A Very Unusual Jazz Duo two classically trained and jazz savvy string players stretch the bounds of their instruments to create a unique approach to jazz standards and original compositions. Formed in the spring of 2000, Different Strokes has performed at venues around the Bay Area, including the Old First Church Concert Series, San Francisco Arts Festival, the SIMM series, the People in Plazas Series, the Canvas Gallery, the Dolores Park Café and the Citizen Cupcake Café (San Francisco), the Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival, the Bird’s Nest Jazz Series and the Voila Juice Bar and Café (Oakland), Rustico’s Restaurant and Caffe Trieste (Sausalito and Berkeley) as well as the Healdsburg Society for Music and Art. Different Strokes is also on the performance roster of Bread and Roses, Inc. The duo’s debut CD, “Different Strokes Live,” is available on the Edgetone label. Continue reading →