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The Fall Show

The Fall Show

Sep 25 – Oct 18
Shotgun Players
The Ashby Stage @ Shotgun Players, Berkeley
Musiq Soulchild at Yoshi’s Oakland event image

Musiq Soulchild★

October 9–16
Yoshi’s, Oakland
The Brothers Size

The Brothers Size

Oct 9 – Nov 1
AASC | African-American Shakespeare Company
Theater 33, San Francisco
World Premiere of Every Saturday Night

World Premiere of Every Saturday Night

Oct 10 – Nov 1
SFBATCO
The Strand Theater, San Francisco
The Jazz Room: A Journey to the Heart of New Orleans

The Jazz Room: A Journey to the Heart of New Orleans

Oct 11 – Dec 20
SF Bay Area | Fever
The Palace Theater, San Francisco
Acoustic Alchemy at Yoshi’s Oakland event image

Acoustic Alchemy

October 13
Yoshi’s, Oakland
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
Pianist Mathis Picard performs with his trio at SFJAZZ

Mathis Picard Trio

October 15
SFJAZZ
SFJAZZ Center, 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
St. Paul & The Minneapolis Funk All Stars

St. Paul & The Minneapolis Funk All Stars

October 16
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga
Tammy Hall Quartet promotional graphic featuring Tammy Hall

Tammy Hall Quartet

October 16
Mr. Tipple’s, San Francisco
Pianist Zaccai Curtis leads his sextet at SFJAZZ

Zaccai Curtis Sextet

October 16–17
SFJAZZ
SFJAZZ Center, San Francisco

A Tribute to Joe Louis Walker by Paul Steward

October 16
Biscuits & Blues, San Francisco
The Kuumba Experience — Jazz Fusion

The Kuumba Experience — Jazz Fusion

October 16
Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek
Conductor Kedrick Armstrong for Oakland Symphony’s DEFIANCE concert

DEFIANCE

October 16
Oakland Symphony
Paramount Theatre, Oakland
ScHoolboy Q: 10 Years of Blank Face LP

ScHoolboy Q: 10 Years of Blank Face LP

October 16
Fox Theater, Oakland
Promotional artwork for 3 Queens of Motown at the Lesher Center for the Arts

3 Queens of Motown

October 16
Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek
Kazemde George Trio

Kazemde George Trio★

October 17
San Jose Jazz
SJZ Break Room, San Jose
Richard Howell playing saxophone

Richard Howell – John Coltrane Tribute

October 17
Mr. Tipple’s, San Francisco
Joe Bataan performing outdoors

Joe Bataan & MeloDious

October 17
Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)
Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco
Wrenching News Workshop — October

Wrenching News Workshop — October

October 17
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA)
Chinaka Hodge’s All Greg’s Kids Come Home

Chinaka Hodge’s All Greg’s Kids Come Home

October 17
Stanford Live
BIng Studio, Stanford