Live At The Pagoda

Photos From Mark de Clive-Lowe Remix Trio Live At The Pagoda Jazz Beyond Series

ungrammar — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:21:40 +0000

Last Saturday, May 11th, Live At The Pagoda hosted a new series called Jazz Beyond in collaboration with San Jose Jazz. An offshoot of the Jazz Beyond Stage that takes place at their Summer Jazz Fest annually. For our first guest we welcomed pioneering Jazz – NuJazz vet Mark de Clive-Lowe and his Remix Trio consisting of Mark de Clive_Lowe on piano, Dexter Story on drums, and Tim Lefebvre on bass. The performance was tremendous and grinding to the soul, as Mark and the trio dropped a 90 min set on the Pagoda audience…see for yourself with these wonderful shots by Metro Newspapers/MetroActive photographer Aron Cooperman.

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Upcoming Jazz Beyond Series shows Live At The Pagoda

Saturday, June 8th – A Million Billion Dying Suns

Saturday, July 13th – The Seshen

Friday, August 9th | Saturday, August 10th | Sunday, August 11th – San Jose Jazz Summer Fest | Jazz Beyond Stage |Live At The Pagoda

Miles Bonny x B.Lewis, Mark de Clive-Lowe Quartet featuring Nia Andrews, Audiotropico, Derrick Hodge

B-Side Players Long Awaited Return to San Jose Happens Saturday 4.13.13

ungrammar — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:37:48 +0000

San Diego’s B-Side Players was a common occurrence in San Jose in the late 90′s through to 2005-ish. At some point they lost their way to San Jose, or San Jose lost it soul, and bands like the B-Side Players didn’t have a home to do their thing. Enter the Pagoda’s soul-saving room and our love for boundary bashing bands like these guys. A self describe sound that encompasses Afro-Mexica, Reggae, Cumbia, Boogaloo, and Latin Soul this band sets to accomplish one unifying thing and that’s to get your groove on. Good music lovers, and especially those of the live kind, look no further than Live At The Pagoda on Saturday night.

Saturday, April 13th

Hosted by the Sonido Clash crew

C0-presented by Universal Grammar & Sonido Clash

B-Side Players live n’ direct on stage Live At The Pagoda

Doors open at 9pm | 21 & Wiser for Entry

Early Bird $13 Tickets are currently available at http://bsideplayerspagoda.eventbrite.com/

$15/$20 At the Door

Tickets price may change subject to demand

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Hometown Brothers Raul Y Mexia Celebrate The Release of Their New Album Saturday 3.30

ungrammar — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:22:23 +0000

This Saturday, the monthly jump off known as Sonido Clash along with Universal Grammar present the Live At The Pagoda 2013 Spring Music Concert Series with a live performance by hometown brothers Raul Y Mexia. This Sonido Clash special edition celebrates the release of the brothers new project, Arriba Y Lejos, just released on the indie Latin-Alternative label Nacional Records. Whose artist catalog consists of a whose who of the Latin-Alternative world including Manu Chao, The Mexican Insititute of Sound and Ana Tijoux to name a few. Joining the festivities is label mate Toy Selectah, who has also done work with Mad Decent founder Diplo.

Universal Grammar, Sonido Clash and The Fairmont Hotel excitedly invite you out to join us this Saturday, March 30th for this special night of Latin music and beyond.

Click the Flyer to Purchase limited $10 presale tickets | $15 at the door

Press:

San Jose Mercury News

Metro Newspaper

D1LLA D1MEs — A J Dilla/James Yancey Tribute Tonight 2.15.13

ungrammar — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 23:11:16 +0000

Tonight the Pagoda’s 3rd Friday party called D1ME is paying homage with DJ sets dedicated to the late-great J DILLA also known as Jay Dee also known as James Yancey. Dilla effected and changed so many lives as he spun the hip hop music community as well as the music community in general on its head with his consistent pushing of the envelope with his music. J Dilla will forever go down in history a as one the best producers to ever do it. D1ME delivers a tribute by guest DJ’s The CME & Tap10 of the Honor Roll crew in San Jose – Live At The Pagoda. Turn It UP!! GEt Live!!

Doors open at 9pm and the event is FREE of charge | 21 and wiser for entry.

Valentines Day DJ Set by Philadelphia’s Rich Medina Live At The Pagoda 2.14.13

ungrammar — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:31:55 +0000

$5 Tickets are now on sale for this truly special treat on Valentine’s Day in San Jose. Philadelphia’s Rich Medina is special guest who is considered by many across the globe as one the best living DJ’s rocking parties from here to Tokyo. Rich takes center stage Live At The Pagoda for his long awaited return to San Jose. It has been just over 8 years since his last showing for Universal Grammar at the current home of the “speakeasy” style bar Single Barrel below the Agenda Lounge. If you are well versed in NYC night life you would know that Rich has easily been a part of or created three of the best ongoing weekly parties NYC has ever known. From his weekly jump off OPEN, a collaboration with A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip at Santos Party House every Friday from 2007 to 2009 to his midweek Lil’ Ricky’s Rib Shack at the legendary, now closed, APT spot in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Rich takes his crowds on a sonic journey through hip-hop, house, funk, and soul.

We celebrate the LOVE of music on Valentines Day and we encourage you to join us with a loved one or not – NO DATE required – just get up and vibe and dance the night away!

$5 Presale Tickets available at http://richmedinavalentines.eventbrite.com/

Fader Label Artist Yuna of Malaysia To Play Pagoda 3.13.13

ungrammar — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 03:35:20 +0000

Wednesday, March 13 the 2013 Live At The Pagoda Winter Music Concert Series features Malaysian singer-songwriter Yuna. Yuna was first inspired by the universal appeal of acts like No Doubt, The Cranberries, and Fiona Apple. At the age of 19, while in law school, she picked up a guitar and began to fervently write. She released her self-titled EP in Malaysia in 2008. The single “Deeper Conversation” became a massive success and went on to win the title of Best English Song at the 2009 AIM Awards, Malaysia’s national music awards. Yuna swept the ceremony, garnering Best Pop Song and Song of the Year for her Malay song, “Dan Sebenarnya”. She has now come stateside to take her career to the next level. Having signed to Fader Label through the support of her management Indie-Pop. Yuna released her U.S. debut self-titled album last April. Her lead single off that album, Live Your Life is produced by GRAMMY award winning Pharrell Williams of Neptunes fame. SF-SJ based DJ ThatGirl supports…click on the image below to purchase tickets for this Bay Area exclusive performance Live At The Pagoda

Cody ChesnuTT’s Inspiring Performance at Pagoda Through The Lens

ungrammar — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:21:46 +0000

Cody ChesnuTT dropped down in San Jose last Thursday for the Live At The Pagoda Winter Music Concert Series V.2 and left one of the most indelible marks on the Pagoda’s short concert list. He personified Soul music, and had multiple patrons reminiscing on the spirit of Marvin. Yes, dare we say that good.

Well, if you missed out, take a peak at these photos to see what the scene looked like by way of Metro Newspaper photographer Geoffrey Smith II – click on the image below to see photos…

And also read up on the article and interview with Cody by Metro Newspaper writer Aaron Carnes clicking >>> HERE

Also, we say go by his album and the support the man and his efforts to bring honest soul music to the game…. his new album “Landing On A Hundred” can be purchased via his website www.codychessnuTT.com

The Future Funk & Soul of Teeko, B.Bravo & B.Lewis Saturday 11.17.2012

joannetan — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 02:43:32 +0000

If anything The Pagoda has embraced musically in it’s short life span is electronic music. Though a varied, and much much more of a deeper, genre than it has ever been. Enter the three artists who hit the Pagoda stage tomorrow night, Saturday, November 17th, all have mastered each of their own brand of musical production infused with ingredients of Funk, Soul, Jazz, and Bass. Two of them, B. Bravo & Teeko form two fourths of their group Starship Connection. We will be celebrating the release of the Starship Connection E.P. which is currently available on Frite Nite.

Joining them for an opening performance will be the latest hometown hero, B. Lewis. B.Lewis is fresh off a tour with Live At The Pagoda alumni Sonnymoon. B.Lewis is currently pushing his latest project “A Lions Aperture”, >> Listen Here<<

Teeko and B.Lewis have both rocked The Pagoda stage before. Teeko for the 2011 “After Hours” showcase at the San Jose Jazz Fest that Summer. And B.Lewis first appeared with us on the Sonnymoon bill back in June with Stones Throw artist Jonti, and Devan Who. That show garnered a cover opp and story in the Metro.

Presale Tix are available for $8 @ http://bravoteekolewis.eventbrite.com/

Door open at 9pm | 21 + for entry | The Pagoda @ The Fairmont Hotel San Jose | 170 South Market St.

Grammy Award-Winning Violinist Mads Tolling Tonight – Live At The Pagoda 11.2.2012

joannetan — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:00:44 +0000

This concert is part of South First Friday, an eclectic evening of arts & culture in downtown San Jose’s SoFA district, held every First Friday of the month. More atsouthfirstfridays.com

Doors open at 8:00pm | 21 and Wiser for Entry

FREE for Entry

France’s own Jean-Luc Ponty has been at the forefront of jazz violin for decades. He has singlehandedly brought the electric violin and the European tradition of great jazz-violin playing to the U.S. Ponty met Danish violinist Mads Tolling at Berklee College of Music and recommended Mads to Stanley Clarke, where Mads has been a five-year member in the Stanley Clarke Band.

Tolling and Ponty remain in contact with a mutual goal: The Evolution Of The Violin In Modern Music.

The Mads Tolling Quartet will present a musical journey in jazz, jazz fusion and progressive rock. This tribute to Jean-Luc Ponty will include fresh takes on Ponty’s recordings from Enigmatic Ocean to Imaginary Voyage.

madstolling.com

Celebrate 2 Years of The Pagoda with a special DJ Set by Mayer Hawthorne 10.26.2012

joannetan — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 02:56:11 +0000

Join us in celebration for 2 years of Live At The Pagoda musical happenings with a special DJ set by Mayer Hawthorne!!

In October of 2010 the collaborative efforts of Universal Grammar & New Sense lead them to The Pagoda at The Fairmont Hotel. On October 16th, 2010 it was with DJ Sake One and New Zealand based electro-jazz-soul trio Electric Wire Hustle, and then again on October 21st, 2010 with the soul sounds of Bilal the Live At The Pagoda Music Series was born and with it the developing of a D.I.Y. live music venue that has since hosted performances by Sweden’s Little Dragon, The Robert Glasper Experiment, Talib Kweli, Jose James, Chile’s Anita Tijoux, and DJ sets by the legendary Kenny Dope, Belgium’s LeFtO, Brazil’s DJ Nuts, & Mexico’s Mexican Institute of Sound (just to name a few). Since it’s inception The Pagoda has transcended genres and borders, truly becoming an International music haven — a “global groove center”.

And now, Universal Grammar, New Sense and The Fairmont Hotel are proud to present an exclusive DJ set by singer-songwriter Mayer Hawthorne to celebrate the Live At The Pagoda 2 Year Anniversary.

Early Bird Presale Tickets available for $15 at http://djmayerhawthorne.eventbrite.com/

check the facebook invite page here>http://www.facebook.com/events/119390044878571/