2010

Sunday, January 17, 8:00 pm at Pena Pacha Mama
1630 Powell near Union, San Francisco CA. Tix: $12. Info: 415-646-0018.
This is a sweet little venue in San Francisco's old Latin Quarter... come enjoy an evening of great music and delicious Bolivian food. I'll be playing santur with Matthew Montfort (scalloped fretboard guitar) and Salah Takesh (Arabic percussion).

Sunday, February 28, 2:00 pm at Don Quixote's, Felton, CA
6275 Highway 9, Felton, CA. Tix: $10. Info: 831-603-2294
World Fusion Mini-Fest

Saturday March 6 8:00 pm. In The Mood For Food Concert Series
This is a lovely intimate concert series with a several course menu especially created for each concert.
Location: Oakland. Tix: $55. Limited space so reservations are needed. Menu to be announced. For info or reservations, email phil@philipgelb.com or call 510-393-6096.
Matthew Montfort and I will be performing some new pieces arranged for santur and scalloped fretboard guitar.

Saturday March 27 7:00 pm. Village Homes Community Center
2661 Portage Bay East, Davis, CA. Tix: $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Info:510-867-1032.
Ancient Future trio.

Thursday, April 15, 8:00 pm at Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz
Mariah Parker (piano, santur), Paul McCandless (woodwinds, horns), Matthew Montfort (guitars), Kash Killion (bass, cello), Sameer Gupta (percussion)

320-2 Cedar Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (831) 427-2227

Monday, April 19, 8:00 pm at Yoshi's Jazz Club, Oakland
Mariah Parker (piano, santur), Paul McCandless (woodwinds, horns), Matthew Montfort (guitars), Kash Killion (bass, cello), Sameer Gupta (percussion)

510 Embarcadero West, Jack London Square, Oakland, CA 94607. Tix: $15 Info: 510.238.9200

Wednesday, July 28, 8:00 pm, Waterfront Theater, Marina Del Rey
Mariah Parker (piano, santur), Matthew Montfort (guitars)

4211 Admiralty Way, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292.
Tix: $10 adv, $12 door. Doors open: 7:30. Info: 310-448 8900. Full Press Release.

Saturday, July 31, 8:00 pm, The Fret House, Covina
Mariah Parker (santur), Matthew Montfort (guitars)

309 N. Citrus Ave., Covina, CA 91723.
Tix: $13 advance, $15 door. Advance tickets available at the Fret House, online at www.frethouse.com or by phone at 626-339-7020. Full Press Release.

Sunday, August 1, 7:30 pm, Folly Bowl, Altadena
Mariah Parker (piano, santur), Matthew Montfort (guitars)

Friends of Swanirvar Los Angeles Benefit, 1601 E. Loma Alta Drive, Altadena, CA 91001. Tix: $20 suggested donation. Info and reservations: 714-572-3781 or 626-797-1670.

Monday, August 2, 7:30 pm, Yoga Soup, Santa Barbara
Mariah Parker (piano, santur), Matthew Montfort (guitars)

28 Parker Way, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.
Tix: $12 advance, $15 door. Info: 805 965-8811 or visit www.yogasoup.com. Full Press Release.

 

August, 2009 Yoshi's Concert reviewed in Berkeley Daily Planet

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2009
Sunday, July 26, 8:30 pm at Freight & Salvage, Berkeley. CD Release Party for 3 Releases Celebrating 30 Years of World Fusion Music featuring the band Ancient Future, Serenades by Matthew Montfort (scalloped fretboard guitar), and Mariah Parker's Indo Latin Jazz Ensemble.

1111 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA 94702. Tix: $18.50 in advance, $19.50 at the door. Info: 510-548-1761.

Tuesday, August 25, 8 pm Yoshi's, Oakland. CD Release Party for 'Sangria' featuring Mariah Parker (piano, santur), Paul McCandless
(woodwinds, horns), Matthew Montfort (guitars), Kash Killion (bass, cello), Duru Demetrius (Latin percussion), Debopriyo Sarkar (tabla) Brian Rice (percussion).

510 Embarcadero West, Jack London Square, Oakland, CA 94607. Tix: $15 Info: 510.238.9200.

 

2008
Friday, February 29, 8:30. Ancient Future trio featuring Matthew Montfort (scalloped fretboard guitar), Mariah Parker (santur), and Faisal Zedan (Arabic percussion), and belly dancers Soonyana and friends, French Garden, 8050 Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol, CA 95472. Adm: $18 adv, $25 door. Call 707-824-2030 for more information.

Sunday, May 18, 1:00 pm. Ancient Future duet featuring Matthew Montfort (scalloped fretboard guitar) and Mariah Parker (santur and keys), Himalayan Fair, Live Oak Park, Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA. Contact 510-869-3995

Friday, June 6, 8:00 pm. Ancient Future featuring Matthew Montfort (scalloped fretboard and fretless guitars) Mariah Parker (santur and hammered dulcimer, keys), Faisal Zedan (Arabic percussion), and Mark Bell (percussion), Kosmos Music Camp, Camp Cazadero, CA. Contact matthew@kosmoscamp.com.

Sunday, July 20, 2:30 to 4 pm. Ancient Future trio featuring Matthew Montfort (scalloped fretboard guitar), Mariah Parker (santur), and Arshad Syed (tabla), Santa Clara Central Park Pavillion, Kiely Blvd. & Homestead Rd., Santa Clara, CA 95050. Free.

Saturday, August 23 ~ 5:00 – 8:30 p.m. Swarga Dwari, Himalayan Designs Garden. Suggested donation: $40 per person or $60 per couple to Ama Foundation. Ancient Future Trio featuring Matthew Montfort (scalloped fretboard guitar), Mariah Parker (santur), Joe Scholz-Fajen~ tabla, percussion. This concert is a benefit performance for the Ama Foundation, which provides a home for 39 impoverished children in Nepal. There will be beautiful carved wood Sattals (gazebos) and a Shiva temple imported by Himalayan Designs from Nepal. A Nepali dinner and no host bar will be followed by live performances by Ancient Future and the Davis Nepali group. 1660 Old Airport Road, Auburn, CA 95602