Cafe Stritch is one of the best Jazz venues in Silicon Valley and this is their flagship event. If you love jazz, get your tickets before they are gone. For all of the details, please have a look at the press release below.
The Fifth Annual Cafe Stritch
RAHSAANATHON:
A Celebration of the Life and
Music of Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Steve Turre Leads All-Star
Band Featuring James Carter
RAHSAANATHON 2017 at Cafe
Stritch
Thursday August 3 through
Sunday August 6, 2017
San
Jose, CA – July 5 2017 – San Jose’s Cafe Stritch is proud to present its Fifth
Annual RAHSAANATHON: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Rahsaan Roland Kirk
from Thursday August 3 through Sunday August 6, 2017.
The RAHSAANATHON’S main event is unique in
the world. Rahsaan fanatics from everywhere will converge on Cafe Stritch for
their annual pilgrimage. For three nights trombonist Steve Turre & The Eulipion All Stars featuring reedman
extraordinaire James Carter (tenor sax / clarinet / flute) will bring bright
moments to Cafe Stritch. This ensemble will be reprising their three-night
stands from 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016.
The group will be performing Turre’s arrangements of Kirk’s music Thursday August 3, Friday August 4, and
Saturday August 5. Poet Betty Neals,
who co-wrote “Theme for the Eulipions” (the house anthem of Cafe Stritch) with
Kirk, will perform the song live. The band includes Charles McNeal (alto sax /
soprano sax), Matt Clark (piano), Marcus Shelby (bass), Darrell Green (drums),
and Terrie Odabi (vocals). The concerts are from 8:30PM to 11:45PM.
Tickets: $50 available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producer/397138 or at the door (if not sold-out)
Please note: Tickets to Thursday August 3,
Friday August 4, or Saturday August 5 performances also entitle guests to
attend the Sunday August 6 performance.
The festivities on Sunday
August 6 begin with a screening of Adam Kahan’s feature documentary film The Case of the Three Sided Dream at
Cafe Stritch at 6:00PM. The Case of the Three Sided Dream is the
award-winning documentary about multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk
(1935-1977), who went from blind infant to child prodigy, to
adult visionary, to political activist, and finally to paralyzed showman. He
was a seemingly superhuman musical force who played literally until the day he
died. Kirk was a musical force beyond category. He never let anything stop him from pursuing
what he called his “Religion of Dreams.” Following the film (no tickets required), Cafe Stritch will present the Sonelius Smith
Quartet featuring Claire Daly. The group
includes Sonelius Smith (piano) and Claire Daly (baritone sax / flute). Smith
played with Rahsaan on multiple recordings including Rahsaan Rahsaan (1970), Natural
Black Inventions (1971), and Blacknuss
(1972). Claire Daly has been the bandleader on numerous recordings
including Rah Rah, A Tribute to Rahsaan
Roland Kirk. She has been deeply
inspired by Rahsaan’s music. This is a musical homage to Rahsaan Roland
Kirk in voice and music featuring tunes by RRK, his friends, and other kindred
spirits. The concert will be celebrating Rahsaan, one of the most original jazz
artists ever to live. The concert is from 8:00PM to 11:00PM.
Tickets: $10 available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producer/397138 or
at the door. Please note: Tickets to Thursday August 3, Friday August 4, or
Saturday August 5 performances also entitle guests to attend the Sunday August
6 performance.
Cafe Stritch will continue to present the
photographs of house photographer Ron Orlando from August 2 through August
31. Mr. Orlando is a photographer who is
passionate about photography and jazz. He has been taking photos of jazz
musicians since the 1980s. This exhibit is entitled Jazz Exploration. It is composed of photographs of jazz musicians
taken at Cafe Stritch since 2014.
Press
from past RAHSAANATHONS:
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