BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.yoshis.com/oakland//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.5// X-WR-CALNAME:www.yoshis.com/oakland X-WR-CALDESC:www.yoshis.com/oakland X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Pacific BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20130522T003805CEST-5600HohpxP@www.yoshis.com/oakland DTSTAMP:20130521T220505Z DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat could be more fun than a musical night on the town with the legendary pianist Victoria Theodore? \; A major tale nt in her own right\, Victoria also happens to be Stevie Wonder&rsquo\;s k eyboardist and backup singer\, with whom she has travelled around the worl d. Taking the stage with Victoria tonight for an all-out holiday extravaga nza are Kevin Wong &\; the BASSment\, one of the most gifted and versat ile bands discovered by Bay Area music fans in recent years. Please join u s tonight for a musical banquet which serves up jazz\, blues\, soulful fun k\, high energy rock and everything in between to create a star-studded ev ening of musical chemistry. \n\nVictoria Theodore studied piano at Oberlin College/Conservatory of Music with Sedmara Zakarian Rutstein\, and receiv ed her Master&rsquo\;s in Classical Piano Performance from Stanford Univer sity. She also studied with piano with Eugene Gash\, the first African-Ame rican concert pianist to perform a solo concert at Carnegie Hall.\n\nShe h as performed with a long list of symphonies\, ensembles and bands\, and to ured nationally as a keyboardist for Capitol Records&rsquo\; Oaktown 357\, produced by M.C. Hammer. Beginning in August\, 2007\, Victoria was hired to tour with legendary musical genius Stevie Wonder\, playing keyboards an d singing background vocals in his band\, and appearing on television\, in films\, and in DVDs in addition to performing on major stages around the world. Victoria is a highly respected\, dazzlingly original Bay Area piani st who teaches and performs locally when she&rsquo\;s not touring or colla borating with various R&\;B\, jazz\, gospel\, pop and classical artists .\n\nThe BASSment is an ensemble of the best and brightest young stars on the current music scene in California. Composed of musicians who combine i nnate talent with sparkling original tunes\, humor\, style\, and a dynamic musical signature which has garnered acclaim from the moment they first t ook the stage years ago\, the band showcases the gifts of the inspired gui tarist Cedricke Dennis\, phenomenal key bassist/organist and bandleader Ke vin Wong\, the always amazing Dante McClinton on drums\, with Daniel Casar es taking the show to new heights on sax.\n\nBorn with perfect pitch\, Kev in Wong\, the leader of this talented quartet\, holds down the keys &\; Hammond sounds with his right hand while his left picks up the bass lines . Their album Movin&rsquo\; Air\, released in April 2012\, features origin al songs which pioneer a whole new sound on the jazz horizon. The S.F. Exa miner called BASSment "\;... a collective of exceptionally talented mu sicians with a unique combination of virtuosity\, chemistry\, emotion and feel."\;\n\nPlease join us for this very special once-a-year party and holiday blowout tonight at Jack London Square featuring Victoria Theodore with Daniel Parenti on bass and Tommie Bradford on drums \, along with Ke vin Wong &\; the BASSment. Both ensembles are guaranteed to make your s pirits soar and warm your soul. DTSTART:20121218T200000 DTEND:20121218T220000 DURATION:PT3H LOCATION:Oakland SUMMARY:The Not-So-Silent Yule Party featuring Victoria Theodore with Kevin Wong & the BASSment END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR