Jackie Greene plus special guests

Description

Blue Bear School of Music presents the Blue Bear 40th Anniversary Benefit featuring performances by Jackie Greene plus special guests, and opening performances by Blue Bear youth bands. The Blue Bear 40th Anniversary Benefit will provide major funding for the school’s non-profit mission and youth music education programs that enrich the lives of more than 600 Bay Area youth from low-income families and under-served communities each year. Proceeds support Blue Bear’s innovative Rock Band Ensemble Program, Digital Audio Production Studio 101, and guitar outreach programs at partner sites in public schools and community centers, summer camps, youth scholarships and sliding scale tuition support for low-income students. Tickets are $75 general admission, $150 VIP and $60 general admission for Blue Bear Members. Tickets can be purchased at http://www.bluebearmusic.org/40th or (415) 673-3600 or at Blue Bear, Fort Mason Center, Building D in San Francisco or from http://www.bimbos365club.com.

Headlining this year’s benefit is the prolific guitarist and vocalist Jackie Greene. At 31, Jackie has accomplished what many artists strive decades for. He has recorded seven albums of original work, an EP, DVD, and a recently released book of lyrics. Greene has been involved in many high-profile side projects including his endeavors with Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Furthur, Levon Helm and Warren Haynes’s Gov’t Mule. Constantly touring, Jackie has a reputation for putting on an energetic live show and has earned the respect of critics and musicians across the country. While difficult to pigeonhole his music, frequent comparisons are to Bob Dylan and The Band, there is a consistent influence of Americana Roots Music that runs through the themes in his large musical catalog. At times, his songs are playful – other times they are sorrowful. But always, they are soulful. Greene is musically rooted in the rock and roll tradition, though he is emotionally attached to other forms of American music like country-western and rhythm and blues. Armed with a voice that turns heads and a near-mastery of several instruments, Greene has been dubbed by New York Times as “The Prince of Americana.”

More Info

Link

http://www.bluebearmusic.org/40th

Call

415-673-3600 (Box Office)