FYI, especially for those living in or near the S.F. Bay Area:
A Tribute to Armando Peraza (sponsored by LP Percussion)
Date: September 1, 2007 Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Location: Esplanade @ Yerba Buena Gardens (Downtown San Francisco)
Featured performers: - Giovanni Hidalgo - Feliberto "Fito" Reinoso - José Luís Gomez - Iluminado "Yaya" Maldonado - Michael Spiro - Carol Steele - Edgardo Cambón - Javier Navarrette - Karl Perazzo - John Santos
I know the feeling, man! Believe or not, my wife and I will be out-of-town that weekend due to prior plans. And it pains me to have to make this announcement when I, myself, would be unable to attend. And it's even free admission!