Thu June 12, 2025
Present the music of the 45th anniversary of Blue Balkan + wide-ranging swinging Bebop/Afro-Cuban jazz/funky blues and boogaloo rhythms/romantic bolerosLARRY VUCKOVICH INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED ALL-STARS
Doors: 7:30 PM Show: 8:00 PM
Yoshi’s audience will be treated to a most diverse, wide-ranging program, which will definitely satisfy various tastes of the audience members. This stellar lineup includes highly versatile Jackie Ryan on vocals, the hottest guitarist in the Bay Area, Kai Lyons, magnificent marimba player Tommy Kesecker, featured on the CD, great Puerto Rican percussionists/vocalist Hector Lugo, plus the exciting rhythm team: John Wiitala, bass, Akira Tana, drums and Larry on piano. Don’t miss this stimulating evening!
1980 LP Blue Balkan featuring Bobby Hutcherson and Eric Golub, is a landmark, historic recording being the first in America to fuse Balkan Ethno folk music with American jazz. The new remastered, beautifully designed digipak format CD, Blue Balkan received high airplay, reached the number 10 spot on the American Jazz Week radio charts.
https://www.jazzweek.com/charts/1736787600/january-13-2025/#google_vignette