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Will Downing at Yoshi’s Oakland event image

Will Downing★

October 7–8
Yoshi’s, Oakland
Musiq Soulchild at Yoshi’s Oakland event image

Musiq Soulchild★

October 9–16
Yoshi’s, Oakland
Victor J. Glover and Kev Choice featured on The Social Engineering Project’s 10th Anniversary Gala flyer

TSEP’s 10th Anniversary Gala★

October 10
The Social Engineering Project
The Club at Castlewood, Pleasanton
Melvin Seals and JGB with Special Guest Grahame Lesh at Siesta Valley Bowl.

Melvin Seals and JGB with Special Guest Grahame Lesh★

October 10
Siesta Valley Bowl, Orinda
Mimosas & Motown: Sunday Brunch — October

Mimosas & Motown: Sunday Brunch — October★

October 11
Feinstein’s at The Nikko, San Francisco
Emory Douglas In Our Lifetime exhibition poster

The Revolution Won’t Be Televised… But It Will Be Creative★

October 14
African American Art & Culture Complex (AAACC), San Francisco
Emory Douglas In Our Lifetime exhibition poster

Emory Douglas: In Our Lifetime Closing Reception★

October 15
African American Art & Culture Complex (AAACC), San Francisco

Booker T. Washington Bloom Ball★

October 15
Booker T. Washington Community Service Center
Hotel Nikko San Francisco
Irving Flores Afro-Cuban Jazz Trio

Irving Flores Afro-Cuban Jazz Trio★

October 16
San Jose Jazz
SJZ Break Room, San Jose
Kazemde George Trio

Kazemde George Trio★

October 17
San Jose Jazz
SJZ Break Room, San Jose
Nelly

Nelly★

October 17
The Mountain Winery, Saratoga
Doja Cat with very special guest Latto

Doja Cat with very special guest Latto★

October 19
Chase Center, San Francisco
23rd Annual Oakland African-American Chamber of Commerce Business Awards Luncheon

23rd Annual Oakland African-American Chamber of Commerce Business Awards Luncheon★

October 22
OAACC | Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce
Scott’s Seafood Jack London Square, Oakland
Jodeci celebrating the 35th anniversary of Forever My Lady

Jodeci – 35th Anniversary Tour of Forever My Lady★

October 24
SF Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco
Angela Davis in conversation with Poulomi Saha

Angela Davis in Conversation with Poulomi Saha★

October 28
Cal Performances
Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley
Joshua Redman Quartet

Joshua Redman Quartet★

November 5–6
SFJAZZ
SFJAZZ Center, San Francisco
Caribbean Cocktails program artwork featuring Nelson German, Andrea Lawson Gray and Nigel Jones

Caribbean Cocktails: Migration, Memory, and Making Across the Diaspora★

November 5
Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD), San Francisco
Mimosas & Motown: Sunday Brunch — November

Mimosas & Motown: Sunday Brunch — November★

November 8
Feinstein’s at The Nikko, San Francisco
Bob Marley: How Reggae Changed the World featuring Duane Forrest

Bob Marley: How Reggae Changed the World featuring Duane Forrest★

November 11–14
Stanford Live
The Studio at Bing Concert Hall, Stanford
A photo of a scene from William Kentridge's The Head and The Load, the actors playing several instruments against a multimedia backdrop.

William Kentridge’s The Head & the Load★

November 12–15
Cal Performances
Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts (HJK), Oakland
Stanley Clarke and Ron Carter at SFJAZZ Center.

Stanley Clarke and Ron Carter★

November 12–15
SFJAZZ
SFJAZZ Center, San Francisco
Jason Marsalis and Vanisha Gould at Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society

The Jason Marsalis Quartet with Vanisha Gould★

November 15
Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society, Half Moon Bay
Alonzo King LINES Ballet and Appalachian Spring with the San Francisco Symphony

Alonzo King LINES Ballet and Appalachian Spring★

November 19–21
SFS | San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
Black Nile

Black Nile★

November 20
San Jose Jazz
SJZ Break Room, San Jose