BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.5// X-WR-CALNAME:www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco X-WR-CALDESC:www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Pacific BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20130526T022810CEST-4069jI8PWN@www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco DTSTAMP:20130526T000510Z DESCRIPTION:Cal Tjader crafted one the sleekest and most distinctive sound s in Latin jazz. His cool\, shimmering jazz vibes\, gliding fluidly atop fiery\, hot Afro-Cuban rhythms\, made for a sonic signature that helped i ntroduce the genre into a mainstream audience. This tribute to Tjader\, w hich was put together to honor to the jazz great includes some of the few remaining players who had played with him: pianist Michael Wolff (Musica l Director)\, percussionist Pete Escovedo\, bassist Robb Fisher and drumme r Vince Lateano\, and includes one of the brightest new talents on vibes\, Warren Wolf\, and John Santos on percussion. The band will perform a comb ination of Cal&rsquo\;s Latin and jazz favorites\, all arranged by Wolff.  \;\nMichael Wolff - pianist / musical director: Michael Wolff is a ge nuine hipster--a Manhattan-based family man and internationally acclaimed pianist\, composer\, and bandleader. A baby boomer in his prime\, Wolff is renowned for his old school jazz roots\, melodically fresh and rhythmi cally compelling multi-keyboard style\, and ever-expanding media presence . A New Orleans native whose father taught him blues on piano before he b egan classical lessons at age eight\, Michael also grew up in Memphis and Berkeley\, California\, getting his first significant professional gig w hen he was 19 from Latin jazz vibist Cal Tjader. He made his recording de but with Cannonball Adderley&rsquo\;s band in 1975\, and has worked exten sively with the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra\, Sonny Rollins\, Wayne Sh orter\, Tony Williams\, Christian McBride and others including his late f riend Warren Zevon and singer Nancy Wilson\, for whom he wrote orchestral arrangements and conducted more than 25 major symphony orchestras during world-wide tours. Wolff&rsquo\;s own band\, Impure Thoughts\, founded in 2000\, is an infectious improvising ensemble\, richly percussive thanks to Indian tabla player Badal Roy\, drummer Mike Clark (Headhunters) and e lectric bassist John B. Williams. Wolff&rsquo\;s recent performances incl ude an Impure Thoughts concert at the Royal Albert Hall\, and a trip to t he British Virgin Islands. As a leader\, Michael Wolff had released 14 al bums since 1993\, including three on Wrong Records\, 2006&rsquo\;s Love & amp\; Destruction\, 2007&rsquo\;s jazz\, JAZZ\, jazz and 2009&rsquo\;s Joe &rsquo\;s Strut. Michael Wolff's website\nPete Escovedo - percussion: Lege ndary percussionist Pete Escovedo is an artist who broke down the barrier s between Smooth jazz\, Salsa\, Latin jazz and contemporary music. His na me has been synonymous in the music industry for more than 50 years. Pete Escovedo's website\nWarren Wolf - vibraphone: It&rsquo\;s no exaggeration to state that the release of Warren Wolf\, the eponymous debut album for Mack Avenue Records by Warren Wolf\, will make it as apparent to jazz fan s as it already is to jazz insiders that the 31-year-old vibraphonist is the next major voice on his instrument. Warren Wolf's website\nJohn Santo s - percussion: Four-time Grammy nominee\, and U.S. Artists Fontanals Fell ow\, John Santos\, is one of the foremost exponents of Afro-Latin music i n the world today. He is known for his innovative use of traditional form s and instruments in combination with contemporary music\, and has earned much respect and recognition as an educator\, composer\, and record and event producer. John Santos' website\nVince Lateano - drums: Renowned Bay Area drummer Vince Lateano began his professional career as a jazz drumm er in the ninth grade. At the age of 18\, Vince went on the road with pia nist Carmen Cavallaro\, and on his return to the Bay Area\, Vince establi shed himself in San Francisco playing with the likes of Eddie Duran and V ince Guaraldi. He has toured with the Woody Herman Band (a band that incl uded Alan Broadbent and Sal Nistico) and eventually joined the Cal Tjader group with whom he played until Cal&rsquo\;s untimely death in 1982.\nRo bb Fisher - bass:\nBassist Robb Fisher has been a sideman for a diverse nu mber of artists since moving to the Bay Area in l967. Robb Fisher's websit e DTSTART:20120925T200000 DTEND:20120925T220000 DURATION:PT3H LOCATION:San Francisco SUMMARY:A TRIBUTE TO CAL TJADER feat. Michael Wolff (musical director)\, Pe te Escovedo\, Warren Wolf\, John Santos\, Robb Fisher\, and Vince Lateano END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR