I had just finished photographing Gladys Knight’s set at KBLX Soul Music Festival at Sleep Train Pavilion in Concord and I saw my friend, Debra, deep in the groove enjoying the music without anything distracting her. I took a few photos of her that I recently found in my archives. Photographed – 09.25.2010
Stephanie Mills Yoshi’s San Francisco 06.14.2012 We went to see the lovely and talented Stephanie Mills at Yoshi’s San Francisco and it was a concert experience like no other. She sang all of our favorites including some songs in a cappella that the audience called out. She even stepped off stage and danced on a […]
Rhonda Benin The Sound Room – Oakland 11/10/2012 Rhonda Benin performed for the opening night concert at The Sound Room, a new venue in Oakland.
Singer Napata Mero delivering ev’ry word on a soulful song. She really brought it!!! Napata Mero Second Saturday Salon April 2012
I went to hear Robert Glasper Experiment at The New Parish in Oakland earlier this evening. Superbly excellent concert and if you missed them, you can see them at Brick and Mortar in San Francisco today but they may be sold out as I am writing this entry. His stellar band included Casey Benjamin on […]
“MoonCandy is a live soulful house ensemble that features the inspirational voices & composition of some of the East Bay’s most understated jazz,soul,blues and gospel singers. MoonCandy is church without the politics… soulful, uplifting and fabulous!” – Valerie Troutt Have you heard MoonCandy? They are a tasty treat for your ears!
José James – vocals Kris Bowers – keyboards Takuya Kuroda – trumpet Solomon Dorsey – bass Nate Smith – drums Soulful crooner José James returned to the Bay Area for two nights in December. He and his band put on a spectacular show at The New Parish in Oakland. José performed his current hits and […]
Vocalist Jua Howard at the Downtown Berkeley Music Festival in August 2011. If you have not heard Jua sing then you definitely want to check him out. He is currently working on his second album project. Please support live music!!!
