The Bob Crawford Trio at The Annex Sessions, brought to you by SunJams and Javier Navarrette Music

The Annex Sessions show #36

Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 6-8:30pm will continue our music series held at El Cerrito
Natural Grocery Company Prepared Food Annex (The Annex)  - “The Annex Sessions"

We are happy to bring you The Bob Crawford Trio

Bob Crawford- keys
Julio de la Cruz- bass
Alcide Marshall - drums

The Bob Crawford Trio will draw from a diverse repertoire, weaving Cuban, Brazilian and Jazz.
This ensemble will bring you individual virtuosity and group creativity.

Musicians Bios-
Bob Crawford was born in Long Beach California and raised in the Bay Area with his 12 brothers
and sisters. Primarily self taught, he started playing in bands with his saxophone playing twin
brother during their college years. After graduating, Bob gained experience in various Bay Area
ensembles, playing jazz, funk, Latin and Brazilian music. In 2001 he was offered the keyboard
chair in Michael Franti’s band Spearhead. Bob logged multiple tours throughout the United
States, Australia, Canada, Europe and Japan. Bob also recorded on several of Spearhead’s
albums and appeared on a number of international TV programs with the band. Also with
Spearhead, Bob found himself performing with a who’s who of international stars, including Tre
Anastasio, Me’Shell NDegeOcello, Chuck D, Ani DiFranco, Jack Johnson, Robert Randolph,
Woody Harrleson, Mixmaster Mike, as well as members of Ozomatli, Zap Mama, and Galactic.
Bob took a break from extensive touring to spend time with his family, and to pursue his own
musical vision. Now residing in the East Bay, Bob continues to perform and record with a variety
of artists, including Fito Reinoso y su Ritmo y Armonia, Mazacote, Boca De Rio, Greg Errico (Sly
and the Family Stone), Ray Obiedo, Pete Escovedo, Lee Oskar (War), Lenny Williams and Mic
Gillette (Tower of Power), Pedrito Calvo (Los Van Van) Richard Bean (Malo), The New York
Gypsy Allstars, as well as members of El Chicano, Santana, Tierra, Big Brother and the Holding
Company, and many more.
Recently, Bob has served as the musical director for the Latin Kings Allstar band, which features
members from Tower of Power, Malo, and The Whispers. He has worked with the fantastic
Alayo Dance Company and the Stagebridge Theatre Group. He has also worked for two years
with the San Francisco Symphony’s “Adventures in Music” program, bringing music to every
public elementary school in San Francisco. Bob also leads his own piano trio, and is founding
member of the latin jazz-funk band Machina Sol.

Julio De la Cruz was born and raised in Havana, Cuba. In 1980 at the age of 12, he first began
his studies as a musician, specializing in percussion instruments while simultaneously studying
music theory and composition.
From 1987 to 1992, Julio participated in several projects and festivals in Havana and other
provinces in Cuba. In 1992 left Cuba to perform on tour with the Puerto Rican Singer José
Feliciano as part of the released production: "Calle Latina."
From 1993 to 2009, Julio moved to Mexico, where he lived and worked accompanying Celia
Sanchez, one of the famous Sonora matancera singers, along with Salsa Queen Celia Cruz. Julio
then moved to Los Cabos ( also in Mexico), where he became part of the house band rocker
Sammy Hagar’s club Cabo Wabo and accompanied American guest performers such as Toby
Keith and Sammy Hagar himself, among others.
During this time in Mexico, Julio continued to perfect his skills as a percussionist but also taught
himself to play the Piano and Bass, making him a multi-instrumentalist performer. In 2009, Julio
moved to The United States, joining many bands in the San Francisco Bay area in California.
Julio plays with the Pacific Mambo Orchesta.

Alcide Marshall has enjoyed a rewarding career as a drummer, band leader and booking agent
in the SF Bay area.  He has performed and recorded with local and nationally known artists
including El DeBarge, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Mary Wilson (of the Supremes), Rich Little,
Sly Stone, Bobby McFerrin, NDea Davenport (Brand New Heavies) just to name a few.

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.