BART Sound Tracks Jazz Festival coming to North Berkeley Station on Oct. 11
It’s a jazzy no-traffic jam!
Purchase advance tickets on Railgoods.com or on the day of the event.
This October, BART Sound Tracks returns with a one-day music festival featuring some of the Bay Area’s outstanding jazz and R&B talents.
Sound Tracks Jazz Festival, presented in partnership with SFJAZZ, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 3pm to 6pm, in the North Berkeley Station parking lot. In addition to three unique acts – SFJAZZ High School All-Stars, B DeVeaux, and Sun Hop Fat – there will be food trucks, mocktails, and BART merch for sale.
Now in its fourth year, BART has hosted Sound Tracks at stations as part of its event and rider engagement program, which celebrates transit, activates stations, uplifts local arts and culture, and demonstrates appreciation for our communities.
Purchase advance tickets or at the event on Railgoods.com. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn/camping chairs, picnics, awesome hats and/or low umbrellas (consider your fellow eventgoers) and your dancing shoes. Consuming alcohol, smoking/vaping, and pets (service animals excepted) are not permitted at the event.
“It is thrilling to evolve Sound Tracks to a multi-artist event in partnership with longtime BARTable partner SFJAZZ,” said BART Art Program Manager Jennifer Easton. Arts and culture surround the BART system and creating an event that celebrates emerging and established local artists is a perfect opportunity to honor that and bring our community together for a great afternoon of music, dancing, and having fun.”
“SFJAZZ is very happy to extend our collaboration with BART and to curate the BART Sound Tracks Jazz Festival at North Berkeley BART station as part of our 'SFJAZZ presents’ activities across the Bay Area and beyond,” said SFJAZZ Director of Artistic Programming Burkhard Hopper. “SFJAZZ is all about bringing the best of jazz, legends, and newcomers alike to the Bay Area. We encourage our audience to use public transportations to come to this festival and our venue in Hayes Valley.”
Following the hugely successful Let’s Glow! Anime Festival in September and Under the Stars movie night in August, Sound Tracks will be another great opportunity to discover all the people, places and events accessible by BART as we land in Berkeley – a city known for its dynamic musicians and performance venues. BART and partner SFJAZZ, the largest nonprofit jazz presenter in the world, are bringing the focus on youth and the diversity of Bay Area music sounds that celebrate traditions and highlight innovators.
What: Sound Tracks Music Festival, presented by BART and SFJAZZ
When: Saturday, October 11, 3pm to 6pm
Where: North Berkeley BART Station parking lot, 1750 Sacramento Street, Berkeley, CA 94702
Tickets: $5 youth (under 18), $10 adult (18+), $20 family (2 adult + 2 youth). Tickets available for purchase at the event and on Railgoods.com now.
About the performers
The SFJAZZ High School All-Stars is a pre-professional training program for advanced musicians from the greater Bay Area. These young artists display a technical brilliance and musical maturity rarely seen in the youth ensemble arena. Each year the students perform, record, travel and participate in national festivals and competitions, and receive training and mentorship from leading jazz artists.
B DeVeaux is a 25-year-old Neo-Soul vocalist and songwriter who has performed all over the Bay Area and beyond, including Yerba Buena Gardens, The Breakroom at San Jose Jazz, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, the Mountain Winery, the Kennedy Center and most recently Outsidelands. They will make their SFJAZZ debut this season. Hailing from Oakland, CA, DeVeaux has been singing since the age of 3. They have just released their first album, CHRYSALIS.
Sun Hop Fat has been at the forefront of world music in the Bay Area. Their music blends the rhythms of traditional American funk and jazz with harmonies and melodies from East and West Africa. Drawing inspiration from the likes of Fèla Kuti, Mulatu Astake, and James Brown, and well steeped in the swampy sounds of New Orleans, their sounds include original compositions. This all-star band includes standout musicians from other popular San Francisco Bay Area groups including Afromassive, Harry and the Hitmen, and Smoked Out Soul.
Whether sit down jazz crowds or igniting the get-up-and-dance vibe, Sun Hop Fat’s wide appeal garners support from diverse audiences.
“…a steady wall of extraordinary moving sounds and beats” – San Francisco Examiner.