Aza - Events

12/04/2009Don Quixote's international Music Hall: Dance Concert.
Concert at 8:00 PM
$15
21 and over
Bring dancing shoes.... Expect a 3 Hour Dance show.
To reserve: 831-603-2294

11/05/09Bloomington, Illinois: Illinois Wesleyan University -- Bloomington, IL
Show and presentation by Fattah Abbou and Kevin Di Noto. Part of the seminar : Art and Resistance.

10/12 to 10/19Colorado tour: Crestone, CO and neighboring cities
Fattah And Patrick are presenting and playing ten shows in ten schools( primary and high schools). presenting the music and culture indigenous to North Africa.

10/06/09Notre Dame University: Belmont CA
A representation of African Music Day By playing a repertoire of Tamazight Music.

10/23/09Gnawa Night with a Moroccan dinner: Kuumbwa Jazz center. 7:30 PM 320 Cedar St # 2 Santa Cruz, CA 95060-4362
Morocco's Restaurant
Sponsored By CCSC and Morocco's Restaurant
A Night of Gnawa Music featuring a repertoire of music that goes back to the distant North African History. A Tradition of spiritual trance music viewed as a sacred ritual that brings blessing on the participants. Morocco's restaurant will provide the finest delicacies of Moroccan cuisine. Ticket price $35 It include dinner. Ticket can be purchased at Rhythm Fusion.1541 Pacific Ave # C Santa Cruz, CA 95060-3948(831) 423-2048
Ticket Line for reservations 831 331 3849

06/14/09Aza at San Fransisco Folk Festival: Sunday June 14th. Show Starts at 7:00 PM
San Fransisco Folk Festival
Presideo Middle School 450 30th Ave, San Francisco (@ Geary)
Hope to see you there. IT IS FREEEEEE

06/13/09Aza at Kosmos Camp: Saturday, June 13th At 10:30 Pm
kosmos Dance Camp
Cazadero Camp
For more info please visit www.kosmoscamp.com

06/06/09Big Sur Spirit Garden: www.bigsurspiritgarden.com
The Spirit Garden is located 26 miles south of Carmel at Loma Vista along Highway 1 next to the Big Sur Bakery.

05-23-09Aza in Los Angeles: Sponsored by: UCLA African Studies Center and Moroccan American Cultural Center, Los Angeles
Saturday, May 23, 2009
8:00 pm
Free & open to the public
Fowler Museum at UCLA
Lenart Auditorium

04.24.09DANCE NIGHT AT DQs! 8:00 pm: Save the last dance for us...
Don Quixote's International Music Hall
6275 Highway 9, Felton, CA 95018
Don't miss the last AZA dance concert of the season. Spring and summer are here taking AZA off to other lands and plans. Come celebrate with us in the spirit of the Gnawa. Expect a full house. Save the last dance for us, please! See you at the show...

Tickets an affordable $15
Call the Don Quixote Music Hall ticket line at:

831.603.2294
Pacific Standard Time

03.13.09AZA at the De Young Museum: San Francisco, CA
De Young Museum Calendar
Cultural Encounters @ the De Young:
Friday Nights at the de Young celebrates Yves Saint Laurent and Warhol Live

FREE ADMISSION

Wilsey Court
MARCH 13,2009
6:30–8:30 p.m.

The de Young is located at 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Cross streets are John F. Kennedy Drive and Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive.

Q: What did Andy Warhol and AZA have in common?
A: Both appreciated Moroccan culture.

Join us for this free and exciting event. Visit the website for more information
http://www.famsf.org/deyoung/index.asp

02.07.2009GNAWA DANCE NIGHT !: SATURDAY NIGHT 8PM
Don Quixote's International Music Hall
Don Quixotes International Music Hall
A repertoire of Gnawa music: the tradtiional sounds of sub Saharan Africa loaded with a profusion of rhythm for an evening of dance. A six member music ensemble with full sound!
Don't miss this high spirited performance.

For Tickets and information call:
831.603.2294

12.05.08Berber Chamber Music Concert: Friday, 8:00pm
Cayuga Vault
1100 Soquel Ave Santa Cruz, CA USA
Join Fatta Abbou, North African composer/producer and California composer, Joel Ford in bold complicity to interpret the indigenous music of North Africa (Tamazight) through the Western classic tradition of chamber music.

A breathtaking performance pioneered in its transcription and showcasing for the first time in the United States, with the members of AZA and guest artists:

Emma Heffernan: Violin
Linnea Powell: Viola
Daniel Brown: Cello
Angela Hardy: Alto Sax
Jessica Loranger: Tenor Sax
Max Shrieve-Don: Bariton Sax

The performance will be embellished by a visual presentation.

Tickets $18/$20
Gateways Books & Gifts: 831.429.9600
AZA Ticket line and info: 831.818.1842

10.11.08AZA: October at the Kuumbwa: Kuumbwa Jazz Center
320-2 Ceda Street, Santa Cruz, CA USA
It is good to be back Santa Cruz, after touring California and Moroccan festivals and even a trip to Hollywood. We are long overdue for a show in Santa Cruz USA. Come check out our pumped up repetoire with two saxophones and the old crew revving it up for you at the hottest spot in town. See you at the show!

TICKETS AND INFORMATION
TIME: 8:00 PM
DOORS: 7:30 PM
PRICE: $15/Adv $18/Doors
TICKET OUTLETS & INFO: Streetlight Records, 939 Pacfiic Ave, Santa Cruz (831) 421-9200 and the Aza ticket line (831) 818-1842

7.03-7.04.08High Sierra Music Festival: A world class music festival...
HSMF website
18th Annual High Sierra Music Festival
Thursday, July 3 - Sunday, July 6, 2008 . Quincy, CA
The Ultimate Intimate Festival Experience!
4 Days . 4 Nights . 75+ Artists . 5 Stages . Epic Late Night Shows
On-site Camping . Kidzone . Artist Playshops . Yoga . Pilates . Dance
Parades . Food & Drink . Art & Craft Fair . And More!

Click on the link above to purchase tickets and for more informtion

AZA is scheduled to perform on July 3 & July 4th, 2008

6.21.08Sierra Nevada World Music Festival: SNWMF Website
Mendocino County Fairgrounds, Boonville, CA
The Sierra Nevada World Music Festival promotes "conscious" music. Conscious music is music with a message of peace, unity and brotherhood, which transcends the divisions of race and culture.

AZA is scheduled to perform Saturday, June 21, 2008

Click on the above link for tickets. directions and other information. Tickets on sale now. Camping tickets will sell out, get on it!

05.03.08GLOBAL GROOVES 9pm: A Multi-artist collaborative show!
Moe's Alley
@ Moe's Alley 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz,CA
Local masters of rhythm and groove come together SATURDAY, MAY 3 @ 9pm to give you a big bang for your buck. At $10 a pop, don't miss members of:
UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE-- Moshe, Bobby, Kris
SAMBADA --Papiba
HAMSA LILA --MJ
and of course our very own -- Fattah

For tickets and info: 831.479.1854

03.29.08TRADITIONAL MUSIC AT CAYUGA 8PM: Duo Performance with Mohamed & Fattah
Cayuga Vault
1100 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA
From the Atlas Mountains to the deep Sahara, the traditions of Tamazight (Berber) music are filled with the pulse of ancient times, the poetry, dances and chants of a soulful people. Don't miss this special concert celebrating traditional art forms in an intimate setting.

Advanced tickets: $13
At the door: $15
Available at Gateways Books & Gifts 1126 Soquel, Ave. Santa Cruz, CA/ 831.429.9600
or
AZA Ticket line: 831.818.1842

02.22.08Friday, February 22, 2008: AZA Traditional Performance 7:30pm
AHmbiance
Auburn, CA
Look out Auburn, AZA comes to town for a traditional show with Mohamed Aoualou and Fattah Abbou. Earlier in the day, AZA will meet with high school students to provide a traditional dance workshop and then a school assembly musical performance.

Later in the evening...moving on to AHbiance in downtown Auburn for a 7:30 show.

Tickets: $17 at the door

For more info call Sacred Music Events: 530-613-1865.

AZA at Don Quixote's International Music Hall

02.15.08DANCE NIGHT!: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH 2008 8:00pm
21 and over show
GNAWA MUSIC & Dance Night@
Don Quixote's International Music Hall
LOCATION: JUST 10 MINUTES FROM SANTA CRUZ
6275 Highway 9 in Downtown Felton, CA 95018
map available here

Tickets and reservations at Don Quixote's call 831-603-2294

12.13.07Thursday December 13th 9:00 pm: AZA performs at Moe's Alley
What to expect: DANCE NIGHT!
Place: 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz, CA USA
Time: 9:00 pm
Ticket line:831.479.1854
Tickets $10/$12
Ticket prices are set to a holiday rate, a deep discount!
http://www.moesalley.com/

08.24.07TRADITIONAL NORTH AFRICAN DUET PERFORMANCE: Aug.25 8pm at CAYUGA VAULT, 1100 Soquel AVE, Santa Cruz, CA

Call GATEWAYS BOOKS: 831.429-9600 to get advanced ticket price: $14 Pay by credit over the phone or visit at 1126 Soquel Ave. Santa Cruz, CA

08.05.07TRADITIONAL NORTH AFRICAN DUET: check out an AZA quartet performance at the CABRILLO MUSIC FESTIVAL street concert SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, Downtown Santa Cruz, 5:15-6:15pm

Featuring Mohamed Aoualou and Fattah Abbou. Native North African instrumentation, traditional tunes and chants. Don't miss this performance that comes about only once a year. The heart of AZA music!

06.27.07OFF TO MOROCCO!: Performing in Agadir, Saturday July 7th. Check out the site to learn more about Festival Timitar.