Calendar Past Dates | Upcoming Dates Date Time Venue City   Jan 9, 2010 Saturday 8:00 PM Pistol River Concert Association Pistol River, OR http://www.PistolRiver.com Oct 21, 2009 Wednesday 7:00 PM Legion of Honor San Francisco, CA Oct 17, 2009 Saturday 8:00 PM Las Rozas World Music Festival Madrid, Spain Oct 17, 2009 Saturday 12:30 PM Hoffman Hall, Portland State University Portland, OR "Stand Up Portland" to end poverty worldwide. Other performers: Thomas Lauderdale, Loveness Wesa Oct 14, 2009 Wednesday 8:00 PM World Music Festival Getafe Madrid, Spain Sep 5, 2009 Saturday 2:00 PM Art in the Pearl Portland, OR Portland’s Pearl district annual arts celebration will get a taste of Al-Andalus this year. Aug 22, 2009 Saturday 7:30 PM Health and Wellness Private Party Portland, OR 2BWell Private Party Aug 21, 2009 Friday 6:30 PM World Affairs Council: Washington Park Rose Garden Portland, OR World Affairs Council Picnic.  Come dance and have some summer fun!  Washington Park Rose Garden Ampitheater Aug 16, 2009 Sunday 1:00 PM Laurelhurst Park Portland, OR SE 37th & Oak Aug 3, 2009 Monday 6:00 PM Washington Park Summer Series Portland, OR Outdoor Washington Park Summer Festival performance featuring Grammy violinist Charlie Bisharat, breathtaking flamenco dance Laura Dubroka & our GUARDIA CIVIL ensemble, trumpet (Gavin Bondy, Pink Martini), Anthony Jones, drums (N’Touch) and Emily Henke (vocals). Rose Garden Amphitheater Stage Jul 25, 2009 Saturday 11:30 AM Estacada summer Celebration Estacada, OR Our Young Audiences children’s program, "Journey from Baghdad to Cordoba" http://www.estacadasummercelebration.org/ Jul 16, 2009 Thursday 7:00 PM First United Methodist Church,1828 SW Jefferson St, Portland Portland, OR 1/2 hour to open for Friends of Sabeel, Naim Stifan Ateek, a Palestinian Anglican priest, author ofA Palestinian Christian Cry for Reconciliation and founder of the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center in Jerusalem. Jul 11, 2009 Saturday 7:30 PM Trinity Lutheran Church Seattle, WA 6215 196th Street SW, Lynnwood WA. Benefit Concert and Dessert Reception for Gaza relief efforts. Jul 10, 2009 Friday 7:30 PM "Arches" 50th Middle East Studies Association Portland, OR St. Mary’s Academy: 1615 S.W. 5th Ave  Tickets: Traditional and contemporary musi from North Africa, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Andalusian Spain, Levant, and Gulf States. Jul 3, 2009 Friday 7:00 PM Las Rozas World Music Festival Madrid, Spain Jun 20, 2009 Saturday 2:00 PM American Legation Museum Tangier, Morocco Historic American Legation Museum of Tangier, Morocco May 28, 2009 Thursday TBA Noche Blanca del Flamenco Cordoba, Spain May 24, 2009 Sunday All Day International Center for Performance Studies Tangier, Morocco More information to be added shortly. May 23, 2009 Saturday 7:00 PM American School of Tangier Tangier, Morocco Graduation.  Congratulations 2009 AST Students! http://www.ast.ma/ May 23, 2009 Saturday 9:00 AM Keynote Address, International Center for Performance Studies Tangier, Morocco Hotel Chellah http://www.scribd.com/doc/15572745/Performing-Tangier-Final-Program-09 May 22, 2009 Friday 7:00 PM Festival  Oud de Tetouan w/ Naseer Shamma Tetuan, Morocco May 22, 2009 Friday All Day International Center for Performance Studies Tangier, Morocco http://www.scribd.com/doc/15572745/Performing-Tangier-Final-Program-09 May 21, 2009 Thursday All Day International Center for Performance Studies Tangier, Morocco http://www.scribd.com/doc/15572745/Performing-Tangier-Final-Program-09 May 20, 2009 Wednesday All Day International Center for Performance Studies Tangier, Morocco Haddad Theatre (Rue AlQuds, next to Amalat Bani Makada http://www.scribd.com/doc/15572745/Performing-Tangier-Final-Program-09 May 13, 2009 Wednesday 12:00 PM ARTBEAT: Portland Community College Portland, OR A visit to Portland Community College: ARTBEAT festival May 4, 2009 Monday 6:30 PM Desmond Tutu Lecture/Voices of Reconciliation Concert Portland, OR Chiles Center, University of Portland. An extraordinary evening with Nobel Laureate Bishop Desmond Tutu and an hour-long concert "Voices of Reconciliation. An incredible array of performers and speakers including Al-Andalus Ensemble, Obo Addy, Darrell Grant and many more. Ticketmaster. Apr 14, 2009 Tuesday 11:30 AM Portland State University, Multi-cultural Center Portland, OR A little visit to PSU Muliti-cultural center's Open House to welcome all the foreign students Mar 28, 2009 Saturday 7:30 PM Kaul Auditorium, Reed College Portland, OR http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/54495 PH: 1-800-838-3006. This work stands as a premiere bridge between the worlds’ music cultures, bridging  East and West as well as Classical and World music genres. New CD “21 Strings" to be released. http://www.andalus.com/21_strings.html Feb 28, 2009 Saturday 7:00 PM University of Portland Portland, OR Feb 21, 2009 Saturday 5:30 PM Trinity Lutheran Church Seattle, WA Concert and Lecture to Aid Palestinians in Gaza 6215 196th Street SW, Lynnwood WA 98036 RSVP 425-485-0359. Jan 13, 2009 Tuesday 10:00 AM French American International School Portland, OR “Journey from Baghdad to Cordoba” Young Audiences program. Al-Andalus takes students on a musical journey illustrating the influence of Arab, Persian & North African cultures on the art of Flamenco and Western Classical music. To present program at your school contact:Young Audiences: http://www.YA-Or.Org Nov 2, 2008 Sunday 11:00 AM Festival du Monde Arabe Montreal, QC Aladin Nov 1, 2008 Saturday 7:00 PM Festival du Monde Arabe Montreal, QC Women's Andalusian Ensembles: Seven Centuries of Silence Oct 31, 2008 Friday 7:00 PM Festival du Monde Arabe de Montreal Montreal, QC http://www.festivalarabe.com with dance Oct 28, 2008 Tuesday 7:00 PM Festival du Monde Arabe du Montreal Montreal, QC Opening preview with all festival members Oct 26, 2008 Sunday 7:00 PM Lewis & Clark College, Evans Auditorum Portland, OR We will be doing our Jazz formation (Jazz Andalus).  Shared concert with Amer ElSaffar Aug 8, 2008 Friday TBA Veranos de La Villa Madrid, Spain http://www.esmadrid.com/veranosdelavilla/es/evento/23 We will play in Templo de Debod http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debod Jul 27, 2008 Sunday 6:30 PM Sandy Acoustic Series Sandy, OR Jun 13, 2008 Friday 7:00 PM Guild of American Luthiers Tacoma, WA http://www.luth.org Jun 11, 2008 Wednesday 7:00 PM HARAMBEE CENTRE Portland, OR http://www.harambeecentre.org/ May 23, 2008 Friday 8:00 PM American School of Tangier Tangier, Morocco May 21, 2008 Wednesday 7:00 PM American Legation Museum Tangier, Morocco Private Event May 4, 2008 Sunday 8:00 PM International Festival of Arab Music Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates May 3, 2008 Saturday 8:00 PM International Festival of Arab Music Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates May 2, 2008 Friday TBA International Festival of Arab Music Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates May 1, 2008 Thursday 8:00 PM International Festival of Arab Music Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Apr 26, 2008 Saturday 8:00 PM XII Ciclo Musica de la Tres Culturas Cordoba, Spain Apr 21, 2008 Monday TBA April 21-30 Madrid, Cordoba, Sevilla, Spain Apr 20, 2008 Sunday TBA Syracuse University Syracuse, NY Dr. Julia Banzi's presentation at  conference on "Music Moves Religion: Performance Networks in Indian Ocean Cultures" http://musicmovesreligion.com/ Apr 19, 2008 Saturday TBA Syracuse University Syracuse, NY Dr. Julia Banzi will make a presentation at the conference "Music Moves Religion: Performance Networks in Indian Ocean Cultures" http://musicmovesreligion.com/ Apr 18, 2008 Friday TBA Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY Dr. Julia Banzi will make a presentation at the conference "Music Moves Religion: Performance Networks in Indian Ocean Cultures" http://musicmovesreligion.com/ Apr 17, 2008 Thursday 12:00 PM Syracuse University Syracuse , NY http://musicmovesreligion.com/mmr/speakers#julia Apr 16, 2008 Wednesday TBA Delta State University Cleveland, MS http://www.deltastate.edu Apr 15, 2008 Tuesday 8:00 PM Delta State University Cleveland, MS TBA Apr 14, 2008 Monday TBA Mississippi State Valley University Cleveland, MS http://www.mvsu.edu Apr 4, 2008 Friday 4:00 PM Elliot Hall Chapel at Reed College Portland, OR "Andalusian Women's Ensembles: Seven Centuries of Silence."  A presentation with video and slides of some of Julias research. http://www.Reed.edu Mar 16, 2008 Sunday TBA CDIME Conference, University of Washington Seattle, OR http://www.cdime-network.com/cdime/conference Cultural Diversity in Music Education (CDIME) is a network for institutions and individuals working  in the filed of cultural diversity in music education. Feb 3, 2008 Sunday 7:00 PM Portland Guitar Society Portland, OR 3320 SE Francis 7-9 pm.  We are the featured performers and will play a very short set (20 minutes). There is no charge for the event and is really just a meeting.  But stop by and say hello, we would love to reconnect! http://www.pdxguitarsociety.com/meetings.html Dec 13, 2007 Thursday 7:00 PM Vancouver Vancouver, BC Dec 11, 2007 Tuesday 7:00 PM Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR World Music Dec 7, 2007 Friday 1:00 PM Portland State University Portland, OR Africa Conference Nov 4, 2007 Sunday All Day Hilton Vancouver, WA Folk Alliance Region West (FAR-West) is the western regional chapter of the North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance (Folk Alliance). Nov 3, 2007 Saturday All Day Hilton Vancouver, WA Folk Alliance Region West (FAR-West) is the western regional chapter of the North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance (Folk Alliance). Nov 2, 2007 Friday All Day Hilton Vancouver, WA Folk Alliance Region West (FAR-West) is the western regional chapter of the North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance (Folk Alliance). Oct 28, 2007 Sunday All Day Womex Sevilla, Spain Hi, come see us at Womex (World Music Expo) http://www.Womex.com Oct 27, 2007 Saturday All Day Womex Sevilla, Spain Hi, come see us at Womex (World Music Expo) http://www.Womex.com Oct 26, 2007 Friday All Day Womex Sevilla, Spain Hi, come see us at Womex (World Music Expo) http://www.Womex.com Oct 25, 2007 Thursday All Day Womex Sevilla, Spain Hi, come see us in Sevilla at Womex (World Music Expo) http://www.Womex.com Oct 24, 2007 Wednesday All Day Womex Sevilla, Spain Hi, come see us at Womex (World Music Expo) in Sevilla, Spain from October 24-28th. http://www.Womex.com Aug 2, 2007 Thursday 7:00 PM Portland Art Museum: NW Film Center Portland, OR SEVILLA SOUTHSIDE film, directed by our old friend Dominique Abel.    We'll play after the film.  Learn about it and other NW Film center offerings here:  http://www.nwfilm.org/screenings/?volissue=355&series=4#1677 Jul 22, 2007 Sunday 4:00 PM Cathedral Park Jazz Festival Portland, OR Duo performance with Tarik & Julia.  Lots of improvisation.  Come say hello and show your support.  Keeping our fingers busy while  Julia finishes her dissertation:) Nov 11, 2006 Saturday 7:00 PM Institute de Monde Arabe Paris, France http://www.imarabe.org/temp/spectacles/spectacles2006-2007/musique20061110.html Nov 10, 2006 Friday 7:00 PM Institute de Monde Arabe Paris, France http://www.imarabe.org/temp/spectacles/spectacles2006-2007/musique20061110.html Nov 6, 2006 Monday TBA Egyptian Cultural Center Madrid, Spain Memorial concert for the Oriental Dancer,  Shokry Mohamed:  http://www.estudiopiramides.com/ He was our dear friend and will be sadly missed.  We will come together to celebrate his life and his art this evening. Nov 5, 2006 Sunday 8:00 PM Sala Caracol de Madrid Madrid, Spain Nov 4, 2006 Saturday TBA Centro Cultural La Torre de Guadarrama Madrid, Spain Nov 3, 2006 Friday TBA Centro Cultural La Torre de Guadarrama Madrid, Spain Oct 29, 2006 Sunday All Day Womex Sevilla, Spain http://www.womex.com Oct 28, 2006 Saturday All Day Womex Sevilla, Spain http://www.womex.com Oct 27, 2006 Friday All Day Womex Sevilla, Spain http://www.womex.com Oct 26, 2006 Thursday All Day Womex Sevilla, Spain http://www.womex.com Oct 25, 2006 Wednesday All Day Womex Sevilla, Spain http://www.womex.com Oct 20, 2006 Friday 8:00 PM Private party Marbella, Spain Apr 17, 2006 Monday 8:00 PM Doel Doel, Belgium A special concert in the historic village of Doel Belgium. A very special place. Apr 16, 2006 Sunday 8:00 PM Doel Doel, Belgium A special concert in the historic village of Doel Belgium.  A very special place. Apr 15, 2006 Saturday 8:00 PM Handelsbeurs Gent, Belgium This cooperation of a traditional Jerezian gipsy familiy and the Moroccan/American formation Al-Andalus is without a doubt one of the most successful fusion projects of the last few years. Apr 14, 2006 Friday 8:00 PM Handelsbeurs Gent, Belgium Al-Andalus & María José Franco.  This cooperation of a traditional Jerezian gipsy familiy and the Moroccan/American formation Al-Andalus is without a doubt one of the most successful fusion projects of the last few years. Apr 12, 2006 Wednesday 8:00 PM House Concert Osnabruck, Germany Apr 9, 2006 Sunday 8:00 PM The Backstage Cafe Osnabruck, Germany Apr 8, 2006 Saturday 8:00 PM Parkstad Limburg Stadium East of limburg, Belgium Apr 7, 2006 Friday 7:00 PM Montpelllier Montpellier, France Apr 6, 2006 Thursday 8:00 PM Espace Grammon Montpellier, France Apr 5, 2006 Wednesday TBA Montpellier, France collaboration with "Musique Sans Frontiers" and a group from Algeria & Tunesia. Apr 4, 2006 Tuesday 12:00 PM Jardin des Sens Montpellier, France Apr 3, 2006 Monday 7:00 PM Palavas-les-Flots Montpellier, France Apr 2, 2006 Sunday TBA Ancien Courrier/ Saint Roch/Grand'R Montpellier, France