David James’s GPS Album Release – Mission Rebel No. 1: Looking for Rev. Jesse James
Fri, Jan 23
|CMC Concert Hall
A celebration of the release of the recording by David James’s GPS of “Mission Rebel No. 1: Looking for Rev. Jesse James”, composed by David James.
Time & Location
Jan 23, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
CMC Concert Hall, 544 Capp St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
About the event
The culmination of a years-long project of research and composition, the release of “Mission Rebel No. 1” is an occasion worth celebrating. And what better way than by performing the music – a suite that musically examines the life of a Mission District activist, Rev. Jesse James – in the Concert Hall of the Mission’s own Community Music Center.
“Mission Rebel No. 1: Looking for Rev. Jesse James” is the newest album from San Francisco composer, guitarist and singer David James and his ensemble GPS. Part song-cycle, part personal history, the suite of compositions is a kaleidoscopic tour through a half-century of Black musical forms. This highly-anticipated recording is James’ musical examination of the life of his father, a preacher and activist in San Francisco in the 1960s and 70s. Augmenting his long-running sextet with vocalists, James draws inspiration from music contemporaneous with the life of Rev. Jesse James, combining…