Rickie Lee Jones, The War and Treaty and Aaron Lee Tasjan Featured for Fall Benefit Concert in SF on 11/23

Bread & Roses Presents will celebrate its 50th Anniversary (1974-2024) with a special Fall Benefit Concert on Sat. Nov. 23 at the Saint Joseph’s Arts Society with Rickie Lee Jones, The War and Treaty and Aaron Lee Tasjan. Founded by the late Mimi Fariña, the dedicated non-profit will honor her legacy of 50 years of uplifting concerts for isolated Bay Area folk with this momentous event. 

Premium tickets are $250 and include reserved seating, early entry at 5:30 pm as well as access to the welcome reception with complimentary drinks and light bites. For tix, visit https://givebutter.com/fb24 or call (415) 945-7120. Sponsor tables are also available by contacting 415-945-7120 or info@breadandroses.org.

The organization’s most significant fundraising event of the year, proceeds will support its ongoing program of hope and healing through live music for isolated audiences in Bay Area institutional settings. The benefit concert will be an epic celebration of 50 years of free live music and performing arts for children and youth, adults and seniors who are most in need of hope and healing.

The concert promises to be a powerful night of live performance in a spectacular intimate showcase. Grammy-winning singer-songwriter/musician Rickie Lee Jones' five-decade career includes a long history of supporting Bread & Roses with appearances at prior benefit concerts at the Herbst Theatre and Festival of Music at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley. She is known for her wide range of songs in a jazz-rock style including her classic hit Chuck E's in Love on her debut album in 1979, which won a Grammy for "Best New Artist."  She's recorded 15 studio albums. Her latest release Pieces of Treasure re-interprets the great American songbook and was nominated in 2024 for "Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album." Her recent memoir Last Chance Texaco: Chronicles of an American Troubadour takes us on her nomadic journey profiling her longevity as an iconic and legendary American female artist.  www.rickieleejones.com 

The War and Treaty, a powerful husband and wife duo, is breaking boundaries in blues, soul, country and rock. Founded in 2014 by Michael Trotter, Jr. and Tanya Trotter, the internationally renowned duo is one of the most electrifying acts in American music today.  They received recent Grammy nominations for “Best New Artist” and “Best American Roots Song” for Blank Page. Their major label debut album “Lover’s Game” conveys how love is found through struggle and is widely acclaimed along with their latest collaboration “Hey Driver” with Zach Bryan.  www.thewarandtreaty.com

Aaron Lee Tasjan is also returning to open the concert with a few of his thought-provoking and humorous songs. The Nashville-based indie singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist will perform his semi-autobiographical songs which speak of overcoming challenges and embracing change. A Grammy-nominated recording artist, his recent release "Stellar Evolution" celebrates love, is universal in appeal and inclusive in intention.

For more information, visit www.breadandroses.org call (415) 945-7120. 

or contact:  info@breadandroses.org.