Jenny Scheinman, violin, Todd Sickafoose, bass, Scott Amendola, drums and effects, performing as Damn Skippy, Mitchell Park Community, March 4, 2023: soundcheck

Jazz and folk at three public facilities in Palo Alto

Earthwise spring summer series 2023

Phoebe Hunt, Lytton Plaza, Monday, February 20, 2023 (pop up– President’s Day)

The Tiptons Saxophone Quartet & Drums
Palo Alto Art Center, Wed. March 1, 2023 8 pm, free;

Damn Skippy
Mitchell Park Community Center, Saturday March 4, 2023 8 pm, $20 at door;

Stephan Crump
Lytton Plaza, Saturday, March 11, 2023 5 pm, free (rain cancels 🌧️);

Crump

Edu Ribeiro Trio featuring Edu Ribeiro drums, Vinicius Gomes guitar, Noah Garabedian, bass
Lytton Plaza, Thursday, April 20, 2023 5 pm free;

Nellie McKay, Karla Kane, Mitchell Park Community Center, Sunday, 7 pm, $20;

Allison Miller Carmen Staaf Duo, Mitchell Park Community Center, Monday, April 24, 2023 8 pm, $20 at the door;

Raffi Garabedian Octet
Palo Alto Art Center, Thursday, May 11, 2023, 8 pm, free

Laurie Lewis and Men of Note, Alyssa Burgart
Mitchell Park Community Center, Sunday May 14, 2023
7 pm, $20 at door

Amendola Vs Blades, JoVia Armstrong Destiny Muhammad Duo, Mitchell Park Community Center, Sunday, May 21, 7:30 pm, $20;

Jim Campilongo Ben Davis Duo Lytton Plaza, Sunday, June 11, 2 pm, free

Earthwise Summer Solstice show, Lytton Plaza, Wednesday June 21, 7:30, artist tba, free

Adam Levy Mint Imperials Lytton Plaza, Monday July 10 7 pm Free

Jim Campilongo Ben Davis Duo Lytton Plaza, Sunday, July 16, 7 pm, free

edit to add:

Stefan Crump, Lytton Plaza, Saturday March 11

edit to add: the headline of this post is misleading in that although I started Earthwise in Palo Alto in 1994, there were years where I focused on artist management and not concerts so there were no shows in Palo Alto (but I worked on shows in New Orleans or New York). There was only one show in 2018 (Allison Miller Trio at The Mitch) in 2018 – -the year my mother died — and no shows the year before. I did 43 shows last year — my most ever — but I also said that, like the rain Saturday, Earthwise is doing shows intermittently — let’s say its once or twice a month, on average.