Moe's Alley Presents: Aki Kumar (Sunday Afternoon Blues)
Date and Time
Sun, Jul 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Location
Moe's Alley
1535 Commercial Way
Santa Cruz, CA 95065
Event Details
Moes Alley presents Aki Kumar, award-winning harmonica-driven blues!Sunday, July 13thDoors: 3pm / Show: 4pm $20 in advance / $25 day of the show21+AKI KUMARAki Kumar left his native home in Mumbai, India for the United States with the intention of working as a software engineer. Then he discovered the sounds of the blues, and his life changed dramatically.A masterful harmonica player, soulful vocalist, band-leader, drummer and producer, Kumar is a man of many talents and one of the most prolific artists in the SF Bay Area today. He has successfully blended retro Indian music into his presentation, making for a unique, electrifying, multi-cultural mash-up that sounds like no one else, yet never loses touch with the inspiration it draws from the blues. A veteran of the San Jose music scene for two decades, Kumar was hailed as ...King of Bollywood blues music by SJ Mercury News (2022) and received the Metro Silicon Valley Gold Award for Best Band (2024).Kumars Little Village releases Aki Goes To Bollywood (2016) and Hindi Man Blues (2018) are considered ground-breaking albums that have garnered international critical acclaim. In 2020, Kumar made major news with the world-wide launch of his album Dilruba on Sony Music. In 2021, Little Village released Kumars uplifting reggae-inspired single Zindagi (Life).Aki Kumar has made multiple appearances at The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, San Jose Jazz The World, KQED Arts and CBS Bay Area. He has toured extensively over the years, including in Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, Australia, India and South America.
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This event is 21 and over. Any ticket holder unable to present valid identification indicating that they are at least 21 years of age will not be admitted to this event, and will not be eligible for a refund.
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