Brian Rice, Mamadou Sidibe, Eliyahu Sills Trio
Tres Baias - Almir Cortes, Nando Duarte and Brian Rice
Brian Rice
April 10, 6pm Jorge Alabe and Friends, El Cerrito Natural Grocery
April 12, Jorge Alabe and Friends, Pitzer Hall, UC Davis, CA
April 19, Berkeley Choro Ensemble featuring Douglas Lora
Piedmont Arts Center, Piedmont, CA
May 5, Wake the Dead, KVMR Celtic Festival, Grass Valley, CA
May 16, Berkeley Festival of Choro Presents - Proveta and Penezzi at the Freight and Salvage, Berkeley, CA
May 17, Berkeley Choro Ensemble, Sant Cruz House Concerts, Santa Cruz, CA
May 18, Saul Sierra Project, the Sound Room, Oakland, CA
May 31, Fula Brothers at Peri's in Fairfax, CA
May 1, Fula Brothers, at the Occidental Center for the arts, Occidental, CA
June 21, Fula Brothers at the Oakland Sound Room, Oakland, CA
June 28, Fula Brothers at the (Kate Wolfe?) Music Festival, Laytonville, CA
July 19-26, Teaching at California Coast Music Camp
August 18, Berkeley Choro Ensemble featuring Alessandro Penezzi, North Berkeley, CA
August 19-24 and August 26-31, California Brazil Camp
September 22, Berkeley Choro Ensemble, Livermore House Concerts
Past gigs
Feb. 10, 8pm, Brazil Bless at Buck Wild Brewing, Oakland, CA
March 15, Wake the Dead at Rancho Nicassio, Nicasio, CA
Jan. 12, Fula Brothers at the Oakland Sound Room
Dec. 16, Ali Ryerson and Ricardo Peixoto, Carmel Valley, CA
Dec. 2 Sambay, Brasarte Anniversary Celebration, Berkeley, CA
Nov. 17, Echo Chamber Orchestra, San Anselmo, CA
Oct. 28, Wake the Dead, Freight and Salvage, Berkeley
Oct. 21, Mamadou Sidie, Bobby Wallace, Buck Wild Brewery, Oakland
Sept. 23, Wake the Dead, Point Reyes Dance Palace
Sept. 22, Wake the Dead, Hog Farm, Laytonville, CA
Sept. 17, Fula Brothers at the Millpond Festival in Bishop, CA
Sept. 10 Mariah Parker Ensemble
Flower Piano, SF
August 18th, 8pm
Berkeley Choro Ensemble featuring Alessandro Penezzi
At the Hillside Club, Berkeley
July 10, 4pm
Brazil Bliss at Faction Brewing in Alameda
July 8
Fula Muse at the Sebastopol Community Center
June 30, 8pm
Fula Muse at the Freight and Salvage, Berkeley
June 24
Fula Muse at Mendocino Magic
June 10
Fula Brothers at the Backroom
June 3
Fula Brothers at the UC Theater opening for Tinariwen
May 14, 2pm
Diablo Symphony presents the world premiere of Concerto for Pandeiro and Orchestra by Felipe Senna - Brian Rice soloist
Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
April 8
Wake the Dead at Rancho Nicasio, Nicasio, CA
March 18, 7pm
with Masha Campanha & Voz da Lapa
at Bird and Beckett
March 16, 7:30pm
with Mamadou Sidibe and Eliyahu Sills
at the Back Room in Berkeley
March 10, 7pm
Mike Marshall and Choro Famoso
Pitzer Recital Hall, UC Davis
February 24, 8pm
Michael O'Neill at the Oakland Sound Room
February 18
Berkeley Choro Ensemble with Paul Hanson at Bird and Becket
February 12, 5pm
Brazil Bless at Faction Brewing, Oakland
February 10, 8-pm
Berkeley Choro Ensemble with Ian Faquini and Natalie Cressman
Rendon Hall, California Jazz Conservatory
October 29, 2022 8pm
Wake the Dead at the Freight and Salvage Coffee House
October 7, 2022 noon
Cascada de Flores - Berkeley Horticulture
October 1, 2022 noon
Wake the Dead - Berkeley Horticulture
September 17, 2022 6pm
Berkeley Choro Ensemble with the Echo Chamber Orchestra
September 8-11, 2022
Tres Baias at the Sound Room Oakland
Tres Baias at the Point Reyes Dance Palace
Tres Baias - Santa Cruz House Concert
Tres Baias - House Concert Napa
September 8, 2022 noon
Cascada de Flores
Yerba Buena Center
August 28, 2022
Berkeley Choro Ensemble featuring Alessandro Penezzi
Saint Alban's Episcopal Church, Berkeley, CA
August 18, 2022 6pm
Berkeley Choro Ensemble featuring Alessandro Penezzi
Throckmorton Theater, Mill Valley
July 16, 2022
With Sandy Cressman Ensemble, Martinez, CA
June 19, 2022
Wake the Dead at Faerieworlds Festival, Eugene, OR
June 18, 2022
Wake the Dead at the Grange, Summit, OR
June 17, 2022
Wake the Dead - Grizzly Peak Windery, Ashland, OR
June 14, 2022
8th Annual Berkeley Festival of Choro
Freight and Salvage Coffee House, Berkeley, CA
November 12, 2021
Wake the Dead
The Sophia, Sacramento, CA
October 30th, 2021
Wake the Dead
Freight and Salvage, Berkeley, CA
October 23rd, 2021, 4-6pm
Berkeley Choro Ensemble, featuring Claudia Villela
500 Coventry Amphitheater, Berkeley, CA
October 16th, 2021
Brazil Bliss
Rocky's in Brooklyn Basin
August 28th, 2021 - Three workshops!!!
1:00-3:00 Samba Bateria,
3:00-4:00 Pandeiro
4:30-6:00 Samba Pagode
GT Circuit, Traverse City, Michigan
Hosted by the Deep Blue Water Samba School
July 19-21, 2021
On faculty at Portland Summer Percussion Academy
July 25 2:00-4:00pm PST
Workshop on the Brazilian Pandeiro
focus on the rhythms of Brazil
Online at California Jazz Conservatory
March 4, 2021
Brian Rice Trio featuring Ricardo Peixoto and Marcos Silva
UC Davis
October 29, 2020
Brian Rice Quartet - Latin Jazz
UC Davis
October 25, 2020
SF Music Day by Intermusic SF
Ricardo Peixoto Trio
August 16, 4:00
Berkeley Choro Ensemble
Third Sunday Concert Series
March 8, 5pm
Julio Lemos quartet
Sound Room, Oakland
Feb 22, 8pm
Ian Faquini Quartet
Sound Room, Oakland
Feb 2, noon
Steve Reich, Music for 18 Musicians
UC Davis, Pitzer Auditorium
Feb 7, 8:30pm
Wake the Dead
Soquel, CA
Feb 8, 4:45-7:45
Sylvia herold Ensemble
at the Cheeseboard
July 26th
with Almir Cortes, Colin Walker and Tim Connell
House concert Salem, Oregon
July 27th
Tres Baias with special guest Colin Walker
House concert Seattle, WA
July 28th
Tres Baias with special guest Colin Walker
Community Music Center, Portland, OR
July 21
Almir Cortes Trio with Harvey Wainapel
St. Alban's Presbyterian Church, Albany
July 13th
Tres Baias CD Release party - Santa Cruz
House concert
July 14th
Tres Baias Choro Workshop - A Complete Course
California Jazz Conservatory
July 14th
Tres Baias CD Release party - Oakland
The Sound Room
May 18th
The Berkeley Choro Ensemble with special guests, Alexandre Ribeiro and Roberta Valente
At the St Alban's Presbyterian Church in Albany, CA
July 12th
Tres Baias CD Release party - Napa
House concert
May 23rd, 12-1pm
Brian Rice with guests Alexandre Ribeiro, Roberta Valente and Brian Moran at UC Davis noon concert series
May 5th, 3:00pm
Berkeley Choro Ensemble
Sonora
April 14th
Wake the Dead
Club Fox, Mountainview
April 13th
Wake the Dead
Dance Palace, Point Reyes
April 12th
Wake the Dead
Rhythmix, Oakland
April 5th
With Danilo Brito
Edmonds, WA
April 2nd
With Danilo Brito
Yoshi's, Oakland
April 1st, 8:00pm
With Danilo Brito
Kuumbwa, Santa Cruz
March 30th, 8:00pm
With Danilo Brito
Duke University, Durham, N.C.
March 29th, 11am and 7:00pm
With Danilo Brito
Jacksonville, FL
March 22nd, 8:00pm
Wake the Dead
The Barn, Gilroy
March 16th, 8:00pm
Wake the Dead
Oddfellows Hall, Auburn
February 9th, 8:00pm
Wake the Dead
San Rafael osher Marin JCC
February 3rd 3pm
Harvey Wainapel, Almir Cortes Quartet
The Palms Playhouse, Winters
February 2nd
Berkeley Choro Ensemble
Pacifica
February 1st
Harvey Wainapel and Almir Cortes quartet
at the Hillside Club
January 20th
Choro Trio featuring Almir Cortes, Nando Duarte and Brian Rice at the Sound Room
January 19th
Berkeley Choro Ensemble
At the California Jazz Conservatory
January 5th
Wake the Dead at the Sofia in Sacramento
December 1st
Berkeley Choro Ensemble
Hotel Healdsburg
November 11th
Featuring Jorge Alabe and Catia
at the Ashkenaz
November 10th
Elis e Ellas featuring Catia
at Brasarte
November 3rd
with Karine Siverthorne and Marcos Silva
at Brasarte
October 28th
Wake the Dead 19th Annual Day of the Dead show
at the Freight and Salvage
October 26th
Rebecca Kleinmann CD Release at the Sound Room in Oakland
October 7th
Berkeley Festival of Choro Presents the Ian Coury Trio
Featuring Ian Coury, Brian Rice and Nando Duarte
October 6th
Fifth annual Berkeley Festival of Choro
Feat. Grupo Falso Baiano, Duo Violao Brasileiro, Ian Coury and Berkeley Choro Ensemble
St. Johns Episcopal, Berkeley
September 2nd 6pm
in house concert, Oakland
Danilo Brito, Alessandro Penezzi, Jane Lenoir and Brian Rice
September 2nd 3pm
Brazil Camp All-stars at the Levagem Festival
1901 San Pablo Ave. Berkeley
Alessandro Penezzi, Danilo Brito, Alessandro Cardoso, Brian Rice
September 1st
Danilo Brito, Alessandro Penezzi, Jane Lenoir and Brian Rice at house concert in San Jose
August 25th
Danilo Brito, Alessandro Penezzi, Brian Rice and Jane Lenoir at St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Albany, CA
August 19th
Berkeley Choro Ensemble with Amilton Godoy/Lea Freire Duo
The Palms Playhouse, Winters, CA
June 8th
Wake the Dead
Grizzly Peak Winery, Ashland, OR
June 9th
Wake the Dead
Arcata Playhouse, Arcata, CA
June 22nd
Speacial guest with Almir Cortes ensemble
UNIRIO, Rio De Janeiro
July 15-20
Teaching at California Coast Music Camp
August 5-12
Teaching at Cazadero Family Camp
May 19th
Brasiliense
The Sound Room, Oakland
May 4th
Dann Zinn Band
Cafe Pink House, Saratoga
May 3rd
Lecture with Kevin Carr: Lesser Known Bagpipe Traditions of the World
Stanford University
March 18th
Wake the Dead
Club Fox, Redwood City
March 17th
Wake the Dead
Miner's Foundry, Auburn
March 11th
Wake the Dead
Sweetwater, Mill Valley
February 24th
Wake the Dead
Castro Valley Theater
January 10
Berkeley Choro Ensemble
Throckmorton Theater, Mill Valley
January 18
Almir Cortes, Harvey Wainapel Quartet
Kuumbwa, Santa Cruz
January 19
Almir Cortes, Harvey Wainapel Quartet
California Jazz Conservatory, Berkeley
January 20
Almir Cortes, Harvey Wainapel Quartet
Café Healdsburg, Healdsburg
January 28, 3:00
Almir Cortes, Harvey Wainapel Quartet
The Palms Playhouse, Winters, CA
February 1, 4:30-6:30
Almir Cortes workshop with Nando Duarte and
Brian Rice
UC Davis
February 2
Choro Trio featuring Almir Cortes, Nando Duarte
and Brian Rice
The Soundroom, Oakland
February 10
Berkeley Choro Ensemble CD release concert
St. Alban's Episcopal Church, Albany
November 17th, 7:00pm
Berkeley Choro Ensemble
Presidio Sessions Concert Series
Officers Club (in the Presidio)
November 15th, 12:00 noon
Berkeley Choro Ensemble
Throckmorton Theater, Mill Valley
November 4th, 8:00pm
Wake the Dead
Flynn's Cabaret (formerly Don Quixote's)
Felton
November 3rd, 8:00pm
Wake the Dead
Point Reyes Dance Palace, Point Reyes
October 28th, 8:00pm
Wake the Dead annual Day of the Dead show
Freight and Salvage Coffee House
October 25th, 8:00pm
The fourth edition of the Berkeley Festival
of Choro featuring Choro Das Tres, Amilton Godoy, Leia Freire Duo, and the Berkeley Choro Ensemble
Freight and Salvage Coffee House
October 1st, 4:30pm
Claudia Villela Group
Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society
September 15th, 8:00pm
Rebecca Kleinmann, Nando Duarte
Jessie Appelman, Brian Rice quartet
at the Sound Room in Oakland
September 8th, 8:00pm
with guests Rogerio Souza and
Edinho Gerber from Brazil
at the Hillside Club in Berkeley
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February 18
Berkeley Choro Ensemble with Paul Hanson
Bird and Becket
May 14, 2pm
Diablo Symphony presents the world premiere of Concerto for Pandeiro and Orchestra by Felipe Senna - Brian Rice soloist
Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA