The Oakland Public Conservatory of Music & Jazz in the Neighborhood present Live at OPC! feat. a host of musicians from the Bay Area & Beyond.

Join us Thursday April 22, 2021 at 7 pm (PDT) with the Destiny Muhammad Trio's tribute to the unsung Jazz Harpist, Dorothy Ashby

Suggested Donation: $10 Pay What Makes You Smile

Tix available on Eventbrite.

ABOUT DESTINY MUHAMMAD

Destiny Muhammad is a Recording-Performing Artist | Band Leader | Composer and Producer. Her genre, Celtic to Coltrane™ is cool and eclectic with a feel of Jazz and storytelling to round out the sonic experience.

Destiny has curated concerts for Grace Cathedral Christmas Concert Series, SFJAZZ Tribute to Jazz Harp Legend Alice Coltrane. She was a featured guest for Grammy-winning Kanye West's "Sunday Service." Destiny has shared the stage with Jazz Masters Marcus Shelby, Omar Sosa, Blue Note Artist, Ambrose Akinmusire, and Azar Lawrence to name a few. She has headlined the Bay Area "Women in Jazz" Concert series, Sundays in the Redwoods, Seattle’s Fest Sundiata and ButcherTown Jazz Fest.

Destiny is the Principle Harpist for Jazz Master Eddie Gale’s Inner Peace Orchestra, The Oakland Community Orchestra, and performs with The AWESOME Orchestra.

Destiny is Governor Emeritus and Educational Chair Emeritus of the Recording Academy, ASCAP Songwriter Awardee, California Entertainers Music Awards Female Jazz Artist of the Year Winner, SFJAZZ Teaching Artist, Bay Area Jazz and Blues Award Winner (BAJABA) and Raise Karma Virtual Residency Alumni.

"Whether interpreting jazz standards or her original tunes, Muhammad turns every piece into a soulful adventure." Yerba Buena Gardens Festival

"While certainly inspired by Alice Coltrane, Muhammad brings her own unique touch to the strings, as well as a contemporary melodic style that is exacting, whether she is working solo or accompanied" Denise Sullivan | DownBeat Magazine

"Destiny Muhammad is a masterful, exploratory musician." SFJAZZ www.sfjazz.org

ABOUT LIVE! at OPC

Live! at OPC is a new Livestream concert series at the Oakland Public Conservatory of Music produced in collaboration with Jazz in the Neighborhood. The concerts will feature a host of musicians from the Bay Area and beyond. One hundred percent of the ticket revenue benefits the OPC's youth programs that provide free music education for Black and Brown youth of Oakland.

Angela M. Wellman, Founding Director

Jazz in the Neighborhood is proud to help support the vital mission of the Oakland Public Conservatory. We are excited about working together on more projects moving forward.

Mario Guarneri, Founder and Artistic Director