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Art and Soul Festival

Saturday, Aug 15 (2009) 12:00p to 6:00p

at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA

Price: $5.00 - $10.00

Phone: (510) 444-2489

Age Suitability: All Ages

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New date. Same Great Festival! 40 bands on 4 concert stages with Jazz, Rock, Gospel, Latin, R&B, Smooth Jazz, Blues and Dance. Headliners include Shawn Colvin, BoDeans, Will Downing and Bobby Caldwell.

Youngsters will love the Family Fun Zone. Stroll through the Artisan Marketplace, sample exotic foods and tasty treats from a multicultural menu, watch exciting dance performances, and view and create art. Art & Soul has direct BART access and free parking.

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Categories: Fairs & Festivals, Jazz, R&B and Soul, Rock, World, Gospel, Blues

Creator: hhamilton

Performers at this Event

Frankie Lee

Vocalist Frankie Lee has always been an engaging and energetic live performer, though his recorded output is still very small given the number of years he's been around, and how legendary his live shows have become....

Blues

Bishop Walter L. Hawkins

Gospel

The BoDeans

The BoDeans are a rock and roll and roots rock band formed in Waukesha, Wisconsin in 1983 by Kurt Neumann (vocals & electric guitar) and Sam Llanas (vocals & acoustic guitar). In 1985, after adding a drummer and a bassist, the band signed a contract with Slash/Warner Records and recorded the

Rock, Musicians / Bands

Shawn Colvin

Shawn Colvin is one of the leading lights of the so-called "new folk movement" that began in the late '80s. Although she grew out of the somewhat limited "woman with a guitar" school, she kept the form fresh with a diverse approach, avoiding the genre's clichéd sentiments and all

Rock, Pop

Will Downing

Brooklyn vocalist and composer Will Downing has hovered on the cusp of stardom since the late '80s, occasionally making some arresting album cuts but never the major hit or string of records he needed to establish himself....

R&B and Soul, Electronic, Techno

Bobby Caldwell

Contemporary jazz singer/guitarist Bobby Caldwell was born August 15, 1951, in Manhattan, NY; his parents, Bob and Carolyn, were the hosts of the television variety show Suppertime and exposed the child to a wide variety of musical influences....

R&B and Soul, Jazz, Musicians / Bands

SEPIA

Sepia include band members 'Martin Schindler' and 'Tina Schindler'.

Gothic, Metal

Estaban "Stabe" Wilson

Jazz, Gospel

Frankye Kelly

Jazz vocalist Frankye Kelly freely speaks of the people who have influenced her career. Cousin Albert Collins, whose talent earned him the title of "Master of the Telecaster," taught her to remain humble, as well as to respect her audience whether it numbers one or 10,001....

Jazz

Loquat

Rock, Pop

Sunny Hawkins

R&B and Soul, Gospel, Musicians / Bands

Chino Espinoza

World

Kevin Moore

Born in 1967. Kevin Moore has performed in bands named 'Dream Theater' and 'OSI'.

Rock

Mo'Fone

With their surprising and high combustible lineup of two sax men and one drummer, the Bay Area- based group Mo’Fone has thrilled audiences with some of the funkiest jazz- and jazziest funk-being played today....

Jazz

Ramana Vieira

Hailed as the New Voice Of Portuguese Music, singer/songwriter, Ramana Vieira is one of the most recognized Fado singers in the world." -Berkeley Jazz School. Known for her signature haunting melodies, Luso-American singer Ramana shares her Portuguese roots with audiences wherever she perfo

R&B and Soul, World, Artists

Location & Nearby Info

Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
14th St and Broadway
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 238-2377

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