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                                <title>PACIFIC MAMBO ORCHESTRA (Sun, 1/3/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>3 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/pacific-mambo-orchestra-sun-1-3-27-2/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 18:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Recognized as a global phenomenon, Grammy&#174; Award-Winning Latin Big Band Pacific Mambo Orchestra&#8217;s (PMO) original and ingenious repertoire is spiked with infectious energy and superb musicianship. PMO effortlessly blends genre-bending originals and covers as diverse as Stevie Wonder&#8217;s &#8216;Overjoyed&#8217;, Dizzy Gillespie&#8217;s &#8216;Night in Tunisia&#8217;, and Sergei Rachmaninoff&#8217;s 2nd Piano Concerto into the easily recognizable PMO sound! The Orchestra has garnered international praise at prestigious festivals including the Umbria Jazz Festival (Italy), Montreux Jazz Festival (Switzerland), Tempo Latino Festival (France), Antigonish Jazz Festival (Canada), Mexico City&#8217;s 5th Annual Tribute to Salsa, along with numerous appearances at other top-notch festivals such as Monterey Jazz Festival, San Francisco International Jazz Festival, Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Aspen Jazz Festival and many more. &#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>PACIFIC MAMBO ORCHESTRA (Sun, 1/3/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>3 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/pacific-mambo-orchestra-sun-1-3-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 18:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Recognized as a global phenomenon, Grammy&#174; Award-Winning Latin Big Band Pacific Mambo Orchestra&#8217;s (PMO) original and ingenious repertoire is spiked with infectious energy and superb musicianship. PMO effortlessly blends genre-bending originals and covers as diverse as Stevie Wonder&#8217;s &#8216;Overjoyed&#8217;, Dizzy Gillespie&#8217;s &#8216;Night in Tunisia&#8217;, and Sergei Rachmaninoff&#8217;s 2nd Piano Concerto into the easily recognizable PMO sound! The Orchestra has garnered international praise at prestigious festivals including the Umbria Jazz Festival (Italy), Montreux Jazz Festival (Switzerland), Tempo Latino Festival (France), Antigonish Jazz Festival (Canada), Mexico City&#8217;s 5th Annual Tribute to Salsa, along with numerous appearances at other top-notch festivals such as Monterey Jazz Festival, San Francisco International Jazz Festival, Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Aspen Jazz Festival and many more. &#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>PACIFIC MAMBO ORCHESTRA (Sat, 1/2/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>3 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/pacific-mambo-orchestra-sat-1-2-27-2/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 18:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Recognized as a global phenomenon, Grammy&#174; Award-Winning Latin Big Band Pacific Mambo Orchestra&#8217;s (PMO) original and ingenious repertoire is spiked with infectious energy and superb musicianship. PMO effortlessly blends genre-bending originals and covers as diverse as Stevie Wonder&#8217;s &#8216;Overjoyed&#8217;, Dizzy Gillespie&#8217;s &#8216;Night in Tunisia&#8217;, and Sergei Rachmaninoff&#8217;s 2nd Piano Concerto into the easily recognizable PMO sound! The Orchestra has garnered international praise at prestigious festivals including the Umbria Jazz Festival (Italy), Montreux Jazz Festival (Switzerland), Tempo Latino Festival (France), Antigonish Jazz Festival (Canada), Mexico City&#8217;s 5th Annual Tribute to Salsa, along with numerous appearances at other top-notch festivals such as Monterey Jazz Festival, San Francisco International Jazz Festival, Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Aspen Jazz Festival and many more. &#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>PACIFIC MAMBO ORCHESTRA (Sat, 1/2/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>3 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/pacific-mambo-orchestra-sat-1-2-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 18:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Recognized as a global phenomenon, Grammy&#174; Award-Winning Latin Big Band Pacific Mambo Orchestra&#8217;s (PMO) original and ingenious repertoire is spiked with infectious energy and superb musicianship. PMO effortlessly blends genre-bending originals and covers as diverse as Stevie Wonder&#8217;s &#8216;Overjoyed&#8217;, Dizzy Gillespie&#8217;s &#8216;Night in Tunisia&#8217;, and Sergei Rachmaninoff&#8217;s 2nd Piano Concerto into the easily recognizable PMO sound! The Orchestra has garnered international praise at prestigious festivals including the Umbria Jazz Festival (Italy), Montreux Jazz Festival (Switzerland), Tempo Latino Festival (France), Antigonish Jazz Festival (Canada), Mexico City&#8217;s 5th Annual Tribute to Salsa, along with numerous appearances at other top-notch festivals such as Monterey Jazz Festival, San Francisco International Jazz Festival, Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Aspen Jazz Festival and many more. &#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>THE SERGIO MENDES BAND: THE LEGACY LIVES (Sun, 5/2/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>4 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/the-sergio-mendes-band-the-legacy-lives-sun-5-2-27-2/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 01:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[The iconic sound of Sergio Mendes returns to the stage as Gracinha Leporace leads The Sergio Mendes Band in a spirited celebration of his life, joy, and musical legacy. Marking sixty years since the worldwide debut of Brasil &#8217;66, this revitalized ensemble continues Mendes&#8217; lifelong mission of sharing the vibrant rhythms and infectious soul of Brazilian music with audiences around the world. &#8220;Carrying Sergio&#8217;s music forward is both an honor and a responsibility,&#8221; said Gracinha Leporace. &#8220;This band embodies his spirit, joy, and deep love for Brazilian music. Sergio cherished every single member of this extraordinary ensemble, and we&#8217;re proud to continue what he started.&#8221; With a sound that blends timeless Brazilian grooves with fresh arrangements and uplifting energy, The Sergio Mendes Band brings a renewed sense of celebration to every performance. Each note pays tribute to Mendes&#8217; remarkable inﬂuence &#8212; a career that helped shape the global appreciation of Bossa Nova, Samba, and the unmistakable warmth of Brazilian culture. About The Sergio Mendes Band The ensemble features: &#183; Gracinha Leporace and Katie Hampton &#8211; Vocals &#183; Leo Costa &#8211; Drums &#183; Gibi dos Santos &#8211; Percussion &#183; Kleber Jorge &#8211; Guitar &#38; Vocals &#183; Andre de Santanna &#8211; Bass &#183; Scott Mayo &#8211; Keys, Saxophone, Flute &#38; Vocals &#183; Jamieson Trotter &#8211; Piano Together, the artists uphold Mendes&#8217; vision of spreading joy through music &#8212; performing with the same passion, precision, and energy that captivated global audiences for over six decades. Continuing Legacy The Sergio Mendes Band invites long-term fans and new listeners alike to experience the sounds that deﬁned generations. Through their upcoming shows, they honor Sergio&#8217;s enduring message: that music has the power to unite, uplift, and bring people together from every part of the world.]]></description>
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                                <title>THE SERGIO MENDES BAND: THE LEGACY LIVES (Sun, 5/2/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>4 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/the-sergio-mendes-band-the-legacy-lives-sun-5-2-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 01:06:08 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[The iconic sound of Sergio Mendes returns to the stage as Gracinha Leporace leads The Sergio Mendes Band in a spirited celebration of his life, joy, and musical legacy. Marking sixty years since the worldwide debut of Brasil &#8217;66, this revitalized ensemble continues Mendes&#8217; lifelong mission of sharing the vibrant rhythms and infectious soul of Brazilian music with audiences around the world. &#8220;Carrying Sergio&#8217;s music forward is both an honor and a responsibility,&#8221; said Gracinha Leporace. &#8220;This band embodies his spirit, joy, and deep love for Brazilian music. Sergio cherished every single member of this extraordinary ensemble, and we&#8217;re proud to continue what he started.&#8221; With a sound that blends timeless Brazilian grooves with fresh arrangements and uplifting energy, The Sergio Mendes Band brings a renewed sense of celebration to every performance. Each note pays tribute to Mendes&#8217; remarkable inﬂuence &#8212; a career that helped shape the global appreciation of Bossa Nova, Samba, and the unmistakable warmth of Brazilian culture. About The Sergio Mendes Band The ensemble features: &#183; Gracinha Leporace and Katie Hampton &#8211; Vocals &#183; Leo Costa &#8211; Drums &#183; Gibi dos Santos &#8211; Percussion &#183; Kleber Jorge &#8211; Guitar &#38; Vocals &#183; Andre de Santanna &#8211; Bass &#183; Scott Mayo &#8211; Keys, Saxophone, Flute &#38; Vocals &#183; Jamieson Trotter &#8211; Piano Together, the artists uphold Mendes&#8217; vision of spreading joy through music &#8212; performing with the same passion, precision, and energy that captivated global audiences for over six decades. Continuing Legacy The Sergio Mendes Band invites long-term fans and new listeners alike to experience the sounds that deﬁned generations. Through their upcoming shows, they honor Sergio&#8217;s enduring message: that music has the power to unite, uplift, and bring people together from every part of the world.]]></description>
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                                <title>THE SERGIO MENDES BAND: THE LEGACY LIVES (Sat, 5/1/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>4 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/the-sergio-mendes-band-the-legacy-lives-sat-5-1-27-2/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 01:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[The iconic sound of Sergio Mendes returns to the stage as Gracinha Leporace leads The Sergio Mendes Band in a spirited celebration of his life, joy, and musical legacy. Marking sixty years since the worldwide debut of Brasil &#8217;66, this revitalized ensemble continues Mendes&#8217; lifelong mission of sharing the vibrant rhythms and infectious soul of Brazilian music with audiences around the world. &#8220;Carrying Sergio&#8217;s music forward is both an honor and a responsibility,&#8221; said Gracinha Leporace. &#8220;This band embodies his spirit, joy, and deep love for Brazilian music. Sergio cherished every single member of this extraordinary ensemble, and we&#8217;re proud to continue what he started.&#8221; With a sound that blends timeless Brazilian grooves with fresh arrangements and uplifting energy, The Sergio Mendes Band brings a renewed sense of celebration to every performance. Each note pays tribute to Mendes&#8217; remarkable inﬂuence &#8212; a career that helped shape the global appreciation of Bossa Nova, Samba, and the unmistakable warmth of Brazilian culture. About The Sergio Mendes Band The ensemble features: &#183; Gracinha Leporace and Katie Hampton &#8211; Vocals &#183; Leo Costa &#8211; Drums &#183; Gibi dos Santos &#8211; Percussion &#183; Kleber Jorge &#8211; Guitar &#38; Vocals &#183; Andre de Santanna &#8211; Bass &#183; Scott Mayo &#8211; Keys, Saxophone, Flute &#38; Vocals &#183; Jamieson Trotter &#8211; Piano Together, the artists uphold Mendes&#8217; vision of spreading joy through music &#8212; performing with the same passion, precision, and energy that captivated global audiences for over six decades. Continuing Legacy The Sergio Mendes Band invites long-term fans and new listeners alike to experience the sounds that deﬁned generations. Through their upcoming shows, they honor Sergio&#8217;s enduring message: that music has the power to unite, uplift, and bring people together from every part of the world.]]></description>
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                                <title>THE SERGIO MENDES BAND: THE LEGACY LIVES (Sat, 5/1/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>4 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/the-sergio-mendes-band-the-legacy-lives-sat-5-1-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 01:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[The iconic sound of Sergio Mendes returns to the stage as Gracinha Leporace leads The Sergio Mendes Band in a spirited celebration of his life, joy, and musical legacy. Marking sixty years since the worldwide debut of Brasil &#8217;66, this revitalized ensemble continues Mendes&#8217; lifelong mission of sharing the vibrant rhythms and infectious soul of Brazilian music with audiences around the world. &#8220;Carrying Sergio&#8217;s music forward is both an honor and a responsibility,&#8221; said Gracinha Leporace. &#8220;This band embodies his spirit, joy, and deep love for Brazilian music. Sergio cherished every single member of this extraordinary ensemble, and we&#8217;re proud to continue what he started.&#8221; With a sound that blends timeless Brazilian grooves with fresh arrangements and uplifting energy, The Sergio Mendes Band brings a renewed sense of celebration to every performance. Each note pays tribute to Mendes&#8217; remarkable inﬂuence &#8212; a career that helped shape the global appreciation of Bossa Nova, Samba, and the unmistakable warmth of Brazilian culture. About The Sergio Mendes Band The ensemble features: &#183; Gracinha Leporace and Katie Hampton &#8211; Vocals &#183; Leo Costa &#8211; Drums &#183; Gibi dos Santos &#8211; Percussion &#183; Kleber Jorge &#8211; Guitar &#38; Vocals &#183; Andre de Santanna &#8211; Bass &#183; Scott Mayo &#8211; Keys, Saxophone, Flute &#38; Vocals &#183; Jamieson Trotter &#8211; Piano Together, the artists uphold Mendes&#8217; vision of spreading joy through music &#8212; performing with the same passion, precision, and energy that captivated global audiences for over six decades. Continuing Legacy The Sergio Mendes Band invites long-term fans and new listeners alike to experience the sounds that deﬁned generations. Through their upcoming shows, they honor Sergio&#8217;s enduring message: that music has the power to unite, uplift, and bring people together from every part of the world.]]></description>
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                                <title>OTTMAR LIEBERT &#038; LUNA NEGRA (Sat, 2/20/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>4 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/ottmar-liebert-luna-negra-sat-2-20-27-2/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 22:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Ottmar Liebert&#8217;s global success can be attributed to a myriad of things &#8211; his creative vision, his determination, and a strong sense of melody. Born in Cologne, Germany, he began playing guitar at 11. Before the age of 19, Liebert had intended to stay in Germany and pursue a career as a designer and photographer. However, while journeying extensively through Asia and playing with other travelers and local musicians, he realised that he could not escape a life of music. After pursuing his dreams of playing rock music in Boston, he settled in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Santa Fe was a fresh start for Liebert in many ways, and in addition to returning to the acoustic guitar, he remained open to letting the place define the music he made. It was this openness to the local landscape that defined what was to become his musical style, a mix of Spanish, Mexican, and World elements, strong melodies tinged with a shade of melancholy, balanced with upbeat rhythms. Liebert founded the first incarnation of his band, Luna Negra, in 1989. His debut album began as a self-produced release called Marita: Shadows and Storms, copies of which local Native American artist Frank Howell distributed in his art galleries. After the record made its way to radio stations, it began generating a buzz among programmers and received an unprecedented response among listeners. Higher Octave Music picked it up and released a fully remastered version, Nouveau Flamenco. Recorded for less than $3,000 on an old analog machine in a shack beside a gravel pit, this CD became an international sensation, establishing Liebert&#8217;s unique border-style flamenco, and becoming the best-selling instrumental acoustic guitar album of all time: 2 x Platinum &#8211; USA14 x Platinum &#8211; USA/LatinPlatinum &#8211; AustraliaPlatinum &#8211; New ZealandGold &#8211; CanadaGold &#8211; Mexico Visual art has always been essential to Ottmar Liebert&#8217;s world-view and even today he is an avid photographer. &#8220;My music is visual,&#8221; Liebert says. &#8220;Santa Fe has great light, that special thing you get in the high desert. Some days you can see for 100 miles, and think you can reach into the sky or walk off a ridge and keep flying. That&#8217;s how I felt when I recorded Nouveau Flamenco.&#8221; Liebert has since become one of the most successful instrumental artists of the past decades, entertaining audiences around the world and releasing a catalog of 33 classic albums including live recordings, an orchestral album for Sony Classical, a binaural surround sound recording, remix albums, a lullaby and a flamenco-reggae album. During his career, he has played more than two thousand concerts worldwide. Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra have played two concerts with the New Mexico Philharmonic featuring Liebert&#8217;s music arranged by bassist Jon Gagan. These two concerts, to date, have broken attendance records for the New Mexico Philharmonic. Ottmar Liebert has been nominated for five Grammy awards.]]></description>
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                                <title>OTTMAR LIEBERT &#038; LUNA NEGRA (Sat, 2/20/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>4 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/ottmar-liebert-luna-negra-sat-2-20-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 22:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Ottmar Liebert&#8217;s global success can be attributed to a myriad of things &#8211; his creative vision, his determination, and a strong sense of melody. Born in Cologne, Germany, he began playing guitar at 11. Before the age of 19, Liebert had intended to stay in Germany and pursue a career as a designer and photographer. However, while journeying extensively through Asia and playing with other travelers and local musicians, he realised that he could not escape a life of music. After pursuing his dreams of playing rock music in Boston, he settled in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Santa Fe was a fresh start for Liebert in many ways, and in addition to returning to the acoustic guitar, he remained open to letting the place define the music he made. It was this openness to the local landscape that defined what was to become his musical style, a mix of Spanish, Mexican, and World elements, strong melodies tinged with a shade of melancholy, balanced with upbeat rhythms. Liebert founded the first incarnation of his band, Luna Negra, in 1989. His debut album began as a self-produced release called Marita: Shadows and Storms, copies of which local Native American artist Frank Howell distributed in his art galleries. After the record made its way to radio stations, it began generating a buzz among programmers and received an unprecedented response among listeners. Higher Octave Music picked it up and released a fully remastered version, Nouveau Flamenco. Recorded for less than $3,000 on an old analog machine in a shack beside a gravel pit, this CD became an international sensation, establishing Liebert&#8217;s unique border-style flamenco and becoming the best-selling instrumental acoustic guitar album of all time: 2 x Platinum &#8211; USA14 x Platinum &#8211; USA/LatinPlatinum &#8211; AustraliaPlatinum &#8211; New ZealandGold &#8211; CanadaGold &#8211; Mexico Visual art has always been essential to Ottmar Liebert&#8217;s world-view and even today he is an avid photographer. &#8220;My music is visual,&#8221; Liebert says. &#8220;Santa Fe has great light, that special thing you get in the high desert. Some days you can see for 100 miles, and think you can reach into the sky or walk off a ridge and keep flying. That&#8217;s how I felt when I recorded Nouveau Flamenco.&#8221; Liebert has since become one of the most successful instrumental artists of the past decades, entertaining audiences around the world and releasing a catalog of 33 classic albums including live recordings, an orchestral album for Sony Classical, a binaural surround sound recording, remix albums, a lullaby and a flamenco-reggae album. During his career, he has played more than two thousand concerts worldwide. Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra have played two concerts with the New Mexico Philharmonic featuring Liebert&#8217;s music arranged by bassist Jon Gagan. These two concerts, to date, have broken attendance records for the New Mexico Philharmonic. Ottmar Liebert has been nominated for five Grammy awards. &#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>THE COOKERS (Thu, 2/4/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>4 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/the-cookers-thu-2-4-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 22:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Experience counts, especially in jazz. The more time musicians spend interpreting tunes and interacting with others, the more articulation an audience can expect. You can hear the fruits of such work in the expressive language The Cookers bring to the bandstand and to their six critically acclaimed recordings: Warriors, Cast the First Stone, Believe, Time and Time Again (which was the iTunes Jazz CD of the year in 2014), The Call of the Wild, Peaceful Heart, and Look Out!. This exciting all-star septet summons up an aggressive mid &#8216;60s spirit with a potent collection of expansive post-bop originals marked by all the requisite killer instincts and pyrotechnic playing expected of some of the heaviest hitters on the scene today. Billy Harper, Cecil McBee, George Cables, Eddie Henderson, and Billy Hart all came up in the heady era of the mid &#8216;60s. It was a period that found the dimensions of hard bop morphing from their original designs, and each of these guys helped facilitate the process as members of some of the most important bands of the era. Hart and Henderson were members of Herbie Hancock&#8217;s groundbreaking Mwandishi group; Cecil McBee anchored Charles Lloyd&#8217;s great &#8217;60s quartet alongside Keith Jarrett and Jack DeJohnette; Billy Harper was part of Lee Morgan&#8217;s last group, as well as being a member of Max Roach&#8217;s Quartet and Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers; while George Cables held down the piano chair in numerous bands including groups led by Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Dexter Gordon and Art Pepper. David Weiss and Donald Harrison, from a more recent generation and the youngest members of the band, are experts in this forthright lingo, having gained experience performing with Art Blakey, Bobby Hutcherson, Freddie Hubbard, Charles Tolliver, Roy Haynes and Herbie Hancock. Each member of the Cookers has spent time leading his own series of groups as well, and each has a keenly individual sound. But it&#8217;s the unmistakable power of teamwork that makes this music so commanding and resonates with a kind of depth and beauty that speaks of the seasoned track record of its principals (combined, the group has over 250 years of experience in the jazz world and has been a part of over 1,000 recordings). You can feel the collective weight of that experience in their CDs and especially in their live performances. Since this version of the band was solidified in 2007 the group has performed at venues around the world, including headlining the Newport Jazz Festival, New Orleans Jazz Fest, Playboy Jazz Festival, Vancouver Jazz Festival, Umbria Jazz Festival, Northsea Jazz Festival, Jazz a Vienne, London Jazz Festival, San Sebastein Jazz Festival, Detroit Jazz Festival, Chicago Jazz Festival, Portland Jazz Festival, San Jose Jazz Festival, The Jerusalem Jazz Festival, The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival, The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, Jazz in Marciac, The Burghausen Jazz Festival, Jazz Terrassa, The Healdsburg Jazz Festival, Jazz Viersen, Ronnie Scott&#8217;s, SF Jazz, Dizzy&#8217;s Club Coca Cola and Yoshi&#8217;s.After fourteen years together, The Cookers, who &#8220;embody the serious-as-death commitment that it took to thrive on the New York scene some four decades ago&#8221; (Andrew Gilbert, The Boston Globe), recently released their sixth album, Look Out!, the follow-up album to their five critically acclaimed recordings, Warriors, Cast The First Stone, Believe, Time and Time Again, and The Call of the Wild and Peaceful Heart.&#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>TERRY STEELE SINGS LUTHER VANDROSS (Sun, 2/21/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>5 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/terry-steele-sings-luther-vandross-sun-2-21-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Terry Steele is a 2X Grammy Nominated Singer / Songwriter who tours internationally as a professional recording artist...&#160;Having concert performances in Russia, Japan, China, Germany, Brazil, Jamaica, Israel, England, as well as the USA! As a professional songwriter, Terry Steele has written for such megastar artists as Whitney Houston, Dionne Warwick, Starship, Hiroshima, Patti Labelle, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, and saxophonist Richard Elliott, to name a few. As the principal writer of the blockbuster hit, "Here And Now" (recorded by the late Luther Vandross), Terry garnered his first Grammy nomination for &#8220;Best Rhythm and Blues Song&#8221; in 1990. Terry Steele has held staff songwriting positions at EMI Music/SBK Records, Warner Chappell Music (USA), the Germany- based music publishing house, CBM Entertainment (Europe), and Sony Music (South Africa). Terry also tours occasionally with the world-renowned jazz band HIROSHIMA as the group's lead singer!]]></description>
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                                <title>JON B (Thu, 1/28/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>5 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/jon-b-thu-1-28-27-2/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:18:14 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Jon B is a consummate artist, an accomplished musician and noted songwriter and producer with several gold and platinum records under his belt. His is a richly textured body of music, a testament to one man&#8217;s love for all things soul. Jon&#8217;s long-awaited new album, entitled &#8220;Comfortable Swagg,&#8221; features Jon&#8217;s signature style known to his fans around the world, with the first single &#8220;Only One&#8221;. This album features DJ Quik on the sophisticated, funky-sounding track &#8220;Fill Your CUP&#8221;. It's definitely a return to old familiar sounds as well as discovery of new ones&#8230; His beginnings were seasoned with early influences of Duran Duran, INXS, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Babyface, Prince, and Sade; he spent his senior yr of high school writing, producing, and recording 40 incredible songs and began making his rounds to all major record labels. Within a few months, he&#8217;d met Kenny &#8220;Babyface&#8221; Edmonds and his wife, Tracy Edmonds, who were interested in signing Jon to their label imprint, Edmonds Record Group (formerly Yab Yum). The relationship between Jon and Edmonds Record Group immediately bore fruit. His debut album &#8220;Bonafide&#8221; went platinum and he was nominated for a Grammy for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for the single, &#8220;Someone to Love.&#8221; His sophomore effort &#8220;Cool Relax&#8221; also went platinum and earned him multiple Billboard Music Award nominations, including Top R&#38;B Artist, Top Hot R&#38;B Single for &#8220;They Don&#8217;t Know/Are U Still Down,&#8221; Top Hot R&#38;B Singles Artist, and a Soul Train Music Award nomination for Best Male Single. &#8220;Are U Still Down&#8221; featuring the legendary Tupac Shakur, collaborating with Jon in the studio, before his death in Sept. of 1996. Jon also solidified his production sound with a collaboration with Jay Z and Coko (from SWV) featured on the &#8220;Hav Plenty soundtrack&#8221; Continuing to produce his third album &#8220;Pleasures U like&#8221; featuring some of R&#38;B and Hip Hop&#8217;s heavyweights, Faith Evans, Nas, AZ, and Cuban Link, as well as the successful single &#8220;Don&#8217;t Talk&#8221; produced and written by Jon. His appreciation for the music and the culture allowed him to have innovative ideas and express his influence in many genres of musical styles, R&#38;B, Hip Hop, Rock, Reggae/Dance Hall, and Jazz&#8230; following the versatile stylings of his previous albums. &#8221; I am not an artist who can be pinned down to one sound or style&#8221;. &#8220;You can&#8217;t put me in a box that I can&#8217;t break myself out of, by just making the style of track that I&#8217;m vibing to and writing a great song to it, no limitations&#8230;&#8221; Jon later went on to write and produce records for Luther Vandross ( &#8220;Grown Thangs&#8221;), Toni Braxton ( &#8220;In the Late of Night&#8221; ), as well as songs for Gina Thompson, Color Me Badd, Az Yet, as well as remixing Michael Jackson&#8217;s &#8220;You Are Not Alone&#8221;. &#8220;Stronger Everyday&#8221; Jon&#8217;s fourth release was another gem of an album full of amazing tracks and collaborations with Hip Hop legends like Scarface, Old Dirty Bastard, and Bennie Man. Jon scored a top ten video on the U.K. MTV/ TRL Top Ten with the song &#8220;Everytime (remix featuring Beenie Man), " which Jon co-produced with Just Blaze. In 2008, he released &#8220;Helpless Romantic,&#8221; Keeping the tradition alive of the classic R&#38;B sound that captivates. This album was more self-contained, with few collaborations but atmospheric, romantic songwriting. Helpless Romantic was Jon getting back to the basics of writing, producing, and singing, with the single &#8220;Oo so sexy&#8221; featuring Paul Wall reaching #11 on the R&#38;R charts. &#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>JON B (Thu, 1/28/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>5 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/jon-b-thu-1-28-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Jon B is a consummate artist, an accomplished musician and noted songwriter and producer with several gold and platinum records under his belt. His is a richly textured body of music, a testament to one man&#8217;s love for all things soul. Jon&#8217;s long-awaited new album, entitled &#8220;Comfortable Swagg,&#8221; features Jon&#8217;s signature style known to his fans around the world, with the first single &#8220;Only One&#8221;. This album features DJ Quik on the sophisticated, funky-sounding track &#8220;Fill Your CUP&#8221;. It's definitely a return to old familiar sounds as well as discovery of new ones&#8230; His beginnings were seasoned with early influences of Duran Duran, INXS, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Babyface, Prince, and Sade; he spent his senior yr of high school writing, producing, and recording 40 incredible songs and began making his rounds to all major record labels. Within a few months, he&#8217;d met Kenny &#8220;Babyface&#8221; Edmonds and his wife, Tracy Edmonds, who were interested in signing Jon to their label imprint, Edmonds Record Group (formerly Yab Yum). The relationship between Jon and Edmonds Record Group immediately bore fruit. His debut album &#8220;Bonafide&#8221; went platinum and he was nominated for a Grammy for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for the single, &#8220;Someone to Love.&#8221; His sophomore effort &#8220;Cool Relax&#8221; also went platinum and earned him multiple Billboard Music Award nominations, including Top R&#38;B Artist, Top Hot R&#38;B Single for &#8220;They Don&#8217;t Know/Are U Still Down,&#8221; Top Hot R&#38;B Singles Artist, and a Soul Train Music Award nomination for Best Male Single. &#8220;Are U Still Down&#8221; featuring the legendary Tupac Shakur, collaborating with Jon in the studio, before his death in Sept. of 1996. Jon also solidified his production sound with a collaboration with Jay Z and Coko (from SWV) featured on the &#8220;Hav Plenty soundtrack&#8221; Continuing to produce his third album &#8220;Pleasures U like&#8221; featuring some of R&#38;B and Hip Hop&#8217;s heavyweights, Faith Evans, Nas, AZ, and Cuban Link, as well as the successful single &#8220;Don&#8217;t Talk&#8221; produced and written by Jon. His appreciation for the music and the culture allowed him to have innovative ideas and express his influence in many genres of musical styles, R&#38;B, Hip Hop, Rock, Reggae/Dance Hall, and Jazz&#8230; following the versatile stylings of his previous albums. &#8221; I am not an artist who can be pinned down to one sound or style&#8221;. &#8220;You can&#8217;t put me in a box that I can&#8217;t break myself out of, by just making the style of track that I&#8217;m vibing to and writing a great song to it, no limitations&#8230;&#8221; Jon later went on to write and produce records for Luther Vandross ( &#8220;Grown Thangs&#8221;), Toni Braxton ( &#8220;In the Late of Night&#8221; ), as well as songs for Gina Thompson, Color Me Badd, Az Yet, as well as remixing Michael Jackson&#8217;s &#8220;You Are Not Alone&#8221;. &#8220;Stronger Everyday&#8221; Jon&#8217;s fourth release was another gem of an album full of amazing tracks and collaborations with Hip Hop legends like Scarface, Old Dirty Bastard, and Bennie Man. Jon scored a top ten video on the U.K. MTV/ TRL Top Ten with the song &#8220;Everytime (remix featuring Beenie Man), " which Jon co-produced with Just Blaze. In 2008, he released &#8220;Helpless Romantic,&#8221; Keeping the tradition alive of the classic R&#38;B sound that captivates. This album was more self-contained, with few collaborations but atmospheric, romantic songwriting. Helpless Romantic was Jon getting back to the basics of writing, producing, and singing, with the single &#8220;Oo so sexy&#8221; featuring Paul Wall reaching #11 on the R&#38;R charts. &#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>JON B (Wed, 1/27/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>5 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/jon-b-wed-1-27-27-2/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Jon B is a consummate artist, an accomplished musician and noted songwriter and producer with several gold and platinum records under his belt. His is a richly textured body of music, a testament to one man&#8217;s love for all things soul. Jon&#8217;s long-awaited new album, entitled &#8220;Comfortable Swagg,&#8221; features Jon&#8217;s signature style known to his fans around the world, with the first single &#8220;Only One&#8221;. This album features DJ Quik on the sophisticated, funky-sounding track &#8220;Fill Your CUP&#8221;. It's definitely a return to old familiar sounds as well as discovery of new ones&#8230; His beginnings were seasoned with early influences of Duran Duran, INXS, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Babyface, Prince, and Sade; he spent his senior yr of high school writing, producing, and recording 40 incredible songs and began making his rounds to all major record labels. Within a few months, he&#8217;d met Kenny &#8220;Babyface&#8221; Edmonds and his wife, Tracy Edmonds, who were interested in signing Jon to their label imprint, Edmonds Record Group (formerly Yab Yum). The relationship between Jon and Edmonds Record Group immediately bore fruit. His debut album &#8220;Bonafide&#8221; went platinum and he was nominated for a Grammy for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for the single, &#8220;Someone to Love.&#8221; His sophomore effort &#8220;Cool Relax&#8221; also went platinum and earned him multiple Billboard Music Award nominations, including Top R&#38;B Artist, Top Hot R&#38;B Single for &#8220;They Don&#8217;t Know/Are U Still Down,&#8221; Top Hot R&#38;B Singles Artist, and a Soul Train Music Award nomination for Best Male Single. &#8220;Are U Still Down&#8221; featuring the legendary Tupac Shakur, collaborating with Jon in the studio, before his death in Sept. of 1996. Jon also solidified his production sound with a collaboration with Jay Z and Coko (from SWV) featured on the &#8220;Hav Plenty soundtrack&#8221; Continuing to produce his third album &#8220;Pleasures U like&#8221; featuring some of R&#38;B and Hip Hop&#8217;s heavyweights, Faith Evans, Nas, AZ, and Cuban Link, as well as the successful single &#8220;Don&#8217;t Talk&#8221; produced and written by Jon. His appreciation for the music and the culture allowed him to have innovative ideas and express his influence in many genres of musical styles, R&#38;B, Hip Hop, Rock, Reggae/Dance Hall, and Jazz&#8230; following the versatile stylings of his previous albums. &#8221; I am not an artist who can be pinned down to one sound or style&#8221;. &#8220;You can&#8217;t put me in a box that I can&#8217;t break myself out of, by just making the style of track that I&#8217;m vibing to and writing a great song to it, no limitations&#8230;&#8221; Jon later went on to write and produce records for Luther Vandross ( &#8220;Grown Thangs&#8221;), Toni Braxton ( &#8220;In the Late of Night&#8221; ), as well as songs for Gina Thompson, Color Me Badd, Az Yet, as well as remixing Michael Jackson&#8217;s &#8220;You Are Not Alone&#8221;. &#8220;Stronger Everyday&#8221; Jon&#8217;s fourth release was another gem of an album full of amazing tracks and collaborations with Hip Hop legends like Scarface, Old Dirty Bastard, and Bennie Man. Jon scored a top ten video on the U.K. MTV/ TRL Top Ten with the song &#8220;Everytime (remix featuring Beenie Man), " which Jon co-produced with Just Blaze. In 2008, he released &#8220;Helpless Romantic,&#8221; Keeping the tradition alive of the classic R&#38;B sound that captivates. This album was more self-contained, with few collaborations but atmospheric, romantic songwriting. Helpless Romantic was Jon getting back to the basics of writing, producing, and singing, with the single &#8220;Oo so sexy&#8221; featuring Paul Wall reaching #11 on the R&#38;R charts. &#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>JON B (Wed, 1/27/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>5 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/jon-b-wed-1-27-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:17:21 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Jon B is a consummate artist, an accomplished musician and noted songwriter and producer with several gold and platinum records under his belt. His is a richly textured body of music, a testament to one man&#8217;s love for all things soul. Jon&#8217;s long-awaited new album, entitled &#8220;Comfortable Swagg,&#8221; features Jon&#8217;s signature style known to his fans around the world, with the first single &#8220;Only One&#8221;. This album features DJ Quik on the sophisticated, funky-sounding track &#8220;Fill Your CUP&#8221;. It's definitely a return to old familiar sounds as well as discovery of new ones&#8230; His beginnings were seasoned with early influences of Duran Duran, INXS, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Babyface, Prince, and Sade; he spent his senior yr of high school writing, producing, and recording 40 incredible songs and began making his rounds to all major record labels. Within a few months, he&#8217;d met Kenny &#8220;Babyface&#8221; Edmonds and his wife, Tracy Edmonds, who were interested in signing Jon to their label imprint, Edmonds Record Group (formerly Yab Yum). The relationship between Jon and Edmonds Record Group immediately bore fruit. His debut album &#8220;Bonafide&#8221; went platinum and he was nominated for a Grammy for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for the single, &#8220;Someone to Love.&#8221; His sophomore effort &#8220;Cool Relax&#8221; also went platinum and earned him multiple Billboard Music Award nominations, including Top R&#38;B Artist, Top Hot R&#38;B Single for &#8220;They Don&#8217;t Know/Are U Still Down,&#8221; Top Hot R&#38;B Singles Artist, and a Soul Train Music Award nomination for Best Male Single. &#8220;Are U Still Down&#8221; featuring the legendary Tupac Shakur, collaborating with Jon in the studio, before his death in Sept. of 1996. Jon also solidified his production sound with a collaboration with Jay Z and Coko (from SWV) featured on the &#8220;Hav Plenty soundtrack&#8221; Continuing to produce his third album &#8220;Pleasures U like&#8221; featuring some of R&#38;B and Hip Hop&#8217;s heavyweights, Faith Evans, Nas, AZ, and Cuban Link, as well as the successful single &#8220;Don&#8217;t Talk&#8221; produced and written by Jon. His appreciation for the music and the culture allowed him to have innovative ideas and express his influence in many genres of musical styles, R&#38;B, Hip Hop, Rock, Reggae/Dance Hall, and Jazz&#8230; following the versatile stylings of his previous albums. &#8221; I am not an artist who can be pinned down to one sound or style&#8221;. &#8220;You can&#8217;t put me in a box that I can&#8217;t break myself out of, by just making the style of track that I&#8217;m vibing to and writing a great song to it, no limitations&#8230;&#8221; Jon later went on to write and produce records for Luther Vandross ( &#8220;Grown Thangs&#8221;), Toni Braxton ( &#8220;In the Late of Night&#8221; ), as well as songs for Gina Thompson, Color Me Badd, Az Yet, as well as remixing Michael Jackson&#8217;s &#8220;You Are Not Alone&#8221;. &#8220;Stronger Everyday&#8221; Jon&#8217;s fourth release was another gem of an album full of amazing tracks and collaborations with Hip Hop legends like Scarface, Old Dirty Bastard, and Bennie Man. Jon scored a top ten video on the U.K. MTV/ TRL Top Ten with the song &#8220;Everytime (remix featuring Beenie Man), " which Jon co-produced with Just Blaze. In 2008, he released &#8220;Helpless Romantic,&#8221; Keeping the tradition alive of the classic R&#38;B sound that captivates. This album was more self-contained, with few collaborations but atmospheric, romantic songwriting. Helpless Romantic was Jon getting back to the basics of writing, producing, and singing, with the single &#8220;Oo so sexy&#8221; featuring Paul Wall reaching #11 on the R&#38;R charts. &#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>JON B (Tue, 1/26/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>5 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/jon-b-tue-1-26-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Jon B is a consummate artist, an accomplished musician and noted songwriter and producer with several gold and platinum records under his belt. His is a richly textured body of music, a testament to one man&#8217;s love for all things soul. Jon&#8217;s long-awaited new album, entitled &#8220;Comfortable Swagg,&#8221; features Jon&#8217;s signature style known to his fans around the world, with the first single &#8220;Only One&#8221;. This album features DJ Quik on the sophisticated, funky-sounding track &#8220;Fill Your CUP&#8221;. It's definitely a return to old familiar sounds as well as discovery of new ones&#8230; His beginnings were seasoned with early influences of Duran Duran, INXS, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Babyface, Prince, and Sade; he spent his senior yr of high school writing, producing, and recording 40 incredible songs and began making his rounds to all major record labels. Within a few months, he&#8217;d met Kenny &#8220;Babyface&#8221; Edmonds and his wife, Tracy Edmonds, who were interested in signing Jon to their label imprint, Edmonds Record Group (formerly Yab Yum). The relationship between Jon and Edmonds Record Group immediately bore fruit. His debut album &#8220;Bonafide&#8221; went platinum and he was nominated for a Grammy for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for the single, &#8220;Someone to Love.&#8221; His sophomore effort &#8220;Cool Relax&#8221; also went platinum and earned him multiple Billboard Music Award nominations, including Top R&#38;B Artist, Top Hot R&#38;B Single for &#8220;They Don&#8217;t Know/Are U Still Down,&#8221; Top Hot R&#38;B Singles Artist, and a Soul Train Music Award nomination for Best Male Single. &#8220;Are U Still Down&#8221; featuring the legendary Tupac Shakur, collaborating with Jon in the studio, before his death in Sept. of 1996. Jon also solidified his production sound with a collaboration with Jay Z and Coko (from SWV) featured on the &#8220;Hav Plenty soundtrack&#8221; Continuing to produce his third album &#8220;Pleasures U like&#8221; featuring some of R&#38;B and Hip Hop&#8217;s heavyweights, Faith Evans, Nas, AZ, and Cuban Link, as well as the successful single &#8220;Don&#8217;t Talk&#8221; produced and written by Jon. His appreciation for the music and the culture allowed him to have innovative ideas and express his influence in many genres of musical styles, R&#38;B, Hip Hop, Rock, Reggae/Dance Hall, and Jazz&#8230; following the versatile stylings of his previous albums. &#8221; I am not an artist who can be pinned down to one sound or style&#8221;. &#8220;You can&#8217;t put me in a box that I can&#8217;t break myself out of, by just making the style of track that I&#8217;m vibing to and writing a great song to it, no limitations&#8230;&#8221; Jon later went on to write and produce records for Luther Vandross ( &#8220;Grown Thangs&#8221;), Toni Braxton ( &#8220;In the Late of Night&#8221; ), as well as songs for Gina Thompson, Color Me Badd, Az Yet, as well as remixing Michael Jackson&#8217;s &#8220;You Are Not Alone&#8221;. &#8220;Stronger Everyday&#8221; Jon&#8217;s fourth release was another gem of an album full of amazing tracks and collaborations with Hip Hop legends like Scarface, Old Dirty Bastard, and Bennie Man. Jon scored a top ten video on the U.K. MTV/ TRL Top Ten with the song &#8220;Everytime (remix featuring Beenie Man), " which Jon co-produced with Just Blaze. In 2008, he released &#8220;Helpless Romantic,&#8221; Keeping the tradition alive of the classic R&#38;B sound that captivates. This album was more self-contained, with few collaborations but atmospheric, romantic songwriting. Helpless Romantic was Jon getting back to the basics of writing, producing, and singing, with the single &#8220;Oo so sexy&#8221; featuring Paul Wall reaching #11 on the R&#38;R charts. &#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>JON B (Mon, 1/25/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>5 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/jon-b-mon-1-25-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Jon B is a consummate artist, an accomplished musician and noted songwriter and producer with several gold and platinum records under his belt. His is a richly textured body of music, a testament to one man&#8217;s love for all things soul. Jon&#8217;s long-awaited new album, entitled &#8220;Comfortable Swagg,&#8221; features Jon&#8217;s signature style known to his fans around the world, with the first single &#8220;Only One&#8221;. This album features DJ Quik on the sophisticated, funky-sounding track &#8220;Fill Your CUP&#8221;. It's definitely a return to old familiar sounds as well as discovery of new ones&#8230; His beginnings were seasoned with early influences of Duran Duran, INXS, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Babyface, Prince, and Sade; he spent his senior yr of high school writing, producing, and recording 40 incredible songs and began making his rounds to all major record labels. Within a few months, he&#8217;d met Kenny &#8220;Babyface&#8221; Edmonds and his wife, Tracy Edmonds, who were interested in signing Jon to their label imprint, Edmonds Record Group (formerly Yab Yum). The relationship between Jon and Edmonds Record Group immediately bore fruit. His debut album &#8220;Bonafide&#8221; went platinum and he was nominated for a Grammy for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for the single, &#8220;Someone to Love.&#8221; His sophomore effort &#8220;Cool Relax&#8221; also went platinum and earned him multiple Billboard Music Award nominations, including Top R&#38;B Artist, Top Hot R&#38;B Single for &#8220;They Don&#8217;t Know/Are U Still Down,&#8221; Top Hot R&#38;B Singles Artist, and a Soul Train Music Award nomination for Best Male Single. &#8220;Are U Still Down&#8221; featuring the legendary Tupac Shakur, collaborating with Jon in the studio, before his death in Sept. of 1996. Jon also solidified his production sound with a collaboration with Jay Z and Coko (from SWV) featured on the &#8220;Hav Plenty soundtrack&#8221; Continuing to produce his third album &#8220;Pleasures U like&#8221; featuring some of R&#38;B and Hip Hop&#8217;s heavyweights, Faith Evans, Nas, AZ, and Cuban Link, as well as the successful single &#8220;Don&#8217;t Talk&#8221; produced and written by Jon. His appreciation for the music and the culture allowed him to have innovative ideas and express his influence in many genres of musical styles, R&#38;B, Hip Hop, Rock, Reggae/Dance Hall, and Jazz&#8230; following the versatile stylings of his previous albums. &#8221; I am not an artist who can be pinned down to one sound or style&#8221;. &#8220;You can&#8217;t put me in a box that I can&#8217;t break myself out of, by just making the style of track that I&#8217;m vibing to and writing a great song to it, no limitations&#8230;&#8221; Jon later went on to write and produce records for Luther Vandross ( &#8220;Grown Thangs&#8221;), Toni Braxton ( &#8220;In the Late of Night&#8221; ), as well as songs for Gina Thompson, Color Me Badd, Az Yet, as well as remixing Michael Jackson&#8217;s &#8220;You Are Not Alone&#8221;. &#8220;Stronger Everyday&#8221; Jon&#8217;s fourth release was another gem of an album full of amazing tracks and collaborations with Hip Hop legends like Scarface, Old Dirty Bastard, and Bennie Man. Jon scored a top ten video on the U.K. MTV/ TRL Top Ten with the song &#8220;Everytime (remix featuring Beenie Man), " which Jon co-produced with Just Blaze. In 2008, he released &#8220;Helpless Romantic,&#8221; Keeping the tradition alive of the classic R&#38;B sound that captivates. This album was more self-contained, with few collaborations but atmospheric, romantic songwriting. Helpless Romantic was Jon getting back to the basics of writing, producing, and singing, with the single &#8220;Oo so sexy&#8221; featuring Paul Wall reaching #11 on the R&#38;R charts. &#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>LALAH HATHAWAY (Sun, 1/10/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>5 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/lalah-hathaway-sun-1-10-27-2/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Five-time Grammy winner Lalah Hathaway shares the record with Beyonc&#233; for the most &#8216;Best Traditional R&#38;B Performance&#8217; awards won at the Grammys, each holding three. A sought-after collaborator to some of today&#8217;s top hitmakers, undeniable music royalty, and unmatched vocal abilities, Lalah Hathaway is an artist, singer/songwriter, and producer whose impact is both timeless and profound. A purveyor of many genres, Lalah&#8217;s seven solo albums are complemented by an illustrious track record of collaborations with the likes of Pharrell Williams, Kendrick Lamar, Dr. Dre, Anderson. Paak, Robert Glasper, Rapsody, Snoop Dogg, Esperanza Spalding and more. Her talents have inspired invitations to the stage from music legends Prince, Stevie Wonder, and Herbie Hancock to name a few. As the daughter of the late, great Donny Hathaway, Chicago-born and raised Lalah Hathaway has the most soulful of music running through her veins.]]></description>
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                                <title>LALAH HATHAWAY (Sun, 1/10/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>5 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/lalah-hathaway-sun-1-10-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Five-time Grammy winner Lalah Hathaway shares the record with Beyonc&#233; for the most &#8216;Best Traditional R&#38;B Performance&#8217; awards won at the Grammys, each holding three. A sought-after collaborator to some of today&#8217;s top hitmakers, undeniable music royalty, and unmatched vocal abilities, Lalah Hathaway is an artist, singer/songwriter, and producer whose impact is both timeless and profound. A purveyor of many genres, Lalah&#8217;s seven solo albums are complemented by an illustrious track record of collaborations with the likes of Pharrell Williams, Kendrick Lamar, Dr. Dre, Anderson. Paak, Robert Glasper, Rapsody, Snoop Dogg, Esperanza Spalding and more. Her talents have inspired invitations to the stage from music legends Prince, Stevie Wonder, and Herbie Hancock to name a few. As the daughter of the late, great Donny Hathaway, Chicago-born and raised Lalah Hathaway has the most soulful of music running through her veins.]]></description>
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                                <title>LALAH HATHAWAY (Sat, 1/9/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>5 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/lalah-hathaway-sat-1-9-27-2/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:15:02 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Five-time Grammy winner Lalah Hathaway shares the record with Beyonc&#233; for the most &#8216;Best Traditional R&#38;B Performance&#8217; awards won at the Grammys, each holding three. A sought-after collaborator to some of today&#8217;s top hitmakers, undeniable music royalty, and unmatched vocal abilities, Lalah Hathaway is an artist, singer/songwriter, and producer whose impact is both timeless and profound. A purveyor of many genres, Lalah&#8217;s seven solo albums are complemented by an illustrious track record of collaborations with the likes of Pharrell Williams, Kendrick Lamar, Dr. Dre, Anderson. Paak, Robert Glasper, Rapsody, Snoop Dogg, Esperanza Spalding and more. Her talents have inspired invitations to the stage from music legends Prince, Stevie Wonder, and Herbie Hancock to name a few. As the daughter of the late, great Donny Hathaway, Chicago-born and raised Lalah Hathaway has the most soulful of music running through her veins.]]></description>
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                                <title>LALAH HATHAWAY (Sat, 1/9/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>5 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/lalah-hathaway-sat-1-9-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Five-time Grammy winner Lalah Hathaway shares the record with Beyonc&#233; for the most &#8216;Best Traditional R&#38;B Performance&#8217; awards won at the Grammys, each holding three. A sought-after collaborator to some of today&#8217;s top hitmakers, undeniable music royalty, and unmatched vocal abilities, Lalah Hathaway is an artist, singer/songwriter, and producer whose impact is both timeless and profound. A purveyor of many genres, Lalah&#8217;s seven solo albums are complemented by an illustrious track record of collaborations with the likes of Pharrell Williams, Kendrick Lamar, Dr. Dre, Anderson. Paak, Robert Glasper, Rapsody, Snoop Dogg, Esperanza Spalding and more. Her talents have inspired invitations to the stage from music legends Prince, Stevie Wonder, and Herbie Hancock, to name a few. As the daughter of the late, great Donny Hathaway, Chicago-born and raised Lalah Hathaway has the most soulful of music running through her veins.]]></description>
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                                <title>LALAH HATHAWAY (Fri, 1/8/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>5 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/lalah-hathaway-fri-1-8-27-2/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Five-time Grammy winner Lalah Hathaway shares the record with Beyonc&#233; for the most &#8216;Best Traditional R&#38;B Performance&#8217; awards won at the Grammys, each holding three. A sought-after collaborator to some of today&#8217;s top hitmakers, undeniable music royalty, and unmatched vocal abilities, Lalah Hathaway is an artist, singer/songwriter, and producer whose impact is both timeless and profound. A purveyor of many genres, Lalah&#8217;s seven solo albums are complemented by an illustrious track record of collaborations with the likes of Pharrell Williams, Kendrick Lamar, Dr. Dre, Anderson. Paak, Robert Glasper, Rapsody, Snoop Dogg, Esperanza Spalding and more. Her talents have inspired invitations to the stage from music legends Prince, Stevie Wonder, and Herbie Hancock, to name a few. As the daughter of the late, great Donny Hathaway, Chicago-born and raised Lalah Hathaway has the most soulful of music running through her veins.]]></description>
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                                <title>LALAH HATHAWAY (Fri, 1/8/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>5 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/lalah-hathaway-fri-1-8-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Five-time Grammy winner Lalah Hathaway shares the record with Beyonc&#233; for the most &#8216;Best Traditional R&#38;B Performance&#8217; awards won at the Grammys, each holding three. A sought-after collaborator to some of today&#8217;s top hitmakers, undeniable music royalty, and unmatched vocal abilities, Lalah Hathaway is an artist, singer/songwriter, and producer whose impact is both timeless and profound. A purveyor of many genres, Lalah&#8217;s seven solo albums are complemented by an illustrious track record of collaborations with the likes of Pharrell Williams, Kendrick Lamar, Dr. Dre, Anderson. Paak, Robert Glasper, Rapsody, Snoop Dogg, Esperanza Spalding and more. Her talents have inspired invitations to the stage from music legends Prince, Stevie Wonder, and Herbie Hancock to name a few. As the daughter of the late, great Donny Hathaway, Chicago-born and raised Lalah Hathaway has the most soulful of music running through her veins.]]></description>
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                                <title>LARRY VUCKOVICH ALL-STARS (Mon, 12/28/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>11 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/larry-vuckovich-all-stars-mon-12-28-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 23:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Top New York guitarist, RONI BEN-HUR, meets the hottest guitarist on the West Coast, KAI LYONS. They will exchange exciting jazz ideas covering a wide-ranging repertoire of swinging Bebop/Afro-Cuban jazz/Brazilian/World Music, going from the Balkans, Middle East, North Africa, using additionally Gypsy Roma elements/funky boogaloo bluesy rhythms &#38; melodies + more. Completing the personnel of this powerful ensemble is the world-class vocalist JACKIE RYAN; Puerto Rican percussion-ist/vocalist, HECTOR LUGO; pianist, LARRY VUCKOVICH; bassist, DOUG MILLER, and the drummer, SYLVIA CUENCA.]]></description>
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                                <title>RAQUEL JETÉ (Mon, 12/21/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>12 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/raquel-jet%c3%a9-mon-12-21-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[After two sold-out headline performances, Raquel Jet&#233; returns to Yoshi&#8217;s Oakland for her third engagement, and this holiday season she brings something new. The Harlem Standard is the debut of her newest project: an elegant evening of big band jazz that transports audiences to the Harlem Renaissance. More than a concert, The Harlem Standard is a destination. It celebrates the artistry, sophistication, and cultural legacy of one of the most influential eras in American history, when musicians, writers, and performers defined excellence for generations to come.&#160; Raquel performs her original songs reimagined in classic big band style alongside nostalgic jazz favorites, with a few special guest surprises along the way. Drawing on her roots in musical theater, the evening weaves together live music, movement and theatrical storytelling, all set against the art-deco elegance of a classic supper club. Guests are encouraged to dress in their best 1920s and &#8217;30s glam or evening wear and step into another era. Think Harlem Nights, The Great Gatsby or Old Hollywood. Raquel&#8217;s previous shows sold out, so secure your tickets early and be there the night The Harlem Standard comes to Yoshi&#8217;s! About Raquel Nicole Jet&#233; Theater director, singer-songwriter and creative producer Raquel Nicole Jet&#233; has built a multifaceted career spanning 20 years in the performing arts. Equally at home in the spotlight and behind the scenes, she is known for her commanding voice, compelling storytelling, and live experiences that leave a lasting impression. An East Bay native, Raquel blends Jazz, Soul, Gospel, and Folk into a signature sound she calls &#8220;Acoustic Gospel Soul.&#8221; Her influences range from Sarah Vaughan to Lauryn Hill and her performance career has taken her from New York to Los Angeles and around the world. She won the Apollo Theater&#8217;s Amateur Night, starred in multiple musicals, and toured as a guest entertainer with Princess Cruises.&#160; The Harlem Standard brings it all together: the elegance of jazz, the craft of classic theater, and the joy of a special night of fellowship, all to the glory of God. More than a single show, it is a growing platform with plans to grow into a recurring Bay Area residency and beyond. It is the next chapter in a career built on one belief: excellence is the standard.&#160; For more information, visit www.raquelnicolejete.com &#183; @RaquelNicoleJete &#8220;Beauteous, angel-voiced Raquel Nicole Jet&#233;&#8230; poignant songs that sound like sheer gossamer silk coming from Jet&#233;&#8217;s commanding voice&#8230;&#8221; -Joanne Engelhart, The Mercury News]]></description>
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                                <title>TOWER OF POWER RESIDENCY (Sun, 2/7/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>18 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/tower-of-power-residency-sun-2-7-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[For 58 years, Tower of Power has delivered the best in funk and soul music.&#8220;We were a Soul band called The Motowns,&#8221; recalls Emilio Castillo. &#8220;Rocco was the bass player, I was in there, and my brother was the drummer. I met &#8220;Doc&#8221; Kupka back in 1968, and gave him an audition. He came into the band, and we eventually changed our name to the Tower of Power.&#8221; The reason for the band name change was that they had a specific goal in mind. &#8220;We wanted to get into the Fillmore Auditorium, and with a name like the Motowns, dressed in suits with razor cuts, we knew we&#8217;d never get in there. We grew our hair long, and started to be hippies, and changed our name. Doc then suggested that we start writing our own songs.&#8221; The Fillmore was a major goal, which came along at the right time. &#8220;We had been playing nightclubs, and we had gotten busted for being underage. One night, the ABC came in, and caught the trumpet player drinking, and the next thing we knew, a notice was out across the Bay Area that if they hired us again, clubs would lose their liquor license. Then, my parents moved to Detroit, and I was on my own, broke and hungry, and all I did was rehearse. We wrote the songs for East Bay Grease, and by November, we were at the end of our rope. I told the guys that I was leaving for the holidays, and if nothing happened with this audition, I wasn&#8217;t coming back.&#8221; Fortunately, he did, and the rest, as they say, is history. East Bay Grease defined their sound and landed them with Warner Brothers. Bump City, their 1972 debut for the label, was a hit on both the Billboard 200 and the R&#38;B Albums chart, and netted them the hits &#8220;You&#8217;re Still A Young Man&#8221; and &#8220;Down to the Nightclub.&#8221; The 70s were a boom period with radio classics like &#8220;So Very Hard to Go&#8221; and &#8220;What Is Hip?,&#8221; and the band continued to tour and record over the years. Castillo says their love of the stage is the same today as it was back in 1968. 50 years later, in 2018, they returned to Oakland to celebrate their landmark 50th anniversary. Tower&#8217;s window-rattling grooves and raucous party spirit have been a balm for the soul throughout their half-century existence, but the release of 50 Years of Funk &#38; Soul: Live at the Fox Theater couldn&#8217;t arrive at a better time. &#8220;People come up to me all the time and say, &#8216;Wow man, 50 years! We can't believe it,&#8217;&#8221; laughs Castillo. &#8220;You can't believe it? I'm the one that can't believe it. We've been through a lot of ups and downs and learned a lot along the way. We've affected a lot of people's lives and done a lot of work that we're very proud of. The band has a real family atmosphere. It's been very rewarding.&#8221; The band has long since surpassed Castillo&#8217;s modest aspirations, traveling the world, enjoying hit singles on their own and backing legendary artists including Otis Redding, Elton John, Santana, the Grateful Dead, John Lee Hooker, Aerosmith, Bonnie Raitt, and countless others. In the process, they&#8217;ve defined an &#8220;Oakland soul&#8221; sound as instantly recognizable as those from Castillo&#8217;s hometown, Detroit, as well as inspirations like Memphis and Philadelphia. The future of Tower of Power is set to be vigorous and dynamic, and will prove to be just that for fans around the world starved for the band&#8217;s groove just the way Tower of Power likes it!]]></description>
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                                <title>TOWER OF POWER RESIDENCY (Sat, 2/6/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>18 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/tower-of-power-residency-sat-2-6-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[For 58 years, Tower of Power has delivered the best in funk and soul music.&#8220;We were a Soul band called The Motowns,&#8221; recalls Emilio Castillo. &#8220;Rocco was the bass player, I was in there, and my brother was the drummer. I met &#8220;Doc&#8221; Kupka back in 1968, and gave him an audition. He came into the band, and we eventually changed our name to the Tower of Power.&#8221; The reason for the band name change was that they had a specific goal in mind. &#8220;We wanted to get into the Fillmore Auditorium, and with a name like the Motowns, dressed in suits with razor cuts, we knew we&#8217;d never get in there. We grew our hair long, and started to be hippies, and changed our name. Doc then suggested that we start writing our own songs.&#8221; The Fillmore was a major goal, which came along at the right time. &#8220;We had been playing nightclubs, and we had gotten busted for being underage. One night, the ABC came in, and caught the trumpet player drinking, and the next thing we knew, a notice was out across the Bay Area that if they hired us again, clubs would lose their liquor license. Then, my parents moved to Detroit, and I was on my own, broke and hungry, and all I did was rehearse. We wrote the songs for East Bay Grease, and by November, we were at the end of our rope. I told the guys that I was leaving for the holidays, and if nothing happened with this audition, I wasn&#8217;t coming back.&#8221; Fortunately, he did, and the rest, as they say, is history. East Bay Grease defined their sound and landed them with Warner Brothers. Bump City, their 1972 debut for the label, was a hit on both the Billboard 200 and the R&#38;B Albums chart, and netted them the hits &#8220;You&#8217;re Still A Young Man&#8221; and &#8220;Down to the Nightclub.&#8221; The 70s were a boom period with radio classics like &#8220;So Very Hard to Go&#8221; and &#8220;What Is Hip?,&#8221; and the band continued to tour and record over the years. Castillo says their love of the stage is the same today as it was back in 1968. 50 years later, in 2018, they returned to Oakland to celebrate their landmark 50th anniversary. Tower&#8217;s window-rattling grooves and raucous party spirit have been a balm for the soul throughout their half-century existence, but the release of 50 Years of Funk &#38; Soul: Live at the Fox Theater couldn&#8217;t arrive at a better time. &#8220;People come up to me all the time and say, &#8216;Wow man, 50 years! We can't believe it,&#8217;&#8221; laughs Castillo. &#8220;You can't believe it? I'm the one that can't believe it. We've been through a lot of ups and downs and learned a lot along the way. We've affected a lot of people's lives and done a lot of work that we're very proud of. The band has a real family atmosphere. It's been very rewarding.&#8221; The band has long since surpassed Castillo&#8217;s modest aspirations, traveling the world, enjoying hit singles on their own and backing legendary artists including Otis Redding, Elton John, Santana, the Grateful Dead, John Lee Hooker, Aerosmith, Bonnie Raitt, and countless others. In the process, they&#8217;ve defined an &#8220;Oakland soul&#8221; sound as instantly recognizable as those from Castillo&#8217;s hometown, Detroit, as well as inspirations like Memphis and Philadelphia. The future of Tower of Power is set to be vigorous and dynamic, and will prove to be just that for fans around the world starved for the band&#8217;s groove just the way Tower of Power likes it!]]></description>
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                                <title>TOWER OF POWER RESIDENCY (Fri, 2/5/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>18 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/tower-of-power-residency-fri-2-5-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:33:11 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[For 58 years, Tower of Power has delivered the best in funk and soul music.&#8220;We were a Soul band called The Motowns,&#8221; recalls Emilio Castillo. &#8220;Rocco was the bass player, I was in there, and my brother was the drummer. I met &#8220;Doc&#8221; Kupka back in 1968, and gave him an audition. He came into the band, and we eventually changed our name to the Tower of Power.&#8221; The reason for the band name change was that they had a specific goal in mind. &#8220;We wanted to get into the Fillmore Auditorium, and with a name like the Motowns, dressed in suits with razor cuts, we knew we&#8217;d never get in there. We grew our hair long, and started to be hippies, and changed our name. Doc then suggested that we start writing our own songs.&#8221; The Fillmore was a major goal, which came along at the right time. &#8220;We had been playing nightclubs, and we had gotten busted for being underage. One night, the ABC came in, and caught the trumpet player drinking, and the next thing we knew, a notice was out across the Bay Area that if they hired us again, clubs would lose their liquor license. Then, my parents moved to Detroit, and I was on my own, broke and hungry, and all I did was rehearse. We wrote the songs for East Bay Grease, and by November, we were at the end of our rope. I told the guys that I was leaving for the holidays, and if nothing happened with this audition, I wasn&#8217;t coming back.&#8221; Fortunately, he did, and the rest, as they say, is history. East Bay Grease defined their sound and landed them with Warner Brothers. Bump City, their 1972 debut for the label, was a hit on both the Billboard 200 and the R&#38;B Albums chart, and netted them the hits &#8220;You&#8217;re Still A Young Man&#8221; and &#8220;Down to the Nightclub.&#8221; The 70s were a boom period with radio classics like &#8220;So Very Hard to Go&#8221; and &#8220;What Is Hip?,&#8221; and the band continued to tour and record over the years. Castillo says their love of the stage is the same today as it was back in 1968. 50 years later, in 2018, they returned to Oakland to celebrate their landmark 50th anniversary. Tower&#8217;s window-rattling grooves and raucous party spirit have been a balm for the soul throughout their half-century existence, but the release of 50 Years of Funk &#38; Soul: Live at the Fox Theater couldn&#8217;t arrive at a better time. &#8220;People come up to me all the time and say, &#8216;Wow man, 50 years! We can't believe it,&#8217;&#8221; laughs Castillo. &#8220;You can't believe it? I'm the one that can't believe it. We've been through a lot of ups and downs and learned a lot along the way. We've affected a lot of people's lives and done a lot of work that we're very proud of. The band has a real family atmosphere. It's been very rewarding.&#8221; The band has long since surpassed Castillo&#8217;s modest aspirations, traveling the world, enjoying hit singles on their own and backing legendary artists including Otis Redding, Elton John, Santana, the Grateful Dead, John Lee Hooker, Aerosmith, Bonnie Raitt, and countless others. In the process, they&#8217;ve defined an &#8220;Oakland soul&#8221; sound as instantly recognizable as those from Castillo&#8217;s hometown, Detroit, as well as inspirations like Memphis and Philadelphia. The future of Tower of Power is set to be vigorous and dynamic, and will prove to be just that for fans around the world starved for the band&#8217;s groove just the way Tower of Power likes it!]]></description>
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                                <title>TOWER OF POWER RESIDENCY (Sun, 1/31/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>18 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/tower-of-power-residency-sun-1-31-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[For 58 years, Tower of Power has delivered the best in funk and soul music.&#8220;We were a Soul band called The Motowns,&#8221; recalls Emilio Castillo. &#8220;Rocco was the bass player, I was in there, and my brother was the drummer. I met &#8220;Doc&#8221; Kupka back in 1968, and gave him an audition. He came into the band, and we eventually changed our name to the Tower of Power.&#8221; The reason for the band name change was that they had a specific goal in mind. &#8220;We wanted to get into the Fillmore Auditorium, and with a name like the Motowns, dressed in suits with razor cuts, we knew we&#8217;d never get in there. We grew our hair long, and started to be hippies, and changed our name. Doc then suggested that we start writing our own songs.&#8221; The Fillmore was a major goal, which came along at the right time. &#8220;We had been playing nightclubs, and we had gotten busted for being underage. One night, the ABC came in, and caught the trumpet player drinking, and the next thing we knew, a notice was out across the Bay Area that if they hired us again, clubs would lose their liquor license. Then, my parents moved to Detroit, and I was on my own, broke and hungry, and all I did was rehearse. We wrote the songs for East Bay Grease, and by November, we were at the end of our rope. I told the guys that I was leaving for the holidays, and if nothing happened with this audition, I wasn&#8217;t coming back.&#8221; Fortunately, he did, and the rest, as they say, is history. East Bay Grease defined their sound and landed them with Warner Brothers. Bump City, their 1972 debut for the label, was a hit on both the Billboard 200 and the R&#38;B Albums chart, and netted them the hits &#8220;You&#8217;re Still A Young Man&#8221; and &#8220;Down to the Nightclub.&#8221; The 70s were a boom period with radio classics like &#8220;So Very Hard to Go&#8221; and &#8220;What Is Hip?,&#8221; and the band continued to tour and record over the years. Castillo says their love of the stage is the same today as it was back in 1968. 50 years later, in 2018, they returned to Oakland to celebrate their landmark 50th anniversary. Tower&#8217;s window-rattling grooves and raucous party spirit have been a balm for the soul throughout their half-century existence, but the release of 50 Years of Funk &#38; Soul: Live at the Fox Theater couldn&#8217;t arrive at a better time. &#8220;People come up to me all the time and say, &#8216;Wow man, 50 years! We can't believe it,&#8217;&#8221; laughs Castillo. &#8220;You can't believe it? I'm the one that can't believe it. We've been through a lot of ups and downs and learned a lot along the way. We've affected a lot of people's lives and done a lot of work that we're very proud of. The band has a real family atmosphere. It's been very rewarding.&#8221; The band has long since surpassed Castillo&#8217;s modest aspirations, traveling the world, enjoying hit singles on their own and backing legendary artists including Otis Redding, Elton John, Santana, the Grateful Dead, John Lee Hooker, Aerosmith, Bonnie Raitt, and countless others. In the process, they&#8217;ve defined an &#8220;Oakland soul&#8221; sound as instantly recognizable as those from Castillo&#8217;s hometown, Detroit, as well as inspirations like Memphis and Philadelphia. The future of Tower of Power is set to be vigorous and dynamic, and will prove to be just that for fans around the world starved for the band&#8217;s groove just the way Tower of Power likes it!]]></description>
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                                <title>TOWER OF POWER RESIDENCY (Sat, 1/30/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>18 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/tower-of-power-residency-sat-1-30-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[For 58 years, Tower of Power has delivered the best in funk and soul music.&#8220;We were a Soul band called The Motowns,&#8221; recalls Emilio Castillo. &#8220;Rocco was the bass player, I was in there, and my brother was the drummer. I met &#8220;Doc&#8221; Kupka back in 1968, and gave him an audition. He came into the band, and we eventually changed our name to the Tower of Power.&#8221; The reason for the band name change was that they had a specific goal in mind. &#8220;We wanted to get into the Fillmore Auditorium, and with a name like the Motowns, dressed in suits with razor cuts, we knew we&#8217;d never get in there. We grew our hair long, and started to be hippies, and changed our name. Doc then suggested that we start writing our own songs.&#8221; The Fillmore was a major goal, which came along at the right time. &#8220;We had been playing nightclubs, and we had gotten busted for being underage. One night, the ABC came in, and caught the trumpet player drinking, and the next thing we knew, a notice was out across the Bay Area that if they hired us again, clubs would lose their liquor license. Then, my parents moved to Detroit, and I was on my own, broke and hungry, and all I did was rehearse. We wrote the songs for East Bay Grease, and by November, we were at the end of our rope. I told the guys that I was leaving for the holidays, and if nothing happened with this audition, I wasn&#8217;t coming back.&#8221; Fortunately, he did, and the rest, as they say, is history. East Bay Grease defined their sound and landed them with Warner Brothers. Bump City, their 1972 debut for the label, was a hit on both the Billboard 200 and the R&#38;B Albums chart, and netted them the hits &#8220;You&#8217;re Still A Young Man&#8221; and &#8220;Down to the Nightclub.&#8221; The 70s were a boom period with radio classics like &#8220;So Very Hard to Go&#8221; and &#8220;What Is Hip?,&#8221; and the band continued to tour and record over the years. Castillo says their love of the stage is the same today as it was back in 1968. 50 years later, in 2018, they returned to Oakland to celebrate their landmark 50th anniversary. Tower&#8217;s window-rattling grooves and raucous party spirit have been a balm for the soul throughout their half-century existence, but the release of 50 Years of Funk &#38; Soul: Live at the Fox Theater couldn&#8217;t arrive at a better time. &#8220;People come up to me all the time and say, &#8216;Wow man, 50 years! We can't believe it,&#8217;&#8221; laughs Castillo. &#8220;You can't believe it? I'm the one that can't believe it. We've been through a lot of ups and downs and learned a lot along the way. We've affected a lot of people's lives and done a lot of work that we're very proud of. The band has a real family atmosphere. It's been very rewarding.&#8221; The band has long since surpassed Castillo&#8217;s modest aspirations, traveling the world, enjoying hit singles on their own and backing legendary artists including Otis Redding, Elton John, Santana, the Grateful Dead, John Lee Hooker, Aerosmith, Bonnie Raitt, and countless others. In the process, they&#8217;ve defined an &#8220;Oakland soul&#8221; sound as instantly recognizable as those from Castillo&#8217;s hometown, Detroit, as well as inspirations like Memphis and Philadelphia. The future of Tower of Power is set to be vigorous and dynamic, and will prove to be just that for fans around the world starved for the band&#8217;s groove just the way Tower of Power likes it!]]></description>
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                                <title>TOWER OF POWER RESIDENCY (Fri, 1/29/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>18 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/tower-of-power-residency-fri-1-29-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[For 58 years, Tower of Power has delivered the best in funk and soul music.&#8220;We were a Soul band called The Motowns,&#8221; recalls Emilio Castillo. &#8220;Rocco was the bass player, I was in there, and my brother was the drummer. I met &#8220;Doc&#8221; Kupka back in 1968, and gave him an audition. He came into the band, and we eventually changed our name to the Tower of Power.&#8221; The reason for the band name change was that they had a specific goal in mind. &#8220;We wanted to get into the Fillmore Auditorium, and with a name like the Motowns, dressed in suits with razor cuts, we knew we&#8217;d never get in there. We grew our hair long, and started to be hippies, and changed our name. Doc then suggested that we start writing our own songs.&#8221; The Fillmore was a major goal, which came along at the right time. &#8220;We had been playing nightclubs, and we had gotten busted for being underage. One night, the ABC came in, and caught the trumpet player drinking, and the next thing we knew, a notice was out across the Bay Area that if they hired us again, clubs would lose their liquor license. Then, my parents moved to Detroit, and I was on my own, broke and hungry, and all I did was rehearse. We wrote the songs for East Bay Grease, and by November, we were at the end of our rope. I told the guys that I was leaving for the holidays, and if nothing happened with this audition, I wasn&#8217;t coming back.&#8221; Fortunately, he did, and the rest, as they say, is history. East Bay Grease defined their sound and landed them with Warner Brothers. Bump City, their 1972 debut for the label, was a hit on both the Billboard 200 and the R&#38;B Albums chart, and netted them the hits &#8220;You&#8217;re Still A Young Man&#8221; and &#8220;Down to the Nightclub.&#8221; The 70s were a boom period with radio classics like &#8220;So Very Hard to Go&#8221; and &#8220;What Is Hip?,&#8221; and the band continued to tour and record over the years. Castillo says their love of the stage is the same today as it was back in 1968. 50 years later, in 2018, they returned to Oakland to celebrate their landmark 50th anniversary. Tower&#8217;s window-rattling grooves and raucous party spirit have been a balm for the soul throughout their half-century existence, but the release of 50 Years of Funk &#38; Soul: Live at the Fox Theater couldn&#8217;t arrive at a better time. &#8220;People come up to me all the time and say, &#8216;Wow man, 50 years! We can't believe it,&#8217;&#8221; laughs Castillo. &#8220;You can't believe it? I'm the one that can't believe it. We've been through a lot of ups and downs and learned a lot along the way. We've affected a lot of people's lives and done a lot of work that we're very proud of. The band has a real family atmosphere. It's been very rewarding.&#8221; The band has long since surpassed Castillo&#8217;s modest aspirations, traveling the world, enjoying hit singles on their own and backing legendary artists including Otis Redding, Elton John, Santana, the Grateful Dead, John Lee Hooker, Aerosmith, Bonnie Raitt, and countless others. In the process, they&#8217;ve defined an &#8220;Oakland soul&#8221; sound as instantly recognizable as those from Castillo&#8217;s hometown, Detroit, as well as inspirations like Memphis and Philadelphia. The future of Tower of Power is set to be vigorous and dynamic, and will prove to be just that for fans around the world starved for the band&#8217;s groove just the way Tower of Power likes it!]]></description>
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                                <title>TOWER OF POWER RESIDENCY (Sun, 1/24/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>18 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/tower-of-power-residency-sun-1-24-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[For 58 years, Tower of Power has delivered the best in funk and soul music.&#8220;We were a Soul band called The Motowns,&#8221; recalls Emilio Castillo. &#8220;Rocco was the bass player, I was in there, and my brother was the drummer. I met &#8220;Doc&#8221; Kupka back in 1968, and gave him an audition. He came into the band, and we eventually changed our name to the Tower of Power.&#8221; The reason for the band name change was that they had a specific goal in mind. &#8220;We wanted to get into the Fillmore Auditorium, and with a name like the Motowns, dressed in suits with razor cuts, we knew we&#8217;d never get in there. We grew our hair long, and started to be hippies, and changed our name. Doc then suggested that we start writing our own songs.&#8221; The Fillmore was a major goal, which came along at the right time. &#8220;We had been playing nightclubs, and we had gotten busted for being underage. One night, the ABC came in, and caught the trumpet player drinking, and the next thing we knew, a notice was out across the Bay Area that if they hired us again, clubs would lose their liquor license. Then, my parents moved to Detroit, and I was on my own, broke and hungry, and all I did was rehearse. We wrote the songs for East Bay Grease, and by November, we were at the end of our rope. I told the guys that I was leaving for the holidays, and if nothing happened with this audition, I wasn&#8217;t coming back.&#8221; Fortunately, he did, and the rest, as they say, is history. East Bay Grease defined their sound and landed them with Warner Brothers. Bump City, their 1972 debut for the label, was a hit on both the Billboard 200 and the R&#38;B Albums chart, and netted them the hits &#8220;You&#8217;re Still A Young Man&#8221; and &#8220;Down to the Nightclub.&#8221; The 70s were a boom period with radio classics like &#8220;So Very Hard to Go&#8221; and &#8220;What Is Hip?,&#8221; and the band continued to tour and record over the years. Castillo says their love of the stage is the same today as it was back in 1968. 50 years later, in 2018, they returned to Oakland to celebrate their landmark 50th anniversary. Tower&#8217;s window-rattling grooves and raucous party spirit have been a balm for the soul throughout their half-century existence, but the release of 50 Years of Funk &#38; Soul: Live at the Fox Theater couldn&#8217;t arrive at a better time. &#8220;People come up to me all the time and say, &#8216;Wow man, 50 years! We can't believe it,&#8217;&#8221; laughs Castillo. &#8220;You can't believe it? I'm the one that can't believe it. We've been through a lot of ups and downs and learned a lot along the way. We've affected a lot of people's lives and done a lot of work that we're very proud of. The band has a real family atmosphere. It's been very rewarding.&#8221; The band has long since surpassed Castillo&#8217;s modest aspirations, traveling the world, enjoying hit singles on their own and backing legendary artists including Otis Redding, Elton John, Santana, the Grateful Dead, John Lee Hooker, Aerosmith, Bonnie Raitt, and countless others. In the process, they&#8217;ve defined an &#8220;Oakland soul&#8221; sound as instantly recognizable as those from Castillo&#8217;s hometown, Detroit, as well as inspirations like Memphis and Philadelphia. The future of Tower of Power is set to be vigorous and dynamic, and will prove to be just that for fans around the world starved for the band&#8217;s groove just the way Tower of Power likes it!]]></description>
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                                <title>TOWER OF POWER RESIDENCY (Sat, 1/23/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>18 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/tower-of-power-residency-sat-1-23-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[For 58 years, Tower of Power has delivered the best in funk and soul music.&#8220;We were a Soul band called The Motowns,&#8221; recalls Emilio Castillo. &#8220;Rocco was the bass player, I was in there, and my brother was the drummer. I met &#8220;Doc&#8221; Kupka back in 1968, and gave him an audition. He came into the band, and we eventually changed our name to the Tower of Power.&#8221; The reason for the band name change was that they had a specific goal in mind. &#8220;We wanted to get into the Fillmore Auditorium, and with a name like the Motowns, dressed in suits with razor cuts, we knew we&#8217;d never get in there. We grew our hair long, and started to be hippies, and changed our name. Doc then suggested that we start writing our own songs.&#8221; The Fillmore was a major goal, which came along at the right time. &#8220;We had been playing nightclubs, and we had gotten busted for being underage. One night, the ABC came in, and caught the trumpet player drinking, and the next thing we knew, a notice was out across the Bay Area that if they hired us again, clubs would lose their liquor license. Then, my parents moved to Detroit, and I was on my own, broke and hungry, and all I did was rehearse. We wrote the songs for East Bay Grease, and by November, we were at the end of our rope. I told the guys that I was leaving for the holidays, and if nothing happened with this audition, I wasn&#8217;t coming back.&#8221; Fortunately, he did, and the rest, as they say, is history. East Bay Grease defined their sound and landed them with Warner Brothers. Bump City, their 1972 debut for the label, was a hit on both the Billboard 200 and the R&#38;B Albums chart, and netted them the hits &#8220;You&#8217;re Still A Young Man&#8221; and &#8220;Down to the Nightclub.&#8221; The 70s were a boom period with radio classics like &#8220;So Very Hard to Go&#8221; and &#8220;What Is Hip?,&#8221; and the band continued to tour and record over the years. Castillo says their love of the stage is the same today as it was back in 1968. 50 years later, in 2018, they returned to Oakland to celebrate their landmark 50th anniversary. Tower&#8217;s window-rattling grooves and raucous party spirit have been a balm for the soul throughout their half-century existence, but the release of 50 Years of Funk &#38; Soul: Live at the Fox Theater couldn&#8217;t arrive at a better time. &#8220;People come up to me all the time and say, &#8216;Wow man, 50 years! We can't believe it,&#8217;&#8221; laughs Castillo. &#8220;You can't believe it? I'm the one that can't believe it. We've been through a lot of ups and downs and learned a lot along the way. We've affected a lot of people's lives and done a lot of work that we're very proud of. The band has a real family atmosphere. It's been very rewarding.&#8221; The band has long since surpassed Castillo&#8217;s modest aspirations, traveling the world, enjoying hit singles on their own and backing legendary artists including Otis Redding, Elton John, Santana, the Grateful Dead, John Lee Hooker, Aerosmith, Bonnie Raitt, and countless others. In the process, they&#8217;ve defined an &#8220;Oakland soul&#8221; sound as instantly recognizable as those from Castillo&#8217;s hometown, Detroit, as well as inspirations like Memphis and Philadelphia. The future of Tower of Power is set to be vigorous and dynamic, and will prove to be just that for fans around the world starved for the band&#8217;s groove just the way Tower of Power likes it!]]></description>
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                                <title>TOWER OF POWER RESIDENCY (Fri, 1/22/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>18 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/tower-of-power-residency-fri-1-22-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[For 58 years, Tower of Power has delivered the best in funk and soul music.&#8220;We were a Soul band called The Motowns,&#8221; recalls Emilio Castillo. &#8220;Rocco was the bass player, I was in there, and my brother was the drummer. I met &#8220;Doc&#8221; Kupka back in 1968, and gave him an audition. He came into the band, and we eventually changed our name to the Tower of Power.&#8221; The reason for the band name change was that they had a specific goal in mind. &#8220;We wanted to get into the Fillmore Auditorium, and with a name like the Motowns, dressed in suits with razor cuts, we knew we&#8217;d never get in there. We grew our hair long, and started to be hippies, and changed our name. Doc then suggested that we start writing our own songs.&#8221; The Fillmore was a major goal, which came along at the right time. &#8220;We had been playing nightclubs, and we had gotten busted for being underage. One night, the ABC came in, and caught the trumpet player drinking, and the next thing we knew, a notice was out across the Bay Area that if they hired us again, clubs would lose their liquor license. Then, my parents moved to Detroit, and I was on my own, broke and hungry, and all I did was rehearse. We wrote the songs for East Bay Grease, and by November, we were at the end of our rope. I told the guys that I was leaving for the holidays, and if nothing happened with this audition, I wasn&#8217;t coming back.&#8221; Fortunately, he did, and the rest, as they say, is history. East Bay Grease defined their sound and landed them with Warner Brothers. Bump City, their 1972 debut for the label, was a hit on both the Billboard 200 and the R&#38;B Albums chart, and netted them the hits &#8220;You&#8217;re Still A Young Man&#8221; and &#8220;Down to the Nightclub.&#8221; The 70s were a boom period with radio classics like &#8220;So Very Hard to Go&#8221; and &#8220;What Is Hip?,&#8221; and the band continued to tour and record over the years. Castillo says their love of the stage is the same today as it was back in 1968. 50 years later, in 2018, they returned to Oakland to celebrate their landmark 50th anniversary. Tower&#8217;s window-rattling grooves and raucous party spirit have been a balm for the soul throughout their half-century existence, but the release of 50 Years of Funk &#38; Soul: Live at the Fox Theater couldn&#8217;t arrive at a better time. &#8220;People come up to me all the time and say, &#8216;Wow man, 50 years! We can't believe it,&#8217;&#8221; laughs Castillo. &#8220;You can't believe it? I'm the one that can't believe it. We've been through a lot of ups and downs and learned a lot along the way. We've affected a lot of people's lives and done a lot of work that we're very proud of. The band has a real family atmosphere. It's been very rewarding.&#8221; The band has long since surpassed Castillo&#8217;s modest aspirations, traveling the world, enjoying hit singles on their own and backing legendary artists including Otis Redding, Elton John, Santana, the Grateful Dead, John Lee Hooker, Aerosmith, Bonnie Raitt, and countless others. In the process, they&#8217;ve defined an &#8220;Oakland soul&#8221; sound as instantly recognizable as those from Castillo&#8217;s hometown, Detroit, as well as inspirations like Memphis and Philadelphia. The future of Tower of Power is set to be vigorous and dynamic, and will prove to be just that for fans around the world starved for the band&#8217;s groove just the way Tower of Power likes it!]]></description>
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                                <title>TOWER OF POWER RESIDENCY (Sun, 1/17/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>18 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/tower-of-power-residency-sun-1-17-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[For 58 years, Tower of Power has delivered the best in funk and soul music.&#8220;We were a Soul band called The Motowns,&#8221; recalls Emilio Castillo. &#8220;Rocco was the bass player, I was in there, and my brother was the drummer. I met &#8220;Doc&#8221; Kupka back in 1968, and gave him an audition. He came into the band, and we eventually changed our name to the Tower of Power.&#8221; The reason for the band name change was that they had a specific goal in mind. &#8220;We wanted to get into the Fillmore Auditorium, and with a name like the Motowns, dressed in suits with razor cuts, we knew we&#8217;d never get in there. We grew our hair long, and started to be hippies, and changed our name. Doc then suggested that we start writing our own songs.&#8221; The Fillmore was a major goal, which came along at the right time. &#8220;We had been playing nightclubs, and we had gotten busted for being underage. One night, the ABC came in, and caught the trumpet player drinking, and the next thing we knew, a notice was out across the Bay Area that if they hired us again, clubs would lose their liquor license. Then, my parents moved to Detroit, and I was on my own, broke and hungry, and all I did was rehearse. We wrote the songs for East Bay Grease, and by November, we were at the end of our rope. I told the guys that I was leaving for the holidays, and if nothing happened with this audition, I wasn&#8217;t coming back.&#8221; Fortunately, he did, and the rest, as they say, is history. East Bay Grease defined their sound and landed them with Warner Brothers. Bump City, their 1972 debut for the label, was a hit on both the Billboard 200 and the R&#38;B Albums chart, and netted them the hits &#8220;You&#8217;re Still A Young Man&#8221; and &#8220;Down to the Nightclub.&#8221; The 70s were a boom period with radio classics like &#8220;So Very Hard to Go&#8221; and &#8220;What Is Hip?,&#8221; and the band continued to tour and record over the years. Castillo says their love of the stage is the same today as it was back in 1968. 50 years later, in 2018, they returned to Oakland to celebrate their landmark 50th anniversary. Tower&#8217;s window-rattling grooves and raucous party spirit have been a balm for the soul throughout their half-century existence, but the release of 50 Years of Funk &#38; Soul: Live at the Fox Theater couldn&#8217;t arrive at a better time. &#8220;People come up to me all the time and say, &#8216;Wow man, 50 years! We can't believe it,&#8217;&#8221; laughs Castillo. &#8220;You can't believe it? I'm the one that can't believe it. We've been through a lot of ups and downs and learned a lot along the way. We've affected a lot of people's lives and done a lot of work that we're very proud of. The band has a real family atmosphere. It's been very rewarding.&#8221; The band has long since surpassed Castillo&#8217;s modest aspirations, traveling the world, enjoying hit singles on their own and backing legendary artists including Otis Redding, Elton John, Santana, the Grateful Dead, John Lee Hooker, Aerosmith, Bonnie Raitt, and countless others. In the process, they&#8217;ve defined an &#8220;Oakland soul&#8221; sound as instantly recognizable as those from Castillo&#8217;s hometown, Detroit, as well as inspirations like Memphis and Philadelphia. The future of Tower of Power is set to be vigorous and dynamic, and will prove to be just that for fans around the world starved for the band&#8217;s groove just the way Tower of Power likes it!]]></description>
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                                <title>TOWER OF POWER RESIDENCY (Sat, 1/16/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>18 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/tower-of-power-residency-sat-1-16-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[For 58 years, Tower of Power has delivered the best in funk and soul music.&#8220;We were a Soul band called The Motowns,&#8221; recalls Emilio Castillo. &#8220;Rocco was the bass player, I was in there, and my brother was the drummer. I met &#8220;Doc&#8221; Kupka back in 1968, and gave him an audition. He came into the band, and we eventually changed our name to the Tower of Power.&#8221; The reason for the band name change was that they had a specific goal in mind. &#8220;We wanted to get into the Fillmore Auditorium, and with a name like the Motowns, dressed in suits with razor cuts, we knew we&#8217;d never get in there. We grew our hair long, and started to be hippies, and changed our name. Doc then suggested that we start writing our own songs.&#8221; The Fillmore was a major goal, which came along at the right time. &#8220;We had been playing nightclubs, and we had gotten busted for being underage. One night, the ABC came in, and caught the trumpet player drinking, and the next thing we knew, a notice was out across the Bay Area that if they hired us again, clubs would lose their liquor license. Then, my parents moved to Detroit, and I was on my own, broke and hungry, and all I did was rehearse. We wrote the songs for East Bay Grease, and by November, we were at the end of our rope. I told the guys that I was leaving for the holidays, and if nothing happened with this audition, I wasn&#8217;t coming back.&#8221; Fortunately, he did, and the rest, as they say, is history. East Bay Grease defined their sound and landed them with Warner Brothers. Bump City, their 1972 debut for the label, was a hit on both the Billboard 200 and the R&#38;B Albums chart, and netted them the hits &#8220;You&#8217;re Still A Young Man&#8221; and &#8220;Down to the Nightclub.&#8221; The 70s were a boom period with radio classics like &#8220;So Very Hard to Go&#8221; and &#8220;What Is Hip?,&#8221; and the band continued to tour and record over the years. Castillo says their love of the stage is the same today as it was back in 1968. 50 years later, in 2018, they returned to Oakland to celebrate their landmark 50th anniversary. Tower&#8217;s window-rattling grooves and raucous party spirit have been a balm for the soul throughout their half-century existence, but the release of 50 Years of Funk &#38; Soul: Live at the Fox Theater couldn&#8217;t arrive at a better time. &#8220;People come up to me all the time and say, &#8216;Wow man, 50 years! We can't believe it,&#8217;&#8221; laughs Castillo. &#8220;You can't believe it? I'm the one that can't believe it. We've been through a lot of ups and downs and learned a lot along the way. We've affected a lot of people's lives and done a lot of work that we're very proud of. The band has a real family atmosphere. It's been very rewarding.&#8221; The band has long since surpassed Castillo&#8217;s modest aspirations, traveling the world, enjoying hit singles on their own and backing legendary artists including Otis Redding, Elton John, Santana, the Grateful Dead, John Lee Hooker, Aerosmith, Bonnie Raitt, and countless others. In the process, they&#8217;ve defined an &#8220;Oakland soul&#8221; sound as instantly recognizable as those from Castillo&#8217;s hometown, Detroit, as well as inspirations like Memphis and Philadelphia. The future of Tower of Power is set to be vigorous and dynamic, and will prove to be just that for fans around the world starved for the band&#8217;s groove just the way Tower of Power likes it!]]></description>
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                                <title>TOWER OF POWER RESIDENCY (Fri, 1/15/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>18 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/tower-of-power-residency-fri-1-15-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[For 58 years, Tower of Power has delivered the best in funk and soul music.&#8220;We were a Soul band called The Motowns,&#8221; recalls Emilio Castillo. &#8220;Rocco was the bass player, I was in there, and my brother was the drummer. I met &#8220;Doc&#8221; Kupka back in 1968, and gave him an audition. He came into the band, and we eventually changed our name to the Tower of Power.&#8221; The reason for the band name change was that they had a specific goal in mind. &#8220;We wanted to get into the Fillmore Auditorium, and with a name like the Motowns, dressed in suits with razor cuts, we knew we&#8217;d never get in there. We grew our hair long, and started to be hippies, and changed our name. Doc then suggested that we start writing our own songs.&#8221; The Fillmore was a major goal, which came along at the right time. &#8220;We had been playing nightclubs, and we had gotten busted for being underage. One night, the ABC came in, and caught the trumpet player drinking, and the next thing we knew, a notice was out across the Bay Area that if they hired us again, clubs would lose their liquor license. Then, my parents moved to Detroit, and I was on my own, broke and hungry, and all I did was rehearse. We wrote the songs for East Bay Grease, and by November, we were at the end of our rope. I told the guys that I was leaving for the holidays, and if nothing happened with this audition, I wasn&#8217;t coming back.&#8221; Fortunately, he did, and the rest, as they say, is history. East Bay Grease defined their sound and landed them with Warner Brothers. Bump City, their 1972 debut for the label, was a hit on both the Billboard 200 and the R&#38;B Albums chart, and netted them the hits &#8220;You&#8217;re Still A Young Man&#8221; and &#8220;Down to the Nightclub.&#8221; The 70s were a boom period with radio classics like &#8220;So Very Hard to Go&#8221; and &#8220;What Is Hip?,&#8221; and the band continued to tour and record over the years. Castillo says their love of the stage is the same today as it was back in 1968. 50 years later, in 2018, they returned to Oakland to celebrate their landmark 50th anniversary. Tower&#8217;s window-rattling grooves and raucous party spirit have been a balm for the soul throughout their half-century existence, but the release of 50 Years of Funk &#38; Soul: Live at the Fox Theater couldn&#8217;t arrive at a better time. &#8220;People come up to me all the time and say, &#8216;Wow man, 50 years! We can't believe it,&#8217;&#8221; laughs Castillo. &#8220;You can't believe it? I'm the one that can't believe it. We've been through a lot of ups and downs and learned a lot along the way. We've affected a lot of people's lives and done a lot of work that we're very proud of. The band has a real family atmosphere. It's been very rewarding.&#8221; The band has long since surpassed Castillo&#8217;s modest aspirations, traveling the world, enjoying hit singles on their own and backing legendary artists including Otis Redding, Elton John, Santana, the Grateful Dead, John Lee Hooker, Aerosmith, Bonnie Raitt, and countless others. In the process, they&#8217;ve defined an &#8220;Oakland soul&#8221; sound as instantly recognizable as those from Castillo&#8217;s hometown, Detroit, as well as inspirations like Memphis and Philadelphia. The future of Tower of Power is set to be vigorous and dynamic, and will prove to be just that for fans around the world starved for the band&#8217;s groove just the way Tower of Power likes it!]]></description>
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                                <title>AVISHAI COHEN TRIO (Sun, 3/14/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>18 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/avishai-cohen-trio-sun-3-14-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:48:32 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Avishai Cohen is an Israeli jazz bassist, composer, singer, and bandleader, born on April 20, 1970. He is recognized for bringing the bass to the forefront of jazz and has received global acclaim for his work, including the prestigious Miles Davis Award at the Montreal Jazz Festival in 2023. DownBeat&#160;magazine has described him as &#8220;a jazz visionary of global proportions,&#8221; and&#160;Bass Player&#160;magazine named him one of the 100 most influential bass players of the 20th century. In late 2024, the French government awarded him the prestigious Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters. It is a recognition for artists, writers, or other individuals who have played an important role in the arts and literature, or in their dissemination. With this award, France recognizes Cohen&#8217;s significant cultural impact and contribution to the arts through his music and performances. Raised in a multicultural family with roots in Spain, Greece, and Poland, Cohen&#8217;s musical journey began at age nine with the piano. After his family moved to St. Louis, Missouri, he discovered the bass guitar, inspired by the music of Jaco Pastorius. He later returned to Israel to study at the Music and Arts Academy in Jerusalem, where he switched to the upright bass. In 1992, at the age of 22, he moved to New York City to pursue his music career. His early years in New York were challenging; he performed on the streets and worked in construction to make ends meet. He also studied at the New School and performed with pianist Danilo Perez&#8217;s Trio. A significant turning point came in 1997 when he was contacted by jazz legend Chick Corea after sending him a demo tape. For over six years, Cohen was an integral part of Corea&#8217;s ensembles, which were instrumental in shaping his musicianship and as a leader. Cohen&#8217;s solo career began to flourish with his first four albums released on Corea&#8217;s Stretch Records label, which showcased his unique blend of Mediterranean and Latin influences. In 2002, he founded his own record label, Razdaz Recordz. Throughout his career, Cohen has released a prolific and diverse body of work, exploring various musical styles.&#160;Cohen&#8217;s compositions have also been widely used in film and television. He composed the original score for the French hit film&#160;Le Sens de la F&#234;te&#160;(released worldwide in 2017) &#8211; Directed by Acclaimed Duo &#201;ric Toledano and Olivier Nakache and the documentary&#160;De Terezin au Kinderblock de Birkenau&#160;(2020) directed by Chochana Boukhobza. Avishai plays a significant role in the 2023 film &#8220;Tel Aviv &#8211; Beyrouth,&#8221; showcasing his talents not only as a musician ( composer of the original soundtrack) but also as an actor. Cohen both composed the original soundtrack for the film and made his acting debut, playing a character named Avishai. The original soundtrack was also released as a standalone album. His on-screen presence as an actor adds another layer to his multifaceted involvement in the project. Cohen has engaged in numerous collaborations with orchestras since 2015, such as the Brussels Philharmonic and Gothenburg&#160; Symphony, among many others, and also with the Metropole Orkest in 2025. In 2020, he collaborated with&#160; UK pop artist&#160; Gary Barlow of Take That.&#160; In 2025, Cohen continues to foster new talent, introducing a new working trio with Itay Simhovich on piano and Eviatar Slivnik on drums, and will be touring globally, performing with the Avishai Cohen Quintet and other engagements with Orchestras. His next album release is currently in the works.]]></description>
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                                <title>ALVON JOHNSON (Thu, 12/24/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>26 days ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/alvon-johnson-thu-12-24-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Alvon Johnson is an internationally acclaimed vocalist, guitarist, recording artist, and entertainer whose remarkable career crosses the worlds of blues, jazz, R&#38;B, and classic rock &#38; roll. A defining chapter of Alvon&#8217;s career was his time as a vocalist with the world-famous, award-winning Rock &#38; Roll Hall of Fame group The Coasters. Performing with this legendary group placed Alvon within one of the most celebrated traditions in American popular music and gave him the opportunity to perform the classic songs, comedy, and unforgettable showmanship associated with The Coasters. Today, that experience remains an important part of who Alvon Johnson is as an entertainer. Along with performing songs from his years with The Coasters, he brings audiences a sophisticated blend of blues, jazz, swing, R&#38;B, and timeless American standards. As a Contemporary Jazz Crooner, Alvon draws inspiration from legendary vocalists including Frank Sinatra, Joe Williams, Johnny Hartman, and Nat King Cole. His guitar influences are equally distinguished, ranging from Wes Montgomery and Charlie Christian to Andr&#233;s Segovia and Jimi Hendrix. Whether fronting a small band, performing with a big band, or appearing as a solo guitarist and vocalist, Alvon has developed a style that combines musicianship, sophistication, humor, storytelling, and genuine audience connection. AMBASSADOR OF THE BLUES Alvon's deep love and respect for the blues has taken him around the world. International audiences have embraced his music, and during his performances in Russia, he has been referred to as both the &#8220;King of the Blues&#8221; and the &#8220;Ambassador of the Blues.&#8221; His international touring career has included performances throughout Russia, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, Hungary, Portugal, Poland, Malaysia, China, France, Italy, Japan, Singapore, New Zealand, Canada, The Bahamas, Australia, Africa, and other parts of Europe and the world. Throughout his career, Alvon has performed with and alongside many notable artists, including The Drifters, The Coasters, The Shirelles, Bobby Day, and Jimmie Rodgers. His musical education also came directly from some of the great figures of the blues. Alvon had opportunities to learn from and work with artists including John Lee Hooker, Pee Wee Crayton, Little Joe Blue, Harmonica Fats, Frankie Lee, Guitar Shorty, Lowell Fulson, and Buddy Ace. AN ENTERTAINER IN EVERY SENSE Music is only part of what makes an Alvon Johnson performance distinctive. Known for his natural comedic style and ability to communicate with an audience, Alvon worked with entertainers including Reynaldo Rey, Robin Harris, Skillet &#38; Leroy, and LaWanda Page. Those experiences helped him develop the humor, timing, storytelling, and stage presence that later served him especially well during his years performing with The Coasters. That combination of music and entertainment continues to define his performances today. Alvon doesn't simply play songs&#8212;he creates an experience and develops a relationship with the audience.]]></description>
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                                <title>BACK TO THE FUTURE THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION: FEAT LAWRENCE MATTHEWS AND DERRICK HALL &#038; COMPANY (Mon, 11/23/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>1 month ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/back-to-the-future-thanksgiving-celebration-feat-lawrence-matthews-and-derrick-hall-company-mon-11-23-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[This Thanksgiving season, Yoshi&#8217;s Oakland welcomes two of the Bay Area&#8217;s living gospel legends for an unforgettable night of music, memories, and celebration! Lawrence Matthews and Derrick Hall &#38; Company&#160;come together for a special musical journey that honors the songs that helped shape their legacy while looking ahead to the exciting music still to come. We&#8217;re going&#160;Back to the Future,&#160;revisiting beloved favorites from their incredible musical catalogs and reaching forward to experience new songs that represent the next chapter of their artistry. Come celebrate Thanksgiving with legendary voices, timeless music, powerful memories, and the unmistakable sound of Bay Area gospel. One stage. Two musical legacies. Past, present, and future. Lawrence Matthews &#38; Derrick Hall &#38; Company... a night to remember at Yoshi&#8217;s Oakland!]]></description>
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                                <title>STEVE TURRE QUARTET (Wed, 1/6/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>1 month ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/steve-turre-quartet-wed-1-6-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[One of the world&#8217;s preeminent jazz innovators, trombonist and seashellist Steve Turre, has consistently won both the Readers&#8217; and Critics&#8217; polls in JazzTimes, Downbeat, and Jazziz for Best Trombone and for Best Miscellaneous Instrumentalist (shells). Turre was born to Mexican-American parents and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he absorbed daily doses of mariachi, blues, and jazz. While attending Sacramento State University, he joined the Escovedo Brothers salsa band, which began his career-long involvement with that genre. In 1972, Steve Turre&#8217;s career picked up momentum when Ray Charles hired him to go on tour. A year later, Turre&#8217;s mentor Woody Shaw brought him into Art Blakey&#8217;s Jazz Messengers. After his tenure with Blakey, Turre went on to work with a diverse list of musicians from the jazz, Latin, and pop worlds, including Dizzy Gillespie, McCoy Tyner, J.J. Johnson, Herbie Hancock, Lester Bowie, Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria, Van Morrison, Pharoah Sanders, Horace Silver, Max Roach, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. The latter introduced a hum to the seashell as an instrument. Soon after that, while touring in Mexico City with Woody Shaw, Turre&#8217;s relatives informed him that his ancestors similarly played the shells. Since then, Turre has incorporated seashells into his diverse musical style. In addition to performing as a member of the Saturday Night Live Band since 1984, Turre leads several different ensembles. Sanctified Shells utilizes the seashell in a larger context, transforming his horn section into a &#8220;shell choir&#8221;. Turre&#8217;s Spring 1999 Verve release, Lotus Flower, showcases his Sextet With Strings. The recording explores many great standards and original compositions arranged by Turre for a unique instrumentation of trombone and shells, violin, cello, piano, bass, and drums. Turre&#8217;s quartet and quintet provide a setting based in tradition and stretching the limits conceptually and stylistically. In the Summer of 2000, Telarc released In the Spur of the Moment. This recording features Steve with three different quartets, each with a different and distinct master pianist: Ray Charles, Chucho Valdes, and Stephen Scott. Turre&#8217;s self-titled Verve release pioneers a unique artistic vision, drawing upon jazz, Afro-Cuban, and Brazilian sources. This innovative recording also features Cassandra Wilson, Randy Brecker, Graciela, Mongo Santamaria, and J.J. Johnson. Previously, Turre recorded Right There and Rhythm Within, featuring Herbie Hancock, Jon Faddis, Pharoah Sanders, and Sanctified Shells, on Verve&#8217;s subsidiary label, Antilles. Steve Turre continually evolves as a musician and arranger. He has a strong command of all musical genres, and when it comes to his distinct brand of jazz, he always keeps one foot in the past and one in the future.]]></description>
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                                <title>ANDY MCKEE (Wed, 1/20/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>1 month ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/andy-mckee-wed-1-20-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:52:42 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Andy McKee is one of the world&#8217;s finest acoustic guitarists, and it&#8217;s evident from the accolades he&#8217;s received throughout his career. It&#8217;s his youthful energy, attention to song structure and melodic content that elevates him above the rest. After nearly a decade without releasing new studio recordings, McKee returns with his six-track EP, Symbol, out Friday, September 17 on Mythmaker Records in conjunction with Cruzen Street Records. &#8220;These are my interpretations of tunes that really inspired me,&#8221; says McKee. &#8220;I wanted to give listeners a chance to hear what I hear when I listen to this music. I also wanted to branch out a bit and include music that isn&#8217;t originally for acoustic guitar.&#8221; While Symbol is a collection of inspired renditions, they are important song choices; artists that deeply influence McKee and songs that connect to his musical past. He pulls from the catalogues of greats like Michael Hedges, Preston Reed, Billy McLaughlin, and Prince. There&#8217;s &#8220;Ragamuffin,&#8221; the EP&#8217;s lead single, which is a nod to one of McKee&#8217;s biggest influences, Michael Hedges. McKee notes that &#8220;Michael was not only a revolutionary guitarist on the technical side, his ability to compose for solo guitar was also genius. Most importantly though, he was able to search inside of himself and consistently pull up very human and evocative themes that made him a true artist. I&#8217;ll always be grateful for his music.&#8221; One track that might catch fans by surprise on Symbol is McKee&#8217;s gorgeous rendition of Prince&#8217;s &#8220;Purple Rain.&#8221; In 2012, McKee played alongside Prince in his band on the &#8220;Welcome 2 Australia&#8221; tour, with the song being one of the setlist highlights. &#8220;I had originally come up with the &#8216;Purple Rain&#8217; arrangement to open the shows with while I was on tour with Prince in Australia,&#8221; recalls McKee. &#8220;I have played it occasionally since then while touring and figured I should finally get a recording of it down. One thing that I learned from Prince while we were on the road is that we both really admire Joni Mitchell. I used that as a reference when trying to describe what I do. Although some of what I do on the guitar is technically demanding, I don&#8217;t ever really want that to overshadow the music.&#8221; Another standout from Symbol is McKee&#8217;s take on &#8220;Chattanooga&#8221; by acclaimed guitarist Preston Reed. &#8220;In my opinion, &#8216;Chattanooga&#8217; by Preston Reed is one of the finest fingerstyle guitar pieces ever written,&#8221; saysMcKee. &#8220;It&#8217;s just loaded with texture, harmony, percussion, and melody. I love the key changes and chromaticism between some of the chords. This tune really inspired me a lot.&#8221; McKee, like many, was infatuated with the Rocky IV soundtrack, specifically the Vince DiCola compositions &#8220;War&#8221; and &#8220;Training Montage.&#8221; For Symbol, McKee and DiCola joined forces to craft &#8220;Rocky IV Medley.&#8221; &#8220;That was about as surreal as it gets for me,&#8221; says McKee. &#8220;I became a fan of Vince&#8217;s work when I was six years old, and I bought the soundtrack to the film on cassette. I used to listen to it all the time on my Sony Walkman, and I really found that my favorite tunes were the instrumental tracks, which were &#8220;War&#8221; and &#8220;Training Montage&#8221; from Vince. Those tunes awakened my mind to the possibility of being moved by music with no words. To be able to recreate those tunes with the electric guitar and play with Vince is really something I could never have dreamed of.&#8221;]]></description>
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                                <title>COCO MONTOYA (Thu, 1/7/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>1 month ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/coco-montoya-thu-1-7-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[&#8220;&#8217;Just play what you feel, be real about it, and enjoy yourself.&#8217; That&#8217;s what Albert Collins taught me,&#8221; says the award-winning guitar virtuoso and soul-deep singer Coco Montoya. The self-taught, left-handed Montoya mastered his craft under Collins&#8217; tutelage. Incorporating lessons learned from his mentors, the iconic Collins (for whom he originally drummed), and UK legend John Mayall, Montoya puts his own stamp on every song he performs. Since his first solo album in 1995 (which won him the Blues Music Award for Best New Artist), Montoya&#8217;s endlessly inventive guitar work and passionate, hard-hitting vocals have kept him at the top of the blues world. With his new Alligator Records album, Writing On The Wall (his sixth for the label), Montoya delivers what he is already calling one of the best records he&#8217;s ever made. For the very first time on Alligator, he decided to bring his road-tested band&#8212;noted keyboardist and songwriter Jeff Paris (Keb&#8217; Mo&#8217;, Bill Withers), bassist Nathan Brown, and drummer Rena Beavers&#8212;into the studio with him. Between the camaraderie of the long-time bandmates and the sheer talent of all involved, the results have left Coco, in his words, &#8220;over the moon.&#8221; Produced by Grammy Award-winner Tony Braunagel (Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal) and co-produced by Jeff Paris, Writing On The Wall is a tour-de-force of memorable, hook-filled songs, sung with passion and fueled by equally memorable, top-shelf musicianship. The 13 tracks include five written or co-written by Montoya. The set opens with a signature, career-defining performance of the soul-baring I Was Wrong, written for Coco by songwriter Dave Steen. From the blistering Save It For The Next Fool to the enjoy now/pay later philosophy of Jeff Paris&#8217; (I&#8217;d Rather Feel) Bad About Doin&#8217; It to the riveting reinvention of Lonnie Mack&#8217;s Stop, Montoya delivers each song with heart-pounding emotion. Special guest Lee Roy Parnell adds his well-seasoned slide guitar to the smoldering A Chip And A Chair. And Coco&#8217;s friend, guitarist Ronnie Baker Brooks (son of late Alligator star Lonnie Brooks), joins in for some good-natured fun on the droll Baby, You&#8217;re A Drag and adds his blistering playing to the searing cover of Bobby Bland&#8217;s You Got Me. &#8220;I am so proud of this one,&#8221; Montoya says of Writing On The Wall. &#8220;We recorded in Jeff Paris&#8217; studio, and everything just gelled together. And the band inspired me; they all gave extra effort at every turn. Jeff, Nathan and Rena played so great, they ended up making me play even harder. They made me sound better than I am!&#8221; Henry &#8220;Coco&#8221; Montoya was born in Santa Monica, California, on October 2, 1951, and raised in a working-class family. Growing up, Coco immersed himself in his parents&#8217; record collection. He listened to big band jazz, salsa, doo-wop and rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll. His first love was drums; he acquired a kit at age 11. He got a guitar two years later. &#8220;I&#8217;m sure the Beatles had something to do with this,&#8221; Montoya recalls. &#8220;I wanted to make notes as well as beats.&#8221; But guitar was his secondary instrument. Montoya turned his love of drumming into his profession, playing in a number of area rock bands while still in his teens and becoming an in-demand drummer.]]></description>
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                                <title>MELBA&#8217;S KITCHEN (Wed, 12/16/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>1 month ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/melbas-kitchen-wed-12-16-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[MELBA&#8217;S KITCHEN - the all-women big band spotlighting Black women musical geniuses Melba Liston and Mary Lou Williams, and their friends - delivers the holiday swing and soul to YOSHI&#8217;S. &#160;The &#8220;&#8230;Crackling!&#8230;unit&#8221; (Downbeat) lights up the pre-Solstice with Strayhorn/Ellington &#8220;Nutcracker&#8221; selections and legendary Liston and Williams compositions.&#160; The band will wrap up Melba Liston&#8217;s Centennial year with new pieces developed from Liston&#8217;s catalog, in-house compositions, and some seasonal surprises. &#160; MELBA&#8217;S KITCHEN is a &#8220;talent-packed ensemble&#8221; (Andy Gilbert), &#8220;so astonishing - so swinging&#8221; (Dr. Dee Spencer), that delivers &#8220;a marvelous night and good vibes all around.&#8221; (Rebeca Mauleon) &#160; MELBA&#8217;S KITCHEN honors the under-recognized jazz great MELBA LISTON and her formidable contributions to jazz. Liston toured with and wrote for Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones, Gerald Wilson, and collaborated for decades - in the Ellington/ Strayhorn mode - with piano titan Randy Weston. Liston had a great big beautiful sound on the trombone, and was a pioneer as a woman in jazz.&#160; She arranged for many, including Abbey Lincoln, Betty Carter, Marvin Gaye, Clark Terry, and Ruth Brown. Liston also arranged for her dear friend and inspiration, MARY LOU WILLIAMS, who was an activist for jazz, a virtuosic and inspired pianist, composer, and arranger.&#160; MELBA&#8217;S KITCHEN intends to bring Liston&#8217;s and Williams&#8217; names into your musical household.]]></description>
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                                <title>MIKE STERN BAND  (Tue, 12/15/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>1 month ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/mike-stern-band-tue-12-15-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 21:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Legendary Guitarist Mike Stern On Tour! Mike Stern&#8217;s Debut Release With Mack Avenue Music Group/Artistry Music Features Collaborations With Christian McBride, Chris Potter, Antonio Sanchez, Dennis Chambers and Richard Bona Produced By The Late Jim Beard, Stern&#8217;s Longtime Collaborator and Friend Mike Stern's new album Echoes, And Other Songs marks his debut release on Mack Avenue Music Group/Artistry Music. Echoes delivers all the elements that longtime Stern fans want, and then some: the hook-filled rapid-fire bebop writing; the gorgeous melodic sensibility culled from African music, gospel and other influences; the breakneck improvisations that pepper hornlike bop virtuosity with rock fire. Along with the announcement, Stern has shared the lead single &#8220;Stuff Happens,&#8221; which features the 9-time Grammy Award winner Christian McBride. &#8220;It&#8217;s definitely got a Blues vibe, and it opens with a short but really wonderful solo from Christian McBride,&#8221; Stern says of the track. &#8220;He is definitely not only one of the greatest upright bass players ever, but he plays amazing electric bass. Of course, I knew that going into this project, so I asked him to play a lot of electric bass and he did that so beautifully on this tune. He played great on everything.&#8221; Stern has been celebrated for his versatile playing style since he first hit the scene in the 1970s, transcending genres by performing with Blood, Sweat &#38; Tears, Miles Davis, Jaco Pastorius, The Brecker Brothers, David Sanborn, B&#233;la Fleck, Yellowjackets and more. With Echoes and Other Songs, Stern brings together an all-star group of musicians, including Christian McBride, Chris Potter, Antonio Sanchez, Richard Bona &#38; Dennis Chambers, for 11 brand-new originals that will captivate and unite guitar and jazz fans of all generations. This is Stern&#8217;s first release since the loss of longtime producer and keyboardist Jim Beard (who played on and produced the album), the closure of Stern&#8217;s beloved 55 Bar, and his 2016 injury, from which he continues to face physical hurdles. Echoes and Other Songs is a powerhouse document from one of the finest guitarists in jazz history, at a time in his career when he overcame immense physical struggles and experienced profound loss. In the sheer might of these performances, Echoes is a defiant record &#8212; not so much a victory lap as a call to arms. Echoes and Other Songs could be considered a loving farewell to Jim Beard, who passed away in March 2024. Beard acted as Stern&#8217;s go-to producer for over three decades, and as a favorite keyboardist for even longer. &#8220;I&#8217;m not exaggerating when I call Jim Beard a genius,&#8221; Stern says. &#8220;People would say, &#8216;You should change up your producer &#8212; you know, just mix it up.&#8217; And I would say, &#8216;Why?&#8217; Everybody loved Jim. He was just great at what he did &#8212; how he used technology, how he produced, how he mixed.&#8221; Stern goes on to describe Beard&#8217;s touch as a player. &#8220;Incredible.&#8221; He pauses. &#8220;Ridiculous&#8230; Everything he did was perfect. The records he came out with were amazing, but I think he could have done even more as a piano player.&#8221; In the end, though, Stern was most affected by Beard&#8217;s devotion as a friend. &#8220;When I had the blues,&#8221; he recalls, &#8220;when I felt low and wanted to talk to somebody, he&#8217;s one of the people I would reach out to. It would be short, but he would know exactly what I was talking about. It&#8217;s a heartbreaker.&#8221; &#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>MIKE STERN BAND  (Mon, 12/14/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>1 month ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/mike-stern-band-mon-12-14-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 21:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Legendary Guitarist Mike Stern On Tour! Mike Stern&#8217;s Debut Release With Mack Avenue Music Group/Artistry Music Features Collaborations With Christian McBride, Chris Potter, Antonio Sanchez, Dennis Chambers and Richard Bona Produced By The Late Jim Beard, Stern&#8217;s Longtime Collaborator and Friend Mike Stern's new album Echoes, And Other Songs marks his debut release on Mack Avenue Music Group/Artistry Music. Echoes delivers all the elements that longtime Stern fans want, and then some: the hook-filled rapid-fire bebop writing; the gorgeous melodic sensibility culled from African music, gospel and other influences; the breakneck improvisations that pepper hornlike bop virtuosity with rock fire. Along with the announcement, Stern has shared the lead single &#8220;Stuff Happens,&#8221; which features the 9-time Grammy Award winner Christian McBride. &#8220;It&#8217;s definitely got a Blues vibe, and it opens with a short but really wonderful solo from Christian McBride,&#8221; Stern says of the track. &#8220;He is definitely not only one of the greatest upright bass players ever, but he plays amazing electric bass. Of course, I knew that going into this project, so I asked him to play a lot of electric bass and he did that so beautifully on this tune. He played great on everything.&#8221; Stern has been celebrated for his versatile playing style since he first hit the scene in the 1970s, transcending genres by performing with Blood, Sweat &#38; Tears, Miles Davis, Jaco Pastorius, The Brecker Brothers, David Sanborn, B&#233;la Fleck, Yellowjackets and more. With Echoes and Other Songs, Stern brings together an all-star group of musicians, including Christian McBride, Chris Potter, Antonio Sanchez, Richard Bona &#38; Dennis Chambers, for 11 brand-new originals that will captivate and unite guitar and jazz fans of all generations. This is Stern&#8217;s first release since the loss of longtime producer and keyboardist Jim Beard (who played on and produced the album), the closure of Stern&#8217;s beloved 55 Bar, and his 2016 injury, from which he continues to face physical hurdles. Echoes and Other Songs is a powerhouse document from one of the finest guitarists in jazz history, at a time in his career when he overcame immense physical struggles and experienced profound loss. In the sheer might of these performances, Echoes is a defiant record &#8212; not so much a victory lap as a call to arms. Echoes and Other Songs could be considered a loving farewell to Jim Beard, who passed away in March 2024. Beard acted as Stern&#8217;s go-to producer for over three decades, and as a favorite keyboardist for even longer. &#8220;I&#8217;m not exaggerating when I call Jim Beard a genius,&#8221; Stern says. &#8220;People would say, &#8216;You should change up your producer &#8212; you know, just mix it up.&#8217; And I would say, &#8216;Why?&#8217; Everybody loved Jim. He was just great at what he did &#8212; how he used technology, how he produced, how he mixed.&#8221; Stern goes on to describe Beard&#8217;s touch as a player. &#8220;Incredible.&#8221; He pauses. &#8220;Ridiculous&#8230; Everything he did was perfect. The records he came out with were amazing, but I think he could have done even more as a piano player.&#8221; In the end, though, Stern was most affected by Beard&#8217;s devotion as a friend. &#8220;When I had the blues,&#8221; he recalls, &#8220;when I felt low and wanted to talk to somebody, he&#8217;s one of the people I would reach out to. It would be short, but he would know exactly what I was talking about. It&#8217;s a heartbreaker.&#8221; &#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>40 FINGERS (Wed, 3/17/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>1 month ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/40-fingers-wed-3-17-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 21:21:31 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[They are called 40 FINGERS, they are Italian and they are the phenomenal quartet of guitarists who, to the tune of millions of views, are conquering social networks all over the world (over 100 million views: https://www.youtube.com/@40Fingers) with their masterful reinterpretations and rearrangements of fa-mous rock and pop hits, film and TV series soundtracks, and an official endorsement such as that of Queen, who applauded and published on their website the &#8220;40 Fingers&#8221; version of Bohemian Rhapsody (official Queen website). They have also been acclaimed by numerous Italian and international music stars who have chosen them to duet together: from Andrea Bocelli to US singer Tory Kelly, and Andy Summers of The Police to revisit the band&#8217;s famous song &#8220;Bring on the Night&#8221;(https://bit.ly/40fingerspolice). Each with a strong musical history and a different background, the four musicians together explore new sonic universes in the name of fingerpicking, proposing a vast repertoire that starts with a reinterpretation for four guitars of rock and pop songs and ends with their own original compositions. The shared passion that the four of them have for the world of film and TV series and for their scores has also led them to try their hand at a series of original arrangements of famous soundtracks, including their &#8220;40 finger&#8221; version of the two main themes of John Williams' work on George Lucas' Star Wars saga, The Last of the Mohicans, a sensational Disney medley and the medley from Harry Potter, also including some of the themes written by the great John Williams. The stage is the natural home of 40 FINGERS. Accompanied by a highly spectacular visual production created by some of Europe's best light designers, they take the audience on a musical journey with no linguistic or geographical boundaries through their versions of Sultans of Swing, Africa, Sound of Silence, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Last of the Mohicans, Libertango and other tracks that span genres in a comprehensive way, uniting and thrilling all music lovers.]]></description>
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                                <title>ROBERT GLASPER (Sun, 12/20/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>1 month ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/robert-glasper-sun-12-20-26-2/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Robert Glasper&#160;is the leader of a new sonic paradigm with a career that bridges musical and artistic genres. To date, he boasts 5 Grammy wins and 15 nominations across 9 categories, an Emmy Award for his song for Ava Duvernay&#8217;s critically hailed documentary &#8220;13th&#8221; with Common and Karriem Riggins, and a Peabody Award for his Composition of &#8220;Mr. Soul!&#8221;. His work and accolades bridge all aspects of the music business, from live touring to film scoring, composing and producing.&#160; Evolution is his hallmark. Glasper&#8217;s breakout crossover album Black Radio changed the face of the genre and set a new expectation for what popular music could be. The album won him the Grammy for Best R&#38;B album and established him as the musician of choice for some of the world&#8217;s most iconic artists; notably playing keys throughout Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly, winning another Grammy for the elastic track &#8220;These Walls&#8221;. The ongoing Black Radio series has since become Glasper&#8217;s calling card, upholding a place at the heart of a trailblazing community: from long-time sonic brothers Mos Def and Bilal, to legends including Ledisi, Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Jill Scott, and Erykah Badu.&#160; Glasper&#8217;s eternal pursuit to further his sound has been consistent in challenging and transforming his creative horizons across the board. Whether producing a remix album with Kaytranda or as a bandleader, Robert consistently defies the limits of the genre. This is evident in a portfolio that ranges from his acoustic jazz trio, which simultaneously defies and elevates the traditional idiom by uniting it effortlessly with electronics from visionary DJ Jahi Sundance, to August Greene, a collaboration with Common + Karriem Riggins, to R+R=Now, a supergroup at the crossroads of hip-hop and Jazz.&#160; In the past year, Robert Glasper has released three diverse albums under his exclusive deal with Apple Music. The holiday album In December features artists such as Cynthia Erivo and Andra Day, while Let Go offers a calming, soulful experience that helps listeners find their center. Code Derivation merges jazz and hip-hop, with each track presented in two versions&#8212;one in jazz, and the other flipped by a producer. The track &#8220;Say Less&#8221; was flipped by Glasper&#8217;s son, Riley. Code Derivation has been nominated for a 2025 Grammy in the Best Alternative Jazz Album category.&#160; In addition to his musical accomplishments, Glasper hosted Black Radio Backstage for Tidal League, where he interviewed A-list guests like Affion Crockett, Thundercat, and Lalah Hathaway, alongside co-host Jahi Sundance. The festival he curates in Napa, The Black Radio Experience, celebrated its third year, and his legendary month-long residency at the Blue Note NYC marked its sixth season, featuring star-studded appearances from Dave Chappelle, Questlove, Marsha Ambrosius, and Andra Day, both on and off stage.&#160; Prior to a knockout 2024, in 2023 Glasper released Black Radio III and Black Radio III Supreme Edition on Loma Vista Records, with features ranging from Jennifer Hudson, Killer Mike, and the late Mac Miller. On screen, he created the original score for Run The World Season 2 and The Best Man television series. With boundless innovation and elite technique as his signature, it&#8217;s no surprise that Glasper has an avalanche of accolades, awards, and achievements to his name. Glasper is an artist at the heart of a moment - and a movement - to champion Black music, Black people, and the possibility of a better future. The hip-hop-head-nod ballad is a dedication to just that: the beauty and brilliance of a heritage that is as much Kendrick as it is Coltrane, and which seeks to empower and uplift with every offering.&#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>ROBERT GLASPER (Sun, 12/20/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>1 month ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/robert-glasper-sun-12-20-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Robert Glasper&#160;is the leader of a new sonic paradigm with a career that bridges musical and artistic genres. To date, he boasts 5 Grammy wins and 15 nominations across 9 categories, an Emmy Award for his song for Ava Duvernay&#8217;s critically hailed documentary &#8220;13th&#8221; with Common and Karriem Riggins, and a Peabody Award for his Composition of &#8220;Mr. Soul!&#8221;. His work and accolades bridge all aspects of the music business, from live touring to film scoring, composing and producing.&#160; Evolution is his hallmark. Glasper&#8217;s breakout crossover album Black Radio changed the face of the genre and set a new expectation for what popular music could be. The album won him the Grammy for Best R&#38;B album and established him as the musician of choice for some of the world&#8217;s most iconic artists; notably playing keys throughout Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly, winning another Grammy for the elastic track &#8220;These Walls&#8221;. The ongoing Black Radio series has since become Glasper&#8217;s calling card, upholding a place at the heart of a trailblazing community: from long-time sonic brothers Mos Def and Bilal, to legends including Ledisi, Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Jill Scott, and Erykah Badu.&#160; Glasper&#8217;s eternal pursuit to further his sound has been consistent in challenging and transforming his creative horizons across the board. Whether producing a remix album with Kaytranda or as a bandleader, Robert consistently defies the limits of the genre. This is evident in a portfolio that ranges from his acoustic jazz trio, which simultaneously defies and elevates the traditional idiom by uniting it effortlessly with electronics from visionary DJ Jahi Sundance, to August Greene, a collaboration with Common + Karriem Riggins, to R+R=Now, a supergroup at the crossroads of hip-hop and Jazz.&#160; In the past year, Robert Glasper has released three diverse albums under his exclusive deal with Apple Music. The holiday album In December features artists such as Cynthia Erivo and Andra Day, while Let Go offers a calming, soulful experience that helps listeners find their center. Code Derivation merges jazz and hip-hop, with each track presented in two versions&#8212;one in jazz, and the other flipped by a producer. The track &#8220;Say Less&#8221; was flipped by Glasper&#8217;s son, Riley. Code Derivation has been nominated for a 2025 Grammy in the Best Alternative Jazz Album category.&#160; In addition to his musical accomplishments, Glasper hosted Black Radio Backstage for Tidal League, where he interviewed A-list guests like Affion Crockett, Thundercat, and Lalah Hathaway, alongside co-host Jahi Sundance. The festival he curates in Napa, The Black Radio Experience, celebrated its third year, and his legendary month-long residency at the Blue Note NYC marked its sixth season, featuring star-studded appearances from Dave Chappelle, Questlove, Marsha Ambrosius, and Andra Day, both on and off stage.&#160; Prior to a knockout 2024, in 2023 Glasper released Black Radio III and Black Radio III Supreme Edition on Loma Vista Records, with features ranging from Jennifer Hudson, Killer Mike, and the late Mac Miller. On screen, he created the original score for Run The World Season 2 and The Best Man television series. With boundless innovation and elite technique as his signature, it&#8217;s no surprise that Glasper has an avalanche of accolades, awards, and achievements to his name. Glasper is an artist at the heart of a moment - and a movement - to champion Black music, Black people, and the possibility of a better future. The hip-hop-head-nod ballad is a dedication to just that: the beauty and brilliance of a heritage that is as much Kendrick as it is Coltrane, and which seeks to empower and uplift with every offering.&#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>ROBERT GLASPER (Sat, 12/19/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>1 month ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/robert-glasper-sat-12-19-26-2/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Robert Glasper&#160;is the leader of a new sonic paradigm with a career that bridges musical and artistic genres. To date, he boasts 5 Grammy wins and 15 nominations across 9 categories, an Emmy Award for his song for Ava Duvernay&#8217;s critically hailed documentary &#8220;13th&#8221; with Common and Karriem Riggins, and a Peabody Award for his Composition of &#8220;Mr. Soul!&#8221;. His work and accolades bridge all aspects of the music business, from live touring to film scoring, composing and producing.&#160; Evolution is his hallmark. Glasper&#8217;s breakout crossover album Black Radio changed the face of the genre and set a new expectation for what popular music could be. The album won him the Grammy for Best R&#38;B album and established him as the musician of choice for some of the world&#8217;s most iconic artists; notably playing keys throughout Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly, winning another Grammy for the elastic track &#8220;These Walls&#8221;. The ongoing Black Radio series has since become Glasper&#8217;s calling card, upholding a place at the heart of a trailblazing community: from long-time sonic brothers Mos Def and Bilal, to legends including Ledisi, Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Jill Scott, and Erykah Badu.&#160; Glasper&#8217;s eternal pursuit to further his sound has been consistent in challenging and transforming his creative horizons across the board. Whether producing a remix album with Kaytranda or as a bandleader, Robert consistently defies the limits of the genre. This is evident in a portfolio that ranges from his acoustic jazz trio, which simultaneously defies and elevates the traditional idiom by uniting it effortlessly with electronics from visionary DJ Jahi Sundance, to August Greene, a collaboration with Common + Karriem Riggins, to R+R=Now, a supergroup at the crossroads of hip-hop and Jazz.&#160; In the past year, Robert Glasper has released three diverse albums under his exclusive deal with Apple Music. The holiday album In December features artists such as Cynthia Erivo and Andra Day, while Let Go offers a calming, soulful experience that helps listeners find their center. Code Derivation merges jazz and hip-hop, with each track presented in two versions&#8212;one in jazz, and the other flipped by a producer. The track &#8220;Say Less&#8221; was flipped by Glasper&#8217;s son, Riley. Code Derivation has been nominated for a 2025 Grammy in the Best Alternative Jazz Album category.&#160; In addition to his musical accomplishments, Glasper hosted Black Radio Backstage for Tidal League, where he interviewed A-list guests like Affion Crockett, Thundercat, and Lalah Hathaway, alongside co-host Jahi Sundance. The festival he curates in Napa, The Black Radio Experience, celebrated its third year, and his legendary month-long residency at the Blue Note NYC marked its sixth season, featuring star-studded appearances from Dave Chappelle, Questlove, Marsha Ambrosius, and Andra Day, both on and off stage.&#160; Prior to a knockout 2024, in 2023 Glasper released Black Radio III and Black Radio III Supreme Edition on Loma Vista Records, with features ranging from Jennifer Hudson, Killer Mike, and the late Mac Miller. On screen, he created the original score for Run The World Season 2 and The Best Man television series. With boundless innovation and elite technique as his signature, it&#8217;s no surprise that Glasper has an avalanche of accolades, awards, and achievements to his name. Glasper is an artist at the heart of a moment - and a movement - to champion Black music, Black people, and the possibility of a better future. The hip-hop-head-nod ballad is a dedication to just that: the beauty and brilliance of a heritage that is as much Kendrick as it is Coltrane, and which seeks to empower and uplift with every offering.&#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>ROBERT GLASPER (Sat, 12/19/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>1 month ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/robert-glasper-sat-12-19-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:47:33 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Robert Glasper&#160;is the leader of a new sonic paradigm with a career that bridges musical and artistic genres. To date, he boasts 5 Grammy wins and 15 nominations across 9 categories, an Emmy Award for his song for Ava Duvernay&#8217;s critically hailed documentary &#8220;13th&#8221; with Common and Karriem Riggins, and a Peabody Award for his Composition of &#8220;Mr. Soul!&#8221;. His work and accolades bridge all aspects of the music business, from live touring to film scoring, composing and producing.&#160; Evolution is his hallmark. Glasper&#8217;s breakout crossover album Black Radio changed the face of the genre and set a new expectation for what popular music could be. The album won him the Grammy for Best R&#38;B album and established him as the musician of choice for some of the world&#8217;s most iconic artists; notably playing keys throughout Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly, winning another Grammy for the elastic track &#8220;These Walls&#8221;. The ongoing Black Radio series has since become Glasper&#8217;s calling card, upholding a place at the heart of a trailblazing community: from long-time sonic brothers Mos Def and Bilal, to legends including Ledisi, Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Jill Scott, and Erykah Badu.&#160; Glasper&#8217;s eternal pursuit to further his sound has been consistent in challenging and transforming his creative horizons across the board. Whether producing a remix album with Kaytranda or as a bandleader, Robert consistently defies the limits of the genre. This is evident in a portfolio that ranges from his acoustic jazz trio, which simultaneously defies and elevates the traditional idiom by uniting it effortlessly with electronics from visionary DJ Jahi Sundance, to August Greene, a collaboration with Common + Karriem Riggins, to R+R=Now, a supergroup at the crossroads of hip-hop and Jazz.&#160; In the past year, Robert Glasper has released three diverse albums under his exclusive deal with Apple Music. The holiday album In December features artists such as Cynthia Erivo and Andra Day, while Let Go offers a calming, soulful experience that helps listeners find their center. Code Derivation merges jazz and hip-hop, with each track presented in two versions&#8212;one in jazz, and the other flipped by a producer. The track &#8220;Say Less&#8221; was flipped by Glasper&#8217;s son, Riley. Code Derivation has been nominated for a 2025 Grammy in the Best Alternative Jazz Album category.&#160; In addition to his musical accomplishments, Glasper hosted Black Radio Backstage for Tidal League, where he interviewed A-list guests like Affion Crockett, Thundercat, and Lalah Hathaway, alongside co-host Jahi Sundance. The festival he curates in Napa, The Black Radio Experience, celebrated its third year, and his legendary month-long residency at the Blue Note NYC marked its sixth season, featuring star-studded appearances from Dave Chappelle, Questlove, Marsha Ambrosius, and Andra Day, both on and off stage.&#160; Prior to a knockout 2024, in 2023 Glasper released Black Radio III and Black Radio III Supreme Edition on Loma Vista Records, with features ranging from Jennifer Hudson, Killer Mike, and the late Mac Miller. On screen, he created the original score for Run The World Season 2 and The Best Man television series. With boundless innovation and elite technique as his signature, it&#8217;s no surprise that Glasper has an avalanche of accolades, awards, and achievements to his name. Glasper is an artist at the heart of a moment - and a movement - to champion Black music, Black people, and the possibility of a better future. The hip-hop-head-nod ballad is a dedication to just that: the beauty and brilliance of a heritage that is as much Kendrick as it is Coltrane, and which seeks to empower and uplift with every offering.&#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>ROBERT GLASPER (Fri, 12/18/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>1 month ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/robert-glasper-fri-12-18-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Robert Glasper&#160;is the leader of a new sonic paradigm with a career that bridges musical and artistic genres. To date, he boasts 5 Grammy wins and 15 nominations across 9 categories, an Emmy Award for his song for Ava Duvernay&#8217;s critically hailed documentary &#8220;13th&#8221; with Common and Karriem Riggins, and a Peabody Award for his Composition of &#8220;Mr. Soul!&#8221;. His work and accolades bridge all aspects of the music business, from live touring to film scoring, composing and producing.&#160; Evolution is his hallmark. Glasper&#8217;s breakout crossover album Black Radio changed the face of the genre and set a new expectation for what popular music could be. The album won him the Grammy for Best R&#38;B album and established him as the musician of choice for some of the world&#8217;s most iconic artists; notably playing keys throughout Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly, winning another Grammy for the elastic track &#8220;These Walls&#8221;. The ongoing Black Radio series has since become Glasper&#8217;s calling card, upholding a place at the heart of a trailblazing community: from long-time sonic brothers Mos Def and Bilal, to legends including Ledisi, Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Jill Scott, and Erykah Badu.&#160; Glasper&#8217;s eternal pursuit to further his sound has been consistent in challenging and transforming his creative horizons across the board. Whether producing a remix album with Kaytranda or as a bandleader, Robert consistently defies the limits of the genre. This is evident in a portfolio that ranges from his acoustic jazz trio, which simultaneously defies and elevates the traditional idiom by uniting it effortlessly with electronics from visionary DJ Jahi Sundance, to August Greene, a collaboration with Common + Karriem Riggins, to R+R=Now, a supergroup at the crossroads of hip-hop and Jazz.&#160; In the past year, Robert Glasper has released three diverse albums under his exclusive deal with Apple Music. The holiday album In December features artists such as Cynthia Erivo and Andra Day, while Let Go offers a calming, soulful experience that helps listeners find their center. Code Derivation merges jazz and hip-hop, with each track presented in two versions&#8212;one in jazz, and the other flipped by a producer. The track &#8220;Say Less&#8221; was flipped by Glasper&#8217;s son, Riley. Code Derivation has been nominated for a 2025 Grammy in the Best Alternative Jazz Album category.&#160; In addition to his musical accomplishments, Glasper hosted Black Radio Backstage for Tidal League, where he interviewed A-list guests like Affion Crockett, Thundercat, and Lalah Hathaway, alongside co-host Jahi Sundance. The festival he curates in Napa, The Black Radio Experience, celebrated its third year, and his legendary month-long residency at the Blue Note NYC marked its sixth season, featuring star-studded appearances from Dave Chappelle, Questlove, Marsha Ambrosius, and Andra Day, both on and off stage.&#160; Prior to a knockout 2024, in 2023 Glasper released Black Radio III and Black Radio III Supreme Edition on Loma Vista Records, with features ranging from Jennifer Hudson, Killer Mike, and the late Mac Miller. On screen, he created the original score for Run The World Season 2 and The Best Man television series. With boundless innovation and elite technique as his signature, it&#8217;s no surprise that Glasper has an avalanche of accolades, awards, and achievements to his name. Glasper is an artist at the heart of a moment - and a movement - to champion Black music, Black people, and the possibility of a better future. The hip-hop-head-nod ballad is a dedication to just that: the beauty and brilliance of a heritage that is as much Kendrick as it is Coltrane, and which seeks to empower and uplift with every offering.&#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>ROBERT GLASPER (Fri, 12/18/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>1 month ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/robert-glasper-fri-12-18-26-2/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Robert Glasper&#160;is the leader of a new sonic paradigm with a career that bridges musical and artistic genres. To date, he boasts 5 Grammy wins and 15 nominations across 9 categories, an Emmy Award for his song for Ava Duvernay&#8217;s critically hailed documentary &#8220;13th&#8221; with Common and Karriem Riggins, and a Peabody Award for his Composition of &#8220;Mr. Soul!&#8221;. His work and accolades bridge all aspects of the music business, from live touring to film scoring, composing and producing.&#160; Evolution is his hallmark. Glasper&#8217;s breakout crossover album Black Radio changed the face of the genre and set a new expectation for what popular music could be. The album won him the Grammy for Best R&#38;B album and established him as the musician of choice for some of the world&#8217;s most iconic artists; notably playing keys throughout Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly, winning another Grammy for the elastic track &#8220;These Walls&#8221;. The ongoing Black Radio series has since become Glasper&#8217;s calling card, upholding a place at the heart of a trailblazing community: from long-time sonic brothers Mos Def and Bilal, to legends including Ledisi, Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Jill Scott, and Erykah Badu.&#160; Glasper&#8217;s eternal pursuit to further his sound has been consistent in challenging and transforming his creative horizons across the board. Whether producing a remix album with Kaytranda or as a bandleader, Robert consistently defies the limits of the genre. This is evident in a portfolio that ranges from his acoustic jazz trio, which simultaneously defies and elevates the traditional idiom by uniting it effortlessly with electronics from visionary DJ Jahi Sundance, to August Greene, a collaboration with Common + Karriem Riggins, to R+R=Now, a supergroup at the crossroads of hip-hop and Jazz.&#160; In the past year, Robert Glasper has released three diverse albums under his exclusive deal with Apple Music. The holiday album In December features artists such as Cynthia Erivo and Andra Day, while Let Go offers a calming, soulful experience that helps listeners find their center. Code Derivation merges jazz and hip-hop, with each track presented in two versions&#8212;one in jazz, and the other flipped by a producer. The track &#8220;Say Less&#8221; was flipped by Glasper&#8217;s son, Riley. Code Derivation has been nominated for a 2025 Grammy in the Best Alternative Jazz Album category.&#160; In addition to his musical accomplishments, Glasper hosted Black Radio Backstage for Tidal League, where he interviewed A-list guests like Affion Crockett, Thundercat, and Lalah Hathaway, alongside co-host Jahi Sundance. The festival he curates in Napa, The Black Radio Experience, celebrated its third year, and his legendary month-long residency at the Blue Note NYC marked its sixth season, featuring star-studded appearances from Dave Chappelle, Questlove, Marsha Ambrosius, and Andra Day, both on and off stage.&#160; Prior to a knockout 2024, in 2023 Glasper released Black Radio III and Black Radio III Supreme Edition on Loma Vista Records, with features ranging from Jennifer Hudson, Killer Mike, and the late Mac Miller. On screen, he created the original score for Run The World Season 2 and The Best Man television series. With boundless innovation and elite technique as his signature, it&#8217;s no surprise that Glasper has an avalanche of accolades, awards, and achievements to his name. Glasper is an artist at the heart of a moment - and a movement - to champion Black music, Black people, and the possibility of a better future. The hip-hop-head-nod ballad is a dedication to just that: the beauty and brilliance of a heritage that is as much Kendrick as it is Coltrane, and which seeks to empower and uplift with every offering.&#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>ROBERT GLASPER (Thu, 12/17/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>1 month ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/robert-glasper-thu-12-17-26-2/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Robert Glasper&#160;is the leader of a new sonic paradigm with a career that bridges musical and artistic genres. To date, he boasts 5 Grammy wins and 15 nominations across 9 categories, an Emmy Award for his song for Ava Duvernay&#8217;s critically hailed documentary &#8220;13th&#8221; with Common and Karriem Riggins, and a Peabody Award for his Composition of &#8220;Mr. Soul!&#8221;. His work and accolades bridge all aspects of the music business, from live touring to film scoring, composing and producing.&#160; Evolution is his hallmark. Glasper&#8217;s breakout crossover album Black Radio changed the face of the genre and set a new expectation for what popular music could be. The album won him the Grammy for Best R&#38;B album and established him as the musician of choice for some of the world&#8217;s most iconic artists; notably playing keys throughout Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly, winning another Grammy for the elastic track &#8220;These Walls&#8221;. The ongoing Black Radio series has since become Glasper&#8217;s calling card, upholding a place at the heart of a trailblazing community: from long-time sonic brothers Mos Def and Bilal, to legends including Ledisi, Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Jill Scott, and Erykah Badu.&#160; Glasper&#8217;s eternal pursuit to further his sound has been consistent in challenging and transforming his creative horizons across the board. Whether producing a remix album with Kaytranda or as a bandleader, Robert consistently defies the limits of the genre. This is evident in a portfolio that ranges from his acoustic jazz trio, which simultaneously defies and elevates the traditional idiom by uniting it effortlessly with electronics from visionary DJ Jahi Sundance, to August Greene, a collaboration with Common + Karriem Riggins, to R+R=Now, a supergroup at the crossroads of hip-hop and Jazz.&#160; In the past year, Robert Glasper has released three diverse albums under his exclusive deal with Apple Music. The holiday album In December features artists such as Cynthia Erivo and Andra Day, while Let Go offers a calming, soulful experience that helps listeners find their center. Code Derivation merges jazz and hip-hop, with each track presented in two versions&#8212;one in jazz, and the other flipped by a producer. The track &#8220;Say Less&#8221; was flipped by Glasper&#8217;s son, Riley. Code Derivation has been nominated for a 2025 Grammy in the Best Alternative Jazz Album category.&#160; In addition to his musical accomplishments, Glasper hosted Black Radio Backstage for Tidal League, where he interviewed A-list guests like Affion Crockett, Thundercat, and Lalah Hathaway, alongside co-host Jahi Sundance. The festival he curates in Napa, The Black Radio Experience, celebrated its third year, and his legendary month-long residency at the Blue Note NYC marked its sixth season, featuring star-studded appearances from Dave Chappelle, Questlove, Marsha Ambrosius, and Andra Day, both on and off stage.&#160; Prior to a knockout 2024, in 2023 Glasper released Black Radio III and Black Radio III Supreme Edition on Loma Vista Records, with features ranging from Jennifer Hudson, Killer Mike, and the late Mac Miller. On screen, he created the original score for Run The World Season 2 and The Best Man television series. With boundless innovation and elite technique as his signature, it&#8217;s no surprise that Glasper has an avalanche of accolades, awards, and achievements to his name. Glasper is an artist at the heart of a moment - and a movement - to champion Black music, Black people, and the possibility of a better future. The hip-hop-head-nod ballad is a dedication to just that: the beauty and brilliance of a heritage that is as much Kendrick as it is Coltrane, and which seeks to empower and uplift with every offering.&#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>ROBERT GLASPER (Thu, 12/17/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>1 month ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/robert-glasper-thu-12-17-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Robert Glasper&#160;is the leader of a new sonic paradigm with a career that bridges musical and artistic genres. To date, he boasts 5 Grammy wins and 15 nominations across 9 categories, an Emmy Award for his song for Ava Duvernay&#8217;s critically hailed documentary &#8220;13th&#8221; with Common and Karriem Riggins, and a Peabody Award for his Composition of &#8220;Mr. Soul!&#8221;. His work and accolades bridge all aspects of the music business, from live touring to film scoring, composing and producing.&#160; Evolution is his hallmark. Glasper&#8217;s breakout crossover album Black Radio changed the face of the genre and set a new expectation for what popular music could be. The album won him the Grammy for Best R&#38;B album and established him as the musician of choice for some of the world&#8217;s most iconic artists; notably playing keys throughout Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly, winning another Grammy for the elastic track &#8220;These Walls&#8221;. The ongoing Black Radio series has since become Glasper&#8217;s calling card, upholding a place at the heart of a trailblazing community: from long-time sonic brothers Mos Def and Bilal, to legends including Ledisi, Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Jill Scott, and Erykah Badu.&#160; Glasper&#8217;s eternal pursuit to further his sound has been consistent in challenging and transforming his creative horizons across the board. Whether producing a remix album with Kaytranda or as a bandleader, Robert consistently defies the limits of the genre. This is evident in a portfolio that ranges from his acoustic jazz trio, which simultaneously defies and elevates the traditional idiom by uniting it effortlessly with electronics from visionary DJ Jahi Sundance, to August Greene, a collaboration with Common + Karriem Riggins, to R+R=Now, a supergroup at the crossroads of hip-hop and Jazz.&#160; In the past year, Robert Glasper has released three diverse albums under his exclusive deal with Apple Music. The holiday album In December features artists such as Cynthia Erivo and Andra Day, while Let Go offers a calming, soulful experience that helps listeners find their center. Code Derivation merges jazz and hip-hop, with each track presented in two versions&#8212;one in jazz, and the other flipped by a producer. The track &#8220;Say Less&#8221; was flipped by Glasper&#8217;s son, Riley. Code Derivation has been nominated for a 2025 Grammy in the Best Alternative Jazz Album category.&#160; In addition to his musical accomplishments, Glasper hosted Black Radio Backstage for Tidal League, where he interviewed A-list guests like Affion Crockett, Thundercat, and Lalah Hathaway, alongside co-host Jahi Sundance. The festival he curates in Napa, The Black Radio Experience, celebrated its third year, and his legendary month-long residency at the Blue Note NYC marked its sixth season, featuring star-studded appearances from Dave Chappelle, Questlove, Marsha Ambrosius, and Andra Day, both on and off stage.&#160; Prior to a knockout 2024, in 2023 Glasper released Black Radio III and Black Radio III Supreme Edition on Loma Vista Records, with features ranging from Jennifer Hudson, Killer Mike, and the late Mac Miller. On screen, he created the original score for Run The World Season 2 and The Best Man television series. With boundless innovation and elite technique as his signature, it&#8217;s no surprise that Glasper has an avalanche of accolades, awards, and achievements to his name. Glasper is an artist at the heart of a moment - and a movement - to champion Black music, Black people, and the possibility of a better future. The hip-hop-head-nod ballad is a dedication to just that: the beauty and brilliance of a heritage that is as much Kendrick as it is Coltrane, and which seeks to empower and uplift with every offering.&#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>SHEILA E. (Sat, 11/28/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>1 month ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/sheila-e-sat-11-28-26-2/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[One of life&#8217;s constants for Sheila E. comes down to a simple phrase: follow the beat. And her impeccable inner rhythm is the pulse behind a trailblazing career that still knows no bounds. Family, faith and music were guiding forces for Sheila E. growing up in the Bay Area. In addition to percussionist dad Pete, the Oakland, CA native counts former Santana member/Azteca founder Coke Escovedo and The Dragons front man Mario Escovedo as uncles. Fellow Latin star Tito Puente was her godfather. In addition to being weaned on Latin jazz and Motown, Sheila E. was exposed to a diverse array of Bay Area acts. Those influences ranged from the rock of Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead to the R&#38;B/pop of the Pointer Sisters and the funk of Sly &#38; the Family Stone. &#8220;I used to sit on the corner outside of the local community center with Twinkies and 7-Up listening to Sly and Larry Graham rehearse,&#8221; remembers Sheila E. &#8220;The sounds of the Bay Area molded me.&#8221; So it&#8217;s no surprise that after such a music-immersive childhood, the gifted, world-class drummer and percussionist began amassing an impressive string of credits playing not only with her dad but also with pioneering talents like George Duke, Herbie Hancock, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, Prince, Ringo Starr, Gloria Estefan, Beyonc&#233; and Jennifer Lopez. Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter behind the seminal hits &#8220;The Glamorous Life&#8221; and &#8220;A Love Bizarre.&#8221; A fearless multi-instrumentalist, equally proficient on guitar and bass, actress, mentor and philanthropist. Following a Bay Area gig in the late &#8216;70s, Sheila E. met Prince backstage. Their Purple Rain recording sessions&#8212;including her vocals on the 1984 classic &#8220;Erotic City&#8221;&#8212;morphed into launching her solo career that same year. Debut album The Glamorous Life spun off the Grammy Award-nominated top 10 hit of the same name plus a second top 40 single &#8220;The Belle of St. Mark.&#8221; Between her &#8216;80s tenure as drummer, songwriter, and musical director for Prince&#8217;s backup band, Sheila E. released two more solo albums (Romance 1600 and Shelia E.) and scored another classic hit with &#8220;A Love Bizarre.&#8221; Sheila E.&#8217;s fierce, dynamic verve onstage has made her a major concert draw since the &#8216;90s. Along the way, she has acted in the films &#8220;Krush Groove&#8221;, &#8220;The Adventures of Ford Fairlane&#8221;, &#8220;Chasing Papi&#8221; and launched various music projects (E-Train, C.O.E.D., E Family Band). She added to her arsenal of credits performing on the 2012 Academy Awards with pop hitmaker Pharrell Williams and composer Hans Zimmer. Sheila E. was also among the roster of stars chosen to perform at the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors, whose honorees included artists Herbie Hancock, Billy Joel, and Carlos Santana. Sheila E.'s producing, arranging, and performance talents have been showcased throughout the music and film industry with appearances on The Academy Awards, The Latin Grammy Awards, BET Awards, The American Music Awards, The Kennedy Center Honors, The Summer Olympics, WOW Awards, ALMA's, and The Image Awards, just to name a few. In 2010, Sheila was nominated for an Emmy Award for &#8220;Outstanding Music Direction&#8221; in recognition of her leadership as musical director for President Obama&#8217;s Performance at The White House: Fiesta Latina and again more recently in 2020 for &#8220;Let&#8217;s Go Crazy&#8221; Grammy Salute to Prince. Other projects include The E Family]]></description>
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                                <title>SHEILA E. (Sat, 11/28/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>1 month ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/sheila-e-sat-11-28-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:41:50 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[One of life&#8217;s constants for Sheila E. comes down to a simple phrase: follow the beat. And her impeccable inner rhythm is the pulse behind a trailblazing career that still knows no bounds. Family, faith and music were guiding forces for Sheila E. growing up in the Bay Area. In addition to percussionist dad Pete, the Oakland, CA native counts former Santana member/Azteca founder Coke Escovedo and The Dragons front man Mario Escovedo as uncles. Fellow Latin star Tito Puente was her godfather. In addition to being weaned on Latin jazz and Motown, Sheila E. was exposed to a diverse array of Bay Area acts. Those influences ranged from the rock of Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead to the R&#38;B/pop of the Pointer Sisters and the funk of Sly &#38; the Family Stone. &#8220;I used to sit on the corner outside of the local community center with Twinkies and 7-Up listening to Sly and Larry Graham rehearse,&#8221; remembers Sheila E. &#8220;The sounds of the Bay Area molded me.&#8221; So it&#8217;s no surprise that after such a music-immersive childhood, the gifted, world-class drummer and percussionist began amassing an impressive string of credits playing not only with her dad but also with pioneering talents like George Duke, Herbie Hancock, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, Prince, Ringo Starr, Gloria Estefan, Beyonc&#233; and Jennifer Lopez. Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter behind the seminal hits &#8220;The Glamorous Life&#8221; and &#8220;A Love Bizarre.&#8221; A fearless multi-instrumentalist, equally proficient on guitar and bass, actress, mentor and philanthropist. Following a Bay Area gig in the late &#8216;70s, Sheila E. met Prince backstage. Their Purple Rain recording sessions&#8212;including her vocals on the 1984 classic &#8220;Erotic City&#8221;&#8212;morphed into launching her solo career that same year. Debut album The Glamorous Life spun off the Grammy Award-nominated top 10 hit of the same name plus a second top 40 single &#8220;The Belle of St. Mark.&#8221; Between her &#8216;80s tenure as drummer, songwriter, and musical director for Prince&#8217;s backup band, Sheila E. released two more solo albums (Romance 1600 and Shelia E.) and scored another classic hit with &#8220;A Love Bizarre.&#8221; Sheila E.&#8217;s fierce, dynamic verve onstage has made her a major concert draw since the &#8216;90s. Along the way, she has acted in the films &#8220;Krush Groove&#8221;, &#8220;The Adventures of Ford Fairlane&#8221;, &#8220;Chasing Papi&#8221; and launched various music projects (E-Train, C.O.E.D., E Family Band). She added to her arsenal of credits performing on the 2012 Academy Awards with pop hitmaker Pharrell Williams and composer Hans Zimmer. Sheila E. was also among the roster of stars chosen to perform at the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors, whose honorees included artists Herbie Hancock, Billy Joel, and Carlos Santana. Sheila E.'s producing, arranging, and performance talents have been showcased throughout the music and film industry with appearances on The Academy Awards, The Latin Grammy Awards, BET Awards, The American Music Awards, The Kennedy Center Honors, The Summer Olympics, WOW Awards, ALMA's, and The Image Awards, just to name a few. In 2010, Sheila was nominated for an Emmy Award for &#8220;Outstanding Music Direction&#8221; in recognition of her leadership as musical director for President Obama&#8217;s Performance at The White House: Fiesta Latina and again more recently in 2020 for &#8220;Let&#8217;s Go Crazy&#8221; Grammy Salute to Prince. Other projects include The E Family]]></description>
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                                <title>SHEILA E. (Fri, 11/27/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>1 month ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/sheila-e-fri-11-27-26-2/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[One of life&#8217;s constants for Sheila E. comes down to a simple phrase: follow the beat. And her impeccable inner rhythm is the pulse behind a trailblazing career that still knows no bounds. Family, faith and music were guiding forces for Sheila E. growing up in the Bay Area. In addition to percussionist dad Pete, the Oakland, CA native counts former Santana member/Azteca founder Coke Escovedo and The Dragons front man Mario Escovedo as uncles. Fellow Latin star Tito Puente was her godfather. In addition to being weaned on Latin jazz and Motown, Sheila E. was exposed to a diverse array of Bay Area acts. Those influences ranged from the rock of Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead to the R&#38;B/pop of the Pointer Sisters and the funk of Sly &#38; the Family Stone. &#8220;I used to sit on the corner outside of the local community center with Twinkies and 7-Up listening to Sly and Larry Graham rehearse,&#8221; remembers Sheila E. &#8220;The sounds of the Bay Area molded me.&#8221; So it&#8217;s no surprise that after such a music-immersive childhood, the gifted, world-class drummer and percussionist began amassing an impressive string of credits playing not only with her dad but also with pioneering talents like George Duke, Herbie Hancock, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, Prince, Ringo Starr, Gloria Estefan, Beyonc&#233; and Jennifer Lopez. Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter behind the seminal hits &#8220;The Glamorous Life&#8221; and &#8220;A Love Bizarre.&#8221; A fearless multi-instrumentalist, equally proficient on guitar and bass, actress, mentor and philanthropist. Following a Bay Area gig in the late &#8216;70s, Sheila E. met Prince backstage. Their Purple Rain recording sessions&#8212;including her vocals on the 1984 classic &#8220;Erotic City&#8221;&#8212;morphed into launching her solo career that same year. Debut album The Glamorous Life spun off the Grammy Award-nominated top 10 hit of the same name plus a second top 40 single &#8220;The Belle of St. Mark.&#8221; Between her &#8216;80s tenure as drummer, songwriter, and musical director for Prince&#8217;s backup band, Sheila E. released two more solo albums (Romance 1600 and Shelia E.) and scored another classic hit with &#8220;A Love Bizarre.&#8221; Sheila E.&#8217;s fierce, dynamic verve onstage has made her a major concert draw since the &#8216;90s. Along the way, she has acted in the films &#8220;Krush Groove&#8221;, &#8220;The Adventures of Ford Fairlane&#8221;, &#8220;Chasing Papi&#8221; and launched various music projects (E-Train, C.O.E.D., E Family Band). She added to her arsenal of credits performing on the 2012 Academy Awards with pop hitmaker Pharrell Williams and composer Hans Zimmer. Sheila E. was also among the roster of stars chosen to perform at the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors, whose honorees included artists Herbie Hancock, Billy Joel, and Carlos Santana. Sheila E.'s producing, arranging, and performance talents have been showcased throughout the music and film industry with appearances on The Academy Awards, The Latin Grammy Awards, BET Awards, The American Music Awards, The Kennedy Center Honors, The Summer Olympics, WOW Awards, ALMA's, and The Image Awards, just to name a few. In 2010, Sheila was nominated for an Emmy Award for &#8220;Outstanding Music Direction&#8221; in recognition of her leadership as musical director for President Obama&#8217;s Performance at The White House: Fiesta Latina and again more recently in 2020 for &#8220;Let&#8217;s Go Crazy&#8221; Grammy Salute to Prince. Other projects include The E Family]]></description>
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                                <title>SHEILA E. (Fri, 11/27/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>1 month ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/sheila-e-fri-11-27-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[One of life&#8217;s constants for Sheila E. comes down to a simple phrase: follow the beat. And her impeccable inner rhythm is the pulse behind a trailblazing career that still knows no bounds. Family, faith and music were guiding forces for Sheila E. growing up in the Bay Area. In addition to percussionist dad Pete, the Oakland, CA native counts former Santana member/Azteca founder Coke Escovedo and The Dragons front man Mario Escovedo as uncles. Fellow Latin star Tito Puente was her godfather. In addition to being weaned on Latin jazz and Motown, Sheila E. was exposed to a diverse array of Bay Area acts. Those influences ranged from the rock of Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead to the R&#38;B/pop of the Pointer Sisters and the funk of Sly &#38; the Family Stone. &#8220;I used to sit on the corner outside of the local community center with Twinkies and 7-Up listening to Sly and Larry Graham rehearse,&#8221; remembers Sheila E. &#8220;The sounds of the Bay Area molded me.&#8221; So it&#8217;s no surprise that after such a music-immersive childhood, the gifted, world-class drummer and percussionist began amassing an impressive string of credits playing not only with her dad but also with pioneering talents like George Duke, Herbie Hancock, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, Prince, Ringo Starr, Gloria Estefan, Beyonc&#233; and Jennifer Lopez. Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter behind the seminal hits &#8220;The Glamorous Life&#8221; and &#8220;A Love Bizarre.&#8221; A fearless multi-instrumentalist, equally proficient on guitar and bass, actress, mentor and philanthropist. Following a Bay Area gig in the late &#8216;70s, Sheila E. met Prince backstage. Their Purple Rain recording sessions&#8212;including her vocals on the 1984 classic &#8220;Erotic City&#8221;&#8212;morphed into launching her solo career that same year. Debut album The Glamorous Life spun off the Grammy Award-nominated top 10 hit of the same name plus a second top 40 single &#8220;The Belle of St. Mark.&#8221; Between her &#8216;80s tenure as drummer, songwriter, and musical director for Prince&#8217;s backup band, Sheila E. released two more solo albums (Romance 1600 and Shelia E.) and scored another classic hit with &#8220;A Love Bizarre.&#8221; Sheila E.&#8217;s fierce, dynamic verve onstage has made her a major concert draw since the &#8216;90s. Along the way, she has acted in the films &#8220;Krush Groove&#8221;, &#8220;The Adventures of Ford Fairlane&#8221;, &#8220;Chasing Papi&#8221; and launched various music projects (E-Train, C.O.E.D., E Family Band). She added to her arsenal of credits performing on the 2012 Academy Awards with pop hitmaker Pharrell Williams and composer Hans Zimmer. Sheila E. was also among the roster of stars chosen to perform at the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors, whose honorees included artists Herbie Hancock, Billy Joel, and Carlos Santana. Sheila E.'s producing, arranging, and performance talents have been showcased throughout the music and film industry with appearances on The Academy Awards, The Latin Grammy Awards, BET Awards, The American Music Awards, The Kennedy Center Honors, The Summer Olympics, WOW Awards, ALMA's, and The Image Awards, just to name a few. In 2010, Sheila was nominated for an Emmy Award for &#8220;Outstanding Music Direction&#8221; in recognition of her leadership as musical director for President Obama&#8217;s Performance at The White House: Fiesta Latina and again more recently in 2020 for &#8220;Let&#8217;s Go Crazy&#8221; Grammy Salute to Prince. Other projects include The E Family]]></description>
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                                <title>LAS LOMAS HIGH SCHOOL (Tue, 11/10/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>1 month ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/las-lomas-high-school-tue-11-10-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Directed by Rio Nickerson, the Las Lomas High School Jazz Band is a high-energy group of student musicians whose love of music and commitment to excellence make every performance a memorable experience.&#160; &#160; From classic jazz standards to contemporary arrangements,&#160;the ensemble performs a diverse repertoire that highlights the creativity and versatility&#160;of each musician. Accolades include high scores at multiple competitive jazz events, individual student awards for outstanding soloists/musicianship, scholarships, as well as county- and state-level honor bands. Many students in this group also perform outside of school on a regular basis with groups like the East Bay Jazz All Stars, the Rossmoor Big Band, and advanced groups at the School of Rock.Coming from Walnut Creek and returning to this stage for their annual performance in Oakland, the Las Lomas High School Jazz Band is so excited to be back at Yoshi's.]]></description>
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                                <title>BONEY JAMES LIVE (Thu, 12/31/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>1 month ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/boney-james-live-thu-12-31-26-2/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Boney James &#8212;&#160;A Simple Man&#160; Three decades into a career built on deep groove, melodic instinct and a saxophone voice unmistakably his own, Boney James is still finding new ground. On&#160;A Simple Man, his milestone 20th studio album, out October 2 via Concord Records, the multi-platinum saxophonist, composer and producer delivers one of his most personal records. James&#8217; catalog has generated more than two billion on-demand streams in the United States. His honors include four GRAMMY nominations, three NAACP Image Award nominations, four RIAA Gold-certified records and a Soul Train Award.&#160;Billboard&#160;named him one of the Top 3 Contemporary Jazz Artists of the 2000s, and in 2024 he became the first artist to score 20 No. 1 singles on the&#160;Billboard&#160;Smooth Jazz chart. Recent collaborations have also earned him two Top 10 hits at Adult R&#38;B. For James,&#160;A Simple Man&#160;reflects a growing desire to strip away distraction and focus on what matters most. &#8220;As I&#8217;ve gotten older, I&#8217;ve realized I don&#8217;t need a lot to make me happy,&#8221; he says. &#8220;I love making music and playing my saxophone.&#8221; That clarity runs through the new album. GRAMMY-winning vocalist Ledisi joins him on the warm contemporary R&#38;B duet &#8220;I Belong To You,&#8221; while acclaimed trumpeter Marquis Hill appears on &#8220;Morocco&#8221; and legendary guitarist Larry Carlton guests on the Steely Dan-influenced &#8220;Storybook.&#8221; James also reimagines Ellington&#8217;s &#8220;In a Sentimental Mood&#8221; over a D&#8217;Angelo-inspired groove. James&#8217; R&#38;B foundation runs deep. He turned professional at 19 and spent his formative years touring with Morris Day, The Isley Brothers, Teena Marie and others before stepping forward with his 1992 debut,&#160;Trust. More than three decades later, he remains focused not on preserving a legacy, but on continuing to grow. On&#160;A Simple Man&#160;James&#8217;s playing is warmer, deeper and stronger than ever &#8212; and, 20 albums in, he is still making progress. And that may be the clearest expression of&#160;A Simple Man: an artist who, after more than three decades, knows more clearly than ever what matters.]]></description>
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                                <title>BONEY JAMES LIVE (Thu, 12/31/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>1 month ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/boney-james-live-thu-12-31-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Boney James &#8212;&#160;A Simple Man&#160; Three decades into a career built on deep groove, melodic instinct and a saxophone voice unmistakably his own, Boney James is still finding new ground. On&#160;A Simple Man, his milestone 20th studio album, out October 2 via Concord Records, the multi-platinum saxophonist, composer and producer delivers one of his most personal records. James&#8217; catalog has generated more than two billion on-demand streams in the United States. His honors include four GRAMMY nominations, three NAACP Image Award nominations, four RIAA Gold-certified records and a Soul Train Award.&#160;Billboard&#160;named him one of the Top 3 Contemporary Jazz Artists of the 2000s, and in 2024 he became the first artist to score 20 No. 1 singles on the&#160;Billboard&#160;Smooth Jazz chart. Recent collaborations have also earned him two Top 10 hits at Adult R&#38;B. For James,&#160;A Simple Man&#160;reflects a growing desire to strip away distraction and focus on what matters most. &#8220;As I&#8217;ve gotten older, I&#8217;ve realized I don&#8217;t need a lot to make me happy,&#8221; he says. &#8220;I love making music and playing my saxophone.&#8221; That clarity runs through the new album. GRAMMY-winning vocalist Ledisi joins him on the warm contemporary R&#38;B duet &#8220;I Belong To You,&#8221; while acclaimed trumpeter Marquis Hill appears on &#8220;Morocco&#8221; and legendary guitarist Larry Carlton guests on the Steely Dan-influenced &#8220;Storybook.&#8221; James also reimagines Ellington&#8217;s &#8220;In a Sentimental Mood&#8221; over a D&#8217;Angelo-inspired groove. James&#8217; R&#38;B foundation runs deep. He turned professional at 19 and spent his formative years touring with Morris Day, The Isley Brothers, Teena Marie and others before stepping forward with his 1992 debut,&#160;Trust. More than three decades later, he remains focused not on preserving a legacy, but on continuing to grow. On&#160;A Simple Man&#160;James&#8217;s playing is warmer, deeper and stronger than ever &#8212; and, 20 albums in, he is still making progress. And that may be the clearest expression of&#160;A Simple Man: an artist who, after more than three decades, knows more clearly than ever what matters.]]></description>
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                                <title>BONEY JAMES LIVE (Wed, 12/30/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>1 month ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/boney-james-live-wed-12-30-26-2/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Boney James &#8212;&#160;A Simple Man&#160; Three decades into a career built on deep groove, melodic instinct and a saxophone voice unmistakably his own, Boney James is still finding new ground. On&#160;A Simple Man, his milestone 20th studio album, out October 2 via Concord Records, the multi-platinum saxophonist, composer and producer delivers one of his most personal records. James&#8217; catalog has generated more than two billion on-demand streams in the United States. His honors include four GRAMMY nominations, three NAACP Image Award nominations, four RIAA Gold-certified records and a Soul Train Award.&#160;Billboard&#160;named him one of the Top 3 Contemporary Jazz Artists of the 2000s, and in 2024 he became the first artist to score 20 No. 1 singles on the&#160;Billboard&#160;Smooth Jazz chart. Recent collaborations have also earned him two Top 10 hits at Adult R&#38;B. For James,&#160;A Simple Man&#160;reflects a growing desire to strip away distraction and focus on what matters most. &#8220;As I&#8217;ve gotten older, I&#8217;ve realized I don&#8217;t need a lot to make me happy,&#8221; he says. &#8220;I love making music and playing my saxophone.&#8221; That clarity runs through the new album. GRAMMY-winning vocalist Ledisi joins him on the warm contemporary R&#38;B duet &#8220;I Belong To You,&#8221; while acclaimed trumpeter Marquis Hill appears on &#8220;Morocco&#8221; and legendary guitarist Larry Carlton guests on the Steely Dan-influenced &#8220;Storybook.&#8221; James also reimagines Ellington&#8217;s &#8220;In a Sentimental Mood&#8221; over a D&#8217;Angelo-inspired groove. James&#8217; R&#38;B foundation runs deep. He turned professional at 19 and spent his formative years touring with Morris Day, The Isley Brothers, Teena Marie and others before stepping forward with his 1992 debut,&#160;Trust. More than three decades later, he remains focused not on preserving a legacy, but on continuing to grow. On&#160;A Simple Man&#160;James&#8217;s playing is warmer, deeper and stronger than ever &#8212; and, 20 albums in, he is still making progress. And that may be the clearest expression of&#160;A Simple Man: an artist who, after more than three decades, knows more clearly than ever what matters.]]></description>
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                                <title>BONEY JAMES LIVE (Wed, 12/30/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>1 month ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/boney-james-live-wed-12-30-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Boney James &#8212;&#160;A Simple Man&#160; Three decades into a career built on deep groove, melodic instinct and a saxophone voice unmistakably his own, Boney James is still finding new ground. On&#160;A Simple Man, his milestone 20th studio album, out October 2 via Concord Records, the multi-platinum saxophonist, composer and producer delivers one of his most personal records. James&#8217; catalog has generated more than two billion on-demand streams in the United States. His honors include four GRAMMY nominations, three NAACP Image Award nominations, four RIAA Gold-certified records and a Soul Train Award.&#160;Billboard&#160;named him one of the Top 3 Contemporary Jazz Artists of the 2000s, and in 2024 he became the first artist to score 20 No. 1 singles on the&#160;Billboard&#160;Smooth Jazz chart. Recent collaborations have also earned him two Top 10 hits at Adult R&#38;B. For James,&#160;A Simple Man&#160;reflects a growing desire to strip away distraction and focus on what matters most. &#8220;As I&#8217;ve gotten older, I&#8217;ve realized I don&#8217;t need a lot to make me happy,&#8221; he says. &#8220;I love making music and playing my saxophone.&#8221; That clarity runs through the new album. GRAMMY-winning vocalist Ledisi joins him on the warm contemporary R&#38;B duet &#8220;I Belong To You,&#8221; while acclaimed trumpeter Marquis Hill appears on &#8220;Morocco&#8221; and legendary guitarist Larry Carlton guests on the Steely Dan-influenced &#8220;Storybook.&#8221; James also reimagines Ellington&#8217;s &#8220;In a Sentimental Mood&#8221; over a D&#8217;Angelo-inspired groove. James&#8217; R&#38;B foundation runs deep. He turned professional at 19 and spent his formative years touring with Morris Day, The Isley Brothers, Teena Marie and others before stepping forward with his 1992 debut,&#160;Trust. More than three decades later, he remains focused not on preserving a legacy, but on continuing to grow. On&#160;A Simple Man&#160;James&#8217;s playing is warmer, deeper and stronger than ever &#8212; and, 20 albums in, he is still making progress. And that may be the clearest expression of&#160;A Simple Man: an artist who, after more than three decades, knows more clearly than ever what matters.]]></description>
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                                <title>BONEY JAMES LIVE (Tue, 12/29/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>1 month ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/boney-james-live-tue-12-29-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Boney James &#8212;&#160;A Simple Man&#160; Three decades into a career built on deep groove, melodic instinct and a saxophone voice unmistakably his own, Boney James is still finding new ground. On&#160;A Simple Man, his milestone 20th studio album, out October 2 via Concord Records, the multi-platinum saxophonist, composer and producer delivers one of his most personal records. James&#8217; catalog has generated more than two billion on-demand streams in the United States. His honors include four GRAMMY nominations, three NAACP Image Award nominations, four RIAA Gold-certified records and a Soul Train Award.&#160;Billboard&#160;named him one of the Top 3 Contemporary Jazz Artists of the 2000s, and in 2024 he became the first artist to score 20 No. 1 singles on the&#160;Billboard&#160;Smooth Jazz chart. Recent collaborations have also earned him two Top 10 hits at Adult R&#38;B. For James,&#160;A Simple Man&#160;reflects a growing desire to strip away distraction and focus on what matters most. &#8220;As I&#8217;ve gotten older, I&#8217;ve realized I don&#8217;t need a lot to make me happy,&#8221; he says. &#8220;I love making music and playing my saxophone.&#8221; That clarity runs through the new album. GRAMMY-winning vocalist Ledisi joins him on the warm contemporary R&#38;B duet &#8220;I Belong To You,&#8221; while acclaimed trumpeter Marquis Hill appears on &#8220;Morocco&#8221; and legendary guitarist Larry Carlton guests on the Steely Dan-influenced &#8220;Storybook.&#8221; James also reimagines Ellington&#8217;s &#8220;In a Sentimental Mood&#8221; over a D&#8217;Angelo-inspired groove. James&#8217; R&#38;B foundation runs deep. He turned professional at 19 and spent his formative years touring with Morris Day, The Isley Brothers, Teena Marie and others before stepping forward with his 1992 debut,&#160;Trust. More than three decades later, he remains focused not on preserving a legacy, but on continuing to grow. On&#160;A Simple Man&#160;James&#8217;s playing is warmer, deeper and stronger than ever &#8212; and, 20 albums in, he is still making progress. And that may be the clearest expression of&#160;A Simple Man: an artist who, after more than three decades, knows more clearly than ever what matters.]]></description>
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                                <title>ANA POPOVIC (Wed, 1/13/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>1 month ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/ana-popovic-wed-1-13-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Grace. Power. Drive. Meet the Queen of the Pack Some guitar players play the blues. Ana Popovic sets it on fire. An award-winning guitarist, singer, songwriter, and bandleader, Ana Popovic is a force of nature onstage. Blending smoking electric funk, fiery slide guitar, soulful vocals, jazz-infused instrumentals, and deep blues grooves, she has created a sound that is unmistakably her own. For more than 25 years, Popovic has relentlessly toured the world, continually pushing the boundaries of contemporary blues. Her music never stands still. She bends genres, challenges expectations, and reinvents herself with every record, while remaining deeply connected to the power, emotion, and freedom of the guitar. A ten-time Blues Music Award nominee, Popovic was the only female guitarist selected for the 2014-2018 Experience Hendrix all-star lineup, sharing the stage with legendary artists including Buddy Guy, Eric Johnson, and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. She has appeared on the covers of Vintage Guitar and Guitar Player and has shared headlining stages with B.B. King, Joe Bonamassa, Gary Clark Jr., Robben Ford, Keb' Mo', and many other major artists. Bruce Springsteen summed up her musicianship simply: "One helluva guitar player." Popovic's recordings have earned widespread critical and commercial recognition. Can You Stand the Heat and Unconditional were named Pick of the Week by USA Today and featured by NPR Music. Her album POWER reached #1 on the Billboard Blues Albums chart, marking another major milestone in her career. Albums including Like It On Top, Trilogy, Can You Stand the Heat, Unconditional, and Dance to the Rhythm have all appeared among Billboard's best-selling blues albums. Her international profile has also been reflected in numerous magazine covers, including Vintage Guitar (US), Guitar Player Gear Guide (US), Blues Music Magazine (US), Blues Magazine (France), American Blues Scene (US), and Blues Matters! (UK), among many others. POWER &#38; FANTASTAFUNK POWER is a record about unity, friendship, resilience, and the strength we find in one another. Its striking cover-two hands, one black and one white, holding on to each other-captures the album's central message: connection and collective strength have the power to move the world forward. Recorded during one of the most challenging periods of Ana's life, POWER became a deeply personal expression of survival and a renewed faith in the transformative power of music. That same spirit inspired Popovic's FANTASTAFUNK, an explosive 11-piece big band launched in 2023. Bringing together funk, gospel, soul, and blues, FANTASTAFUNK expands her guitar-driven sound into a full-scale, high-energy live experience designed for major festival stages. DANCE TO THE RHYTHM In 2025, Popovic released DANCE TO THE RHYTHM, a vibrant celebration of perseverance, joy, gratitude, and a renewed love of life. Created with longtime collaborator Buthel, the ten-track album blends funk, soul, blues, and gospel into what Popovic calls her "ever-evolving gumbo of sound." Tracks such as "Dance to the Rhythm" and "Sho Nuff" push the electric guitar into infectious, dance-driven grooves, while songs including "Dwell on the Feeling" and "Sisters and Brothers" explore inclusiveness, resilience, faith, love, and the powerful connection between artist and audience. As Popovic puts it: "POWER was about survival. DANCE is about celebrating life-a second chance." Popovic writes for the stage-and that is where her music truly comes alive. Whether leading her powerful band or the FANTASTAFUNK big band, she delivers performances that are soulful, fearless, dynamic, and impossible to sit still through.]]></description>
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                                <title>MUSIC MONDAY PRESENTS: SANG SIS! (Mon, 1/4/27)</title>
                                <eventupdate>1 month ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/music-monday-presents-sang-sis-mon-1-4-27/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Two powerful women. Two distinctive voices. One soulful night of music. NATE&#8217; THESOULSANGER Some artists find their voice. Nate&#8217; THESOULSANGER inherited hers. Born and raised in Oakland, Nate&#8217; comes from a rich musical heritage as a descendant of the Grammy-winning Gospel Hummingbirds. Raised in a legacy of faith, storytelling, and soul, music was never simply something she discovered it was part of her foundation. An award-winning vocalist, international recording artist, songwriter, producer, actress, event host, and co-founder of SoulGlo Productions, LLC, THESOULSANGER has built a career that refuses to be confined to one genre. Her sound moves through soul, gospel, R&#38;B, hip hop, theater, and beyond, bringing authenticity, power, and unmistakable Oakland soul to every performance. Throughout her career, she has shared stages and studios with artists including Patti LaBelle, Kelly Price, Carlos Santana, MC Hammer, LaRussell, and Grammy-winning producer Narada Michael Walden, with whom she has developed a longstanding creative relationship. Her voice is also woven into Bay Area music history. Nate&#8217; created and recorded the memorable hook for Mac Dre&#8217;s &#8220;Make You Mine,&#8221; a song that became part of his enduring musical legacy. Her credits span radio, film, theater, live production, and recording. A Bay Area Rising Star and Best Vocalist award recipient, she has received KMEL airplay, contributed vocals to the Warner Bros. film The Invasion, and established herself as a trusted creative force both onstage and behind the scenes. At Yoshi&#8217;s Oakland, Nate&#8217; has become such a familiar presence as a headliner, host, featured vocalist, producer, and collaborator that she earned the affectionate nickname &#8220;Ms. Yoshi&#8217;s.&#8221; Whether singing, producing, acting, hosting, mentoring, or creating opportunities for others, Nate&#8217; brings the same qualities to every room: authenticity, excellence, soul, and connection. Singer. Songwriter. Producer. Actress. Host. Mentor. Community Builder. Oakland soul in every room she enters. Nate&#8217; THESOULSANGER.The THE is intentional. CHRISTIE &#8220;MIRRAJE&#8221; MALONE Christie &#8220;Mirraje&#8221; Malone was born to sing. The daughter of blues musician George &#8220;Bluestone&#8221; Malone, Mirraje began singing at the age of three and writing songs and poetry by age nine. A gifted singer, songwriter, and natural stage performer, music has been woven into her life from the very beginning. Growing up in Los Angeles, Mirraje&#8217;s journey has been shaped by love, loss, perseverance, and an unwavering desire to create. After caring for her mother and experiencing her passing, Mirraje stepped away from singing and writing for four years. The memory of her mother&#8212;her greatest inspiration, biggest fan, and loudest cheerleader&#8212;eventually reignited her passion and gave her the courage to dream and create again. As she embarked upon her solo career, Mirraje recognized the extraordinary musical journey that had already taken shape. She has shared the stage with celebrated artists including Stevie Wonder, Evelyn &#8220;Champagne&#8221; King, Morris Day, Zapp, Club Nouveau, Cameo, Sugar Hill Gang, and Klymaxx. &#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>SYLVIA ANDERSON FEAT DARREL WALLS AND MUSIC DIRECTOR CARL WHEELER (Thu, 12/3/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>2 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/sylvia-anderson-feat-darrel-walls-and-music-director-carl-wheeler-thu-12-3-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Join us for an unforgettable night of Gospel, Soul,&#160;and Praise as we usher in the holiday season with the angelic voice of&#160;gospel singer-songwriter&#160;Sylvia Anderson and her anointed guest,&#160;Grammy Award winner&#160;Darrel Walls, under the music direction and ministry of Carl Wheeler. An&#160;inspiring&#160;evening of deliverance, celebration, and worship you won&#8217;t want to miss. Presented by&#160;Sylvia&#160;Anderson &#38; Mark Elliott&#160;of the A-list Musiq Circle - Your Bay Area Who's Who Entertainment network.&#160;With Special Guest Host TBA.&#160; A gifted gospel artist with an angelic voice and a heart devoted to ministry, Sylvia Anderson has spent over 40 years using her God-given talent to inspire, uplift, and spread the love of Jesus Christ. Born into a family rich in musical and spiritual heritage, her journey began at the tender age of five when she discovered her ability to sing. Guided by her father, a preacher and singer, and her mother, a vocalist, she was nurtured in a household where music and faith were inseparable. She first sang with the Coleman Sisters, under the influence of her father, Willie Coleman, and continued to grow musically, sharing her voice with groups such as Derrick Hall &#38; Company and the Center of Hope Choir. Her remarkable gift has also led her to sing background for gospel greats, including Tramaine Hawkins and Nona Brown, and appear on the BET&#8217;s renowned Bobby Jones Gospel Hour. A true musician, she&#8217;s sung in concerts, gospel festivals, weddings, homegoing services and private events, further enhancing her ability to minister through music. In addition to her musical journey, she has served faithfully in ministry and is currently a minister at Covenant Worship Center in Berkeley, California. Beyond the stage, she is deeply committed to serving her community. She holds a Bachelor&#8217;s degree in Theology and is the owner of a care home for children, as well as actively involved in foster care initiatives&#8212;demonstrating her passion for nurturing and uplifting the next generation. A woman of many roles, she is a devoted mother of three, a loving wife, grandmother, sister, and friend. For over 30 years, she has also worked as a professional hairstylist, touching lives both inside and outside the church, and retired after 33 years from the medical field.&#160; Rooted in Oakland, California, her life&#8217;s mission is simple yet powerful: to send God&#8217;s love through every song, every act of service, and every life she encounters. Her favorite song, &#8220;Because He Lives,&#8221; reflects the foundation of her faith and the message she carries wherever she goes. Darrel Walls is the eldest sibling and eldest member of The Walls Group, the acclaimed four-sibling group celebrated for their distinctive harmonies, musicianship, and progressive sound. A gifted vocalist, musician, and creative force, Darrel has long been an integral part of the group&#8217;s unmistakable musical identity. Stepping into his own as a solo artist, he recorded his debut solo project, Heart of Mine, with Grammy-winning artist and producer PJ Morton, earning the 2026 Grammy Award for Best Gospel Album. His breakout solo season has continued with three Stellar Award wins, including Artist of the Year and Contemporary Male Artist of the Year, while his single &#8220;ABLE&#8221; reached No. 1 on Billboard&#8217;s Gospel Airplay chart. His solo journey has further established him as one of gospel music&#8217;s standout voices. While continuing to bring his unmistakable sound to The Walls Group, Darrel is building an exciting solo legacy of his own.]]></description>
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                                <title>THE JAMES HUNTER SIX WITH SPECIAL GUEST OSCAR LADELL (Mon, 12/7/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>2 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/the-james-hunter-six-with-special-guest-oscar-ladell-mon-12-7-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[The James Hunter Six returns with their first album on Easy Eye Sound, delivering another dose of timeless rhythm &#38; soul. British singer, songwriter and GRAMMY-nominated James Hunter has been a legendary fixture in the scene for over three decades, with his gritty voice and sharp songwriting earning him acclaim around the world. This new record features a rare duet with longtime collaborator Van Morrison (&#8216;Ain&#8217;t That A Trip&#8217;), marking a full-circle moment for the artist hailed by MOJO magazine as &#8220;The United Kingdom&#8217;s Greatest Soul Singer.&#8221;&#160; Set for release January 16th, &#8216;Off The Fence&#8217;&#160;is a landmark album for James Hunter himself for a number of different reasons. In many ways it represents his past, his present and his future.&#160; In 2006, James Hunter was recognized with nominations for a GRAMMY&#174; Award for Best Traditional Blues Album and an Americana Music Award for Best New/Emerging Artist. He and his band then hit the road for extensive touring while recording new material on Concord Music and Daptone Records&#8212;and now his latest album is out on Easy Eye Sound. By 2016, MOJO magazine had crowned him &#8220;The United Kingdom&#8217;s Greatest Soul Singer.&#8221;​ &#160;He has toured the world from clubs to major festivals&#8212;and opened for legends Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, Etta James, Van Morrison, Buddy Guy, Willie Nelson, and Bonnie Raitt.]]></description>
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                                <title>MINDI ABAIR CHRISTMAS SHOW (Tue, 12/22/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>2 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/mindi-abair-christmas-show-tue-12-22-26-2/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[JOIN MINDI ABAIR AND FRIENDS FOR A MAGICAL NIGHT OF CHRISTMAS CLASSICS AND SMOOTH JAZZ HITS Mindi Abair&#8217;s I Can&#8217;t Wait For Christmas Tour is bringing the spirit of the holidays to audiences across the U.S. for an exciting, heartfelt season of music&#8212;now in its third year hosted by Mindi Abair. Joined by five exciting solo artists, expect Christmas classics you love, fresh original songs, and of course those moments that will make you laugh, tear up, and leave with your heart full of the Christmas spirit. Come early for the pre-show Wine and Jazz Tasting experience hosted by Mindi Abair and her husband Eric Guerra. Pouring their company&#8217;s www.WINEandJAZZ.com fine wines, Eric will walk the group through an informative wine-by-wine &#8220;taste like a sommelier&#8221; master class, while Mindi then pairs each wine style with a live performance song. During her remarkable 26-year recording career, Mindi Abair has garnered 2 GRAMMY nominations, recorded with some of the biggest names in music, and built a devoted following among jazz and blues audiences with her soaring melodies and powerhouse style. As co-founder of WineandJazz.com, she brings people around the world on intimate Wine &#38; Jazz Adventures and hosts her annual Wine &#38; Jazz New Year&#8217;s Eve in San Diego, CA. Rebecca Jade will move you. Named Smooth Jazz Network&#8217;s &#8220;Breakout Artist of the Year&#8221; and JazzTrax &#8220;Debut Artist of the Year&#8221; in 2022, she brings that rare mix of polish and raw emotion. She has toured extensively with Sheila E, shared the stage with Sir Elton John at the Academy Awards, and has been a regular featured artist on Dave Koz &#38; Friends at Sea. She&#8217;s performed at Mindi Abair&#8217;s Wine &#38; Jazz New Year&#8217;s Eve and Wine &#38; Jazz Adventure in Sonoma, so the musical chemistry is already baked in. Andr&#233;a Lisa, the South African-born, New Zealand-raised singer, guitarist, composer, and producer, is a musical powerhouse &#8211; think the heart of Alicia Keys with the guitar sensibility of John Mayer. Her collaborations include Jonathan Butler, Kirk Whalum, and Kool &#38; The Gang. She&#8217;s the artist who can melt a room with one lyric&#8230; then light it up with one solo. Xavier Gordon arrives as an exciting new voice on the jazz scene &#8212; pianist, songwriter, producer, and performer with a feel-good sound that hits hard live. He earned a GRAMMY nomination in 2018 for his production work and has toured extensively with Marcus Miller. Arthur Thompson, Mindi&#8217;s long-time drummer, is the heartbeat behind the music &#8212; a visionary artist with purpose as a drummer, vocalist, producer, author, and educator. He was voted 2023 &#8220;Breakout Artist of the Year&#8221; by the Smooth Jazz Network. And Darryl Williams brings smooth-jazz firepower. His debut album That Was Then earned praise from JazzTimes and national airplay on SiriusXM. He&#8217;s shared stages with heavy hitters like Dave Koz, Peter White, Gerald Albright, Jonathan Butler, and of course, Mindi Abair. This isn&#8217;t just another holiday show &#8212; it&#8217;s a night that will leave you energized, moved, and truly in tune with the joy of the season. Whether you come for the songs, the shared moments, or just to be swept up in the joy of the season, this night promises to stay with you long after the last note. For more info, visit mindiabair.com.]]></description>
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                                <title>MINDI ABAIR CHRISTMAS SHOW (Tue, 12/22/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>2 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/mindi-abair-christmas-show-tue-12-22-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:22:19 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[JOIN MINDI ABAIR AND FRIENDS FOR A MAGICAL NIGHT OF CHRISTMAS CLASSICS AND SMOOTH JAZZ HITS Mindi Abair&#8217;s I Can&#8217;t Wait For Christmas Tour is bringing the spirit of the holidays to audiences across the U.S. for an exciting, heartfelt season of music&#8212;now in its third year hosted by Mindi Abair. Joined by five exciting solo artists, expect Christmas classics you love, fresh original songs, and of course those moments that will make you laugh, tear up, and leave with your heart full of the Christmas spirit. Come early for the pre-show Wine and Jazz Tasting experience hosted by Mindi Abair and her husband Eric Guerra. Pouring their company&#8217;s www.WINEandJAZZ.com fine wines, Eric will walk the group through an informative wine-by-wine &#8220;taste like a sommelier&#8221; master class, while Mindi then pairs each wine style with a live performance song. During her remarkable 26-year recording career, Mindi Abair has garnered 2 GRAMMY nominations, recorded with some of the biggest names in music, and built a devoted following among jazz and blues audiences with her soaring melodies and powerhouse style. As co-founder of WineandJazz.com, she brings people around the world on intimate Wine &#38; Jazz Adventures and hosts her annual Wine &#38; Jazz New Year&#8217;s Eve in San Diego, CA. Rebecca Jade will move you. Named Smooth Jazz Network&#8217;s &#8220;Breakout Artist of the Year&#8221; and JazzTrax &#8220;Debut Artist of the Year&#8221; in 2022, she brings that rare mix of polish and raw emotion. She has toured extensively with Sheila E, shared the stage with Sir Elton John at the Academy Awards, and has been a regular featured artist on Dave Koz &#38; Friends at Sea. She&#8217;s performed at Mindi Abair&#8217;s Wine &#38; Jazz New Year&#8217;s Eve and Wine &#38; Jazz Adventure in Sonoma, so the musical chemistry is already baked in. Andr&#233;a Lisa, the South African-born, New Zealand-raised singer, guitarist, composer, and producer, is a musical powerhouse &#8211; think the heart of Alicia Keys with the guitar sensibility of John Mayer. Her collaborations include Jonathan Butler, Kirk Whalum, and Kool &#38; The Gang. She&#8217;s the artist who can melt a room with one lyric&#8230; then light it up with one solo. Xavier Gordon arrives as an exciting new voice on the jazz scene &#8212; pianist, songwriter, producer, and performer with a feel-good sound that hits hard live. He earned a GRAMMY nomination in 2018 for his production work and has toured extensively with Marcus Miller. Arthur Thompson, Mindi&#8217;s long-time drummer, is the heartbeat behind the music &#8212; a visionary artist with purpose as a drummer, vocalist, producer, author, and educator. He was voted 2023 &#8220;Breakout Artist of the Year&#8221; by the Smooth Jazz Network. And Darryl Williams brings smooth-jazz firepower. His debut album That Was Then earned praise from JazzTimes and national airplay on SiriusXM. He&#8217;s shared stages with heavy hitters like Dave Koz, Peter White, Gerald Albright, Jonathan Butler, and of course, Mindi Abair. This isn&#8217;t just another holiday show &#8212; it&#8217;s a night that will leave you energized, moved, and truly in tune with the joy of the season. Whether you come for the songs, the shared moments, or just to be swept up in the joy of the season, this night promises to stay with you long after the last note. For more info, visit mindiabair.com.]]></description>
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                                <title>PRE SHOW WINE TASTING + MUSIC EXPERIENCE W/ MINDI ABAIR (SHOW TICKET NOT INCLUDED) (Tue, 12/22/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>2 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/pre-show-wine-tasting-music-experience-w-mindi-abair-show-ticket-not-included-tue-12-22-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Hosted by&#160;Mindi Abair&#160;+ wine expert Eric Guerra, you are invited to a private pre-show event where you will be entertained and participate through a very special wine + music experience. Pouring their company&#8217;s&#160;www.WINEandJAZZ.com fine wines, Eric will walk the group through an informative wine-by-wine &#8220;taste like a sommelier&#8221; master class, while Mindi then pairs each wine style with a live performance song.]]></description>
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                                <title>NZURI SOUL: CHRISTMAS IN EGYPT IV &#8211; THE GIFT (Wed, 12/23/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>2 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/nzuri-soul-christmas-in-egypt-iv-the-gift-wed-12-23-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Back by overwhelming demand,&#160;Nzuri Soul&#160;returns to&#160;Yoshi's Oakland&#160;with the fourth installment of her beloved holiday tradition,&#160;Christmas in Egypt IV &#8211;&#160;The Gift.&#160;After selling out year after year, this unforgettable production has become one of the Bay Area's most anticipated Christmas concerts. More than a concert,&#160;The Gift&#160;is an extraordinary musical experience that reimagines the Christmas story through the beauty, mystery, and majesty of Egypt&#8212;the place where the Holy Family found refuge. Through breathtaking vocals, powerful storytelling, and soul-stirring music, Nzuri Soul invites audiences on a journey of faith, hope, and celebration. Blending the timeless sounds of&#160;Gospel, R&#38;B, Soul, Jazz, and inspirational music, this spectacular production features Nzuri Soul's award-winning live band, dynamic vocalists, and an atmosphere filled with joy, reverence, and celebration. Every song is thoughtfully woven together to honor the true meaning of Christmas while embracing the rich cultural beauty and spiritual significance of Egypt. From soaring worship moments to uplifting holiday classics and original music,&#160;The Gift&#160;reminds us that the greatest gift ever given was one of love, hope, peace, and salvation. It is a celebration for families, friends, and music lovers of every generation. Whether you're experiencing&#160;Christmas in Egypt&#160;for the first time or returning to continue the tradition, prepare for an evening that will inspire your heart, lift your spirit, and leave you filled with the joy of the season. This show sells out every single year. Don't wait. Secure your tickets early and experience one of the Bay Area's most unforgettable holiday traditions. Presented by Nzuri Soul About Nzuri Soul Award-winning vocalist, songwriter, producer, and entertainer&#160;Nzuri Soul&#160;has become one of the Bay Area's premier live performers, captivating audiences with her powerful voice, heartfelt storytelling, and unforgettable stage presence. Born in Texas and raised in Oakland, California, Nzuri Soul effortlessly blends&#160;R&#38;B, Soul, Gospel, Jazz, and Funk&#160;into a signature sound that is both timeless and refreshingly original. Her music transcends genres, connecting deeply with audiences through messages of love, resilience, faith, and hope. A multiple-time&#160;Entertainer of the Year&#160;and&#160;Live Performer of the Year, Nzuri Soul continues to raise the standard for live entertainment. She has released five original studio albums, including her critically acclaimed&#160;Love Language, along with her beloved holiday project&#160;Christmas in Egypt, which has become a seasonal favorite for listeners year after year. Whether performing with her acclaimed band, leading inspirational productions, or creating unforgettable theatrical experiences, Nzuri Soul delivers every performance with authenticity, excellence, and soul. Her annual Christmas in Egypt concert series has grown into a cherished holiday tradition, drawing sold-out audiences who return each year to celebrate the music, the message, and the magic of Christmas through her unique artistic vision.]]></description>
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                                <title>IRISH CHRISTMAS IN AMERICA (Wed, 11/25/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>2 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/irish-christmas-in-america-wed-11-25-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[The hugely popular Holiday show Irish Christmas in America returns in 2025, bringing a fascinating performance of music, song, dance, and stories of seasonal Irish traditions. Produced by Sligo fiddler Ois&#237;n Mac Diarmada, this year's show features an incredible line-up of talented artists including Cathy Jordan (vocals, bodhr&#225;n), Gr&#225;inne Hambly (Irish harp, concertina), Caoimh&#237;n &#211; Feargha&#237;l (uilleann pipes, flute), Samantha Harvey (piano, dance), and Jack Warnock(guitar, vocals). Exceptional Irish music, song, and dance, combined with evocative photographic images, provide the perfect backdrop to a heartwarming celebration of the Christmas traditions of Ireland. Take a memorable glimpse into the enchanting spirit of Christmas, as the finest traditional artists from Ireland bring you on a fun-filled start to the holiday season of 2025. Show Origins: The holiday show was first conceived in 2005, with past tours featuring a stellar list of guest vocalists. Mac Diarmada enthuses about the program as a way to bring traditional and often unknown Irish customs to the States. &#8220;One of the most heartfelt themes of Irish Christmas is emigration,&#8221; says Mac Diarmada. &#8220;Music was a way that people stayed close to home.&#8221; A sparkling tradition among holiday events, Irish Christmas in America is a special show to see this season. For more information, visit irishchristmas.com.]]></description>
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                                <title>DAVID BENOIT (Thu, 12/10/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>3 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/david-benoit-thu-12-10-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[In 1965, the first-ever &#8220;Peanuts&#8221; animated special took place. It was a landmark event, and&#160;it was the start of a tradition that would continue year after year. &#8220;A Charlie Brown Christmas&#8221; is a tradition enjoyed around the world by fans of all ages. Now, over 50 years later, Contemporary Jazz Piano Legend, David Benoit, along with distinguished Vocalist, Courtney Fortune, is paying tribute to this incredible piece of entertainment history, with a &#8220;David Benoit Christmas Tribute to Charlie Brown With Special Guest&#160;Courtney Fortune&#8221;. This inspirational tribute concert features the classical music of Vince Guaraldi along with &#8220;Charlie Brown Christmas&#8221; originals from David Benoit, who took over the helm as music composer for the new Charlie Brown Christmas TV Specials more than a decade ago, as well as classics from David Benoit&#8217;s illustrious career as a multi- Grammy-nominated solo artist. The show also features the young voices of a local children&#8217;s choir, which serves as a wonderful way of getting the local community involved. The heart-warming show is sure to get the audience in that Christmas Spirit and bring out the&#8216;kid&#8217; in all of us this holiday season. Courtney Fortune is an acclaimed singer, songwriter, and performance coach. She has been recognized by the John Lennon Foundation, Glamour Magazine, and Genlux Magazine as "America's Next Big Jazz Singer&#8221; and has written and performed songs for Atlantic Records, Universal Music Group, Sony Japan, Disney, Cartoon Network, MTV, and ABC. She was named one of Glamour Magazine&#8217;s &#8220;Top 10 College Women&#8221; in 2009 and received the Brian Wilson Musical Achievement Award for her work in the songwriting field.]]></description>
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                                <title>PAUL TAYLOR (Sun, 11/29/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>3 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/paul-taylor-sun-11-29-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Paul Taylor grew up in Denver, where he took up the saxophone at the age of seven. He played in school bands and in high school joined a Top 40 band called Mixed Company. Jazz keyboardist Keiko Matsui and her husband, producer Kazu Matsui, discovered him playing at the Catalina Island Jazz Festival and hired him to play in their band. He spent two years with them, and then Kazu Matsui produced his 1995 debut album, On the Horn, which reached the jazz charts and spawned a radio hit in &#8220;Til We Meet Again.&#8221; Pleasure Seeker, his second album, followed in 1997 and was equally successful. Taylor released his third album, Undercover, on Peak/N-Coded Music in February 2000. Also in 2000, he toured as a special guest artist with the Rippingtons. Subsequent albums Hypnotic (2001), Steppin&#8217; Out (2003), Nightlife (2005), and Ladies&#8217; Choice (2007), all issued by Peak Records, figured high in the contemporary jazz charts, with Ladies&#8217; Choice going all the way to number one. Peak released Taylor&#8217;s eighth album, Burnin&#8217;, in 2009. Two years later, Taylor returned with the album Prime Time. In 2014, Taylor released Tenacity, which featured guest appearances from Jeff Lorber and Jonathan Fritzen. The album was produced by Dino Esposito, who was also at the controls for Taylor&#8217;s 2016 release Countdown, which cracked the Top Ten of the jazz album charts. The number thirteen is cloaked in mysticism, regarded by some cultures as unlucky and revered by others as a sacred good omen or the birth of a new beginning. Saxophonist Paul Taylor&#8217;s anticipated new recording and Shanachie debut,&#160;It&#8217;s A Brand New Day, is his thirteenth recording as a leader. The charming and down-to-earth saxman reveals, &#8220;This album in some ways signifies a new cycle for me, as this is my first new recording in three years. The title speaks to my desire to give my fans an optimistic outlook as we approach every brand new day.&#8221; The chart-topping saxophonist has enjoyed an enviable career with a string of Billboard #1 hits and collaborations with a genre-crossing list of musicians including Regina Belle, Maxi Priest, Peabo Bryson, and Keiko Matsui. The Rippingtons, Peter White, Euge Groove, Michael Lington, Jamie Jones and Marion Meadows. Taylor confesses, &#8220;I simply love creating and making my own music. I am the happiest when I am doing just this. It never gets old.&#8221; Danny Weiss, VP of Shanchie&#8217;s Jazz A&#38;R, states, &#8220;I&#8217;ve been an admirer of Paul&#8217;s brilliant work dating back to his very first recordings. His superb tone and phrasing are second to none. Paul Taylor is a true icon whose status is well deserved.&#8221; &#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>KRS-ONE (Fri, 11/13/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>3 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/krs-one-fri-11-13-26-2/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Appearing on the rap scene in 1986 as Boogie Down Productions, releasing his first hit single &#8220;South Bronx&#8221; with his late DJ Scott La Rock, KRS &#8220;the one&#8221; made it clear that Hip Hop was going to have to take itself a lot more seriously than simply being a music genre. KRS, an acronym for &#8220;Knowledge Reigning Supreme&#8221;, has been called the &#8220;conscience of Hip Hop&#8221; (Rolling Stone), &#8220;the greatest live emcee ever&#8221; (The Source), the &#8220;spokesperson for Hip Hop&#8221; (Wall Street Journal), &#8220;master teacher&#8221; (Zulu Nation) and the &#8220;son of Hip Hop&#8221; (Kool DJ Herc). With 20 published albums to his credit and his numerous appearances with other artists, KRS-One is believed to have written the most rhymes in Hip Hop&#8217;s history. In the 1990s, as &#8220;hip-hop&#8221; grew more and more commercialized and corporate, it was KRS-One that openly rejected such cultural exploitation and materialism, grounding Hip Hop in its original principles of peace, love, unity, and safely having fun. Teaching everything from self-creation to stopping violence; from vegetarianism to transcendental meditation, from the establishment of Hip Hop Appreciation Week (every third week in May), to establishing Hip Hop as an international culture at the United Nations (2001), KRS-One has single-handedly held the history and original arts of Hip Hop together now for over two decades. In addition to lecturing at over 500 universities in the United States and publishing three ground-breaking books; &#8220;The Science of Rap&#8221; (1995), &#8220;Ruminations&#8221; (2003), and the Gospel of Hip Hop&#8221; (2009), KRS-One has also established the Stop The Violence Movement (1989), influenced the creation of the &#8220;West-Coast All-Stars&#8217; anti-gang anthem &#8220;We&#8217;re All In The Same Gang&#8221; (1990), warned the Hip Hop community against giving up their humanity for technological advancement (H. E. A. L.&#8212;Human Education Against Lies-1991), and has established the Temple of Hip Hop for the spiritual exploration of Hip Hop&#8217;s culture (1996). It was KRS-One who first argued that &#8220;rap is something we do; Hip Hop is something we live&#8221; and introduced the &#8220;I am Hip Hop&#8221; philosophy in 1994, which Black Entertainment Television uses as the title of their Hip Hop Lifetime Achievement Award today. Without question, KRS-One has been the loudest voice for the actual preservation and expansion of original Hip Hop worldwide.&#160; When he is not touring or lecturing, on his so-called &#8220;down-time&#8221;, KRS-One continues to share his unique knowledge of Hip Hop to younger audiences eager to hear the &#8216;teacha&#8217; speak. Operating as a kind of &#8220;pop-up&#8221; school, KRS-One&#8217;s Temple of Hip Hop has appeared in various cities in the USA and also in the UK and Europe, offering the more serious student of Hip Hop an effective way to live and understand the culture of Hip Hop more deeply.&#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>KRS-ONE (Fri, 11/13/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>3 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/krs-one-fri-11-13-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Appearing on the rap scene in 1986 as Boogie Down Productions, releasing his first hit single &#8220;South Bronx&#8221; with his late DJ Scott La Rock, KRS &#8220;the one&#8221; made it clear that Hip Hop was going to have to take itself a lot more seriously than simply being a music genre. KRS, an acronym for &#8220;Knowledge Reigning Supreme&#8221;, has been called the &#8220;conscience of Hip Hop&#8221; (Rolling Stone), &#8220;the greatest live emcee ever&#8221; (The Source), the &#8220;spokesperson for Hip Hop&#8221; (Wall Street Journal), &#8220;master teacher&#8221; (Zulu Nation) and the &#8220;son of Hip Hop&#8221; (Kool DJ Herc). With 20 published albums to his credit and his numerous appearances with other artists, KRS-One is believed to have written the most rhymes in Hip Hop&#8217;s history. In the 1990s, as &#8220;hip-hop&#8221; grew more and more commercialized and corporate, it was KRS-One that openly rejected such cultural exploitation and materialism, grounding Hip Hop in its original principles of peace, love, unity, and safely having fun. Teaching everything from self-creation to stopping violence; from vegetarianism to transcendental meditation, from the establishment of Hip Hop Appreciation Week (every third week in May), to establishing Hip Hop as an international culture at the United Nations (2001), KRS-One has single-handedly held the history and original arts of Hip Hop together now for over two decades. In addition to lecturing at over 500 universities in the United States and publishing three ground-breaking books; &#8220;The Science of Rap&#8221; (1995), &#8220;Ruminations&#8221; (2003), and the Gospel of Hip Hop&#8221; (2009), KRS-One has also established the Stop The Violence Movement (1989), influenced the creation of the &#8220;West-Coast All-Stars&#8217; anti-gang anthem &#8220;We&#8217;re All In The Same Gang&#8221; (1990), warned the Hip Hop community against giving up their humanity for technological advancement (H. E. A. L.&#8212;Human Education Against Lies-1991), and has established the Temple of Hip Hop for the spiritual exploration of Hip Hop&#8217;s culture (1996). It was KRS-One who first argued that &#8220;rap is something we do; Hip Hop is something we live&#8221; and introduced the &#8220;I am Hip Hop&#8221; philosophy in 1994, which Black Entertainment Television uses as the title of their Hip Hop Lifetime Achievement Award today. Without question, KRS-One has been the loudest voice for the actual preservation and expansion of original Hip Hop worldwide.&#160; When he is not touring or lecturing, on his so-called &#8220;down-time&#8221;, KRS-One continues to share his unique knowledge of Hip Hop to younger audiences eager to hear the &#8216;teacha&#8217; speak. Operating as a kind of &#8220;pop-up&#8221; school, KRS-One&#8217;s Temple of Hip Hop has appeared in various cities in the USA and also in the UK and Europe, offering the more serious student of Hip Hop an effective way to live and understand the culture of Hip Hop more deeply.&#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>THE OZ NOY TRIO feat. DAVE WECKL (Sun, 11/22/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>4 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/the-oz-noy-trio-feat-dave-weckl-sun-11-22-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA["It&#8217;s Jazz. It just doesn&#8217;t sound like it.&#8221; This is how virtuoso guitarist Oz Noy describes his intoxicating blend of jazz, funk, rock, blues, and R&#38;B. Oz started his professional career at the age of 13 playing jazz, blues, pop, and rock music. By age 16, he was playing with top Israeli musicians and artists. By age 24, he was one of the most established studio guitar players in the country. Oz was also a member of the house band on Israel&#8217;s top-rated television show for more than two years. Since his 1996 arrival in New York, Oz has made a huge impact on the local and international music scene. His unique and intoxicating style has broken all the rules of instrumental guitar music by focusing on the groove. All-stars such as Keith Carlock, Anton Fig, Vinnie Colaiuta, and Dave Weckl often contribute on drums, with bassists Will Lee, James Genus, and Reggie Washington. The OZ NOY TRIO will be in N. America in Fall 2026 with a stellar line-up, which includes: Oz Noy&#160;(Abstract Logix recording artist): Guitar Brian Charette&#160;(Joni Mitchell, Chaka Khan, Jaimoe, Michael McDonald): Organ Dave Weckl (Chick Corea, Paul Simon, Madonna, any MANY others...): Drums]]></description>
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                                <title>BRIAN SIMPSON (Sun, 11/15/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>4 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/brian-simpson-sun-11-15-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:12:27 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[After graduating from Northern Illinois University, keyboardist and composer Brian Simpson relocated to Los Angeles, where he was soon playing alongside musicians Gerald Albright and Norman Brown and eventually on a world tour with Janet Jackson. In 1990, Simpson received a call from George Duke that led to a decade of touring and production work with the late jazz legend. It was his tenure with George that led to working with a variety of artists, from James Ingram and Anita Baker to Dave Koz and Boney James. The popularity of his music worldwide has kept Mr. Simpson on a seemingly endless world tour, which last year included Japan, Australia, Korea, Indonesia, Philippines, Spain, United Kingdom, Portugal, and South Africa. With writing and performing credits on R&#38;B chart-topping albums and Smooth Jazz Airplay charts, it&#8217;s clear why Brian is the veteran Music Director of so many jazz events. Brian is a recording artist with Shanachie Entertainment, which released his twelfth CD entitled&#160;Midnight Groove (2025)&#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>CON FUNK SHUN (Sun, 12/13/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>4 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/con-funk-shun-sun-12-13-26-2/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[All Aboard the LOVE TRAIN &#8212; a Bay Area-beloved holiday rendition of funk, soul, and pure celebration with CONFUNKSHUN. This season, let the groove bring you home as the legendary hitmakers return to Yoshi&#8217;s Oakland for their 6th annual Holiday Concert Series. It&#8217;s more than a show&#8212;it&#8217;s a soul-charged reunion, gift-wrapped in rhythm, nostalgia, and that signature Fun, Fun, Fun energy only Confunkshun can deliver. Get ready for a festive ride through: Timeless classics you know by heart Holiday gems from their 2024 album Home for Xmas A special first listen to unreleased tracks from their upcoming 2027 project,&#160;Smooth Jukebox Get ready for a night made for dancing, reminiscing, and straight vibing with the band that feels like family. As Confunkshun brings home a high-powered mix of holiday heat and signature funk&#8212;it&#8217;s a homecoming celebration built to move you, lift you, and light up your holiday spirit. And don&#8217;t miss the chance to grab limited-edition merchandise, CFS holiday CD jams&#8212;and CONFUNKSHUN&#8217;s 2027 Pre-released Smooth Juke Box T-Shirts. Presented by Mark Elliot &#38; The A-List Musiq Circle, Your Bay Area's Who's Who Entertainment Network. Pre-Show VIP Q &#38; A Meet &#38; Greet with special guest host TBA. CONFUNKSHUN The R&#38;B funk icon, Confunkshun, who has been pleasing fans for over 50 years, is at it again!&#160; After the success of Love&#8217;s Train being rerecorded by Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak) and reaching #1 on the charts, the band&#8217;s locomotive has once again rolled out with recent singles Text Me Tomorrow and Smooth from their highly anticipated 2024 spring album release, Smooth Jukebox. Initially known as Project Soul, the R&#38;B funk icon group we now know as Confunkshun has been pleasing fans for over 50 years.&#160; Originating in Vallejo, CA, founding member Michael Cooper, along with high school classmates Louis McCall, Karl Fuller, Cedric Martin, Danny Thomas, Paul &#8220;Zebulan&#8221; Harrell, and newfound talent Felton Pilate, started this unprecedented music journey. &#160; Eventually, the group found a home in Memphis in the mid-'70s when they booked a performance backing Stax Recording Artist the Soul Children. Soon, they were recruited as the background band for Rufus Thomas for the Golden Globe-nominated Wattstax Benefit Concert/ Documentary.&#160; &#160; &#160; While in pursuit of a recording contract, the group adopted a new name inspired by the group NiteLiters&#8217; song, Confunkshun. The newly renamed act attracted the attention of Mercury Records, and soon set funkateers around the world on fire with their debut album featuring their first single &#8220;Sho'Feels Good To Me.&#8221;&#160; Confunkshun went on to release a total of 11 albums and eight top ten Billboard hits, including the No. 1 hit single &#8220;Ffun&#8221;, &#8220;Chase Me&#8221;, &#8220;Shake &#38; Dance&#8221;, &#8220;Baby I&#8217;m Hooked&#8221;, and more.&#160; Ironically, their biggest hit was an album cut that was never released as a single. &#160; The fan favorite, Love&#8217;s Train, propelled Confunkshun&#8217;s &#8220;To the Max&#8221; album to Gold Status. But it was 40 years later that supergroup Silk Sonic&#8217;s remake of the single took it to #1 on the charts, helping the duo (Bruno Mars &#38; Anderson Paak) win a BET Album of the Year Award.&#160; &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>CON FUNK SHUN (Sun, 12/13/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>4 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/con-funk-shun-sun-12-13-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[All Aboard the LOVE TRAIN &#8212; a Bay Area-beloved holiday rendition of funk, soul, and pure celebration with CONFUNKSHUN. This season, let the groove bring you home as the legendary hitmakers return to Yoshi&#8217;s Oakland for their 6th annual Holiday Concert Series. It&#8217;s more than a show&#8212;it&#8217;s a soul-charged reunion, gift-wrapped in rhythm, nostalgia, and that signature Fun, Fun, Fun energy only Confunkshun can deliver. Get ready for a festive ride through: Timeless classics you know by heart Holiday gems from their 2024 album Home for Xmas A special first listen to unreleased tracks from their upcoming 2027 project,&#160;Smooth Jukebox Get ready for a night made for dancing, reminiscing, and straight vibing with the band that feels like family. As Confunkshun brings home a high-powered mix of holiday heat and signature funk&#8212;it&#8217;s a homecoming celebration built to move you, lift you, and light up your holiday spirit. And don&#8217;t miss the chance to grab limited-edition merchandise, CFS holiday CD jams&#8212;and CONFUNKSHUN&#8217;s 2027 Pre-released Smooth Juke Box T-Shirts. Presented by Mark Elliot &#38; The A-List Musiq Circle, Your Bay Area's Who's Who Entertainment Network. Pre-Show VIP Q &#38; A Meet &#38; Greet with special guest host TBA. CONFUNKSHUN The R&#38;B funk icon, Confunkshun, who has been pleasing fans for over 50 years, is at it again!&#160; After the success of Love&#8217;s Train being rerecorded by Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak) and reaching #1 on the charts, the band&#8217;s locomotive has once again rolled out with recent singles Text Me Tomorrow and Smooth from their highly anticipated 2024 spring album release, Smooth Jukebox. Initially known as Project Soul, the R&#38;B funk icon group we now know as Confunkshun has been pleasing fans for over 50 years.&#160; Originating in Vallejo, CA, founding member Michael Cooper, along with high school classmates Louis McCall, Karl Fuller, Cedric Martin, Danny Thomas, Paul &#8220;Zebulan&#8221; Harrell, and newfound talent Felton Pilate, started this unprecedented music journey. &#160; Eventually, the group found a home in Memphis in the mid-'70s when they booked a performance backing Stax Recording Artist the Soul Children. Soon, they were recruited as the background band for Rufus Thomas for the Golden Globe-nominated Wattstax Benefit Concert/ Documentary.&#160; &#160; &#160; While in pursuit of a recording contract, the group adopted a new name inspired by the group NiteLiters&#8217; song, Confunkshun. The newly renamed act attracted the attention of Mercury Records, and soon set funkateers around the world on fire with their debut album featuring their first single &#8220;Sho'Feels Good To Me.&#8221;&#160; Confunkshun went on to release a total of 11 albums and eight top ten Billboard hits, including the No. 1 hit single &#8220;Ffun&#8221;, &#8220;Chase Me&#8221;, &#8220;Shake &#38; Dance&#8221;, &#8220;Baby I&#8217;m Hooked&#8221;, and more.&#160; Ironically, their biggest hit was an album cut that was never released as a single. &#160; The fan favorite, Love&#8217;s Train, propelled Confunkshun&#8217;s &#8220;To the Max&#8221; album to Gold Status. But it was 40 years later that supergroup Silk Sonic&#8217;s remake of the single took it to #1 on the charts, helping the duo (Bruno Mars &#38; Anderson Paak) win a BET Album of the Year Award.&#160; &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>CON FUNK SHUN (Sat, 12/12/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>4 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/con-funk-shun-sat-12-12-26-2/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[All Aboard the LOVE TRAIN &#8212; a Bay Area-beloved holiday rendition of funk, soul, and pure celebration with CONFUNKSHUN. This season, let the groove bring you home as the legendary hitmakers return to Yoshi&#8217;s Oakland for their 6th annual Holiday Concert Series. It&#8217;s more than a show&#8212;it&#8217;s a soul-charged reunion, gift-wrapped in rhythm, nostalgia, and that signature Fun, Fun, Fun energy only Confunkshun can deliver. Get ready for a festive ride through: Timeless classics you know by heart Holiday gems from their 2024 album Home for Xmas A special first listen to unreleased tracks from their upcoming 2027 project,&#160;Smooth Jukebox Get ready for a night made for dancing, reminiscing, and straight vibing with the band that feels like family. As Confunkshun brings home a high-powered mix of holiday heat and signature funk&#8212;it&#8217;s a homecoming celebration built to move you, lift you, and light up your holiday spirit. And don&#8217;t miss the chance to grab limited-edition merchandise, CFS holiday CD jams&#8212;and CONFUNKSHUN&#8217;s 2027 Pre-released Smooth Juke Box T-Shirts. Presented by Mark Elliot &#38; The A-List Musiq Circle, Your Bay Area's Who's Who Entertainment Network. Pre-Show VIP Q &#38; A Meet &#38; Greet with special guest host TBA. CONFUNKSHUN The R&#38;B funk icon, Confunkshun, who has been pleasing fans for over 50 years, is at it again!&#160; After the success of Love&#8217;s Train being rerecorded by Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak) and reaching #1 on the charts, the band&#8217;s locomotive has once again rolled out with recent singles Text Me Tomorrow and Smooth from their highly anticipated 2024 spring album release, Smooth Jukebox. Initially known as Project Soul, the R&#38;B funk icon group we now know as Confunkshun has been pleasing fans for over 50 years.&#160; Originating in Vallejo, CA, founding member Michael Cooper, along with high school classmates Louis McCall, Karl Fuller, Cedric Martin, Danny Thomas, Paul &#8220;Zebulan&#8221; Harrell, and newfound talent Felton Pilate, started this unprecedented music journey. &#160; Eventually, the group found a home in Memphis in the mid-'70s when they booked a performance backing Stax Recording Artist the Soul Children. Soon, they were recruited as the background band for Rufus Thomas for the Golden Globe-nominated Wattstax Benefit Concert/ Documentary.&#160; &#160; &#160; While in pursuit of a recording contract, the group adopted a new name inspired by the group NiteLiters&#8217; song, Confunkshun. The newly renamed act attracted the attention of Mercury Records, and soon set funkateers around the world on fire with their debut album featuring their first single &#8220;Sho'Feels Good To Me.&#8221;&#160; Confunkshun went on to release a total of 11 albums and eight top ten Billboard hits, including the No. 1 hit single &#8220;Ffun&#8221;, &#8220;Chase Me&#8221;, &#8220;Shake &#38; Dance&#8221;, &#8220;Baby I&#8217;m Hooked&#8221;, and more.&#160; Ironically, their biggest hit was an album cut that was never released as a single. &#160; The fan favorite, Love&#8217;s Train, propelled Confunkshun&#8217;s &#8220;To the Max&#8221; album to Gold Status. But it was 40 years later that supergroup Silk Sonic&#8217;s remake of the single took it to #1 on the charts, helping the duo (Bruno Mars &#38; Anderson Paak) win a BET Album of the Year Award.&#160; &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>CON FUNK SHUN (Sat, 12/12/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>4 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/con-funk-shun-sat-12-12-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[All Aboard the LOVE TRAIN &#8212; a Bay Area-beloved holiday rendition of funk, soul, and pure celebration with CONFUNKSHUN. This season, let the groove bring you home as the legendary hitmakers return to Yoshi&#8217;s Oakland for their 6th annual Holiday Concert Series. It&#8217;s more than a show&#8212;it&#8217;s a soul-charged reunion, gift-wrapped in rhythm, nostalgia, and that signature Fun, Fun, Fun energy only Confunkshun can deliver. Get ready for a festive ride through: Timeless classics you know by heart Holiday gems from their 2024 album Home for Xmas A special first listen to unreleased tracks from their upcoming 2027 project,&#160;Smooth Jukebox Get ready for a night made for dancing, reminiscing, and straight vibing with the band that feels like family. As Confunkshun brings home a high-powered mix of holiday heat and signature funk&#8212;it&#8217;s a homecoming celebration built to move you, lift you, and light up your holiday spirit. And don&#8217;t miss the chance to grab limited-edition merchandise, CFS holiday CD jams&#8212;and CONFUNKSHUN&#8217;s 2027 Pre-released Smooth Juke Box T-Shirts. Presented by Mark Elliot &#38; The A-List Musiq Circle, Your Bay Area's Who's Who Entertainment Network. Pre-Show VIP Q &#38; A Meet &#38; Greet with special guest host TBA. CONFUNKSHUN The R&#38;B funk icon, Confunkshun, who has been pleasing fans for over 50 years, is at it again!&#160; After the success of Love&#8217;s Train being rerecorded by Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak) and reaching #1 on the charts, the band&#8217;s locomotive has once again rolled out with recent singles Text Me Tomorrow and Smooth from their highly anticipated 2024 spring album release, Smooth Jukebox. Initially known as Project Soul, the R&#38;B funk icon group we now know as Confunkshun has been pleasing fans for over 50 years.&#160; Originating in Vallejo, CA, founding member Michael Cooper, along with high school classmates Louis McCall, Karl Fuller, Cedric Martin, Danny Thomas, Paul &#8220;Zebulan&#8221; Harrell, and newfound talent Felton Pilate, started this unprecedented music journey. &#160; Eventually, the group found a home in Memphis in the mid-'70s when they booked a performance backing Stax Recording Artist the Soul Children. Soon, they were recruited as the background band for Rufus Thomas for the Golden Globe-nominated Wattstax Benefit Concert/ Documentary.&#160; &#160; &#160; While in pursuit of a recording contract, the group adopted a new name inspired by the group NiteLiters&#8217; song, Confunkshun. The newly renamed act attracted the attention of Mercury Records, and soon set funkateers around the world on fire with their debut album featuring their first single &#8220;Sho'Feels Good To Me.&#8221;&#160; Confunkshun went on to release a total of 11 albums and eight top ten Billboard hits, including the No. 1 hit single &#8220;Ffun&#8221;, &#8220;Chase Me&#8221;, &#8220;Shake &#38; Dance&#8221;, &#8220;Baby I&#8217;m Hooked&#8221;, and more.&#160; Ironically, their biggest hit was an album cut that was never released as a single. &#160; The fan favorite, Love&#8217;s Train, propelled Confunkshun&#8217;s &#8220;To the Max&#8221; album to Gold Status. But it was 40 years later that supergroup Silk Sonic&#8217;s remake of the single took it to #1 on the charts, helping the duo (Bruno Mars &#38; Anderson Paak) win a BET Album of the Year Award.&#160; &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>CON FUNK SHUN (Fri, 12/11/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>4 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/con-funk-shun-fri-12-11-26-2/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[All Aboard the LOVE TRAIN &#8212; a Bay Area-beloved holiday rendition of funk, soul, and pure celebration with CONFUNKSHUN. This season, let the groove bring you home as the legendary hitmakers return to Yoshi&#8217;s Oakland for their 6th annual Holiday Concert Series. It&#8217;s more than a show&#8212;it&#8217;s a soul-charged reunion, gift-wrapped in rhythm, nostalgia, and that signature Fun, Fun, Fun energy only Confunkshun can deliver. Get ready for a festive ride through: Timeless classics you know by heart Holiday gems from their 2024 album Home for Xmas A special first listen to unreleased tracks from their upcoming 2027 project,&#160;Smooth Jukebox Get ready for a night made for dancing, reminiscing, and straight vibing with the band that feels like family. As Confunkshun brings home a high-powered mix of holiday heat and signature funk&#8212;it&#8217;s a homecoming celebration built to move you, lift you, and light up your holiday spirit. And don&#8217;t miss the chance to grab limited-edition merchandise, CFS holiday CD jams&#8212;and CONFUNKSHUN&#8217;s 2027 Pre-released Smooth Juke Box T-Shirts. Presented by Mark Elliot &#38; The A-List Musiq Circle, Your Bay Area's Who's Who Entertainment Network. Pre-Show VIP Q &#38; A Meet &#38; Greet with special guest host TBA. CONFUNKSHUN The R&#38;B funk icon, Confunkshun, who has been pleasing fans for over 50 years, is at it again!&#160; After the success of Love&#8217;s Train being rerecorded by Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak) and reaching #1 on the charts, the band&#8217;s locomotive has once again rolled out with recent singles Text Me Tomorrow and Smooth from their highly anticipated 2024 spring album release, Smooth Jukebox. Initially known as Project Soul, the R&#38;B funk icon group we now know as Confunkshun has been pleasing fans for over 50 years.&#160; Originating in Vallejo, CA, founding member Michael Cooper, along with high school classmates Louis McCall, Karl Fuller, Cedric Martin, Danny Thomas, Paul &#8220;Zebulan&#8221; Harrell, and newfound talent Felton Pilate, started this unprecedented music journey. &#160; Eventually, the group found a home in Memphis in the mid-'70s when they booked a performance backing Stax Recording Artist the Soul Children. Soon, they were recruited as the background band for Rufus Thomas for the Golden Globe-nominated Wattstax Benefit Concert/ Documentary.&#160; &#160; &#160; While in pursuit of a recording contract, the group adopted a new name inspired by the group NiteLiters&#8217; song, Confunkshun. The newly renamed act attracted the attention of Mercury Records, and soon set funkateers around the world on fire with their debut album featuring their first single &#8220;Sho'Feels Good To Me.&#8221;&#160; Confunkshun went on to release a total of 11 albums and eight top ten Billboard hits, including the No. 1 hit single &#8220;Ffun&#8221;, &#8220;Chase Me&#8221;, &#8220;Shake &#38; Dance&#8221;, &#8220;Baby I&#8217;m Hooked&#8221;, and more.&#160; Ironically, their biggest hit was an album cut that was never released as a single. &#160; The fan favorite, Love&#8217;s Train, propelled Confunkshun&#8217;s &#8220;To the Max&#8221; album to Gold Status. But it was 40 years later that supergroup Silk Sonic&#8217;s remake of the single took it to #1 on the charts, helping the duo (Bruno Mars &#38; Anderson Paak) win a BET Album of the Year Award.&#160; &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>CON FUNK SHUN (Fri, 12/11/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>4 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/con-funk-shun-fri-12-11-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[All Aboard the LOVE TRAIN &#8212; a Bay Area-beloved holiday rendition of funk, soul, and pure celebration with CONFUNKSHUN. This season, let the groove bring you home as the legendary hitmakers return to Yoshi&#8217;s Oakland for their 6th annual Holiday Concert Series. It&#8217;s more than a show&#8212;it&#8217;s a soul-charged reunion, gift-wrapped in rhythm, nostalgia, and that signature Fun, Fun, Fun energy only Confunkshun can deliver. Get ready for a festive ride through: Timeless classics you know by heart Holiday gems from their 2024 album Home for Xmas A special first listen to unreleased tracks from their upcoming 2027 project,&#160;Smooth Jukebox Get ready for a night made for dancing, reminiscing, and straight vibing with the band that feels like family. As Confunkshun brings home a high-powered mix of holiday heat and signature funk&#8212;it&#8217;s a homecoming celebration built to move you, lift you, and light up your holiday spirit. And don&#8217;t miss the chance to grab limited-edition merchandise, CFS holiday CD jams&#8212;and CONFUNKSHUN&#8217;s 2027 Pre-released Smooth Juke Box T-Shirts. Presented by Mark Elliot &#38; The A-List Musiq Circle, Your Bay Area's Who's Who Entertainment Network. Pre-Show VIP Q &#38; A Meet &#38; Greet with special guest host TBA. CONFUNKSHUN The R&#38;B funk icon, Confunkshun, who has been pleasing fans for over 50 years, is at it again!&#160; After the success of Love&#8217;s Train being rerecorded by Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak) and reaching #1 on the charts, the band&#8217;s locomotive has once again rolled out with recent singles Text Me Tomorrow and Smooth from their highly anticipated 2024 spring album release, Smooth Jukebox. Initially known as Project Soul, the R&#38;B funk icon group we now know as Confunkshun has been pleasing fans for over 50 years.&#160; Originating in Vallejo, CA, founding member Michael Cooper, along with high school classmates Louis McCall, Karl Fuller, Cedric Martin, Danny Thomas, Paul &#8220;Zebulan&#8221; Harrell, and newfound talent Felton Pilate, started this unprecedented music journey. &#160; Eventually, the group found a home in Memphis in the mid-'70s when they booked a performance backing Stax Recording Artist the Soul Children. Soon, they were recruited as the background band for Rufus Thomas for the Golden Globe-nominated Wattstax Benefit Concert/ Documentary.&#160; &#160; &#160; While in pursuit of a recording contract, the group adopted a new name inspired by the group NiteLiters&#8217; song, Confunkshun. The newly renamed act attracted the attention of Mercury Records, and soon set funkateers around the world on fire with their debut album featuring their first single &#8220;Sho'Feels Good To Me.&#8221;&#160; Confunkshun went on to release a total of 11 albums and eight top ten Billboard hits, including the No. 1 hit single &#8220;Ffun&#8221;, &#8220;Chase Me&#8221;, &#8220;Shake &#38; Dance&#8221;, &#8220;Baby I&#8217;m Hooked&#8221;, and more.&#160; Ironically, their biggest hit was an album cut that was never released as a single. &#160; The fan favorite, Love&#8217;s Train, propelled Confunkshun&#8217;s &#8220;To the Max&#8221; album to Gold Status. But it was 40 years later that supergroup Silk Sonic&#8217;s remake of the single took it to #1 on the charts, helping the duo (Bruno Mars &#38; Anderson Paak) win a BET Album of the Year Award.&#160; &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>ISAIAH SHARKEY (Wed, 12/2/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>4 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/isaiah-sharkey-wed-12-2-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:53:24 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Isaiah Sharkey stands at the confluence of modern soul, jazz, R&#38;B, and Black American guitar tradition, carrying forward a lineage that links George Benson, Curtis Mayfield, Wes Montgomery, and Jimi Hendrix while forging a vocabulary entirely his own. A Grammy Award&#8211;winning guitarist, vocalist, composer, and producer, Sharkey has become one of the most respected musicians of his generation&#8212;celebrated for his sophisticated harmonic sensibility, unmistakable tone, and ability to shape-shift effortlessly between musical worlds. Born and raised on Chicago&#8217;s North Side in a deeply musical family, Sharkey was immersed from childhood in gospel, jazz, and classic R&#38;B. His father, a working musician, recognized early his son&#8217;s extraordinary ear and feel, guiding him through professional-level repertoire before most children his age would form basic chords. By the time he was 14, Sharkey was touring nationally; by his late teens, he had already become a first-call session player in Chicago&#8217;s tight-knit recording community. Sharkey&#8217;s breakthrough into the international spotlight came through his long-standing creative relationship with D&#8217;Angelo. His guitar work on D&#8217;Angelo&#8217;s landmark album&#160;Black Messiah&#160;earned him a&#160;Grammy Award&#160;and positioned him among the most innovative guitarists shaping contemporary Black music. From that point forward, Sharkey&#8217;s trajectory accelerated: he became a go-to collaborator for a wide range of artists including&#160;John Mayer, H.E.R., Robert Glasper, Cory Henry, Lettuce, Chris Dave &#38; The Drumhedz, Lalah Hathaway, Common, Paul Simon, Brian McKnight,&#160;Greg Phillinganes,&#160;among many others. As a solo artist, Sharkey has developed a distinctive, emotionally resonant sound that blends deep-pocket groove, virtuosic improvisation, and songwriter-driven storytelling. His current album,&#160;RED, introduced audiences to his modern fusion of soul, R&#38;B, jazz, and guitar-based narrative. His follow-up projects&#8212;each expanding his sonic palette&#8212;solidify his standing as an artist capable of speaking fluently to instrumental purists and mainstream audiences alike. Sharkey is equally at home on global festival stages, intimate jazz clubs, and stadium tours. His work has spanned from serving as an MD for Raphael Saadiq's NBA All-Stars televised performance to late-night television appearances to the Grammys televised tribute to Quincy Jones and Blue Note residencies. Yet his most defining characteristic remains his musical integrity: a commitment to depth, craft, and authenticity. A multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and producer, Sharkey&#8217;s creative range continues to grow. His forthcoming releases explore new integrations of analog and electronic texture, guitar-forward harmonic architecture, and songwriting rooted in personal truth. Whether performing his own music or elevating the work of others, Sharkey brings the same signature qualities&#8212;precision, warmth, spirituality, and an unshakeable sense of groove. Today, Isaiah Sharkey is widely regarded as one of the most vital contemporary voices in the continuum of guitar excellence. His artistry honors his lineage while pushing the idiom forward, ensuring that his influence will resonate for decades to come.]]></description>
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                                <title>HERLIN RILEY (Wed, 11/11/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>4 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/herlin-riley-wed-11-11-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA["The Groove Master", Herlin Riley is widely considered one of the best drummers in any genre of music performing today.&#160; The longtime drummer for the legendary Ahmad Jamal and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra now&#160;leads two groups, his quintet and the New Orleans Groove Masters featuring himself, Jason Marsalis, and Shannon Powell. Herlin&#8217;s most recent album,&#160;Perpetual Optimism,&#160;reunites the quintet of rising stars that Riley assembled for his Mack Avenue Records debut, New Direction. Since the release of that acclaimed album, all four of Riley&#8217;s bandmates &#8211; trumpeter Bruce Harris, saxophonist Godwin Louis, pianist Emmet Cohen, and bassist Russell Hall &#8211; have been making major waves across the modern jazz scene, attesting to the master drummer&#8217;s Art Blakey-like ear for talent and sage musical guidance. Herlin Riley's source of strength comes from his faith in God, his wife of four decades, and his family of five children and 10 grandchildren; his lifelong home in New Orleans, the creative community that surrounds it, and his positive approach to life and music. His roots in the church are also vital, shining through in the congregational claps that help establish the celebratory spirit that is showcased in the album opener &#8220;Rush Hour.&#8221; He also relies on his musical family, including his long-established ties with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Riley&#8217;s connection to the Marsalis dynasty traces back a generation earlier, to family patriarch and fellow lifelong New Orleanian Ellis Marsalis. It was while performing with Ellis at the annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in a trio with bassist Reginald Veal that Riley first caught the ear of Wynton, who invited both members of his father&#8217;s rhythm section to join him, launching a vital relationship that&#8217;s now lasted more than three decades. Riley pays homage to his mentor on the closing track of Perpetual Optimism, the funky arrangement of Ellis Marsalis&#8217; composition &#8220;Twelve&#8217;s It.&#8221; In the quintet&#8217;s lively rendition, the tune is not just a cover but a tribute, as Riley intones a short ode to passing the torch that refers to the elder Marsalis as &#8220;a great musician who taught a whole lot of fellows.&#8221; Another Crescent City icon, the late singer, pianist, songwriter, and producer Allen Toussaint, was the motivator behind Riley&#8217;s other vocal turn on the album, a gritty take on Willie Dixon&#8217;s blues classic &#8220;Wang Dang Doodle.&#8221; Toussaint stopped in to hear Riley play at a New Orleans club and heard the drummer&#8217;s 5/4 arrangement of the familiar standard. &#8220;He was really impressed,&#8221; Riley recalls. &#8220;He said, &#8216;Wow, man, I&#8217;ve heard &#8216;Wang Dang Doodle&#8217; a thousand times, but I&#8217;ve never heard it performed in 5 before. You should record that.&#8217; A few months later, he passed away, so I recorded the tune to pay homage to the wishes of the great Allen Toussaint.&#8221; Though he conveys vivid emotion in his voice, Riley stops short of calling himself a singer. His willingness to step to the mic comes from advice he was given by New Orleans vocal great Germaine Bazzle. &#8220;She&#8217;s a very elegant and regal lady, but when she&#8217;s performing, she scats, rolls her shoulders, dances, and really engages in the music with honesty and passion,&#8221; says Riley. When he asked her how she reconciled those two extremes, Bazzle told him, &#8220;&#8217; You have to allow yourself to become emotionally naked when you&#8217;re on the bandstand.&#8217; When she said that, a light bulb went off in my head. I&#8217;m not a singer, but I just do what I do, and I have the audacity to be uninhibited.&#8221; &#160; &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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                                <title>JACKIEM JOYNER (Thu, 11/12/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>4 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/jackiem-joyner-thu-11-12-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Contemporary saxophonist, author, and music producer Jackiem Joyner is set to release his 7th album,&#160;Touch,&#160;worldwide this fall, 2019.After more than 12 years as a recording artist, Jackiem continues to stand out with electrifying live performances and brilliant music productions. As a performer, he has toured over 30 countries and performed with the likes of the late George Duke, Marcus Miller, Keiko Matsui, Donnie McClurkin, Angela Bofill, Najee, Kirk Whalum, Peter White, and many, many more. Joyner&#8217;s radio success is widely known within the industry. Joyner has two number-one hit songs, five top 10 Billboard singles, and a number-one debut album under his belt. In addition, he published the highly acclaimed science fiction novel&#160;Zarya,&#160;which received high praise and a five-star rating on Amazon. &#8220;This album is about romance,&#8221; Joyner explains of&#160;Touch. &#8220;I wanted to give everyone something hip, smooth, and sexy at the same time.&#8221; The record has an urban feel, laced with the hottest downtempo vibes. The album shares similar textures to the music of artists Tank and Trey Songz. Joyner&#8217;s soprano sax leads the charge through most of the album. &#8220;My approach to performing on this record was to be melodic and dynamic with my horn&#8221;. Peter White joins Jackiem on the first single, &#8220;Last Dance&#8221;. The combination of soprano sax and nylon guitar pulls you in with its romantic and catchy melody. Najee serves up the flute on a dreamy urban song called &#8220;Fairytales&#8221;. The unique mix of flute and soprano sax on this vibey tune forms one of Joyner&#8217;s best performances and productions. The song was written together with Tim Bailey, aka Twizzboy. Born to a Vietnam War veteran father and a dedicated mother in Norfolk, VA, growing up wasn&#8217;t easy for Jackiem. He set his sights high from a young age; he always dreamed of being a performing artist, as unlikely as it was, given his humble upbringing. Even as a child, he loved the attention he received from his family when he danced to Michael Jackson songs. Now, Jackiem is proud to stand front and center on the main stage most weekends around the country. A quick glance at Joyner&#8217;s track record makes it clear that he continues to beat the odds in a tough and competitive music industry. &#8220;I love what I do, and I have passion&#8221;, Jackiem says. &#8220;I don&#8217;t care how hard things get, it&#8217;ll never stop me from doing what I love: playing the sax, writing music and stories, and performing live.&#8221; His love of writing&#160;novels&#160;came as a surprise to many of his fans. &#8220;I&#8217;m very excited to release my second novel soon after my album release,&#8221; Joyner says. &#8220;Writing stories is now a big part of my creative journey.&#8221; The first single from Joyner&#8217;s last album,&#160;Main Street Beat&#160;(2017), was named for his daughter, Trinity. Joyner&#8217;s adoration for his little girl is clearly expressed through the live, pop-influenced song, driven by Steve Oliver&#8217;s guitar. The song was an instant hit. Reaching no. 2 on the Billboard. We&#8217;re all dying to see if she follows in dad&#8217;s footsteps with her own stage career someday! With the creation of his company, JOYNER MEDIA COMPANY L.L.C., Joyner hopes to inspire other creators to follow their dreams and realize their true potential in art and multimedia. When Jackiem is not touring the world, he spends time giving lectures to students across the country.]]></description>
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                                <title>GERALD ALBRIGHT (Sat, 11/21/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>4 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/gerald-albright-sat-11-21-26-2/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Born and raised in Los Angeles, Albright was already an accomplished saxophonist by the time he enrolled at the University of Redlands, but he switched to bass after he saw Louis Johnson in concert. A few months after graduating from college, he joined jazz pianist/R&#38;B singer Patrice Rushen, who was in the process of forming her own band. Later, when the bassist left in the middle of a tour, Albright replaced him and finished the tour on bass guitar. Playing both sax and bass, he became the consummate session and touring musician in the 80s, working with everyone from Anita Baker, Ray Parker, Jr., Atlantic Starr, The Temptations, and Maurice White to Les McCann, Teena Marie, the Winans, and Whitney Houston. He launched his solo career in the infancy of what became the smooth jazz format, with&#160;Just Between Us&#160;in 1987, and has been a core part of the genre with chart-topping albums, countless radio hits, and as a member of many all-star tours, including Guitars &#38; Saxes and Groovin&#8217; For Grover. In the late 90s, he fronted a big band and toured with pop star Phil Collins and did a dual recording with vocal great Will Downing called&#160;Pleasures of the Night. Between his last two Grammy-nominated solo albums,&#160;Pushing The Envelope&#160;(2010) and&#160;Slam Dunk&#160;(2014), he enjoyed hit collaborations with two huge hits &#8211;&#160;24/7&#160;with guitarist Norman Brown and&#160;Summer Horns&#160;by Dave Koz and Friends (including Mindi Abair and Richard Elliot), which were also Grammy-nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Albums. He toured with Brown and Summer Horns, and most recently has been on the road with South African gospel/jazz singer and guitarist Jonathan Butler. Albright&#8217;s other albums, whose titles perfectly reflect their flow, include&#160;Smooth&#160;(1994),&#160;Groovology&#160;(2002),&#160;Kickin&#8217; It Up&#160;(2004), and&#160;Sax for Stax&#160;(2008). Because Albright&#8217;s musical muse has taken him to so many fascinating locales along the contemporary R&#38;B/urban jazz spectrum, he&#8217;s joyfully defied easy categorizations. &#8220;Top to bottom,&#8221; Albright says, &#8220;Whether in concert, listening to my music over the radio or CD player, I always want my listeners to be taken on a musical journey with different textures, rhythms, chord progressions, and moods. I want people to know where I&#8217;ve been and where I&#8217;m going, and to let them hear that I&#8217;m in a really good place in my life.&#8221;]]></description>
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                                <title>GERALD ALBRIGHT (Sat, 11/21/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>4 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/gerald-albright-sat-11-21-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Born and raised in Los Angeles, Albright was already an accomplished saxophonist by the time he enrolled at the University of Redlands, but he switched to bass after he saw Louis Johnson in concert. A few months after graduating from college, he joined jazz pianist/R&#38;B singer Patrice Rushen, who was in the process of forming her own band. Later, when the bassist left in the middle of a tour, Albright replaced him and finished the tour on bass guitar. Playing both sax and bass, he became the consummate session and touring musician in the 80s, working with everyone from Anita Baker, Ray Parker, Jr., Atlantic Starr, The Temptations, and Maurice White to Les McCann, Teena Marie, the Winans, and Whitney Houston. He launched his solo career in the infancy of what became the smooth jazz format, with&#160;Just Between Us&#160;in 1987, and has been a core part of the genre with chart-topping albums, countless radio hits, and as a member of many all-star tours, including Guitars &#38; Saxes and Groovin&#8217; For Grover. In the late 90s, he fronted a big band and toured with pop star Phil Collins and did a dual recording with vocal great Will Downing called&#160;Pleasures of the Night. Between his last two Grammy-nominated solo albums,&#160;Pushing The Envelope&#160;(2010) and&#160;Slam Dunk&#160;(2014), he enjoyed hit collaborations with two huge hits &#8211;&#160;24/7&#160;with guitarist Norman Brown and&#160;Summer Horns&#160;by Dave Koz and Friends (including Mindi Abair and Richard Elliot), which were also Grammy-nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Albums. He toured with Brown and Summer Horns, and most recently has been on the road with South African gospel/jazz singer and guitarist Jonathan Butler. Albright&#8217;s other albums, whose titles perfectly reflect their flow, include&#160;Smooth&#160;(1994),&#160;Groovology&#160;(2002),&#160;Kickin&#8217; It Up&#160;(2004), and&#160;Sax for Stax&#160;(2008). Because Albright&#8217;s musical muse has taken him to so many fascinating locales along the contemporary R&#38;B/urban jazz spectrum, he&#8217;s joyfully defied easy categorizations. &#8220;Top to bottom,&#8221; Albright says, &#8220;Whether in concert, listening to my music over the radio or CD player, I always want my listeners to be taken on a musical journey with different textures, rhythms, chord progressions, and moods. I want people to know where I&#8217;ve been and where I&#8217;m going, and to let them hear that I&#8217;m in a really good place in my life.&#8221;]]></description>
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                                <title>GERALD ALBRIGHT (Fri, 11/20/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>4 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/gerald-albright-fri-11-20-26-2/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:15:12 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Born and raised in Los Angeles, Albright was already an accomplished saxophonist by the time he enrolled at the University of Redlands, but he switched to bass after he saw Louis Johnson in concert. A few months after graduating from college, he joined jazz pianist/R&#38;B singer Patrice Rushen, who was in the process of forming her own band. Later, when the bassist left in the middle of a tour, Albright replaced him and finished the tour on bass guitar. Playing both sax and bass, he became the consummate session and touring musician in the 80s, working with everyone from Anita Baker, Ray Parker, Jr., Atlantic Starr, The Temptations, and Maurice White to Les McCann, Teena Marie, the Winans, and Whitney Houston. He launched his solo career in the infancy of what became the smooth jazz format, with&#160;Just Between Us&#160;in 1987, and has been a core part of the genre with chart-topping albums, countless radio hits, and as a member of many all-star tours, including Guitars &#38; Saxes and Groovin&#8217; For Grover. In the late 90s, he fronted a big band and toured with pop star Phil Collins and did a dual recording with vocal great Will Downing called&#160;Pleasures of the Night. Between his last two Grammy-nominated solo albums,&#160;Pushing The Envelope&#160;(2010) and&#160;Slam Dunk&#160;(2014), he enjoyed hit collaborations with two huge hits &#8211;&#160;24/7&#160;with guitarist Norman Brown and&#160;Summer Horns&#160;by Dave Koz and Friends (including Mindi Abair and Richard Elliot), which were also Grammy-nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Albums. He toured with Brown and Summer Horns, and most recently has been on the road with South African gospel/jazz singer and guitarist Jonathan Butler. Albright&#8217;s other albums, whose titles perfectly reflect their flow, include&#160;Smooth&#160;(1994),&#160;Groovology&#160;(2002),&#160;Kickin&#8217; It Up&#160;(2004), and&#160;Sax for Stax&#160;(2008). Because Albright&#8217;s musical muse has taken him to so many fascinating locales along the contemporary R&#38;B/urban jazz spectrum, he&#8217;s joyfully defied easy categorizations. &#8220;Top to bottom,&#8221; Albright says, &#8220;Whether in concert, listening to my music over the radio or CD player, I always want my listeners to be taken on a musical journey with different textures, rhythms, chord progressions, and moods. I want people to know where I&#8217;ve been and where I&#8217;m going, and to let them hear that I&#8217;m in a really good place in my life.&#8221;]]></description>
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                                <title>GERALD ALBRIGHT (Fri, 11/20/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>4 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/gerald-albright-fri-11-20-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Born and raised in Los Angeles, Albright was already an accomplished saxophonist by the time he enrolled at the University of Redlands, but he switched to bass after he saw Louis Johnson in concert. A few months after graduating from college, he joined jazz pianist/R&#38;B singer Patrice Rushen, who was in the process of forming her own band. Later, when the bassist left in the middle of a tour, Albright replaced him and finished the tour on bass guitar. Playing both sax and bass, he became the consummate session and touring musician in the 80s, working with everyone from Anita Baker, Ray Parker, Jr., Atlantic Starr, The Temptations, and Maurice White to Les McCann, Teena Marie, the Winans, and Whitney Houston. He launched his solo career in the infancy of what became the smooth jazz format, with&#160;Just Between Us&#160;in 1987, and has been a core part of the genre with chart-topping albums, countless radio hits, and as a member of many all-star tours, including Guitars &#38; Saxes and Groovin&#8217; For Grover. In the late 90s, he fronted a big band and toured with pop star Phil Collins and did a dual recording with vocal great Will Downing called&#160;Pleasures of the Night. Between his last two Grammy-nominated solo albums,&#160;Pushing The Envelope&#160;(2010) and&#160;Slam Dunk&#160;(2014), he enjoyed hit collaborations with two huge hits &#8211;&#160;24/7&#160;with guitarist Norman Brown and&#160;Summer Horns&#160;by Dave Koz and Friends (including Mindi Abair and Richard Elliot), which were also Grammy-nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Albums. He toured with Brown and Summer Horns, and most recently has been on the road with South African gospel/jazz singer and guitarist Jonathan Butler. Albright&#8217;s other albums, whose titles perfectly reflect their flow, include&#160;Smooth&#160;(1994),&#160;Groovology&#160;(2002),&#160;Kickin&#8217; It Up&#160;(2004), and&#160;Sax for Stax&#160;(2008). Because Albright&#8217;s musical muse has taken him to so many fascinating locales along the contemporary R&#38;B/urban jazz spectrum, he&#8217;s joyfully defied easy categorizations. &#8220;Top to bottom,&#8221; Albright says, &#8220;Whether in concert, listening to my music over the radio or CD player, I always want my listeners to be taken on a musical journey with different textures, rhythms, chord progressions, and moods. I want people to know where I&#8217;ve been and where I&#8217;m going, and to let them hear that I&#8217;m in a really good place in my life.&#8221;]]></description>
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                                <title>DEMOLA THE VIOLINIST (Sun, 12/6/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>5 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/demola-the-violinist-sun-12-6-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 19:43:06 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Demola the Violinist returns to Yoshi&#8217;s Oakland with a holiday vibe that&#8217;s straight-up next level. This is where classical finesse meets street energy, flipping the season with bold beats, symphonic melodies, and that signature Demola swagger. The global phenomenon brings a dope fusion of Afrobeats, R&#38;B, Hip Hop, and Soul&#8212;turning winter into a full-on cultural avalanche to kick off the Holiday season. From viral social media star to award-winning showman, Demola delivers a festive, high‑energy experience that never falls short of amazing. This isn&#8217;t just a concert. It&#8217;s a holiday &#8220;turn-up&#8221;, a sonic joyride, and a seasonal celebration with real Oakland flavor you don&#8217;t want to miss. Presented by Kim Pruitt of KP Entertainment Connections, Mark Elliot of the A-List Musiq Circle, with Special Guest Host TBA. DEMOLA the VIOLINIST BIO:&#160; Demola, known to fans as &#8220;Demola the Violinist,&#8221; is an internationally recognized musician, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and award-winning self-taught multi-genre violinist. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Demola moved to the United States to pursue his solo music career, blending his love for Afrobeat, reggae, R&#38;B, hip-hop, pop, and country into a sound that is distinctly his own. In 2024, Demola&#8217;s career reached new heights, fueled by his vibrant social media presence and viral performances. With over 6 million followers and millions of streams across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, his videos regularly attract millions of views, making him one of the most-followed and celebrated violinists worldwide. His performances captivate global audiences, and his fanbase continues to expand with each viral hit. This year, Demola launched his highly successful &#8220;One in a Million 2.0&#8221; tour, performing in over 20 cities and mesmerizing audiences with original songs like &#8220;ONE IN A MILLION,&#8221; &#8220;MBAPPE,&#8221; and &#8220;LOVA,&#8221; which have collectively amassed millions of streams. He also made waves with his feature on the song &#8220;FORGIVE OUR TRESPASSES,&#8221; showcasing viral Afrobeat across the US and performing at Coachella. A hometown hero in Houston, Texas, Demola, has performed the national anthem for major sports teams, including the Houston Astros, Rockets, Dynamo, and Texans, before crowds of up to 70,000 people. He has also shared the stage with country music star Jelly Roll, performing for 74,000 fans at the Houston Rodeo. Demola is a fan favorite on television as well, with appearances on Good Morning America Online, FOX 26 Houston, CultureMap Houston, 97.9 KBXX Houston, FOX 31 Denver, WGN-9 Chicago, Black News Channel, and many others. His innovative fusion of genres has made him one of the first artists of his kind, captivating listeners with the melodic beauty of his violin and proving that he is truly one in a million. Demola - Afrobeat &#38; Hip-hop Violinist, Artist, Singer]]></description>
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                                <title>DEMOLA THE VIOLINIST (Sat, 12/5/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>5 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/demola-the-violinist-sat-12-5-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 19:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Demola the Violinist returns to Yoshi&#8217;s Oakland with a holiday vibe that&#8217;s straight-up next level. This is where classical finesse meets street energy, flipping the season with bold beats, symphonic melodies, and that signature Demola swagger. The global phenomenon brings a dope fusion of Afrobeats, R&#38;B, Hip Hop, and Soul&#8212;turning winter into a full-on cultural avalanche to kick off the Holiday season. From viral social media star to award-winning showman, Demola delivers a festive, high‑energy experience that never falls short of amazing. This isn&#8217;t just a concert. It&#8217;s a holiday &#8220;turn-up&#8221;, a sonic joyride, and a seasonal celebration with real Oakland flavor you don&#8217;t want to miss. Presented by Kim Pruitt of KP Entertainment Connections, Mark Elliot of the A-List Musiq Circle, with Special Guest Host TBA. DEMOLA the VIOLINIST BIO:&#160; Demola, known to fans as &#8220;Demola the Violinist,&#8221; is an internationally recognized musician, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and award-winning self-taught multi-genre violinist. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Demola moved to the United States to pursue his solo music career, blending his love for Afrobeat, reggae, R&#38;B, hip-hop, pop, and country into a sound that is distinctly his own. In 2024, Demola&#8217;s career reached new heights, fueled by his vibrant social media presence and viral performances. With over 6 million followers and millions of streams across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, his videos regularly attract millions of views, making him one of the most-followed and celebrated violinists worldwide. His performances captivate global audiences, and his fanbase continues to expand with each viral hit. This year, Demola launched his highly successful &#8220;One in a Million 2.0&#8221; tour, performing in over 20 cities and mesmerizing audiences with original songs like &#8220;ONE IN A MILLION,&#8221; &#8220;MBAPPE,&#8221; and &#8220;LOVA,&#8221; which have collectively amassed millions of streams. He also made waves with his feature on the song &#8220;FORGIVE OUR TRESPASSES,&#8221; showcasing viral Afrobeat across the US and performing at Coachella. A hometown hero in Houston, Texas, Demola, has performed the national anthem for major sports teams, including the Houston Astros, Rockets, Dynamo, and Texans, before crowds of up to 70,000 people. He has also shared the stage with country music star Jelly Roll, performing for 74,000 fans at the Houston Rodeo. Demola is a fan favorite on television as well, with appearances on Good Morning America Online, FOX 26 Houston, CultureMap Houston, 97.9 KBXX Houston, FOX 31 Denver, WGN-9 Chicago, Black News Channel, and many others. His innovative fusion of genres has made him one of the first artists of his kind, captivating listeners with the melodic beauty of his violin and proving that he is truly one in a million. Demola - Afrobeat &#38; Hip-hop Violinist, Artist, Singer]]></description>
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                                <title>DEMOLA THE VIOLINIST (Fri, 12/4/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>5 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/demola-the-violinist-fri-12-4-26-2/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 19:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Demola the Violinist returns to Yoshi&#8217;s Oakland with a holiday vibe that&#8217;s straight-up next level. This is where classical finesse meets street energy, flipping the season with bold beats, symphonic melodies, and that signature Demola swagger. The global phenomenon brings a dope fusion of Afrobeats, R&#38;B, Hip Hop, and Soul&#8212;turning winter into a full-on cultural avalanche to kick off the Holiday season. From viral social media star to award-winning showman, Demola delivers a festive, high‑energy experience that never falls short of amazing. This isn&#8217;t just a concert. It&#8217;s a holiday &#8220;turn-up&#8221;, a sonic joyride, and a seasonal celebration with real Oakland flavor you don&#8217;t want to miss. Presented by Kim Pruitt of KP Entertainment Connections, Mark Elliot of the A-List Musiq Circle, with Special Guest Host TBA. DEMOLA the VIOLINIST BIO:&#160; Demola, known to fans as &#8220;Demola the Violinist,&#8221; is an internationally recognized musician, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and award-winning self-taught multi-genre violinist. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Demola moved to the United States to pursue his solo music career, blending his love for Afrobeat, reggae, R&#38;B, hip-hop, pop, and country into a sound that is distinctly his own. In 2024, Demola&#8217;s career reached new heights, fueled by his vibrant social media presence and viral performances. With over 6 million followers and millions of streams across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, his videos regularly attract millions of views, making him one of the most-followed and celebrated violinists worldwide. His performances captivate global audiences, and his fanbase continues to expand with each viral hit. This year, Demola launched his highly successful &#8220;One in a Million 2.0&#8221; tour, performing in over 20 cities and mesmerizing audiences with original songs like &#8220;ONE IN A MILLION,&#8221; &#8220;MBAPPE,&#8221; and &#8220;LOVA,&#8221; which have collectively amassed millions of streams. He also made waves with his feature on the song &#8220;FORGIVE OUR TRESPASSES,&#8221; showcasing viral Afrobeat across the US and performing at Coachella. A hometown hero in Houston, Texas, Demola, has performed the national anthem for major sports teams, including the Houston Astros, Rockets, Dynamo, and Texans, before crowds of up to 70,000 people. He has also shared the stage with country music star Jelly Roll, performing for 74,000 fans at the Houston Rodeo. Demola is a fan favorite on television as well, with appearances on Good Morning America Online, FOX 26 Houston, CultureMap Houston, 97.9 KBXX Houston, FOX 31 Denver, WGN-9 Chicago, Black News Channel, and many others. His innovative fusion of genres has made him one of the first artists of his kind, captivating listeners with the melodic beauty of his violin and proving that he is truly one in a million. Demola - Afrobeat &#38; Hip-hop Violinist, Artist, Singer]]></description>
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                                <title>DEMOLA THE VIOLINIST (Fri, 12/4/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>5 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/demola-the-violinist-fri-12-4-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 19:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Demola the Violinist returns to Yoshi&#8217;s Oakland with a holiday vibe that&#8217;s straight-up next level. This is where classical finesse meets street energy, flipping the season with bold beats, symphonic melodies, and that signature Demola swagger. The global phenomenon brings a dope fusion of Afrobeats, R&#38;B, Hip Hop, and Soul&#8212;turning winter into a full-on cultural avalanche to kick off the Holiday season. From viral social media star to award-winning showman, Demola delivers a festive, high‑energy experience that never falls short of amazing. This isn&#8217;t just a concert. It&#8217;s a holiday &#8220;turn-up&#8221;, a sonic joyride, and a seasonal celebration with real Oakland flavor you don&#8217;t want to miss. Presented by Kim Pruitt of KP Entertainment Connections, Mark Elliot of the A-List Musiq Circle, with Special Guest Host TBA. DEMOLA the VIOLINIST BIO:&#160; Demola, known to fans as &#8220;Demola the Violinist,&#8221; is an internationally recognized musician, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and award-winning self-taught multi-genre violinist. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Demola moved to the United States to pursue his solo music career, blending his love for Afrobeat, reggae, R&#38;B, hip-hop, pop, and country into a sound that is distinctly his own. In 2024, Demola&#8217;s career reached new heights, fueled by his vibrant social media presence and viral performances. With over 6 million followers and millions of streams across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, his videos regularly attract millions of views, making him one of the most-followed and celebrated violinists worldwide. His performances captivate global audiences, and his fanbase continues to expand with each viral hit. This year, Demola launched his highly successful &#8220;One in a Million 2.0&#8221; tour, performing in over 20 cities and mesmerizing audiences with original songs like &#8220;ONE IN A MILLION,&#8221; &#8220;MBAPPE,&#8221; and &#8220;LOVA,&#8221; which have collectively amassed millions of streams. He also made waves with his feature on the song &#8220;FORGIVE OUR TRESPASSES,&#8221; showcasing viral Afrobeat across the US and performing at Coachella. A hometown hero in Houston, Texas, Demola, has performed the national anthem for major sports teams, including the Houston Astros, Rockets, Dynamo, and Texans, before crowds of up to 70,000 people. He has also shared the stage with country music star Jelly Roll, performing for 74,000 fans at the Houston Rodeo. Demola is a fan favorite on television as well, with appearances on Good Morning America Online, FOX 26 Houston, CultureMap Houston, 97.9 KBXX Houston, FOX 31 Denver, WGN-9 Chicago, Black News Channel, and many others. His innovative fusion of genres has made him one of the first artists of his kind, captivating listeners with the melodic beauty of his violin and proving that he is truly one in a million. Demola - Afrobeat &#38; Hip-hop Violinist, Artist, Singer]]></description>
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                                <title>DAY26 (Sat, 11/14/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>5 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/day26-sat-11-14-26-2/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[MEET &#38; GREET TICKETS AVAILABLE (NOT INCLUDING SHOW TICKETS - CLICK HERE) EXCLUSIVE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE NEW DAY26 DOCUMENTARY AT EACH SHOW! Since their dynamic arrival in 2007, DAY26 has stood as one of the premier male vocal groups of the 21st century, carrying the torch of R&#38;B with timeless harmonies, heartfelt lyrics, and an undeniable stage presence. Discovered and brought together on MTV&#8217;s hit reality series Making the Band 4 under the guidance of Sean &#8220;Diddy&#8221; Combs, the five-member ensemble Brian, Willie, Robert, Mike, and Qwanell captured the attention of millions with their unmatched vocal blend and authentic brotherhood. ​Their self-titled debut album DAY26 (2008) made history by debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, powered by singles like &#8220;Got Me Going&#8221; and &#8220;Since You&#8217;ve Been Gone.&#8221; Their second album, Forever in a Day (2009), followed closely behind, debuting at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of around 113,000 copies. These early successes confirmed DAY26&#8217;s ability to resonate deeply with R&#38;B audiences and cross over into mainstream appeal. ​Over the years, DAY26 has become known not just for chart achievements, but for their electrifying live performances and their ability to balance lush ballads with dance-driven anthems. Songs like &#8220;Made Love Lately&#8221; (from their 2012 project A New Day) have showcased their versatility, blending vulnerability with mature artistry. ​In 2024, DAY26 reaffirmed their legacy with the release of Day Ones, an album that celebrates their journey while speaking directly to the fans who have supported them from the beginning. The project is both a love letter to R&#38;B and a statement of the group&#8217;s evolution, featuring the soulful harmonies, emotional storytelling, and dynamic energy that first made them household names, now seasoned with years of artistry and growth. Day Ones embodies their mission to honor the roots of classic R&#38;B while inspiring a new generation of listeners. Through their music, DAY26 has always represented unity, resilience, and the power of authentic artistry. With a catalog of memorable hits, a loyal fanbase known as the Day Ones, and a renewed creative spirit, the group continues to prove why they are one of R&#38;B&#8217;s most enduring and beloved acts. Their story is far from over, and with Day Ones, DAY26 reminds the world that real harmony never fades.]]></description>
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                                <title>DAY26 (Sat, 11/14/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>5 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/day26-sat-11-14-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[MEET &#38; GREET TICKETS AVAILABLE (NOT INCLUDING SHOW TICKETS - CLICK HERE) EXCLUSIVE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE NEW DAY26 DOCUMENTARY AT EACH SHOW! Since their dynamic arrival in 2007, DAY26 has stood as one of the premier male vocal groups of the 21st century, carrying the torch of R&#38;B with timeless harmonies, heartfelt lyrics, and an undeniable stage presence. Discovered and brought together on MTV&#8217;s hit reality series Making the Band 4 under the guidance of Sean &#8220;Diddy&#8221; Combs, the five-member ensemble Brian, Willie, Robert, Mike, and Qwanell captured the attention of millions with their unmatched vocal blend and authentic brotherhood. ​Their self-titled debut album DAY26 (2008) made history by debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, powered by singles like &#8220;Got Me Going&#8221; and &#8220;Since You&#8217;ve Been Gone.&#8221; Their second album, Forever in a Day (2009), followed closely behind, debuting at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of around 113,000 copies. These early successes confirmed DAY26&#8217;s ability to resonate deeply with R&#38;B audiences and cross over into mainstream appeal. ​Over the years, DAY26 has become known not just for chart achievements, but for their electrifying live performances and their ability to balance lush ballads with dance-driven anthems. Songs like &#8220;Made Love Lately&#8221; (from their 2012 project A New Day) have showcased their versatility, blending vulnerability with mature artistry. ​In 2024, DAY26 reaffirmed their legacy with the release of Day Ones, an album that celebrates their journey while speaking directly to the fans who have supported them from the beginning. The project is both a love letter to R&#38;B and a statement of the group&#8217;s evolution, featuring the soulful harmonies, emotional storytelling, and dynamic energy that first made them household names, now seasoned with years of artistry and growth. Day Ones embodies their mission to honor the roots of classic R&#38;B while inspiring a new generation of listeners. Through their music, DAY26 has always represented unity, resilience, and the power of authentic artistry. With a catalog of memorable hits, a loyal fanbase known as the Day Ones, and a renewed creative spirit, the group continues to prove why they are one of R&#38;B&#8217;s most enduring and beloved acts. Their story is far from over, and with Day Ones, DAY26 reminds the world that real harmony never fades.]]></description>
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                                <title>DAY26 PRE SHOW VIP EXPERIENCE (SHOW TICKET NOT INCLUDED) (Sat, 11/14/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>5 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/day26-pre-show-vip-experience-show-ticket-not-included-sat-11-14-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[THIS IS MEET &#38; GREET TICKETS ONLY (For Show Tickets CLICK HERE) Since their dynamic arrival in 2007, DAY26 has stood as one of the premier male vocal groups of the 21st century, carrying the torch of R&#38;B with timeless harmonies, heartfelt lyrics, and an undeniable stage presence. Discovered and brought together on MTV&#8217;s hit reality series Making the Band 4 under the guidance of Sean &#8220;Diddy&#8221; Combs, the five-member ensemble Brian, Willie, Robert, Mike, and Qwanell captured the attention of millions with their unmatched vocal blend and authentic brotherhood. ​Their self-titled debut album DAY26 (2008) made history by debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, powered by singles like &#8220;Got Me Going&#8221; and &#8220;Since You&#8217;ve Been Gone.&#8221; Their second album, Forever in a Day (2009), followed closely behind, debuting at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of around 113,000 copies. These early successes confirmed DAY26&#8217;s ability to resonate deeply with R&#38;B audiences and cross over into mainstream appeal. ​Over the years, DAY26 has become known not just for chart achievements, but for their electrifying live performances and their ability to balance lush ballads with dance-driven anthems. Songs like &#8220;Made Love Lately&#8221; (from their 2012 project A New Day) have showcased their versatility, blending vulnerability with mature artistry. ​In 2024, DAY26 reaffirmed their legacy with the release of Day Ones, an album that celebrates their journey while speaking directly to the fans who have supported them from the beginning. The project is both a love letter to R&#38;B and a statement of the group&#8217;s evolution, featuring the soulful harmonies, emotional storytelling, and dynamic energy that first made them household names, now seasoned with years of artistry and growth. Day Ones embodies their mission to honor the roots of classic R&#38;B while inspiring a new generation of listeners. Through their music, DAY26 has always represented unity, resilience, and the power of authentic artistry. With a catalog of memorable hits, a loyal fanbase known as the Day Ones, and a renewed creative spirit, the group continues to prove why they are one of R&#38;B&#8217;s most enduring and beloved acts. Their story is far from over, and with Day Ones, DAY26 reminds the world that real harmony never fades.]]></description>
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                                <title>SPANISH HARLEM ORCHESTRA (Wed, 12/9/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>6 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/spanish-harlem-orchestra-wed-12-9-26-2/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Spanish Harlem Orchestra, the three-time GRAMMY&#174; winning Salsa and Latin Jazz band, sets the gold standard for excellence in authentic, New York-style, hardcore salsa. Whether in a concert hall or at an outdoor jazz festival, there is no easing you in as they come at you full force, from start to finish. Their energy on stage and their rich sound and musical precision leave audiences mesmerized until the last note is played. With an unwavering respect for the music&#8217;s storied history, the ensemble&#8217;s thirteen world-class musicians and vocalists come together to create an unparalleled musical experience. For over 20 years, SHO has been dedicated to the sounds of the barrio (Spanish Harlem, NYC). Their music is characterized by the raw, organic, and vintage sound defined by the genre. They are on a mission to keep the musical legacy of salsa dura (hard salsa) alive and expand its audience to those who love great music, not just Latin music. Grounded in the past, while focused on the future, they strive to keep the music relevant, creating a unique and fresh approach. &#8220;As a leader and producer, my mission and vision are to represent the great history and legacy of this music that I&#8217;ve been blessed to be a part of my entire life,&#8221; reflects Hern&#225;ndez. &#8220;Our passion and commitment to this music is never-ending.&#8221; With this unyielding motivation, SHO&#8217;s GRAMMY&#174; nominated 2022 release&#160;Im&#225;genes Latinas&#160;saw the band exploring new dimensions but never deviating from its core belief. &#8220;As with all the new SHO recordings, the concept and sound are the same, but the playing of new songs, arrangements, and performances always aim to create a new magic for the listeners,&#8221; Hern&#225;ndez adds. SHO released their 9th studio album,&#160;Swing Forever, in 2024, further solidifying the group as&#160;&#8220;the leading light of the salsa reconstruction movement&#8221; (Newsday). With eight albums and six GRAMMY&#174; nominations, this powerhouse orchestra is aware that it is crucial to continually push itself and raise the bar. Their sixth album, entitled&#160;Anniversary, won the 2019 GRAMMY&#174; Award for Best Tropical Album.]]></description>
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                                <title>SPANISH HARLEM ORCHESTRA (Wed, 12/9/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>6 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/spanish-harlem-orchestra-wed-12-9-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Spanish Harlem Orchestra, the three-time GRAMMY&#174; winning Salsa and Latin Jazz band, sets the gold standard for excellence in authentic, New York-style, hardcore salsa. Whether in a concert hall or at an outdoor jazz festival, there is no easing you in as they come at you full force, from start to finish. Their energy on stage and their rich sound and musical precision leave audiences mesmerized until the last note is played. With an unwavering respect for the music&#8217;s storied history, the ensemble&#8217;s thirteen world-class musicians and vocalists come together to create an unparalleled musical experience. For over 20 years, SHO has been dedicated to the sounds of the barrio (Spanish Harlem, NYC). Their music is characterized by the raw, organic, and vintage sound defined by the genre. They are on a mission to keep the musical legacy of salsa dura (hard salsa) alive and expand its audience to those who love great music, not just Latin music. Grounded in the past, while focused on the future, they strive to keep the music relevant, creating a unique and fresh approach. &#8220;As a leader and producer, my mission and vision are to represent the great history and legacy of this music that I&#8217;ve been blessed to be a part of my entire life,&#8221; reflects Hern&#225;ndez. &#8220;Our passion and commitment to this music is never-ending.&#8221; With this unyielding motivation, SHO&#8217;s GRAMMY&#174; nominated 2022 release&#160;Im&#225;genes Latinas&#160;saw the band exploring new dimensions but never deviating from its core belief. &#8220;As with all the new SHO recordings, the concept and sound are the same, but the playing of new songs, arrangements, and performances always aim to create a new magic for the listeners,&#8221; Hern&#225;ndez adds. SHO released their 9th studio album,&#160;Swing Forever, in 2024, further solidifying the group as&#160;&#8220;the leading light of the salsa reconstruction movement&#8221; (Newsday). With eight albums and six GRAMMY&#174; nominations, this powerhouse orchestra is aware that it is crucial to continually push itself and raise the bar. Their sixth album, entitled&#160;Anniversary, won the 2019 GRAMMY&#174; Award for Best Tropical Album.]]></description>
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                                <title>SPANISH HARLEM ORCHESTRA (Tue, 12/8/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>6 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/spanish-harlem-orchestra-tue-12-8-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Spanish Harlem Orchestra, the three-time GRAMMY&#174; winning Salsa and Latin Jazz band, sets the gold standard for excellence in authentic, New York-style, hardcore salsa. Whether in a concert hall or at an outdoor jazz festival, there is no easing you in as they come at you full force, from start to finish. Their energy on stage and their rich sound and musical precision leave audiences mesmerized until the last note is played. With an unwavering respect for the music&#8217;s storied history, the ensemble&#8217;s thirteen world-class musicians and vocalists come together to create an unparalleled musical experience. For over 20 years, SHO has been dedicated to the sounds of the barrio (Spanish Harlem, NYC). Their music is characterized by the raw, organic, and vintage sound defined by the genre. They are on a mission to keep the musical legacy of salsa dura (hard salsa) alive and expand its audience to those who love great music, not just Latin music. Grounded in the past, while focused on the future, they strive to keep the music relevant, creating a unique and fresh approach. &#8220;As a leader and producer, my mission and vision are to represent the great history and legacy of this music that I&#8217;ve been blessed to be a part of my entire life,&#8221; reflects Hern&#225;ndez. &#8220;Our passion and commitment to this music is never-ending.&#8221; With this unyielding motivation, SHO&#8217;s GRAMMY&#174; nominated 2022 release&#160;Im&#225;genes Latinas&#160;saw the band exploring new dimensions but never deviating from its core belief. &#8220;As with all the new SHO recordings, the concept and sound are the same, but the playing of new songs, arrangements, and performances always aim to create a new magic for the listeners,&#8221; Hern&#225;ndez adds. SHO released their 9th studio album,&#160;Swing Forever, in 2024, further solidifying the group as&#160;&#8220;the leading light of the salsa reconstruction movement&#8221; (Newsday). With eight albums and six GRAMMY&#174; nominations, this powerhouse orchestra is aware that it is crucial to continually push itself and raise the bar. Their sixth album, entitled&#160;Anniversary, won the 2019 GRAMMY&#174; Award for Best Tropical Album.]]></description>
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                                <title>BRIAN CULBERTSON (Thu, 11/19/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>8 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/brian-culbertson-thu-11-19-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Over the course of crafting a 29-album catalog and architecting 40 Billboard #1 singles as a keyboardist, songwriter, and producer, Brian Culbertson has charted his own unique course in music. Label him jazz, and he makes a funk record. Call him an R&#38;B artist, and he drops an acoustic jazz trio collection. Brand him pop, and he creates a 32-minute New Age opus. And you&#8217;d be hard pressed to name another instrumentalist of his ilk who can mount an elaborately designed concert production that will keep him on the road for three consecutive months.&#160; Culbertson burst onto the scene in 1994 with a chart-topping album that he recorded in his college apartment, featuring keyboard-led contemporary jazz tracks. &#8220;Long Night Out&#8221; landed him a lengthy record deal and signaled that a star was born. Flash forward to the present day, Culbertson has been going back and listening more and more to music that inspired him as a young musician, such as David Sanborn, The Brecker Bros, Chick Corea, Al Jarreau, Pat Metheny, and others in the jazz fusion world.&#160;&#160; "It instantly brought me back to the days of &#8216;no rules&#8217; and the pure joy of music, something that I think a lot of albums today are lacking. With that said, I set out to write and produce a new album that would try to capture a little bit of that late 70&#8217;s and early 80&#8217;s spirit of music exploration, along with using only live musicians and real instruments.&#160; Similar in style to &#8220;Another Long Night Out&#8221;, &#8220;Day Trip&#8221; is the daytime version!&#8221; said Culbertson.&#160; Possessing style, panache, and a savvy business mind capable of moving the needle in music and beyond, Culbertson founded and curates the annual Napa Valley, New Orleans, Hawaii, and Chicago Jazz Getaways, which have attracted guests from all over the globe to experience his premier events.&#160; Whether you&#8217;re listening to music from &#8220;Day Trip&#8221; on record or live in concert, you&#8217;re hearing an eclectic, entertaining and engaging set from an artist at the peak of his power.]]></description>
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                                <title>BRIAN CULBERTSON (Wed, 11/18/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>8 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/brian-culbertson-wed-11-18-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Over the course of crafting a 29-album catalog and architecting 40 Billboard #1 singles as a keyboardist, songwriter, and producer, Brian Culbertson has charted his own unique course in music. Label him jazz, and he makes a funk record. Call him an R&#38;B artist, and he drops an acoustic jazz trio collection. Brand him pop, and he creates a 32-minute New Age opus. And you&#8217;d be hard pressed to name another instrumentalist of his ilk who can mount an elaborately designed concert production that will keep him on the road for three consecutive months.&#160; Culbertson burst onto the scene in 1994 with a chart-topping album that he recorded in his college apartment, featuring keyboard-led contemporary jazz tracks. &#8220;Long Night Out&#8221; landed him a lengthy record deal and signaled that a star was born. Flash forward to the present day, Culbertson has been going back and listening more and more to music that inspired him as a young musician, such as David Sanborn, The Brecker Bros, Chick Corea, Al Jarreau, Pat Metheny, and others in the jazz fusion world.&#160;&#160; "It instantly brought me back to the days of &#8216;no rules&#8217; and the pure joy of music, something that I think a lot of albums today are lacking. With that said, I set out to write and produce a new album that would try to capture a little bit of that late 70&#8217;s and early 80&#8217;s spirit of music exploration, along with using only live musicians and real instruments.&#160; Similar in style to &#8220;Another Long Night Out&#8221;, &#8220;Day Trip&#8221; is the daytime version!&#8221; said Culbertson.&#160; Possessing style, panache, and a savvy business mind capable of moving the needle in music and beyond, Culbertson founded and curates the annual Napa Valley, New Orleans, Hawaii, and Chicago Jazz Getaways, which have attracted guests from all over the globe to experience his premier events.&#160; Whether you&#8217;re listening to music from &#8220;Day Trip&#8221; on record or live in concert, you&#8217;re hearing an eclectic, entertaining and engaging set from an artist at the peak of his power.]]></description>
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                                <title>BRIAN CULBERTSON (Tues, 11/17/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>8 months ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/brian-culbertson-tues-11-17-26/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Over the course of crafting a 29-album catalog and architecting 40 Billboard #1 singles as a keyboardist, songwriter, and producer, Brian Culbertson has charted his own unique course in music. Label him jazz, and he makes a funk record. Call him an R&#38;B artist, and he drops an acoustic jazz trio collection. Brand him pop, and he creates a 32-minute New Age opus. And you&#8217;d be hard pressed to name another instrumentalist of his ilk who can mount an elaborately designed concert production that will keep him on the road for three consecutive months.&#160; Culbertson burst onto the scene in 1994 with a chart-topping album that he recorded in his college apartment, featuring keyboard-led contemporary jazz tracks. &#8220;Long Night Out&#8221; landed him a lengthy record deal and signaled that a star was born. Flash forward to the present day, Culbertson has been going back and listening more and more to music that inspired him as a young musician, such as David Sanborn, The Brecker Bros, Chick Corea, Al Jarreau, Pat Metheny, and others in the jazz fusion world.&#160;&#160; "It instantly brought me back to the days of &#8216;no rules&#8217; and the pure joy of music, something that I think a lot of albums today are lacking. With that said, I set out to write and produce a new album that would try to capture a little bit of that late 70&#8217;s and early 80&#8217;s spirit of music exploration, along with using only live musicians and real instruments.&#160; Similar in style to &#8220;Another Long Night Out&#8221;, &#8220;Day Trip&#8221; is the daytime version!&#8221; said Culbertson.&#160; Possessing style, panache, and a savvy business mind capable of moving the needle in music and beyond, Culbertson founded and curates the annual Napa Valley, New Orleans, Hawaii, and Chicago Jazz Getaways, which have attracted guests from all over the globe to experience his premier events.&#160; Whether you&#8217;re listening to music from &#8220;Day Trip&#8221; on record or live in concert, you&#8217;re hearing an eclectic, entertaining and engaging set from an artist at the peak of his power.]]></description>
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                                <title>DEMOLA THE VIOLINIST (Sat, 12/5/26)</title>
                                <eventupdate>4 years ago</eventupdate>
                                <link>https://yoshis.rockhousepartners.com/event/demola-the-violinist-sat-12-5-26-2/yoshis/</link>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2022 21:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Demola the Violinist returns to Yoshi&#8217;s Oakland with a holiday vibe that&#8217;s straight-up next level. This is where classical finesse meets street energy, flipping the season with bold beats, symphonic melodies, and that signature Demola swagger. The global phenomenon brings a dope fusion of Afrobeats, R&#38;B, Hip Hop, and Soul&#8212;turning winter into a full-on cultural avalanche to kick off the Holiday season. From viral social media star to award-winning showman, Demola delivers a festive, high‑energy experience that never falls short of amazing. This isn&#8217;t just a concert. It&#8217;s a holiday &#8220;turn-up&#8221;, a sonic joyride, and a seasonal celebration with real Oakland flavor you don&#8217;t want to miss. Presented by Kim Pruitt of KP Entertainment Connections, Mark Elliot of the A-List Musiq Circle, with Special Guest Host TBA. DEMOLA the VIOLINIST BIO:&#160; Demola, known to fans as &#8220;Demola the Violinist,&#8221; is an internationally recognized musician, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and award-winning self-taught multi-genre violinist. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Demola moved to the United States to pursue his solo music career, blending his love for Afrobeat, reggae, R&#38;B, hip-hop, pop, and country into a sound that is distinctly his own. In 2024, Demola&#8217;s career reached new heights, fueled by his vibrant social media presence and viral performances. With over 6 million followers and millions of streams across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, his videos regularly attract millions of views, making him one of the most-followed and celebrated violinists worldwide. His performances captivate global audiences, and his fanbase continues to expand with each viral hit. This year, Demola launched his highly successful &#8220;One in a Million 2.0&#8221; tour, performing in over 20 cities and mesmerizing audiences with original songs like &#8220;ONE IN A MILLION,&#8221; &#8220;MBAPPE,&#8221; and &#8220;LOVA,&#8221; which have collectively amassed millions of streams. He also made waves with his feature on the song &#8220;FORGIVE OUR TRESPASSES,&#8221; showcasing viral Afrobeat across the US and performing at Coachella. A hometown hero in Houston, Texas, Demola, has performed the national anthem for major sports teams, including the Houston Astros, Rockets, Dynamo, and Texans, before crowds of up to 70,000 people. He has also shared the stage with country music star Jelly Roll, performing for 74,000 fans at the Houston Rodeo. Demola is a fan favorite on television as well, with appearances on Good Morning America Online, FOX 26 Houston, CultureMap Houston, 97.9 KBXX Houston, FOX 31 Denver, WGN-9 Chicago, Black News Channel, and many others. His innovative fusion of genres has made him one of the first artists of his kind, captivating listeners with the melodic beauty of his violin and proving that he is truly one in a million. Demola - Afrobeat &#38; Hip-hop Violinist, Artist, Singer]]></description>
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