Hot off the editing machine is this slideshow honoring the 1977 International Hotel Anti-Eviction Struggle that features new song selections, including in order of appearance: a traditional kulintang song, "Kasulampid", our first Kul Jazz tune, "The Birth of Kul", and…Read more
Welcome to Kul Jazz
The Autonomous Region performs both classic standards and modern arrangements of jazz favorites. Led by vocalist Caroline Cabading, this tradition-rooted ensemble also presents original compositions that fuse jazz with kulintang, a pre-colonial music of the Philippines.
Staying Awake and Protecting Sown Seeds
So much has happened to the Autonomous crew in just a week's time!
We've gone from spontaneous hula at Leap Year baby Raymond's "11th" birthday party at the I-Hotel on February 27th . . . to musically celebrating…
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The Manilatown Jazz Scene
Our first performance of 2016 (January 31st) was also the first Club Mandalay PopUp jazz club of the year at the I-Hotel Center - and boy did we start the year off great with a packed house of familiar…Read more
Previous events
Club Mandalay at Waverly Place
Waverly Place , Waverly Place (between Washington & Clay), San Francisco
The I-Hotel's Club Mandalay PopUp club is taking it to the streets of Chinatown! Please join Autonomous as we perform some Jazz and R&B sets on Waverly Place between Washington & Clay. We're on at about 7pm.
Autonomous is happy to be the reception music providers at the Annual Gala of the Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco.
This is the Event of the Season for the Bay Area legal community where they celebrate their combined investment in justice and diversity.
Book Launch: "The New Filipino Kitchen"
International Hotel Center, 868 Kearny Street, San Francisco, CA
Autonomous will be providing reception jazz music to the book launch of "The New Filipino Kitchen". Please come on by to learn about a great new book, enjoy refreshments and of course chill to some classic jazz standards. Free and open to the general public.
Please join Autonomous at the Chinatown Moon Festival on Saturday, September 15th! We will be performing a classic jazz set at 1:30pm on the Washington Street & Grant Avenue stage.
This is a free family-friendly street fair. Hope to see you there!
Please join Autonomous as we present a Club Mandalay sampler evening of Jazz Vocal Standards as part of the Chinatown in Twilight music event
Free and Family-Friendly!
Come on out and Chill Out at our Club Mandalay PopUp live music club and I-Hotel Bakes Cafe on Friday, August 10th!
This month we will be featuring Kul-Jazz and Standard Jazz sets starting at 7pm with the I-Hotel's house band "The Autonomous Region". Holding it down as usual with vocalist Caroline Cabading will be Raymond Bambao on Bass, Chris Planas on Guitar, Harold Ohashi on Drums and guest musicians Jibril Alvarez on piano, Carlos Zialcita on Harmonica and Frank Holder and Patrick Tamayo on percussion.
And maybe just maybe culinary artist Nico Dacumas will be bringing back I-Hotel Bakes' amazing ube cupcakes? Well, you won't know for sure unless you show up! Come by before the music starts to socialize over treats. The cafe opens as early as 6pm.
As always, Club Mandalay is FREE and Family-Friendly . . . but if you RSVP via EventBrite we'll give you a thank you gift!
RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/club-mandalay-tickets-48287449060
It's Jazz Night and R&B night at Club Mandalay! Please join Autonomous as we present an evening of Jazz Vocal Standards as well as our Kulintang-Jazz Repertoire and a few R&B covers just for good measure!
Free and Family-Friendly!
It's Jazz and R&B night at Club Mandalay! Please join Autonomous as we present an evening of Jazz Vocal Standards and an R&B dance set.
Free and Family-Friendly!
Please join us as we present our first performance at the lovely Fenix Supper Club in San Rafael! We'll be doing a set of jazz standards with a few classic R&B tunes for good measure!
It's Jazz Night at Club Mandalay! Please join Autonomous as we present an evening of Jazz Vocal Standards as well as our Kulintang-Jazz Repertoire.
Free and Family-Friendly!
It's Jazz Night at Club Mandalay! Please join Autonomous as we present an evening of Jazz Vocal Standards as well as our Kulintang-Jazz Repertoire.
It's Jazz Night at Club Mandalay! Please join Autonomous as we present an evening of Jazz Vocal Standards as well as our Kulintang-Jazz Repertoire.
It's Jazz night at Club Mandalay and Autonomous will be performing its vocal jazz repertoire. FREE and Family-Friendly!
The Autonomous Region will be featuring their KulJazz music and jazz set for the SOMA Parol Festival. Hope to see you there!
Autonomous is performing two kulintang-jazz sets at the SOMA Night Market this November! Please join us at 7pm and 9pm at the Community/History Room (curated by KulArts).
The Artisan & Craftsman Marketplace takes place on the second Sunday of the month and features over 20 makers, manufacturers and artists from San Francisco and the Bay Area. The hours are from 11 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and features live music. Today, Autonomous will be performing from 12Noon-2pm. Hope to see you there at this FREE family-friendly event! For more info please visit: https://www.cannerycourtyard.com/workshops/2017/10/8/artisan-craftsmen-markerplace
Autonomous is happy to be the reception music providers at the Annual Gala of the Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco.
This is the Event of the Season for the Bay Area legal community where they celebrate their combined investment in justice and diversity.
Images of Legacy Social Dance Event
Fort McKinley Restaurant, 101 Brentwood Drive, South San Francisco, CA
Autonomous will be the featured dance band at The Alvarado Project's fundraiser dinner and dance social for their latest project, " Images of Legacy - Filipino American Voices through Time"
The Autonomous Region will open the Sunday Pistahan festival with a combination of traditional Philippine kulintang music and their KulJazz fusion of kulintang and Jazz