The SF Jazz organization has been putting on a jazz-legends tribute once a month at Amnesia. So far they’ve paid tribute to Ray Charles, Jimmy Smith, Wes Montgomery and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. We have the special pleasure of bringing Sun Ra’s music to [...]]]> Date, time & place: January 14th, 9pm. Amnesia bar, $5. SF Jazz Hotplate

The SF Jazz organization has been putting on a jazz-legends tribute once a month at Amnesia. So far they’ve paid tribute to Ray Charles, Jimmy Smith, Wes Montgomery and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. We have the special pleasure of bringing Sun Ra’s music to their plate…of hotness.

Those who are familiar with our music know that we enjoy a good dabble in the world of Sun Ra; however, on this night we’ll be doing ONLY the music of Sun Ra. Mike has spent tireless hours transcribing a variety of his favorite Arkestra gems for the show…trans-galactic travel will be an inevitability.

We also recommend arriving early to catch a screening of “Space Is The Place” preview below:

Here’s a video clip he took at Yoshi’s from “Basin St. Blues”; Olmos’ solo shook [...]]]> We were fortunate enough to have the great Baytaper visit us at Yoshi’s. Most Bay Area music lovers already know whats going on with the Baytaper; but if you don’t, you can do yourself a favor by visiting his website: www.baytaper.com.

Here’s a video clip he took at Yoshi’s from “Basin St. Blues”; Olmos’ solo shook the ground that night:

There are a few audio clips from the show, also captured by Baytaper, on our “Media” page here: 8LM Media.

The Baytaper has recorded live shows for a ton of great Bay Area bands; rock, jazz, hip-hop and just about every style you can imagine…. basically, he’s awesome, end post.