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
Come on out and chill out at the International Hotel Manilatown Center's PopUp jazz show featuring house ensemble The Autonomous Region.
Parol Lantern Festival
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Grand Lobby, 701 Mission Street, San Francisco
Autonomous is happy to be performing for its third straight year at SOMA's annual Parol Lantern Festival.
Looking for that perfect "date night" swanky venue where you can order cocktails and appetizers while listening to Jazz Standards or dancing to R&B Covers? Then Lion's Den is the place for you and Autonomous is the band for you. We'll warm up the evening with some cool jazz and gradually bring in the your R&B dance favorites. We'll be here all night - so come on by when you can. No cover, but if you would like to reserve a table, please visit the website at: www.lionsdenbarandlounge.com
SAVE THE DATE for the Autonomous Region's performance at the Chinatown Music Festival. Exact time still to be determined, but the festival will run from 11am-5pm. Please check back for our exact performance time.
The Autonomous Region is back on Grant Avenue for a set of lively Jazz and R&B music. Please join us for this FREE, outdoor and family-friendly event!
The Autonomous Region is back at the wonderful Clarion Performing Arts Center located in the heart of San Francisco's Chinatown. Please join us for this FREE jazz performance at 2pm.
Weekend Walkways: Grant Avenue
The Autonomous Region is taking it to the streets in our home neighborhood of Chinatown! Please join us for a FREE set of Jazz Standards with a little R&B thrown in just for fun.
Nihonmachi Street Fair's "Our Culture, Our Pride" Concert
Please join Autonomous as we close the Nihonmachi Street Fair's PopUp concert, "Our Culture, Our Pride". We'll be presenting a set of jazz standards with a little R&B just for fun!
Please join The Autonomous Region as we lend vibrancy to Downtown Benicia this summer at the Sounds of Summer Music Series. Feel free to stop by for a song or two as you join other shoppers and diners strolling by First & J Streets.
Please join The Autonomous Region as we perform a Jazz set at the swanky Lion's Den, Chinatown's newest cocktail lounge. We'll be performing from 8-9pm at this historic location that was once the site of the iconic Dragon-A-Go-Go club.
The Autonomous Region will be performing a FREE classic jazz set at the wonderful Clarion Performance Center. Please join us at this historic venue in the heart of San Francisco's Chinatown.
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!