The Zombies, The Fab Faux and More Set for Yoshi's San Francisco, Fall-Winter 2013

Yoshi's San Francisco Live Music & Restaurant is located at 1330 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, Calif. For tickets and more information, call 415.655.5600 or click on Show Tickets. For dinner reservations, call 415.655.5600 or click on Dinner Reservations. For the current restaurant menu, click here.

JUNCAL STREET "A FLAMENCO PERFORMANCE"
(World Music and Dance)
Wed, Sep 4, 8pm
$20 adv, $25 door
The word juncal defines those "aficionados" of the Flamenco art form who inhabited "cafe cantantes," where food, drink, music and dance sustained the angst and celebration of Andalusian and Gypsy life. But Juncal Street is no ordinary Flamenco show. Juncal Street was designed to pay homage to these great "juncales," while drawing global inspiration from street art and contemporary urban dance styles. Its music mixes and matches Jazz, Rock, Funk, and Blues with traditional Flamenco, all byproducts of cultural melting pots. Juncal Street stands for a new direction for Flamenco, without taking away the essence of tradition and discipline that so distinctly characterize Flamenco. Read more here.

(Classic Rock)
Thu, Sep 5, 8pm
$39 GA
$60 Premier Seating & Meet & Greet tickets <~ SOLD OUT
(Yoshi's will provide seating in the first two rows of the performance.)
Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone, two true stalwarts of classy English pop, have reunited after three decades under the moniker of their former outfit, The Zombies. Their reunion has been enthusiastically embraced by the public, thanks to a hot band, some superlative new material, and a stage repertoire that draws heavily upon their much-cherished catalogue of Zombies and solo hits. In their day, the Zombies were one of the few English bands of the 1960s that enjoyed true global popularity, with two American number ones, chart records throughout the rest of the world, and a deep and lasting affection for their music. For instance, in early 1967, at a time when their career had almost ground to a halt in the UK, the band played to crowds of over 30,000 in the Philippines. And ironically, right after the band split, their final single "Time Of The Season" quickly became their biggest record - US radio plays for the latter song recently passed the four million mark. The Zombies' first two American singles, "She's Not There" and "Tell Her No," also remain two of the most-heavily spun vintage hits on American classic-rock radio. Read more here.

ALL-4-ONE
(GRAMMY award-winning "Dukes of R&B)
Fri-Sat, Sep 6-7, 8 & 10pm
Fri: 8pm $35, 10pm $28
Sat: 8pm & 10pm $35
If you've ever been in love, then you've heard the name All-4-One and their timeless songs "I Swear," "I Can Love You Like That," "So Much In Love," " I Turn To You," "These Arms," "Beautiful As You" and much more. The GRAMMY Award Winning group All-4-One is internationally known for making beautiful love songs that not only chart radio airwaves, but also garner countless awards. All-4-One's very first single "So Much In Love," scaled to RIAA Gold Sales and Top 5 pop status. The California based quartet soon marked their place in the industry as premier balladeers. Their second single, "I Swear," claimed the billboard "Hot 100" #1 spot for 11 consecutive weeks, while sales sky rocketed to hold the #1 selling single status in 1994 and third most successful single of the rock era. "I Swear" STILL (in 2012) holds a spot on the Billboard's "Hot 100" as one of the most successful singles of all time and has been named by ASCAP as one of the greatest love songs of the 20th Century. "I Swear" is recorded in history with an imprint in the Guinness's World Book of records (as the biggest selling single of 1994). Read more here.

Aykut Events & 2Passports Present:
BRAZILIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY PARTY
Sat, Sep 7, 10:30pm in The Lounge

with Tony Exum Jr & Dee Lucas
Sun, Sep 8, 7pm
$21 adv, $25 door
Denver-based saxophonist Tony Exum, Jr. and Atlanta-based saxophonist Dee Lucas have teamed to bring you the 'Just for Art & George' Tribute show. Just For Art & George is a musical tribute/celebration of the late Contemporary jazz saxophonists Art Porter and George Howard who lost their lives prematurely to a boating accident in Asia and colon cancer respectively in the mid-90's. Tony Exum, Jr and Dee Lucas, both considered by many as rising stars of the smooth jazz world, feel compelled to sacrifice their original musical compositions during these shows to restore and reflect on the impact these two great sax men had in the contemporary jazz genre during the mid-80's and throughout the 90's. Read more here.

THE Tommy Igoe BIG BAND with Special Guest Barry Finnerty (MiLes Davis, Michael Brecker) on guitar

(Featuring 15 of the Bay Area's finest musicians! The Bay Area Guitar icon Barry Finnerty (Michael Brecker, MiLes Davis) joins the TIBB for a night of incredible licks & soulful blues.)
Tue, Sep 10, 8pm
$22
After a successful Yoshi's San Francisco debut on Tuesday, June 11, 2013, The Tommy Igoe Big Band has a new home on select Tuesday nights. Tommy Igoe is one of the world's most prominent drummers and bandleaders. He began drumming at the age of two and has gone on to craft a unique and diverse career traveling the world with many iconic artists, both as drummer and music director. In 1997, he created the drum book for Disney's "The Lion King," a seminal Broadway event performed in more than 50 countries around the world. During his time with the original company, he served as principal drummer and conductor. He has also created several of the world's best-selling music education titles including "Groove Essentials" and "Great Hands For A Lifetime" with the original "Groove Essentials" poster fast approaching 500,000 copies. His new Bay Area recording studio serves both as a world-class recording facility and education site for online and private sessions. Read more here.

(World)
Wed, Sep 11, 8pm
$15 adv, $19 door
This group of internationally recognized musicians is a powerful collaboration and their music is an ethno-layering of melodic, rhythmic and poetic ideas from several very different musical traditions that fit powerfully into a brilliant world music. Founded by flamenco guitarist Freddy Clarke, Wobbly World is a myriad of musicians and singers from West Africa, Morocco, Bulgaria, Netherlands,Lebanon, Viet Nam & the U.S. that deliver a bold, brave, joy-filled celebration of international musical synergy. Wobbly World's music is a refreshing mix where each player brings a contrasting musical tradition, yet the music flows and soars with a deep sense of cohesion. The band is committed to promoting peace through music and freedom to enjoy music without borders. Read more here.

RANDY BRECKER, DR. EDDIE HENDERSON, JEREMY PELT & LEON JORDAN JR.: The United Trumpet Summit
(Bop, Swing, Funk, Blues & Fusion)

Thu, Sep 12, 8 & 10pm
8pm $25, 10pm $20
The United Trumpet Summit is a brand new show that is bedazzling audiences. The group features the top trumpet players in the nation and they are doing what they do best. Randy Brecker, Dr. Eddie Henderson, Jeremy Pelt & Leon Jordan Jr. take the stage as one set unit. Their repertoire features Bop, Swing, Funk, Blues & Fusion. The United Trumpet Summit is a sight to behold. Read more here.

JÓHANN JÓHANNSSON
(Post-classical / modern composer and pianist)
Fri, Sep 13, 8pm
$29 adv, $33 door
Jóhann Jóhannsson was born in Iceland but currently resides in Copenhagen, Denmark. Described as "intrepid musical enigma" by the BBC, Jóhann's compositions have been moving listeners for more than a decade. His arresting 'Englabörn' album from 2002 was one of the very first and most influential releases in the broad-reaching post-classical / modern composition field and his place in that scene is now fully cemented and justly deserved. Jóhann Jóhannsson has since released several albums with the highly renowned 4AD, Touch and FatCat labels. Jóhann's most recent project is a collaboration with the experimental filmmaker Bill Morrison called 'The Miners Hymns' (2011), a film and accompanying composition for brass band, pipe organ and electronics. The piece had a live premiere in Durham Cathedral in July 2010 and was released on CD and DVD in May 2011. Jóhann has won awards for his film music at the Rhode Island and Sapporo film festivals. His film scores include 'The Good Life' (Eva Mulvad, DK 2010), 'Varmints' (Marc Craste UK 2008) and 'For Ellen' (US 2012). Jóhann is an accomplished composer for contemporary dance and theater and his collaborations with the internationally renowned choreographer and dancer Erna Omarsdottir, 'IBM 1401, a user's manual' (2002), and 'Mysteries of Love' (2005), have been performed widely across Europe. Jóhann has performed in venues all over the world with his ensemble, including Centre Pompidou, London's Barbican Centre, Brussels' Palais des Beaux Arts, and the Prague Rudolfinum.
Read more here.

An Evening with JABARI DAVIS plus Tony Sparks (comedy)
(Jabari Davis brings humor that combines down and dirty street smarts with thought provoking intellect)
Fri, Sep 13, 10:30pm
$18 adv, $22 door
Jabari has performed in some of the the nations biggest Comedy Clubs including The Comedy Store (Hollywood, La Jolla Ca), The Ice House Comedy Club (Pasadena, Ca), San Francisco Punchline, Sacramento Punchline, Cobb's Comedy Club (San Francisco), Carolines on Broadway (New York City), and Gotham Comedy Club (New York City) to name a few. In 2010 he debuted his one man Solo Performance piece "Felony Swagger With a Degree," in the San Francisco Theater Festival amid rave reviews. He was invited back to the Festival in 2011 to perform another Solo Performance piece. Both of which were Directed by W. Kamau Bell of FX's "Totally Biased." In 2011 and 2012 Jabari was selected to perform in San Francisco prestigious Comedy Day Festival in Golden Gate Park alongside Robin Williams, Diane Amos, and Gina Yashere. Jabari has also performed on Charlie Murphy's Acid Trip Tour, and was recently selected to perform in the Cape Fear Comedy Festival 2013 in Wilmington, North Carolina. Read more here.

KATHLEEN MADIGAN Gone Madigan (comedy)
("One of America's funniest female comics." ~Jay Leno)
Sat, Sep 14, 8 & 10pm
$45
In her 22 year career, Kathleen Madigan has never been hotter. With her new Showtime special, "Gone Madigan," in constant rotation and the DVD-CD of the special topping the Amazon and iTunes charts, Madigan has the entire year booked with over 100 theater gigs across the country and numerous television appearances. She's recently back from her second Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff's USO Holiday Tour of Iraq and Afghanistan. This year Madigan shared the stage with Robin Williams, Lewis Black, Lance Armstrong, Kix Brooks and Admiral Mike Mullen who hosted the tour. After the ten day tour, she returned home to tape appearances on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson," "The Green Room with Paul Provenza" and "The Joy Behar Show in New" York. She's had countless appearances on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "The Late Show with David Letterman," "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" and every other late night show that has come and gone. She's had her own hour specials on HBO and Comedy Central. In addition to the stand-up appearances, Madigan has been a correspondent for "The Dr. Phil Show," ESPN 2 and done commentary on VH1, CNN, E! , CMT and TV Guide's Emmy Red Carpet. She's performed not only in the US, but in Canada, China, Ireland and England. Read more here.

Sun, Sep 15, 8pm <~ SOLD OUT!!!
Since announcing the release of her debut EP 'She' back in November last year, Laura has been picking up critical acclaim and support from some of the biggest tastemakers out there. Laura's unique sound has wowed critics, helping to make her one of names on everyone's lips in 2013 and has lead to her being described as "The voice of 2013" by The Evening Standard and her album hailed as "a masterpiece" by The Sunday Times Culture. The classically trained, singer-songwriter's music fuses orchestral soul with velvety harmonies and emotional vocals giving nods to Nina Simone, George Gershwin and Björk amongst others. A graduate from the Birmingham Conservatoire with a degree in composition, the 26-year-old is a unique collision of her Caribbean background and classical music. As one of the most exciting new musical talents to come out of the UK, this young lady deserves every bit of attention that she gets. As Clash magazine say, "Beautiful in voice and soul, lift your eyes skyward and watch this girl soar."
Read more here.

The Artist Sessions presents: Gabriel Kahane with ELENI MANDELL
(The Artist Sessions: a new Yoshi's classical series of intimate, interactive evenings featuring international soloists and ensembles, hosted monthly by concert pianist Lara Downes.)
Tue, Sep 17, 8pm
$18 adv, $22 door
Gabriel Kahane has established himself as a leading voice among a generation of young composers who are redefining music for the 21st century. Hailed by the Los Angeles Times for "an all around dazzling performance" in his orchestral debut of the premiere of his song cycle Orinoco Sketches, with John Adams and the Los Angeles Philharmonic last season, Kahane's work defies classifications. 2012 saw Kahane's Carnegie Hall recital debut in addition to appearances at the University Musical Society of Ann Arbor, the Carolina Performing Arts Center, the Library of Congress, and dates with the Alabama Symphony, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.

Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Eleni Mandell has been feeling the love from listeners, critics and fellow musicians alike. Her singular gift for writing wry, literate songs that synthesize jazz, country, folk, blues, rock and pop, has been noted by The Los Angeles Times as a "mix of emotional heart and musical command that marks a move into the major leagues of American singer/songwriters." Elle Magazine described Mandell's Miracle of Five as "an album of bluesy, sepia-tone postcard sent to possibilities come and gone." and Entertainment Weekly pronounced Miracle "a perfect bedtime album for grownups who ought to know better but can't help hitting the sack dreaming of true love."
Read more here.

(Genre-defying singer-songwriter. Think retro '70s meets '90s neo-soul.)
Wed, Sep 18, 8pm
$24
No Beginning No End (Blue Note/2013) is a seamless musical experience that moves between different styles with remarkable fluidity, bound together by James' transcendent voice. It marked a new chapter in the artistic journey of the 35-year-old singer/songwriter. Conceived, recorded and produced independently without any recording contract, the album is his most personal statement yet. Along the way, he recruited a mighty team of collaborators that include noted producer/bassist Pino Palladino; pianist/composer and fellow Blue Note artist Robert Glasper; R&B singer/songwriter/guitarist Emily King; international French-Moroccan singing star Hindi Zahra; and the 2011 Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition winner Kris Bowers. "I feel like this is my first album as an artist," James says, "This is the first time in which there were no label, no A&R - nothing but myself and my relationship and history with my music." Read more here.

CLOSED FOR A PRIVATE EVENT
Thu, Sep 19

(Blues Rock Slide Guitarist)
Fri, Sep 20, 8pm
$23 adv, $27 door
Roy Rogers & The Delta Rhythm Kings are known around the world for turning in stunning and inspiring performances wherever they play, regularly bringing audiences to their feet. With 20 recorded albums of diverse and eclectic modern blues, Americana and roots music, Rogers has garnered eight Grammy nominations including work with John Lee Hooker, Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Bonnie Raitt. Rogers' diverse music career is limitless, as he continuously stretches the boundaries of slide guitar, as he is widely considered a "visionary guitarist" and "slide virtuoso". Rogers sonically traverses genres while managing to stay true to his American roots-oriented background, or to, and as one critic says, "divine the ancient language of the Mississippi Delta and forge a modern link to rock and roll." This fall a new PBS special with RR & DRK in HD will air, with some very special guests. Read more here.

MYKAL ROSE with SLY & ROBBIE
(One of the top reggae artists in the world with Black Uhuru original members)
Fri, Sep 20, 10:30pm
$35 adv, $39 door
The legendary Sly and Robbie produced many of the great hit reggae rhythm tracks over the years. They have an extensive history. One of their greatest periods besides touring with Peter Tosh was during their collaboration with Black Uhuru. Perhaps the highest profile recognition came in 1984, when Michael Rose, Duckie Simpson, Puma Jones, Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare won reggae's first Grammy award for the album - Anthem - in 1984. Sly and Robbie are a prolific Jamaican rhythm section and production duo. Drummer Sly Dunbar and bassist Robert Shakespeare joined in the mid-1970s after establishing themselves separately in Jamaica as professional musicians. Sly and Robbie are estimated to have played on or produced 200,000 recordings, many of them on their own label, Taxi Records. Read more here.

SHANICE
(GRAMMY nominated R&B artist - hits include "I Love Your Smile," "Loving You" & more)
Sat, Sep 21, 8 & 10pm
8pm $35, 10pm $29
A member of the Motown label roster during the 1990s, R&B singer Shanice was best known for her infectious smash "I Love Your Smile." Born May 14, 1973, Shanice Wilson entered show business virtually as a toddler, appearing in a number of musicals and television commercials; by 1984 she was a regular on the series Kids Incorporated, and soon after performed on the program Star Search. Her appearance there caught the eye of A&M Records, and at the age of 11 Shanice was under contract to the label. She issued her debut Discovery in 1987, scoring a pair of minor hits with the singles "(Baby Tell Me) Can You Dance" and "No 1/2 Steppin'." Signing to Motown in 1990, she teamed with producer Narada Michael Walden and recorded Inner Child, scoring with the hit "I Love Your Smile" as well as "I'm Cryin'" and "Lovin' You." Shanice subsequently appeared on a number of movie soundtracks, including Boomerang and Disney's Pocahontas, duetting with Jon Secada on "If I Never Knew You." Her third solo LP, 21 Ways to Grow, appeared in 1994, followed five years later by her self-titled "Shanice" LaFace label debut. Her last CD "Every Woman Dreams" was released in 2007 on her own label and appeared on Billboard's Top 30 R&B Albums. A new CD is currently in production with a release date soon to be announced.
Read more here.

BENEFIT CONCERT WITH THE LADIES OF "JAZZ IN PINK"
Sun, Sep 22, 7pm
$50-$100
Read more here.

(Featuring 15 of the Bay Area's finest musicians! Direct from Santana, percussion legend Karl Perazzo! The Multi-GRAMMY award-winning artist sits in with the TIBB to explore Latin, Brazilian and more in what is sure to be an unforgettable night of rhythm!)
Tue, Sep 24, 8pm
$22
After a successful Yoshi's San Francisco debut on Tuesday, June 11, 2013, The Tommy Igoe Big Band has a new home on select Tuesday nights. Tommy Igoe is one of the world's most prominent drummers and bandleaders. He began drumming at the age of two and has gone on to craft a unique and diverse career traveling the world with many iconic artists, both as drummer and music director. In 1997, he created the drum book for Disney's "The Lion King," a seminal Broadway event performed in more than 50 countries around the world. During his time with the original company, he served as principal drummer and conductor. He has also created several of the world's best-selling music education titles including "Groove Essentials" and "Great Hands For A Lifetime" with the original "Groove Essentials" poster fast approaching 500,000 copies. His new Bay Area recording studio serves both as a world-class recording facility and education site for online and private sessions. Read more here.

Wed, Sep 25, 8pm
$21 adv, $25 door

Since 2000, Jason has been a mainstay on the New Orleans scene as a bandleader from the vibraphone chair. These groups have performed at Snug Harbor, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, The Jazz Playhouse, and The Satchmo Summerfest. Jason has also appeared at jazz venues through the US and Canada, and has toured Europe on the summer festival scene. His playing is unique; drawing from a wide range of influences, Jason performs original music as well as many hidden gems in the jazz literature and beyond. As a drummer, Marsalis collaborates frequently with his brothers Delfeayo and Branford, in addition to Marcus Roberts and Ellis Marsalis. When he is not filling the drum chairs in these groups, Jason performs as a vibraphonist with artists such as Shannon Powell, John Ellis, Roland Guerin, Irvin Mayfield, and many others as well as leading his own quartet. Read more here.

Thu, Sep 26, 8pm
$25
More than three decades after his earliest recordings, Lorber has come full circle. His new recording, Galaxy, released January 2012, on Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group, revisits a sound he helped pioneer. The album takes the experiment that he started with his last GRAMMY-nominated CD, Now is the Time, up a notch with 11 exciting and energetic new compositions performed by some of the biggest names in jazz today. Core members Lorber, bassist Jimmy Haslip and saxophonist Eric Marienthal are in rare form, aided by the explosive playing of drummer Vinnie Colaiuta and guest appearances by trumpeter Randy Brecker, percussionist Lenny Castro, guitarists Paul Jackson Jr. and Larry Koonse, and drummer Dave Weckl. Read more here.

(Jazz Guitarist/Vocalist)
Fri, Sep 27, 8 & 10pm
8pm $26, 10pm $21
Nick Colionne is one of the hottest Jazz Guitarist/Vocalists around. He has been described as "one of the most exceptional performers to come along on the jazz scene in a long time" and BET calls him "an emerging jazz giant." Colionne's most recent 10 singles have each achieved Top Ten on all major national/international charts, with his latest cd release "Feel The Heat" contributing three more Top Ten hits. Colionne was honored with the prestigious 2007 International Instrumentalist Artist of the Year Award by The Wave in Canada, and was nominated for same again in 2009. He was nominated as Entertainer of The Year and Guitarist of The Year by The American Smooth Jazz Awards and was named Humanitarian of The Year. Read more here.

PlazaCUBA & THE ARSENIO RODRIGUEZ PROJECT presents: LAS ESTRELLAS DE ARSENIO
with music Legends Nelson Gonzalez and Jose Mangual Jr. from New York
(One of the most important figures in the history of Afro-Cuban music)
Sat, Sep 28, 8 & 10pm
8pm: $30, VIP $45
10pm: $25, VIP $40
LAS ESTRELLAS DE ARSENIO, is an All-Star ensemble of today's top NYC, LA and SF musicians, who came together for the first time in 2011, to pay tribute to Arsenio Rodriguez, the Father of Salsa, on his 100th anniversary.

ARSENIO RODRIGUEZ, a descendent of enslaved Congolese, was born on August 30, 1911, in Matanzas, Cuba. Arsenio was blinded by a horse's kick at age 7, which earned him the nickname "El Ciego Maravilloso" (The Marvelous Blind One.) Rodriguez was a prolific composer and arranger, who wrote and recorded nearly a thousand songs; many of them major salsa hits even today. Considered by many to be the creator of the "Mambo", he was also the architect of the "Conjunto." The Conjunto is a revolutionary format that introduces the conga drum, a taboo at the time, because of its African origins. As composer, tresero, percussionist and bandleader, Arsenio's innovations paved the way for what would eventually morph into "SALSA," as we know it today. He lived to be one of the most important figures in the history of Afro-Cuban music. Read more here.

Roy Bennett Productions present:
FILLMORE VINTAGE COUTURE BALL
Sat, Sep 28, 10:30pm in The Lounge

RANA FARHAN
Presented by Diaspora Arts Connection

(A unique fusion of classical Persian poetry with contemporary jazz and blues.)
Sun, Sep 29, 7pm
$30 adv, $35 door
Iranian artist Rana Farhan sings in a cool bluesy style that transcends time and erases all borders, wowing listeners worldwide. In her Harlem studio, together with Guitarist Steven Toub, Rana Farhan produces songs that marry the lyrics of the 13th century mystic poet Rumi and other classics with American elements of Blues and Jazz. The result is a rich and delicious blend that leaves the imagination longing for more, especially for young musicians in Iran who see Rana as an icon. Rana's virtual popularlity in Iran is what led Iranian filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi to feature her in his award winning film, "No One Knows About Persian Cats." Ghobadi says Rana is an important figure in the Iranian music scene today. "Like a needle and thread, Rana stitches East and West together through her music."

(Straight-ahead jazz)
Tue, Oct 1, 8pm
$24 adv, $28 door
Internationally renowned saxophonist/ composer/educator Dayna Stephens is a force to watch out for. A fluid, vigorous soloist with a warm, soulful sound, Dayna has also proven himself a master of composition and arrangement, a highly acclaimed band leader and an in-demand side man for contemporary jazz masters such as Kenny Barron, Al Foster, Idris Mohammed, Taylor Eigsti and Roy Hargrove. 2013 will prove to be another exciting year in the exploration of sound for Dayna, on April 23rd 2013, his third release "That Nepenthetic Place"(Sunnyside) features Ambrose Akinmusire, Jaleel Shaw, Taylor Eigsti, Joe Sanders, Justin Brown and special guest Gretchen Parlato. That Album has already received a 4 1/2 star review in Downbeat and comes on the heels of his second release "Today Is Tomorrow" (Criss Cross 1345) which was released on Feb 21st 2012, and it features Aaron Parks, Mike Rodriguez, Julian Lage among others. Due in the late summer of 2013, his forth release will be for Criss Cross Jazz as well. Titled "Ill Take My Chances", it will feature Gerald Clayton, Charles Altura, Joe Sanders, Bill Stewart and Becca Stevens.

Pascal Le Boeuf is a spinner of webs constructed with beauty, emotion, and maturity. After 9 years performing in New York City, with three albums as "Le Boeuf Brothers", several studio projects as a sideman, and countless worldwide performances, pianist/composer Pascal Le Boeuf has established himself as a leading figure in the next generation of jazz artists. Hailed by DownBeat Magazine as having "a strong percussive element to his playing, which he combines with a keen sense of dynamics," Le Boeuf "pursues a hyper-fluent modern ideal" (NY Times) in a world with no boundaries. Never has this been more apparent than in "Pascal's Triangle", his latest recording on nineteen-eight records and most ambitions trio recording to date.
Read more here.

(Brazilian jazz singer, songwriter, guitarist and percussionist)
Wed, Oct 2, 8pm
$22 adv, $25 door
Vinicius Cantuária was born in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, living there until he was seven, when his family moved to Rio. As singer, songwriter, guitarist and percussionist, his career connects several zones of Brazilian music. And though his music is known for its decidedly twenty-first century feel, Cantuária's band might best be described as 'post-electronica acoustic' - a band that includes jazz bassist Paul Socolow, Michael Leonhart (the young Steely Dan trumpeter) and a rotating crew of Brazilian percussionists Nanny Assis, Mauro Refosco and legendary drummer Paulo Braga. Their repertoire typically includes songs by Jobim and Gilberto Gil, as well as Cantuária's own fund of songs. Read more here.

Thu, Oct 3, 8pm
8pm $34, 10pm $25
The highest praise Duke Ellington would offer people he admired was to say that their music was "beyond category" - and, in many ways, that phrase exactly captures the spirit of GRAMMY Award-winning guitar virtuoso Earl Klugh and his new, largely solo CD, HandPicked on Heads Up (part of the Concord Music Group). This is a disc that clearly reflects the guitarist's view that, "Everything has its place. The fun of it is that you are not in a box. Music has no boundaries." Read more here.

Fri-Sat, Oct 4-5, 8 & 10pm
Fri - 8pm A Hard Days Night in its entirety - $55, VIP seats $75
10pm: Greatest hits - $46, VIP seats $70
Sat - 8pm: Rubber Soul in its entirety - $55, VIP seats $75
10pm: Greatest hits - $46, VIP seats $70
The musical virtuosity of The Fab Faux - in actuality five of the hardest working musicians in NYC - completely up-ends the concept of a Beatles tribute band. Far beyond being extended sets of cover versions, their astounding shows are an inspired re-discovery of the Beatles' musical magic, as The Fab Faux tackles the group's most demanding material live onstage in a way that has to be experienced to be believed. Calling them, "the greatest Beatles cover band - without the wigs," Rolling Stone senior editor David Fricke wrote, "the Faux invigorate the artistry of even the Beatles' most intricate studio masterpieces with top chops and Beatlemaniac glee."
Read more here.

THE JANUSZ PRUSINOWSKI TRIO
Co- Presented with the Polish Cultural Institute New York
(Jazz-World-Traditional Polish Fused together with a modern avant-garde approach.
Promoting forthcoming album Knee Deep In Heaven)
Sun, Oct 6, 7pm

$18 adv, $22 door
Janusz Prusinowski Trio is a group of five musicians who follow in the traditions of village masters they have personally learned from. But they are also an avant-garde band with their own characteristic sound and language of improvisation. They combine music with dance, and the archaic with the modern. What contemporary quality can be given to archaic and seemingly simple melodies and rhythms without resorting to trendy samples and loops? Listening to the Trio you can hear how traditional music of Polish villages echoes a variety of genres: the music of Chopin in its melodic pattern and the use of rubato, a shared love of improvisation with blues and jazz, a tonal sophistication shared with 20th century classical and free improv, and the energy and propulsion of rock music.
Read more here.