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"The groves of redwoods that
cover the hilltops of Oakland are a world away from
the urban downtown. Hug a tree the size of a car,
and then hike up and down through a maze of ferns
and pine needles. Summer and Fall concert sieries
take place each year, featuring many local gorups.
This park is unlike any other existing inside a
city's boundaries."
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"Who says
Oakland's civic leaders don't have it
together? They have the wherewithall to
put on the Sundays in the Redwoods free
concert series..." SF Chronicle,
This Week
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THANK OUR
SPONSORS |
- Office of Parks &
Recreation
- Council Member Jean
Quan
- AT&T
- Friends of Oakland
Parks & Rec
- Oakland Municipal
Credit Union
- KBLX 102.9 FM
- Coliseum Lexus of
Oakland
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World Music Fest:
Featuring Latin Jazz
Sunday, September 20, 2-5
pm
Woodminster Amphitheater
Joaquin Miller Park
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 PROGRAM
Join us this Sunday
and we promise we'll have you dancing in the
aisles with some of the Bay Area's best
Latin sounds.
 The
John Santos Sextet,
4 time Grammy nominee, widely regarded as one of
the leading Afro-Latin percussionists in the
world. He is known for his innovative use of
traditional forms and instruments in combination
with contemporary music.
 Rankin
Scroo
combines his Jamaican
roots with urban sounds, the "Godfadda of urban
reggae"
Nigerian roots in an Afro-Cuban sound.
great Cuban
salsa-reggae-rapper mix.
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Dear Neighbor,
We are very excited by this
year's line-up for our Fourth Annual
Sundays in the Redwoods Free Concert Series.
Our dream to provide FREE,
live, quality concerts for Oakland residents and
families keeps expanding even in these tough
economic times. We've talked to many who are
making this a neighborhood or family tradition,
bringing picnics to enjoy the day in the park
together. Please help us spread the word
by forwarding this email to family, friends, and
neighbors.
 Last
year nearly 10,000 attended our four free
concerts. We expect a full house at our
last concert in the series featuring our "home
girl," Ledisi. We feature both current
and rising young stars at each concert. As our
attendance grows, our fundraising and ability to
attract top entertainment grow also.
We are struck each year how many
Oaklanders tell us they have never visited this
gorgeous location in the Oakland redwoods before. We
are happy that these concerts bring very diverse
populations together for uniquely Oakland
community building.
Each weekend represents a
different slice of Oakland's rich musical
diversity. Tickets to concerts for many of
these artists featured in this series have
recently ranged from $20-$50. We appreciate the
generous contributions that make the concerts
possible and as usual will be passing the hat.
Think of this as Oakland's answer to Stern
Grove... with seats, without fog, and with a
great bay view !
 Many
of us bring picnic dinners or stop by the
Montclair Farmers Market before the concert,
but this year we have added a few food
vendors. We have some shade cover for the
audience but bring hats and sunscreen. We will
have children's
activities in the back of the theater for
our younger listeners who might become
restless. These concerts are a very good way to
introduce children to live music.
The gates open at 1:30 pm,
seating is open on a first come basis.
Performances generally start at 2 pm. If you
come, please come by and visit our booth which
will have information on City services and
community programs.
Jean Quan
Oakland City Council
Woodminster Sunset after the
Concert
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UPCOMING SUNDAY CONCERTS |
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September 27 -
Strings & Jazz -- Unique Oakland Fusion
October 4 - Amazing Jazz
October 11 - Neo
Soul Experience with Local Star Ledisi
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September 27 - Strings & Jazz - The Oakland Symphony
and John Handy
 Oakland
East Bay Symphony featuring Michael Morgan &
winners of the Youth Artist Competition
S.O.N.G.- Strings of a Nubian Groove
- Destiny, the harpist from the hood, leads a trio
of harp, violin, and viola artists in an amazing
classical-jazz mix.
 John
Handy - Oakland resident and
world reknown jazz alto sax has won grammy
nominations for his recordings and
compositions. Many will remember him as a
sideman with Charlie Mingus.
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October 4 -Sounds
of Inspiration
 Jon
Jang & James Newton -
Listeners of KBLX will
recognize these composer-performers most
recently known for their collaboration on
"When Sorrow Turns To
Joy," a
tribute to Paul Robeson. Jang's recent
composition was featured at the Oakland Symphony
Season using traditional Chinese songs of sorrow
to tell the story of the Chinese who build the
railroads.
Newton voted the nation's top flutist has a
range from classical music to cutting edge jazz.
 Marcus
Shelby - An amazing acoustic
bass and composer, he is renown for telling history
through his music. Listen to his Port Chicago and
Harriet Tubman tracks. He is reunited in this
concert with his mentor James Newton.
Fuzology - "musicians, vocalists,
and writers raised in Oakland who connected in
our public schools not by color or personality,
but through their love of music." They merge
diverse elements of jazz, rock, R&B, gospel,
Latin and hip-hop into an unique Oakland sound.
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October 11 -The Neo Soul Experience
 Ledisi
- Oakland performer with two
Grammy nominations has just released her fourth
album, Going Through Changes. We
expect this to be a packed concert, come early
for the best seats.
Blayze - blends hip-hop,
gospel, and soul into her own unique East Bay
sound
Oakland School for the Arts Jazz Combo |
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