BERKELEY AGENCY
Since 1978 the Berkeley Agency has been committed to bringing artists of the highest caliber in Jazz, Latin Jazz and Blues to a community of discerning audiences and performing arts presenters worldwide. Representing talent that encompasses the breadth of American expression we also offer an unparalleled level of service to our artists and presenters alike. Our dedication to service and our commitment to quality is our highest priority Ask us about workshops, clinics, lecture/demonstrations and pre-event public appearances in connections with performances.
ITINERARY OF UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
| Artist | Date | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers | Thurs May 17, 2012 | Yoshi's | Oakland, CA |
| Pete Escovedo Latin Jazz Ensemble | Fri May 18, 2012 | The Ruth Bancroft Garden | Walnut Creek, CA |
| Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers | Sat May 19, 2012 | Juneau Jazz & Classics | Juneau, AK |
| Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers | Sat May 26, 2012 | Redwood Room | San Francisco, CA |
| James Cotton "Superharp" Band | Sat June 2, 2012 | Chocolate Church Arts Center | Bath, ME |
| James Cotton "Superharp" Band | Sun June 3, 2012 | Showcase Live | Foxboro, MA |
| Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums featuring Carmen Getit | Sat June 9, 2012 | Miner Family Winery | Oakville, CA |
| Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers | Tues June 12 - Wed 13, 2012 | Jazz Alley | Seattle, WA |
| Brubeck Brothers Quartet | Fri June 15 - 16, 2012 | St. Joseph Church | Vancouver, WA |
| Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers | Sat June 16, 2012 | Marin Arts Festival | San Rafael, CA |
| Claudia Villela & Romero | Wed June 20 - 21, 2012 | Aspen Writers Foundation | Aspen. CO |
| Brubeck Brothers Quartet | Tues July 3, 2012 | Chautauqua Auditorium | Boulder, CO |
| Pete Escovedo Latin Jazz Orchestra | Tues July 3, 2012 | Kjazz Wine and Jazz Festival | Hollywood, CA |
| Brubeck Brothers Quartet | Thurs July 5, 2012 | Vail Jazz Party | Vail, CO |
| James Cotton | Fri July 6, 2012 | Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival | Portland, OR |
| Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band | Tues July 10, 2012 | Sunset Jazz Series | Camden, NJ |
| Tito Puente Jr. Orchestra | Sat July 14, 2012 | Concert of Colors | Detroit, MI |
| Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers | Thurs July 19, 2012 | OPA Jazz on the Green Series | Omaha, NB |
| James Cotton "Superharp" Band | Thurs July 19 - Sun 22, 2012 | Jazz Alley | Seattle, WA |
| Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums featuring Carmen Getit | Fri July 20, 2012 | Carlsbad TGIF Jazz in the Park | Carlsbad, CA |
| Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers | Fri July 20, 2012 | BB Kings | New York, NY |
| Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers | Sat July 21, 2012 | Boulton Center for the Arts | Bay Shore, NY |
| Brubeck Brothers Quartet | Sat July 21, 2012 | Amherst Jazz and Dance Festival | Amherst, NY 14228 |
| Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers | Sun July 22, 2012 | Trapp Family Lodge | Stowe, VT |
| Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums featuring Carmen Getit | Sun July 22, 2012 | Private Event | Sacramento, CA |
| Pete Escovedo Latin Jazz Ensemble | Sun July 22, 2012 | Stern Grove | San Francisco, CA |
| James Cotton "Superharp" Band | Thurs July 26, 2012 | Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Society | Sioux Falls, SD |
| Brubeck Brothers Quartet | Thur July 26, 2012 | View | Old Forge, NY |
| Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums featuring Carmen Getit | Sat July 28, 2012 | Jazz Aspen | Snowmass, CO |
| Brubeck Brothers Quartet | Sat July 28, 2012 | Summer Arts Festival | Huntington, NY |
| Brubeck Brothers Quartet | Tues July 31 - Thurs Aug 2, 2012 | Bay Chamber Concerts | Rockport, ME |
| Orquesta La Moderna Tradicion | Sat Aug 4, 2012 | Osher Marin JCC | San Rafael, CA |
| Marlena Shaw | Tues Aug 7 - Tues Aug 14, 2012 for 10 shows | Billboard Live Tour | Japan |
| James Cotton "Superharp" Band | Thurs Aug 9 - Sat Aug 11, 2012 | Dutch Mason Blues Festival | Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada, Canada |
| Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra | Wed Aug 15, 2012 | Hollywood Bowl | Hollywood, CA |
| Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers | Thur Aug 16, 2012 | Summer Nights on the Green | Windsor, CA |
| Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band | Fri Aug 24 - Sat Aug 25, 2012 | Standard Bank Joy of Jazz Festival | Johannesburg, South Africa, South Africa |
| Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums featuring Carmen Getit | Sat Aug 25, 2012 | Bodega Bay Seafood Festival | Bodega, CA |
| Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers | Fri Aug 31, 2012 | Orange County Great Park | Irvine, CA |
| Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums featuring Carmen Getit | Fri Aug 31, 2012 | Friday Night at the Plaza | Cloverdale, CA |
| Pete Escovedo Latin Jazz Orchestra | Sat Sept 1. 2012 | Homeland Homeless | Westwood, CA |
| James Cotton "Superharp" Band | Sun Sept 2, 2012 | Blues by the Bay | Eureka, CA |
| James Cotton "Superharp" Band | Mon Sept 3, 2012 | Yoshi's | San Francisco, CA |
| Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra | Fri Sept 7 - Mon Sept 10, 2012 | The Blue Note Tokyo | Toyko, Japan, Japan |
| Orquesta La Moderna Tradicion | Sat Sept 8, 2012 | Paul Hobbs Winery | Sebastopol, CA |
| Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums featuring Carmen Getit | Sat Sept 15, 2012 (20 60 min sets | The Ruth Bancroft Garden | Walnut Creek, CA |
| Little Joe Y La Familia | Sun Sept 16, 2012 | Latino Cultural Center | Dallas, TX |
| Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers | Fri Sept 21, 2012 | Private Event | San Francisco, CA |
| Brubeck Brothers Quartet | Fri Sept 21, 2012 | Time Warner Jazz N' Caz | Cazenovia, NY |
| Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra | Fri Sept 21, 2012 | Monterey Jazz Festival | Monterey, CA |
| "The E Family" feat: Sheila E, The J, & Peter Michael Escovedo | Sat Sept 22, 2012 | Camarillo Old Town Musicfest | Camarillo, CA |
| Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers | Sat Sept 22, 2012 | Montalvo Arts Center | Saratoga, CA |
| Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir | Sun Sept 23, 2012 | Monterey Jazz Festival | Monterey, CA |
| Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band | Sun Sept. 23, 2012 | Yerba Buena Gardens Festival | San Francisco, CA |
| James Cotton "Superharp" Band | Thurs Sept 27 - Fri 28,2012 | Jazz at Lincoln Center | New York, NY |
| Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums featuring Carmen Getit | Sat Sept 30, 2012 | Private Event | Portola Valley, CA |
| Eddie Palmieri - Brian Lynch Jazz Quartet featuring Dafnis Prieto and Boris Kozlov | Thurs Oct 4, 2012 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | Hilo. HI |
| Brubeck Brothers Quartet | Fri Oct 5, 2012 | Fredfest | Fredericksburg, VA |
| Eddie Palmieri - Brian Lynch Jazz Quartet featuring Dafnis Prieto and Boris Kozlov | Fri Oct 5, 2012 | Kahilu Theatre | Kamuela, HI |
| Tito Puente Jr. Orchestra | Sat Oct 6, 2012 | York College Performing Arts Center | Jamaica, NY |
| Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers | Sat Oct 6, 2012 | Private Event | Santa Rosa, CA |
| Eddie Palmieri - Brian Lynch Jazz Quartet featuring Dafnis Prieto and Boris Kozlov | Sat Oct 6, 2012 | University of Hawaii Manoa | Honolulu, HI |
| Eddie Palmieri - Brian Lynch Jazz Quartet featuring Dafnis Prieto and Boris Kozlov | Sun Oct 7, 2012 | Maui Arts & Cultural Center | Kahului. Hi |
| Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band | Sat oct 13, 2012 | Brownsville Latin Jazz Festival | Brownsville, TX |
| James Cotton "Superharp" Band | Mon Oct 22, 2012 | Stockton Performing Arts Center | Galloway, NJ |
| Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra with Herman Olivera | Fri Nov 2, 2012 | Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts | Scottsdale, AZ |
| Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers Swinging the Blues: Kansas City Sound" with Special Guest Big Bones | Sat Nov 10, 2012 | SF Jazz Festival | San Francisco, CA |
| Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers | Fri Nov 16, 2012 | James Armstrong Theater | Torrance, CA |
| Pete Escovedo Latin Jazz Orchestra | Thurs Nov 22, 2012 | Riviera Maya Jazz Festival | Playa del Carmen, Mexico, Mexico |
| Eddie Palmieri - Brian Lynch Jazz Quartet Featuring Dafnis Prieto and Boris Kozlov | Sat Dec 8, 2012 | Capitol Theater | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra & Latin Jazz Band | Fri Dec 14 - Sat 15, 2012 | Jazz at Lincoln Center | New York, NY |
| Eddie Palmieri - Brian Lynch Jazz Quartet featuring Dafnis Prieto and Boris Kozlov | Sun Jan 27 - Sun Feb 3, 2013 | Jazz Cruise | Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| Marlena Shaw | Wed April 10 - Sat April 13, 2013 | Jazz at the Bistro | St Louis, MO |
| Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers | Thurs Nov 21, 2013 | Corning Museum of Glass | Corning, NY |
Latest News
Congratulations to our Jazz Journalists Association nominees for the 16th annual JJA Jazz Awards.
– BRIAN LYNCH TRUMPETER OF THE YEAR
LEW TABACKIN FLUTIST OF THE YEAR
– Check out our video of James Cotton rehearsing with Keith Richards for the "Howlin for Hubert" show at the Apollo Theater.