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:20130525T022923CEST-7408ECovI0@www.yoshis.com/oakland DTSTAMP:20130525T000523Z DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Jazz Times calls him a &ldquo\;consummate pro&rdquo\; w ith a &ldquo\;nimble touch and reliably swinging grooves.&rdquo\; Jazzrevi ew.com has named him &ldquo\;one of the foremost drum performers in modern jazz.&rdquo\; Akira Tana is truly a legend in the jazz world. The acclaim ed drummer has worked with a long list of notables\, from Art Farmer to Zo ot Sims\, Sonny Rollins to Sonny Stitt\, James Moody to Lena Horne. He has played on scores of great recordings and produced dozens more\, including several albums by Tana Reid\, his artful collaboration with the bassist R ufus Reid. Tana&rsquo\;s Secret Agent Men Band features Annie Selleck\, a stunning vocalist out of Nashville\, and a phenomenally talented ensemble who play the music of James Bond in a way guaranteed to thrill and delight you.\nBorn and bred in San Jose\, Akira Tana received degrees in East Asi an Studies from Harvard University in 1974 and percussion from the New Eng land Conservatory in 1979. A move to New York established him as one of to day's most sought-after drummers on the international jazz scene.\nRecogni zed for his ability to ignite the spark of many top rhythm sections and cr eate pure musical dialogue with mainstay soloists\, his colorful interacti ve style led to concert\, club and recording work with a Who&rsquo\;s Who of jazz greats. He performed at the Tanglewood Festival under the directio n of Leonard Bernstein\, Seiji Ozawa and Gunther Schuller and has accompan ied diverse artists such as Charles Aznavour\, Maurice Hines and Van Dyke Parks on over 100 recordings. Tana has toured throughout the world and tau ght at colleges like the University of Pittsburgh\, the University of Geor gia\, the University of Miami\, and Berklee College of Music. One highligh t of his work as a jazz educator was a concert-clinic tour of South Americ a with the Heath Brothers\, sponsored and presented through the U.S. State Department.\nRecently relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area after 20 ye ars in New York City\, Tana tours internationally as well as performing lo cally in and around San Francisco with his own groups and groups led by ot hers. He teaches privately and at San Francisco State University. \; H e also conducts clinics and masterclasses sponsored by Yamaha Drums and Vi c Firth Sticks.\nThe scintillating secret is out: \; tonight Akira Tan a will bring the Secret Agent Men Band to the Yoshi&rsquo\;s stage to serv e up a delicious banquet of urgent\, delicate music powered by subtle and distinctive drum work\, infused with the divine vocal mastery of Annie Sel lick and full of great surprises. \; We hope you&rsquo\;ll join the Ja mes Bond-themed fun at this memorable \; party at Yoshi&rsquo\;s Jack London Square. You&rsquo\;ll be shaken AND stirred.\n \; DTSTART:20130110T200000 DTEND:20130110T220000 DURATION:PT3H LOCATION:Oakland SUMMARY:Akira Tana and the Secret Agent Men Band END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR