Local jazz legend Bobby Hutcherson thrills at Yoshi’s
Bobby Hutcherson is an international treasure with a Bay Area address. The 66-year-old Los Angeles native, who has long called San Mateo County home, is one of the world’s two greatest living...
View ArticleB.B. King, Joshua Redman, others highlight local festivals
Summer is only a few weeks away. You know how I can tell? From looking at the calendar, perhaps? Puhleeze. I prefer to judge the seasons by the kind of festivals that are taking place _ and the...
View ArticleOakland Art and Soul announces lineup
8th Annual Art & Soul Labor Day Weekend August 30, 31 and Sept. 1, 2008 Downtown Oakland Entertainment Lineup by Day Tentative – times and artists subject to change Saturday, August 30 Art &...
View ArticleJazz, blues on tap for Art and Soul Oakland
The annual Comcast Art and Soul Festival in Oakland is once again set for Labor Day Weekend. This eighth edition, which takes place in and around the City Center area, will feature multiple stages and...
View ArticleIndigo Girls, Rick Braun headline Art & Soul Oakland
Comcast Art and Soul Festival: The eighth annual affair features dozens of great acts performing on multiple stages during its three-day run (Saturday-Monday). The event will host several big-name...
View ArticleDeVotchka, Hot Club of Cowtown, Hutcherson: Resolve to see them in 2009
DeVotchKa By Jim Harrington The Bay Area music scene is astoundingly rich. It’s as deep as that belonging to any city in the country, even New York, and it’s far more diverse than most. A...
View ArticleReview: McCoy Tyner, Bobby Hutcherson share smiles, music
By Jim Harrington McCoy Tyner and Bobby Hutcherson shared many smiles on Sunday night. The two jazz legends seemed to grin at each other before, during and after every tune they performed at this...
View ArticleReview: Charlie Haden – Wow, what a bad show!
By Jim Harrington Charlie Haden’s week-long residence at Yoshi’s San Francisco opened with a thud on Monday night. Indeed, it may well have been the most puzzlingly disappointing concert in the club’s...
View ArticleReview: Bobby Hutcherson at Yoshi’s Oakland
By Jim Harrington Bobby Hutcherson is the greatest living Bay Area jazz musician. And there really isn’t a close second – at least not if one of the qualifications is that the musician must still...
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