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Capacity
- 36 of 40 spots still available
- Bring your own drinks
- Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks provided
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- Cats live here
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Wheelchair access
- Wheelchair Accessible
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- Some stairs may be present in the space
This is an outdoor groupmuse
A live in-person performance in a backyard or another outdoor space. They're casual and friendly, hosted by community members.
Host
"Mads has the amazing talent and skills that few young musicians can match." Accolades from Jean-Luc Ponty. Enjoy an afternoon submerged in jaw-dropping, mind-bending music. The program includes jazz, classical and folk inspired tunes and is sure to leave you humming for the rest of the evening. Linger after the concert for finger food, wine and non-alcoholic beverages.
"MADS TOLLING is a two-time Grammy Award-winning violinist and composer from Copenhagen, Denmark, now based in the San Francisco Bay Area. A former member of both Stanley Clarke's band and the Turtle Island Quartet, Mads has performed with renowned artists like Chick Corea, Ramsey Lewis, Paquito D’Rivera, and Leo Kottke. He recently was a part of the late great Bob Weir’s Wolf Bros. Mads leads his own ensembles, and tours as a soloist.
After graduating from Berklee College of Music in 2003, Mads joined Stanley Clarke's band on the recommendation of Jean-Luc Ponty. He has been featured on NPR’s Morning Edition and received praise from the Washington Post and The San Francisco Chronicle. In 2016, Mads won DownBeat Critics Poll Rising Star Violin Award. Mads has performed for King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark at the Danish Embassy in Washington D.C.
Mads has written violin concertos for The Oakland Symphony and Pacific Chamber Orchestra and has performed them around the U.S. and Japan, including with The Hawaii Symphony and Orchestra Kanazawa. In Bob Weir & Wolf Bros, Mads has recorded three albums and toured extensively, playing venues like Red Rocks and Radio City Music Hall. With hundreds of concerts worldwide, he leads Mads Tolling & The Mads Men and recorded the album Playing the 60s, which reimagines songs from 1960’s TV, film and radio. The release topped US jazz radio charts and peaked at #5.
Mads is a featured Yamaha Artist, offering clinics and masterclasses globally.lease approve and I will post."
Best,
Monica
What's the music?
Ain’t Misbehavin’ by Fats Waller
Minor Swing by Django Reinhardt
Oblivion by Astor Piazzolla
Message in a Bottle by The Police
Take Five by Paul Desmond
Armando’s Rumba by Chick Corea
Danish Folk Song Medley
Fisher's Hornpipe
Danish Dessert by Mads Tolling
Where does this music come from?
The violin came about 500 years ago. Live looping is only 50 years old. The two blend together with gentle use of amplification, and with the breath of styles a violin can play, including classical, jazz, and folk music.
Location
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This is an outdoor groupmuse
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Host
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