The Annex Sessions show #71

“The Annex Sessions" Wednesday, August 7, 2024, 6-8:30pm will continue our music series held
at El Cerrito Natural Grocery Company Prepared Food Annex (The Annex)

Lars and In Charge

Lars Tergis – violin
Gregory Masaki Jenkins – clarinet
Chris Reid – steel-string guitar
Joe Rosato Jr. – upright bass
Faisal Zedan – percussion
Sean Tergis - percussion

LARS AND IN CHARGE performs high-energy original and traditional music of Turkey, Greece
and beyond. Lars Tergis leads the charge on violin with driving, gritty interpretations of
traditional party tunes as well as original compositions based in regional scales and rhythms.
Gregory Masaki Jenkins brings his vast experience and soulful clarinet playing and vocals to the
mix. Chris Reid adds a touch of ‘West’ with percussive chordal accompaniment on steel-string
guitar. Joe Rosato Jr. holds it down on upright bass while Faisal Zedan and Sean Tergis keep the
beat popping on derbekki, riqq and davul. Joined on stage by some of the Bay Area’s top
dancers and guest musicians, Lars and In Charge brings a big sound and an even bigger party!
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The Natural Grocery Company is proud to present this series in partnership with SunJams and
Javier Navarrette Music Productions.

The Annex

The Annex is a lively space for shopping, dining and relaxing. As the newest part of The Natural Grocery Company, the values are the same: a passion for vibrant community, healthy organic food and respect for the planet.

"The Annex Sessions" is sponsored by the Natural Grocery Company in its commitment to serve the local community and help in the recovery of the local art scene.

Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner 7 days a week, inside the Annex you’ll find: A Cafe, Juice Bar, Deli, Wine & Beer, and more.

The Annex building itself embodies our values: a few of the sustainable features are: extensive re-use of materials from the pre-existing structure, use of recycled materials from local vendors, and reliance on the solar energy we produce here, supplemented with other clean energy sources.

Javier Navarrette continues to bring live music to several venues around the Bay Area. Javier has been a professional musician and music educator in the Oakland Unified School District for the past 20 years. Over the past 2 years Navarrette has produced outdoors events that have proven instumental in enabling musicians to deal with some of the fallout of the pandemic and shutdown that followed. Most recently he has been curating "Modúpue Sundays at the Brooklyn Basin.” These musical productions ran from June–November 2021 at the new Oakland hot spot, the Brooklyn Basin, with internationally known, Bay Area musical legends. Follow Javier Navarrette on Facebook , Instagram and YouTube.

COVID RELATED SAFETY MEASURES

Please be safe. Feel free to wear a mask if you prefer.

TICKETS

Tickets are encouraged, we are happy to offer you a reserved seat (limited seating available) if you RSVP with a donation that will go towards paying for the music. Tickets are NOT required for this venue, you can simply come in, order food and beverages at the Annex counter.

DONATIONS

SunJams is committed to funding children's music education in underserved public elementary schools. Your donation will help support this ongoing program.

In addition, we need to raise funds to continue bringing you this exciting new live music program. All of the proceeds will go directly to our network of local musicians, each of whom have been severely impacted by the lack of events during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Whether you donate $10, $100, or $1000 - any amount helps and will allow us to keep bringing music to our community! As always, your donation to our 501(c)3 may qualify as tax exempt.

Please DONATE HERE

DURING THE SHOW

We will be taking cash or check donations at check-in, during intermission & at the end of the show.

TIME

The Annex is open every day, please check their website for hours (https://naturalgrocery.com/annex/).

 The show will begin at 6:00 PM and conclude by 8:30 PM.