Pacifica Performances

Ed Johnson & Novo Tempo - Saturday, June 6, 2026 - 7:30 PM
Brazilian-influenced original songs
THE HALL! in Pacifica
Mildred Owen Concert Hall
20 minutes south of San Francisco – on the coast
Member $20 Non Member $25 12 and under $12

Classical. Brazilian. R&B. Jazz. Afro-Cuban. Popular Rock and Roll. Ed Johnson’s mastery of so many different styles, coupled with a passion for harmony vocal and horn arrangements, all factor into a magical blend of vibrant, original contemporary jazz that is winning fans and airplay worldwide.

As a vocalist, Ed Johnson is frequently compared to Ivan Lins, Milton Nascimento, Kenny Rankin, and Michael Franks. As a guitarist and bandleader, critics often cite the lushly exotic, accessible sounds of Airto and Flora Purim. Ed has seven recording projects to his credit, in addition to producer’s credits for other singer/songwriters.
Want to find out more about Ed? Go to his website.
Doors open 7:00 PM, shows start promptly, please arrive on time.

Online ticket sales at www.pacificaperformances.org
Close Friday at 12:30 PM
Additional Tickets Available 30 min. before the show at the Box Office.

Please note:
Refreshments will be served before the show and through the end of -- intermission. Refreshments are not served after intermission.
Per our ABC licensing requirements alcohol must be always kept inside the hall. No outside wine and beer are allowed.
We have increased our hall ventilation. Dress warmly on a cold day

Mildred Owen Concert Hall (“THE HALL!”) in Pacifica.
Pacifica Performances - www.pacificaperformances.org
20 minutes south of San Francisco – on the coast
1220 Linda Mar Blvd Pacifica CA 94044 (650) 355-1882

Some Upcoming Concerts
(Full 2026 Concert Schedule at)
www.pacificaperformances.org
6/6/26 Ed Johnson & Novo Tempo
Sat 7:30pm Brazilian-influenced original songs
6/13/26 Michael Hatfield & The Mallet Band
Sat 7:30pm This totally unique band really killed it last year.
All instruments are struck with mallets—
marimba, xylophone, steel pans and drums.
6/20/26 *Five Ten
Sat 7:30pm Beyond category, world spice fusion
6/27/26 The Unauthorized Rolling Stones
Sat 7:30pm It’s been years since these guys have played here!
7/11/26 False Bottom Band
Sat 7:30pm These folks are from Half Moon Bay and play Bluegrass
and other acoustic music
7/18/26 *Bobby Young Project
Sat 7:30pm The real deal! From Oakland, Bobby plays the blues.
7/25/26 *George Kahumoku
Sat 7:30pm multi-Grammy award winner for Hawaiian music and slack key guitar.
Sat 7:30pm 8/1/26 Jim Moore & Friends
Sat 7:30pm A Pacifican who’s played here for years!
8/1/26 Jim Moore & Friends
Sat 7:30pm A Pacifican who’s played here for years!
8/8/26 Clif Payne (w/ Frank Martin, Daniel Fabricant & David Rokeach)
Sat 7:30pm Clif did a great Stevie Wonder show last year.
Who knows what he’ll do this time?
8/15/26 Back pOrchEstra
Sat 7:30pm These guys play all sorts of Americana, country blues, old rock ’n’ roll etc.
8/22/26 Carmen Ratti Band featuring Jill Dineen
Sat 7:30pm Longtime bluesman has played The Hall for years
8/29/26 Vitamin Em
Sat 7:30pm Classical instruments but not classical music. Big hit at last year’s debut.
9/12/26 Melba’s Kitchen Big Band
Sat 7:30pm All-female jazz band
9/19/26 Orquesta La Moderna Tradición
Sat 7:30pm Based right here in Pacifica!
10/3/26 *Dave Crimenn
Sat 7:30pm Dave’s known for imitating some old rock idols.
But he’ll also be doing some of his originals.
10/10/26 Masha Campagne
Sat 7:30pm Brazilian ball of fire!
10/17/26 The Soul Delights (Keta Bill, Katie Guthorn and Kathy Kennedy)
Sat 7:30pm Girl-group, 3-part harmony. These ladies blend better than my Cuisinart.
10/24/26 *Mike Lipskin & Friends
Sat 7:30pm Mike is a true stride pianist, like Fats Waller or Mike’s teacher,
Willie “The Lion” Smith
11/7/26 Tom Rigney & Flambeau
Sat 7:30pm High-energy Cajun and Zydeco music from this veteran rockin’ band!
11/14/26 Mojazz
Sat 7:30pm Community Event—All Tickets $15
11/21/26 *Five Fabulous Females Blues Band
Sat 7:30pm Pat Wilder (guitar), Kristen Strom (sax), Jennifer Jolly (piano),
Ruth Davis (bass) & Daria Johnson (drums)
11/28/26 Sing the Beatles Open Thanksgiving Sat
Sat 7:30pm You know the songs already. Come sing along
with a live band. Lyrics projected on screen.
12/5/26 Skyline College Jazz Bands
Sat 7:30pm Community Event—All Tickets $15
12/12/26 A Hall-iday Holiday
Sat 7:30pm Featuring Meg Mackay, Billy Philadelphia and many others


Concert

False Bottom Band
Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 7:30 pm
False Bottom Band is a seven person string band out of Half Moon Bay, CA. Roots music is our muse. From Old-Timey and Bluegrass to Blues, Country, and beyond. False Bottom Band will take you from foot stompin’ euphoria to tear jerking, gospel-like harmonies and back again. We hail from a wide range of musical backgrounds and influences. Each member bringing something different to the table. We blend it all together and let it simmer in a fresh, unique musical melting pot. Ticket are now available on our website:
https://pacificaperformances.org/false-bottom-band-3/

The Unauthorized Rolling Stones
Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 7:30 pm

Since 2001, Rudy Colombini & The Unauthorized Rolling Stones have delivered a full-throttle Rolling Stones concert experience, lighting up stages world-wide with the raw power, danger, and electricity that define true rock & roll. In 2026, the band marks 25 years of shaking rooms, rattling speakers, and keeping the spirit of classic rock very much alive. Tickets are available now on our website: https://pacificaperformances.org/the-unauthorized-rolling-stones-2/

The Jazz Therapists - Saturday, May 16, 2026 - 7:30 PM
Dance music from the 30’s, 40’s & 50’s
THE HALL! in Pacifica

Mildred Owen Concert Hall
20 minutes south of San Francisco – on the coast
Member $20 Non Member $25 12 and under $12

Boasting an illustrious cast of musicians who’ve performed around the world with a dizzying array of talent, from Ray Charles and Taj Mahal to Pharoah Sanders and Bobby Hutcherson, The Jazz Therapists only play for exclusive audiences.
The Jazz Therapists are a group of stellar Bay Area musicians who have been playing their unique swinging arrangements from the great American songbook, jazz standards and forgotten gems since 2015.
Boasting an illustrious cast of musicians who have performed and recorded with a dizzying array of talent, from Ray Charles and Taj Mahal, to Pharaoh Saunders and Bobby Hutcherson, to Kenny Barron, and KD lang, to Calvin Keyes and Julian Priester.
The band has one of the Bay Area’s busiest sidemen, drummer David Rokeach, on piano Ben Stolorow and first-call bassist Mark Heshima Williams. Trombonist and ace arranger Mike Rinta, who earned a 2014 Grammy award with the Pacific Mambo Orchestra, supplies the majority of the charts. Mike and tenor sax player Lincoln Adler were featured in the horn section of Taj Mahal’s acclaimed recent “Savoy” album. Together they are “The Jazz Therapists!”

Doors open 7:00 PM, shows start promptly, please arrive on time.

Online ticket sales at www.pacificaperformances.org
Close Friday at 12:30 PM
Additional Tickets Available 30 min. before the show at the Box Office.

Mildred Owen Concert Hall (“THE HALL!”) in Pacifica.
Pacifica Performances - www.pacificaperformances.org
20 minutes south of San Francisco – on the coast
1220 Linda Mar Blvd Pacifica CA 94044 (650) 355-1882

********** NEXT SHOWS **********
5/30/26 *Nashville Honeymoon
Sat 7:30pm Country band with plenty of twang!
6/6/26 Ed Johnson & Novo Tempo
Sat 7:30pm Brazilian-influenced original songs
6/13/26 Michael Hatfield & The Mallet Band
Sat 7:30pm This totally unique band really killed it last year.
All instruments are struck with mallets—
marimba, xylophone, steel pans and drums.
6/20/26 *Five Ten
Sat 7:30pm Beyond category, world spice fusion
6/27/26 The Unauthorized Rolling Stones
Sat 7:30pm It’s been years since these guys have played here!

Additional Concerts through 12/12/26 listed here
www.pacificaperformances.org

Please note:
Refreshments will be served before the show and through the end of -- intermission. Refreshments are not served after intermission.
Per our ABC licensing requirements alcohol must be always kept inside the hall. No outside wine and beer are allowed.
We have increased our hall ventilation. Dress warmly on a cold day
Concert

Five Ten

Saturday, June 20, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Five Ten was born out of the hearts and minds of renowned Oakland musicians: Keyboardist, Composer Steve Carter, multi-Percussionist Marquinho Brasil, and Dennis Smith, Bass Guitarist, Composer. Together with internationally known and Grammy nominated Jeff Narell on steel pans, and Santana alumnus Billy Johnson on drums, Five Ten is a musical explosion that soothes, excites and electrifies. Tickets are now available on our website:
https://pacificaperformances.org/five-ten/

The Mallet Band
Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 7:30

The Mallet Band is a group of percussionists dedicated to combining pitch and rhythm into something much more than a primal caveman celebration. (Although we do like caveman celebrations…) We literally strike the instruments with mallets in order to create music that resonates through several ethnic idioms, Latin, Jazz, Brazilian, African, Jamaican. Tickets are available now on our website:
https://pacificaperformances.org/the-mallet-band/

Ed Johnson & Novo Tempo
Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Classical. Brazilian. R&B. Jazz. Afro-Cuban. Popular Rock and Roll. Ed Johnson’s mastery of so many different styles, coupled with a passion for harmony vocal and horn arrangements, all factor into a magical blend of vibrant, original contemporary jazz that is winning fans and airplay worldwide. Tickets are available now on our website: https://pacificaperformances.org/ed-johnson-novo-tempo-2/

Nashville Honeymoon
Saturday, May 30, 2026 at 7:30

Born in Berkeley and nurtured in live music venues on both sides of the Bay, Nashville Honeymoon is a honkytonk band that plays free-spirited, open-hearted California country & Americana music. For more info and to purchase tickets see our website:
https://pacificaperformances.org/nashville-honeymoon/

The Jazz Therapists
Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 7:30

The Jazz Therapists are a group of stellar Bay Area musicians who have been playing their unique swinging arrangements from the great American songbook, jazz standards and forgotten gems since 2015. For more info and tickets see our website: https://pacificaperformances.org/the-jazz-therapists/

50th Anniversary Concert! FREE ADMISSION
Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 5:00

Fifty years ago, the Pacifica Arts & Heritage Council, the predecessor of Pacifica Performances, started hosting live music performances at the Pedro Point Firehouse. Over time, we had to find other venues to hold our concerts, which were at Saint Edmunds Church, and the Pacifica Community Center, before finding a home of our own as part of the Pacifica Center for the Arts. In 2010, to commemorate our first Artistic Director, we named our hall the Mildred Owen Concert Hall.

We are holding a free concert on May 3rd to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the organization now called Pacifica Performances. The format is casual, as there will be many performers playing 15-minute sets of music. People are invited to stay as long as they like, or only come to hear their favorite performer. No tickets are available, just come and enjoy a cavalcade of music.

Most of the headlining musicians will be playing with an all-star house band that Billy Philadelphia has brought together for this occasion:

Jim Nichols – guitar
Billy Philadelphia – piano
Chuck Bennett – bass
Curt Moore – drums

Performance Time:
5:00 House Band
5:12 Stan Erhart
5:24 Nashville Honeymoon
5:36 Marsha Campagne
5:48 Jim Moore
6:00 House Band
6:12 Clif Payne
6:24 Break
6:36 The Jazz Unit Lionel Emde, Norman Dutton, Kevin Johnson, Earl Johnson, Chris Tromborg
6:48 Dave Crimmen
7:00 Morning Nichols
7:12 John Hall & Peter Loeb
7:24 Meg Mackay
7:36 Mike Tyler
7:48 Pamela Rose

Come celebrate with us!