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 African-American…
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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 and…Read more
Previous events
The Autonomous Region at Club Mandalay
International Hotel Manilatown Center, 868 Kearny Street, San Francisco
Please join us for jazz sets at the International Hotel's monthly Club Mandalay live music PopUp event!
The Autonomous Region at Club Mandalay
International Hotel Manilatown Center, 868 Kearny Street, San Francisco
Please join us for jazz sets at the International Hotel's monthly Club Mandalay live music PopUp event!
The Autonomous Region at Club Mandalay
International Hotel Manilatown Center, 868 Kearny Street, San Francisco
Please join us for jazz sets at the International Hotel's monthly Club Mandalay live music PopUp event!
Autonomous is pleased to be joining Open Heart Kitchen for a second year at their Annual Gala. We will be presenting a Silent Auction jazz set at 6pm followed by an after dinner R&B dance party set.
The Autonomous Region at Club Mandalay
International Hotel Manilatown Center, 868 Kearny Street, San Francisco
Please join us for an evening of jazz at the International Hotel's Club Mandalay PopUp!
The Clarion Summer Music festival will be a month-long live music celebration in San Francisco's Chinatown and Autonomous is thrilled to be the featured July 19th ensemble. Please join us at 12Noon for a lively jazz set.
The Autonomous Region at Club Mandalay
International Hotel Manilatown Center, 868 Kearny Street, San Francisco
Please join us for an evening of jazz at the International Hotel's Club Mandalay PopUp!
The Autonomous Region at Club Mandalay
International Hotel Manilatown Center, 868 Kearny Street, San Francisco
Please join us for an evening of jazz at the International Hotel's Club Mandalay PopUp!
The Autonomous Region at Club Mandalay
International Hotel Manilatown Center, 868 Kearny Street, San Francisco
Please join us for an evening of jazz at the International Hotel's Club Mandalay PopUp!
The Autonomous Region at Club Mandalay
International Hotel Manilatown Center, 868 Kearny Street, San Francisco
Please join us for an evening of jazz at the International Hotel's Club Mandalay PopUp jazz club
The Autonomous Region at Club Mandalay
International Hotel Manilatown Center, 868 Kearny Street, San Francisco
Please join us for an evening of jazz at the International Hotel's Club Mandalay PopUp jazz club
Celebrate the Winter Holiday with the beautiful lights of the Parol Festival . . . set to the Kulintang-Jazz music of Autonomous! This FREE annual event is always family-friendly.
Autonomous is back in its home venue Club Mandalay! Please join us for this free family-friendly event at the International Hotel Manilatown Center. Stop by to listen to Jazz, KulJazz and R&B in a relaxed cafe setting.
Autonomous will be presenting a jazz set in the Hilton's ballroom lobby during the silent auction.
Autonomous is happy to once again 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.
Autonomous will be doing double duty at Open Heart Kitchen's annual gala fundraiser in San Francisco wine country! During the silent auction we'll perform a jazz set and after dinner an R&B dance party set.
Autonomous will be doing a jazz set at San Francisco's Chinatown Autumn Moon outdoor festival. We go on at 1:30pm but the festival is all day all kinds of great FREE family-friendly events!
Please join Autonomous as we perform our own spin on jazz standards during the Town Center Summer Music Series.
This is a FREE Event!
Premiere of "The Al Robles Express"
International Hotel Center, 868 Kearny Street, San Francisco, CA
Autonomous will be presenting a few pieces from their "Manilatown Suite" concert to open the Premiere of "The Al Robles Express" documentary.
This is a FREE family-friendly event!
Please join us for a second showing of our latest concert of Filipino-American Jazz, "Manilatown Suite".
Funded in part by both the San Francisco Arts Commission and the California Arts Council this concert tells the story of Historic Manilatown, the International Hotel Eviction and today's Manilatown community through music, movement and words.
This is a FREE family-friendly event!