With mesmerizing guitar wizardry and strong vocals to match, Cummings takes you on a rowdy rock-blues ride. He has worked with Stevie Ray Vaughanโs band Double Trouble members Chris Layton and Tommy Shannon and drawn comparisons to legends Albert King, Freddie King, and even Vaughan, himself. Billboard Magazine called Cummingsโ Working Man record โone of […]
Team Taiko is Grand Vision Foundationโs signature community music-making program. We believe in creating unique opportunities for people to meet their neighbors and engage in their community in a new way. Making music makes a community! Classes are open to all skill levels, from beginners to seasoned musicians, and fees are on a sliding scale. […]
Join us and learn about the impacts of climate change on island nations. Dr. Gregory S. Stone is an internationally recognized ocean scientist, explorer, author and conservationist. Among his achievements, he co-founded the Ocean Health Index, is an architect of the first large open-ocean protected area, the Phoenix Islands Protected Area, and is a founder […]
A joyous phenomenon, she becomes her songs... she doesn't pose, she doesn't copy, but her entrancing music pierces our hearts - Michael Steinman, Jazz Lives Reminiscent of the best acoustic blues singers of an earlier time, Mara Kaye has a refreshing approach to the songs of Bessie Smith, the Smith Sisters and more. Kaye will […]
Gill Landry is a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist and a former member of the Grammy-winning roots-rock band Old Crow Medicine Show. Originally from Louisiana, Landryโs music is an alluring mix of bluesy folk and rootsy Southern Americana that heโs taken on tour around the world. His five critically acclaimed albums have featured Americana stars, Laura Marling, […]
Promotional Photo by by Joey Martinez As the son of Stephen Stills and French singer Veronique Sanson, there's no denying that singer/songwriter Chris Stills comes from musical roots. Stills grew up listening to the music of the late โ60s along with some of the best lyricists of the 1990s, the Jayhawks and Ryan Adams. With […]
Just so weโre all clear, in addition to being a multi-instrumentalist and lead guitar player for Roseโs Pawn Shop, John Kraus really is a captain! On LA Maritime Institute's stunning Tall Ships, no less! His experience as a captain filtered into his music. After learning traditional sea shanties while hoisting sails, he began incorporating them […]
This concert is Sold Out! Please see theย Grand Annex calendarย for other shows you might enjoy. โThereโs so much beauty in this old music, and it affects me on a deep level. It moves me and inspires me. I heard Leadbelly singing with the Golden Gate Quartet and it sounded fantastic, and I thought, โI want […]
As part of the Roots & Rambles series, Chris Pierce will lead a song writing workshop before the concert from 7:00-7:45pm. Chris Pierce is a Billboard-charting singer-songwriter. His latest amazing album, American Silence is rich with powerful reflections of contemporary social issues and has earned glowing reviews from NPR Music, No Depression, Rolling Stone and […]
We will return in May. Covid-19 Safety at the Grand Annex As of 3/25/22 Masks are strongly recommended for all, we ask that those who have not been vaccinated wear masks.
Join us this Earth Day for the world premiere of Saging the World. This filmย spotlights the ecological and cultural issues intertwined with white sage, centering the voices of Native advocates who have long protected and cherished this plant. โSagingโ has become common in movies, TV shows, social media, and cleansing rituals โpeople burning sage bundles […]
Hear the voices who sing for the ocean!ย Small Island Big Songย features 8 indigenous artists from islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans and unites our coastal community with their seafaring cultures through music. This concert is a joyous presentation of our mutual love of the ocean while raising awareness about rising sea levels.ย Donโt miss out […]
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