Saturday, April 23, 2011
Con Brio and Songbird Festival Present:
Music To Freak To
A Monthly Saturday Night Soulstice
 
“Cabaret Scenes” writes “…Mindi Hadan is a bonafied bombshell out of San Francisco with a versatile style and a definite “wow” factor in her performance.”
Born in Nebraska and raised in Texas, Mindi Hadan grew up the youngest of eight children in a musical family which meant that she was always surrounded by different forms of music. From her older sibling’s Kiss records to the Country and Western 8 tracks in the family motor home to her grandparents big band and polka music, her unique style is the result of a  lifetime of diverse musical influence.
After suffering a broken heart that she thought might kill her she decided that there was only one thing to do to fix the problem…sing the blues. Out loud. In front of people.
In 2007 Mindi debuted at San Francisco’s Jazz At Pearls to a sold out audience. Since then Mindi has performed at other Bay Area clubs such as Anna’s Jazz Island, Coda Jazz Club, Cafe Du Nord, Amnesia and most recently The Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko. She also makes a regular appearance at MBar Hollywood
The Band:
Brian Hill- Guitar
Brian Hill has been performing jazz, rock and a variety of other styles of music in the SF Bay area and beyond for almost 20 years. He’s currently a member of the Steven Espaniola (http://www.stevenespaniola.com/) band, contributing to Steven’s unique approach to traditional Hawaiian music. Brian is also a member of Stymie and the Pimp Jones Luv Orchestra – a 12-piece funk/rock/ska band as well as Murray, RJFski and Hill a jazz/groove improv trio with which he has toured Thailand in the Southern Thailand Jazz and Blues Festival. He was formerly the guitarist with the Kofy Brown Band (http://www.kofybrown.com/) in which he performed across the U.S and in the Netherlands and played on her CDs “Area 32”, “Love Warrior” and “Live in San Francisco – The Mecca Session”.
Spence Murray- Bass
Spence Murray has been a Bay Area bass player for 20 years, playing
with a variety of SF bands spanning jazz, rock, gospel and
alt-country. Â His hit list is formidable, including such artists as
Bonnie Raitt, Cake and Taj Mahal, as well as local artists Jeffrey
Luck Lucas, Austin Willacy, Kofy Brown, Broun Fellinis and King City.
In his spare time, he founded and runs his own record label, and
created a popular SF bar and music venue.
Surya Patri- Drums
Surya Patri graduated with a Bachelor of Music from the Oberlin Conservatory in 1999, where he apprenticed with jazz drummers Greg Bandy, Michael Carvin, Joe Morello, and Dennis Mackrel.  Surya has performed with musicians of note such as Bobby Ferraza, Neal Creque, Pyeng Threadgill, Terry Disley, Jason McGuire, Sandra Day O-Connor, Joe Orrach, Mike Olmos, Marcus Shelby and Matt Clark.
Amnesia
853 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 970-0012
www.amnesiathebar.com
21 and Over
Event – 8 p.m. – 1:30 a.m.
$7-10 sliding scale
www.songbirdfestival.org
www.thebandconbrio.com
www.eddiecohnmusic.com
www.mindihadan.com
