The quintet Manzanita was started by vocalist Patrick Knowles and guitarist Tanner Zelinsky, after a chance meeting in an empty parking lot in the Tenderloin. Together the pair writes most of ...

Individually, the members of the Manzanita Quintet have created astounding music in their associations with artists such as Kneebody, Dave Douglas, Ralph Alessi, Jerry Granelli, Art Lande, Beck, and ...