IVY ROOM PRESENTS
SUNDAY DECEMBER 27TH
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WILL BERNARD
AND FREELANCE SUBVERSIVES
FEATURING:
Will Bernard guitar
Victor Little bass
Deszon Claiborne drums
Vicki Randle percussion and voice
Adam Klipple keyboards
Will Bernard is returning to the Bay Area to promote his newly released record “Whereabouts”. He will be joined by some of his long-time musical partners for the West Coast version of his band, the Freelance Subversives. The music will be funky and danceable, offering listeners plenty of musical surprises and improvisation.
The record will be released on the Colorado-based label Color Red Music
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DOORS 6:30 / SHOW 7:15
ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE
(partially seated show)
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IVY ROOM
860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+
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WILL BERNARD
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Although currently a New Yorker, guitarist Will Bernard's unique voice was formed from the most part from the rich cultural roots of the San Francisco Bay Area. Along the way he studied classical music, jazz, played in basements and coliseums, and absorbed the Bay Area Multi-Kultii, the New York downtown edge, and the loose funk of New Orleans. He has performed or recorded with Charlie Hunter, Stanton Moore, Robert Walter, John Medeski, Dr Lonnie Smith, Ben Sidran, Peter Apfelbaum, Jai Uttal, Tom Waits, Bill Laswell, Dr. John and a lot of other known and unknowns. Will can be seen working in a chameleon-like way to fit into his current habitat. His 2007 CD "Party Hats" as well as his 1997 collaborative project T.J. Kirk's If Four Was One were both nominated for Grammys, and he is nominated yearly in Downbeat Magazine's Critics Poll for "Best Rising Star" Guitar Player. Will is a regular fixture at New Orleans Jazz fest, Jam Cruise and other similar events, and has toured extensively in the US and Europe. Currently, Will performs with John Medeski's Mad Skillet, Peter Apfelbaum's Sparkler, Frequinox with Stanton Moore and Robert Walter, Club D’Elf, Brian Charette's Mighty Grinders, Club Foot Orchestra, TJ Kirk spinoff Damn Skippy and the Will Bernard ’s Freelance Subversives and Pond Life. Will’s 11th record as a leader was released in 2022 on Dreck to Disk records and was on many best of 2022 lists. In 2023 Will released a duo record with SF clarinetist Beth Custer.
