UPCOMING CONCERTS: MARCUS MILLER, LEE RITENOUR, NAJEE, ERIC DARIUS, PETE ESCOEDO, NONA HENDRYX, FRANK MORGAN, MAYSA & OTHERS…

Upcoming Concert Announcements……….Dr. John performs at the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara, CA on Aug. 18……….Maysa is at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston, MA Aug. 18-19……….Chico Hamilton is at the Lincoln Center Out-Of-Doors Festival; Aug. 18……….Ben Harper and Damian Marley are at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, CA on Aug 18 and 19……….The 17th Annual Comcast San Jose Jazz Festival presented by Southwest Airlines kicks off this weekend from Aug. 18-20. Musicians performing include Marcus Miller, Lonnie Liston-Smith, Claudia Villela, Mambo Tropical featuring Pete Escvedo, Mark Levine & The Latin Tinge, Roberta Gambarini, Ricardo Lemvo and the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, among others……….Maysa performs at the North Shores Valley Pavillion in Nashville, TN on Aug. 20……….Dave Brubeck makes one of his regular stops over at the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara for a concert on Aug. 23……….Nona Hendryx is at Funkrock @ Joe’s Pub in NY on Aug. 22……….Hil St. Soul at SOB’s in NY on Aug. 23……….The Downtown Berkeley Jazz Festival runs from Aug. 23-27 and will feature more that 50 performances from jazz and world music artists, and it is being held at a number of venues throughout downtown Berkeley, CA. For more information click to www.downtownberkelyjazzfestivalk.org.......... The Wailers at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Virginia Beach on Aug. 24……….Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin, Brian Bromberg and Alex Acuna perform at Yoshi’s in the San Francisco Bay area on Aug. 20 and at Kuumbwa in Monteray, CA on Aug. 21……….Frank Morgan and Ronnie Matthews at Joe’s Pub in NY for two shows; Aug. 25……….The Commodores at Grand Victoria Casino in Rising, IN; Aug. 25……….Keiko Matsui at the Arturo Sandoval Jazz Club on Miami Beach on Aug. 25……….Earth, Wind & Fire with Chris Botti at the Sound Advice Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, FL on Sept. 4……….Brian Culbertson and Eric Darius at the Radisson Hotel in Sacramento, CA on Sept. 9………."Oh What A Classic Soul Night" features The Mighty Dells, Black Ivory, Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes, GQ, Howard Hewitt, The Floaters and Eddie Holman, at the Paradise Theatre in Bronx, NY on Sept. 30……….Najee performs at the Radisson Hotel in Sacramento, CA on Oct. 7……….The San Francisco Jazz Festival will be taking place between Oct. 20 and Nov. 12 and this year the line-up includes Alice Coltrane, Marisa Monte, Heath Brothers, Arturo Sandoval, Andrew Hill and the legendary Sonny Rollins.