Bands Appearing on 5/16!
Mick Overman & The Maniacs
Mick Overman is a poet, master musician, and a West Coast Legend. From Seattle to
San Diego, his ensembles feature the most gifted and talented. Mick is joined by Peter
Booras & Myron Dove playing “Bluesy Folk & Roll with Jazz Attitude”. Drummer Pete
Booras and bassist Myron Dove are alumni of Spang-A-Lang, the Silicon Valley’s most
popular and successful nightclub band.
Myron, a local bay area musician, has recorded and played worldwide with such artists as
Santana, Steve Winwood, Stevie Wonder, Robben Ford, Ronnie Montrose, Quincy Jones, Patti Austin, Tony Lindsay, Angela Bofill, and many others. Peter has performed on
stages nationally with Melvin Seals’ JGB, Maria Muldaur, and is currently a full-time
professional drum educator in the Bay Area.
Location: Cal Ave near El Camino Real 7-9pm
Nathan’s Fearless Five
Nathan’s Fearless Five™ is a high school jazz band, founded in October 2021. With social justice and community at heart, the band was formed to raise funds for musicians in need.
The band continues to follow their goal of aiding others, playing at the Old Skool Cafe, and being named “Musicians in Residence” at the Palo Alto Rinconada Library.
Nathan Tokunaga, a young jazz clarinetist, is accompanied by his four talented friends: William Knox, Nicholas Oey, Josh Lin and Ivo Maringouin, with the quintet being comprised of the bunch.
Location: Cal Ave at Birch 6-9pm
Wandering Acoustics
The Wandering Acoustics play classic rock & pop favorites from the 60’s through the 90’s. Their layered harmonies backed by guitar, violin, bass and percussion create an energetic and fun show for all ages to dance and sing along.
The Wandering Acoustics performed at the very first 3rdThursday in May of 2023 and they are a regular band at The Post in Los Altos on First Fridays. They perform throughout the Bay Area at festivals, restaurants, wineries, breweries, community and corporate events.
The band consists of four versatile, talented musicians: Russ (vocals/bass), Jeff (vocals/drums/percussion), Sonia (vocals/violin/guitar), and Brian (vocals/guitar/harmonica).
Please contact the Wandering Acoustics for your next party or event!
Location: Cal Ave at Ash 7-9pm
Master Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra’s Wind Octet
The Octet features wind players drawn from the Master Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra, which is typically a group of ~36 players. The traditional wind octet consists of pairs of oboes, clarinets, french horns, and bassoons, which is the core wind section for an orchestra from the Classical Period.
Many great composers then, including Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven wrote for this combination of instruments, and much of this music was intended for informal settings, often outdoors, making it wonderful for 3rdThursday!
The Octet is comprised of Claudia Engel & Lianne Araki on oboes, Richard Steinberg & Chris Stathis on clarinets, June Bower & John Burton on horns, and Jennifer Wolfeld & Trevor Grant on bassoons.