Jazz Heritage Center

05/06/2024

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-fillmore-eclipse-an-immersive-story-of-bebop-tickets-868075626567?

The Eclipse was the spot for deep BeBop in the mid-1950s. But redevelopment of "Harlem of the West" threatens the club and its patrons.

04/22/2024

See you there:

The Fillmore Eclipse is an immersive theater experience based on the history of San Francisco's Harlem of the West neighborhood debuting at Honey Art Studio (1981 Sutter Street San Francisco) on April 26 through May 12. We hope you will consider attending one of the performances. Go to the link below for more information and to buy tickets.

https://www.walkingcinema.org/projects/eclipse

03/05/2024

Sad news.

David Johnson was known for his iconic photographs of the Fillmore District, but his legacy of social activism expands much further.

11/18/2023

🎄 Exciting News! 🎶 Join us for a soulful celebration at the "4th Annual A Very Merry Soulful Christmas" – a show I've proudly produced! 🌟 Get ready for a festive extravaganza that'll fill your heart with joy and usher in the Christmas spirit. 🎅🏽✨

Experience the magic with world-class musicians and 6 incredible headliners, making this holiday show unforgettable. 🎤🎁 Let's come together for a night of soulful melodies, laughter, and the warmth of the season.

There will be a raffle prizes and cookies‼️🍪

All profits exceeding the cost of putting on the event will be donated to homeless youth and their families.

Mark your calendars, invite your friends, and let's make it a Christmas to remember! 🎉🔔 See you there! 🎄🎶

Purchase Tickets at:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-very-merry-soulful-christmas-tickets-753025127427

11/02/2022

And it's only Wednesday!

Keep the good news flowing! Ukraine strong!

Meanwhile, back home on the gop clown show heading into the mid-terms, evidently a hammer to the head is acceptable to the supposed law and order "deplorable " party...

Any decent minded Republicans have a problem with kari retardo lake? If so, have you had a chance to speak out, and try to convince others that we are at a crucial moment to try and save our democracy? Or would you prefer an authoritarian controlled United States? Time is Now! "There's battle lines being drawn...nobody's right, if everybody's wrong"...

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Video has emerged purporting to show a man preparing and planting explosives on a Russian military helicopter at an airbase deep inside Russia.

04/02/2019

https://heydaybooks.com/book/harlem-of-the-west/

In the 1940s and 50s, a jazz aficionado could find paradise in the nightclubs of San Francisco’s Fillmore District: Billie Holiday sang at the Champagne Supper Club; Chet Baker and Dexter Gordon ja…

03/01/2019

This SFPL event will occur on Saturday, March 2, 2019 from 12:00 - 2:30 at Western Addition Branch, Western Addition Meeting Room

01/28/2019

What a great new project at Stanford University!

The Great Jazz Revival of the 1940s ignited popular interest in early New Orleans Jazz in a widespread movement, as much a social phenomenon driven by a dawning awareness of black culture in America as a music revolution. Fans rejected the commercial swing band sound of the day for high-energy hot j...

08/22/2018

Interesting:

They’re crowdfunding the final steps

02/14/2018

The California Historical Society (CHS) is a membership-based non-profit organization that offers free access to its archives of manuscripts, photographs, books and artwork, as well as diverse exhibitions, programs and events. The California Historical Society also publishes the distinguished Califo...