Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Freight was founded in 1968 by Nancy Owens [2] and derived its name from the used furniture store that previously occupied the same space on San Pablo Avenue.In its early years, the Freight was a magnet for bluegrass fans and musicians but also presented an eclectic mix of folk, acoustic, Scottish and Irish, jugbands, mimes, spoken word and open mics.
With a mission statement to foster a community for the performance, study, and promotion of jazz at U.C. Berkeley, its Wednesday Night big band provides free concerts every Thursday noon on Lower Sproul Plaza, its various units perform throughout the San Francisco Bay Area including area high schools, travel to collegiate jazz festivals, and ...
The first festival was scheduled to be held April 7–8 at the Greek Theater on the Berkeley campus of the University of California, but due to heavy rain it was moved indoors into Harmon Gym. Friday evening saw sets by Miles Davis , the Modern Jazz Quartet , and the Gerald Wilson Big Band .
The California Jazz Conservatory is a private conservatory in Berkeley, California. It is the only independent music conservatory in the United States devoted solely to jazz and related styles of music. Located in the Downtown Berkeley Arts District, the CJC offers Associate, Bachelor's, and Master's degrees in Jazz Studies.
The Alternative Music Foundation located at 924 Gilman Street, often referred to simply as "Gilman", is a non-profit, [1] all-ages, collectively organized music club.It is located in the West Berkeley area of Berkeley, California.
One day after pro-Palestinian protesters began to dismantle their encampment on UC Berkeley's campus, another protest popped up at a vacant building owned by the school that is near campus.
Founded in 1990 by Robert Cole, then-director of Cal Performances, the festival started as a mirror event to take place during Boston Early Music Festival and Exhibition's off-years at the University of California, Berkeley. [2] [3] The event promotes historically informed performance, [4] focuses on the works from the Medieval, Renaissance ...
About 200 protesters shut down a private event at UC Berkeley that featured Ran Bar-Yoshafat, an Israeli attorney and former member of the Israel Defense Forces.