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martín perna 0 skip to content martín perna news music listen buy discography art fotos video instagram contact email me bio open menu close menu martín perna news music listen buy discography art fotos video instagram contact email me bio open menu close menu news folder music back listen buy discography folder art back fotos video instagram folder contact back email me bio martin perna 5 1 26 martin perna 5 1 26 this weekend at san jose jazz living in berkeley and working in oakland san jose is both so close and yet so far i find myself in a mini residency through the san jose jazz festival i will be part of a jam session friday and quartet performance and q a on saturday at the san jose jazz break room i have made music with all of the players but this is is the first time were are together on drums is nino moschella whom i play with in suns of mothers and am collaborating on the next ocote soul sounds album with bass is imari lee aka cheflee he has his own thing and is bassist in toro y moi and has a studio down the hall in the same building on congas and batá is akheel mestayer whom i know from uc berkeley music department we got to rock together a few weeks back for the 50th anniversary of berkeley s ethnomusicology program tomorrow during the day i will be exploring downtown san jose on foot took bart down eating tacos and getting a searching for a haircut that is both stylish and affordable tix and info https sanjosejazz org tickets read more martin perna 4 1 26 martin perna 4 1 26 5 2 at san jose jazz break room quartet i m performing next month with niño moschella and special guests as a quartet at the san jose jazz break room next month expect rhythm space melody deep listening i ll spinning a few records before the show read more martin perna 3 16 26 martin perna 3 16 26 antibalas ne usa april shows i am crossing the continent in a few weeks for some antibalas shows in two interesting and intimate spots 4 3 at levon helm studios in woodstock ny and 4 4 at proper jersey warehouse party at prototype 237 in paterson new jersey we will be playing material off our latest release as well as several brand new songs composed in the last few months i am very excited to see how these new songs hit read more martin perna 3 16 26 martin perna 3 16 26 3 31 23 testify a centennial reading for james baldwin join us for a collective ritual reading performance celebrating the life and works of james baldwin rsvp tix https www eventbrite com e testify a ritual reading for james baldwin tickets 1983460640168 on march 31st you are invited to witness testify the fourth performance in a series of ritual readings celebrating the work of black literary ancestors in the african diaspora testify celebrates the life and works of james baldwin by gathering artists scholars activists spiritual workers and everyday people to create a shared space for grief reflection and ancestral veneration readers perform as a choir to create sound music and movement through an embodied engagement with the text and the public is invited to bear witness and engage through deep listening stillness and call and response this reading is conducted by courtney desiree morris and martín perna readers include brett cook odaymar cuesta babatunji johnson khalil anthony peebles brontez purnell bryant terry zekarias musele thompson henry washington jr and marvin k white testify is supported by berkeley civic arts e a r t h lab sf and the uc berkeley departments of gender women s studies african american studies and english read more martin perna 3 4 26 martin perna 3 4 26 live this saturday 4 7 at ivy room opening for cochemea debuting new project cien cuervos martin perna saxophones flutes with eli knowles electric piano tickets https tickets venuepilot com e jazz is dead a live performance by cochemea 2026 03 07 ivy room albany 3ca447 read more martin perna 2 25 26 martin perna 2 25 26 pbs the inquisitor barbara jordan documentary cover image to the inquisitor featuring a profile image of texas congressperson barbara jordan addressing the public this week the inquisitor a documentary about barbara jordan debuted on pbs it tells the story of black texas congressperson barbara jordan and her quest to hold america accountable to its promise serving as a key figure in the investigation into the watergate scandal and beyond stream see full credits https www pbs org independentlens documentaries the inquisitor the song contra el sol by ocote soul sounds and adrian quesada was selected as the title track five of my martez lamentos series pieces were selected as well as underscore read more martin perna 2 13 26 martin perna 2 13 26 antibalas live at kexp kexp is a gem we stopped there after a short pacific nw run in december and played a few numbers from our new album read more martin perna 2 7 26 martin perna 2 7 26 cumbia 2 20 san francisco spinning cumbia vinyl as part of this dj crew it will be fun to get back on the decks i have a bunch of records i picked up in bogota back in 2018 when we played rock al parque with antibalas that i haven t gotten to play out yet read more martin perna 1 14 26 martin perna 1 14 26 on tour in california with antibalas performing our new album hourglass 10 24 25 on daptone other new and classic tunes from our 28 years of being a band shows in riverside 1 16 la 1 7 and oakland 1 20 21 tickets https antibalas com shows read more older posts