Keep On Trucking Schedule — Spring ‘22
1:30 - 2:15pm - Ocean View Park- 102 Ocean View Ave.
2:45 - 3:30PM - Frederick Street Park - 168 Frederick St.
Lori Rivera and Marshall Otwell - Saturday, May 21
Lori Rivera is a local singer, songwriter, actress and teaching artist who has been performing in the Bay Area for over 30 years. She has toured with a cappella groups SoVoSo and The Bobs and with Cyprian Consiglio. Recognized for her impact in Santa Cruz with a Gail Rich Award, Lori has performed with such favorite institutions as the Mount Madonna Choir (10 years as a featured soloist), Shakespeare Santa Cruz (the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella), Cabrillo Stage (Annie in Joe Ortiz's world premier of Escaping Queens), Cabrillo Music Festival (Leonard Bernstein's Mass and Aaron Copland's Tenderland) and New Music Works (multiple appearances). She also reprised her solo role in Mass at The Vatican, Carnegie Hall and The Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Her one woman show, Smoke (Joe Ortiz, composer), has been performed throughout the Bay Area. She is a student of American Sufi teacher Pir Shabda Kahn and has studied Moroccan music with Fattah Abbou.
Papiba & Friends
Papiba Godinho * Etienne Franc aka roKsta OrKestra * Gary Kehoe- Saturday, May 28
Papiba & Friends, features three visionary and unconventional musicians with a long history of living and performing in Santa Cruz.
A collision of rock, soul, funk and samba with members hailing from Brazil, Minnesota and Brooklyn, this group takes current world music and stirs it up to create a refreshing new sound.
Guitar player, singer, song writer Papiba Godinho is the founder of one of Santa Cruz’s favorite local bands, SambaDá. Pabiba is a capoeira mestre and runs a Brazilian cultural center in Santa Cruz.
Gary Kehoe is a fixture of the Santa Cruz music scene. Some may remember him from the amazing world music group, Special Fun. Gary also plays in SambaDá and is a featured drummer and percussionist with many other groups in town.
Bass player and vocalist Etienne Franc, aka roKsta OrKestra, has been performing locally and internationally for over 20 years. Etienne is a member of SambaDá and Paradise Soul Savers, and also serves as musical director at Inner Light Ministeries.
Patti Maxine on Steel Guitar with Joshua Lowe on Banjo & Guitar & Matt Bohn on Bass - Saturday, June 4
Join us for Mountain Melodies — Santa Cruz icon Patti Maxine with friends from the mountains.
Joshua Lowe and Patti Maxine have worked together for many years. Patti Maxine's lap steel guitar blends beautifully with Joshua's voice and acoustic guitar and Matt Bohn on bass. Whether it is a folk ballad, a rowdy country tune, or one of their many original songs, they bring a natural ease and joy to their performances. Their shared love of music is evident in each song they play. Old friends playing good music for good people. It's as simple as that.
Lap steel virtuoso Patti Maxine is one of the hardest working musicians in Santa Cruz, California. A session player in constant demand, Patti plays most nights of the week. A musical Swiss army knife, she handles a wide variety of styles with ease, sliding gracefully from Hawaiian to swing, from R&B and rock, from blues to jazz and back again.
AZA — Saturday, June 11
Moroccan Music with AZA closes the spring series on June 11th. Come hear the amazing soul-searching music of these two brothers.
AZA founders Fattah Abbou and Mohamed Aoualou unite their traditional Berber music, indigenous to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, with an original style of soaring vocals and soulful melodies. Evocative of Saharan-African blues, yet with an original style that truly defies categorization, AZA’s stirring performances feature deep, danceable rhythms, intricate string melodies, and soaring, soulful vocals. Visually dynamic and engaging performers, AZA has been inspiring international audiences for more than 15 years.
Back from Morocco, just in time for this closing show!