Michael Manring dinner/concert with Matsumoto Farm Peaches (Vegan)

Friday July 7, 2023

7 pm

One of the world's great electric bass players, Michael Manring, a long time Oakland resident, returns to the dinner/concert series for another spectacular solo performance. Hailed by many as the world’s leading solo bassist, Michael Manring has been pushing back the boundaries of what’s possible on the bass guitar for decades. While his technical skill and innovations always make an impression, it is his ability to communicate on a profound emotional level that most touches listeners. As editor Tom Darter wrote in Keyboard magazine after seeing one of Michael's solo concerts, "Forget his astounding technique and musicality; forget his absolute command of his instruments; forget how seamlessly the musical ideas and the performance of them were wedded together...The enlightenment came most from feeling (seeing, hearing) the joy Michael felt to be playing...his brand of transcendental chops and musical understanding...was all in the service of the final outcome, the joy of making music."

First course: Arancini: Risotto balls, stuffed with homemade cashew cheese, fried with peach sauce

Second: Red Peach Gazpacho: Tomatoes, peaches, peppers and onions, roasted and pureed, garnished with peaches, radishes, cucumbers. Summertime delight!

Entree: TBA

Dessert: TBA

Host or Publisher Philip Gelb