R & B singing sensation.

"THE FUN OF THE DUO"

As Gail Dobson sings, Sue Crosman is on the piano. Sue is a jazz pianist steeped in a variety of jazz styles -- Be-Bop, Swing, Latin, a fine accompanist AND a great gal!

"A unique, instantly identifiable sound, a personal musical trademark so strong as to be recognized in just a few notes. Such an artist is Gail Dobson. Once heard, her voice is forever memorable, like all the greats."

"Vocalist Gail Dobson's new music covers the whole palate; emotion, musicality, and hipness. You might just be caught in this singer's phenomenal web... I was." --Tune Magazine - London, England.

Journey Into The Fourteenth Hour is a powerful collection of adult contemporary and smooth jazz originals. Journey is about life: love and devotion, truth and honesty, dedication to one's community and the belief in one's self and the passion to create. It is a high-impact, timeless body of work simply to be savored and listened to again and again.

"There have been times that I felt, my heart, my soul, my body melt, yet despite all the pain, my belief in myself remained..."

Band Members: Jeffrey Chin (Piano); Ron Belcher (Bass); Tim Landis (Guitar); Billy "Shoes" Johnson (Drums); John Groves (Synth); Marquinho Brasil (Percussionist).

Internationally renowned jazz pianist.

Flugel/trumpeter Graham Bruce hails from New England, having played Boston, Hartford, New Haven, Toronto and New York after studying at Berklee in the late 60s. In the Bay area since 1983, he's been performing, composing, arranging, transcribing and bandleading... and playing bass. He formed the octet OCTAGON in 1997, the collective quintet ZONE in '99, and currently fronts, with tenor man Bryan Girard, the quintet PALINDROME. Not a new face at CLUB JAZZ NOUVEAU, Graham recorded there in December '03. On October 8th, he brings pianist DAVE UDOLPH and ZONE partner, bassist FRED RANDOLPH for an intimate trio setting.

        Corsica

Green Aid: The Medical Marijuana Legal Defense & Education Fund proudly presents...

The IMAGINE Party -- Join us to celebrate JOHN LENNON'S 64th birthday with a special intimate performance with VINCE WELNICK, former keyboardist of The Tubes & Grateful Dead.

Also performing is Corsica: A San Francisco based band formed in 2002 around songwriters Keith Dion & Brad Orgeron with friends, William Seacamp, Marco Villalobos, Artie West, Mike Levy and virtuoso violinist Sandy Poindextor finalizing the line-up. A truly gifted ensemble of singers and songwriters in the Psychedelic-Folk Rock Vein, Corsica members collectively have over 25 officially released albums to their credit over the past 10 years, and are most well know via their work and associations with legendary musicians Noel Redding (From The Jimi Hendrix Experience), Arthur Lee and Love and jazz greats -- Dizzy Gillespie and John Handy -- amongst others..

Master of Ceremony: Guru of Ganja, Ed Rosenthal.

Plus: Illusion Magic Theater, birthday cake, prizes, sing-a-long of Beatles and Dead tunes!

"THE FUN OF THE DUO"

As Gail Dobson sings, Sue Crosman is on the piano. Sue is a jazz pianist steeped in a variety of jazz styles -- Be-Bop, Swing, Latin, a fine accompanist AND a great gal!

"A unique, instantly identifiable sound, a personal musical trademark so strong as to be recognized in just a few notes. Such an artist is Gail Dobson. Once heard, her voice is forever memorable, like all the greats."

"Vocalist Gail Dobson's new music covers the whole palate; emotion, musicality, and hipness. You might just be caught in this singer's phenomenal web... I was." --Tune Magazine - London, England.

Band Members: Lisa Baney (Vocalist) and Brian Kane (Guitar).

Alternatingly sweet and husky, or edgy and hard-swinging, Lisa Baney is a jazz vocalist of unique depth and sensitivity. She's been described as "sultry, smooth, sweet" and "flawless" -- words that bring to mind mingled images of uptown supper clubs, ice-cold martinis, cool neon in a San Francisco fog.

"Lisa Baney has the artistic courage to sell a song on its
own merits with such sensual finesse, I could feel the
Camembert under the glass getting soft and runny.
Her sound is grown up... resonant and rich." -- Bruce Bellingham, San Francisco Examiner.

Exploring the deep, driving pulse of a bop tune; skimming atop the intricate percussion of a bossa nova; wrapping around herself the aching melancholy of a ballad -- Lisa Baney is a singer of great depth, versatility and complexity. To listen to her is to experience, a classic polished jazz singer. -- Gerald Nachman, San Francisco Chronicle.

Brian Kane is currently a graduate student in music composition at the University of California, Berkeley. In addition to being an award winning composer, he is one of the most highly respected, and "in-demand" jazz guitarists in San Francisco.

"The black Liberace," Ricardo Scales' nickname, only tells part of the pianist's story. Like the real Liberace, he wears flashy attire on-stage when he launches into a set that showcases his incredible versatility. What the nickname doesn't tell you is that the pianist has a determination as tough as steel, and he needed every ounce of it to ever make it to the stage in the first place. Everything from his performance to his flash makes Scales' piano playing look fun and easy. And if you believed that, you'd be missing an inspiring story.

Walter Earl (Keyboards and Vocals).

"THE FUN OF THE DUO"

As Gail Dobson sings, Sue Crosman is on the piano. Sue is a jazz pianist steeped in a variety of jazz styles -- Be-Bop, Swing, Latin, a fine accompanist AND a great gal!

"A unique, instantly identifiable sound, a personal musical trademark so strong as to be recognized in just a few notes. Such an artist is Gail Dobson. Once heard, her voice is forever memorable, like all the greats."

"Vocalist Gail Dobson's new music covers the whole palate; emotion, musicality, and hipness. You might just be caught in this singer's phenomenal web... I was." --Tune Magazine - London, England.

"The black Liberace," Ricardo Scales' nickname, only tells part of the pianist's story. Like the real Liberace, he wears flashy attire on-stage when he launches into a set that showcases his incredible versatility. What the nickname doesn't tell you is that the pianist has a determination as tough as steel, and he needed every ounce of it to ever make it to the stage in the first place. Everything from his performance to his flash makes Scales' piano playing look fun and easy. And if you believed that, you'd be missing an inspiring story.

With a show that is designed to delight and excite audiences of all ages, Alvon skillfully goes through his performances with the determination and sense of humor that landed him the honor of singing with the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame group "The Coasters". Alvon's exciting stage presence, intense vocal interpretations and guaranteed-to-grab-you guitar skills make him a truly great entertainer.

  Elizabeth Gibbons 

"THE FUN OF THE DUO"

As Gail Dobson sings, Sue Crosman is on the piano. Sue is a jazz pianist steeped in a variety of jazz styles -- Be-Bop, Swing, Latin, a fine accompanist AND a great gal!

"A unique, instantly identifiable sound, a personal musical trademark so strong as to be recognized in just a few notes. Such an artist is Gail Dobson. Once heard, her voice is forever memorable, like all the greats."

"Vocalist Gail Dobson's new music covers the whole palate; emotion, musicality, and hipness. You might just be caught in this singer's phenomenal web... I was." --Tune Magazine - London, England.

"Finally, a brilliant flutist trained in the classical tradition with great jazz chops." --Hal Stein, Stanford University Jazz Faculty, tenor saxophonist.

"The black Liberace," Ricardo Scales' nickname, only tells part of the pianist's story. Like the real Liberace, he wears flashy attire on-stage when he launches into a set that showcases his incredible versatility. What the nickname doesn't tell you is that the pianist has a determination as tough as steel, and he needed every ounce of it to ever make it to the stage in the first place. Everything from his performance to his flash makes Scales' piano playing look fun and easy. And if you believed that, you'd be missing an inspiring story.

"Opening recently for 'Los Lobos' at Stern Grove in San Francisco, he and his superb band... swung the crowd like crazy with a Latin fusion sound that's irresistibly danceable." -- Jesse Chuy Varela, East Bay Express.

Passionate. Sophisticated. Powerful. Latin jazz, flamenco-samba, Afro Cuban grooves and more. Acclaimed guitarist, vocalist and recording artist Rolando Morales leads his stellar bands which feature musicians who played with Sheila E., Airto, Dizzy Gillespie, Tower of Power, Spearhead and Rubén Blades.

Front room: DJs Sergio (Sol Y Luna), Amir (Aria Productions), and Onik playing the hottest international music including Persian, Arabic, Turkish, Spanish, and Greek.

Back room: DJs Ali (D'AL from Paradox, Back2Basics, Suit 1 8 1) and Houdini (SF) playing the sweetest SF House and Trance dance music

• We'll be giving away prizes to the top 3 costumes
• 21 & up

      Pure Ecstasy

Ricardo Scales

"The black Liberace," Ricardo Scales' nickname, only tells part of the pianist's story. Like the real Liberace, he wears flashy attire on-stage when he launches into a set that showcases his incredible versatility. What the nickname doesn't tell you is that the pianist has a determination as tough as steel, and he needed every ounce of it to ever make it to the stage in the first place. Everything from his performance to his flash makes Scales' piano playing look fun and easy. And if you believed that, you'd be missing an inspiring story.

Pure Ecstasy

What is "Pure Ecstasy?" According to Preston, the leader of the group, "We like to engage the audience, take our music to the heavens, to the mountain tops with a backdrop of the Golden Gate Bridge! Our music is universal, transcending from culture to culture, making people happy, worry-free and wanting more! Our music spreads love and joy wherever we go." Now that's pure ecstasy! Band Members: Preston Turner, John Trotman, and Olaf Pollard.