'I'm really just excited.'
Oakland teen Ayo Brame hits the stage at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest this weekend.The annual San Jose Jazz Summer Fest got underway Friday night in San Jose. It provides not only an economic boost, but a showcase for young musicians.This weekend, the Oakland teen will hit the stage at the 34th annual"I'm really just excited. I'm excited to share my music with the rest of the crowd," Brame said.
On Monday, the saxophonist starts his senior year of high school and then takes off to headline a week-long show in Cuba. "I mean it's cool being a trendsetter in a way specifically Oakland. I know there's a lot of different teens out there in the world, but specifically like Black teens there's not a lot of musicians picking up jazz and keeping it rolling within our community, so it's definitely cool to keep doing," Brame said.Self-taught DJ Zaheer Suboh, who performs under the moniker DJ Subeaux, is using music to draw attention to the worsening situation in Gaza.
"With Ayo, he was featured as part of our Jazz Aid Fund commissioning project, we do grants every year to local musicians to create new work," Rawson said. We spoke with San Jose residents Toria Thomas and Marita Bolden, friends from college. San Jose Jazz Summer Fest is an event they make an effort to go to every year.
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