<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';color:black"><font size="4">George Brooks - saxophone</font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';color:black"><font size="4"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background:rgb(255,255,204)">Alam</span> Khan - sarode</font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;text-align:center"><font size="4"><b><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';color:black">Salar Nader </span></b><b><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';color:black"> - </span></b><b><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';color:black">tabla</span></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'"><font size="4"> </font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'">Monday, October 20th 8pm</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'">Yoshis - Oakland</span></b><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'">510 Embarcadero West</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'">Oakland, CA 94607</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'"> <a href="tel:510.238.9200" value="+15102389200" target="_blank">510.238.9200</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'"><a href="http://www.yoshis.com/oakland/jazzclub/artist/show/4492" target="_blank">http://www.yoshis.com/oakland/jazzclub/artist/show/4492</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px"><b><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'">George Brooks,</span></b><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'"> one of the leading voices in Indian Jazz fusion and <b><span style="background:rgb(255,255,204)">Alam</span> Khan,</b> son of legendary musician, Ali Akbar Khan, unite with tabla star <b>Salar Nader</b> to present an exhilarating meeting of musical minds and spirits. These visionary artists create new musical language through innovative composition and virtuosic improvisation. They will perform Brooks’ and Khan’s original compositions, contemporary settings of traditional ragas and the premiere of Brooks’ <i>Ghalib: the Fire Beneath My Feet,</i> inspired by the writings of 19th century Sufi poet, Mirza Ghalib. <i>Ghalib </i>was commissioned by the San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'">Saxophonist <b>George Brooks</b> has performed throughout the world with icons ranging from Indian masters Zakir Hussain and Hariprasad Chaurasia: jazz icons John McLaughlin and Larry Coryell, to minimalist godfather Terry Riley and blues legend Etta James. He is the leader of global fusion juggernauts Summit and Bombay Jazz.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'"><span style="background:rgb(255,255,204)">Alam</span> Khan</span></b><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'">, is setting a new standard for today’s generation of Indian classical artists. He has performed as a solo artist throughout North America and Europe and at India’s most esteemed festivals. <span style="background:rgb(255,255,204)">Alam</span> has collaborated with the Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir, film maker Mira Nair and performed on Derek Trucks Grammy-winning CD, Revelator.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'">Salar Nader</span></b><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua'"> was born in Germany, to Afghan parents forced to flee their home during the Russian-Afghan war. He has evolved into one of the most sought-after percussionists of his generation. Salar has performed with distinctive classical artists from Afghanistan, Iran and India and has collaborated with the Gypsy Kings, Niyaz and Derek Trucks. Salar was the musical director for the stage adaptation of the Khaled Hosseini’s, Kite Runner.</span></p><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px"><img src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/images/cleardot.gif" class=""><img src="cid:ii_149103397892afb9" alt="Inline image 1" width="375" height="485"></div><div><br></div>-- <br>George Brooks<br><a href="http://www.georgebrooks.com">www.georgebrooks.com</a>
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