Announcements: Adam Shulman Quartet, CJO

I'm happy to announce that after a slow spell, I'm going to be performing in three events in the next few weeks for your discerning ears.

The first is an event at the Red Poppy Art House called "JAZZ & THE PETIT CINEMA," which combines a performance by the Adam Shulman Quartet (presenting "all original compositions that draw from the idioms of modern jazz, late 19th century classical and pop rock") with short films from Future Shorts (which takes "the best international films and gathers them into a monthly compilation, featuring some of the most highly acclaimed shorts from around the world"). We're going to be playing music from Adam's new album, as well as at least one brand spanking new composition.

What: The Adam Shulman Quartet
With: Adam Shulman, piano; Ian Carey, trumpet and flugelhorn; Smith Dobson V, drums; and Devon Hoff, bass
When: Saturday, July 14, 9pm (doors open at 8:30)
Where: The Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., S.F.
Tickets: $12-$15 suggested donation

I'll also be performing the next two Mondays with the Contemporary Jazz Orchestra at Jazz at Pearl's. The CJO is a San Francisco institution which has featured many of the Bay Area's finest jazz musicians over the years, and features a repertoire of 400+ arrangements from Duke Ellington to Thad Jones to local composers and beyond. This 16-piece big band also regularly plays host to great vocalists such as Kenny Washington, Duane Lawrence and Kim Nalley.

What: The Contemporary Jazz Orchestra
When: Mondays, July 16 & 23, 8pm & 10pm
Where: Jazz at Pearl's, 256 Columbus Ave., S.F.
Tickets: $15

I hope you have a chance to come out to some of these shows and support live jazz in the Bay Area.