2025 Flower Piano Opening Ceremony and concert with Montuno Swing at San Francisco’s Botanical Garden – and also Alcatraz Radio’s first ever ‘Live’ YouTube broadcast.
https://gggp.org/event/flower-piano-2025
https://www.facebook.com/MontunoSwing

Special thanks for Mauro ffortissimo & Team.

#sanfrancisco #botanicalgarden #flowerpiano #openingceremony #MontunoSwing #alcatrazradio

Heard in San Francisco’s Botanical Garden while at the 2023 Flower Piano, Jaron Lanier (sax) and Colin Farish (piano) improvising a beautifully random composition.

This year Flower Piano spans September 12 through the 21st and is free to San Francisco residents.

https://www.colinfarish.com/

https://www.jaronlanier.com/

https://gggp.org/event/flower-piano-2025/

#sanfrancisco #goldengatepark #botanicalgarden #flowerpiano #colinfarish #jaronlanier #alcatrazradio

From once upon a time at The Marsh Theater in San Francisco’s Mission District, Angus Martin and Michelle Collins delivering this shortened version of John Prine’s ‘Paradise’ – a song about unrelenting industrialists destroying nature for profits, while performing in a play called ‘Tripping Over The Tipping Point’.

The full play will be released on Alcatraz Radio in future.
https://themarsh.org/
https://humannaturetheater.org/tripping-on-the-tipping-point/

#sanfrancisco #themarsh #angusmartin #trippingoverthetippingpoint #johnprine #paradise #alcatrazradio

From ‘Macchiarini Creative Design Jewelry and Sculpture’ on Grant Avenue in San Francisco celebrating ‘Jerry Garcia’ with introduction by Dan Macchiarini and orchestrated by poet Jessica Loos alongside poets Toph Evans, Keith Felton and music with Jerry Ferraz and Scott Bird.

Founded in North Beach, ‘First Friday’ has been a tradition in since 2007.

‘Macchiarini Creative Design Jewelry and sculpture’ offers classes for metal work in addition to custom artwork.

http://www.metalworkssf.com/
https://www.macreativedesign.com/

#SanFrancisco #NorthBeach #FirstFriday #JerryGarcia #Greatfuldead #Poetry #Reading #MacchiariniCreativeDesign #JessicaLoos #TophEvans #KeithFelton #jerryferraz #scottbird #Music #alcatrazradio

From a recent afternoon at San Francisco’s waterfront ‘Aloha Bar’ – Top Cat and Michael Parsons delivering this rendition of ‘Sometimes I’m Happy’ – a love song originally written by Lester Young in 1943.

Aloha Bar is located at the end of Pier 39, facing Alcatraz Island and is part of Players Sports Bar.
https://www.playerssf.com/

#sanfrancisco #aloha #bar #sometimesimhappy #lesteryoung #topcat #michaelparsons #cover #alcatrazradio

Heard recently in San Francisco’s North Beach, local jazz guitar Maestro Mark Holzinger delivering a set of relaxing lullabies prior to a poetry reading.

http://www.markholzinger.com/

#sanfrancisco #markholzinger #jazzguitar #macchiarinicreativedesign #alcatrazradio