The Red Poppy Art House has begun to add concerts to its Upcoming Events Web page for next month. Enough have accumulated to justify launching this article. Following my usual incremental approach, I shall post to my “shadow” Facebook site to put out the word whenever this page is updated.
The Red Poppy is located in the Mission at 2698 Folsom Street on the southwest corner of 23rd Street. Tickets are now being sold in advance online through Eventbrite. As a result, the dates provided below will be hyperlinked to the Eventbrite event pages for purchasing tickets.
Given the demand for these concerts, it is likely that only a limited number of tickets will be available at the door. Remember, the Poppy is a small space. Even those who have purchased their tickets in advance should probably make it a point to be there when the doors open one half-hour before the performance is scheduled to begin. Here are the specifics for the two events that have been posted thus far:
[added 2/22, 10:25 a.m.:
Friday, March 1, 7:30 p.m.: Jazz vocalist Danielle Wertz will present a program entitled Emotions, Stories & Improvisation. She will be accompanied only by Dillon Vado on vibraphone and Jeff Denson on bass. She will present both arrangements of jazz standards and original compositions. Admission will be on a sliding scale between $20 and $25.
Saturday, March 2, 7:30 p.m.: Water Feature will present an evening of modern jazz. Danielle Wertz will return as vocalist, this time performing with Nora Stanley on saxophone, Luis Salcedo on guitar, Owen Clapp on bass, and Matt Buckner on drums. The group explores original compositions and other tunes that pull from influences such as jazz, hip-hop, and global music. Admission will be on a sliding scale between $15 and $20.]
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Thursday, March 7, 7 p.m.: What now appears to be the first concert of the month will be a special evening of Tuvan throat singing. The vocalists will be the three members of the Alash Ensemble: Bady-Dorzhu, Ayan-ool Sam, and Ayan Shirizhik. All of them also play traditional instruments. Admission will be on a sliding scale between $15 and $20.]
[added 2/22, 10:25 a.m.:
Friday, March 1, 7:30 p.m.: Jazz vocalist Danielle Wertz will present a program entitled Emotions, Stories & Improvisation. She will be accompanied only by Dillon Vado on vibraphone and Jeff Denson on bass. She will present both arrangements of jazz standards and original compositions. Admission will be on a sliding scale between $20 and $25.
Saturday, March 2, 7:30 p.m.: Water Feature will present an evening of modern jazz. Danielle Wertz will return as vocalist, this time performing with Nora Stanley on saxophone, Luis Salcedo on guitar, Owen Clapp on bass, and Matt Buckner on drums. The group explores original compositions and other tunes that pull from influences such as jazz, hip-hop, and global music. Admission will be on a sliding scale between $15 and $20.]
[added 2/16, 7:15 a.m.:
Thursday, March 7, 7 p.m.: What now appears to be the first concert of the month will be a special evening of Tuvan throat singing. The vocalists will be the three members of the Alash Ensemble: Bady-Dorzhu, Ayan-ool Sam, and Ayan Shirizhik. All of them also play traditional instruments. Admission will be on a sliding scale between $15 and $20.]
Friday, March 8, 7:30 p.m.: The title of the opening program of the month will be Poetic Art Songs. The vocalist will be jazz singer Lara Solnicki, making her Red Poppy debut. Her program will feature new music from her soon-to-be-released album, The One and the Other—a cinematic, creative music project produced by multi-award-winning Canadian musician and composer Jonathan Goldsmith. The concert also includes music from her sophomore release, Whose Shadow?, tunes from the Great American Songbook, as well as free improvisation. She will be accompanied at the piano by Jeremy Siskind. General admission will be $20 with a $15 rate for students with valid identification.
[added 2/16, 7:25 a.m.:
Thursday, March 14, 7 p.m. and 8:45 p.m.: The Music Action Women Collective features Venezuelan bandola virtuoso Mafer Bandola—member of the all-female supergroup Ladama, internationally touring Serbian saxophonist, and leader of the all-women’s New Spark Jazz Orchestra—multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire Sevana Tchakerian via Armenia and France; Singaporean electronic soundscape master Claire Marie Lim; CNN’s “Sudanese bassist for change” Islam Elbeiti; and Philly eclectic groove drummer, producer, community advocate, and educator Barb “Muzikaldunk” Duncan. For this concert they will debut the material they have created in collaboration through the Music Action Women residency, produced by San Francisco’s social impact music organization Giant Steps Music. As can be seen from the date-and-time information, there will be two shows; and tickets will be sold for both through the same hyperlink using a pull-down menu to select the time. Admission will be on a sliding scale between $20 and $25.]
[added 3/4, 10:25 a.m.:
Saturday, March 16, 8 p.m.: Readers may recall that the Music of the Banned (MOTB) project was given its first public presentation at the Red Poppy Art House in August of 2017 as part of the Mission Arts Performance Project (MAPP). Iranian artist Dina Zarif conceived of the project as a way to provide a platform for the music of countries, mostly Muslim, whose citizens have had to endure a travel ban imposed by President Donald Trump on January 27, 2017. Readers may recall that this site covered a concert that Zarif organized for presentation at this past summer’s Yerba Buena Gardens Festival. MOTB will return to the Poppy with a three-set program in which each set will be based on cross-cultural influences. The title of the first set will be entitled “Sudanese Roots, Global Expressions.” Mazin Jamal, who performs under the name Tarawa, will play ukelele, calabash drum, ngoni, and Sudanese bongos. He will be joined by his “accountability buddy” Jordon Jo, who performs as Seoulstice, on guitar and electronic effects technology. The second set will present Mizuho Sato performing flamenco dance to Persian music performed by Emad Bonakdar on tar, tanbur, and guitar. (How cross-cultural can you get?) The title of the final set will be Venezuelan Grooves in California. The performers will be the Trio Caminos, whose members are Venezuelan guitarist Carlos Caminos, Mexican drummer Marlon Aldana, and Peruvian harmonica funk player Angelo Tomandl. Admission will be on a sliding scale between $20 and $25.]
[added 2/16, 3:10 a.m.:
Friday, March 22, 7:30 p.m.: The Guitar in Argentine Tango will be presented by guitarists Hernán Reinaudo and Scott O’Day. Reinaudo also composes Argentine Tango music. The program will feature not only his compositions but also his arrangements. Admission will be on a sliding scale between $15 and $20.]
[added 2/17, 7:45 a.m.:
Saturday, March 23, 7 p.m.: This will be the next installment in vocalist Stella Heath’s The Billie Holiday Project. Heath’s repertoire includes some of Holiday’s most recorded songs, as well as lesser known tunes from her earlier years. She interleaves her performances with stories of both the life and the music of this legendary jazz icon. The backup band for this concert will be the quartet of Neil Angelo Fontano (piano), Jason Bellenkes (tenor saxophone and clarinet), Trevor Kinsel (bass), and Spike Klein (drums). Admission will be $20 if purchased in advance and $25 at the door. Bear in mind, however, that previous performances of The Billie Holiday Project has sold out in advance; so no tickets may be remaining for sale at the door.]
[added 2/16, 7:25 a.m.:
Thursday, March 14, 7 p.m. and 8:45 p.m.: The Music Action Women Collective features Venezuelan bandola virtuoso Mafer Bandola—member of the all-female supergroup Ladama, internationally touring Serbian saxophonist, and leader of the all-women’s New Spark Jazz Orchestra—multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire Sevana Tchakerian via Armenia and France; Singaporean electronic soundscape master Claire Marie Lim; CNN’s “Sudanese bassist for change” Islam Elbeiti; and Philly eclectic groove drummer, producer, community advocate, and educator Barb “Muzikaldunk” Duncan. For this concert they will debut the material they have created in collaboration through the Music Action Women residency, produced by San Francisco’s social impact music organization Giant Steps Music. As can be seen from the date-and-time information, there will be two shows; and tickets will be sold for both through the same hyperlink using a pull-down menu to select the time. Admission will be on a sliding scale between $20 and $25.]
[added 3/4, 10:25 a.m.:
Saturday, March 16, 8 p.m.: Readers may recall that the Music of the Banned (MOTB) project was given its first public presentation at the Red Poppy Art House in August of 2017 as part of the Mission Arts Performance Project (MAPP). Iranian artist Dina Zarif conceived of the project as a way to provide a platform for the music of countries, mostly Muslim, whose citizens have had to endure a travel ban imposed by President Donald Trump on January 27, 2017. Readers may recall that this site covered a concert that Zarif organized for presentation at this past summer’s Yerba Buena Gardens Festival. MOTB will return to the Poppy with a three-set program in which each set will be based on cross-cultural influences. The title of the first set will be entitled “Sudanese Roots, Global Expressions.” Mazin Jamal, who performs under the name Tarawa, will play ukelele, calabash drum, ngoni, and Sudanese bongos. He will be joined by his “accountability buddy” Jordon Jo, who performs as Seoulstice, on guitar and electronic effects technology. The second set will present Mizuho Sato performing flamenco dance to Persian music performed by Emad Bonakdar on tar, tanbur, and guitar. (How cross-cultural can you get?) The title of the final set will be Venezuelan Grooves in California. The performers will be the Trio Caminos, whose members are Venezuelan guitarist Carlos Caminos, Mexican drummer Marlon Aldana, and Peruvian harmonica funk player Angelo Tomandl. Admission will be on a sliding scale between $20 and $25.]
[added 2/16, 3:10 a.m.:
Friday, March 22, 7:30 p.m.: The Guitar in Argentine Tango will be presented by guitarists Hernán Reinaudo and Scott O’Day. Reinaudo also composes Argentine Tango music. The program will feature not only his compositions but also his arrangements. Admission will be on a sliding scale between $15 and $20.]
[added 2/17, 7:45 a.m.:
Saturday, March 23, 7 p.m.: This will be the next installment in vocalist Stella Heath’s The Billie Holiday Project. Heath’s repertoire includes some of Holiday’s most recorded songs, as well as lesser known tunes from her earlier years. She interleaves her performances with stories of both the life and the music of this legendary jazz icon. The backup band for this concert will be the quartet of Neil Angelo Fontano (piano), Jason Bellenkes (tenor saxophone and clarinet), Trevor Kinsel (bass), and Spike Klein (drums). Admission will be $20 if purchased in advance and $25 at the door. Bear in mind, however, that previous performances of The Billie Holiday Project has sold out in advance; so no tickets may be remaining for sale at the door.]
Sunday, March 24, 2 p.m.: This will be the next installment of the free Monthly Community Rumba, with music provided by Rumberos de Radio Habana. While this is a free event, donations are warmly accepted. All donated money goes to the performing musicians, and a recommended amount is between $5 and $10.
Friday, March 29, 7:30 p.m.: The Brian Andres Trio Latino will present an evening of Latin jazz. Andres leads the group on drums; and he is joined by Christian Tumalan on piano and Aaron Germain on bass. They will present both original compositions and exciting new arrangements of jazz and Latin standards. Admission will be on a sliding scale between $20 and $25.
Saturday, March 30, 7:30 p.m.: The Hét Hat Club is an international Balkan folk and jazz manouche ensemble based in Budapest, Hungary. The group is a quartet consisting of Kjartan Code (vocals, bass, and violin), Valentin Desmarais (saxophone), Bitó János (accordion), and Isaac Misri (guitar and tambura). Their folk sources come from Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Turkey; and, as might be expected, the manouche style is based on Django Reinhardt. Their appearance at the Poppy will be part of their third tour of the United States. Admission will be on a sliding scale between $15 and $20.
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