An intimate listening lounge in downtown Paso Robles. Beer, wine, sake, cider, tinned fish. A high-end sound system in an acoustically treated room. Capacity: 35.
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Description
An evening in two parts. +21 and over.
Part 1: Lecture, workshop, Q&A from 6pm
Part 2: DJ set from 9pm
CRAIG HUCKABY
Lifelong Detroiter. Free-spirited percussionist, poet, book collector, record dealer and DJ. Talks about growing up in the night club and live music scene in Detroit and Chicago.
His uncle, Melvin Turner, was a key player in the Ashanti Drummers and Dancers of Detroit back in the mid ‘60s. He studied percussion under Juma Santos (Miles Davis, Nina Simone, David Sanborn, Taj Mahal, Ahmad Jamal). He's a long-time collaborator with Theo Parish. He founded a club night called Soul ‘n Conga which features DJ sets and conga players together. His younger brother is Mike Huckaby, "a pivotal scene figure, equally renowned as a D.J., producer, educator and tastemaker who was widely acknowledged as one of the foremost practitioners of jazzy, deep house."
He released "Black Music" on Signature Sound, 2011.
He appears on...
Sound Sculptures, Vol. 1 by Theo Parish (Signature Sound, 2007)
In the Dark: Detroit is Back, compilation (Still Music, 2013)
Idee, compilation (Dublab, 2021)
And has a long list of credits.
From Detroit Electronic Quarterly, VOL 14:
"It all goes together,” Craig said of how collecting of books and records tie into his conga playing. “As a kid growing up in Detroit, getting records, you had to. It was expected of you. Music was that important and to know more than one instrument. You would buy the record to learn the parts of the songs. Understanding the history and genres through hearing and reading. It makes you a better player… You’re always going to find something new in records and books that you aren’t going to find on the net. It keeps me going.”
Opener: resident DJ Momo
Date & Time
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 5:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Venue Details
Jan's Vinyl Bar
Paso Robles, California 93446