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I'm an Oakland jazz salsa singer-songwriter, fluent in a few languages thanks to my itinerant childhood. Since 2004 I've done more than a dozen studio recordings for my own & other bands. In 2010, I sang on the Grammy-nominated Bien! Bien! In 2011, I made a fan-funded CD, and in 2012 my singing/songwriting was on Pacific Mambo Orchestra's debut CD. In 2013, we won a Grammy!

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Help send Oakland kids to Summer Camp!

Help send Oakland kids to Summer Camp!

Help send Oakland kids to Summer Camp! Every kid deserves a chance to go to camp. At Oakland Feather River Camp (est. 1924 in Quincy, CA, once a beautiful California Zephyr rail ride away from Jack London Square), girls and boys, ages 7-14, revel and grow in the fresh, open air and natural beauty of...
How do you start a truly diverse jazz/improvised music performance collective in Oakland?

How do you start a truly diverse jazz/improvised music performance collective in Oakland?

How would we start a jazz/improvised music performance collective that was truly inclusive and diverse* for performing musicians in Oakland? This is a serious question. I realize that some of these already exist (Oakland Public Conservatory, La Peña, The Sound Room), and there are jams as well, such as the one started by tenor saxophonist...