Previous events

The Backyard Trio, Jessie Ortiz (keyboard & vocals), Chris Cooper (guitar, cuatro & vocals), and Baird Wheatley (tenor sax, flute & percussion), perform every Friday from 12 noon to 3:00 P.M. at Mersea Restaurant on beautiful Treasure Island. It's jazz, Latin, R&B and surprises with guest artists. Sometimes, we have the Trifecta Trio, featuring Nzingah Ann Smith on tenor sax, flute and percussion. Family friendly with indoor or outdoor dining. Free admission.

The Backyard Trio, Jessie Ortiz (keyboard & vocals), Chris Cooper (guitar, cuatro & vocals), and Baird Wheatley (tenor sax, flute & percussion), perform every Friday from 12 noon to 3:00 P.M. at Mersea Restaurant on beautiful Treasure Island. It's jazz, Latin, R&B and surprises with guest artists. Sometimes, we have the Trifecta Trio, featuring Nzingah Ann Smith on tenor sax, flute and percussion. Family friendly with indoor or outdoor dining. Free admission.

The Buddhist Squirrels play the annual Allendale block party. It's a great early fall afternoon of jazz, Latin, smooth jazz and pop. Family friendly and free.

The Backyard Trio, Jessie Ortiz (keyboard & vocals), Chris Cooper (guitar, cuatro & vocals), and Baird Wheatley (tenor sax, flute & percussion), perform every Friday from 12 noon to 3:00 P.M. at Mersea Restaurant on beautiful Treasure Island. It's jazz, Latin, R&B and surprises with guest artists. Sometimes, we have the Trifecta Trio, featuring Nzingah Ann Smith on tenor sax, flute and percussion. Family friendly with indoor or outdoor dining. Free admission.

It's the Backyard Trio performing jazz, Latin jazz, R&B, and features with guest artists at Mersea Restaurant on Treasure Island. No cover.

The Riptides rock Marsh Manor with your favorite '60's oldies. Free admission.

The Backyard Trio holds forth at Mersea every Friday from noon until 3:00.

Calle Ocho plays Cuban danzon, cha-cha, son, and bolero for a private party.

Quinteto Calle Ocho (Kit Robinson/tres, Ahni Robinson/flute, Chris Cooper/violin, Suzanne Schrift/bass, and Rita Hargrave/conga & timbales) play Cuban danzon, son, and bolero on the patio at this pleasant Berkeley locale. No cover.

The Backyard Trio (Jessie Ortiz/keyboard, Chris Cooper/guitar and cuatro, and Baird Wheatley/sax, flute, and percussion) perform every Friday at Mersea Restaurant on Treasure Island. We play jazz, R&B, and funky Latin jazz every Friday here in a beautiful bayside ambience. Enjoy a great meal with music! No cover charge.

The Riptides return to Marsh Manor for their Thursday evening dance/concert series. This family-friendly venue is outdoors on a shaded patio in front of a great Mexican restaurant in the Marsh Manor Mall. Enjoy the oldies with us! It's free.

The Squirrels entertain at the annual Allendale Block Party.

Chris plays guitar with Jean Fineberg's Party Monsters, who will be rockin' and groovin' at the Sonoma County Fair. The group features stellar vocalist Rita Lackey.

It's oldies Thursday at the Marsh Manor dance concert series. Come by for great Mexican food and your favorite hits.