Upcoming Shows and Events

Previous events

Ancestors Day

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Nora & Tiff's Place, 809 37th St, Oakland,Ca, Oakland, Ca

Valerie Troutt Projects (VTP) Presents “Ancestors Day” The celebration & honoring of our loved ones who have gone on before us. This space will uplift and display the beloved members of the Black family and community that have died, and gone on to become Ancestors. The vision: is to gather, share stories and uplift our beloved by displaying images that tell their stories. There will be live music from Valerie Troutt and friends, offerings from poet Joyce Lee, DJ Nina Sol, visual artist Valerie Brown-Troutt and more… an alter of Ancestor candles made by VTP and or by anyone who wants to create one will be showcased during the course of the event. Community is invited to make an Ancestors Candle the day of, all materials will be supplied for $25, special orders are $30 prepared by VTP, General admission is $15. There will be light refreshments available. If you would like your candle prepared for you by VTP please email valerietrouttmusic@gmail.com

$15-$30

The JToney Experience featuring live band and much more...

(PST, UTC-08) (PST, UTC-08)

Oakstop, 2323 Broadway, Oakland, CA

Doors open at 8pm and performances start at 9pm

The J Toney Experience - Album Listening Party Join us for a musical experience 26 years in the making! Oakland's own J Toney will be celebrating the release of his latest album, "The Testatment" with a live band, art gallery, limited edition merch and much more! J Toney will be taking the stage for an incredible live set, with musical direction by Grammy award-winning Drummer James "StickNasty" Small and his band, featuring world-renowned musicians: James "StickNasty" Small - Drums Clark Sims - Bass Ben Misterka - Guitar Bryan Simmons - Keys Daniel Casares - Sax Chris Aschman - Trumpet Adam Theis - Trombone With Special Guests - legendary Bay Area singer Mike "Meezy" Marshall (I Got 5 on It), R&B singer Rob Jones, Jazz Vocalist Valerie Troutt, Poet Audacious IAM and DJ 4Q! Advance Tickets are $25 (includes limited edition Testament album) or $10 general admission. 21 or older to attend. Doors open at 8pm and performances start at 9. Advance tickets are available here, or if the show is not sold out, you may purchase tickets at the door for $20. We accept Venmo, PayPal, CashApp and Zelle at the door. Food and beverages will be available for sale.

Valerie Troutt and Friends at Geoffery's Inner Circle

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Geoffery's Inner Circle, 410 14th Street, Oakland, CA 94612

Valerie Troutt and Friends Perform JazzSoul Standards and Originals. The band includes Ruth Price on drums, Ben Flint on piano, and Sid Smith on Bass. Buy your ticket online and receive a free beverage ( rules may apply). Jam session will start 8pm

$15 cover, dinner and drinks available for purchase onsite

Valerie Troutt's MoonCandy Live House Music Ensemble

(PDT, UTC-07) (PDT, UTC-07)

Masonic , 1251 Salano Ave, Albany, ca

Juneteenth was recognized by Council as an annual City holiday on May 3, 2021 through Resolution No. 2021-40.

The City of Albany supports a Juneteenth celebration annually in Albany and recognizes the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day to the United States. The City also supports the continued nationwide celebration of Juneteenth Independence Day to provide an opportunity for the people of the United States to learn more about the past and to better understand and acknowledge the experiences that have shaped the United States and recognizes that the observance of the end of slavery is a crucial part of the history and heritage of the United States.

Juneteenth has now been incorporated into all union agreements and this update will extend the holiday to all remaining City employees, as per the Resolution.

The annual celebration event is organized and produced by community professionals with support from the City of Albany. For up-to-date information and to find out more about volunteer opportunities, fundraising events, and ways to share Juneteenth information with friends and family, please visit: albanyjuneteenth.com.

Because of Black Music IAM Day 2 at The Devil's Parlor

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The Devil's Parlor

June 11th, 2023 3 pm-6 pm $20 (no one turned away for lack of funds)

Because of Black Music IAM (BOBM), is a two-day music festival in celebration of Black Music Month being held in Oakland, ca on June 10th and 11th, 2023. The festival will include a soul food brunch, an artist's mixer, a panel, and two live music concerts. For more information contact: (510) 626-0118

Day 2, The lineup includes Singer-songwriter Aime Cota, Poet Marvin K. White, Singer-songwriter Cadence Myles, and The Valerie Troutt JazzSoul Quartet featuring poet Joyce Lee.

Because of Black Music IAM Day 1

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Geoffery's Inner Circle, 410 14th Street, Oakland, ca

June 10th, 2023 10 am-5 pm, $30 early Bird, $45 Day of event

Valerie Troutt Projects presents the "Because of Black Music IAM" festival (BOBM), a two-day music festival in celebration of Black Music Month being held in Oakland, ca on June 10th and 11th, 2023. The festival will include a soul food brunch, an artist's mixer, a panel, and two live music concerts. For more information contact: (510) 626-0118 or email becauseofblackmusic@gmail.com

Soul Food Brunch and mixer 10 am-2 pm

Day 1 12:00 pm- 2 pm The artist panel includes Ethnomusicologist Dr. Niva Flor, Author Andrew Gilbert, Producer Bosco of HIWAA, and Vocalist, Educator Magenta Jazz

2 pm -5 pm The Concert lineup includes SF Poet Laureate Tongo Eisen-Martin, Vocalist The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol, Singer SoLauren, Rapper JWalt, Saxophonist Howard Wiley, and Valerie Troutt’s MoonCandy Live Music Ensemble.

House full of Black Women

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Eastside Artists Alliance , Oakland, California

House/Full of Blackwomen This site-specific ritual performance project created in collaboration with Ellen Sebastian Chang and a core group of phenomenal Black women in Oakland will come to a close with our 15th and final episode: "This Too Shall Pass"- March 4, 9, 10, 11 & 12, 2023 at Eastside Arts Alliance and other sites in Oakland. This journey that set out in 2015 to be a 2-year project that was created to address the displacement, well-being, and sex trafficking of Black women and girls in Oakland guided by the core question, "How do we as Black women find space to breathe, feel safe and be well within a stable home?" 7 1/2 years later, we will close this chapter. Photo by Rob Sweenie

Valerie Troutt at the Stanford Jazz Workshops

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Dinkelspiel Auditorium, 471 Lagunita Dr, Stanford, CA 94305, Stanford, CA 94305

Double bill with Bay Area Latin Soul Project and Valerie Troutt’s JazzSoul Project

Sunday, July 10, 2022, 7:30 p.m.

Dinkelspiel Auditorium, 471 Lagunita Dr, Stanford, CA 94305 stanfordjazz.org

Vincent De Jesus is a drummer, percussionist and teaching artist with roots in Mexico and Puerto Rico from San Antonio, Texas. Currently living in San Francisco, Vincent leads the Bay Area Latin Soul Project, a kaleidoscopic group fusing the Afro-Caribbean styles of Cuba and Puerto Rico with Black American music from the US like jazz, funk and hip-hop.

Valerie Troutt is an amazing vocal artist based in Oakland, California. Steeped in gospel and jazz, Valerie is a musical collagist, borrowing from ancestral centuries of sound, channeling spirits, and delivering the stories of our love, loss, and lives. There’s a light in this unapologetically unconventional artist/teacher/activist for whom art and activism are intertwined. Within this spiritual and social justice-driven performer is a lifelong hunger for craft, for connection, for cultural narratives and an indefatigable thirst to serve as an agape griot to a waiting people.

SJW MEMBER: $27 / $37 | Child (17 and under) & Student (present valid student ID card) $15

NON-MEMBER: $33 / $43 | Child (17 and under) & Student (present valid student ID card) $18 See less

Lean On Love

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The New Parish, 1743 San Pablo, Oakland, Ca

“Lean on Love” by Valerie Troutt Experience live JazzSoul and House music with Oakland based vocalists, and composer Valerie Troutt, as part of the National Queer Arts Festival.

Valerie weaves together lyrics of love, letting go, and hopefulness over soulful Jazz that lifts the feet, and challenges the mind-body and spirit to shift into a more socially conscious place.

Previous events

Ancestors Day

 —  —

Nora & Tiff's Place, 809 37th St, Oakland,Ca, Oakland, Ca

Valerie Troutt Projects (VTP) Presents “Ancestors Day” The celebration & honoring of our loved ones who have gone on before us. This space will uplift and display the beloved members of the Black family and community that have died, and gone on to become Ancestors. The vision: is to gather, share stories and uplift our beloved by displaying images that tell their stories. There will be live music from Valerie Troutt and friends, offerings from poet Joyce Lee, DJ Nina Sol, visual artist Valerie Brown-Troutt and more… an alter of Ancestor candles made by VTP and or by anyone who wants to create one will be showcased during the course of the event. Community is invited to make an Ancestors Candle the day of, all materials will be supplied for $25, special orders are $30 prepared by VTP, General admission is $15. There will be light refreshments available. If you would like your candle prepared for you by VTP please email valerietrouttmusic@gmail.com

$15-$30

The JToney Experience featuring live band and much more...

(PST, UTC-08) (PST, UTC-08)

Oakstop, 2323 Broadway, Oakland, CA

Doors open at 8pm and performances start at 9pm

The J Toney Experience - Album Listening Party Join us for a musical experience 26 years in the making! Oakland's own J Toney will be celebrating the release of his latest album, "The Testatment" with a live band, art gallery, limited edition merch and much more! J Toney will be taking the stage for an incredible live set, with musical direction by Grammy award-winning Drummer James "StickNasty" Small and his band, featuring world-renowned musicians: James "StickNasty" Small - Drums Clark Sims - Bass Ben Misterka - Guitar Bryan Simmons - Keys Daniel Casares - Sax Chris Aschman - Trumpet Adam Theis - Trombone With Special Guests - legendary Bay Area singer Mike "Meezy" Marshall (I Got 5 on It), R&B singer Rob Jones, Jazz Vocalist Valerie Troutt, Poet Audacious IAM and DJ 4Q! Advance Tickets are $25 (includes limited edition Testament album) or $10 general admission. 21 or older to attend. Doors open at 8pm and performances start at 9. Advance tickets are available here, or if the show is not sold out, you may purchase tickets at the door for $20. We accept Venmo, PayPal, CashApp and Zelle at the door. Food and beverages will be available for sale.

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The Oakland Girl Album Release and Listening Party Oct 2nd, 2020

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