coast Songwriters presents its monthly Songwriter unstoppable dance beat. Competition, where members take the stage and perform their material. Performers sign up from Churning out tunes that hearken back to 7:00 to 7:20, and at 7:30 the show’s on! Guest judges award a “Best Song” and “Best Performance.” Tower of Power, Average White Band, Earth, The most active songwriting organization in the United States, WCS is dedicated to providing the Wind & Fire, and James Brown, the band environment, opportunities, and tools to nurture and promote songwriters. includes finger popping funky bassist Scott Willson and his brother Ian Willson on tenor Michelle Shocked Tuesday April 17 sax, with trumpeter Daniel Radhakrishna, Our favorite “sophisticated hillbilly”, Michelle Shocked returns with Robert Todd on baritone sax, Patrick Malabuyo Roccupy! a multifaceted show full of powerful lyrics and forceful music tar on trombone, guitarist Peter Fujii, Rick Bailey geted against overbearing politics and class divisions. on drums, and Loren Linnard on keyboard. #PSOJOFBTU5FYBT .JDIFMMFGJSTUHBJOFEXJEFTQSFBEGBNF PSJOGBNZ XJUI her 1988 album, Short Sharp Shocked. A sharply observant, politically out House Jacks Saturday April 14 TQPLFO TVQSFNFMZTFMGBTTVSFETJOHFSTPOHXSJUFS .JDIFMMFXFOUPOUPFYQMPSF various branches of americana music, releasing a number of albums, each with something surprising and unique to offer. From her visit to old time string CBOENVTJD Arkansas Traveler, UPIFSNPSFSFDFOUKPVSOFZTJOUPUIF IFBSUTEFQUIT Soul of My Soul UIJTFSVEJUFSPPUTSPDLFSTUBOETTUSPOH for what she believes in and calls attention to political and social causes with her impassioned performances. Dennis Kamakahi with Stephen Inglis Wednesday April 18 Rev. Dennis David Kahekilimamaoikalanikeha Kamakahi is one of Hawai’i’s most prolific and popular songwriters. He is also a warm, evocative singer and a gifted guitarist firmly committed to the ki ho’alu Make sure you don’t miss the party when the TMBDLLFZ USBEJUJPO"NVMUJQMF(SBNNZXJOOFSBOEBMPOHUJNFNFN House Jacks blow the roof off the Freight with ber of the legendary music group, Sons of Hawai’i, Dennis has seen many tonight’s massive 20th anniversary concert, fea of his vivid, romantic compositions, like “Pua Hone” and “Wahine ‘Ilikea,” turing current members and band alumni per become Hawaiian classics. GPSNJOHIJUTGSPNUIFCBOETUXPEFDBEFIJTUPSZ Dennis was born in Honolulu in 1953, before cable TV and video $VSSFOUNFNCFST%FLF4IBSPO DPGPVOEFSPG games. He considers this a blessing and cites it as an important factor UIFHSPVQ "VTUJO8JMMBDZ 5SPZ)PSOF +PIO in his musical development. “After dinner,” Dennis recalls, “our family Pointer, and Nick Gerard host an astound and neighbors would come outside on our porches, play music and talk ing lineup of “Jacks past” including Tristan story. You didn’t have TV, you had each other. The last thing you’d hear Bishop, Andrew Chaikin, Marty Mahoney, Bert at night was music lulling you to sleep.” In 1973, Dennis joined the Sons of Hawai’i, and played with Okpokwasili, Rob Penn, Wes Carroll, Garth them for nearly two decades before going solo in the early 1990s. Over the years, Dennis’ artistry has Kravits, Roopak Ahuja, Antonio Medrano, and been recognized with a host of awards including three Grammies, multiple Na Hoku Hanohanos, and Jake Moulton. Wow! induction in the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame. Versatile guitarist Stephen Inglis, who with Dennis A rock band without instruments, the House released the 2011 duo CD, Waimaka Helelei, lends his talents to this evening’s show. +BDLTPGGFSBiOPIPMETCBSSFEwa cappella style that obliterates all preconceptions about the Dar Williams, Alex Dezen opens Thursday April 19 limits of the human voice. The group runs the Simply put, Dar Williams writes some really amazing songs. HBNVUGSPNUFOEFSMPWFCBMMBETUPNJMFBNJOVUF With a journalistic eye for detail and a fiction writer’s feel for GVOL DPNQMFUFXJUINJOECMPXJOHWPDBMQFSDVT nuance, she crafts luminous, sharply drawn originals full of TJPOBOESJGGTUPSOTUSBJHIUPVUPGBXIBNNZ intriguing narrative twists, vivid imagery, and deep emotion. bar guitar. Raised in Chappaqua, New York, Dar wrote her first song Taking their name from the Heavy Equipment at the age of 11. She started her performing career in the TFDUJPOPGUIF:FMMPX1BHFT BiIPVTFKBDLwJT early 1990s on the coffeehouse circuit around Northampton, XIBUZPVVTFUPNPWFBSFTJEFODF UIFCBOEHPU Massachusetts, before releasing her first album, The Honesty to know each other on the collegiate a cappella Room. +PBO#BF[ BOFBSMZGBOPG%BSTNVTJD SFDPSEFEi:PVSF circuit of the late 1980s. Since those days, they "HJOH8FMM wBTPOHGSPNUIBUBMCVN )FSCFBVUJGVMTPQSBOP have completed several world tours, gained voice, wonderful stage shows, and insightful, catchy songs filled thousands of devoted fans, won numerous with what she calls “the true line of curiosity about living in this awards, and recorded seven albums including XPSMEwCSPVHIU%BSBOFWFSHSPXJOHGPMMPXJOHBOENBEFIFSB their latest, Level. major force in the New England folk scene. 8JUIUIFJSNVTJDPDDVQZJOHQMBDFTBTGBS Discussing the songs on her brand new album, In the Time of flung as movie soundtracks, radio station Gods 3B[PS5JF %BSSFNBSLTUIBUi*NJOUFSFTUFEJOQPXFS jingles, and computer operating systems, the right now. I’m in my 40s, and I’m shocked that the cafe conver House Jacks recently became the first a cappella sations I had in my 20s about ‘Somebody has to do something!’ are now my responsibility . . . 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A A282866 4 4 Benefit Concert for Citizens Reach Out Jazzschool Student Ensembles with Joan Baez plus the Saadoun Al-Bayati Trio Friday April 20 Monday April 23 5IJTCFOFGJUQFSGPSNBODFGPS$JUJ[FOT3FBDI0VU $30 GFBUVSFTGPML The Jazzschool music legend Joan Baez and the rich traditional Iraqi music of the Saadoun is proud to pres "M#BZBUJUSJP ent two top student Joan is an artistic force of nature whose musical vision is inseparable ensembles under from her activism in the fields of human rights, peace, and environmental the direction of justice, from singing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial at Rev. Dr. Martin saxophonist and -VUIFS,JOH+ST.BSDIPO8BTIJOHUPOJOUPUPVSJOHJOXBSUPSO composer Michael #PTOJB)FS[FHPWJOBJOBUUIFJOWJUBUJPOPG3FGVHFFT*OUFSOBUJPOBM Zilber,in this special Joan rose to fame after her appearance at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival. FOEPGUIF TDIPPM Each of her first three albums achieved gold record status, winning her a year performance. strong following throughout the world with their mix of traditional ballads T h e A d v a n c e d and blues, lullabies, and classic folk songs. J a z z Wo r k s h o p Joan, who received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007, "+8 BDPMMFHFMFWFMTUVEFOUFOTFNCMF QBSUPG continues to release highly successful material, including a DVD/CD biogra UIF+B[[TDIPPM*OTUJUVUFEFHSFFQSPHSBN XJMM phy documenting her life, How Sweet the Sound 3B[PS5JF perform classics of the jazz repertoire and origi 0WFSUIFQBTUZFBST #BHIEBECPSO4BBEPVO"M#BZBUJIBTUSBOTGJYFE nal works. AJW features Colin Di Grazia, sax; listeners with his inspired performances of the rich, complex music of Iraq. Patrick Malabuyo, trombone; Sturdy Adams, A singer, oud MVUF QMBZFS BOEQFSDVTTJPOJTU "M#BZBUJQFSGPSNTUPOJHIU piano; Andrew Lion, bass; and Nicholas de Ryss, XJUIIJTEBVHIUFS QFSDVTTJPOJTUBOEWPDBMJTU4VNNFS"MCBZBUJ,SJLFDIF on drums. BOEIJTTPOJOMBX QFSDVTTTJPOJTU:BTTJOF,SJLFDIF5FUPVBOJ UIFTPOPG The Advanced High School Jazz Workshop Morocco’s legendary singer, Abdelouahed Tetouani. I group is comprised of rising star perform $30JTBOPOQSPGJUPSHBOJ[BUJPOEFEJDBUFEUPSBJTJOHBXBSFOFTTBOE ers from around the Bay Area. This multiple improving the lives of war victims around the world. By providing public DownBeat "XBSEXJOOJOHHSPVQGFBUVSFT BDDFTTUPGJSTUIBOEBDDPVOUT $30FEVDBUFTUIFQVCMJDBCPVUUIFIVNBO Edward Evans, trumpet; Trent Braswell, sax; cost of war on civilian populations, and to engender a sense of responsibility in all people to alleviate Simone Boszormenyi, guitar; Grant Milliken, the suffering of these innocents. vibraphone; Nick Lamb, piano; Logan Kane, Maestro Ali Akbar Khan’s 3rd Annual Birthday Tribute CBTT BOE.BSDFMP#PSRVF1FSF[ ESVNT w/ Alam Khan, Swapan Chaudhuri, Aruna Narayan, Anupama Bhagwat Peter Mulvey Tuesday April 24 Saturday April 21, 7 pm (ticketed), 2 pm (free) 4JOHFSTPOHXSJUFS Peter Mulvey injects Join the Ali Akbar College of Music in cel a contemporary edgi ebrating its late founder, the brilliant sarod ness into his writing, QMVDLFETUSJOHJOTUSVNFOU BSUJTUBOEDPN distilling funk, folk, poser, Maestro Ali Akbar Khan, in a full day of and rock influences inspiring concerts including both a free after into songs that are OPPOQPSUJPO TUBSUJOHBUQN BOEBUJDLFUFE dark, quirky, lyrical, evening performance. and ethereal. The The evening concert features two celebrated Wisconsin native’s leading Indian classical musicians. Sarod TVQFSC CBTTIFBWZ player Alam Khan offers his personal tribute to guitar stylings, his his father, accompanied by legendary tabla mas compelling, gravelly ter Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri. Aruna Narayan voice, and his striking blend of ironic wit and is one of the few women currently performing earnest passion all shine through in his reso POUIFDMBTTJDBMCPXFE TIPSUOFDLFEsarangi. nant songs. As the Boston Globe put it, “Peter Aruna specializes in solo sarangi playing, which Mulvey is all substance, which is his style.” highlights the graceful nuances of this haunt Peter’s most recent CD, The Good Stuff ing instrument. 4JHOBUVSF4PVOET SFGMFDUTIJTEJWFSTFJOGMV Ali Akbar Khan, the first Indian musician to FODFTBOEPQFOIFBSUFEEFGJOJUJPOPGXIBU receive a MacArthur “genius” award, founded constitutes a timeless song, embracing Duke UISFFDMBTTJDBM*OEJBONVTJDTDIPPMT JO$BMDVUUB *OEJBJO UIFTFDPOEJO#FSLFMFZJO XIJDI Ellington, Tom Waits, and Bill Frisell alike. This MBUFSSFMPDBUFEUP4BO3BGBFM BOEUIFUIJSEJO#BTFM 4XJU[FSMBOE5ISPVHIIJTUFBDIJOH QFSGPSNJOH is sure to be a memorable concert! and devotion to ancient classical music, he touched thousands people around the globe. Join us for a celebration of the birth of Khansahib, as he is affectionately known, featuring some of the most brilliant and accomplished musicians influenced by his life and work. The afternoon features two exciting ensembles of North Indian classical vocal and instrumental CZe^Ø]]VcZdeYV7cVZXYe|d`WWZTZR] aZR_`R_UC <2DD>2?Z_3Vc\V]Vj music. Students of Anuradha Sridhar’s Trinity Center for Music present Carnatic vocal pieces and Zd`fcaZR_`afcgVj`c the Ali Akbar College of Music Tabla Ensemble performs original compositions by the Maestro. The afternoon concludes with a performance by Anupama Bhagwat, a newcomer to the Bay Area and a refreshingly versatile sitarist who represents the younger generation of performers. A Benefit Fundraiser for Friends Foundation International w/ Band of Hart, Barefoot Thunder, Jumpin’ Fish, Austin & the City Limits, Willem Van Thillo Sunday April 22 Four bands and numerous special guests rock out in this fundraiser for Friends Foundation International, which features Band of Hart, Barefoot Thunder, Jumpin’ Fish, Austin and the City Limits, and Willem Van Thillo. Band of Hart plays music with influences from the Grateful Dead, the Allman Brothers, Neil Young, and the David Rawlings .BDIJOF5IFHSPVQJODMVEFT.JDIBFM.D/BNFS WPDBMT NBOEPMJO BOESFTPOBUPSHVJUBS #JMM.BLFQFBDF CBTT PG.BHJD .VTJD +POBI,SBNFS HVJUBS WPDBMT 3JDI8JOUFST HVJUBS WPDBMT 3VTTFMM$SFTUP IBSNPOJDB BOE5FSSZBOE.JDIFMMF.BMFF IBOEESVNT #BSFGPPU5IVOEFS GFBUVSJOH/JDIPMBT'SFZ HVJUBS WPDBMT BOE.JLF$VSMFUUF CBTT WPDBMT TQFDJBMJ[FTJOBXJEFSBOHFPG music, from Gordon Lightfoot to The Marshall Tucker Band to Waylon Jennings. Jumpin’ Fish plays a fun, eclectic fusion of roots blues, rock, bluegrass, jazz, and funk, with diverse influences from John )JBUUUP4MZBOEUIF'BNJMZ4UPOF#BOENFNCFSTJODMVEF"BSPO1SJDF WPDBMT NBOEPMJO HVJUBST "EBN#BMN WPDBMT CBTT 1IJMJQ,OVETFO ESVNT (MFO1SJDF HVJUBST CBDLHSPVOEWPDBMT BOE+BSFE1SJDF HVJUBST CBDLHSPVOEWPDBMT Austin Zimmerman has been playing the hard rock hits of the 1970s and ‘80s with his band Acid Reign since the age of 11. Joined tonight by his uncle %BWF;JNNFSNBOGSPNUIFCMVFHSBTTCBOE)PNFTQVO3PXEZBOETPNFGSJFOET UIF$JUZ-JNJUT "VTUJOVOQMVHTUPOJHIUGPSBTFUPGBDPVTUJDamericana. Willim van Thillo, inspired by Jimmy Reed & JJ Kale, plays the blues—the kind of blues that makes you want to dance, that is. 'PSNFECZBHSPVQPGGSJFOETXIPNFUJOBOFOWJSPONFOUBMTUVEJFTDMBTTBU6$4BOUB$SV[ 'SJFOET'PVOEBUJPO*OUFSOBUJPOBM ''* TVQQPSUTTJHOJGJDBOU human condition and environmental projects. FFI recently provided funding to a hydroelectric project in northern Bali, health/hygiene projects in Sikkim, India, and an environmental advocacy group in Nepal.
A 286 5 New Voices with The T Sisters, Melody Walker, Tashina Teresa Trull Sunday April 29 Our favor Clarridge, Laurie Lewis, host Wednesday April 25 ite blues song s t r e s s / h o r s e w h i s p e r e r T e r e s a T r u l l takes the stage w i t h a g r e a t lineup of musi cal cohorts for a concert cele brating her first return to our The Freight’s favorite musician for all seasons, Laurie Lewis, hosts this outrageous outpouring of stage since relo youthful talent with some of the best that Northern California has to offer, featuring The T Sisters, cating to New Melody Walker, and Tashina Clarridge. Laurie is so enamored of these young singers that she wanted Zealand. Come to make sure that the Freight audience had a chance to hear them, and at last century’s pricing, you join Teresa and owe it to yourself to take a chance on getting blown away! friends for an &SJLB 3BDIFM BOE$IMPF5JFUKFODPNQSJTF0BLMBOECBTFETJOHJOHUSJPUIF54JTUFST MBTUTFFOPO FWFOJOHPGTPVMTUJSSJOH CPPUZTIBLJOH EPXO our stage wowing the crowd at the 2011 Holiday Revue. The sisters perform original music influ right awesome music. enced by blues, folk, bluegrass, gospel, country, rock and more, all drenched in their enchanting A fiery vocal dynamo, Teresa combines a sibling vocal harmonies and spiced up with their charming stage personas. MBSHFSUIBOMJGFHPTQFMTPVMWPJDF BHVUTZCMVFT .FMPEZTCPME QSPWPDBUJWFTPOHT QFSGPSNFEXJUIBTNPMEFSJOHWPJDF NVMUJJOTUSVNFOUBMQSPXFTT style, hilarious onstage banter, and topnotch BOEJOGFDUJPVTTQJSJUPGBCBOEPO CMFOEGPML QPQ TPVUIFSOSPDL BOEPMEUJNFNVTJDJOUPBOJOUSJHVJOH songwriting talent. In addition to her solo work vision that also embraces global sounds and themes. BOEIFSEVPTXJUI#BSCBSB)JHCJF PO$%TMJLF The 2005 Grand National Fiddle Champion, Tashina has toured with Mark O’Connor, Tony Playtime BOEXJUIXPNFOTNVTJDTUBS$SJT Trischka, Laurie Lewis, and her own hot band, the Bee Eaters. In addition to her fiddling prowess, Williamson, Teresa has parlayed her sharp pro Tashina is a fine singer: we are excited to hear her vocal debut tonight. ducing instincts on scores of albums, and has received the Best Producer of an Independent Carlos Reyes & his Electric Symphony Thursday April 26 Album at the New York Music Awards. 1BSBHVBZCPSOIBSQBOEWJPMJOXJ[BSE$BSMPT3FZFTDBTUTB Classical @ the Freight spell on audiences with the potent combination of his outstand ing musical talents, charismatic personality, and extensive rep New Esterhazy String Quartet ertoire, from sweet Latin American ballads to lowdown blues to IFBSUSBDJOHEBODFOVNCFSTUIBUNBLFMJTUFOFSTMFBQUPUIFJS Monday April 30 feet, playing solo and with his hot band, Electric Symphony. Carlos began his musical education at the age of three and a half with the violin. A few years later, his father dared the ZFBSPME$BSMPTUPMFBSOUIFDPNQMJDBUFETUSJOHOBUJWF Paraguayan harp. Two weeks later, the boy earned a double encore at his first professional harp concert. After relocat ing to the Bay Area, Carlos played harp with the Oakland Symphony and violin with the Oakland Youth Symphony while in his early teens, and provided instru mental background music for the children’s shows Sesame Street and Villa Alegre. Carlos’s first album, The Beauty of It All, was on Billboard Magazine’s Top 10 Contemporary Jazz charts for over 15 weeks. He has backed such artists as Steve Miller, Pat Travers, and MC Hammer. In Europe, Carlos represented Paraguay at the World’s Fair in Hanover, Germany and performed at events like Italy’s Latinoamericando Festival. Prepare yourself to be enchanted! Back by popular demand, the Bay Area’s own New Esterhazy String Quartet—Kati Kyme and San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers w/ Alasdair Fraser Lisa Weiss on violins, Anthony Martin on viola, Friday & Saturday April 27 & 28 and cellist William Skeen, with SFCO music Welcome, fans of traditional fiddling! With director and violist, Ben Simon—just completed noted fiddler Alasdair Fraser at their helm, the San BOIJTUPSJDUISFFZFBSi)BZEO1SPKFDU wQFSGPSN 'SBODJTDP4DPUUJTI'JEEMFSTGJMMPVSIBMM MJUFSBMMZ JOHBMMEFMJDJPVT)BZEOTUSJOHRVBSUFUTJO with beautiful music from the rich and enduring over 18 concerts. Tonight, the group performs a Scottish musical tradition. Two special performances virtuosic string quintet arrangement of Haydn’s showcase 115 members of SFSF and special guests great musical masterpiece, Creation, which playing contemporary pieces and ancient tunes passed he originally composed for a full orchestra down from the Highlands, Western Isles, Shetland, and chorus. and Canada’s Cape Breton Island. 5IF4BO'SBODJTDP4DPUUJTI'JEEMFST 4'4' JTB WPMVOUFFSSVOPSHBOJ[BUJPOGPSNFEJOVOEFS the nonprofit sponsorship of the Scottish Fiddlers of WE THANK IFSHIN VIOLINS OF EL CERRITO, CA. FOR California. Members meet each month to learn and THEIR GENEROUS DONATION play traditional Scottish fiddle music, united by a OF A HANDCRAFTED JAY strong sense of community and a common delight in HAIDE UPRIGHT BASS. TIBSJOHUIFNVTJDUIFZMPWF5IJTZFBSJOJUTUI incarnation, the spring concert is one of SFSF’s most treasured annual traditions. 0OFPG4DPUMBOETMFBEJOHUSBEJUJPOCFBSFST 4'4'EJSFDUPS"MBTEBJSTSJDIMZFYQSFTTJWFQMBZJOH transports listeners across a broad musical landscape including haunting laments drawn from the Gaelic tradition, classically styled airs, and raucous dance tunes, all delivered with sincerity, flawless virtuosity, and the sweetest of sounds. He was inducted into the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame in 2011, for his efforts to share the music of Scotland through his performances, recordings, and teaching. 1MFBTFOPUF "MBTEBJSQSFTFOUTBNJOVUFUBMLPO4DPUUJTINVTJDCFGPSFFBDIQFSGPSNBODF TUBSU ing at 7:30pm. The San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers’ are offering three workshops on the afternoon of Saturday, April 29. See the back page of this calendar or the Freight website for details.
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