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Ebo Taylor presented by ArtDontSleep and JAZZ IS DEAD
Orchestra Gold, Juan G. (Afrobeats Oakland) DJ Set - In Partnership with KALW
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Doors: 7:00pm Show: 8:00pm
with Orchestra Gold & Oakland Afro Beats (DJ Set)
Ebo Taylor’s new album, Yen Ara, marks the Ghanaian highlife and Afrobeat legend’s 60th anniversary as a professional musician. Ebo talks about hanging out with Fela Kuti and the Beatles in “swinging
London”, the importance of jazz in shaping his style and the changing fortunes of West African highlife.
Confusion surrounds the exact chronology of Ebo Taylor’s lengthy career, and over the years he too has been flexible with dates and events. A lot of water has, after all, passed under the bridge. There are some certainties, however. Taylor was born in 1936 on Ghana’s Cape Coast, where he still lives, in Saltpond City. Around 90 road-miles west of Accra, Cape Coast is home to a string of fishing villages where traditional Ghanaian music continues to be part of daily life and where Taylor grew up listening to the roots highlife that has always been at the heart of his style.
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GOSSIP
Monday, July 29, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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The Aquabats!
Saturday, August 3, 2024
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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Tinariwen
Monday, August 12, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Peter Rowan w/ Sam Grisman Project
Saturday, August 17, 2024
Doors: 10:30pm / Show: 11:30pm
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Polaris
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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I.M (MONSTA X)
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Lalah Hathaway
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Marianas Trench
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Doors: 6:30pm / Show: 7:30pm
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Oteil & Friends
Friday, September 13, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Oteil & Friends
Saturday, September 14, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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An Evening With Vulfpeck
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Doors: 9:30pm / Show: 10:30pm
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An Evening With Vulfpeck
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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An Evening With Vulfpeck
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Doors: 9:30pm / Show: 10:30pm
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An Evening With Vulfpeck
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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An Evening With Vulfpeck
Friday, September 20, 2024
Doors: 9:30pm / Show: 10:30pm
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An Evening With Vulfpeck
Friday, September 20, 2024
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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Ricky Montgomery
Saturday, September 21, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Jazz is Dead: Marcos Valle
Sunday, September 22, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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CORNELIUS
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Flatland Cavalry
Friday, September 27, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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KNOWER
Saturday, September 28, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Raf Saperra
Friday, October 4, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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OPIUO
Saturday, October 5, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Prof
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Bonny Light Horseman
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Mumiy Troll
Friday, October 11, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Shintaro Sakamoto
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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The Black Dahlia Murder + Dying Fetus
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Ebo Taylor & Pat Thomas
Friday, October 18, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Valley
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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The Red Pears
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Bowling For Soup
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Doors: 6:30pm / Show: 7:30pm
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Rocky Horror Picture Show
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Y La Bamba Psyched! Fest
Saturday, November 2, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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julie
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Doors: 8:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Rise Against
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Doors: 6:30pm / Show: 7:30pm
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Exodus
Friday, December 6, 2024
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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Zeal & Ardor
Friday, December 13, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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BERTHA: Grateful Drag
Saturday, December 14, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm