Live Jazz in SF Bay

For this series at Keys, Tammy pays tribute to Tania Maria and Stevie Wonder, two of her biggest inspirations. Tammy L. Hall is a Grammy® award recognized pianist/composer/educator/collaborator/ musical director who’s career spans some 40+ years. Hall has worked with a wide array of vocalists and instrumentalists, including the late Etta Jones and Ernestine Anderson; Renée Wilson, Ms. Loretta Devine, Kim Nalley, Ph.D., Antoinette Montague, Susanne Mintzer, Marcus Shelby, Tiffany Austin, Terri Lyne Carrington, Regina Carter, Kristen Strom, Tia Fuller, Houston Person, Laurie Anderson, Gerald Clayton, Mads Tolling, Linda Tillery, Leberta Lorál, Holly Near, Barbara Dane, Hector Lugo, Kalil Wilson, Mimi Fox and Destiny Muhammad. In 2021 Tammy had the distinct honor of being the inaugural Artist-In-Residence for the Healdsburg Jazz Festival. Other collaborative highlights include working with the late Maestro Michael Morgan and members of the SF Symphony on the project, Currents: Bay Area Blue Notes (2019). Tammy also received the inaugural Pleasant-Leidesdorff Community Stalwart award in recognition of her work in community, from the San Francisco Chapter of the Human Rights Commission. In 2017 she received the Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle award for Best Musical Direction, for her work with Pamela Rose’s Blues Is A Woman. Tammy Hall-Piano and Voice, Gary Brown-Bass Deszon Claiborne-Drums Will Martins-Percussion Seating Policy– First Come, First Serve. No table reservations. We strongly recommend arriving early to secure your spot in line for seating as you will be sat in order of arrival. Check In- Will Call Style System, simply provide your last name to check in upon arrival. Group Seating- To sit together, book under one group name or notate if purchasing separately.

Tania Maria and Stevie Wonder: two of the most creative and impactful artists in my musical experience. Please join me with the Brazilian percussionist Will Martins, drummer Deszon Claiborne (my Brotha), and bassist Gary Brown (my Otha Brotha), and my Sista, saxophonist Kristen Strom, for an evening of Funky, Beautiful, Music! You might just have

Tania Maria and Stevie Wonder: two of the most creative and impactful artists in my musical experience. Please join me with the Brazilian percussionist Will Martins, drummer Deszon Claiborne (my Brotha), and bassist Gary Brown (my Otha Brotha), and my Sista, saxophonist Kristen Strom, for an evening of Funky, Beautiful, Music! You might just have

World-renowned percussionist and Grammy Award winner Sheila E. will rock the house, with special guests BANDALOOP, the unparalleled innovator in vertical performance, at EPACENTER Illuminated: The Afterglow, a brilliant event open to the public, immediately following EPACENTER’s annual fund-raising gala at East Palo Alto's architecturally stunning all-ages creative development center. “Queen of Percussion” and Oakland native Sheila E. has worked with artists including Prince, Stevie Wonder, and Beyoncé, and is one of the few Bay Area artists with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Her nonprofit program, the Elevate Hope Foundation, has championed young Bay Area artists and music education, aligning with EPACENTER’s commitment to developing artistic pathways for Bay Area youth. Also performing is the remarkable West Oakland-based dance company BANDALOOP, internationally known for its vertical performance that activates public spaces, which will turn EPACENTER’s impressive architecture into a massive aerial stage, inspiring awe and wonder with exhilarating sound and awe-inspiring choreography.

Two adventurous musical spirits who delight in the here and now. Over the last decade, internationally acclaimed recording artist and multi-percussionist Ian Dogole (www.iandogole.com) and master multi-instrumentalist and sound healer René Jenkins (www.vibetherapy.org) have developed a symbiotic chemistry that knows no bounds. Their musical forays are deeply rooted in the ancestral indigenous music cultures of the Americas, Africa and beyond, and when combined with their irrepressible spirit of adventure, the result is a sonic feast for the senses and an uplifting, healing experience that is transformational.

Richard Howell, saxophone; Sheldon Brown, reeds; Fred Randolph, bass; Ian Dogole, percussion The Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization presents live music at least 3 times a week at Bird & Beckett Books & Records in San Francisco's Glen Park village. Seating is limited, so call ahead to reserve: (415) 586-3733. No advance ticket sales. Please bring cash. Venmo ok, if necessary. BYOB. Can't make the show in person? Stream it live at www.youtube.com/@bird_beckett https://www.youtube.com/@bird_beckett Throw in some money for the band via venmo: @birdandbeckett

About "The Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization presents live music at least 3 times a week at Bird & Beckett Books & Records in San Francisco's Glen Park village: 2 blocks from the Glen Park BART station, Muni lines J, 23, 35, 36, 44, and 52, and on- and off-ramps for I-580. Seating is limited, so call ahead to reserve: (415) 586-3733. No advance ticket sales. Please bring cash. Venmo ok, if necessary. BYOB. Can't make the show in person? Stream it live, and throw in some money for the band via venmo: @birdandbeckett"

On Saturday evening, June 6th, at 7:30 p.m., I'll once again have the pleasure of playing adventurous and uplifting music at the Bay Area's most welcoming space for creative improvised music – Bird & Beckett Books & Records, located at 653 Chenery Street in San Francisco. We'll be performing pieces by Ornette Coleman, Thelonious Monk, Elvin Jones, Athur Blythe, original compositions and free improvisations. The ensemble for this sonic adventure is: Richard Howell – saxophones & vocals Sheldon Brown – saxophones, bass clarinet & Chinese flutes Fred Randolph – double bass Ian Dogole – cajon, doumbek, udu, kalimbas, talking drum & misc. percussion $20 cover charge. $10 for students.