About
Mikiya Matsuda is a steel guitarist and string bassist living in San Francisco, CA. He is the leader of The Alcatraz Islanders, a swing-era Hawaiian band, and an active sideman in the Bay Area’s traditional jazz scene.
Mikiya has played at venues and festivals across the US. At home on the West Coast, he has worked with a range of artists, including Clint Baker, Nick Rossi, Vic Wong, the Hot Club of San Francisco, Le Jazz Hot, Dave Stuckey, Hal Smith, Jonathan Stout, Casey MacGill, and others.
When not performing, Mikiya teaches music privately and has been on the faculty at Centrum’s “Red Hot Strings” workshop since 2019.
Schedule
Oct 3 – 6 / Redwood Coast Music Festival (Eureka, CA)
Oct 9 / Le Jazz Hot / Scopo Divino / 6 – 9 PM
Oct 12 / The Cottontails / Surrey St. / 12:30 – 3:30 PM
Oct 12 / Nathan Tokunaga / Meyhouse / 6:30 – 9:45 PM
Oct 13 / Mae Powell / Mr. Tipples / 5:00 – 8:00 PM
Oct 16 / Vic Wong & the Little Croquettes / The Liberties / 9:15 -11:30 PM
Oct 17 / The Alcatraz Islanders / Stookey’s Club Moderne / 8 – 10:30 PM
Oct 23 / Vic Wong & the Little Croquettes / The Liberties / 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Oct 29 / Sean Kravit / The Verdi Club / 9:15 – 11:30 PM
Nov 1 / Nick Rossi Swing Six / Top of the Mark, Mark Hopkins Hotel / 7:00 – 10 PM
Nov 3 / The Alcatraz Islanders / Trader Vic’s / 11:30 – 3:00 PM
Nov 6 / Sean Krazit’s Juniper Jazz Band / Wednesday Night Hop / 9:30 – 11:30 PM
Nov 9 / Nick Rossi Swing Six / USS Red Oak Victory / 6 – 10 PM
Nov 14 / Nick Rossi Swing Six / Spec’s Bar / 6 – 10 PM
Nov 17 / The Jazzopaters / Mr. Tipples / 5:00 – 8:00 PM
Nov 19 / Nirav Sanghani / The Verdi Club / 9:15 – 11:30 PM
Nov 25 / Heidi Eveyln / The Verdi Club / 9:15 – 11:30 PM
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