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Yousif Kassab on September 6, 2017
The Empress of Soul brings her silky contralto voice back to the Bay Area for one night. Considering the seven-time Grammy winner’s extensive repertoire of standards and original material, a fantastic show is assured. Fans can expect to hear classics, like her 1973 No. 1 hit, “Midnight Train to Georgia,” as well…
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Camille Miller on August 2, 2017
Veteran comedian and car enthusiast Jay Leno spent 17 years at the helm of America’s flagship late-night television talk show. After passing the mic to successor Jimmy Fallon in 2013, Leno has been active as a touring standup comedian, appearing in about 200 live performances a year across the U.S. and Canada.…
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Camille Miller on July 21, 2017
This artistic exercise in listening features five site-specific works of sound-based art by distinguished national and local artists. In One Voice, Taraneh Hemami interlinks speaking, lullabies, whispers and shouts within a sculptural installation of tube-like clusters. Sound artist Walter Kitundu invites guests to sit in a handmade rocking chair and listen to…
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For the past two weeks, the Montalvo Arts Center has been the host of the OneBeat international music consortium and residency program. Montalvo has served as a temporary home, recording studio and performance space for 25 musicians, aged 19-35, from all over the world. They’ve come together to share the musical traditions of…
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