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SUMMARY:Sam Spear
DESCRIPTION:The Sam Spear Quintet delivers hard-hitting bop\, soulful swing\, and blistering ballads. Composed of two saxes\, piano\, bass\, and drums\, the group performs an eclectic mix of original tunes and cleverly crafted arrangements of jazz standards. \n\n\n\nhttps://samspearmusic.com/ \n\n\n\nFacebook: Sam Spear Music  \n\n\n\nInstagram: @sam_spear_music
URL:https://uncommoncorner.org/event/sam-spear-6/
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:BAMS Presents: S.O.U.L.STICE - Toki Wright x deVon Gray
DESCRIPTION:BAMS Fest takes over UnCommon\, bringing Live Music and Beats to the stage! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToki Wright is a two-time Emmy Award-winning MC\, poet\, producer\, and cultural diplomat.  He has received two CLIO Award for advertising with General Mills for the number one worldwide Twitter trending project “Watch the Stove” which was also nominated for a Cannes Lion Award.  Wright is currently the chair of the Professional Music Department at Berklee College of Music in Boston.  Before relocating he was the Department Head of the United States’ first fully accredited Hip-Hop Studies program at McNally Smith College of Music. The program was awarded the “Best Transformative Higher Learning Model” from the Hip-Hop Education Center at NYU. Toki also facilitated seven Twin Cities Celebration of Hip-Hop Festivals and helped establish “Hip-Hop at H.E.A.L.S\,” a program for former child soldiers in Gulu\, Northern Uganda. \n\n\n\n\nToki’s worked with the US State Department\, delivered a TED Talk\, and ran the youth-led nonprofit YO! The Movement\, helping to build community through the arts. Toki is a freelance writer\, radio host and has been a judge for NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest\, and a community organizer. He’s released albums and film through his media company Soul Tools Entertainment that have charted top 50 on MTV\, iTunes\, and more. Wright has performed at events like Coachella\, Rock The Bells and more while sharing stages with the likes of Lizzo\, Terri Lyne Carrington\, Atmosphere\, the late Sean Price\, and J-Live. Toki has released recordings with Talib Kweli\, BJ The Chicago Kid\, and G Yamazawa to name a few.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe biggest lynchpin of deVon Gray’s creative practice is always beginning from a place of\, “I know nothing” when approaching: a new composition\, a performance\, or any creative endeavor. He believes that empty vessels receive new knowledge with greater efficiency. Facts. What are other known knowns about the artist? The composer/improviser is hugely aroused by all things natural. The great outdoors offer him much by way of respite and reflection. He loves eating\, drinking\, and merriment. He’s a moon gazing\, leaf peeping\, steadily-streaming cinephile. In his downtime he consumes and unwillingly participates in a mixed economy same as you. He’s pissed about it. He wants out. In his uptime he makes the good art. And he tent camps as often as possible.InstagramWe Sick on Bandcamp
URL:https://uncommoncorner.org/event/bams-presents-s-o-u-l-stice-toki-wright-x-devon-gray/
CATEGORIES:DJ,Live Music
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SUMMARY:Flannel Friday!
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Flannel Friday with Harpoon! \n\n\n\nAnyone who makes a purchase at the bar on Friday while wearing flannel can receive a free koozie! Limit one freebie per person.  \n\n\n\n**Purchasing alcohol is not required – any purchase at all qualifies.
URL:https://uncommoncorner.org/event/flannel-friday/2024-10-11/
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SUMMARY:Zahili Gonzalez Zamora
DESCRIPTION:Zahili Gonzalez Zamora is a Cuban pianist\, composer\, bandleader\, arranger\, and educator. She feels most defined by her Cuban heritage and her status as an immigrant. Her passion for music has taken her to Canada\, to South East Asia and\, now\, to the United States. Her rich musical background\, career experience and extraordinary improvisation skills render her a leader in the modern Latin jazz idiom and an influential\, emulated musician. \n\n\n\n​In 2018\, her Afro-Cuban jazz Trio\, MIXCLA\, released its self-titled album\, which features her original tunes and arrangements. It has received critical acclaim and earned the attention of major agents locally and internationally. The album has thus far advanced in the world of jazz\, adding to her accolades two nominations from the Boston Music Awards (2018 & 2019). \n\n\n\nhttps://www.zahilizamora.com \n\n\n\nhttps://www.instagram.com/zahiligz/
URL:https://uncommoncorner.org/event/zahili-gonzalez-zamora-14/
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SUMMARY:Steph Davis & Friends
DESCRIPTION:4:00-5:00 PM – Steph Davis (marimba) with Jenny Oliver (choreographer/dancer)Through a mesmerizing combination of marimba and dance\, Steph Davis and Jenny Oliver showcase multidisciplinary storytelling that honors their combined African American\, Cape Verdean\, and Native American heritage. 5:00-6:00 PM – Steph Davis (marimba) with DeShaun Gordon King (flutes) and Nicholas Johnson (cello)The performers merge classical\, jazz\, and traditional music in a dynamic and colorful combination of flute\, cello\, and marimba.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSteph Davis is a marimbist and cultural activist. Their music engages traditions\, epistemologies\, and aesthetics from the African diaspora as means for uncovering truthful historiographies\, finding creative self-actualization\, and reaching for collective liberation. Hailed by The Washington Post as a “crisp\, controlled” performer who “is engaged in deep explorations of acoustic and historical resonance\,” Steph is a marimba soloist and chamber musician touring throughout the United States. Integrating Black and Western European classical music\, traditional African American spirituals\, and Ghanaian gyil songs\, their performances explore the cultural and political landscape of the African diaspora. Through their arrangements and commissions\, Steph has contributed over 20 works by Black composers to the marimba’s solo and chamber repertoire\, in addition to premiering dozens of contemporary works for marimba and vibraphone. Highlights of their ’24-‘25 season includes debuts with The Celebrity Series of Boston and Ashmont Hill Chamber Music\, music and dance collaborations with Jenny Oliver (choreographer)\, and a performance-installation with Dzidzor (spoken word) at the Goethe-Institut Boston. Steph proudly endorses Marimba One instruments and mallets as a Marimba One Premier Artist.Steph is a teaching artist with Castle of our Skins and Instructor of music theory at the Boston Conservatory. Steph has authored and co-authored several culturally-responsive K-college curricula around Black classical music\, published by Castle of our Skins. Steph has presented performances\, masterclasses\, and lecture-recitals at the University of Central Florida\, University of Massachusetts Amherst\, the Center of Mallet Percussion Research at Kutztown University\, and the Network for Diversity in Concert Percussion.Steph received their Master of Music in marimba performance from Boston Conservatory at Berklee\, where they studied with Nancy Zeltsman. They also hold a Bachelor of Music in percussion performance from the Conservatory. They have been awarded residencies at the Goethe-Institut Boston\, Avaloch Farm Music Institute\, and Boston Center for the Arts.Steph resides on unceded land of the Neponset band of the Massachusett tribe\, bordertown Boston\, MA. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJenny Oliver is an artist in the Greater Boston area working as an educator\, performer\, choreographer and advocate for artistic integrity on faulty at Tufts University. Throughout her 18-year career she has cultivated a trauma informed\, culturally responsive kinetic storytelling practice. As a culturally Black person of Cape Verdean and Native American heritage she believes it’s important to address the erasure of Native people and the ongoing systemic injustices towards Black people and is inspired by the ability of movement to catalyze meaningful and effective change in the lives of others.As a choreographer\, her work has been presented at the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, WBUR’s CitySpace\, Mark Morris Dance Center\, Boston Center for the Arts\, Tufts’ Art Galleries\, Multicultural Arts Center\, Somerville Theater\, DanceNOW Boston and the Peabody Essex Museum. In addition to her work as a choreographer she performs with RootsUprising under the direction of Nailah Randall-Bellinger and teaches at the Dance Complex and Deborah Mason Performing Arts Center.Her collaborative work includes the development of a 2 year creative residency with the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics and Boston’s Office of Budget Management using creative storytelling\, dance\, and fiscal education to engage Boston residents in the city’s budgeting process; supporting Masary Studios to create Data Choreographics as part of the Museum of Science’s Exploring AI: Making the Invisible Visible exhibit; and being a lead artist with the Design Studio for Social Intervention on Public Kitchen | Dance Court prototypes.In all elements of her work\, she strives to create the causes and conditions for liberation\, pause\, and healing through movement. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKnown for his soulful tone and mesmerizing phrasing\, Trevor James Alto Flute Artist Díjí Kay(née DeShaun Gordon-King) has given performances as a soloist and principal flute in Europe\, Asia\, and throughout the United States. Díjí Kay grew up surrounded by griot traditions and jazz and gospel music. Inspired by the worlds and traditions of his upbringing\, Díjí Kay grew passionate about programming that blends them all together to create unique and memorable concert experiences.As he continued to expand his musical versatility\, Díjí Kay also went inward to cultivate hisspiritual practice. It was through these meditations that he understood exactly what higherpurpose he to which he chose to dedicate his art. In the midst of this Awakening\, Díjí Kay moved to Cambridge to pursue a Performance Diploma from the Longy School of Music where he worked with Sergio Pallottelli. In addition to refining himself as a flute player\, Díjí Kay also studied therapeutic music with the aim to use music as medicine.During his time in Boston\, Díjí Kay has collaborated with Castle of Our Skins\, the CelebritySeries of Boston\, Shelter Music Boston\, and performed as Reed 1 for the American RepertoryTheatre’s production of Evita. A graduate of the Longy School of Music and Harvard Ed PortalPipeline Artist Fellow\, Díjí Kay’s work and studies center around synergizing the principles oftherapeutic music\, sound healing\, and vibrational therapy to curate healing and transformative concert experiences with the firm belief that music is the key to creating paradise in our lifetimes. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNick Johnson (he/they) is a cellist and organizer that strives to create meaningful art at local levels with collaborations which cross genres. A recipient of the 2023 St. Botolph Club Foundation’s Emerging Artist Award\, he regularly performs and records in the New England area as a soloist\, chamber partner\, and orchestral player with groups including Semiosis Quartet\, Sound Icon\, and Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) and Odyssey Opera (check out the 2022 Grammy nominated album “Anthony Davis: X: The Life and Times of Malcom X” and the companion Curriculum Guide developed by Castle of Our Skins). Nick often returns to their native state of Florida to join the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra as principal cellist. Nick received their Bachelor of Music from University of South Florida studying with Scott Kluksdahl\, as well as Master of Music and Graduate Performance Diploma from Boston Conservatory at Berklee with Andrew Mark. While at Boston Conservatory he studied and performed with members of the Silk Road Ensemble\, was a member of the Honors Chamber Ensemble\, was awarded first prize in the 2019 MA-ASTA String Masters Solo Competition performing Henri Dutilleux’s “Trois Strophes sur le nom de Sacher\,” and was a Concerto Competition winner performing Chen Yi’s “Suite for Cello and Chamber Winds.” They have performed at Symphony Hall\, the Institute of Contemporary Art\, Jordan Hall\, Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts\, Mechanics Hall\, and Carnegie Hall.
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SUMMARY:Fernando Brandão Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Flautist\, composer\, author\, and educator Fernando Brandão is celebrated for his extensive performances as a bandleader\, sideman\, chamber musician\, and soloist\, showcasing his talent across various ensembles and esteemed orchestras in Brazil and the US. A versatile artist proficient in concert\, alto\, bass flutes\, and pífanos\, Fernando delivers a diverse repertoire encompassing traditional and contemporary Brazilian\, jazz\, and classical music.He has performed at renowned venues and festivals such as the Celebrity Series in Boston\, First Cambridge Jazz Festival\, Beantown Jazz Festival\, Isabella Gardner Museum\, and jazz festivals across multiple US states. Fernando’s seventh album\, “Imagine 5\,” released in 2019\, exemplifies his roles as a producer\, composer\, and bandleader. As a sideman\, he has contributed to over 40 albums\, collaborating with distinguished artists like Luciana Souza\, Toninho Horta\, Maria Teresa Madeira\, Bruno Råberg\, Matthew Nicholl\, Kris Adams\, John Stein\, Pablo Ablanedo\, and many others.A dedicated educator in Brazilian music\, Fernando has served as a Professor at Berklee College of Music and faculty at the Community Music Center of Boston for over 25 years. His lectures on Brazilian music genres\, history\, and composers have been presented at various institutions in the US and Brazil. The widely acclaimed textbook “Brazilian and Afro-Cuban Jazz Conception\,” published by Advance Music\, attests to Fernando’s authoritative contributions. He has received numerous accolades\, including victories in national competitions in Brazil and winning the 1991 Pappoutsakis Flute Competition in Boston.
URL:https://uncommoncorner.org/event/fernando-brandao-quartet/
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:Manolo Mairena
DESCRIPTION:Singer-songwriter\, producer\, and multi-instrumentalist Manolo Mairena is a Costa Rican artist based in Boston. His captivating music and dynamic stage presence have garnered him an international following. Mairena has released three original albums: “Mi Oportunidad” in 2008\, “De Todo Un Poco” in 2018\, and his latest\, “Esto es lo que Hay\,” in November 2023. \n\n\n\nHis music passionately reflects his love for traditions and culture\, defining his career with exceptional performances that resonate profoundly with audiences. Drawing on a rich tapestry of influences from Latin America and inspired by legendary soneros such as Ismael Cortijo and Ismael Rivera\, Mairena’s style is both diverse and distinct. His performances are consistently praised by fans and industry professionals for their energy and emotional impact. \n\n\n\nThroughout his career\, Mairena has collaborated with a wide array of talented artists\, including Chucho Valdez\, Gonzalo Grau & La Clave Secreta\, and Gonzalo Rubalcaba. He has toured globally and participated in notable projects like the Latin Grammy-nominated “Frutero Moderno\,” “La pasión segun San Mateo\,” and a tribute to the late Tito Rodriguez\, among others. These collaborations have further solidified his reputation as a versatile and passionate musician.
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SUMMARY:The Femmes
DESCRIPTION:The Femmes are an all-woman and non-binary wedding band specializing in songs by female and non-binary artists. When you’re at a Femmes show\, you’re at a high energy concert experience. Epic sing-alongs\, expertly crafted harmonies\, and musicians who absolutely LOVE to interact with the audience\, the Femmes are Boston’s go-to women’s party band! Our roster includes Berklee alumni\, touring artists\, veteran wedding band performers\, and pit band musicians with over 10 years of professional experience. \n\n\n\nSocial Media: @thefemmesband  \n\n\n\nWebsite: thefemmesband.com
URL:https://uncommoncorner.org/event/the-femmes-23/
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SUMMARY:The Femmes
DESCRIPTION:The Femmes are an all-woman and non-binary wedding band specializing in songs by female and non-binary artists. When you’re at a Femmes show\, you’re at a high energy concert experience. Epic sing-alongs\, expertly crafted harmonies\, and musicians who absolutely LOVE to interact with the audience\, the Femmes are Boston’s go-to women’s party band! Our roster includes Berklee alumni\, touring artists\, veteran wedding band performers\, and pit band musicians with over 10 years of professional experience. \n\n\n\nSocial Media: @thefemmesband  \n\n\n\nWebsite: thefemmesband.com
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