Wanda's Picks

Black Arts and Culture. Where art meets politics. David Hardiman is featured this morning in a conversation prerecorded January 15, Martin King's 80th birthday. Hardiman's Big Band is celebrating its 34th Anniversary in concert, Monday, January 19, 8 & 10 PM at Yoshi's in San Francisco. Visit www.yoshis.com I played music from the band's CD and also selections from Marcus Shelby's "Harriett Tubman" suite and Melanie Demore's rendition of "We Shall Not Be Moved," with Mary Watkins on piano. Both Melanie and Marcus are a part of the 7th Annual MLK Jr. Celebration in Music, Sunday, January 18, 7:30