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 "Swinging the Blues Count Basie style" | Sat May 25, 2013 | Yerba Buena Gardens Festival | San Francisco, CA |
| Quinn DeVeaux and the Blue Beat Review | Sat May 25,2013 | Dance Palace Community Center | Pt. Reyes, CA |
| James Cotton "Superharp" Band | Fri May 31 - Sun June 2, 2013 | Yoshi's | Oakland, CA |
| Matt "Guitar" Murphy | Fri May 31 - Sun June 2, 2013 | Yoshi's | Oakland, CA |
| Pete Escovedo Latin Jazz Orchestra | Tue June 4, 2013 | Kjazz Wine and Jazz Festival | Hollywood, CA |
| Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra | Thurs June 6, 2013 | BB Kings | New York, NY |
| Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra | Sat June 8, 2013 | Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Pete Escovedo Latin Jazz Ensemble | Sat June 8, 2013 | Clark County Amphitheater | Las Vegas, NV |
| Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers | Sun June 9, 2013 | Private Event - Outside | Hillsborough, CA |
| Lavay Smith Quartet | Tues June 11, 2013 | Private Event | San Francisco, CA |
| Brubeck Brothers Quartet - Dave Brubeck Tribute | Fri June 14, 2013 | DC Jazz Festival | Washington DC |
| Brubeck Brothers Quartet - Dave Brubeck Tribute | Sun June 16, 2013 | Playboy Jazz Festival | Los Angeles, CA |
| Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers | Tues June 18, 2013 | Private Event | Oakville, CA |
| Claudia Villela Band | Sat June 23, 2013 | Stanford University | Stanford, CA |
| Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers | Thurs June 27 - Sat 29, 2013 | Red Clay Jazz Festival | Lihue, Kaua`i, Hawaii |
| James Cotton "Superharp" Band | Fri June 28, 2013 | Mystic Blues Festival | Mystic ,CT |
| Brubeck Brothers Quartet | Sat July 6, 2013 | Syracuse Jazz Festival | Jamesville, NY, United States |
| Brubeck Brothers Quartet - Dave Brubeck Tribute | Sun July 7, 2013 | Festival International De Jazz De Montreal | Montreal, Que Canada, Canada |
| Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers | Thurs July 11, 2013 | Stanford Shopping Center | Palo Alto, CA |
| Persuasions | Fri July 12, 2013 | The Howard Theater | Washington, DC |
| Pete Escovedo Orchestra featuring Juan and Peter Michael Escovedo | Mon July 15, 2013 | Kuumbwa | Santa Cruz, CA |
| Brubeck Brothers Quartet - Dave Brubeck Tribute | Wed July 17, 2013 | Jazz Up July | Stamford, CT |
| Eddie Daniels & Roger Kellaway | Thurs July 18, 2013 | SF Jazz Center | San Francisco, CA |
| Brubeck Brothers Quartet - Dave Brubeck Tribute with the Buffalo Philharmonic | Fri July 19, 2013 | Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra | Buffalo, NY |
| Persuasions | Mon July 22, 2013 | Blue Note | New York, NY |
| Marlena Shaw | July 22 - 27 (total of 7 shows) | Billboard Live Tour | Japan |
| Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers | Thurs July 25, 2013 | Rossmoor | Rossmoor, CA |
| Brubeck Brothers Quartet | Thurs July 25, 2013 | Coral Gables Congregational Church | Coral Gables, FL |
| Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band | Sat July 27, 2013 | New Mexico Jazz Festival | Santa Fe, NM |
| Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums featuring Carmen Getit | Sat July 27, 2013 | Jazz Aspen | Snowmass, CO |
| Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers Ray Charles Show With Quinn DeVeaux and the Quinnettes | Sat July 27, 2013 | SF Jazz Center | San Francisco, CA |
| Airto Moreira | Sat Aug 3, 2013 | SF Jazz Center | San Francisco, CA |
| Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra | Sat Aug 3, 2013 | Celebrate Brooklyn | Brooklyn, NY, United States |
| Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra | Sun Aug 4, 2013 | Newport Jazz Festival | Newport, RI, United States |
| James Cotton "Superharp" Band | Sat Aug 10, 2013 | Dutch Mason Blues Festival | Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada, Canada |
| Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band | Sat Aug 10, 2013 | Litchfield Jazz Festival | Goshen, CT |
| Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band | Sun Aug 11, 2013 | Long's Park Amphitheater | Lancaster, PA |
| Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers | Thurs Aug 22, 2013 | Vail Jazz Party | Vail, CO, United States |
| Eddie Daniels Quartet | Fri Aug 23 - Sat 24, 2013 | Standard Bank Joy of Jazz Festival | Johannesburg, South Africa, South Africa |
| Brubeck Brothers Quartet | Sat Aug 24, 2013 | Vancouver Wine and Jazz Festival | Vancouver, WA |
| Brubeck Brothers Quartet | Sun Aug 25, 2013 | Filoli Gardens | Woodside, CA, United States |
| Brubeck Brothers Quartet - Dave Brubeck Tribute | Thurs Sept 12, 2013 | Berea College | Berea, KY |
| Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra | Thurs Sept 12, 2013 | City of Chicago Festival | Chicago, Il, United States |
| Brubeck Brothers Quartet | Mon Sept 16, 2013 | Rose Wagner Arts Center | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Brubeck Brothers Quartet - Dave Brubeck Tribute | Thurs Sept 19, 2013 | Three Stages at Folsom Lake College | Folsom Lake, CA |
| Brubeck Brothers Quartet | Sat Sept 21, 2013 | Monterey Jazz Festival | Monterey, CA |
| Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir | Fri Sept 27, 2013 | Rialto Theater | Tacoma, WA |
| Brian Lynch | Sat Sept 28 - Sun 30, 2013 | Berney Theater | Winnepeg, Manitoba , Canada, Canada |
| Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers | Sat Sept 28, 2013 | Private Event | Redwood City, CA |
| Brian Lynch | Sun Sept 29, 2013 | Concert | Winnipeg, Manatoba, CANADA, Canada |
| Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers "Crazy in Love with Patsy Cline" | Fri Oct 4, 2013 | Kent Meridian High School | Kent, WA |
| Brubeck Brothers Quartet - Dave Brubeck Tribute | Sat Oct 5, 2013 | Sheldon Concert Hall | St Louis, MO, United States |
| Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers | Fri Oct 11, 2013 | Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club | Bethesda, MD |
| Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers | Sun Oct 13, 2013 | Duck Jazz Festival | Duck, NC |
| James Cotton "Superharp" Band | Fri Oct 18, 2013 | Crescent City Blues Festival | New Orleans, LA |
| Brubeck Brothers Quartet - Dave Brubeck Tribute | Fri Oct 18, 2013 | Park Theater | Cranston, RI |
| Brubeck Brothers Quartet - Dave Brubeck Tribute | Sat Oct 19, 2013 | Pittsfield Jazz Festival | Pittsfield, MA, United States |
| Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band | Fri Nov 1 - Sat Nov 2, 2013 | Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club | Bethesda, MD |
| Brubeck Brothers Quartet - Dave Brubeck Tribute | Fri Nov 1, 2013 | Rockport Music Hall | Rockport, MA |
| Brubeck Brothers Quartet | Sat Nov 2 - Sun 3, 2013 | Portland Symphony | Portland, ME |
| Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band | Sat Nov 9, 2013 | Exit 0 International Jazz Festival | Cape May, NJ |
| Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers | Thurs Nov 21, 2013 | Corning Museum of Glass | Corning, NY |
| Brubeck Brothers Quartet | Fri Nov 22 - Sat 23, 2013 | The Smith Center | Las Vegas, NV, United States |
| Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers | Fri Nov 22 - Sat Nov 23, 2013 | Scullers Jazz Club | Boston, MA |
| Toshiko Akiyoshi | Thurs Nov 28 - Satr Nov 30, 2013 | Austria | Vienna, Graz & Linz, Austria |
| Eddie Palmieri | Thurs Nov 29 - Sun Dec 1, 2013 | SFJAZZ Center | San Francisco, CA, United States |
| Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band | Mon Dec 2, 2013 | Three Stages at Folsom Lake College | Folsom Lake, CA |
| Tito Puente Jr. Band | Thursday Feb 20, 2014 | La Organización para las Artes | Guatemala City, Guatemala, Guatemala |
| Brubeck Brothers Quartet - Dave Brubeck Tribute | Fri Feb 21, 2014 | Alberta Bair Theater | Billings, MT |
| Brubeck Brothers Quartet - Dave Brubeck Tribute | Sat Feb 22, 2014 | Lakewood Cultural Center | Lakewood, CO, United States |
| Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums featuring Carmen Getit | Thurs Feb 27 - Fri 28, 2014 | Sunset Center | Carmel, CA, United States |
| Brubeck Brothers Quartet | Sat March 8 - 9, 2014 | Concert | Winnipeg, Manatoba, CANADA, Canada |
| Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra | Sat April 5, 2014 | University of Colorado | Boulder, C0 |
| Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums featuring Carmen Getit | Sat April 5, 2014 | Private Event | Saratoga, CA |
| Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band | Fri May 2, 2014 | Detroit Symphony | Detroit, MI |
Latest News
Happy International Jazz Day everyone. check out the live stream of IJD Global Concert Live from Instanbul with Eddie Palmieri begining at 11:00 AM April 30th. at http://live.jazzday.com/ sorry gotta cut and paste this link.
CONGRATULATIONS 2013 NEA JAZZ MASTER EDDIE PALMIERI
National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2013 NEA Jazz Masters, Nation's Highest Honor in Jazz to Music Icon Celebrating 75 Years
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
Wow we just found out the Brubeck Brothers Quartet's CD "Lifetimes" a tribute to Dave Brubeck was #7 in overall spins in JazzWeek for 2012. Now you know too!
We are lucky to have some of the best live music artists that live right here in the SF area. Don't settle for cover bands when you can hire these great acts Call us about music for your private or corporate events.
