50% Off Tickets to The Blackbyrds at Yoshi's Oakland
Half Off Tickets at Yoshi's Oakland
50% Off Tickets to see funk / R&B pioneers The Blackbyrds on Saturday, August 11th at 10pm at Yoshi's Oakland!
The Blackbyrds were a jazz-funk group with thick R&B streaks running down their backs. Assembled by Donald Byrd in 1974, the group's original members -- percussionist Pericles "Perk" Jacobs, Jr., drummer Keith Killgo, keyboardist Kevin Toney, reeds player Allan Barnes, bassist Joe Hall, guitarist Barney Perry -- were mined from Howard University's music department, where the doctor and jazz legend was an instructor. (Other key players included guitarist Orville Saunders and saxophonist/flautist Steve Johnson.) During The Blackbyrds' nearly decade-long existence, the group cut a handful of LPs (1973's The Blackbyrds, 1974's Flying Start, 1975's City Life, 1976's Unfinished Business, 1977's Action, 1980's Better Days); scored films (1975's Cornbread, Earl and Me); and supported artists like B.B. King, Mandrill, and Roberta Flack. "Walking in Rhythm," "Rock Creek Park," and "Happy Music" are their three best-known cuts; they have remained underground club classics, and they have been kept alive, in part, through sampling. The group's catalog has been overhauled and reissued a number of times; multiple best-ofs have been released (Fantasy's Greatest Hits is the strongest and most thorough), and most of the group's full-length output has been put out on CD through two-fers. As far as outside activities were considered, Barney Perry released a solo album under the name Blair in 1978 (through his own Solar Sound imprint). The remaining members' involvements are far too extensive to list. - Allmusic.com
- Upon completion of purchase, you will receive an electronic confirmation, but please note THIS IS NOT YOUR TICKET.
- All Tickets will be left at WILL CALL under purchaser's name and are non-transferrable. No Exceptions.
- All will-call tickets can be picked up at the Yoshi's box office. Please pick your tickets up before getting in line or heading into the club.
- Tickets will be left at WILL CALL under purchaser's name and are non-transferrable. No Exceptions.
- All will-call tickets can be picked up at the Yoshi's box office. Please pick your tickets up before getting in line or heading into the club.
- The Jazz club is in a completely separate room from our restaurant. If you plan to dine in the restaurant before the show, making a separate dinner reservation is highly recommended.
- Your tickets will be general admission and you can select seats on the night of show once you are in the club. If you decide to dine before the show, you can present your tickets to your server in the restaurant or lounge and have your seats saved for you by our staff while you dine. Exact seat location will not be guaranteed. Please check in for dinner at least an hour and 15 minutes before show time.
