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There are several other exciting plans for this year's season. First, Mills Alumna Ellen Rodgers '63 will be honored for her continued support to the Mills Dance Department. Second, as part of an on-going partnership between ODC/Dance and the Mill College Dance Department there will be special guest appearance by ODC/Dance on Nov. 12th. In addition, the final evening of season, Nov. 14th , will be performed in San Francisco at ODC Dance Commons, Studio B.

All Shows @ 8pm
November 12 and 13, Lisser Hall, Mills College. 5000 MacArthur Blvd. Oakland, CA 94613
November 14, ODC Dance Commons, Studio B. 351 Shotwell St. San Francisco, CA 94110
TICKETS AT DOOR
Free to Mills Community with ID Nov 12th & 13th ONLY
$12 students/seniors
$15 general admission
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4840618/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4840618/CA/Oakland/Mills-Repertory-Dance-Company-Concert-INTERSECTIONS/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4840618/#comments 37.7799 -122.1814 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:20:20 -0700 2009-11-03T21:20:20-07:00 Mills Repertory Dance Company Concert- INTERSECTIONS 2009-11-12T20:00:00Z 2009-11-14T22:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/657141/CA/Oakland/Lisser-Hall-Mills-College-Nov-12-13th-amp-OCD-Dance-Commons-Studio-B-Nov-14th/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/657141/ Lisser Hall, Mills College (Nov 12-13th) & OCD Dance Commons, Studio B (Nov 14th) 5000 MacArthur Blvd. (Only Nov 12 & 13th) Oakland California 94613 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/657141/CA/Oakland/Lisser-Hall-Mills-College-Nov-12-13th-amp-OCD-Dance-Commons-Studio-B-Nov-14th/ Amy MacClain sings and plays guitar. Jason Cole plays guitar and rocks out. Mary Fairfield sings harmonies and plays percussion of all sorts.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4841020/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4841020/CA/Oakland/The-Utah-Girl/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4841020/#comments 37.8113 -122.2425 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:42:41 -0700 2009-11-04T06:42:41-07:00 The Utah Girl 2009-11-14T20:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/404882/CA/Oakland/L39Amyx-Tea-Bar/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/404882/ L'Amyx Tea Bar 3437 Lakeshore Avenue Oakland California 94610 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/404882/CA/Oakland/L39Amyx-Tea-Bar/ Diana Strong plays accordion tunes from around the world, including Balkan, Brazilian, Scandinavian, French, and her own original pieces. This diversity of musical influences, as well as classical piano background contribute to a style that is both exotic and familiar, playful and deeply expressive. Will be joined by clarinetist, Samuel Atchley.
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Selections will include Pinkham's "Christmas Cantata", John Rutter's arrangements of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" and "Here We Come A-Wassailing", Leroy Anderson's, "Sleigh Ride", as well as selections by Bruckner, Holst, Martin and familiar seasonal songs. The concert will include beloved carols where the audience is invited to join in the singing.

Sunday's December 6th concert will be performed at the First Presbyterian Church in Oakland, 27th and Broadway. The venue is wheel-chair accessible.

Advance purchase of tickets is recommended. You may go on-line to http://www.cantareconvivo.org/Season.asp, or call the Cantare office at (510) 836-0789.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4842941/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4842941/CA/Oakland/Tis-the-Season-a-holiday-choral-concert/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4842941/#comments 37.8168 -122.2743 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:27:55 -0700 2009-11-05T01:27:55-07:00 Tis the Season, a holiday choral concert 2009-12-06T15:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/651874/CA/Oakland/First-Presbyterian-Church-of-Oakland/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/651874/ First Presbyterian Church of Oakland 2619 Broadway at 26th Street Oakland California 94612 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/651874/CA/Oakland/First-Presbyterian-Church-of-Oakland/ Oracle Arena
Oakland, CA
Fri, Dec 11, 2009 06:15 PM256
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4843407/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4843407/CA/Oakland/MUSE-Live105-Not-So-Silent-NightMuseAFI30-Seconds-to-MarsVampire/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4843407/#comments 37.7469 -122.2009 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:27:26 -0700 2009-11-05T19:27:26-07:00 MUSE - Live105 Not So Silent Night:Muse/AFI/30 Seconds to Mars/Vampire 2009-12-11T18:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/48129/CA/Oakland/ORACLE-Arena/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/48129/ ORACLE Arena 7000 Coliseum Way Oakland California 94621 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/48129/CA/Oakland/ORACLE-Arena/
Morgan says "It is a great pleasure to open the season with this array of singers, from Hope Briggs and Brian Leerhuber with whom I'm worked many times, to Joshua Bloom whom I'll be working with for the first time. The talent that lives in the Bay Area makes it very easy to make a world class evening using local talent. I am also happy to show off both my orchestra and my assistant conductor Bryan Nies."

A Night at the Opera celebrates the season's opening with musical highlights from some of the world's grandest operas, and brings together the OEBS, Oakland Symphony Chorus, under the direction of Lynne Morrow, and Oakland-East Bay Gay Men's Chorus under the direction of Michael Robert Patch.

The opening night program includes well-known orchestral and vocal selections from well-loved operas including Giuseppe Verdi's Aida (1871), La Forza del Destino (1862), and Nabucco (1842); Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti (1835); Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni (1890), The Ring Cycle by Richard Wagner (1869-1874), Herodiade by Jules Massenet (1881) and Candide by Leonard Berntstein (1956).
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4843528/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4843528/CA/Oakland/Opening-Concert-Night-at-the-Opera/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4843528/#comments 37.8093 -122.268 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:05:47 -0700 2009-11-05T23:05:47-07:00 Opening Concert: Night at the Opera 2009-11-13T20:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/35940/CA/Oakland/Paramount-Theater/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/35940/ Paramount Theater 2025 Broadway Oakland California 94612 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/35940/CA/Oakland/Paramount-Theater/
November 13 – December 15

Artist Reception
Friday, November 13, 2009
6-9pm

Woody’s Cafe
1841 Park Blvd, Oakland, CA 94606
Hours: 7:30-7pm daily
510.893.0281

http://www.facebook.com/events.php#/event.php?eid=173345285100&index=1
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In the exhibit, you can read the women's own words, telling about their lives and traditions, and see them sharing their culture and arts with youth at Peralta Hacienda Historical Park. As they garden, cook, and embroider, they communicate a sense of who they are, and their history and culture, to children of many cultures.

Along with the exhibit opening, five short, original, autobiographical films will be screened, with Mien voiceover and English subtitles. The Mien women featured in the exhibit will also be present, selling their embroidered crafts.

Free entry to this new exhibit is our holiday gift to you, and beautiful Mien embroideries will make great last-minute gifts for your loved ones!
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4844036/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4844036/CA/Oakland/39Iu-Mien-at-Peralta-Hacienda39-Exhibit-Opening/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4844036/#comments 37.7866 -122.2175 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:28:44 -0700 2009-11-06T19:28:44-07:00 'Iu Mien at Peralta Hacienda' Exhibit Opening 2009-12-12T14:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/475752/CA/Oakland/Peralta-Hacienda-Historical-Park/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/475752/ Peralta Hacienda Historical Park 2465 34th Ave. Oakland California 94619 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/475752/CA/Oakland/Peralta-Hacienda-Historical-Park/ ,Men Of Endurance Of The Bay Area
,Mighty Male Chorus Of Good Hope Baptist Church
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4844246/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4844246/CA/Oakland/Jackson-Southernaires/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4844246/#comments 37.7721 -122.1936 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:26:11 -0700 2009-11-07T00:26:11-07:00 Jackson Southernaires 2010-01-17T16:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/658075/CA/Oakland/Good-Hope-Baptist-Church/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/658075/ Good Hope Baptist Church 5717 Foothill Blvd Oakland California 94605 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/658075/CA/Oakland/Good-Hope-Baptist-Church/ ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4845180/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4845180/CA/Oakland/Free-Telescope-Viewing/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4845180/#comments 37.8262 -122.1803 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:31:52 -0700 2009-11-07T10:31:52-07:00 Free Telescope Viewing 2010-01-23T19:30:00Z 2010-01-23T22:30Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/58998/CA/Oakland/Chabot-Space-amp-Science-Center-Tien-Megadome/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/58998/ Chabot Space & Science Center Tien Megadome 10000 Skyline Blvd Oakland California 94619 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/58998/CA/Oakland/Chabot-Space-amp-Science-Center-Tien-Megadome/ ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4848937/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4848937/CA/Oakland/Solar-Viewing/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4848937/#comments 37.8262 -122.1803 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:42:47 -0700 2009-11-07T12:42:47-07:00 Solar Viewing 2010-01-24T13:00:00Z 2010-01-24T16:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/58998/CA/Oakland/Chabot-Space-amp-Science-Center-Tien-Megadome/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/58998/ Chabot Space & Science Center Tien Megadome 10000 Skyline Blvd Oakland California 94619 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/58998/CA/Oakland/Chabot-Space-amp-Science-Center-Tien-Megadome/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4858520/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4858520/CA/Oakland/Oakland-Interfaith-Gospel-Choir/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4858520/#comments 37.8093 -122.268 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:21:18 -0700 2009-11-07T18:21:18-07:00 Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir 2009-12-05T19:30:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/35940/CA/Oakland/Paramount-Theater/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/35940/ Paramount Theater 2025 Broadway Oakland California 94612 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/35940/CA/Oakland/Paramount-Theater/ ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4859150/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4859150/CA/Oakland/Walk-Across-California/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4859150/#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:44:48 -0700 2009-11-07T18:44:48-07:00 Walk Across California 2010-01-28T10:00:00Z 2010-01-28T17:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/38581/CA/Oakland/Oakland-Museum-of-California/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/38581/ Oakland Museum of California 10th St. Oakland California 94607 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/38581/CA/Oakland/Oakland-Museum-of-California/
The 23-voice Cantare Chamber Ensemble, under the direction of David Morales, will present an array of Christmas art songs, soothing lullabies and festive carols while listeners enjoy a catered dinner by candlelight and sweeping views of the Bay.

Selections will include "O Holy Night", "Away in a Manger", "Little Drummer Boy", "Infant Holy", as well as works by Sweelinck, Lauridsen, Kverno, Tavener and others, and a lively rendition of "Jingle Bells" as recorded by the Swingle Singers.

The dinner-concert will be performed at the Merritt College Student Lounge, 12500 Campus Drive (off Redwood Road) in the Oakland Hills.

There will be two seatings for the dinner/concert -- 5 pm to 6:30 pm first seating; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm second seating. Advance reservations are strongly recommended. Groups rates for a table of six are also available. Tickets may be ordered in advance by going on-line to Cantare Con Vivo's website http://www.cantareconvivo.org/Season.asp, or by calling the Cantare office at (510) 836-0789.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4864574/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4864574/CA/Oakland/Peace-on-Earth-festive-music-and-holiday-repast/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4864574/#comments 37.7855 -122.166 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:51:54 -0700 2009-11-07T21:51:54-07:00 Peace on Earth -- festive music and holiday repast 2009-12-12T17:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/658161/CA/Oakland/Merritt-College-Student-Lounge/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/658161/ Merritt College Student Lounge 12500 Campus Drive (off Redwood Road), Oakland Hills Oakland California 94619 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/658161/CA/Oakland/Merritt-College-Student-Lounge/ We'll have beer, wine, snacks, schwag--and a chance to meet--and join--the Oakland Local team. If you'd like to do blogging or community reporting for this site, this is a chance to sign up and get hands-on instruction--or just hang out and build community.
Please RSVP here or at Facebook: http://bit.ly/zebJv
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4865458/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4865458/CA/Oakland/Oakland-Local-Community-Meetup/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4865458/#comments 37.8026 -122.2668 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:22:10 -0700 2009-11-07T22:22:10-07:00 Oakland Local Community Meetup 2009-11-16T18:30:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/635532/CA/Oakland/TechLiminal/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/635532/ Tech/Liminal 268 14th Street Oakland California 94612 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/635532/CA/Oakland/TechLiminal/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4866139/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4866139/CA/Oakland/2-Hour-History-Cruise-on-San-Fancisco-Bay/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4866139/#comments 37.7954 -122.2788 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:47:43 -0700 2009-11-07T22:47:43-07:00 2 Hour History Cruise on San Fancisco Bay 2010-10-21T10:30:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/480971/CA/Oakland/USS-Potomac/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/480971/ USS Potomac 540 Water St Oakland California 94607 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/480971/CA/Oakland/USS-Potomac/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4866280/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4866280/CA/Oakland/3-Hour-Cruise-Islands-Shipyards-amp-Estuary/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4866280/#comments 37.7954 -122.2788 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:53:59 -0700 2009-11-07T22:53:59-07:00 3 Hour Cruise - Islands, Shipyards & Estuary 2010-06-17T10:30:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/480971/CA/Oakland/USS-Potomac/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/480971/ USS Potomac 540 Water St Oakland California 94607 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/480971/CA/Oakland/USS-Potomac/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4866786/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4866786/CA/Oakland/U2-360-Tour/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4866786/#comments 37.7469 -122.2009 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:17:10 -0700 2009-11-07T23:17:10-07:00 U2 360??? Tour 2010-06-16T19:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/552934/CA/Oakland/Oakland-Alameda-County-Coliseum/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/552934/ Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 7000 Coliseum Way, #1 Oakland California 94621 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/552934/CA/Oakland/Oakland-Alameda-County-Coliseum/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4867049/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4867049/CA/Oakland/Them-Crooked-Vultures/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4867049/#comments 37.8077 -122.27 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:28:49 -0700 2009-11-07T23:28:49-07:00 Them Crooked Vultures 2009-11-19T20:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/420956/CA/Oakland/Fox-Theater-Oakland/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/420956/ Fox Theater - Oakland 1807 Telegraph Ave Oakland California 94612 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/420956/CA/Oakland/Fox-Theater-Oakland/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4867228/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4867228/CA/Oakland/The-Lovemakers-Featuring-Veil-Veil-Vanish-Silver-Swans/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4867228/#comments 37.8086 -122.27 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:37:00 -0700 2009-11-07T23:37:00-07:00 The Lovemakers Featuring Veil Veil Vanish / Silver Swans 2009-11-27T21:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/35792/CA/Oakland/The-Uptown-Night-Club/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/35792/ The Uptown Night Club 1928 Telegraph Ave Oakland California 94612 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/35792/CA/Oakland/The-Uptown-Night-Club/ ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4868167/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4868167/CA/Oakland/The-Tuesday-Night-Excape/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4868167/#comments 37.8088 -122.2543 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:04:24 -0700 2009-11-08T00:04:24-07:00 The Tuesday Night Excape 2009-11-24T20:00:00Z 2009-11-25T02:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/435350/CA/Oakland/The-Dapper-Lounge/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/435350/ The Dapper Lounge 389 Grand Ave Oakland California 94610 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/435350/CA/Oakland/The-Dapper-Lounge/ ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4870763/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4870763/CA/Oakland/Oakland-Community-Farmers-Market/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4870763/#comments 37.7888 -122.1961 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:16:18 -0700 2009-11-08T01:16:18-07:00 Oakland Community Farmers Market 2009-11-28T10:00:00Z 2009-11-28T14:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/606047/CA/Oakland/Laurel-District-of-East-Oakland/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/606047/ Laurel District of East Oakland 4173 Macarthur Blvd Oakland California 94619 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/606047/CA/Oakland/Laurel-District-of-East-Oakland/
Barely Legal has been bringing Rocky Horror to the San Francisco Bay Area regularly since 1995! We're excited about our upcoming birthday, and we'll hope you'll be there to be a part of it!

This one event could change the world forever! It probably won't, but it will be a lot of fun, so come check it out! Come dressed as your favorite Rocky Horror character and party with the Bay Area's premier Rocky Horror cast! We hope to see you there.

Saturday November 14
The Grand Lake
3200 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA
Tickets are available at the theatre now!

www.barelylegal.rhps.org
www.myspace.com/blrocky
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A fundraising benefit for KCSM FM 91, the Bay Area's Jazz Station, with
Kim Nalley, Mike Lipskin, The Bebop Santa Claus and surprise guests!
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A fundraising benefit for KCSM FM 91, the Bay Area's Jazz Station, with
Kim Nalley, Mike Lipskin, The Bebop Santa Claus and surprise guests!
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Bill Rich - Bass

Wednesday & Thursday
8pm shows $24
10pm shows $18

Friday & Saturday
8pm & 10pm shows $28

Sunday 2pm kids matinee
$5 kids, $18 adult (with kid), $24 adult (general)

Sunday 7pm show
$28

Composer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Taj Mahal is one of the most prominent and influential figures in late 20th century blues and roots music. Though his career began more than four decades ago with American blues, he has broadened his artistic scope over the years to include music representing virtually every corner of the world – west Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, the Hawaiian islands and so much more. What ties it all together is his insatiable interest in musical discovery. Over the years, his passion and curiosity have led him around the world, and the resulting global perspective is reflected in his music.

Born Henry St. Claire Fredericks in Harlem on May 17, 1942, Taj grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts. His father was a jazz pianist, composer and arranger of Caribbean descent, and his mother was a gospel singing schoolteacher from South Carolina. Both parents encouraged their children to take pride in their diverse ethnic and cultural roots. His father had an extensive record collection and a shortwave radio that brought sounds from near and far into the home. His parents also started him on classical piano lessons, but after only two weeks, young Henry already had other plans about what and how he wanted to play.

In addition to piano, the young musician learned to play the clarinet, trombone and harmonica, and he loved to sing. He discovered his stepfather's guitar and became serious about it in his early teens when a guitarist from North Carolina moved in next door and taught him the various styles of Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins, John Lee Hooker and Jimmy Reed and other titans of Delta and Chicago blues.

Springfield in the 1950s was full of recent arrivals, not just from around the U.S. but from all over the globe. "We spoke several dialects in my house – Southern, Caribbean, African – and we heard dialects from eastern and western Europe," Taj recalls. In addition, musicians from the Caribbean, Africa and all over the U.S. frequently visited the Fredericks home, and Taj became even more fascinated with roots – the origins of all the different forms of music he was hearing, what path they took to reach their current form, and how they influenced each other along the way. He threw himself into the study of older forms of African-American music – a music that the record companies of the day largely ignored.

Henry studied agriculture at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in the early 1960s. Inspired by a dream, he adopted the musical alias of Taj Mahal and formed the popular U. Mass party band, the Elektras. After graduating, he headed west in 1964 to Los Angeles, where he formed the Rising Sons, a six-piece outfit that included guitarist Ry Cooder. The band opened for numerous high-profile touring artists of the ‘60s, including Otis Redding, the Temptations and Martha and the Vandellas. Around this same time, Taj also mingled with various blues legends, including Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Lightnin' Hopkins and Sleepy John Estes.

This diversity of musical experience served as the bedrock for Taj's first three recordings: Taj Mahal (1967), The Natch'l Blues (1968) and Giant Step (1969). Drawing on all the sounds and styles he'd absorbed as a child and a young adult, these early albums showed signs of the musical exploration that would be Taj's hallmark over the years to come.

In the 1970s, Taj carved out a unique musical niche with a string of adventurous recordings, including Happy To be Just Like I Am (1971), Recycling the Blues and Other Related Stuff (1972), the GRAMMY®-nominated soundtrack to the movie Sounder (1973), Mo' Roots (1974), Music Fuh Ya (Music Para Tu) (1977) and Evolution (The Most Recent) (1978).

Taj's recorded output slowed somewhat during the 1980s as he toured relentlessly and immersed himself in the music and culture of his new home in Hawaii. Still, that decade saw the well-received release of Taj in 1987, as well as the first three of his celebrated children's albums on the Music For Little People label.

He returned to a full recording and touring schedule in the 1990s, including such projects as the musical scores for the Langston Hughes/Zora Neale Hurston play Mule Bone (1991) and the movie Zebrahead (1992). Later in the decade, Dancing the Blues (1993), Phantom Blues (1996), An Evening of Acoustic Music (1996) and the GRAMMY®-winning Señor Blues (1997) were all commercial and critical successes.

At the same time, Taj continued to explore world music, beginning with the aptly titled World Music in 1993. He joined Indian classical musicians on Mumtaz Mahal in 1995, and recorded Sacred Island, a blend of Hawaiian music and blues, with the Hula Blues in 1998. Kulanjan, released in 1999, was a collaborative project with Malian kora player Toumani Diabate (the kora is a 21-string west African harp).

In 2000, Taj released a second GRAMMY®-winning album, Shoutin' in Key, and recorded a second album with the Hula Blues, Hanapepe Dream, in 2003.

Taj joins the Heads Up International label in the fall of 2008 with the worldwide release of Maestro: Celebrating 40 Years. As the title suggests, this twelve-track set marks the fortieth anniversary of Taj's rich and varied recording career by mixing original material, chestnuts borrowed from classic sources, and songs written by a cadre of highly talented guest artists. This anniversary gala includes performances by Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Ziggy Marley, Angelique Kidjo, Los Lobos and others – many of whom have been directly influenced by Taj's music and guidance.

"The one thing I've always demanded of the records I've made is that they be danceable," he says. "This record is danceable, it's listenable, it has lots of different rhythms, it's accessible, it's all right in front of you. It's a lot of fun, and it represents where I am at this particular moment in my life. This record is just the beginning of another chapter, one that's going to be open to more music and more ideas. Even at the end of forty years, in many ways my music is just getting started."
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4878474/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4878474/CA/Oakland-CA/Taj-Mahal-Trio/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4878474/#comments 37.2197 -119.765 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:46:19 -0700 2009-11-09T23:46:19-07:00 Taj Mahal Trio 2009-12-02T20:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/1218/CA/Oakland-CA/Yoshi39s/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/1218/ Yoshi's 510 Embarcadero West Oakland, CA California United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/1218/CA/Oakland-CA/Yoshi39s/ Kester Smith - Drums
Bill Rich - Bass

Wednesday & Thursday
8pm shows $24
10pm shows $18

Friday & Saturday
8pm & 10pm shows $28

Sunday 2pm kids matinee
$5 kids, $18 adult (with kid), $24 adult (general)

Sunday 7pm show
$28

Composer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Taj Mahal is one of the most prominent and influential figures in late 20th century blues and roots music. Though his career began more than four decades ago with American blues, he has broadened his artistic scope over the years to include music representing virtually every corner of the world – west Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, the Hawaiian islands and so much more. What ties it all together is his insatiable interest in musical discovery. Over the years, his passion and curiosity have led him around the world, and the resulting global perspective is reflected in his music.

Born Henry St. Claire Fredericks in Harlem on May 17, 1942, Taj grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts. His father was a jazz pianist, composer and arranger of Caribbean descent, and his mother was a gospel singing schoolteacher from South Carolina. Both parents encouraged their children to take pride in their diverse ethnic and cultural roots. His father had an extensive record collection and a shortwave radio that brought sounds from near and far into the home. His parents also started him on classical piano lessons, but after only two weeks, young Henry already had other plans about what and how he wanted to play.

In addition to piano, the young musician learned to play the clarinet, trombone and harmonica, and he loved to sing. He discovered his stepfather's guitar and became serious about it in his early teens when a guitarist from North Carolina moved in next door and taught him the various styles of Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins, John Lee Hooker and Jimmy Reed and other titans of Delta and Chicago blues.

Springfield in the 1950s was full of recent arrivals, not just from around the U.S. but from all over the globe. "We spoke several dialects in my house – Southern, Caribbean, African – and we heard dialects from eastern and western Europe," Taj recalls. In addition, musicians from the Caribbean, Africa and all over the U.S. frequently visited the Fredericks home, and Taj became even more fascinated with roots – the origins of all the different forms of music he was hearing, what path they took to reach their current form, and how they influenced each other along the way. He threw himself into the study of older forms of African-American music – a music that the record companies of the day largely ignored.

Henry studied agriculture at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in the early 1960s. Inspired by a dream, he adopted the musical alias of Taj Mahal and formed the popular U. Mass party band, the Elektras. After graduating, he headed west in 1964 to Los Angeles, where he formed the Rising Sons, a six-piece outfit that included guitarist Ry Cooder. The band opened for numerous high-profile touring artists of the ‘60s, including Otis Redding, the Temptations and Martha and the Vandellas. Around this same time, Taj also mingled with various blues legends, including Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Lightnin' Hopkins and Sleepy John Estes.

This diversity of musical experience served as the bedrock for Taj's first three recordings: Taj Mahal (1967), The Natch'l Blues (1968) and Giant Step (1969). Drawing on all the sounds and styles he'd absorbed as a child and a young adult, these early albums showed signs of the musical exploration that would be Taj's hallmark over the years to come.

In the 1970s, Taj carved out a unique musical niche with a string of adventurous recordings, including Happy To be Just Like I Am (1971), Recycling the Blues and Other Related Stuff (1972), the GRAMMY®-nominated soundtrack to the movie Sounder (1973), Mo' Roots (1974), Music Fuh Ya (Music Para Tu) (1977) and Evolution (The Most Recent) (1978).

Taj's recorded output slowed somewhat during the 1980s as he toured relentlessly and immersed himself in the music and culture of his new home in Hawaii. Still, that decade saw the well-received release of Taj in 1987, as well as the first three of his celebrated children's albums on the Music For Little People label.

He returned to a full recording and touring schedule in the 1990s, including such projects as the musical scores for the Langston Hughes/Zora Neale Hurston play Mule Bone (1991) and the movie Zebrahead (1992). Later in the decade, Dancing the Blues (1993), Phantom Blues (1996), An Evening of Acoustic Music (1996) and the GRAMMY®-winning Señor Blues (1997) were all commercial and critical successes.

At the same time, Taj continued to explore world music, beginning with the aptly titled World Music in 1993. He joined Indian classical musicians on Mumtaz Mahal in 1995, and recorded Sacred Island, a blend of Hawaiian music and blues, with the Hula Blues in 1998. Kulanjan, released in 1999, was a collaborative project with Malian kora player Toumani Diabate (the kora is a 21-string west African harp).

In 2000, Taj released a second GRAMMY®-winning album, Shoutin' in Key, and recorded a second album with the Hula Blues, Hanapepe Dream, in 2003.

Taj joins the Heads Up International label in the fall of 2008 with the worldwide release of Maestro: Celebrating 40 Years. As the title suggests, this twelve-track set marks the fortieth anniversary of Taj's rich and varied recording career by mixing original material, chestnuts borrowed from classic sources, and songs written by a cadre of highly talented guest artists. This anniversary gala includes performances by Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Ziggy Marley, Angelique Kidjo, Los Lobos and others – many of whom have been directly influenced by Taj's music and guidance.

"The one thing I've always demanded of the records I've made is that they be danceable," he says. "This record is danceable, it's listenable, it has lots of different rhythms, it's accessible, it's all right in front of you. It's a lot of fun, and it represents where I am at this particular moment in my life. This record is just the beginning of another chapter, one that's going to be open to more music and more ideas. Even at the end of forty years, in many ways my music is just getting started."
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4878477/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4878477/CA/Oakland-CA/Taj-Mahal-Trio/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4878477/#comments 37.2197 -119.765 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:48:54 -0700 2009-11-09T23:48:54-07:00 Taj Mahal Trio 2009-12-02T22:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/1218/CA/Oakland-CA/Yoshi39s/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/1218/ Yoshi's 510 Embarcadero West Oakland, CA California United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/1218/CA/Oakland-CA/Yoshi39s/ Kester Smith - Drums
Bill Rich - Bass

Wednesday & Thursday
8pm shows $24
10pm shows $18

Friday & Saturday
8pm & 10pm shows $28

Sunday 2pm kids matinee
$5 kids, $18 adult (with kid), $24 adult (general)

Sunday 7pm show
$28

Composer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Taj Mahal is one of the most prominent and influential figures in late 20th century blues and roots music. Though his career began more than four decades ago with American blues, he has broadened his artistic scope over the years to include music representing virtually every corner of the world – west Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, the Hawaiian islands and so much more. What ties it all together is his insatiable interest in musical discovery. Over the years, his passion and curiosity have led him around the world, and the resulting global perspective is reflected in his music.

Born Henry St. Claire Fredericks in Harlem on May 17, 1942, Taj grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts. His father was a jazz pianist, composer and arranger of Caribbean descent, and his mother was a gospel singing schoolteacher from South Carolina. Both parents encouraged their children to take pride in their diverse ethnic and cultural roots. His father had an extensive record collection and a shortwave radio that brought sounds from near and far into the home. His parents also started him on classical piano lessons, but after only two weeks, young Henry already had other plans about what and how he wanted to play.

In addition to piano, the young musician learned to play the clarinet, trombone and harmonica, and he loved to sing. He discovered his stepfather's guitar and became serious about it in his early teens when a guitarist from North Carolina moved in next door and taught him the various styles of Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins, John Lee Hooker and Jimmy Reed and other titans of Delta and Chicago blues.

Springfield in the 1950s was full of recent arrivals, not just from around the U.S. but from all over the globe. "We spoke several dialects in my house – Southern, Caribbean, African – and we heard dialects from eastern and western Europe," Taj recalls. In addition, musicians from the Caribbean, Africa and all over the U.S. frequently visited the Fredericks home, and Taj became even more fascinated with roots – the origins of all the different forms of music he was hearing, what path they took to reach their current form, and how they influenced each other along the way. He threw himself into the study of older forms of African-American music – a music that the record companies of the day largely ignored.

Henry studied agriculture at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in the early 1960s. Inspired by a dream, he adopted the musical alias of Taj Mahal and formed the popular U. Mass party band, the Elektras. After graduating, he headed west in 1964 to Los Angeles, where he formed the Rising Sons, a six-piece outfit that included guitarist Ry Cooder. The band opened for numerous high-profile touring artists of the ‘60s, including Otis Redding, the Temptations and Martha and the Vandellas. Around this same time, Taj also mingled with various blues legends, including Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Lightnin' Hopkins and Sleepy John Estes.

This diversity of musical experience served as the bedrock for Taj's first three recordings: Taj Mahal (1967), The Natch'l Blues (1968) and Giant Step (1969). Drawing on all the sounds and styles he'd absorbed as a child and a young adult, these early albums showed signs of the musical exploration that would be Taj's hallmark over the years to come.

In the 1970s, Taj carved out a unique musical niche with a string of adventurous recordings, including Happy To be Just Like I Am (1971), Recycling the Blues and Other Related Stuff (1972), the GRAMMY®-nominated soundtrack to the movie Sounder (1973), Mo' Roots (1974), Music Fuh Ya (Music Para Tu) (1977) and Evolution (The Most Recent) (1978).

Taj's recorded output slowed somewhat during the 1980s as he toured relentlessly and immersed himself in the music and culture of his new home in Hawaii. Still, that decade saw the well-received release of Taj in 1987, as well as the first three of his celebrated children's albums on the Music For Little People label.

He returned to a full recording and touring schedule in the 1990s, including such projects as the musical scores for the Langston Hughes/Zora Neale Hurston play Mule Bone (1991) and the movie Zebrahead (1992). Later in the decade, Dancing the Blues (1993), Phantom Blues (1996), An Evening of Acoustic Music (1996) and the GRAMMY®-winning Señor Blues (1997) were all commercial and critical successes.

At the same time, Taj continued to explore world music, beginning with the aptly titled World Music in 1993. He joined Indian classical musicians on Mumtaz Mahal in 1995, and recorded Sacred Island, a blend of Hawaiian music and blues, with the Hula Blues in 1998. Kulanjan, released in 1999, was a collaborative project with Malian kora player Toumani Diabate (the kora is a 21-string west African harp).

In 2000, Taj released a second GRAMMY®-winning album, Shoutin' in Key, and recorded a second album with the Hula Blues, Hanapepe Dream, in 2003.

Taj joins the Heads Up International label in the fall of 2008 with the worldwide release of Maestro: Celebrating 40 Years. As the title suggests, this twelve-track set marks the fortieth anniversary of Taj's rich and varied recording career by mixing original material, chestnuts borrowed from classic sources, and songs written by a cadre of highly talented guest artists. This anniversary gala includes performances by Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Ziggy Marley, Angelique Kidjo, Los Lobos and others – many of whom have been directly influenced by Taj's music and guidance.

"The one thing I've always demanded of the records I've made is that they be danceable," he says. "This record is danceable, it's listenable, it has lots of different rhythms, it's accessible, it's all right in front of you. It's a lot of fun, and it represents where I am at this particular moment in my life. This record is just the beginning of another chapter, one that's going to be open to more music and more ideas. Even at the end of forty years, in many ways my music is just getting started."
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4878487/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4878487/CA/Oakland-CA/Taj-Mahal-Trio/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4878487/#comments 37.2197 -119.765 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:54:34 -0700 2009-11-09T23:54:34-07:00 Taj Mahal Trio 2009-12-03T20:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/1218/CA/Oakland-CA/Yoshi39s/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/1218/ Yoshi's 510 Embarcadero West Oakland, CA California United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/1218/CA/Oakland-CA/Yoshi39s/ Kester Smith - Drums
Bill Rich - Bass

Wednesday & Thursday
8pm shows $24
10pm shows $18

Friday & Saturday
8pm & 10pm shows $28

Sunday 2pm kids matinee
$5 kids, $18 adult (with kid), $24 adult (general)

Sunday 7pm show
$28

Composer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Taj Mahal is one of the most prominent and influential figures in late 20th century blues and roots music. Though his career began more than four decades ago with American blues, he has broadened his artistic scope over the years to include music representing virtually every corner of the world – west Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, the Hawaiian islands and so much more. What ties it all together is his insatiable interest in musical discovery. Over the years, his passion and curiosity have led him around the world, and the resulting global perspective is reflected in his music.

Born Henry St. Claire Fredericks in Harlem on May 17, 1942, Taj grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts. His father was a jazz pianist, composer and arranger of Caribbean descent, and his mother was a gospel singing schoolteacher from South Carolina. Both parents encouraged their children to take pride in their diverse ethnic and cultural roots. His father had an extensive record collection and a shortwave radio that brought sounds from near and far into the home. His parents also started him on classical piano lessons, but after only two weeks, young Henry already had other plans about what and how he wanted to play.

In addition to piano, the young musician learned to play the clarinet, trombone and harmonica, and he loved to sing. He discovered his stepfather's guitar and became serious about it in his early teens when a guitarist from North Carolina moved in next door and taught him the various styles of Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins, John Lee Hooker and Jimmy Reed and other titans of Delta and Chicago blues.

Springfield in the 1950s was full of recent arrivals, not just from around the U.S. but from all over the globe. "We spoke several dialects in my house – Southern, Caribbean, African – and we heard dialects from eastern and western Europe," Taj recalls. In addition, musicians from the Caribbean, Africa and all over the U.S. frequently visited the Fredericks home, and Taj became even more fascinated with roots – the origins of all the different forms of music he was hearing, what path they took to reach their current form, and how they influenced each other along the way. He threw himself into the study of older forms of African-American music – a music that the record companies of the day largely ignored.

Henry studied agriculture at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in the early 1960s. Inspired by a dream, he adopted the musical alias of Taj Mahal and formed the popular U. Mass party band, the Elektras. After graduating, he headed west in 1964 to Los Angeles, where he formed the Rising Sons, a six-piece outfit that included guitarist Ry Cooder. The band opened for numerous high-profile touring artists of the ‘60s, including Otis Redding, the Temptations and Martha and the Vandellas. Around this same time, Taj also mingled with various blues legends, including Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Lightnin' Hopkins and Sleepy John Estes.

This diversity of musical experience served as the bedrock for Taj's first three recordings: Taj Mahal (1967), The Natch'l Blues (1968) and Giant Step (1969). Drawing on all the sounds and styles he'd absorbed as a child and a young adult, these early albums showed signs of the musical exploration that would be Taj's hallmark over the years to come.

In the 1970s, Taj carved out a unique musical niche with a string of adventurous recordings, including Happy To be Just Like I Am (1971), Recycling the Blues and Other Related Stuff (1972), the GRAMMY®-nominated soundtrack to the movie Sounder (1973), Mo' Roots (1974), Music Fuh Ya (Music Para Tu) (1977) and Evolution (The Most Recent) (1978).

Taj's recorded output slowed somewhat during the 1980s as he toured relentlessly and immersed himself in the music and culture of his new home in Hawaii. Still, that decade saw the well-received release of Taj in 1987, as well as the first three of his celebrated children's albums on the Music For Little People label.

He returned to a full recording and touring schedule in the 1990s, including such projects as the musical scores for the Langston Hughes/Zora Neale Hurston play Mule Bone (1991) and the movie Zebrahead (1992). Later in the decade, Dancing the Blues (1993), Phantom Blues (1996), An Evening of Acoustic Music (1996) and the GRAMMY®-winning Señor Blues (1997) were all commercial and critical successes.

At the same time, Taj continued to explore world music, beginning with the aptly titled World Music in 1993. He joined Indian classical musicians on Mumtaz Mahal in 1995, and recorded Sacred Island, a blend of Hawaiian music and blues, with the Hula Blues in 1998. Kulanjan, released in 1999, was a collaborative project with Malian kora player Toumani Diabate (the kora is a 21-string west African harp).

In 2000, Taj released a second GRAMMY®-winning album, Shoutin' in Key, and recorded a second album with the Hula Blues, Hanapepe Dream, in 2003.

Taj joins the Heads Up International label in the fall of 2008 with the worldwide release of Maestro: Celebrating 40 Years. As the title suggests, this twelve-track set marks the fortieth anniversary of Taj's rich and varied recording career by mixing original material, chestnuts borrowed from classic sources, and songs written by a cadre of highly talented guest artists. This anniversary gala includes performances by Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Ziggy Marley, Angelique Kidjo, Los Lobos and others – many of whom have been directly influenced by Taj's music and guidance.

"The one thing I've always demanded of the records I've made is that they be danceable," he says. "This record is danceable, it's listenable, it has lots of different rhythms, it's accessible, it's all right in front of you. It's a lot of fun, and it represents where I am at this particular moment in my life. This record is just the beginning of another chapter, one that's going to be open to more music and more ideas. Even at the end of forty years, in many ways my music is just getting started."
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4878489/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4878489/CA/Oakland-CA/Taj-Mahal-Trio/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4878489/#comments 37.2197 -119.765 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:56:50 -0700 2009-11-09T23:56:50-07:00 Taj Mahal Trio 2009-12-03T22:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/1218/CA/Oakland-CA/Yoshi39s/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/1218/ Yoshi's 510 Embarcadero West Oakland, CA California United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/1218/CA/Oakland-CA/Yoshi39s/ Kester Smith - Drums
Bill Rich - Bass

Wednesday & Thursday
8pm shows $24
10pm shows $18

Friday & Saturday
8pm & 10pm shows $28

Sunday 2pm kids matinee
$5 kids, $18 adult (with kid), $24 adult (general)

Sunday 7pm show
$28

Composer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Taj Mahal is one of the most prominent and influential figures in late 20th century blues and roots music. Though his career began more than four decades ago with American blues, he has broadened his artistic scope over the years to include music representing virtually every corner of the world – west Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, the Hawaiian islands and so much more. What ties it all together is his insatiable interest in musical discovery. Over the years, his passion and curiosity have led him around the world, and the resulting global perspective is reflected in his music.

Born Henry St. Claire Fredericks in Harlem on May 17, 1942, Taj grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts. His father was a jazz pianist, composer and arranger of Caribbean descent, and his mother was a gospel singing schoolteacher from South Carolina. Both parents encouraged their children to take pride in their diverse ethnic and cultural roots. His father had an extensive record collection and a shortwave radio that brought sounds from near and far into the home. His parents also started him on classical piano lessons, but after only two weeks, young Henry already had other plans about what and how he wanted to play.

In addition to piano, the young musician learned to play the clarinet, trombone and harmonica, and he loved to sing. He discovered his stepfather's guitar and became serious about it in his early teens when a guitarist from North Carolina moved in next door and taught him the various styles of Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins, John Lee Hooker and Jimmy Reed and other titans of Delta and Chicago blues.

Springfield in the 1950s was full of recent arrivals, not just from around the U.S. but from all over the globe. "We spoke several dialects in my house – Southern, Caribbean, African – and we heard dialects from eastern and western Europe," Taj recalls. In addition, musicians from the Caribbean, Africa and all over the U.S. frequently visited the Fredericks home, and Taj became even more fascinated with roots – the origins of all the different forms of music he was hearing, what path they took to reach their current form, and how they influenced each other along the way. He threw himself into the study of older forms of African-American music – a music that the record companies of the day largely ignored.

Henry studied agriculture at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in the early 1960s. Inspired by a dream, he adopted the musical alias of Taj Mahal and formed the popular U. Mass party band, the Elektras. After graduating, he headed west in 1964 to Los Angeles, where he formed the Rising Sons, a six-piece outfit that included guitarist Ry Cooder. The band opened for numerous high-profile touring artists of the ‘60s, including Otis Redding, the Temptations and Martha and the Vandellas. Around this same time, Taj also mingled with various blues legends, including Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Lightnin' Hopkins and Sleepy John Estes.

This diversity of musical experience served as the bedrock for Taj's first three recordings: Taj Mahal (1967), The Natch'l Blues (1968) and Giant Step (1969). Drawing on all the sounds and styles he'd absorbed as a child and a young adult, these early albums showed signs of the musical exploration that would be Taj's hallmark over the years to come.

In the 1970s, Taj carved out a unique musical niche with a string of adventurous recordings, including Happy To be Just Like I Am (1971), Recycling the Blues and Other Related Stuff (1972), the GRAMMY®-nominated soundtrack to the movie Sounder (1973), Mo' Roots (1974), Music Fuh Ya (Music Para Tu) (1977) and Evolution (The Most Recent) (1978).

Taj's recorded output slowed somewhat during the 1980s as he toured relentlessly and immersed himself in the music and culture of his new home in Hawaii. Still, that decade saw the well-received release of Taj in 1987, as well as the first three of his celebrated children's albums on the Music For Little People label.

He returned to a full recording and touring schedule in the 1990s, including such projects as the musical scores for the Langston Hughes/Zora Neale Hurston play Mule Bone (1991) and the movie Zebrahead (1992). Later in the decade, Dancing the Blues (1993), Phantom Blues (1996), An Evening of Acoustic Music (1996) and the GRAMMY®-winning Señor Blues (1997) were all commercial and critical successes.

At the same time, Taj continued to explore world music, beginning with the aptly titled World Music in 1993. He joined Indian classical musicians on Mumtaz Mahal in 1995, and recorded Sacred Island, a blend of Hawaiian music and blues, with the Hula Blues in 1998. Kulanjan, released in 1999, was a collaborative project with Malian kora player Toumani Diabate (the kora is a 21-string west African harp).

In 2000, Taj released a second GRAMMY®-winning album, Shoutin' in Key, and recorded a second album with the Hula Blues, Hanapepe Dream, in 2003.

Taj joins the Heads Up International label in the fall of 2008 with the worldwide release of Maestro: Celebrating 40 Years. As the title suggests, this twelve-track set marks the fortieth anniversary of Taj's rich and varied recording career by mixing original material, chestnuts borrowed from classic sources, and songs written by a cadre of highly talented guest artists. This anniversary gala includes performances by Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Ziggy Marley, Angelique Kidjo, Los Lobos and others – many of whom have been directly influenced by Taj's music and guidance.

"The one thing I've always demanded of the records I've made is that they be danceable," he says. "This record is danceable, it's listenable, it has lots of different rhythms, it's accessible, it's all right in front of you. It's a lot of fun, and it represents where I am at this particular moment in my life. This record is just the beginning of another chapter, one that's going to be open to more music and more ideas. Even at the end of forty years, in many ways my music is just getting started."
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4878491/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4878491/CA/Oakland-CA/Taj-Mahal-Trio/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4878491/#comments 37.2197 -119.765 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:58:11 -0700 2009-11-09T23:58:11-07:00 Taj Mahal Trio 2009-12-04T20:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/1218/CA/Oakland-CA/Yoshi39s/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/1218/ Yoshi's 510 Embarcadero West Oakland, CA California United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/1218/CA/Oakland-CA/Yoshi39s/ Kester Smith - Drums
Bill Rich - Bass

Wednesday & Thursday
8pm shows $24
10pm shows $18

Friday & Saturday
8pm & 10pm shows $28

Sunday 2pm kids matinee
$5 kids, $18 adult (with kid), $24 adult (general)

Sunday 7pm show
$28

Composer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Taj Mahal is one of the most prominent and influential figures in late 20th century blues and roots music. Though his career began more than four decades ago with American blues, he has broadened his artistic scope over the years to include music representing virtually every corner of the world – west Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, the Hawaiian islands and so much more. What ties it all together is his insatiable interest in musical discovery. Over the years, his passion and curiosity have led him around the world, and the resulting global perspective is reflected in his music.

Born Henry St. Claire Fredericks in Harlem on May 17, 1942, Taj grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts. His father was a jazz pianist, composer and arranger of Caribbean descent, and his mother was a gospel singing schoolteacher from South Carolina. Both parents encouraged their children to take pride in their diverse ethnic and cultural roots. His father had an extensive record collection and a shortwave radio that brought sounds from near and far into the home. His parents also started him on classical piano lessons, but after only two weeks, young Henry already had other plans about what and how he wanted to play.

In addition to piano, the young musician learned to play the clarinet, trombone and harmonica, and he loved to sing. He discovered his stepfather's guitar and became serious about it in his early teens when a guitarist from North Carolina moved in next door and taught him the various styles of Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins, John Lee Hooker and Jimmy Reed and other titans of Delta and Chicago blues.

Springfield in the 1950s was full of recent arrivals, not just from around the U.S. but from all over the globe. "We spoke several dialects in my house – Southern, Caribbean, African – and we heard dialects from eastern and western Europe," Taj recalls. In addition, musicians from the Caribbean, Africa and all over the U.S. frequently visited the Fredericks home, and Taj became even more fascinated with roots – the origins of all the different forms of music he was hearing, what path they took to reach their current form, and how they influenced each other along the way. He threw himself into the study of older forms of African-American music – a music that the record companies of the day largely ignored.

Henry studied agriculture at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in the early 1960s. Inspired by a dream, he adopted the musical alias of Taj Mahal and formed the popular U. Mass party band, the Elektras. After graduating, he headed west in 1964 to Los Angeles, where he formed the Rising Sons, a six-piece outfit that included guitarist Ry Cooder. The band opened for numerous high-profile touring artists of the ‘60s, including Otis Redding, the Temptations and Martha and the Vandellas. Around this same time, Taj also mingled with various blues legends, including Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Lightnin' Hopkins and Sleepy John Estes.

This diversity of musical experience served as the bedrock for Taj's first three recordings: Taj Mahal (1967), The Natch'l Blues (1968) and Giant Step (1969). Drawing on all the sounds and styles he'd absorbed as a child and a young adult, these early albums showed signs of the musical exploration that would be Taj's hallmark over the years to come.

In the 1970s, Taj carved out a unique musical niche with a string of adventurous recordings, including Happy To be Just Like I Am (1971), Recycling the Blues and Other Related Stuff (1972), the GRAMMY®-nominated soundtrack to the movie Sounder (1973), Mo' Roots (1974), Music Fuh Ya (Music Para Tu) (1977) and Evolution (The Most Recent) (1978).

Taj's recorded output slowed somewhat during the 1980s as he toured relentlessly and immersed himself in the music and culture of his new home in Hawaii. Still, that decade saw the well-received release of Taj in 1987, as well as the first three of his celebrated children's albums on the Music For Little People label.

He returned to a full recording and touring schedule in the 1990s, including such projects as the musical scores for the Langston Hughes/Zora Neale Hurston play Mule Bone (1991) and the movie Zebrahead (1992). Later in the decade, Dancing the Blues (1993), Phantom Blues (1996), An Evening of Acoustic Music (1996) and the GRAMMY®-winning Señor Blues (1997) were all commercial and critical successes.

At the same time, Taj continued to explore world music, beginning with the aptly titled World Music in 1993. He joined Indian classical musicians on Mumtaz Mahal in 1995, and recorded Sacred Island, a blend of Hawaiian music and blues, with the Hula Blues in 1998. Kulanjan, released in 1999, was a collaborative project with Malian kora player Toumani Diabate (the kora is a 21-string west African harp).

In 2000, Taj released a second GRAMMY®-winning album, Shoutin' in Key, and recorded a second album with the Hula Blues, Hanapepe Dream, in 2003.

Taj joins the Heads Up International label in the fall of 2008 with the worldwide release of Maestro: Celebrating 40 Years. As the title suggests, this twelve-track set marks the fortieth anniversary of Taj's rich and varied recording career by mixing original material, chestnuts borrowed from classic sources, and songs written by a cadre of highly talented guest artists. This anniversary gala includes performances by Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Ziggy Marley, Angelique Kidjo, Los Lobos and others – many of whom have been directly influenced by Taj's music and guidance.

"The one thing I've always demanded of the records I've made is that they be danceable," he says. "This record is danceable, it's listenable, it has lots of different rhythms, it's accessible, it's all right in front of you. It's a lot of fun, and it represents where I am at this particular moment in my life. This record is just the beginning of another chapter, one that's going to be open to more music and more ideas. Even at the end of forty years, in many ways my music is just getting started."256
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Bill Rich - Bass

Wednesday & Thursday
8pm shows $24
10pm shows $18

Friday & Saturday
8pm & 10pm shows $28

Sunday 2pm kids matinee
$5 kids, $18 adult (with kid), $24 adult (general)

Sunday 7pm show
$28

Composer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Taj Mahal is one of the most prominent and influential figures in late 20th century blues and roots music. Though his career began more than four decades ago with American blues, he has broadened his artistic scope over the years to include music representing virtually every corner of the world – west Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, the Hawaiian islands and so much more. What ties it all together is his insatiable interest in musical discovery. Over the years, his passion and curiosity have led him around the world, and the resulting global perspective is reflected in his music.

Born Henry St. Claire Fredericks in Harlem on May 17, 1942, Taj grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts. His father was a jazz pianist, composer and arranger of Caribbean descent, and his mother was a gospel singing schoolteacher from South Carolina. Both parents encouraged their children to take pride in their diverse ethnic and cultural roots. His father had an extensive record collection and a shortwave radio that brought sounds from near and far into the home. His parents also started him on classical piano lessons, but after only two weeks, young Henry already had other plans about what and how he wanted to play.

In addition to piano, the young musician learned to play the clarinet, trombone and harmonica, and he loved to sing. He discovered his stepfather's guitar and became serious about it in his early teens when a guitarist from North Carolina moved in next door and taught him the various styles of Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins, John Lee Hooker and Jimmy Reed and other titans of Delta and Chicago blues.

Springfield in the 1950s was full of recent arrivals, not just from around the U.S. but from all over the globe. "We spoke several dialects in my house – Southern, Caribbean, African – and we heard dialects from eastern and western Europe," Taj recalls. In addition, musicians from the Caribbean, Africa and all over the U.S. frequently visited the Fredericks home, and Taj became even more fascinated with roots – the origins of all the different forms of music he was hearing, what path they took to reach their current form, and how they influenced each other along the way. He threw himself into the study of older forms of African-American music – a music that the record companies of the day largely ignored.

Henry studied agriculture at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in the early 1960s. Inspired by a dream, he adopted the musical alias of Taj Mahal and formed the popular U. Mass party band, the Elektras. After graduating, he headed west in 1964 to Los Angeles, where he formed the Rising Sons, a six-piece outfit that included guitarist Ry Cooder. The band opened for numerous high-profile touring artists of the ‘60s, including Otis Redding, the Temptations and Martha and the Vandellas. Around this same time, Taj also mingled with various blues legends, including Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Lightnin' Hopkins and Sleepy John Estes.

This diversity of musical experience served as the bedrock for Taj's first three recordings: Taj Mahal (1967), The Natch'l Blues (1968) and Giant Step (1969). Drawing on all the sounds and styles he'd absorbed as a child and a young adult, these early albums showed signs of the musical exploration that would be Taj's hallmark over the years to come.

In the 1970s, Taj carved out a unique musical niche with a string of adventurous recordings, including Happy To be Just Like I Am (1971), Recycling the Blues and Other Related Stuff (1972), the GRAMMY®-nominated soundtrack to the movie Sounder (1973), Mo' Roots (1974), Music Fuh Ya (Music Para Tu) (1977) and Evolution (The Most Recent) (1978).

Taj's recorded output slowed somewhat during the 1980s as he toured relentlessly and immersed himself in the music and culture of his new home in Hawaii. Still, that decade saw the well-received release of Taj in 1987, as well as the first three of his celebrated children's albums on the Music For Little People label.

He returned to a full recording and touring schedule in the 1990s, including such projects as the musical scores for the Langston Hughes/Zora Neale Hurston play Mule Bone (1991) and the movie Zebrahead (1992). Later in the decade, Dancing the Blues (1993), Phantom Blues (1996), An Evening of Acoustic Music (1996) and the GRAMMY®-winning Señor Blues (1997) were all commercial and critical successes.

At the same time, Taj continued to explore world music, beginning with the aptly titled World Music in 1993. He joined Indian classical musicians on Mumtaz Mahal in 1995, and recorded Sacred Island, a blend of Hawaiian music and blues, with the Hula Blues in 1998. Kulanjan, released in 1999, was a collaborative project with Malian kora player Toumani Diabate (the kora is a 21-string west African harp).

In 2000, Taj released a second GRAMMY®-winning album, Shoutin' in Key, and recorded a second album with the Hula Blues, Hanapepe Dream, in 2003.

Taj joins the Heads Up International label in the fall of 2008 with the worldwide release of Maestro: Celebrating 40 Years. As the title suggests, this twelve-track set marks the fortieth anniversary of Taj's rich and varied recording career by mixing original material, chestnuts borrowed from classic sources, and songs written by a cadre of highly talented guest artists. This anniversary gala includes performances by Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Ziggy Marley, Angelique Kidjo, Los Lobos and others – many of whom have been directly influenced by Taj's music and guidance.

"The one thing I've always demanded of the records I've made is that they be danceable," he says. "This record is danceable, it's listenable, it has lots of different rhythms, it's accessible, it's all right in front of you. It's a lot of fun, and it represents where I am at this particular moment in my life. This record is just the beginning of another chapter, one that's going to be open to more music and more ideas. Even at the end of forty years, in many ways my music is just getting started."
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Bill Rich - Bass

Wednesday & Thursday
8pm shows $24
10pm shows $18

Friday & Saturday
8pm & 10pm shows $28

Sunday 2pm kids matinee
$5 kids, $18 adult (with kid), $24 adult (general)

Sunday 7pm show
$28

Composer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Taj Mahal is one of the most prominent and influential figures in late 20th century blues and roots music. Though his career began more than four decades ago with American blues, he has broadened his artistic scope over the years to include music representing virtually every corner of the world – west Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, the Hawaiian islands and so much more. What ties it all together is his insatiable interest in musical discovery. Over the years, his passion and curiosity have led him around the world, and the resulting global perspective is reflected in his music.

Born Henry St. Claire Fredericks in Harlem on May 17, 1942, Taj grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts. His father was a jazz pianist, composer and arranger of Caribbean descent, and his mother was a gospel singing schoolteacher from South Carolina. Both parents encouraged their children to take pride in their diverse ethnic and cultural roots. His father had an extensive record collection and a shortwave radio that brought sounds from near and far into the home. His parents also started him on classical piano lessons, but after only two weeks, young Henry already had other plans about what and how he wanted to play.

In addition to piano, the young musician learned to play the clarinet, trombone and harmonica, and he loved to sing. He discovered his stepfather's guitar and became serious about it in his early teens when a guitarist from North Carolina moved in next door and taught him the various styles of Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins, John Lee Hooker and Jimmy Reed and other titans of Delta and Chicago blues.

Springfield in the 1950s was full of recent arrivals, not just from around the U.S. but from all over the globe. "We spoke several dialects in my house – Southern, Caribbean, African – and we heard dialects from eastern and western Europe," Taj recalls. In addition, musicians from the Caribbean, Africa and all over the U.S. frequently visited the Fredericks home, and Taj became even more fascinated with roots – the origins of all the different forms of music he was hearing, what path they took to reach their current form, and how they influenced each other along the way. He threw himself into the study of older forms of African-American music – a music that the record companies of the day largely ignored.

Henry studied agriculture at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in the early 1960s. Inspired by a dream, he adopted the musical alias of Taj Mahal and formed the popular U. Mass party band, the Elektras. After graduating, he headed west in 1964 to Los Angeles, where he formed the Rising Sons, a six-piece outfit that included guitarist Ry Cooder. The band opened for numerous high-profile touring artists of the ‘60s, including Otis Redding, the Temptations and Martha and the Vandellas. Around this same time, Taj also mingled with various blues legends, including Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Lightnin' Hopkins and Sleepy John Estes.

This diversity of musical experience served as the bedrock for Taj's first three recordings: Taj Mahal (1967), The Natch'l Blues (1968) and Giant Step (1969). Drawing on all the sounds and styles he'd absorbed as a child and a young adult, these early albums showed signs of the musical exploration that would be Taj's hallmark over the years to come.

In the 1970s, Taj carved out a unique musical niche with a string of adventurous recordings, including Happy To be Just Like I Am (1971), Recycling the Blues and Other Related Stuff (1972), the GRAMMY®-nominated soundtrack to the movie Sounder (1973), Mo' Roots (1974), Music Fuh Ya (Music Para Tu) (1977) and Evolution (The Most Recent) (1978).

Taj's recorded output slowed somewhat during the 1980s as he toured relentlessly and immersed himself in the music and culture of his new home in Hawaii. Still, that decade saw the well-received release of Taj in 1987, as well as the first three of his celebrated children's albums on the Music For Little People label.

He returned to a full recording and touring schedule in the 1990s, including such projects as the musical scores for the Langston Hughes/Zora Neale Hurston play Mule Bone (1991) and the movie Zebrahead (1992). Later in the decade, Dancing the Blues (1993), Phantom Blues (1996), An Evening of Acoustic Music (1996) and the GRAMMY®-winning Señor Blues (1997) were all commercial and critical successes.

At the same time, Taj continued to explore world music, beginning with the aptly titled World Music in 1993. He joined Indian classical musicians on Mumtaz Mahal in 1995, and recorded Sacred Island, a blend of Hawaiian music and blues, with the Hula Blues in 1998. Kulanjan, released in 1999, was a collaborative project with Malian kora player Toumani Diabate (the kora is a 21-string west African harp).

In 2000, Taj released a second GRAMMY®-winning album, Shoutin' in Key, and recorded a second album with the Hula Blues, Hanapepe Dream, in 2003.

Taj joins the Heads Up International label in the fall of 2008 with the worldwide release of Maestro: Celebrating 40 Years. As the title suggests, this twelve-track set marks the fortieth anniversary of Taj's rich and varied recording career by mixing original material, chestnuts borrowed from classic sources, and songs written by a cadre of highly talented guest artists. This anniversary gala includes performances by Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Ziggy Marley, Angelique Kidjo, Los Lobos and others – many of whom have been directly influenced by Taj's music and guidance.

"The one thing I've always demanded of the records I've made is that they be danceable," he says. "This record is danceable, it's listenable, it has lots of different rhythms, it's accessible, it's all right in front of you. It's a lot of fun, and it represents where I am at this particular moment in my life. This record is just the beginning of another chapter, one that's going to be open to more music and more ideas. Even at the end of forty years, in many ways my music is just getting started."
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Bill Rich - Bass

Wednesday & Thursday
8pm shows $24
10pm shows $18

Friday & Saturday
8pm & 10pm shows $28

Sunday 2pm kids matinee
$5 kids, $18 adult (with kid), $24 adult (general)

Sunday 7pm show
$28

Composer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Taj Mahal is one of the most prominent and influential figures in late 20th century blues and roots music. Though his career began more than four decades ago with American blues, he has broadened his artistic scope over the years to include music representing virtually every corner of the world – west Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, the Hawaiian islands and so much more. What ties it all together is his insatiable interest in musical discovery. Over the years, his passion and curiosity have led him around the world, and the resulting global perspective is reflected in his music.

Born Henry St. Claire Fredericks in Harlem on May 17, 1942, Taj grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts. His father was a jazz pianist, composer and arranger of Caribbean descent, and his mother was a gospel singing schoolteacher from South Carolina. Both parents encouraged their children to take pride in their diverse ethnic and cultural roots. His father had an extensive record collection and a shortwave radio that brought sounds from near and far into the home. His parents also started him on classical piano lessons, but after only two weeks, young Henry already had other plans about what and how he wanted to play.

In addition to piano, the young musician learned to play the clarinet, trombone and harmonica, and he loved to sing. He discovered his stepfather's guitar and became serious about it in his early teens when a guitarist from North Carolina moved in next door and taught him the various styles of Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins, John Lee Hooker and Jimmy Reed and other titans of Delta and Chicago blues.

Springfield in the 1950s was full of recent arrivals, not just from around the U.S. but from all over the globe. "We spoke several dialects in my house – Southern, Caribbean, African – and we heard dialects from eastern and western Europe," Taj recalls. In addition, musicians from the Caribbean, Africa and all over the U.S. frequently visited the Fredericks home, and Taj became even more fascinated with roots – the origins of all the different forms of music he was hearing, what path they took to reach their current form, and how they influenced each other along the way. He threw himself into the study of older forms of African-American music – a music that the record companies of the day largely ignored.

Henry studied agriculture at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in the early 1960s. Inspired by a dream, he adopted the musical alias of Taj Mahal and formed the popular U. Mass party band, the Elektras. After graduating, he headed west in 1964 to Los Angeles, where he formed the Rising Sons, a six-piece outfit that included guitarist Ry Cooder. The band opened for numerous high-profile touring artists of the ‘60s, including Otis Redding, the Temptations and Martha and the Vandellas. Around this same time, Taj also mingled with various blues legends, including Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Lightnin' Hopkins and Sleepy John Estes.

This diversity of musical experience served as the bedrock for Taj's first three recordings: Taj Mahal (1967), The Natch'l Blues (1968) and Giant Step (1969). Drawing on all the sounds and styles he'd absorbed as a child and a young adult, these early albums showed signs of the musical exploration that would be Taj's hallmark over the years to come.

In the 1970s, Taj carved out a unique musical niche with a string of adventurous recordings, including Happy To be Just Like I Am (1971), Recycling the Blues and Other Related Stuff (1972), the GRAMMY®-nominated soundtrack to the movie Sounder (1973), Mo' Roots (1974), Music Fuh Ya (Music Para Tu) (1977) and Evolution (The Most Recent) (1978).

Taj's recorded output slowed somewhat during the 1980s as he toured relentlessly and immersed himself in the music and culture of his new home in Hawaii. Still, that decade saw the well-received release of Taj in 1987, as well as the first three of his celebrated children's albums on the Music For Little People label.

He returned to a full recording and touring schedule in the 1990s, including such projects as the musical scores for the Langston Hughes/Zora Neale Hurston play Mule Bone (1991) and the movie Zebrahead (1992). Later in the decade, Dancing the Blues (1993), Phantom Blues (1996), An Evening of Acoustic Music (1996) and the GRAMMY®-winning Señor Blues (1997) were all commercial and critical successes.

At the same time, Taj continued to explore world music, beginning with the aptly titled World Music in 1993. He joined Indian classical musicians on Mumtaz Mahal in 1995, and recorded Sacred Island, a blend of Hawaiian music and blues, with the Hula Blues in 1998. Kulanjan, released in 1999, was a collaborative project with Malian kora player Toumani Diabate (the kora is a 21-string west African harp).

In 2000, Taj released a second GRAMMY®-winning album, Shoutin' in Key, and recorded a second album with the Hula Blues, Hanapepe Dream, in 2003.

Taj joins the Heads Up International label in the fall of 2008 with the worldwide release of Maestro: Celebrating 40 Years. As the title suggests, this twelve-track set marks the fortieth anniversary of Taj's rich and varied recording career by mixing original material, chestnuts borrowed from classic sources, and songs written by a cadre of highly talented guest artists. This anniversary gala includes performances by Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Ziggy Marley, Angelique Kidjo, Los Lobos and others – many of whom have been directly influenced by Taj's music and guidance.

"The one thing I've always demanded of the records I've made is that they be danceable," he says. "This record is danceable, it's listenable, it has lots of different rhythms, it's accessible, it's all right in front of you. It's a lot of fun, and it represents where I am at this particular moment in my life. This record is just the beginning of another chapter, one that's going to be open to more music and more ideas. Even at the end of forty years, in many ways my music is just getting started."
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Bill Rich - Bass

Wednesday & Thursday
8pm shows $24
10pm shows $18

Friday & Saturday
8pm & 10pm shows $28

Sunday 2pm kids matinee
$5 kids, $18 adult (with kid), $24 adult (general)

Sunday 7pm show
$28

Composer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Taj Mahal is one of the most prominent and influential figures in late 20th century blues and roots music. Though his career began more than four decades ago with American blues, he has broadened his artistic scope over the years to include music representing virtually every corner of the world – west Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, the Hawaiian islands and so much more. What ties it all together is his insatiable interest in musical discovery. Over the years, his passion and curiosity have led him around the world, and the resulting global perspective is reflected in his music.

Born Henry St. Claire Fredericks in Harlem on May 17, 1942, Taj grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts. His father was a jazz pianist, composer and arranger of Caribbean descent, and his mother was a gospel singing schoolteacher from South Carolina. Both parents encouraged their children to take pride in their diverse ethnic and cultural roots. His father had an extensive record collection and a shortwave radio that brought sounds from near and far into the home. His parents also started him on classical piano lessons, but after only two weeks, young Henry already had other plans about what and how he wanted to play.

In addition to piano, the young musician learned to play the clarinet, trombone and harmonica, and he loved to sing. He discovered his stepfather's guitar and became serious about it in his early teens when a guitarist from North Carolina moved in next door and taught him the various styles of Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins, John Lee Hooker and Jimmy Reed and other titans of Delta and Chicago blues.

Springfield in the 1950s was full of recent arrivals, not just from around the U.S. but from all over the globe. "We spoke several dialects in my house – Southern, Caribbean, African – and we heard dialects from eastern and western Europe," Taj recalls. In addition, musicians from the Caribbean, Africa and all over the U.S. frequently visited the Fredericks home, and Taj became even more fascinated with roots – the origins of all the different forms of music he was hearing, what path they took to reach their current form, and how they influenced each other along the way. He threw himself into the study of older forms of African-American music – a music that the record companies of the day largely ignored.

Henry studied agriculture at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in the early 1960s. Inspired by a dream, he adopted the musical alias of Taj Mahal and formed the popular U. Mass party band, the Elektras. After graduating, he headed west in 1964 to Los Angeles, where he formed the Rising Sons, a six-piece outfit that included guitarist Ry Cooder. The band opened for numerous high-profile touring artists of the ‘60s, including Otis Redding, the Temptations and Martha and the Vandellas. Around this same time, Taj also mingled with various blues legends, including Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Lightnin' Hopkins and Sleepy John Estes.

This diversity of musical experience served as the bedrock for Taj's first three recordings: Taj Mahal (1967), The Natch'l Blues (1968) and Giant Step (1969). Drawing on all the sounds and styles he'd absorbed as a child and a young adult, these early albums showed signs of the musical exploration that would be Taj's hallmark over the years to come.

In the 1970s, Taj carved out a unique musical niche with a string of adventurous recordings, including Happy To be Just Like I Am (1971), Recycling the Blues and Other Related Stuff (1972), the GRAMMY®-nominated soundtrack to the movie Sounder (1973), Mo' Roots (1974), Music Fuh Ya (Music Para Tu) (1977) and Evolution (The Most Recent) (1978).

Taj's recorded output slowed somewhat during the 1980s as he toured relentlessly and immersed himself in the music and culture of his new home in Hawaii. Still, that decade saw the well-received release of Taj in 1987, as well as the first three of his celebrated children's albums on the Music For Little People label.

He returned to a full recording and touring schedule in the 1990s, including such projects as the musical scores for the Langston Hughes/Zora Neale Hurston play Mule Bone (1991) and the movie Zebrahead (1992). Later in the decade, Dancing the Blues (1993), Phantom Blues (1996), An Evening of Acoustic Music (1996) and the GRAMMY®-winning Señor Blues (1997) were all commercial and critical successes.

At the same time, Taj continued to explore world music, beginning with the aptly titled World Music in 1993. He joined Indian classical musicians on Mumtaz Mahal in 1995, and recorded Sacred Island, a blend of Hawaiian music and blues, with the Hula Blues in 1998. Kulanjan, released in 1999, was a collaborative project with Malian kora player Toumani Diabate (the kora is a 21-string west African harp).

In 2000, Taj released a second GRAMMY®-winning album, Shoutin' in Key, and recorded a second album with the Hula Blues, Hanapepe Dream, in 2003.

Taj joins the Heads Up International label in the fall of 2008 with the worldwide release of Maestro: Celebrating 40 Years. As the title suggests, this twelve-track set marks the fortieth anniversary of Taj's rich and varied recording career by mixing original material, chestnuts borrowed from classic sources, and songs written by a cadre of highly talented guest artists. This anniversary gala includes performances by Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Ziggy Marley, Angelique Kidjo, Los Lobos and others – many of whom have been directly influenced by Taj's music and guidance.

"The one thing I've always demanded of the records I've made is that they be danceable," he says. "This record is danceable, it's listenable, it has lots of different rhythms, it's accessible, it's all right in front of you. It's a lot of fun, and it represents where I am at this particular moment in my life. This record is just the beginning of another chapter, one that's going to be open to more music and more ideas. Even at the end of forty years, in many ways my music is just getting started."
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Bill Rich - Bass

Wednesday & Thursday
8pm shows $24
10pm shows $18

Friday & Saturday
8pm & 10pm shows $28

Sunday 2pm kids matinee
$5 kids, $18 adult (with kid), $24 adult (general)

Sunday 7pm show
$28

Composer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Taj Mahal is one of the most prominent and influential figures in late 20th century blues and roots music. Though his career began more than four decades ago with American blues, he has broadened his artistic scope over the years to include music representing virtually every corner of the world – west Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, the Hawaiian islands and so much more. What ties it all together is his insatiable interest in musical discovery. Over the years, his passion and curiosity have led him around the world, and the resulting global perspective is reflected in his music.

Born Henry St. Claire Fredericks in Harlem on May 17, 1942, Taj grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts. His father was a jazz pianist, composer and arranger of Caribbean descent, and his mother was a gospel singing schoolteacher from South Carolina. Both parents encouraged their children to take pride in their diverse ethnic and cultural roots. His father had an extensive record collection and a shortwave radio that brought sounds from near and far into the home. His parents also started him on classical piano lessons, but after only two weeks, young Henry already had other plans about what and how he wanted to play.

In addition to piano, the young musician learned to play the clarinet, trombone and harmonica, and he loved to sing. He discovered his stepfather's guitar and became serious about it in his early teens when a guitarist from North Carolina moved in next door and taught him the various styles of Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins, John Lee Hooker and Jimmy Reed and other titans of Delta and Chicago blues.

Springfield in the 1950s was full of recent arrivals, not just from around the U.S. but from all over the globe. "We spoke several dialects in my house – Southern, Caribbean, African – and we heard dialects from eastern and western Europe," Taj recalls. In addition, musicians from the Caribbean, Africa and all over the U.S. frequently visited the Fredericks home, and Taj became even more fascinated with roots – the origins of all the different forms of music he was hearing, what path they took to reach their current form, and how they influenced each other along the way. He threw himself into the study of older forms of African-American music – a music that the record companies of the day largely ignored.

Henry studied agriculture at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in the early 1960s. Inspired by a dream, he adopted the musical alias of Taj Mahal and formed the popular U. Mass party band, the Elektras. After graduating, he headed west in 1964 to Los Angeles, where he formed the Rising Sons, a six-piece outfit that included guitarist Ry Cooder. The band opened for numerous high-profile touring artists of the ‘60s, including Otis Redding, the Temptations and Martha and the Vandellas. Around this same time, Taj also mingled with various blues legends, including Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Lightnin' Hopkins and Sleepy John Estes.

This diversity of musical experience served as the bedrock for Taj's first three recordings: Taj Mahal (1967), The Natch'l Blues (1968) and Giant Step (1969). Drawing on all the sounds and styles he'd absorbed as a child and a young adult, these early albums showed signs of the musical exploration that would be Taj's hallmark over the years to come.

In the 1970s, Taj carved out a unique musical niche with a string of adventurous recordings, including Happy To be Just Like I Am (1971), Recycling the Blues and Other Related Stuff (1972), the GRAMMY®-nominated soundtrack to the movie Sounder (1973), Mo' Roots (1974), Music Fuh Ya (Music Para Tu) (1977) and Evolution (The Most Recent) (1978).

Taj's recorded output slowed somewhat during the 1980s as he toured relentlessly and immersed himself in the music and culture of his new home in Hawaii. Still, that decade saw the well-received release of Taj in 1987, as well as the first three of his celebrated children's albums on the Music For Little People label.

He returned to a full recording and touring schedule in the 1990s, including such projects as the musical scores for the Langston Hughes/Zora Neale Hurston play Mule Bone (1991) and the movie Zebrahead (1992). Later in the decade, Dancing the Blues (1993), Phantom Blues (1996), An Evening of Acoustic Music (1996) and the GRAMMY®-winning Señor Blues (1997) were all commercial and critical successes.

At the same time, Taj continued to explore world music, beginning with the aptly titled World Music in 1993. He joined Indian classical musicians on Mumtaz Mahal in 1995, and recorded Sacred Island, a blend of Hawaiian music and blues, with the Hula Blues in 1998. Kulanjan, released in 1999, was a collaborative project with Malian kora player Toumani Diabate (the kora is a 21-string west African harp).

In 2000, Taj released a second GRAMMY®-winning album, Shoutin' in Key, and recorded a second album with the Hula Blues, Hanapepe Dream, in 2003.

Taj joins the Heads Up International label in the fall of 2008 with the worldwide release of Maestro: Celebrating 40 Years. As the title suggests, this twelve-track set marks the fortieth anniversary of Taj's rich and varied recording career by mixing original material, chestnuts borrowed from classic sources, and songs written by a cadre of highly talented guest artists. This anniversary gala includes performances by Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Ziggy Marley, Angelique Kidjo, Los Lobos and others – many of whom have been directly influenced by Taj's music and guidance.

"The one thing I've always demanded of the records I've made is that they be danceable," he says. "This record is danceable, it's listenable, it has lots of different rhythms, it's accessible, it's all right in front of you. It's a lot of fun, and it represents where I am at this particular moment in my life. This record is just the beginning of another chapter, one that's going to be open to more music and more ideas. Even at the end of forty years, in many ways my music is just getting started."
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Two great American musical stylists, Dan Hicks and Bob Dorough, will perform together for the very first time during the Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks annual extravaganza, ‘Holidaze in Hicksville’ at Yoshi’s Oakland on December 8th and 9th.

‘Holidaze in Hicksville’ will feature Dorough, Hicks, and the Hot Licks collaborating on a selection of Hicks and Dorough originals, combined with jazz standards and holiday favorites, including the Miles Davis/Bob Dorough classic “Blue Xmas.”
A uniquely entertaining view of the holiday season, flavored with Dan Hicks’ signature electicism and humor will be presented through original songs and dance, including such Hicks-ian gems as "My Main Man Santa", "A Yule That’s Cool”, and "Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Christmas Card."

There will also be plenty of other slightly off-kilter (but never off-key) material from a singer-songwriter who's a true American original -- including his well-loved classics and selections from the recent Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks Surfdog Records release, Tangled Tales.

The Bob Dorough Trio will open each show.

DAN HICKS

Beginning as a drummer in the seminal 60's San Francisco rock band The Charlatans, and continuing with his unique and legendary Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks, Dan Hicks is widely acknowledged as one of the defining figures in American roots music. Having earned a reputation as a true original with his signature eclecticism and humor, Hicks continues to carve his way through a number of genres from proto-psychedelia to western swing and jazz, from tin pan alley to country blues -- all the while cultivating his own unique sound.
The original Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks recorded five ground-breaking and Billboard-charting records for the Columbia, Blue Thumb and Warner Bros. labels. They toured worldwide, and Dan appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine three times.

The newest incarnation of Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks released the wildly successful "Beatin' the Heat" in 2000, featuring collaborations with Bette Midler, Elvis Costello, Tom Waits, Rickie Lee Jones and Brian Setzer. USA Today called it "one of the blessings of the new millennium." That release was followed by the live CD "Alive & Lickin" in 2001.
2003 saw the release of "Dan Hicks and The Hot Licks - Featuring An All Star Cast of Friends" DVD/CD, a spectacular concert and video project that reunited Hicks with virtually every musician he has ever played and recorded with. Both Mojo and Downbeat magazines rated it "Four Stars...one of the best CDs of '04."
2005 brought the studio album "Selected Shorts", featuring special guests Willie Nelson, Jimmy Buffett, Gibby Haynes, Jim Keltner and Van Dyke Parks. It was widely touted as one of the band's best -- The New Yorker magazine remarked, "As great as his early masterpiece "Where's the Money?"...truly superb."

In vintage Dan Hicks form, Tangled Tales, his tenth studio album (March 24, 2009/Surfdog Records) , mashes the outlaw swing music, insightful charm, and brilliant melodies that have endeared him to audiences and fellow artists for four decades. Featuring a world-class collection of musical talent including instrumental virtuosos David Grisman, Charlie Musselwhite, and slide-guitarist Roy Rogers, and produced by Grammy-winning roots music producer Chris Goldsmith, Tangled Tales delivers eight great new original tunes that feel like instant Dan Hicks classics (and some choice cover tunes too). It is yet another brilliant addition to the unique body of work of this great American songwriter. To quote Daily Variety, "Dan Hicks is at the top of his game … unlike many pop artists today, a new studio album from Dan Hicks is like a new painting from Picasso… STAY TUNED!"

BOB DOROUGH

Bob Dorough was born in Cherry Hill, Arkansas on December 12, 1923, and grew up in Texas, where he graduated from North Texas State University, majoring in composition. He moved to New York City to become a jazz musician in 1950 and lived in Paris from 1954 to 1955 (where he recorded with singer Blossom Dearie). When he returned to the United States, Dorough moved to Los Angeles, where he played various gigs, including a job between sets by Lenny Bruce.

Dorough released his first album, Devil May Care, in 1956. It contained a version of "Yardbird Suite" with lyrics by Dorough over the famous Charlie Parker song. Miles Davis liked the album, so when Columbia asked Davis to record a Christmas song in 1962, Davis turned to Dorough for lyrics and singing duties. The result was "Blue Xmas," released on Columbia's Jingle Bell Jazz compilation.

Among Dorough’s other illustrious songwriting collaborators over the years have been Fran Landesman and Dave Frishberg. His tunes now appear on albums recorded by dozens of other vocalists – and many have found special favor as instrumentals, too.
Gen-Xers know his voice – if not his name – because they love the "Schoolhouse Rock" videos that entertained them on ABC-TV during the 70s, 80s and 90s. Dorough handled the music for about fifty of these timeless little classics, including “Three is a Magic Number.”

These days, Dorough – a proud inductee into the Arkansas Jazz Hall of Fame – does a bit of organic gardening at his Pennsylvania farmette. He's still writing great songs, too. Most important, though, he continues to delight audiences in clubs and concert halls on several continents. As throngs of admirers worldwide can testify, at the age of 85, Bob Dorough is only now reaching his prime.
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Two great American musical stylists, Dan Hicks and Bob Dorough, will perform together for the very first time during the Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks annual extravaganza, ‘Holidaze in Hicksville’ at Yoshi’s Oakland on December 8th and 9th.

‘Holidaze in Hicksville’ will feature Dorough, Hicks, and the Hot Licks collaborating on a selection of Hicks and Dorough originals, combined with jazz standards and holiday favorites, including the Miles Davis/Bob Dorough classic “Blue Xmas.”
A uniquely entertaining view of the holiday season, flavored with Dan Hicks’ signature electicism and humor will be presented through original songs and dance, including such Hicks-ian gems as "My Main Man Santa", "A Yule That’s Cool”, and "Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Christmas Card."

There will also be plenty of other slightly off-kilter (but never off-key) material from a singer-songwriter who's a true American original -- including his well-loved classics and selections from the recent Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks Surfdog Records release, Tangled Tales.

The Bob Dorough Trio will open each show.

DAN HICKS

Beginning as a drummer in the seminal 60's San Francisco rock band The Charlatans, and continuing with his unique and legendary Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks, Dan Hicks is widely acknowledged as one of the defining figures in American roots music. Having earned a reputation as a true original with his signature eclecticism and humor, Hicks continues to carve his way through a number of genres from proto-psychedelia to western swing and jazz, from tin pan alley to country blues -- all the while cultivating his own unique sound.
The original Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks recorded five ground-breaking and Billboard-charting records for the Columbia, Blue Thumb and Warner Bros. labels. They toured worldwide, and Dan appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine three times.

The newest incarnation of Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks released the wildly successful "Beatin' the Heat" in 2000, featuring collaborations with Bette Midler, Elvis Costello, Tom Waits, Rickie Lee Jones and Brian Setzer. USA Today called it "one of the blessings of the new millennium." That release was followed by the live CD "Alive & Lickin" in 2001.
2003 saw the release of "Dan Hicks and The Hot Licks - Featuring An All Star Cast of Friends" DVD/CD, a spectacular concert and video project that reunited Hicks with virtually every musician he has ever played and recorded with. Both Mojo and Downbeat magazines rated it "Four Stars...one of the best CDs of '04."
2005 brought the studio album "Selected Shorts", featuring special guests Willie Nelson, Jimmy Buffett, Gibby Haynes, Jim Keltner and Van Dyke Parks. It was widely touted as one of the band's best -- The New Yorker magazine remarked, "As great as his early masterpiece "Where's the Money?"...truly superb."

In vintage Dan Hicks form, Tangled Tales, his tenth studio album (March 24, 2009/Surfdog Records) , mashes the outlaw swing music, insightful charm, and brilliant melodies that have endeared him to audiences and fellow artists for four decades. Featuring a world-class collection of musical talent including instrumental virtuosos David Grisman, Charlie Musselwhite, and slide-guitarist Roy Rogers, and produced by Grammy-winning roots music producer Chris Goldsmith, Tangled Tales delivers eight great new original tunes that feel like instant Dan Hicks classics (and some choice cover tunes too). It is yet another brilliant addition to the unique body of work of this great American songwriter. To quote Daily Variety, "Dan Hicks is at the top of his game … unlike many pop artists today, a new studio album from Dan Hicks is like a new painting from Picasso… STAY TUNED!"

BOB DOROUGH

Bob Dorough was born in Cherry Hill, Arkansas on December 12, 1923, and grew up in Texas, where he graduated from North Texas State University, majoring in composition. He moved to New York City to become a jazz musician in 1950 and lived in Paris from 1954 to 1955 (where he recorded with singer Blossom Dearie). When he returned to the United States, Dorough moved to Los Angeles, where he played various gigs, including a job between sets by Lenny Bruce.

Dorough released his first album, Devil May Care, in 1956. It contained a version of "Yardbird Suite" with lyrics by Dorough over the famous Charlie Parker song. Miles Davis liked the album, so when Columbia asked Davis to record a Christmas song in 1962, Davis turned to Dorough for lyrics and singing duties. The result was "Blue Xmas," released on Columbia's Jingle Bell Jazz compilation.

Among Dorough’s other illustrious songwriting collaborators over the years have been Fran Landesman and Dave Frishberg. His tunes now appear on albums recorded by dozens of other vocalists – and many have found special favor as instrumentals, too.
Gen-Xers know his voice – if not his name – because they love the "Schoolhouse Rock" videos that entertained them on ABC-TV during the 70s, 80s and 90s. Dorough handled the music for about fifty of these timeless little classics, including “Three is a Magic Number.”

These days, Dorough – a proud inductee into the Arkansas Jazz Hall of Fame – does a bit of organic gardening at his Pennsylvania farmette. He's still writing great songs, too. Most important, though, he continues to delight audiences in clubs and concert halls on several continents. As throngs of admirers worldwide can testify, at the age of 85, Bob Dorough is only now reaching his prime.
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The Women of Color Resource Center will be hosting a Brown Bag event this month.

Sunaina Maira, currently an associate professor of Asian American Studies at UC Davis, will be introducing her new book, Missing: Youth, Citizenship, and Empire after 9/11.

Maira's teaching and research interests are youth, popular culture, transnationalism, South Asian immigrant communities, and U.S. empire. She has worked with various community and immigrant organizations in the Boston area such as Youth Solidarity Summer, a program for young activists of South Asian descent, which she co-founded, and South Asian Committee of Human Rights (SACH), which focused on post-9/11 civil and immigrant rights issues in the Boston Area. She has also worked with groups here in the Bay Area.

Maira also authored Desis in the House: Indian American Youth Culture in New York City, and has edited other works.

Please join us at the WCRC office on November 18 from 12:30-2PM! Books will likely be available for purchase.

If there are any further questions, please direct them to Anisha Desai -adesai@coloredgirls.org.
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