Adrian West Band

Doors 7:30
Music 8pm - 10pm with intermission.
TIckets available at the door and online.
All ages welcome. Light refreshments will be available for purchase. BYOB allowed.

Adrian West Band is a rising force in the Bay Area music scene. Based in Oakland, the six-piece band plays original acoustic rock which they dub "Paul Simon meets Talking Heads". A classically trained violinist who later turned to drums, guitar and singing, Adrian is a gifted composer and arranger. His lyrics, ranging from whimsical to philosophical, ride atop a steady wave of catchy music. He always writes the music first and lyrics second, only adding lyrics if he feels the music stands tall on its own.

Adrian likes having trained jazz musicians in his band. Jazz musicians bring technical chops and versatilty and they know how to listen to each other and make a song flourish. To keep things interesting (for bandmembers and audience alike), the band throws in a couple Jazz standards -- not the esoteric stuff, but tunes with approachable melodies that even non-experienced Jazz listeners can enjoy.

Covers the band will play that night will include:

- Ants Marching (Dave Matthews)
- Closer To Fine (Indigo Girls)
- Feels So Good (Chuck Mangione)
- Armando's Rhumba (Chick Corea)
- Happy People (Kenny Garrett)

This concert will feature a six-piece ensemble, bringing together some top Bay Area talent (musicians listed below). Their performance will take you to new heights fueled by vocal harmonies, acoustic guitar, electric violin, piano, alto sax, upright bass, drums and live looping.

Visit www.adrianwest.com for more information including live performance videos and audio recordings.

The musicians:

Adrian West - vocals, acoustic guitar, elec. violin & live looping
Larisa Roberts - vocals, percussion
Michael Echaniz - piano
Chris Haag - alto sax
Aaron Germain - upright bass
Shawn Urbi-Tennie - drums