Hello Music Lover!
"Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot."
-- David Herbert Lawrence, English writer
Oooh! Something is sizzling around here! I just gotta say - Some of the Bay Area's finest musicians have been heating up my music studio rehearsing my original tunes, and we are breaking it out this month just for you. Don't miss this!
Sonya Jason's "Passion" band is a fiery concert-oriented group performing a program of original funk tunes, sultry ballads and Latin-influenced numbers. Melodically driven and harmonically complex, I think you'll find that my original material holds enough turns and surprises to keep things interesting without loosing its accessibility.
Meet the band:
http://sonyajason.com/passionbio.pdf
Listen to some of the original songs that we'll be playing from my "Tigress" CD (now available!):
http://sonyajason.com/listentigress.htm
Check out our songlist for vivid descriptions of the tunes you'll hear:
http://sonyajason.com/songlistpassion.htm
You've heard my music on San Francisco radio stations KKSF 103.7 - Smooth Jazz and KBLX 102.9 - The Quiet Storm. Now is your chance to experience it LIVE for the first time in several years. Be sure to arrive early to get a good seat!
THIS THURSDAY, April 9
saxophonist Sonya Jason's "Passion"
with guitarist Peter Fujii
electric bassist Dewayne Pate
drummer Deszon Claiborne
and keyboardist Allen Leong
Half Moon Bay Brewing Company
(650) 728-2739
390 Capistrano Road at Princeton Harbor
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
6 - 9 p.m., no cover
Thursday, April 23
saxophonist Sonya Jason's "Passion"
with keyboardist Allen Leong
electric bassist Dewayne Pate
and drummer Deszon Claiborne
Crab Landing Seafood & Steak House
(650) 712-1288
260 Capistrano Road at Princeton Harbor
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
6 - 9 p.m., no cover
"If you have this passion for music, you don't stop doing it - it chooses you and doesn't release you."
-- Tina Weymouth, American musician
OK, I admit that I'm a slave to my passion! Here are even more gigs for you to enjoy.
Friday, April 17
soul jazz vocalist Pamela Rose
with saxophonist Sonya Jason
Gator's Neo-Soul Cafe
(650) 685-8100
129 South B Street
San Mateo, CA 94401
7 - 10 p.m., no cover
Friday, May 1
saxophonist Sonya Jason's "Groove"
with drummer Rob Rhodes
and keyboardist Allen Leong
Sam's Chowder House
(650) 712-0245
4210 Cabrillo Highway
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
7 - 10 p.m., no cover
