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Fall 2025 "Adventures in Jazz"
Get ready to stamp your Musical Passports and traverse eclectic sounds at San Ramon Library’s 2025 Adventures in Jazz Series. Enjoy a spectacular lineup of world-renowned Jazz & Blues performances. Pack light ‘cuz the Fun & Music will be heavy. Get your Tickets…We’re going Places!
AKIRA TANA & OTONOWA
Saturday, October 4th, 7:30 PM - Opening Night
Led by renowned drummer Akira Tana, Otonowa is a truly unique international all-star Japanese-American jazz ensemble. They arrange and blend classic Jazz and originally compositions with traditional Japanese songs. Joined on Opening Night by special guest – taiko drummer Jimi Nakagawa, Otonowa will create a fabulous vibe like no other! No Passport needed.
George Brooks,
Indian Jazz Fusion
Saturday, October 25th, 7:30 PM
Introduced in the ‘90’s to Indian Raga and classical music during travels in India, George Brooks continues to be entranced by its melodic beauty, rhythmic complexity, and deep spiritual core. Hailed as a leading voice in IndoJazz Fusion, come join composer/saxophonist Brooks and band on their latest Jazz project and explore this fabulous
intersection of cultures!
Allan Harris
-Jazz Meets Poetry
Saturday, November 15th, 7:30 PM
Through his rich baritone voice and masterful guitar playing, New York's Allan Harris wows audiences here in the USA and internationally. Harris rhapsodizes and intertwines classic poetry with the soulful sounds of Jazz. Expect a spellbinding evening a one-of-a-kind experience as this modern-day bard enchants through prose, storytelling, and melody.
Chris Cain
- Blues Band
Saturday, December 6th, 7:30 PM
Take chromatic influences from Blues greats, add dazzling Blues & Jazz guitar licks, stir in a rich soulful Baritone, then amplify with chops on various horns & keyboards. All this ferocious talent and musical passion is mercifully delivered with Uptown cool… and adds up to the one-and-only Chris Cain!
"The Instrument reveals only the Desire of the Artist who plays it." - Driss El Maloumi
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