JANUARY 2022 MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY JAN 2 7PM $20/24
FOLK
country joe's i-feel-likei'm-fixing-tobe-80 show Phil Marsh opens
JAN 3
7:30PM
FREE
JAN 5
7PM
$15
STORYTELLING
the moth storyslam
open mic JAN 3
12PM
$35
Bobby McFerrin:Circlesongs host: David Worm & Motion JAN 10
7:30PM
$9/11
CLASSICAL AT THE FREIGHT
Jan 9 John McCutcheon JAN 11
8PM $26/30
JAN 12
MODERN ACOUSTIC
8PM
$20/24
JAN 10
12PM
$35
JAN 17 8PM $35/39/50
contemporary guitar luminaries
JAN 18
8PM
$55/60
celebrating Jewish American culture in American Roots music
JAN 19
8PM
$55/60
GENRE BENDING
MODERN ACOUSTIC
an evening with Zoë Keating
tommy emmanuel, cgp with special guest mike dawes
premium tickets: $50
JAN 17
1PM
FREE
Selma Screening & Pre-Film Talk with Marcus Shelby free with reservation (limit 4 per person) JAN 24
12PM
8PM
$20/24
JAN 7
8PM
$46/50
SINGER-SONGWRITER
JAN 13
8PM
FREE
JAN 26
8PM
$46/50
JAN 9
7PM
$30/34
FOLK
JAN 14 7PM $45/49/65 JAN 15 7PM $45/49/65
JAN 16 7PM $35/39
SINGER-SONGWRITER
GENRE BENDING
the gibson brothers
cris williamson: the grand reunion
an evening with Zoë Keating
Bluegrass with old-school Country flavor free with reservation
JAN 20
8PM
featuring Barbara Higbie, Shelley Doty, Vicki Randle, Mouths of Babes, Katie Cash, Mary Watkins, Kofy Brown, Julie Wolf, and more premium tickets: $65
$26/30 JAN 21 7PM $45/49/115 JAN 22 7PM $45/49/115 JAN 23 7PM $45/49/115
JAZZ
django reinhardt birthday celebration kalani pe'a 2022 Stephane Wrembel Mimi Fox Quartet/ Hot Club of Cowtown
Hawaiian contemporary soul
Band
Django Avec Amour
The Hot Club of San Francisco presents: THE IVORY CLUB BOYS
Luca Pino
Duo Gadjo
$35
8PM
BLUEGRASS
HAWAIIAN
acoustic guitar masters from each side of the Atlantic VIP ticket add-on: $50-125
JAN 8
BLUES
words + music mark hummel's 30th an evening with laurie anniversary blues harmonica with john lewis, don mccutcheon henry, claudia with Curtis Salgado, blowout Duke Robillard, Anson Funderburgh, folk music's modern renaissance man russell, and Aki Kumar, Sugar Ray Norcia, plus Big Surprise Guest! nina gerber
BLUEGRASS
andy mckee an evening mozart & yasmin with nefesh birthday mountain celebration williams Bobby McFerrin:Circlesongs host: David Worm & Motion
JAN 6
$16/20
The Hot Club of San Francisco
Trio Dinicu The Hot Club of San Francisco
3-Day pass: $115
JAN 28 8PM $40/44/55 JAN 29 7PM $30/34/42
JAN 30
7PM
$26/30
VOCAL
MODERN ACOUSTIC
SINGER-SONGWRITER
SPECIAL EVENT
CELTIC
Bobby mcferrin: circlesongs
rushadicus
aida shahghasemi
kate wolf 80th birthday concert & benefit for hospitality house
high-octane Celtic meets Indie Folk
aka Rushad Eggleston contagious cello joy
host: David Worm & Motion
Jan 26 Rushadicus
Jan 28 Aida Shahghasemi
co-presented by Diaspora Arts Connection premium tickets: $55
premium tickets: $42 livestream: $15+
2020 ADDISON STREET • BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA • (510) 644-2020 • THEFREIGHT.ORG All tickets priced more than $15 are subject to an additional $4 per ticket facility fee. Proof of vaccination, photo ID, and mask required to enter.
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JANUARY
THEMES & VARIATIONS AMERICANA & ROOTS
Evie Ladin Band + Special Guests Robbie Fulks
Feb 25 Feb 26
BLUES
SUNDAY JANUARY 2 | 7:00PM | $20/24
Mark Hummel's 30th Anniversary Blues Harmonica Blowout
Jan 7 & 8
BLUEGRASS
Nefesh Mountain The Gibson Brothers
Jan 12 Jan 13
CELTIC
We Banjo 3 Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas Talisk
Jan 30 Feb 10 Feb 27
CLASSICAL
Mozart Birthday Celebration Chamber Music Society of San Francisco
Jan 10 Feb 14
FOLK
Country Joe McDonald John McCutcheon
Jan 2 Jan 9
GENRE-BENDING
Zoë Keating Kaki King
Country Joe's I-Feel-Like-I'm- CLASSICAL AT THE FREIGHT Mozart Birthday Celebration Fixing-To-Be-80 Show MONDAY JANUARY 10 | 7:30PM | $9/11
Jan 16 & 17 Feb 5
HAWAIIAN
Kalani Pe'a
FOLK Join Bay Area folk
legend Country Joe in celebrating his 80th birthday with a one of a kind show. Solo acoustic with some favorite songs, some poetry, and the full story of smoking bananas and the "F" cheer. Early Freight folk icon Phil Marsh will kick off the show.
Jan 21-23
MODERN ACOUSTIC
Andy McKee & Yasmin Williams Tommy Emmanuel, CGP with Special Guest Mike Dawes Rushadicus Trace Bundy
Jan 11 Jan 18 & 19 Jan 26 Feb 4
OLD TIME
Bruce Molsky with Special Guest Allison de Groot
Feb 9
ROCK & ROLL
Aaron Lee Tasjan Zachary Williams
Feb 15 Feb 16
SINGER-SONGWRITER Laurie Lewis, Don Henry, and
Claudia Russell elevate the song circle to new levels as each talented songwriter shares compositions and lends accompaniment, both instrumental and harmonic. Stellar guitarist Nina Gerber provides the icing on the cake.
Mark Hummel’s 30th Anniversary Blues Harmonica Blowout
FRIDAY JANUARY 7 | 8:00PM | $46/50 SATURDAY JANUARY 8 | 8:00PM | $46/50
SINGER-SONGWRITER
Words + Music with Laurie Lewis, Don Henry Claudia Russell, and Nina Gerber Jan 6 Cris Williamson: The Grand Reunion Jan 14 & 15 Aida Shahghasemi Jan 28 Richard Thompson Feb 22-24 SOUL
Booker T. Jones
Feb 18 & 19
SPECIAL EVENT
Selma Screening & Pre-Film Talk with Marcus Shelby Kate Wolf 80th Birthday Concert & Benefit for Hospitality House Mardi Gras Mambo 2022 featuring The Dirty Dozen Brass Band & Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas VOCAL
Bobby McFerrin:Circlesongs Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Jan 17 Jan 29 Feb 17
Jan 3, 10, 24, 31 Feb 11 Feb 12 & 13
Covid Health & Safety The Freight & Salvage is closely monitoring the public health guidance and best practices related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Proof of vaccination, photo ID, and masking are required to enter the Freight
Andy McKee & Yasmin Williams
TUESDAY JANUARY 11 | 8:00PM | $26/30
THURSDAY JANUARY 6 | 8:00PM | $20/24
JAZZ
Feb 3
for their annual salute to the Salzburg scribbler, celebrating Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s 266th birthday with a program of chamber music masterpieces performed by the SFCO All-Stars and Maestro Ben Simon.
Words + Music with Laurie Lewis, Don Henry, Claudia Russell, and Nina Gerber
Jan 20
2022 Django Reinhardt Birthday Celebration Wolfgang Muthspiel Trio with Scott Colley & Brian Blade
CLASSICAL Join the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra
BLUES For the 30th Anniversary of his Blues
Harmonica Blowout, Grammy nominated and Blues Music Award winning artist and band leader Mark Hummel pulls out all the stops. This star studded celebration features Curtis Salgado, Duke Robillard, Anson Funderburgh, Aki Kumar, Sugar Ray Norcia, plus a Big Surprise Guest.
An Evening with John McCutcheon
SUNDAY JANUARY 9 | 7:00PM | $30/34
FOLK Few musicians can captivate an audience
like John McCutcheon. A prolific songwriter and witty storyteller, McCutcheon’s charm and artistic versatility combines effortlessly with his formidable talent on a variety of instruments, from guitar to hammer dulcimer.
MODERN ACOUSTIC Andy McKee entertains both the eye and the ear as he transforms the guitar into a full orchestra via his use of altered tunings, partial capos, percussive hits, and a signature two-handed technique. He is joined by Yasmin Williams, a rising star in the world of modern acoustic guitar. Her imaginative playing features percussive hits and lap tapping, to great effect.
An Evening With Nefesh Mountain
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 12 | 8:00PM | $20/24
BLUEGRASS Nefesh Mountain is one of today’s formative boundary-pushing Bluegrass/Americana bands. Multiinstrumentalist Eric Lindberg and vocalist Doni Zasloff give voice to Jewish American culture, tradition, values, and spirituality in the world of American roots music. Featuring Alan Grubner on fiddle, David Goldenberg on mandolin, and Max Johnson on bass.
The Gibson Brothers
THURSDAY JANUARY 13 | 8:00PM | FREE* *RESERVATION REQUIRED
BLUEGRASS Brothers Leigh and Eric Gibson mix country, soul, and seventies rock into their signature bluegrass sound. With songwriting paired perfectly with superb harmonies and tasteful guitar accompaniment, they bring an authenticity and a retro sound that sets them apart from other modern country groups.
TICKETS: (510) 644-2020
Cris Williamson: The Grand Reunion
Tommy Emmanuel, CGP with special guest Mike Dawes
SATURDAY JANUARY 15 | 7:00PM | $45/49/65
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 19 | 8:00PM | $55/60
FRIDAY JANUARY 14 | 7:00PM | $45/49/65
TUESDAY JANUARY 18 | 8:00PM | $55/60
MODERN ACOUSTIC One of
PREMIUM TICKETS: $65
SINGER-SONGWRITER A celebration of Cris Williamson’s
50 years of music and the release of her brand new CD, Harbor Street, featuring Barbara Higbie, Shelley Doty, Vicki Randle, Mouths of Babes, Katie Cash, Mary Watkins, Kofy Brown, Julie Wolf, and other very special guests. If you’ve been to one of these Cris extravaganzas, you'll know the love, excitement, and community are not to be missed.
An Evening with Zoë Keating SUNDAY JANUARY 16 | 7:00PM | $35/39
MONDAY JANUARY 17 | 8:00PM | $35/39/50 PREMIUM TICKETS: $50
GENRE BENDING Cellist and
composer Zoë Keating is a one-woman orchestra. She uses a cello and a footcontrolled laptop to record layer upon layer of cello, creating intricate, haunting and compelling music. This live-layering creates a dramatic soundscape that holds audiences enthralled, bringing everyone in the room on a journey as she builds the song around them
this planet’s greatest guitarists, Tommy Emmanuel’s playing is simply miraculous. Beyond the formidable chops, his music is steeped in the unbridled delight for the very creation of music. He is joined by award-winning guitarist Mike Dawes, one of the world's finest and most creative modern fingerstyle performers.
Kalani Pe’a and Band
THURSDAY JANUARY 20 | 8:00PM | $26/30
HAWAIIAN Kalani Pe’a is a singer of power, sensitivity, and charisma- one of the most exceptional talents amongst Hawaiian musicians today. Self-described as “Hawaiian contemporary soul,” Kalani’s dynamic and charming stage presence, vocal brilliance, and range of songs from Hawaiian to R&B has brought him to the forefront of Hawaiian music for both traditionalists and a new generation.
Selma screening & pre-film talk with Marcus Shelby MONDAY JANUARY 17 | 1:00PM | FREE*
*FREE WITH RESERVATION (LIMIT 4/ PERSON)
Friday January 21
7:00PM | $45/49 | 3-DAY PASS: $115
Stephane Wrembel Band, The Hot Club of San Francisco Presents THE IVORY CLUB BOYS ( a tribute to the electric violinist Stuff Smith and the Onyx Club Boys), Duo Gadjo SPECIAL EVENT Selma is a 2014 historical drama film
directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Paul Webb, based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches initiated and directed by James Bevel and led by Martin Luther King Jr., Hosea Williams, and John Lewis. Join us for an engaging pre-film talk about the music of the civil rights era by composer/bassist/educator Marcus Shelby from 1-1:45pm.
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Saturday January 22
7:00PM | $45/49 | 3-DAY PASS: $115
Mimi Fox Quartet/Django Avec Amour, Luca Pino, Hot Club of San Francisco
Sunday January 23
7:00PM | $45/49 | 3-DAY PASS: $115
Hot Club of Cowtown, Trio Dinicu, Hot Club of San Francisco
Rushadicus
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 26 | 8:00PM | $16/20
MODERN ACOUSTIC
Rushad Eggleston, a.k.a. Rushadicus, is a mystical realm-hopping jester of infinite glee, whose unprecedented extremely fast bouncy cello style blows minds of all kinds. A charming entertainer with unbridled passion, his joy is so contagious that many showgoers complain of sore facial muscles afterwards. CO-PRESENTED BY DIASPORA ARTS CONNECTION
Aida Shahghasemi
FRIDAY JANUARY 28 | 8:00PM | $40/44/55* PREMIUM TICKETS: $55
SINGER-SONGWRITER Minneapolis based vocalist
Aida Shahghasemi’s sound has deep roots in traditional Iranian music. With an often minimalist compositional approach, Shahghasemi deftly translates the cultural and textual inspirations for her music into a unique and melodic sound.
Kate Wolf 80th Birthday Concert & Benefit for Hospitality House
SATURDAY JANUARY 29 | 7:00PM | $30/34/42 PREMIUM TICKETS: $42 LIVESTREAM TICKETS: $15+
SPECIAL EVENT Kate Wolf's
family presents a concert in memory of the late California folk singer/songwriter on her 80th birthday. to benefit Hospitality House. Featuring Alisa Fineman, Barbara Higbie, Laurie Lewis, Crys Matthews, Vicki Randle, Cris Williamson, and Duo Quartet (Nina Gerber, Chris Webster, Pam Delgado, and Jeri Jones). Hospitality House – co-founded by Kate’s longtime friend Bruce “Utah” Phillips provides shelter and critical services to homeless people in Nevada County.
We Banjo 3
SUNDAY JANUARY 30 | 7:00PM | $26/30
CELTIC One of the best
live acts to come out of Ireland in recent years is the multiaward winning We Banjo 3. With high energy banjo, fiddle, bodhran, and tasteful harmonies, they have taken the North American Celtic and Bluegrass worlds by storm.
Covid Health & Safety The Freight & Salvage is closely monitoring the public health guidance and best practices related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Proof of vaccination, photo ID, and masking are required to enter the Freight
All tickets priced more than $15 are subject to an additional $4 per ticket facility fee.
FEBRUARY Wolfgang Muthspiel Trio with Scott Colley and Brian Blade THURSDAY FEBRUARY 3 | 8:00PM | $26/30
JAZZ Connected by a deep long-term friendship,
guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel, bassist Scott Colley, and drummer Brian Blade together form Wolfgang Muthspiel Trio, mastering the art of transferring their personal bond to musical realms. Their playful interactions ranging from soft and poetic melodies to on the edge grooves and tricky harmonies lead to an atmosphere that makes this Austrian-American trio unique.
Trace Bundy
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 4 | 8:00PM | $26/30
MODERN ACOUSTIC Internationally-acclaimed guitar
virtuoso Trace Bundy must be seen, not just heard. His music is poetry in motion, using harmonics, looping, multiple capos, and his unique banter and stage presence to deliver an unforgettable live concert experience.
Kaki King
An Evening with Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas CELTIC The musical partnership between
consummate performer Alasdair Fraser and brilliant Californian cellist Natalie Haas spans the full spectrum between intimate chamber music and ecstatic dance energy. They thrill audiences with their virtuosic playing, their near-telepathic connection, and the joyful spontaneity of their music.
Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir
ROCK & ROLL An obsessive creative, Aaron Lee Tasjan writes songs with a twist –a little overdriven, far too honest at times– performing them like ragged rock tunes that careen a little too close to the edge without actually falling over into the abyss, and autobiographical to a fault.
Zachary Williams
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 16 | 8:00PM | $20/24
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 11 | 8:00PM | $20/24
VOCAL The mission of the Oakland Interfaith Gospel
Choir is to inspire joy and unity among all people through black gospel and spiritual music traditions. Their shows lift voices and hearts, celebrating the essential human connection that music creates.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
ROCK & ROLL Zachary Williams is most well known for lending his voice and prodigious songwriting talent as the lead singer for Nashville-based band The Lone Bellow. As he branches out with his debut solo album, Dirty Camaro, Williams embraces a rollicking honky-tonk style while still leaving space for quieter introspective moments.
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 12 | 8:00PM | $56/60/60 SUNDAY FEBRUARY 13 | 2:00PM | $52/56
GENRE BENDING Known as one of the greatest guitar
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 13 | 7:00PM | $47/51/55 PREMIUM TICKETS: $60 (2/12), $55 (2/13)
VOCAL Legendary South-African vocal ensemble Ladysmith Black Mambazo returns for three performances of joyful song and dance. They are celebrating their new album Songs from Lindiwe, with songs written by group leaders Thulani, Sibongiseni, and Thamsanqa Shabalala.
Bruce Molsky with special guest Allison de Groot
CLASSICAL AT THE FREIGHT
OLD TIME Bruce Molsky joins forces with his Molsky’s Mountain Drifters's bandmate Allison de Groot to explore the wonderful world of fiddle & banjo duets from tradition into the future. Together, they transport audiences to another time and place, unearthing rarities from the Southern Appalachian songbook.
MONDAY FEBRUARY 14 | 7:30PM | $9/11
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 9 | 8:00PM | $20/24
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 15 | 8:00PM | $20/24
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 10 | 8:00PM | $26/30
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 5 | 8:00PM | $20/24
innovators of our time, Kaki King presents MODERN YESTERDAYS, a refinement of her now signature guitar-projection mapping performance. With technicolor imagination, technical wizardry, and carefully choreographed guitar and drum playing, she sends us on an audiovisual journey.
Aaron Lee Tasjan
Chamber Music Society of San Francisco
CLASSICAL A return of the fabulous SMSSF, all San
Francisco Chamber Orchestra All-Stars and one of the Bay Area’s most popular and exciting chamber ensembles. Featuring Natasha Makhijani & Jory Fankuchen on violin, Clio Tilton on viola, and Samsun van Loon on cello.
All tickets priced more than $15 are subject to an additional $4 per ticket facility fee.
Covid Health & Safety The Freight & Salvage is closely monitoring the public health guidance and best practices related to the Covid-19 pandemic. We currently require proof of vaccination, photo ID, and masking in order to enter the Freight.
Please note that due to the unpredictable nature of the pandemic, our schedule is subject to change. for the most up-to-date concert information, visit
thefreight.org
TICKETS: (510) 644-2020
Mardi Gras Mambo 2022 featuring The Dirty Dozen Brass Band & Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 17 | 8:00PM | $36/40
SPECIAL EVENT New Orleans-based Dirty Dozen Brass
Band takes the traditional foundation of brass band music and incorporates it into a blend of genres including Bebop Jazz, Funk and R&B/ Soul. Accordion master Nathan Williams and the Zydeco Cha Chas keep their Creole heritage alive, bringing a unique take on Southern Louisiana music to all corners of the globe.
Booker T. Jones
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 18 | 8:00PM | $35/39/50* SATURDAY FEBRUARY 19 | 8:00PM | $35/39/50* PREMIUM TICKETS: $50
SOUL Arguably the most famous Hammond
B3 player in history, Booker T. Jones led the legendary Booker T and the MGs, collaborating with Otis Redding, Albert King, and more during his tenure at Stax Records. Since then, Booker has lent his trademark keyboard chops to and produced classic albums for some of America’s most celebrated albums, such as Willie Nelson’s Stardust, and Bill Withers’ Just As I Am.
Covid Health & Safety The Freight & Salvage is closely monitoring the public health guidance and best practices related to the Covid-19 pandemic. We currently require proof of vaccination, photo ID, and masking in order to enter the Freight.
Please note that due to the unpredictable nature of the pandemic, our schedule is subject to change. for the most up-to-date concert information, visit
thefreight.org
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Richard Thompson
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 22 | 8:00PM | $50/54/60 WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 23 | 8:00PM | $50/54/60 THURSDAY FEBRUARY 24 | 8:00PM | $50/54/60* PREMIUM TICKETS: $60
SINGER-SONGWRITER When Richard Thompson picked up a guitar to begin composing his 19th solo album 13 Rivers, emotions echoed through his deft fleet-fingered fretwork, poetic songwriting, and impassioned picking. Powered by evocative songcraft, jaw-dropping guitar playing, and indefinable spirit, this venerable icon holds a coveted spot on Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.”
Evie Ladin Band + Special Guests
Robbie Fulks
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 26 | 8PM | $20/24
ROOTS Multi-
instrumentalist Robbie Fulks’ music hews mainly to acoustic instrumentation; paying tribute to his early bluegrass days, and extending the boundaries of that tradition with old-time rambles and sparsely orchestrated reflections on love, the slings of time, and the troubles of common people.
Talisk
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 27 | 7:00PM | $22/26
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 25 | 8:00PM | $18/22
ROOTS Tenacious,
innovative string musicians, the Evie Ladin Band –Evie Ladin, Keith Terry, and Erik Pearson– throws down captivating, truly entertaining live shows. Grounded in Appalachian old-time repertoire, seasoned in African-diaspora roots, writing from life in modern cities, blurring the lines between music and dance, the polyrhythmic heat of Evie’s clawhammer banjo, resonant voice, real stories and rhythmic dance have been heard from A Prairie Home Companion to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass.
CELTIC Mohsen Amini, Graeme Armstrong, and
Benedict Morris fuse concertina, guitar, and fiddle to produce a truly innovative, multi-layered signature Celtic fusion that captivates audiences. Ground-breaking, chart-topping, genre-bending, globetrotting, instantly enthralling– Talisk is one of the most exciting modern groups to emerge from Scotland in the last decade.
upcoming photography exhibit The Freight is pleased to announce a new photography exhibit beginning in January, featuring the artwork of Bay Area photographer James Knox James has been photographing the Bay Area for several years. He specializes in jazz and street photography. He has been featured in the SF Chronicle, The Wall Street Journal, Sotheby’s Realty, Visiting Oakland Tourist Guide and album covers/websites for local and national musicians. He is contributing photographer for Cuisine Noir Magazine, SFJAZZ, Monterey Jazz Festival and San Jose Jazz Festival where he was a official staff photographer for the 2015 Summer Fest. He served as a staff photographer for the 62nd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival. His photographs are published in “SFJAZZ: The First 30 Years: Setting the Stage”, “What’s Makes That Black?: The African American Aesthetic in American Expressive Culture” and “What’s Makes That Black?: The African American Aesthetic” by Luana. His photography has been exhibited at the San Francisco Main Public Library, California Jazz Conservatory, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library for Jazz Appreciation Month (San Jose), San Leandro Public Library, Berkeley Public Library, Cigar Factory Lofts, The Jazz Heritage Center SF, The Sound Room, Joyce Gordon Gallery, and The Art of African Diaspora exhibits at Richmond Art Center, American Steel Studios Warehouse 416 and Macy’s. His photography can be seen at www.pixelbarry.com
All tickets priced more than $15 are subject to an additional $4 per ticket facility fee.
Friends of the Freight LOOKING FORWARD, WITH GRATITUDE Our first months back in action showed that we can safely welcome back an audience hungry for shared musical experiences and the artists who love to play for them. We couldn’t have done it without the support of a loyal and generous community. If you’re among our thousands of current supporters, thank you!
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UPCOMING MARCH 3 OVER THE RHINE 4 MR. SUN 5 RON POPE 6 LÚNASA 1 0 GERMÁN LÓPEZ 1 1 COCO MONTOYA 1 2 AN EVENING WITH LUCY KAPLANSKY 1 3 SEAMUS EGAN PROJECT 1 4 CLASSICAL AT THE FREIGHT: KAY STERN AND FRIENDS 1 5 MARTA PEREIRA DA COSTA 1 6 PATRICK LANDEZA & SONS 1 7 MASTERS OF HAWAIIAN MUSIC: GEORGE KAHUMOKU JR., JEFF PETERSON, SONNY LIM 1 8 & 1 9 ON A WINTER'S NIGHT 2 0 JANIS IAN 2 3 DAVID NELSON & ERIC THOMPSON, SUZY SINGS SIEBEL 2 4 DAVID TORN, MICHAEL MANRING, & SCOTT AMENDOLA IN: TREES MOVE AIR, A NIGHT OF IMPROVISED MUSIC 2 5 CHRIS SMITHER 2 6 BARBARA HIGBIE CD RELEASE FEAT. JAMI SIEBER, VICKI RANDLE, MICHAELLE GOERLITZ, & MIA PIXLEY 2 7 RHONDA BENIN 3 0 DELLA MAE
upcoming livestream shows JANUARY 2 9 KATE WOLF 80TH BIRTHDAY CONCERT & BENEFIT FOR HOSPITALITY HOUSE MARCH 2 0 JANIS IAN Photo: Dave Weiland THE FREIGHT IS SUPPORTED BY your charitable contributions, and by grants from the Alameda County ARTSFUND, Berkeley Civic Arts Program, California Office of Small Business, National Endowment for the Arts, Downtown Berkeley Association, the Friendship Fund, the Bill Graham Supporting Foundation of the Jewish Community Endowment Fund, Grammy Museum Foundation, the Hellman Foundation, The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, The Bernard Osher Foundation of the Jewish Community Endowment Fund, PAR Performing Arts Institutional Emergency Preparedness Planning, the Rex Foundation, Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program of the US Small Business Administration, and The Wood Foundation.
The Freight is pleased to present state of the art, multi-camera, livestreaming of select concerts online. Streaming is made possible thanks to donations from our generous community of supporters.
The sound system in the Lobby and the Littlefield Listening Room is composed of speakers and amplifiers exclusively designed and installed by Meyer Sound Labs of Berkeley.
TICKETS: (510) 644-2020
LEARN TO PLAY AT THE FREIGHT Winter i CLASSES: january 9 - february 17 ALL classes are $155 for a 6-week series of hour and fifteeen minute classes; early bird rate is $145 through December 25th. We are monitoring COVID-19 conditions carefully. All In-Person events may be canceled if determined to pose a risk to public safety. All people attending In-Person events at the Freight & Salvage must show proof of vaccination, photo ID, and be masked.
IN-PERSON
MONDAYS STARTING JANUARY 10 Fiddle Tunes with a Touch of Theory 7:00PM | Erik Hoffman TUESDAYS STARTING JANUARY 11 Swing Guitar 7:00PM | Olivier Zyngier THURSDAYS STARTING JANUARY 13 Advanced Ukulele 5:30PM | Hiram Bell Beginning Ukulele 7:00PM | Hiram Bell Intermediate Ukulele 8:30PM | Hiram Bell
CHORUS & INTENSIVE
IN-PERSON JAMS
Pop-Up Choir! Bobby McFerrin:Circlesongs 1/3, 1/10, 1/24, 1/31 Hosts: David Worm & Motion 12PM | $35 per event
SUNDAYS AT THE FREIGHT 3PM-5PM | $10+ sliding scale annual pass: $100
Freight Singers Community Chorus Mondays 1/24 - 5/30 Bryan Dyer & Tammi Brown 6:30PM-8PM | Sliding scale $25-$450 Rehearsals at: East Bay School for Boys 2340 Durant Ave, Berkeley 94704 Live Sound Intensive 3 session class series 1/30, 2/6, 2/20 | Brian Walker 11AM–2PM | $225
Jam attendees are required to show proof of vaccination, photo ID, and wear a mask at all times. 1/2 Swing Jam w/Olivier Zyngier 1/9 Old Time Jam w/Tony Phillips 1/30 Bluegrass/Country Jam w/ Richard Brandenburg 2/6 Swing Jam w/Olivier Zyngier 2/13 Old Time Jam w/Tony Phillips 2/27 Bluegrass/Country Jam w/ Richard Brandenburg
ONLINE SUNDAYS STARTING JANUARY 9
WEDNESDAYS STARTING JANUARY 12
ONLINE WORKSHOPS & LECTURES
Music Theory for Songwriters and Other Curious Folks 4:00PM | Kay Eskenazi Introduction to Mountain Dulcimer 4:00PM | Deborah Hamouris Beginning Jazz Guitar 5:30PM | Kay Eskenazi Mountain Dulcimer II 5:30PM | Deborah Hamouris
Strum & Sing 5:30PM | Tamsen Fynn French Café Songs 6:30PM | Olivier Zyngier Building Solid Basslines 7:00PM | Karen Horner Cajón Concepts 7:30PM | Homero Chavez
Encore Presentation! History of Chicano Rock, Multimedia Lecture Jan 8 | 11AM-12:15PM | $25 Mark Guerrero
Women's Singing Circle 5:30PM | Tamsen Fynn Crafting a Simple Bluegrass Solo 7:00PM | Dix Bruce Expanding Your Folk Song Repertoire 7:30PM | Shay Black TUESDAYS STARTING JANUARY 11 Rank Beginner Clawhammer Banjo 5:30PM | Evie Ladin Clawhammer Banjo Repertoire & Technique 7:00PM | Evie Ladin Fiddle Tunes with a Touch of Theory 8:00PM | Erik Hoffman
Freight Box Office will be open Wed-Sun 1pm-5pm, and 2 hours prior to show times Tickets are available for purchase in person at our box office, via the phone, online, and by mail order. Senior, member & youth/student discounts are available for most shows. All tickets priced more than $15 will have an additional $4 per ticket facility fee. Other fees may apply depending on your point of purchase. For complete ticket information visit thefreight.org/tickets Accessibility The Freight is an accessible venue. For info about accommodations, talk to our box office staff or visit thefreight.org/access Getting Here The Freight is
ZOOM LINKS for online classes are automatically sent to registrants after payment.
MONDAYS STARTING JANUARY 10
THE FREIGHT & SALVAGE (Berkeley Society for the Preservation of Traditional Music) is a nonprofit community arts organization dedicated to promoting the understanding and appreciation of traditional music— music rooted in and expressive of the great variety of regional, ethnic, and social cultures of peoples throughout the world.
THURSDAYS STARTING JANUARY 13 Singing from Inside the Song 5:30PM | Richard Brandenburg Flatpicking Essentials 7:00PM | Richard Brandenburg Expand Your Bluegrass/Country Repertoire 8:30PM | Richard Brandenburg
Hustle Hero/Indie Artist 101 Workshop Jan 19 & 26 | 5:30PM-7PM | $50 Evie Ladin NEW! Delta Deep Dive Feb 5 | 11AM-12:15PM | $25 Terrence Brewer
DJANGO REINHARDT BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Stay tuned for workshops and more information!
We recommend taking BART to the Downtown Berkeley station. For other public transit, bicycle parking, driving directions and parking, go to thefreight.org/visit Board of Directors Elizabeth Seja Min & Barbara Higbie, CO-CHAIRS Sharon Washington, VICE CHAIR Russ Pollock, SECRETARY Bill Haggerty, TREASURER Roberta C. Brooks Shelley Doty Calvin Eng (on temporary leave)
Renee Hayes Susan Krauss
Yvonne Martinez AnneMarie Martins Celia Ramsay Jonathan H. Siegel Anna Weidman
2020 Addison Street Berkeley, CA 94704 (510) 644-2020 info@freightandsalvage.org thefreight.org
FEBRUARY 2022 Berkeley Society for the Preservation of Traditional Music 2020 Addison Street • Berkeley, California 94704
MONDAY JAN 31
12PM
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
$35
FEB 2
7PM
$15
THURSDAY FEB 3
8PM
$26/30
FRIDAY FEB 4
8PM
VOCAL
STORYTELLING
JAZZ
MODERN ACOUSTIC
Bobby mcferrin: circlesongs
the moth storyslam
wolfgang muthspiel trio with scott colley & brian blade
trace bundy
FEB 10
FEB 11
host: David Worm & Motion
FEB 7
7:30PM
Feb 4 Trace Bundy
FREE
FEB 9
8PM
$20/24
OLD TIME
open mic FEB 14
7:30PM
$9/11
Feb 10 Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas FEB 15
8PM
$20/24
8PM
$26/30
SATURDAY
$26/30
FEB 5
8PM
kaki king
Modern Yesterdays
virtuosic modern guitar
Feb 5 Kaki King
CELTIC
$20/24
FEB 17
8PM
8PM
$20/24
FEB 12 8PM $52/56
FEB 13 7PM $47/51/55
VOCAL
VOCAL
ladysmith black mambazo
ladysmith black mambazo
VOCAL
$36/40
ROCK & ROLL
ROCK & ROLL
SPECIAL EVENT
SOUL
chamber music society of san francisco
aaron lee tasjan
zachary williams
mardi gras mambo 2022 feat. the dirty dozen brass band & Nathan and the zydeco cha chas
legendary bandleader, producer, and master of the Hammond B3 premium tickets: $50
tongue-in-cheek honkytonk vibes
FEB 22 8PM $50/54/60 FEB 23 8PM $50/54/60 FEB 24 8PM $50/54/60
Feb 22-24 Richard Thompson
Ladysmith Black Mambazo youth/student tickets: $15/19
booker t. jones
FEB 25
8PM
$18/22
SINGER-SONGWRITER
ROOTS
richard thompson
evie ladin band + special guests
evocative songwriting and jaw-dropping guitar premium tickets: $60
premium tickets: $55
FEB 13 2PM $52/56/15
FEB 18 8PM $35/39/50 FEB 19 8PM $35/39/50
CLASSICAL AT THE FREIGHT
autobiographical Rock with a retro sheen
SUNDAY
$20/24
GENRE BENDING
bruce molsky an evening oakland with special with alasdair interfaith guest allison fraser & gospel choir de groot natalie haas powerful local vocals FEB 16
8PM
FEB 26
8PM
$20/24
ROOTS
Feb 18 & 19 Booker T. Jones FEB 27
7PM
$22/26
CELTIC
robbie fulks
down to earth, offbeat, & humorous
talisk
groundbreaking Celtic fusion
Feb 12 & 13 Ladysmith Black Mambazo
All tickets priced more than $15 are subject to an additional $4 per ticket facility fee. Proof of vaccination, photo ID, and mask required to enter.