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Sat, Jul 24th 10 - Sat, Jul 31st 10
John Santos in
Arcata, CA
Humboldt State University
Buy Tickets. Box office: (707) 826-3731.
Afro Cuban Drum & Dance Program.
A magical week of drumming, dancing and singing with some of the best maestros possible: Reynaldo Gonzalez, Susana Arenas, Lazaro Galarraga, Pedrito Martinez, Roman Diaz, Toto Beriel, Sandy Pérez, Jesus Diaz, John Santos, Michael Spiro, David Peñalosa, and Alison Hong.
Wed, Aug 4th 10 - Wed, Sep 8th 10
John Santos in
San Francisco, CA
The Museum of the African Diaspora
Time: 7:00pm. Buy Tickets. Address: 685 Mission St. Venue phone: 415.358.7200.
SFJAZZ, the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival and The Museum of the African Diaspora (MOAD) present African Spiritual Practices and Retentions in Latin Music, a unique and exclusive series from Bay Area lecturer, bandleader, percussionist and educator, John Santos, on Wednesdays, August 4 – September 8, 7:00pm – 9:00pm (6-class series). These Discover Jazz classes can be enjoyed as a series, or on an individual basis. Musical practices throughout Latin America have preserved a wealth of African spiritual content. This six-part series will reveal several elements of African origin that form the basis of popular Latin music and Latin jazz, including instrumentation, rhythm, melody and more. During the series, participants will listen to and analyze a broad cross-section of recorded examples from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Republica Dominicana/Haiti, the United States and Brazil that span the last century.
Sat, Aug 14th 10
John Santos in
Oakland, CA
MacArthur Blvd, between 35th and 38th Avenues
Time: 11:00am. Admission: FREE!. Age restrictions: All Ages. Buy Tickets. Venue phone: 510-381-2013.
The 11th Annual Laurel Street Fair
The John Santos Sextet is scheduled to go on around 4:00.
Sat, Aug 21st 10
John Santos in
Oakland, CA
Downtown City Center
Time: 12:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Broadway & 14th. Venue phone: (510) 444-CITY.
10th Annual Art & Soul Festival in Oakland
The John Santos Sextet
John Handy
MC Hammer
Pete Escovedo
CAKE
En Vogue
Toni, Tone, Tony
Lenny Williams
and much more !!!
Sat, Aug 21st 10 - Sun, Aug 22nd 10
John Santos in
Oakland, CA
Eastside Arts Alliance
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $10. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2277 International Blvd.. Venue phone: 510.533.6629.
Premiere of the first compositions of the Filosofía Caribeña, composing/performing project by The John Santos Sextet with special guests, dynamic spoken word artists, Kamau Daaood from LA, and Rico Pabon from Oakland.
8:00 PM Sat, 3:00 PM Sun.
Sat, Aug 28th 10
John Santos in
Berkeley, CA 94702
World Dance Center
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $15. Address: 1901 San Pablo Ave, . Venue phone: 510 528-1958.
“Falando” (Speaking), featuring The John Santos Sextet in concert with special guests from Brazil, Jovino Santos Neto, and Ricardo Peixoto - an exciting evening of cross-cultural musical collaboration! Made possible by the generosity of the Zellerbach Family Fund.
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