Fillmore Jazz Festival Features Brad Leali and Vocalist Carla Helmbrecht
With a unique style and sound, which echoes the influences of his past, Brad Leali is one of the most notable saxophonists of current times. … Read more
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“Harlem of the West” Fillmore Jazz Festival Takes Place This Weekend
San Francisco’s Fillmore District has long been known as “Harlem of the West,” for its bygone jazz nightclub scene. A new tradition has taken hold … Read more
San Francisco All Star Big Band’s Free Concert in The Fillmore
Dr. David Hardiman’s San Francisco All Star Big Band will give a free performance at the O’Farrell and Fillmore Street Stage on Saturday, October 14. … Read more
Fat Tuesday in The Filllmore
Ferry riders have been invited by David Hardiman’s New Orleans 2nd Line Jazz Band to celebrate “Fat Tuesday” in San Francisco’s Fillmore District. On February … Read more
Kitchen Sisters Produce “The Real Ambassadors”
The Real Ambassadors was produced by The Kitchen Sisters (Nikki Silva and Davia Nelson) and Brandi Howell in collaboration with Jackson Spenner. Mixed by James … Read more
Hardiman Headlines Haiti Relief Benefit
We first became familiar with David Hardiman at the legendary thoroughbred race track Golden Gate Fields, where he presides as the bugler. As a preamble to the … Read more
Looking Sharp for the Holidays: Midtown Men at Davies Symphony Hall
Maybe you’ve seen these guys on the ferry…the Staten Island Ferry, that is. Maybe not. But if you do recognize them at first glance it’s … Read more
Bay Area Cabaret Brings Christine Andreas to The Fairmont’s Venetian Room
As we noted in earlier posts, Bay Area Cabaret recently staged the debut of soprano Kate Baldwin (Finian’s Rainbow, Big Fish), recently nominated for the Tony, Drama … Read more
SFS Superstar, Mark Inouye, Plays for Keeps
San Francisco Symphony’s principal trumpet player, Mark Inouye, is not a regular rider of our Bay Area ferries, although he has been invited to play … Read more
Capathia Jenkins Stars in SFS Tribute to Gershwin
The legendary American composer, George Gershwin, gets his due on Tuesday, July 3 at Davies Symphony Hall when the San Francisco Symphony stages its “Salute … Read more