2011
“Wilbur Rehman Quartet”
Doc is performing Friday, October 28th at 12:30 pm with the Wilbur Rehmann Quartet, featuring Wilbur Rehmann on soprano & tenor sax, Sam Peoples on piano and Ariane Cap on acoustic & electric bass at the Cadillac Hotel, 380 Eddy Street, San Francisco. The admission is free.
“Steve Ellison”
Doc is performing Sunday, October 9th at 11:30 am with Steven Ellison on guitar, vocals & Chapman Stick, Jim Lang on piano & accordion, Kerry on violin and Eric Dahlman on trumpet at the Unitarian Church, Pasedena. The admission is free.
“E. Doctor Smith & Edo Castro”
Doc is performing Saturday, August 6th at 7:00 pm with bass virtuoso Edo Castro with special guests, utilizing the generative software of Brian Eno at the Royce Gallery, 2901 Mariposa Street, San Francisco. The admission is $10.
“The UFQ: The Unidentified Flying Quartet”
Doc is performing Sunday, June 12th at 3:00 pm with the original UFQ, featuring saxophonist Charles Unger, keyboardist Sam Peoples and bassist Mike Shea at the Bayview Opera House, 4705 Third Street, San Francisco. The admission is free.
“Finger and Toes”
Doc is performing Wednesday, May 25th at 7:00 pm with tap dance Queen, Rosie Radiator at the Royce Gallery, 2907 Mariposa Street, San Francisco. The admission is $25.
The UFQ: The Unidentified Flying Quartet”
Doc is performing Friday, March 8th at noon with saxophonist Charles Unger, guitarist John Moremen and bassist Ariane Cap with special guest Alison Levy on piano at the Cadillac Hotel 380 Eddy Street, San Francisco. The admission is free.
The UFQ: The Unidentified Flying Quartet”
Doc is performing Saturday, February 26th at 7:00 pm with the UFQ, featuring saxophonist Charles Unger, keyboardist Nora Maki and bassist Mike Shea at the Bayview OIpera House, 4705 Third Street, San Francisco. The admission is free.
The UF2: The Unidentified Flying Duet”
Doc is performing Thursday, January 26th at noon with saxophonist Charles Unger as The UF2: The Unidentified Flying Duet at the Mission Health Center, San Francisco. The admission is free.
2010
The UFQ: The Unidentified Flying Quartet”
Doc is performing Thursday, September 16th at 3:00 pm with the original UFQ, featuring saxophonist Charles Unger, keyboardist Sam Peoples and bassist Mike Shea at the Cadillac Hotel 380 Eddy Street, San Francisco. The admission is free.
The UF2: The Unidentified Flying Duet”
Doc is performing Friday, August 20th at noon with keyboardist Sam Peoples as The UF2: The Unidentified Flying Duet at the Cadillac Hotel! 380 Eddy Street, San Francisco. The admission is free.
“The Wilbur Rehmann Quartet: Special Edition”
Doc will be sitting in with the Wilbur Rehmann Quartet: Special Edition, featuring Wilbur Rehmann on sax, Edo Castro on bass and Sam Peoples on keyboards at the Fillmore Jazz Heritage Center's Lush Life Gallery Sunday, August 8th @ 2:00 pm!
“The Unidentified Flying Quintet featuring judy b.”
Cadillac Hotel
1300 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA
Friday, April 16th 12:30pm
E. "Doc" Smith is a musician, producer and recording artist with Edgetone Records, who has worked with the likes of Brian Eno, Madonna, Howard Levy, Warren Zevon, John Mayall, Gladys Knight, Mickey Hart and many, many others. He is also the inventor of the musical instrument, the Drummstick and performs these days with a custom made version called the Zendrum. You can follow him at http://edoctorsmith.com/
Charles Unger is a legendary Bay Area saxophonist who has performed and recorded around the world. He has been a weekly fixture at the Les Joulins Jazz Bistro for over 15 years as the leader of the Charles Unger Experience. His most recent album is entitled. "Mr. 2 AM". You can follow him at http://charlesungerexperience.com/
Sam Peoples is an accomplished jazz pianist whose family, including the world renown band leader Wes Peoples, have long been part of San Francisco's Fillmore jazz history, having performed with the likes of John Coltrane, Vernon Alley and Miles Davis among others, and featured in the great book "Harlem of the West: The San Francisco Fillmore Jazz Era". Sam has performed and recorded with a who's who of Bay Area musicians and is a member of both the UFQ and the Charles Unger Experience.
Ariane Cap is one of the Bay Area's best bassists and music teachers. She has toured and performed with the Big Bottom Duo, The Palm Wine Boys, Tempest, The Sippy Cups and many others. She continues to study and work with two of the world's greatest, electric bass virtuosos, Kai Eckhardt and Victor Lemonte Wooten. You can follow her http://www.arianemusic.net/
Judy B is an author and amateur actor and has been working on her jazz jams around San Francisco since 2000. Before that, she appeared in musicals and the occasional rock show in the Akron, Ohio area. Now, she is focusing on finding the most exciting intersection between her fiction writing and her jazz sensibility. Follow her news at http://onzeproductions.com
“Soul Adobo” with Edo Castro and E. "Doc" Smith
Fillmore Jazz Heritage Center
1300 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA
Sunday, April 25th 4:00pm
“Soul Adobo” Edo Castro is a multi-stringed bass virtuoso. Castro has performed with a plethora of jazz greats; Roy Haynes, Ed Thigpen, Johhny Griffin, Armando Peraza, Stu Hamm and Mark Egan, just to name but a few. E. "Doctor" Smith is a drummer and percussionist who has worked with the likes of Brian Eno,Madonna, Warren Zevon, Mickey Hart, Jimmy Cliff, and John Mayall among others. He is the inventor of the musical instrument, the Drummstick. He is thrilled with his recent collaboration with bassist Edo Castro.
2009
“MANRING KASSIN DARTER
with Edo Castro and E. "Doc" Smith”
Saturday, April 12 8:00pm
$20.00 General Admission
$15.00 Students
$22.00 General Admission, Day of Show
Buy tickets at TicketWeb or by calling 415.383.9600
"Mindboggling musicianship. Complex, provocative compositions. Darter, Manring and Kassin are all-around awesome!" - Greg Rule, Keyboard magazine
Performing "chamber music for the new millennium" this virtuoso trio has been astounding audiences for the last ten years with their amazing chops, quiet soul and diverse compositions. With over 100 albums to his credit, bass phenom Michael Manring has been hailed as "the world's greatest electric bassist" while pianist Tom Darter's compositions have drawn praise from Elliott Carter, Aaron Copland and Karel Husa and music critics have compared Kassin's flute playing with Rahassan Roland Kirk, Hubert Laws and Paul Horn. While listeners can hear echoes of classical, folk, avant-garde, and world music in their performances, the net result is music that tears down stylistic walls and refuses to be compartmentalized.
Opening this evening is Edo Castro with E. "Doc" Smith. Edo Castro is a multi-stringed bass virtuoso. Castro has performed with a plethora of jazz greats; Roy Haynes, Ed Thigpen, Johhny Griffin, Armando Peraza, Stu Hamm and Mark Egan, just to name but a few. E. "Doctor" Smith is a drummer and percussionist who has worked with the likes of Brian Eno,Madonna, Warren Zevon, Mickey Hart, Jimmy Cliff, and John Mayall among others. He is the inventor of the musical instrument, the Drummstick. He is thrilled with his recent collaboration with bassist Edo Castro.
Michael Manring (bass), known for his innovative approach to the bass and adventurous solo concerts, has appeared on approximately 200 recordings, and toured throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. He has received Grammy and Bammie nominations, the Berklee School of Music Distinguished Alumni Award, two Gold Records, and the Bassist of the Year award from the readers of Bass Player magazine.
Larry Kassin (flute) founded the internationally recognized Noe Valley Music Series in 1981, at the acoustically superb Noe Valley Ministry in San Francisco, California. His wide-ranging performance style has led to appearances with Bobby McFerrin, Jessica Williams, SF Klezmer Experience, Rhiannon, Sonia, and Box Set, plus a recent CD release with Doors keyboardist Ray Manzerek and Beat poet Michael McClure.
Tom Darter (piano), founding editor of Keyboard magazine, established the Contemporary Music Ensemble at the Chicago Musical College of Roosevelt University, where he also taught music theory and composition. He has arranged two albums of music for the Kronos Quartet Monk Suite (Music of Bill Evans), played keyboards on numerous Jerry Goldsmith film scores, and won several composition awards.