UPCOMING EVENTS
Jack West and Walter Strauss at NorCal Solar Climate Week Event. Oakland, CA
Duo with guitarist Jack West. Part of NorCal Solar Climate Week - at Informal Spaces (formerly Port Labs) - 2044 Franklin St, Oakland, CA 94612
Fula Brothers duo - private event at Occidental Art and Ecology
Fula Brothers duo with Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. Private event at Occidental Art and Ecology, Sonoma County, CA.
Fula Brothers duo at The Sound Room, Oakland, CA
Fula Brothers duo with Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. At the venerated Bay Area jazz club - The Sound Room. In Oakland : 510-708-9691, soundroomoakland@gmail.com.
Fula Brothers duo at Wu Wei Tea Temple, Fairfax, CA
Fula Brothers duo with Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. At the lovely intimate Wu Wei Tea Temple. (415) 516-2578
Mamajowali at Ruhstaller Hop Farm Brewery. Dixon, CA
Mamajowali - trio with multi-instrumentalist Joe Craven and Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. Ruhstaller Farm Hop Farm Brewery. 6686 Sievers Rd, Dixon, CA, 95620
Outdoor show at the lovely Ruhstaller hop farm brewery.
Mamajowali at The Barn. Gilroy, CA.
Mamajowali - trio with multi-instrumentalist Joe Craven and Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. At the Gilroy Barn Concert series - contact walter@walterstrauss.com for more info.
Jack West and Walter Strauss at Gualala Arts Center, Gualala, CA.
Duo with guitarist Jack West. Album release show - for the new record “Guitars on Life”. Gualala Arts Center, 46501 Old State Highway, Gualala, CA. (707) 884-1138, info@gualalaarts.org
Jack West and Walter Strauss at Freight and Salvage, Berkeley, CA.
Duo with guitarist Jack West. Album release show - for the new record “Guitars on Life”. Freight and Salvage, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, 94704. (510) 644-2020, info@thefreight.org.
Jack West and Walter Strauss at Catalina Jazz Club, Hollywood CA
Duo with guitarist Jack West. Album release show - for the new record “Guitars on Life”. Catalina Jazz Club. 6725 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood CA. (323) 466-2210.
Jack West and Walter Strauss at Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, CA.
Duo with guitarist Jack West. Album release show - for the new record “Guitars on Life”. Kuumbwa Jazz Center, 320-2 Cedar Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060. (831) 427-2227
Mamajowali at Music on the Divide, Georgetown, CA
Mamajowali - Walter’s trio with multi-instrumentalist Joe Craven and Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe plays at the Music on the Divide music series in Georgetown, CA.
Jack West and Walter Strauss at APAP - Association of Performing Arts Professionals. New York City, NY.
Duo with guitarist Jack West. Performing from their new record “Guitars on Life” at the yearly conference of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals. Venue TBA. New York Hilton Midtown, 1335 Avenue of the Americas at 54th St., New York, NY 10019.
Jack West and Walter Strauss at APAP - Association of Performing Arts Professionals. New York City, NY.
Duo with guitarist Jack West. Performing from their new record “Guitars on Life” at the yearly conference of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals. Venue TBA. New York Hilton Midtown, 1335 Avenue of the Americas at 54th St., New York, NY 10019.
Jack West and Walter Strauss at APAP - Association of Performing Arts Professionals. New York City, NY.
Duo with guitarist Jack West. Performing from their new record “Guitars on Life” at the yearly conference of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals. Venue TBA. New York Hilton Midtown, 1335 Avenue of the Americas at 54th St, New York, NY 10019.
Jack West and Walter Strauss at Music and Minds, Inverness, CA - **Show Cancelled**
Duo with guitarist Jack West. In anticipation of their new record “Guitars on Life”. Music and Minds, Inverness, CA. Lovely private venue - info and tickets here. - Show cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances -
Jack West and Walter Strauss at Eric Schneider's House Concerts. Santa Cruz, CA.
Duo with guitarist Jack West. In anticipation of their new record “Guitars on Life”. Eric Schneider's House Concerts, 535 Spring St, Santa Cruz, CA.
Mamajowali at HopMonk, Sebastopol, CA
Mamajowali - Walter’s trio with multi-instrumentalist Joe Craven and Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe plays at HopMonk in The Abbey, Sebastopol, CA.
Mamajowali at Thursday Live, Davis Odd Fellows Hall, 415 Second St, Davis, CA.
Mamajowali - Walter’s trio with multi-instrumentalist Joe Craven and Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe plays at the Thursday Live concert series in Davis, California.
Jack West and Walter Strauss at San Rafael PorchFest, San Rafael, CA
Duo with guitarist Jack West. A preview of what’s to come with their upcoming album release “Guitars on Life”.
Mamajowali at Freight and Salvage, Berkeley, CA. Fundraiser for The Sonder Project.
Mamajowali - Walter’s trio with multi-instrumentalist Joe Craven and Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe plays at Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, California. Benefit for The Sonder Project - funds from this show will go to provide a well to an area in sub-Saharan Africa where people lack access to clean drinking water - thesonderproject.org.
Walter Strauss & Stevie Coyle at the Ugly Mug, Soquel, CA. Presented by Fiddling Cricket Concerts & Canyon Acoustic Society.
Shared evening with longtime compadre and fingerstyle guitar wiz Stevie Coyle. Solo sets and expect some collaborative fun as well.
Walter Strauss solo at the Fairfax Festival. Fairfax, CA
The Fairfax Festival in the lovely groovy town of Fairfax, California. Walter plays solo at the Redwood Stage in Peri Park at 3pm.
Fula Brothers (trio) at The Lighthouse, San Francisco.
Fula Brothers with Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. Trio with drummer Brian Rice. Fundraiser for OASIS, advancing education and choice for women and girls in the Sahel region of Africa. Contact walter[at]walterstrauss.com for information regarding attending the event.
Mamajowali at The Sound Room, Oakland, CA
Mamajowali - trio with multi-instrumentalist Joe Craven and Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. At the venerated Bay Area jazz club - The Sound Room. In Oakland : 510-708-9691 soundroomoakland@gmail.com.
Mamajowali at Cidergrass Music Festival, Winthrop, WA
Mamajowali - trio with multi-instrumentalist Joe Craven and Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. Cidergrass Music Festival at the beautiful Sun Mountain Lodge in Winthrop, WA.
Mamajowali at Ruhstaller Hop Farm Brewery. Dixon, CA.
Mamajowali - trio with multi-instrumentalist Joe Craven and Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. Ruhstaller Farm Hop Farm Brewery. 6686 Sievers Rd, Dixon, CA, 95620
Outdoor show at the lovely Ruhstaller hop farm brewery.
Mamajowali at Chico Women’s Club. Chico, CA.
Mamajowali - trio with multi-instrumentalist Joe Craven and Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. Presented by Chico Concerts. Chico Women's Club, 592 East 3rd StreetChico, CA, 95928.
https://www.chicoconcerts.net/
Mamajowali at HopMonk - Peacetown Summer Concert Series. Sebastopol, CA.
Mamajowali - trio with multi-instrumentalist Joe Craven and Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. Peacetown Summer Concert Series : HopMonk Tavern, 230 Petaluma Avenue, Sebastopol, CA 95472.
https://www.peacetown.org/summer-concert-series/
Bo Carper & Walter Strauss at High Sierra Music Festival
“Mississippi to Mali” at High Sierra Music Festival. Walter and fingerstyle guitarist comrade Bo Carper rock an afternoon set with Tuareg luminary guitarist Bombino - in the High Sierra Music Hall.
FulaMuse at Ten Mile Creek Revival. Laytonville, CA.
FulaMuse (the collaborative band of Fula Brothers and MaMuse) plays the inaugural Ten Mile Creek Revival in Laytonville, CA.
Fula Brothers (duo) at Ten Mile Creek Revival
Fula Brothers duo with Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. At the inaugural Ten Mile Creek Revival in Laytonville, CA. 3pm set on the Front Porch Stage.
Fula Brothers (trio) at Occidental World Music and Dance Day
Fula Brothers with Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. Trio with drummer Brian Rice. Headlining second annual Occidental World Music and Dance Day. Occidental Center for the Arts’ daylong festival of music and dance - global folk traditions workshops and concerts.
Fula Brothers (trio) at The Sound Room, Oakland, CA
Fula Brothers with Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. Trio with drummer Brian Rice. At the venerated Bay Area jazz club - The Sound Room. In Oakland : 510-708-9691 soundroomoakland@gmail.com.
Fula Brothers (trio) at The Lighthouse, San Francisco.
Fula Brothers with Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. Trio with drummer Brian Rice. Fundraiser for OASIS, advancing education and choice for women and girls in the Sahel region of Africa. Contact walter[at]walterstrauss.com for information regarding attending the event.
Mamajowali at Ruhstaller Hop Farm Brewery. Dixon, CA.
Mamajowali - trio with multi-instrumentalist Joe Craven and Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. Ruhstaller Farm Hop Farm Brewery. 6686 Sievers Rd, Dixon, CA, 95620
Outdoor show at the lovely Ruhstaller hop farm brewery.
FulaMuse at Sebastopol Community Center, Sebastopol, CA. ‘Water is her Right!’ - Benefit for The Sonder Project.
FulaMuse (the collaborative band of Fula Brothers and MaMuse) plays at the Sebastopol Community Center. 390 Morris St, Sebastopol, CA 95472. (707) 823-1511. Benefit for The Sonder Project - funds from this show will go to provide a well to an area in sub-Saharan Africa where people lack access to clean drinking water - thesonderproject.org.
“A rich mélange of several styles... a musical quilt that covers quite a sonic area... smooth and fluent world beat rhythms and runs. Walter Strauss can make those strings sing!”
– Matt Kramer, Pacific Sun Weekly, San Francisco Bay Area, CA