Sat, Apr 25
|Yoshi's
Future Is Now Concert Series, feat. the Ayo Brame Experience
Please join the Just Jazz Foundation "Future Is Now Concert Series" and Oakland’s own Ayo Brame and friends in celebration of his 19th birthday on Saturday April 25th at 7:30PM. Doors open at 7PM. These shows promise to sell out, so make sure to secure your tickets now!
Time & Location
Apr 25, 2026, 7:30 PM PDT
Yoshi's, 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland, CA 94607, USA
About the event
Tenor, Soprano, and EWI saxophonist Ayo Brame was born and raised in Oakland, California. Ayo began his formal jazz studies at the Oakland School for the Arts. Initially a clarinetist, drummer, and bass player, Ayo discovered his passion for the saxophone during the pandemic, studying under the esteemed Richard Howell at Oaktown Jazz Workshops, further refining his skills at the Oakland Public Conservatory of Music, and later as part of the SF Jazz High School All Stars.
Ayo has dedicated countless hours to perfecting his craft, performing alongside his mentor, Kev Choice. Ayo is currently a freshman studying jazz at The New School of Music in Manhattan, New York.
His young career has already seen him headline back-to-back sold-out shows at Yoshi’s for two consecutive years. His musical journey has taken him on tour throughout the continental United States, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Hong Kong, Brazil, and Cuba. Looking…