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| Malcolm X JazzArts Festival & Michael White Quintet Concert Eastside Arts Alliance presents 12th Annual Malcolm X JazzArts Festival on Saturday, May 19, 2012 in San Antonio Park, Oakland, CA. This annual event has become a community institution. On the main jazz stage we will be featuring: 12:00pm Daria Nile Trio 2:00pm Avotcja and Modupue 4:00pm A Tribute to Billy Bang an all star String Summit featuring Michael White*, India Cooke, Kash Killion, Tarika Lewis, Sandy Poindexter, Muziki Roberson, Eric Hunt, Leisei Chen and Kenneth Nash 6:00pm Kev Choice Ensemble * Violinist Michael White and vocalist Leisei Chen will perform at a special fundraising concert at The EastSide Cultural Center on SUNDAY, MAY 20. "The community of jazz violinists in particular and the world of jazz has suffered a great loss with the passing of Billy Bang. We met and performed together only once at a Violin Summit Berkeley a long time ago. Yet I felt we were kindred spirits, having similar war related experiences - Billy in Vietnam, I in Korea - and also we had mutual social sensibilities concerning fellow veterans. But most of all I was struck by Billy's warmth and beautiful spirit. May his music live on!" - MICHAEL WHITE, Violinist from In Memory Of Billy Bang in June 2011 issue of the New York City Jazz Record Michael White Quintet Sunday, May 20, 2012 Michael White violin, Leisei Chen vocals, Muziki Duane Roberson piano, Kash Killion cello-bass, Kenneth Nash percussion Other features of the annual Malcolm X JazzArts Festival include: The Katherine Dunham Dance Stage featuring some of the best of Bay Area dancers. The Javad Jahi Soapbox Stage an opportunity for community organizers to get their message out. Come hear the latest news on the prison industrial complex, gang injunctions, Africa & the Middle East, youth organizing, immigration, education, etc. The DREAM Courts featuring emerging youth artists, Graf Court featuring an all-city. Graf Battle Kids Zone arts & crafts, games, and fun for the little kids. Local craftspeople and community-based organizations. Great food About Eastside Arts Alliance: EastSide Arts Alliance (ESAA) is a collective of artists and community organizers of color who live and work in the San Antonio district of East Oakland. Founded in 1999 our mission is to unite art with activism to work for community empowerment and cultural development, and to build bridges between the disenfranchised, racially and ethnically divided communities that reside in our immediate neighborhood and in the broader East Bay. The founding members of EastSide Arts Alliance have been working in the San Antonio /Fruitvale neighborhoods for over 20 years. In 2006 ESAA closed escrow on our new and permanent home The EastSide Cultural Center located on International Blvd at 23rd Avenue in the heart of the San Antonio district, the center includes a 150-seat multi-use theater space, sound and visual arts studios, 16 units of affordable rental housing and storefront spaces for community-based non-profits. Eastside Arts Alliance programs include free afterschool arts workshops for youth ages 14-22 (music, dance, theater, visual arts and leadership development), public arts projects, performances, festivals, townhall forums and exhibitions. Our success has been in our longevity and our continued growth in this diverse working class community. write your comments about the article :: © 2012 Jazz News :: home page |