Below is Yoshi's website description of Fused Frequencie,, an upcoming show, scheduled for 10/29/25 .I beleive tickets are still available. I'm very excited to attend!. All of the artists are tremednously talented. Farida Nelso, bassist, multi-instumentalist and Frank Maritn, master keyboardist are both local to the San Francisco Bay area. My review of the show will be posted a few days after the show, appox, Nov 1, 2025
Fused Frequencies brings together an extraordinary lineup of genre-defying talent, this powerhouse ensemble merges jazz, rock, classical, and world music into an electrifying live experience. Each member is a dynamic force in their own right, with deep roots in musical innovation, education and global performances. Blazing a trail through the modern jazz landscape, Fused Frequencies is comprised of Mads Tolling on violin, Paul Hanon on electric bassoon, alto and tenor saxophones, Frank Martin on piano and synthesizer, Farida Nelson on bass guitar and keytar with our drummer Deszon Claiborne holding down the kit.
PAUL HANSON - Paul is the world’s leading jazz Bassoonist. Paul was a touring member of Cirque du Soleil, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones and Billy Cobham performing throughout the world at jazz venues and International Jazz Festivals. Paul is actively involved in industry events and educational clinics with his affiliated endorsers in the NAMM industry.
FRANK MARTIN - The San Francisco’s Bay Area keyboard maestro. Among Frank's many accomplishments he serves as Music Director for Narada Michael Walden, Sting’s Rainforest Band, Patti Austin, Angela Bofill. Frank has performed at Carnegie Hall in appearances with Sting, James Taylor, Elton John; Record producer/arranger for Al Jarreau, Turtle Island String Quartet, Joey DeFrancesco, Mimi Fox, Mary Jenson, Molly Holm, Deuce, Tuck & Patti, Karen Blixt; performed/recorded with John McLaughlin, Buddy Montgomery, Joe Farrell, Dizzy Gillespie, Larry Coryell, Herbie Hancock, Stanley Jordan, Stevie Wonder, Airto, Dori Caymmi, Dianne Reeves, Patrice Rushen, Trilok Gurtu, Richard Bona; Faculty, UC Berkeley Jazz Ensembles.
FARIDA NELSON - Farida Nelson earned her MA in Piano Performance from Baku Music Academy in Azerbaijan where she was the country’s first call female rock bassist. Farida led two bands: Milk & Kisses & Unformal as a bassist, singer and guitarist to the EuroVision finals. Farida has been performing her one- woman multi-instrumentalist shows in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2021, followed by leading her Farida Nelson Jazz Rock Fusion Trio in 2023. Farida continued her performing schedule being a featured bassist in “A Tribute to Jeff Beck Shows” in 2023 and 2024 with an additional tour of shows in the Summer of 2025.
DESZON CLAIBORNE - Deszon is a first call jazz drummer in the Bay Area performing or recording with Peter Apfelbaum, Don Cherry, Charles Brown, Angela Bofill, Les McCann, John Handy, Taj Mahal, Donald Harrison and many others. In addition to his performing and recording credits Deszon is an educator participating in the Stanford Jazz Camp, Lafayette Summer Music Camp and the Berkeley Jazz School, Berkeley, CA.
