Program Descriptions

Festival Sampler

Fri, Nov. 20: 3 pm – 4:30 pm PST

Emceed by Jack Rummel.

Here's a concert with a sample of the performers at this year's West Coast Ragtime Festival! This is your chance to hear many of the featured festival performers each playing one piece in their own unique styles. Featured performers include: The Bohem Ragtime Jazz Band, Tom Bopp, Chris & Jack Bradshaw, Diego Bustamante, Michael Chisholm, Richard Dowling, GROOVUS (Brian Holland, piano, Danny Coots, drums, and Steve Pikal, bass), Frederick Hodges, Vincent Johnson, Morten Gunnar Larsen, Ethan Leinwand, Larisa Migachyov, Oliver Moore, TJ Muller, Marty Eggers & Viginia Tichenor, The Pacific Coast Ragtime Orchestra with Lisa Gonick, vocalist, Ezequiel Palleja ,Will Perkins, John Reed-Torres, and Anthony Sarginson.

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Friday Evening Concert

Fri, Nov. 20: 6 pm – 8 pm PST

Emceed by Matt Tolentino.

Tune in to enjoy a special Friday evening concert featuring the following performers each playing a set: Frederick Hodges, Vincent Johnson, Ivory & Gold® (Jeff and Anne Barnhart), Diego Bustamante, The Pacific Coast Ragtime Orchestra with Lisa Gonick, vocalist, Ezequiel Palleja, and Ethan Leinwand.

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Saturday Afternoon Concert

Sat, Nov 21: noon – 2 pm PST

Emceed by Richard Dowling.

Please tune in to enjoy a special Saturday afternoon concert featuring the following performers each playing a set: GROOVUS (Brian Holland, piano, Danny Coots, drums, and Steve Pikal, bass), John Reed-Torres, Morten Gunnar Larsen, Will Perkins, TJ Muller & Marty Eggers, and Carl Sonny Leyland

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Ragtime, 1920!

Sat, Nov. 21: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm PST

Emceed by Sean Sharp.

Every piece in this show is from 1920, when ragtime was the rage in America! Featured performers: Elliott Adams, Jade Anderson, Jeff Barnhart, The Bohem Ragtime Jazz Band, Chris & Jack Bradshaw, Michael Chisholm, Crown Syncopators, Richard Dowling, Robyn Drivon, Steve Drivon, Marty Eggers, Frederick Hodges, Ivory & Gold, Lisa Gonick, Jeff Green, Morten Gunnar Larsen, Carl Sonny Leyland, Magdalene Linck, TJ Muller, Porcupine Ragtime Ensemble, Bub & Petra Sullivan, Adam Swanson, Virginia Tichenor, Matt Tolentino, and Stale Ytterli.

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Sunday Welcome and Youth Concert!

Sun, Nov. 22: Noon – 1:30 pm

Special Sunday morning welcome from Tom Bopp!

Youth Concert, Emceed by Jeff Barnhart

The future of ragtime depends on the ragtime playing youth of today, so our festival provides opportunities for outstanding young performers to spotlight their talents. All our youth performers are in this one show. Jade Anderson, Isaiah Burton, Devin Cheng, Eileen Chih, Chris Lo, Omar Rasidagic, Andrew Sacks and Anthony Sarginson.

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Sunday Afternoon Concert

Sun, Nov. 22: 3 – 5 pm

Emceed by Michael Chisholm

Tune in to enjoy a special Sunday afternoon concert featuring the following performers each playing a set: Tom Bopp, Adam Swanson, Matt Tolentino, Larisa Migachyov, Chris & Jack Bradshaw, Michael Chisholm (with guest Julia Riley), and Richard Dowling.

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