February 24 — June 25 Official Program Book
“The finest big band in the world today.” Daily Telegraph [UK]
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Sunday, June 19, 8PM • Davies Symphony Hall
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“As a composer, Mr. Marsalis has taken up both challenges, of precise tone poetry and of capturing a broader American experience.” The New York Times
Variety—the spice of life. Greetings! It’s my pleasure to introduce the incredible 2011 SFJAZZ Spring Season artist roster. Journalists often say SFJAZZ has “something for everyone” and they’re right! This season provides a real case in point. As usual, we’ve divided the 40+ performances into eight major groups, from String Things to Global Village and Living Legends to Keynotes. Within and across these themes, the creative diversity is truly mind-boggling: Living Legends — The word “legend” is often used loosely, but not by SFJAZZ. Undoubtedly the foremost interpreter of the American songbook is Mr. Tony Bennett. Bluesman Buddy Guy has influenced generations of guitarists, from Eric Clapton to Stevie Ray Vaughan. Randy Newman’s musical depth and literary quality are unique. Meanwhile, Rickie Lee Jones performs Rickie Lee Jones and Pirates, two albums that made her the rage of the early ‘80s. String Things — Groove master John Scofield works his magic with the acoustics of Grace Cathedral. Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele virtuoso, returns by popular demand. One of the fathers of contemporary jazz, Lee Ritenour, expertly applies 6 String Theory. Groundbreaking guitarist Lionel Loueke takes a break from touring with Herbie Hancock. World music icon Ravi Shankar teams up with daughter Anoushka again. Plus, the amazing Assad Brothers explore new classics and Marc Ribot interprets Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid. New Orleans Nights — The HBO program Treme has everyone talking about the Crescent City once again. A Night in Treme brings those sounds to Davies Hall for a rollicking, joyous show. This fabulous series also includes the Marsalis patriarch himself, Ellis Marsalis; New Orleans soul queen Irma Thomas; and the unadulterated, real deal — Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Global Village — Max Raabe takes us on a journey through 1930s Berlin with his entertaining Palast Orchester. Western and African music intersect in the jubilant sounds of Hugh Masekela and the double-bill of Youssou N’Dour with Angelique Kidjo makes for a major event. Other exciting inhabitants include CéU (Brazil), Ana Moura (Portugal), Yasmin Levy (Israel) and John Santos (USA), with the world premiere of Filosofía Caribeña. Power Shift — This powerful series includes the fiery SFJAZZ Collective as they revisit Stevie Wonder’s immortal songs. Expect a night of sheer beauty with Roy Hargrove and Cedar Walton in duet. Phenomenal pianist Kenny Werner leads a true all-star band, while young trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire shows us what’s really new. Meanwhile, jazz icon Wynton Marsalis leads the explosive Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Soulful Singers — We present a broad spectrum of world-class vocalists this spring. Steve Tyrell, Jane Monheit, Lavay Smith and 16-year old wunderkind Nikki Yanofsky are deeply rooted in American classics, while singersongwriters Madeleine Peyroux and Patricia Barber have each blazed their own iconoclastic path. Keynotes — Diversity rules, with a series featuring both acoustic piano and the Hammond B-3. Check out the tremendous Marcus Roberts, classical pianist Gabriela Montero and rising star Gerald Clayton’s burning trio. Organ wizards Lonnie Smith and Barbara Dennerlein co-star in a B-3 bash. And Brazilian keyboardist Eliane Elias will delight SFJAZZ Members in an exclusive event. Leading Edge — This series promises to be a fascinating stunner. Featured artists are Go Home (with Ben Goldberg and Charlie Hunter), the Proverb Trio (with Dafnis Prieto and Jason Lindner), Adam Theis (with the premiere of his Jazz Mafia String Quartet) and the ROVA Saxophone Quartet (with DJs Olive and P-Love). Wow. Detailed descriptions of all these great shows begin on page 18. Also, please help us as we build the SFJAZZ Center! See pages 8-9 to learn how you can join the Giant Steps program — and play a part in the making of jazz history. Enthusiastically,
Randall Kline Executive Artistic Director & Founder Info, sound clips & tickets @ sfjazz.org
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Themes of the 2011 SFJAZZ Spring Season living legends Larger than life, cultural institutions. American exports to the world.
power shift Balancing a profound respect for tradition with a search for new modes of expression, these are the standard bearers of jazz.
global village Discover the heartbeat of diverse cultures, from ancient to modern, through the shared language of music.
Keynotes From acoustic piano to the rugged Hammond B-3, keyboard wizardry in every shape and form.
leading edge With a strong sense of heritage, sonic explorers chart new directions in music.
soulful singers Melodic masters and spellbinding storytellers interpret the legacy of song with passion, grace and fire.
string things Acoustic. Electric. Ukulele and guitar. An astonishing assortment of fingerboard genius.
new orleans nights Step right up and get a taste of the Big Easy — right here in San Francisco.
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living legends Randy Newman Buddy Guy Rickie Lee Jones Tony Bennett
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power shift Kenny Werner with Randy Brecker & David Sánchez SFJAZZ Collective Ambrose Akinmusire Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Roy Hargrove with Cedar Walton
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global village Hugh Masekela Yasmin Levy John Santos Max Raabe & Palast Orchester CéU Youssou N’Dour & Angelique Kidjo Ana Moura
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leading edge Go Home Adam Theis Proverb Trio Rova Saxophone Quartet
soulful singers Patricia Barber Jane Monheit Madeleine Peyroux Lavay Smith Steve Tyrell Nikki Yanofsky
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string things Marc Ribot Jake Shimabukuro Assad Brothers John Scofield Ravi Shankar & Anoushka Shankar Lionel Loueke Trio Lee Ritenour
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new orleans nights Preservation Hall Jazz Band & Bourbon Kings Brass Band Irma Thomas Ellis Marsalis A Night in Treme
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Keynotes Gerald Clayton Trio Marcus Roberts Trio Dr. Lonnie Smith & Barbara Dennerlein Trio Gabriela Montero Eliane Elias Trio
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Mike Charlasch Ronnie Shapiro Megan Mock Mark Ulriksen Rusty Aceves Andrew Gilbert Teddy Hutcherson Justin Walters Folger Graphics
Copywriting, editing & creative direction Art direction Design Cover illustration Copywriting & editing Copywriting Production Box office Printing
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Welcome from the Chair of the Board of Trustees
Srinija Srinivasan
On behalf of the SFJAZZ Board of Trustees and staff, I’m delighted to welcome you to the 2011 SFJAZZ Spring Season. This is an incredibly exciting time for us at SFJAZZ. Now in our 28th year as a Bay Area cultural institution, we are well underway with plans to build a permanent home to further our mission of jazz presentation and education. The SFJAZZ Center will transform our capacity to nurture this music, engage the community locally and globally, and connect adventurous audiences with amazing artists for decades to come. The arts are a vital component of a thriving society, and jazz is an art form perfectly matched for our time. Born of a uniquely American story, jazz transcends international borders. As pioneering, forward-looking, and innovative as the Bay Area itself, jazz �celebrates the creative power in each of us to rise above our circumstances and forge new possibilities. You can play a crucial role in promoting this incredible music by directly supporting SFJAZZ. As a membershipdriven, nonprofit organization, SFJAZZ depends on thousands of music lovers like you to produce extraordinary jazz and world music events, the SFJAZZ Collective, and year-round jazz education programs for youth and adults alike. And now, as we embark upon a truly ambitious vision — The SFJAZZ Center — we need your help more than ever. To learn more about our plans and play a part in this exciting future, please find more information on pages 8-9. With your help, we will create a vibrant cultural center for the 21st century and beyond. I hope your concert experience tonight is exceptional, and that you feel compelled to take a greater role in support of SFJAZZ. If there is anything we can do to improve, please don’t hesitate to let us know at info@sfjazz.org. With thanks,
SFJAZZ Board of Trustees OFFICERS
Srinija Srinivasan, Chair Steven R. Bell, Vice Chair Randall Kline, Co-President Felice Swapp, Co-President James McElwee, Treasurer Charles Charnas, Secretary
TRUSTEES
Robert Mailer Anderson William K. Bowes, Jr. Shona Brown Lewis E. Byrd Timothy Dattels David C. Drummond Kyle J. Goldman Del Anderson Handy Brian E. Hollins Bannus Hudson Roberta Katz James Manyika Michael Mauze Nion McEvoy Andrew Rumer Greg Stern Sanjay Vaswani Thurman V. White, Jr. Mark Zitter
HONORARY MEMBERS Clinton Gilbert Shirley Read-Jahn Fretter
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About Us Founded in 1983, SFJAZZ is the largest nonprofit jazz presenting and educational institution on the West Coast, serving audiences of over 100,000 annually through a variety of spectacular and unique programs. These include: SFJAZZ Spring Season 40 or more world-class music events, February–June.
THE SFJAZZ EXPERIENCE HAVE FUN. GET MORE MUSIC. SAVE MONEY. and SUPPORT AN AUTHENTIC AMERICAN ART FORM.
SFJAZZ Community
San Francisco Jazz Festival A Bay Area tradition for over a quarter of a century, offering a phenomenal array of jazz and world music concerts from September to November.
SFJAZZ Collective A true all-star band, currently featuring Miguel Zenón, Mark Turner, Avishai Cohen, Robin Eubanks, Stefon Harris, Edward Simon, Matt Penman and Eric Harland. Commissioned by SFJAZZ, this extraordinary ensemble performs a new repertoire of original compositions each year, as well as the works of a modern master — Stevie Wonder in 2011. The band’s limited edition 3-CD set Live 2010, featuring Horace Silver’s music, is available at sfjazz.org.
SFJAZZ Education Year-round education programs for youth and adults, such as the award-winning SFJAZZ High School All-Star program, Family Matinees and our Discover Jazz classes.
SFJAZZ is far more than just another concert promoter. We represent a vital community that maintains and builds a strong future for jazz — America’s authentic art form — in San Francisco and beyond. Your tax-deductible contribution lets us: Bring great artists to the Bay Area — via the San Francisco Jazz Festival and SFJAZZ Spring Season.
Support a vibrant local music scene — with our Summerfest and Hotplate series.
Encourage young musicians — in our SFJAZZ High School All-Stars Jazz Orchestra and Combo.
Foster new fans — through our Jazz in the Middle program, Family Matinees and Discover Jazz classes.
Celebrate jazz as a living art form — by commissioning new works and premiering them with artists such as the SFJAZZ Collective.
Honor Bay Area jazz leaders — through the SFJAZZ Beacon Award and presenting music legends at our annual Gala.
To learn about the many benefits of SFJAZZ Membership, please see pages 6-7.
SFJAZZ Hotplate A monthly series featuring the Bay Area’s hottest musicians paying tribute to jazz legends, as well as local DJs spinning deep cuts — more info at the all-new sfjazzhotplate.org.
SFJAZZ Summerfest Free concerts showcasing top local artists in beautiful outdoor settings.
Stay connected to SFJAZZ facebook.com/sfjazz youtube.com/sfjazzonline twitter.com/sfjazz
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Enjoy access to “insider” events not open to the general public. Some of our offerings this spring: SFJAZZ Collective: Post-Concert Reception Friday, March 11 8pm performance War Memorial Green Room Mingle with the artists, get your CDs signed, and meet other SFJAZZ Members over complimentary wines and desserts. FREE for Members! Stevie Wonder is an icon of modern music, with influence in every genre including jazz. Join SFJAZZ Collective saxophonist Miguel Zenón in a guided listening, as he shares insights on Wonder’s career and how the Collective has tackled his compositions for their upcoming tour. The event includes a complimentary wine and dessert reception with Zenón. Limit of two FREE tickets per Member household!
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Eliane Elias Trio: Members-Only Concert Saturday, May 21, 8pm Yerba Buena Center Forum
Hailing from Brazil, Eliane Elias is one of the world’s great jazz pianists — and has the voice of an angel. See page 41 for more.
behind the scenes rehearsal Spring reception Premium reserved seating personalized ticket service intimate events with artists
Additional Leaders Circle benefits available at higher support levels.
To become a Member, visit sfjazz.org or call 415-788-7353.
Leaders circle $1200 and up
Patron $600
additional members card
»» Members-only events Miguel Zenón Listening Party: The Music of Stevie Wonder Thursday, February 24, 7pm SF Conservatory of Music
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Members-Only events 10% discount on SFJAZZ merchandise
• 25% off tickets to: John Santos, Saturday, April 2 (page 29) Dr. Lonnie Smith & Barbara Dennerlein Friday, April 15 (page 32) John Scofield, Friday, April 29 (page 37) Steve Tyrell, Friday, June 3 (page 44)
contributor $120
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benefactor $300
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household $75
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Student $25
Join SFJAZZ and get more of the music. Membership lasts a full year and there’s no limit to the number of tickets you can buy. Some of the exciting benefits Members will enjoy during the SFJAZZ Spring Season include:
membership levels senior $50
SFJAZZ Membership
Take it up a notch. The SFJAZZ Leaders Circle is a community of kindred spirits who share a passion for the music and a desire to have a greater impact on our mission with annual gifts starting at $1,200. In addition to receiving all the membership benefits shown on page 6, Leaders Circle members also enjoy special perks which include:
»» VIP service and seating
Eileen and Thurman White Jr. meet legendary drummer Roy Haynes.
Prime seats, personalized ticket service, and free exchanges.
»» Exclusive events
Complimentary fine wine at intermissions of select performances and post-performance parties (see below).
»» Brushes with greatness
Receptions with the finest artists in the world and intimate performances in private homes.
To join the Leaders Circle, contact Katie Neubauer at 415-283-0326 or kneubauer@sfjazz.org
David Landis and Sean Dowdall share a laugh with Cheryl Bentyne of Manhattan Transfer.
Leaders Circle Spring Season Exclusive Events In addition to all the Members events listed on page 6, you’ll also enjoy:
Open Rehearsal with the SFJAZZ Collective Get a sneak peak as these allstars prepare for their spring tour. We’ll send them off with a stylish reception, Saturday, March 5. A benefit at $600+.
Leaders Circle Lounges
Annual Directors’ Dinner
Complimentary fine wine and desserts at all Palace of Fine Arts and Herbst Theatre intermissions. A benefit at $1,200+.
An intimate gourmet dinner at Hayes Street Grill with stars from the SFJAZZ Spring Season, hosted by our Executive Directors. A benefit at $10,000+.
Spring Season Celebration — A Night in Treme Come party after the concert that celebrates historic and culturally rich New Orleans, on Friday, June 10. A benefit at $1,200+.
Annual Leaders Circle Salon Bring the music into sharp personal focus at an intimate performance in a private home. A benefit at $2,500+.
Omara Portuondo gets a hug from Andy Rumer after her performance.
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“For the first time, jazz in America will have a counterpart to the symphony hall, an edifice that proclaims the value of jazz to anyone who sees it on the street.”
— The Chicago Tribune
By any measure, SFJAZZ is already a world leader and key reference point for jazz presentation, education and creation. But now, we have an extraordinary opportunity to literally “build” on this legacy and embark on the next stage of our journey with the construction of the SFJAZZ Center. The SFJAZZ Center is designed specifically for the growth of jazz music and audiences alike. It will be the first concert hall of its type in the United States: a freestanding, high-quality performance venue with flexible seating and staging for artists of every stature. Developed by awardwinning architect Mark Cavagnero and located in San Francisco’s vibrant cultural corridor, the SFJAZZ Center will be comprised of 35,000 square feet in an elegant, freestanding LEED Certified structure. With this spectacular new building, SFJAZZ will take its place alongside the Symphony, the Opera and other major institutions, as a permanent home for jazz — America’s original, indigenous art form. Please visit our site at sfjazz.org/center to learn more.
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Help build the future of SFJAZZ. We’ve made remarkable progress in a short time — launching the World is Listening campaign; attaining more than half of our financial goal; purchasing the site at Franklin & Fell streets; and obtaining strong community support. But, we still have a long way to go in order to open the doors to our first planned performance in 2012. Support the World is Listening campaign with a gift and help us build the SFJAZZ Center. To learn more about opportunities to participate via cash donations, planned giving and gifts of appreciated stocks and other assets, please contact: Kevin Causey Director of Development 415-283-0306 • kcausey@sfjazz.org
“The SFJAZZ Center is ambitious in its vision to present the diverse spectrum of jazz at a first-rate facility.” — San Francisco Chronicle
Giant Steps Become a Founding Member of the SFJAZZ Center. Join Giant Steps now and be there every step of the way as we make history with the building of the SFJAZZ Center — our permanent home dedicated to jazz performance and education. Make a membership commitment at any level from $300 Benefactor up through our Leaders Circle, agree to stay at that level for three years, and you’ll be a part of Giants Steps, enjoying all the core benefits of SFJAZZ membership. Plus, you’ll participate in once-in-a-lifetime moments of the building’s construction — from groundbreaking to the grand opening.
Giant Steps gives you all the benefits of SFJAZZ membership at your selected level (page 6), plus: »» Your name inscribed on the SFJAZZ Center (Limited opportunities — please act quickly) »» An invitation to the Groundbreaking Event
“Everything in the building will be adjusted for SFJAZZ’s top priority: music.”
— The New York Times, Bay Area Blog
“The SFJAZZ Center represents a major transformation for SFJAZZ.” — Srinija Srinivasan Chair of the SFJAZZ Board of Trustees
»» An invitation to the Grand Opening Celebration »» The satisfaction of playing a part in jazz history!
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The Leaders Circle LEGENDS (GIFTS OF $100,000 & ABOVE)
William K. Bowes, Jr. Foundation Ms. Harriet Heyman and Mr. Michael Moritz Srinija Srinivasan Anonymous (2)
VISIONARIES ($50,000 – $99,999) Anonymous
MASTERS ($25,000 – $49,999) Randi and Bob Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Brian Hollins James Family Foundation Alison and Michael Mauze Mr. Nion McEvoy Doug Tilden Anonymous
ARTISTS ($10,000 – $24,999) Bob and Barbara Amore Charles and Margaret Charnas The Dattels Family Dr. Elaine Engman Tim and Nancy Howes Bannus and Cecily Hudson The Charles and Roberta Katz Family Foundation Laura and Michael Lazarus Barbara and Barry Lynn Drs. James and Sarah Manyika Mr. and Mrs. William Matthes The McElwee Family Ms. Elisabeth Taylor Peters Mr. and Mrs. Gregory T. Stern Darian and Rick Swig Mr. and Mrs. Thurman V. White, Jr. Mark Zitter and Jessica Nutik Zitter Anonymous (3)
PRODUCERS ($5,000 – $9,999)
We thank the following donors for annual fund gifts made through January 31, 2011
Steve and Susan Bell Mr. Stephen K. Cassidy and Ms. Rebecca L. Powlan George Cogan and Fannie Allen Rafael Costas Jackson Family Trust Dr. Stephen Doberstein Bill and Kate Duhamel Concepcion and Irwin Federman Michael A. Feno Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Gotcher David Landis and Sean Dowdall Mr. and Mrs. Dave Miner Mr. and Mrs. William Sagan Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sherman Debbie Thomas Mr. Sanjay Vaswani Dan Weiss and Dr. Carl Herbert Anonymous
DIRECTORS ($2,500 – $4,999)
Ms. Germaine Brennan Mr. Lewis E. Byrd Mr. and Mrs. David Crane Mr. and Mrs. Tim Danison Mrs. Paula Di Domenico in Memory of Anthony Di Domenico, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. William S. Fisher Family Fund in honor of Nion McEvoy The Three Vernas Kathleen and James Hormel, Jr. Lilli and Michael Howse Bruce and Dasa Katz, Katz Family Foundation Barbara and Ron Kaufman Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lurie Mr. Robert Meister Mr. and Mrs. Ed Miner Sharon and Jon Opsal Diane and David Pace Mark Perelman Babette and Steven Pinsky John and Colleen Place Matthew P. Quilter Mr. and Mrs. Larry Rafferty Shirley Sasaki Ms. H. Marcia Smolens Mr. and Mrs. TP Srinivasan
Ms. Priscilla Stoyanof and Mr. David Roche Judy C. Swanson Ms. Felice Swapp John and Sandra Thompson Larry and Darlene Tripplett Patricia Skala and Corey Weinstein Mr. and Mrs. Dick Williams Arthur and Charlotte Zitrin Foundation Anonymous
PRESENTERS ($1,200 – $2,499)
Ms. Nancy Alpert David C. Anderson Paul Banas and L. Jasmine Kim Mr. James R. Bancroft Mr. Chris Barker Ben Bewick Leah Rosenkrantz and Jeffrey Bluestone Mr. Charles Brack Rex and Elaine Cardinale Antonio Casal Frank J. Caufield Kevin Causey and Cydney Payton John Cawley and Christine Marshall Michael Cheung Mr. Jay Clemens and Dr. Carolyn Seen Ms. Jane A. Cook Susan David Ruth and Robert Dell Ms. Debra DeMartini Mr. David Devine Glenn Elkins Mrs. Sandra and Dr. Michael Fischman Mr. and Mrs. Ben Frydman Ms. Hinda Gilbert Dr. William Gott John Graetz and Ana Suarez Alex Hannah Anthony and Angela Harris Steve and Gina Harris John Hayes and Robin Levi Aundre Herron and Katherine Martinez Mr. Bruce and Dr. Mary Hopewell Phil Horowitz Malcolm Hotchkiss Mr. and Mrs. J. Laurie Hunter Anna and Sean Hurley Ms. Paula-Jo Husack Gary Jaffe Mr. Patrick Kenealy
Ms. Laura LaBine Peter Lambert Ms. Gloria Lau and Mr. Bob Burkhead Mr. Stuart Leeb Mr. Hollis Lenderking Ms. Zahavah Levine Greg Little and Alicia Nogales David Lockwood Mr. Steven Maginnis Ms. Alita Marshall Ms. Anne Garden and Mr. Leonard Mastromonaco Matarozzi-Pelsinger Builders Erwin D. Mieger Carol and Ron Miller Chris Neil Usha and Diaz Nesamoney Drs. Rhoda and Stephen Nutik Ellen and Peter Obstler Joseph Omran David and Christiane Parker Alec and Serena Perkins Carolyn Schwab Pomerantz and Gary Pomerantz Alan and Carol Pomerantz Tom and Alice Pulliam David and Mary Ramos Carl and Leslie Rodd Juan Oscar Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. Mark Roos Michael and Aileen Rubin Ivan Samuels and Stefanie Krantz, March Foundation Karen Turner Sanford Edward and Michelle Sarti Danny Scher Ms. Susan Schindler Mr. Curtis Scribner Kevin and Amy Solliday John Spallone Heidi and Jonah Steinhart Diana and Douglas Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Street Peter B. Sullivan Alan Taylor Kier Taylor Joe Veni and Katie Neubauer Ginny Rubin and Dick Warmer Mike Wilkins and Sheila Duignan Ms. Shannon Wilson and Ms. Janine Guillot Warner and Greta Wims Lawrence Wood Asher and Melissa Yanich Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Youngs Lucille and Norm Zilber
Patrons & Benefactors PATRONS ($600 – $1,199)
Ms. Susan Babuka Jonathan Ballon Ms. Helene Baribault Mr. Allyn Beltran Mr. and Mrs. Eric Brown Peters Mr. George Buffington and Ms. Debra Bloomfield Ms. Martha Campbell Mr. Brandon Carson Ms. Marguerite Casillas Mr. Michael Cool Mr. Michael Darby and Ms. Toni Martin Mr. James Dilley Mr. Erik Egan Phil and Connie Erickson Laura Evans and Yasuo Monno Dan and Judy Gilbert KK Wealth Advisors, Karen Goodfriend Deborah L. Gould, MD Mr. Richard Grosboll Dr. Gary Grossman, PhD and Mattheus Dahlberg Mr. and Mrs. William Hart John Heisse and Karin Scholz Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hoover Ms. Megan James Knapp Planning and Environmental Consulting Sy Kaufman Ms. Barbara Slotnik and Mr. Steve Kerns Ms. Catherine McCracken Mr. Phillip McNall Mr. Al Monteiro Ms. Stasia Obremskey
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Dr. Deborah Payne-Kelley Kay and Ray Roberts Anne and Martin Roher Mr. John Smyth in honor of Michael and Laura Lazarus Ms. Laura Stampleman Mr. James Stricker and Ms. Mary Jean Stenpien Mr. and Mrs. Claudio Tarchi Marcia and Allen Tusting Mark Vukalcic Bart and Nancy Westcott Lewis Williams Ms. Lynne Windfeldt Anonymous (2)
BENEFACTORS ($300 – $599)
Dr. Gregg Adams Larry Alden Jane Allen-Morin Mr. Victor Alterescu Mr. and Mrs. Cal Anderson Joe Armel, D.D.S. Mr. and Mrs. David Ayres Ms. Alisa Baker Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Basmajian Ms. Sha K. Bass Mr. Gary Bean Mr. Bobby Bell Mr. John Bielenberg Donna and Nordin Blacker Mr. Dean Blackketter and Ms. Kathleen Wydler Charles Bleadon
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Rick and Vicki Block, Block Builders, Inc. Mrs. Claire Bobrow Mr. and Mrs. David Bonaccorso Mr. and Mrs. Russell Borogove Michael Boyd Mr. Herman Bracey Mr. Jeff Bradley Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Braswell Mr. David Brossard and Ms. Sally Beck Dr. David Bruce and Ms. Milissa Elsass Ms. Mavis Buchholz Mr. Robert Burns Mr. Jethro Busch Mr. Steve Callow and Ms. Jan Diamond Miss Cynthia Canup Marc Capelle Nancy and John Capitanio Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cassedy Mr. Michael Castleman and Ms. Anne Simons Chris Castro and Gary Black Mr. Alan Char Mr. and Mrs. Don Chee Mr. Jarrett Cherner Polly Cherner Ms. Marlene Chernow Ms. Patricia Chester Mr. Ed Cho and Ms. Hiromi Yamaguchi Mr. Johnson Chow Ms. Deborah Churchill Ms. Linda Cicero Rachael and Geoffrey Clarke Mr. Adam Cohen Mr. Wayne Colyer Ms. Elaine Connell Christopher R. Conner
Mr. and Mrs. Rob Corder Jenifer and Jud Cost Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cristman Ms. Eileen Crocker Mr. Wilson Curle Stan Dahl Mr. Owen Daniels Mr. Abhijit Datta Mr. Edmundo Davila Mr. and Mrs. Dell Davis Ms. Susan Miller and Mr. Jonathan Davis Jerry Davis and Nancy Wilkinson Ms. Kimberly Davis Fred Dechowitz Mrs. Larraine Decker Ms. Debbie Degutis Mr. Christopher Detzer Ms. Mary Donovan Mr. and Mrs. Steven Dinkelspiel Aaron D’Souza Mr. and Mrs. Matias Duarte Ms. Leslie Durschinger Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Dwyer Mr. and Mrs. William Edlund Mr. and Mrs. James C. Egli Mr. Klaus Ehrlich Mr. Rich Eichen Mr. Jonathan Epstein Ms. Nancy Eslick Marilyn and Tom Evans Mr. Elliot Evers Ms. Kari Fairchild Ms. Annette Fajardo Mr. Dominic Fedronic and Mrs. Katalin Breier-Fedronic
Mr. Richard Ferrie Mr. Ted Feyler Mr. Ray Fisher and Ms. Kathy Takemoto John B. Fitzpatrick Mr. Christopher T. Fong Mr. Larry Ford and Ms. Carolyn Parms Jennifer and Steven Foreman Mr. Robert Forsland Mr. Stephen Foster Mr. Brooks Frank Michael Frontera and Aimee Johnson Mr. Craig Fruin Ms. Mary Furlong Mr. Michael Gaines Mr. and Mrs. Brad Gallien Mr. and Mrs. Shaul Gal-Oz Mr. Roberto Garces Todd Garrett Mr. Sam Gharabally Howard Gillis and Sacha Bunge Edward Glennon Mr. Michael Gold and Ms. Susan West Lee Goodin and Therese “Terry” Grenchik Mr. Doug Goodkin Thomas Graf Mr. Anthony Grant Dr. Lawrence Grauman Casanova Green Mr. Peter Greenberg Mr. Thomas Gregory Ms. Vicki Groninga Mr. Benjamin Gross Mr. Jacob Grotta Mr. and Mrs. Mike Groves Gary and Barbara Haber Mr. Barry Handon Mr. Kurtiss Hare Mr. Warren Hausman Mr. Lou Heine Mr. Peter Heinecke and Ms. Kathryn Bowsher Mr. John Heinsius Ms. Jo Ann Hendricks Mr. Jose Hermocillo Ms. Ruth Herring Irene Hilton Ms. Heather Hough Mr. Richard Hsu Dr. LA Huff Mr. Jay Huston Dr. Robert Ignoffo Elizabeth Imholz Mr. and Mrs. Stanford Ishihara Ms. Mary Ishisaki Mr. Wellington Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Neil Jacobson Mr. Christopher Jaeger Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jefferies Mr. Joshua Jennings Ms. Stephanie Jensen Mr. Wilbur Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Johnson Mr. Keith Jones Mr. Robert Jones Dr. Bayinaah Jones-Sedona & Rosa G. Pérez-Sedona Mr. Keith Kappmeyer Mike Kappus
Mr. Harrison Karr and Ms. Denise Ruelas Ms. Audrey Kavka Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Kavounas Mr. Bob Keeble Mr. and Mrs. Larry Keil Mr. George Kellar Mr. Raymond Kenny Mr. Kang Kiang Mr. Thomas Kilian Susan Kim Dr. and Mrs. Kevin Knopf Mr. Ken Krechmer Ms. Pamela Krell Mr. and Mrs. Beach Kuhl Jordan Kurland Yeongju Kwon Mark Lecker and Stacey Mufson Mr. Eugene Lee Ms. Diane Lee Mr. Martin Lee and Ms. Tiffany Devitt Ms. Beverly Lehr and Mr. Mike Stotak Ms. Gail Sinquefield Mr. Martin Lesinski Diane and Tom Levison Dr. and Mrs. Martin Liberman Mr. Stuart Lichter Mr. Gordon Linden Mr. Bill Little Ms. Lihui Liu Mr. Michael Lodoen Mr. John Loots and Ms. Rebecca Wilson-Loots Kathy Lowrie Mr. Thomas Loynd Tom Lustenader Ms. Linda Luvano William Macdonald Mr. Michael Maiman Mr. Lawrence Marcus Ms. Jan Marks Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Martin Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Martinez Mr. Vincent Mason Mr. Scott Mauvas K. McClune Ms. Karla McKee Mr. Scott McMullin Ms. Maura McNiel Mr. Thomas Meeks Richard & Anne Melbye Ms. Lisa Mestayer Ms. Rochelle Metcalfe Mr. and Mrs. Burton Meyer Mr. and Mrs. Oren Michels Joseph Miller Mr. Thomas Mills Ms. Melinda Mills Ms. Linda Minor Elyse Montiel Mr. David Morales Dr. David Nagel Mr. Kaz Nakamoto Ms. Frances Jackler and Mr. Will Nelson Mrs. Robin Newcombe Jim Newman Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. O’Brien Ms. Joann O’Keefe
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sfjazz education FAsciNATiNG JAZZ mOmeNTs FOr sTUdeNTs OF ALL AGes. vibrANT, iNFOrmATive ANd FUN!
SFJAZZ High School All-Stars
SFJAZZ High School All-Stars Jazz Orchestra From New Orleans to Now
For their annual Spring Season appearance, the SFJAZZ High School All-Stars, led by director Paul Contos, will focus on music that captures the spirit of Bourbon Street. Having been specially selected to perform at the 2011 Jazz Education Network Conference held in New Orleans, the All-Stars present stunning pieces that define the feeling, the grooves and the exuberance of the Big Easy, along with cutting-edge compositions. THURSDAY, MAY 5, 7:30PM • JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER of sf $15 GENERAL ADMISSION ADULTS; $10 ADULTS WITH CHILDREN; $5 CHILDREN AND SENIORS made possible in part through the generosity of Del Anderson Handy and John Handy
SFJAZZ High School All-Stars Combo
Avishai Cohen, Edward Simon and Cory Combs discuss Horace Silver and the SFJAZZ Collective.
Pre-Concert Talks During every season, SFJAZZ Education hosts intimate conversations with international performing artists prior to select performances. Free to ticket holders, Pre-Concert Talks provide deep insight into the performer’s music and creative process. They begin one hour before show time. spring schedule: March 18: Go Home (pg. 24) April 2: John Santos (pg. 29)
The SFJAZZ High School All-Stars presents its first official, dedicated combo, directed by renowned saxophonist and educator, Dann Zinn. Comprised of the best of the best high school students from across the Bay Area, this small ensemble plays original compositions and arrangements along with exciting works by the SFJAZZ Collective. Expect to be wowed by impressive musicianship, forward thinking and a creative approach to the standard jazz repertoire, by the next generation of jazz musicians. SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 6:30PM • SWEDISH AMERICAN HALL $15 GENERAL ADMISSION ADULTS; $10 ADULTS WITH CHILDREN; $5 CHILDREN AND SENIORS
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April 10: Assad Brothers (pg. 32) April 17: Ellis Marsalis (pg. 35) May 20: Lionel Loueke (pg. 41) June 18: Nikki Yanofsky (pg. 47)
Family Matinees Sonny Rollins
Herbst Theatre $15 General Admission adults; $10 adults with children; $5 children and seniors Both fun and educational, Family Matinees provide a window into the exciting world of live jazz. Each one-hour matinee features live performance, audience participation, Q&A and amazing music. Although designed for elementary school students, our Family Matinees are open to music fans of all ages. This spring, the Marcus Shelby Trio hosts our Matinee series, showcasing one of America’s great musical treasures, the Blues. Enjoyed individually or as a series, these Family Matinees will change the way you hear jazz.
»» Matinee 1: The Blues — In the Beginning
Sunday, March 13, 11AM From work songs, field hollers and spirituals came “call and response” — a key musical and lyrical ingredient in blues music. In this matinee, families engage in call-and-response and learn about New Orleans, a city steeped in the history of the blues.
»» Matinee 2: The Blues — Telling Stories
Saturday, April 2, 11AM Blues music has long been a means of expressing stories of hardship, heartbreak, passion and politics, as well as passing along oral history. This matinee explores both the African American oral tradition and its relationship to the blues.
»» Matinee 3: The Blues — Hearing & Feeling It
Saturday, May 21, 11AM Blues is the foundation of jazz as well as the prime source of rhythm and blues, rock ‘n’ roll and country music, so being able to recognize it enriches all music experiences. This matinee helps the audience hone their “blues” listening skills through an interactive, howthings-work approach.
John Coltrane
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Michael Brecker John Coltrane
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Jazz history, live performance, classic audio and exciting video make Discover Jazz the most distinctive jazz appreciation course available for adults. We’re pleased to announce our Discover Jazz offering for this spring. members
Jazz and American Culture Through the Lens of the Great Tenor Saxophonists (5-class series)
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Thursdays, 7–9PM, february 10–march 10 Jewish Community Center of San Francisco • Cory Combs, Instructor Non-Members: $25 per class; $100 full course SFJAZZ & JCCSF Members: $18 per class; $75 full course Jazz music, like American culture itself, is constantly evolving. Through each era, from early jazz to hard bop and beyond, the tenor saxophone exemplifies an inherent maverick spirit, and provides an excellent lens to view the broader picture of jazz and its cultural context. In the spring Discover Jazz series, participants will take a look at jazz history’s unique timeline, and the most important and influential tenor saxophonists associated with each era. Series taught by composer and bassist Cory Combs.
February 10: Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young and the Art of Swing (featuring Phillip Greenlief) Swing music dominated American culture in the 1930s and ‘40s. Here the jazz soloist took on a prominent role in the big band, and three of the greatest tenor players in jazz history rose to stardom.
»» February 17: Sonny Rollins — Bebop, Hard Bop and the “Saxophone Colossus” (featuring Dann Zinn)
After stints with Art Blakey and Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins emerged to become the most enduring tenor player of the bebop and hard bop eras. His original voice and concept have cemented his place as a living legend.
»» February 24: John Coltrane — The Master of Innovation (featuring members of the SFJAZZ High School All-Stars)
John Coltrane’s tireless pursuit of musical and spiritual depth helped him become not only one of the most influential saxophonists in jazz, but one of the most important figures in music history.
»» March 3: Wayne Shorter — Art Blakey, Miles Davis, Weather Report and Beyond (featuring Paul Contos & Malachi Whitson)
After Coltrane left to develop his own group, Miles went through many tenor players before finding his creative match in the great Wayne Shorter. Shorter went on to co-lead Weather Report and blaze a brilliant solo path.
»» March 10: Dewey Redman, Joe Lovano, Michael Brecker and the Modern Jazz Masters (featuring Andrew Speight)
Too many jazz history books end with Wayne Shorter. Doing so leaves out modern tenor pioneers, including Dewey Redman, Michael Brecker, Joe Lovano, and more recently, Joshua Redman and Chris Potter. Each player has brought a new spark to the tenor saxophone tradition. Info, sound clips & tickets @ sfjazz.org
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Miguel Zenón alto saxophone
Mark Turner tenor saxophone
Avishai Cohen trumpet
Robin Eubanks trombone
Stefon Harris vibraphone
Edward Simon piano
Matt Penman bass
Eric Harland drums
The Concept If you aren’t already familiar with the eight artists who comprise the SFJAZZ Collective, you will be. As soloists, composers and bandleaders, they represent what’s happening now in jazz. More than master instrumentalists, each member is possessed of a totally individual creative voice, working collectively to express a unified musical identity. They also demonstrate that jazz has truly become an international language. Hailing from Puerto Rico, New York, Venezuela, Philadelphia, New Zealand and Israel, the Collective’s multi-cultural lineup mirrors the explosion of jazz talent around the globe.
2010 Top 10 Album of the Year — All About Jazz, New York 2009 Small Group Ensemble of the Year — Jazz Journalists Association
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Live 2010: 7th Annual Concert Tour The music of Horace Silver and original compositions.
SFjazz collective
OUR ACCLAIMED ALL-STAR GROUP TURNS HEADS AND OPENS MINDS. NOW THEY TAKE ON STEVIE WONDER.
The Repertoire Every year these exceptional artists come together to celebrate jazz as a constantly evolving modern art form, by honoring the work of a master composer. For 2011, the Collective takes on the material of pop music icon Stevie Wonder, an artist whose songs have had a profound impact on musicians of every stripe and our culture overall. In addition to reinterpreting classics, each band member is commissioned by SFJAZZ to write a piece specifically for the ensemble. These original compositions will appear along with the Stevie Wonder material on a new multi-CD set, Live 2011.
Photo: Dmitri Savitski Stevie Wonder
“Fierce and elegant, precise and loose-limbed, artfully balancing intricate ensembles and blazing solos.” — San Francisco Chronicle “The SFJAZZ Collective is an egalitarian wonder, equally concerned with where the music has been and where it’s going... Every track is a discovery and you will not find a weak link in the ensemble.” — JazzTimes The best overall live jazz set this writer has heard in the New Millennium.” — AllAboutJazz.com
SFJAZZ Collective
spring 2011 U.S. Tour Schedule February 26
Newmark Theatre, Portland Jazz Festival, Portland, OR
March 6
Napa Valley Opera House, Napa, CA
March 10
Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, CA
March 11
Herbst Theatre, SFJAZZ, San Francisco, CA
March 18
Schwartz Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
March 19
University Auditorium, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
March 20
University of North Florida Arts Center, Jacksonville Beach, FL
March 22
Sewanee University of the South, Sewanee, TN
March 24
Hogg Memorial Auditorium, University of Texas, Austin, TX
March 25
R. Don Cowan Fine & Performing Arts Center, University of Texas, Tyler, TX
March 26
Annette Strauss Artist Square at AT&T Performing Arts Center, Dallas, TX
March 27
Alys Stephens Center University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
March 29
Roland Hayes Concert Hall Fine Arts Center, University of Chattanooga, TN
Mar 31– Apr 3 Jazz Standard, New York, NY June 11
Playboy Jazz Festival, Los Angeles, CA
See all of the Collective’s recordings on page 51. SFJAZZ is grateful to the following for their generous support of the Collective’s 2011 residency and tour: National Endowment for the Arts, Aaron Copland Fund for Music and Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation.
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March 10 Karyn Paige sings Nina Simone
April 14 Shotgun Wedding plays Cab Calloway
where locals meet legends
May 12 Josh Jones plays Ray Barretto
June 9 Mads Tolling plays Jean Luc Ponty SFJAZZ Hotplate is a monthly series showcasing the exciting Bay Area jazz scene in a low-cost, low-key environment. Each month features a new local artist re-imagining the music of a jazz legend, along with the Guardian’s “Best Local DJ,” Vinnie Esparza, spinning classic cuts throughout the night. Plus, you can win cool SFJAZZ merchandise, free memberships and tickets to upcoming SFJAZZ concerts. Just $5 at the door!
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» March 4: Still Grazin’
Hugh Masekela Far more than a world-jazz visionary, Hugh Masekela turned music into a potent and joyous force in the international struggle against apartheid. Over half a century, the 71-yearold South African trumpeter has amassed a stunning array of achievements, from his chart-topping 1968 hit “Grazing In the Grass” to his crucial role midwifing the acclaimed musical Sarafina!, which brought the anti-apartheid movement to Broadway. He heeded Dizzy Gillespie’s advice and forged a singular path, blending the rhythms and songs of his township youth with American jazz and R&B. While the infectiously grooving sound made him a pop star, his musical interests evolved as quickly as his address changed in the 1970s and 80s, when he bounced between Guinea, New York, Los Angeles, Liberia, London, Ghana and Botswana. His latest album, 2009’s Phola, is an introspective meditation on life, love, politics and social consciousness, while his new band reflects the bristling energy of a rising generation of Cape Town jazz musicians. There is no finer representative from the “Global Village” than Hugh Masekela. friday, march 4, 8PM Palace of Fine Arts Theatre 25 / 40 / 60 Premium
“A musician of phenomenal grace and power: intricate and fiery on flugelhorn and still blessed with a voice that can strip the leaves from the trees.” — The Independent “Hugh Masekela is still one of the most thrilling live performers around.” — Rolling Stone
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Sánchez
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» March 5: Effortless Mastery
Kenny Werner Quintet
featuring special guests David Sánchez & Randy Brecker One of the most fearlessly creative pianists in jazz, Kenny Werner knows the secret of transforming familiar-looking instrumental lineups into sleek vehicles for extraordinary improvisational flights. His new multigenerational quintet is a case in point. At 65, trumpeter Randy Brecker is a revered veteran with a huge, ringing tone and wicked, stinging wit. Puerto Rican saxophonist David Sánchez is at the forefront of a dazzling generation of Latin American musicians who’ve infused Caribbean rhythms more deeply than ever into jazz’s fundamental DNA. Powering the quintet is the sensational rhythm section of bassist Scott Colley and drummer Antonio Sanchez, who’ve turbo-charged bands led by luminaries such as Pat Metheny, Gary Burton, and Michael Brecker. With his rare gift for spinning unexpected melodic lines and rarified harmonic connections, Werner deftly guides the proceedings. A heavyweight player since the mid-1970s, he’s performed and recorded with an array of jazz giants, including Lee Konitz, John Abercrombie, Joe Henderson, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland and most recently Toots Thielemans. Werner’s bestselling book, Effortless Mastery, is a landmark guide for aspiring musicians, and his latest recording, No Beginning, No End, won the 2010 Guggenheim Fellowship Award. saturday, march 5, 8PM Herbst Theatre 25 / 45 / 65 Premium
» March 6: Rising Star
Gerald Clayton Trio Hailing from one of the most illustrious families in jazz, 26-year-old pianist Gerald Clayton has quickly emerged as a dauntingly accomplished player with a thrillingly interactive group sound. He first gained attention as a teenager in the Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, the formidable big band co-led by his father, bassist John Clayton, and uncle, saxophonist Jeff Clayton. In 2006, he placed second in the Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition. While he continues to keep strong family ties, appearing on last year’s excellent Clayton Brothers album The New Song and Dance, Gerald has focused his attention on his trio — a protean combo steeped in jazz history but utterly alive to contemporary rhythmic currents. The release of his debut as a leader, 2009’s Two-Shade, established him as a major new voice, and earned him a Grammy Award nomination for Best Improvised Jazz Solo. With powerhouse bassist Joe Sanders and Berkeley-raised drummer Justin Brown, the Gerald Clayton Trio has already become a phenomenally cohesive working band. sunday, march 6, 2PM Gould Theatre, Legion of Honor 25 / 40 Premium
“Clayton is showing all the signs of becoming one of the most significant young jazz artists…” — Los Angeles Times “In a generation of technical, and resourceful, wunderkinds, Clayton… stands out for his nuanced touch, precise articulation and the way he constructs a narrative for his solos.” — DownBeat
“A pianist who tempers fearsome technique with a questing spiritualism.” — The New York Times “Randy Brecker’s ideas always push against and alter expectation.” — JazzTimes “Sánchez plays with unforced authority and a searching, smoldering cadence.” — The New York Times
kenny werner quintet Kenny Werner piano David Sánchez tenor saxophone Randy Brecker trumpet Scott Colley bass Antonio Sanchez drums
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» March 13: The Genuine Article
» March 11: Music of Stevie Wonder
SFJAZZ Collective
The SFJAZZ Collective performance is always a highlight of our Spring Season, as the all-star unit premieres the fresh, innovative compositions and arrangements developed during their San Francisco residency. In years past, the Collective has paid tribute to legendary figures from jazz history, but this year marks a departure for the much-heralded octet. For the first time, the group approaches the work of an artist outside of the jazz tradition, but one whose sophisticated songcraft and timeless melodies are more than worthy of exploration: the incomparable Stevie Wonder. A star at age 11, Stevie released a string of classic albums that fused the soul music of Detroit with elements of R&B, jazz and reggae into a singular vision that was both wildly successful on the charts and respected by critics and musicians of all genres. With members hailing from Puerto Rico, Venezuela, New York, Philly, New Zealand and Israel, the Collective’s multi-cultural lineup mirrors the global evolution of jazz in the 21st century and boasts multiple Grammy Awards, Guggenheim Fellowships and MacArthur genius grants among them. While each musician is a top-shelf composer and instrumentalist, as a unit, the SFJAZZ Collective has proven to be far more than the sum of its formidable parts. They are future of jazz — a constantly evolving, ever-relevant and quintessentially modern art form. friday, march 11, 8PM Herbst Theatre 25 / 45 / 65 Premium post-concert members-only reception
“They blew the place apart.” — The New York Times “Something of a latter-day Jazz Messengers.” — All About Jazz
Preservation Hall Jazz Band Bourbon Kings Brass Band Six years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, Crescent City culture is still struggling to regain a solid footing. Fortunately, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band is one rock upon which New Orleans can build anew. Even as the floodwaters retreated, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band persevered in its mission, touring around the nation, sharing the raucous, soulful sound of traditional New Orleans jazz. Founded in the early 1960s by tuba player Allan Jaffe, the PHJB instantly attracted players linked to the glory days of the 1920s. Now run by Jaffe’s son, tuba player Ben Jaffe, the group features a multigenerational wealth of New Orleans talent, including tailgate trombone expert Frederick Lonzo and trap master Joseph Lastie, Jr., who’s held down the drum chair since 1989. The group’s latest release, Preservation, benefits the Preservation Hall Music Outreach Program and features a huge cross-section of artists, including Terence Blanchard, Pete Seeger, Ani DiFranco, Steve Earle, Angelique Kidjo and Tom Waits. Opening the show will be the Bourbon Kings Brass Band, a home-brewed assemblage of Bay Area all-stars led by clarinet master Rob Barics and renowned drummer Jaz Sawyer. Saturated in the ebullient spirit of New Orleans, the BKBB are committed to the timeless Crescent City credo: “Laissez les bons temps rouler!” (Let the good times roll!) sunday, march 13, 7PM Herbst Theatre 25 / 40 / 60 Premium
“The past and promise of American music...” — Rolling Stone “America’s best traditional jazz band...” — All About Jazz
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Marcus Roberts Trio
Marc Ribot accompanies Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid
No guitarist in jazz has traveled a more circuitous creative path than Marc Ribot, a major force on Manhattan’s downtown music scene since the mid-1980s. Applying his unorthodox technique and vast, percussive sonic palette to a mind-boggling array of musical realms, he’s delved into the classic compositions of the great Cuban sonero Arsenio Rodríguez, explored Albert Ayler’s ecstatic free jazz forays, investigated country music in Nashville with Bill Frisell and Buddy Miller, and collaborated with spiritually charged pianist McCoy Tyner. While often associated with the avant-garde, Ribot can thrive in just about any musical context, for instance contributing prominently to the work of Elvis Costello and Tom Waits, as well as Robert Plant and Alison Krauss’s five-time Grammy Award winning 2007 album Raising Sand. His latest project, Silent Movies, features compositions inspired by his love of cinema, and for this performance he’s revisiting his score for Charlie Chaplin’s classic 1921 film The Kid, which premiered last year as part of the New York Guitar Festival. wednesday, march 16, 7:30PM YBCA Forum 20 General Admission / 35 Premium GA
“One of the most individual of guitarists and a master of introverted ironies...” — The Village Voice “Modern Ribot: emotive, graceful, but with a glint of mischief in his method — not unlike the Little Tramp.” — Rolling Stone
Marc Ribot guitar
The entire history of jazz piano resides in the fingers of Marcus Roberts. From the rags and stomps of the early 20th century and the two-fisted stride of Depression-era Harlem rent parties to the cascading horn-like runs of bebop and the dancing dynamics of Ahmad Jamal and Oscar Peterson, Roberts has devised a keyboard approach that encompasses just about every development in the mainstream jazz tradition. This stylistic breadth is a remarkable achievement in itself, but what makes Roberts such a singular figure is that he’s translated his ambitious concept into a group setting with his stunning trio featuring bassist Rodney Jordan and drummer Jason Marsalis (the youngest of illustrious New Orleans siblings). Their recent release, New Orleans Meets Harlem, showcases the group’s expansive reach, infusing the work of Ellington, Joplin, Monk and Fats Waller with vigorous new life. Quite simply, this is one of the most electrifying and erudite ensembles in jazz. Thursday, March 17, 7:30Pm Ybca Forum 30 General Admission / 50 Premium GA
“Roberts offers something old and new together, making his art powerfully original and compelling.” — The New York Times
“In a world positively overstuffed with guitarists, Marc Ribot stands out.” — PopMatters
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» March 18: Groove Merchants
Go Home
with Ben Goldberg, Ellery Eskelin, Charlie Hunter & Scott Amendola The rise of bebop in the 1940s pushed the clarinet from center stage to the margins, but Ben Goldberg is busy turning the wily reed into an essential 21st century improvisational vehicle. His latest project is the tough, sinewy quartet Go Home, an allstar combo of unmistakable players including Berkeley-raised seven-string guitar star Charlie Hunter and Berkeley-based drum maestro Scott Amendola. While Go Home’s eponymous 2009 album featured trumpeter Ron Miles, for this tour Goldberg recruited heralded saxophone iconoclast Ellery Eskelin, known for his work with tenor luminary David Liebman and New York-based drum master Joey Baron. A longtime Bay Area resident, Goldberg sparked the new Jewish jazz movement in the late 1980s when he combined the rambunctious free jazz of Ornette Coleman with traditional Ashkenazi melodies in the New Klezmer Trio. His determination to work with Hunter inspired him compose the music for Go Home — tunes marked by earthy melodies, spacious harmonies and low down beats. Friday, March 18, 8Pm Ybca Forum 20 General Admission / 35 Premium GA pre-concert talk
“A searching ensemble that welcomes lyrical improvisation while embracing the groove.” — The New Yorker “Go Home…creates music that is cozy and spacious, pungent and perfumed, virtuosic, sophisticated and pleasingly raw.” — Boston Globe
» March 19: The Storyteller
Patricia Barber If there’s such a thing as a typical jazz vocalist, Patricia Barber doesn’t fit the profile. What distinguishes the cerebral performer from virtually all of her peers is the keen intelligence of her original material, which is often informed by her literary ambition. Quirky, insistently independent and emotionally cool, she’s won a dedicated following with her rigorous songwriting craft and sly, harmonically deft piano work. She won a Guggenheim Fellowship Award in 2003 to compose an ambitious song cycle based on Ovid’s epic poem “Metamorphoses,” making her the first singer-songwriter to ever receive the prestigious grant. A savvy bandleader whose honed a tight, telegraphic style with her quartet, Barber is known for transforming unlikely pop tunes into a sleek jazz numbers, reinventing Cole Porter, and constantly reworking her impressive book of originals. Her latest album, Monday Night: Live at the Green Mill, captures this dynamic artist before a discerning hometown audience at the famed Chicago club. Saturday, March 19, 8Pm Ybca Forum 30 General Admission / 50 Premium GA
“Like Joni Mitchell…Barber has taken the genre that is her natural form of expressiveness into dazzling new arenas of lyrical creativity.” — Los Angeles Times “Cross Diana Krall with Susan Sontag, and you get Patricia Barber, whose throaty, come-hither vocals and coolly incisive piano are displayed to devastating effect.” — Time Magazine
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For the luminous Israeli vocalist Yasmin Levy, exploring a forgotten treasure trove of songs dating back to 16th century Spain isn’t just an avenue for connecting with her culture. While breathing new life into Ladino, the language of Sephardic Jews scattered by forced exile in 1492, she’s also in spiritual communion with her father, a revered cantor, composer and musicologist who collected hundreds of traditional melodies before his death in 1975 — the year she was born. In finding her voice as an artist, Levy has greatly expanded the ancient Sephardic tradition by melding Ladino melodies with vibrant cadences of flamenco, a style with shared roots in Spain’s Moorish past. Her debut album, 2000’s Romance & Yasmin, introduced her inventive arrangements featuring Middle Eastern instruments, earning her a BBC Radio 3 World Music Awards nomination as Best Newcomer. Her new World Village release, Sentir, is her most expansive session yet, produced by Grammy-winner Javier Limón and featuring a stunning array of Ladino and modern flamenco material as well as a breathtaking cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.” Sunday, March 20, 7Pm Herbst Theatre 25 / 45 / 65 Premium
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» March 24: Return to the Heart
Jane Monheit
In 1998, Jane Monheit was jazz’s latest “It Girl,” a beautiful young woman with a ravishing voice thrust into the spotlight by her runner-up finish at the Thelonious Monk Institute Vocal Competition. The career-making triumph resulted in a record deal, a flood of attention and numerous high profile gigs. Many a young artist can’t stand up to the scrutiny and expectations of sudden fame, but Monheit has quietly gone about her business, expanding her repertoire and honing her aesthetic through collaborations with artists such as Brazilian superstar Ivan Lins, vocalist Michael Bublé, and trumpeters Terence Blanchard and Tom Harrell. At 33, she sounds better than ever, and her latest EmArcy album, Home, finds her interpreting an exquisite program of standards. Produced by Monheit, the album features her expert working band and appearances by fiddle legend Mark O’Connor and guitarists Frank Vignola and John Pizzarelli. No longer the ingénue, Monheit is a self-possessed jazz artist of the highest caliber with a sumptuous instrument and unfailing taste. Thursday, March 24, 7:30Pm Sf Conservatory Of Music 30 / 50 Premium
“Ms. Monheit has made a career out of silver linings and their pursuit, applying the pristine sensuality of her voice to songs of cozy reverie.” — The New York Times “Blessed with an extraordinarily warm and supple voice, perfect pitch, inventive musicality and an insightful approach to storytelling, she has the capacity to express herself convincingly in virtually any area of the music world.” — Los Angeles Times
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» March 26: Über-Uke
Jake Shimabukuro Widely recognized as “the Jimi Hendrix of the ukulele,” Jake Shimabukuro has created an international fanbase as a sensational performer whose concerts leave audiences awed, dazzled and delighted. Over the past decade, he’s become a one-man army advancing the ukulele cause, turning the four-string axe into a supremely pliable musical vehicle, capable of generating everything from crunching, effects-laden rock to sensuously swinging jazz. Strumming with a hummingbird blur, he coaxes an impossibly big sound out of the little instrument, playing an intoxicating mix of pop tunes, American Songbook standards and lilting originals. Shimabukuro has released a series of award-winning albums, but surpassed himself with 2011’s Peace Love Ukulele, a multifaceted session that showcases the range of his musical vision. It’s a bravura recording that leaves no doubt why fellow string renegades such as banjo star Béla Fleck, fiddle wizard Darol Anger and cello virtuoso Yo-Yo Ma embrace him as one of their own. Saturday, March 26, 7Pm/9Pm Palace Of Fine Arts Theatre 30 / 50 / 75 Premium
“Shimabukuro is a monster musician and boldly takes the ukulele where no ukulele has ever gone before, dazzling listeners with his blinding speed, melodic invention, and open-ended improvisations of remarkable virtuosity.” — All Music Guide “Like Béla Fleck on the banjo, Jake Shimabukuro is making something up as he goes along — not too many can say that anymore.” — JazzTimes
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» March 27: Soul Woman
» April 2: Filosofía Caribeña
A New Orleans R&B icon since the 1960s, Irma Thomas is in the midst of a righteous career revival sparked by renewed interest in Crescent City culture following Hurricane Katrina. The Bay Area has long been hip to the Soul Queen of New Orleans, who sounds magnificent at the age of 70. She put down local roots during a mid-70s East Bay sojourn, and earned a belated Grammy nomination in 1991 with her classic live album recorded at Slim’s. Working with Gulf Coast legend Allen Toussaint, she recorded a string of regional and national R&B hits, including “Ruler of my Heart” and “Time Is on My Side,” (a single that inspired the more famous version by the Rolling Stones). Since signing with Rounder Records in the mid-80s she’s released a series of acclaimed gospel and soul albums, including 2006’s Grammy Award-winning After The Rain, a session embodying her hometown’s resilience and enduring soul.
Since the 1970s, no one has done more to maintain and advance the Bay Area’s singular synthesis of Caribbean rhythms and postbop forms than percussionist John Santos. A charismatic bandleader, captivating improviser, dedicated educator and five-time Grammy Award nominee, Santos is a master of folkloric traditions from Cuba and Puerto Rico who’s consistently found distinctive ways to merge Latin grooves with jazz orchestration. He became an international force with his Machete Ensemble, a talent-laden band that collaborated with legendary players from Cuba, Puerto Rico and the US. In recent years, Santos has focused on writing and arranging for his sextet, an exceptional combo featuring flutist/pianist John Calloway, an essential musical partner for more than three decades. For this CD release and commissioned premiere performance, the band is focusing on material from the brand new album Filosofía Caribeña Vol 1, with special guests including legendary Puerto Rican vocalist Jerry Medina (Batacumbele), spoken word artists Kamau Daaood (Horace Tapscott, Billy Higgins) and Rico Pabón (O-Maya), and Cuban choreographer Ramón Ramos Alayo (Cuba Caribe).
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“Thomas is in the stylistic neighborhood of Aretha Franklin, with a spark of Southern-fried moxie.” — Wall Street Journal “The woman known as the Soul Queen of New Orleans is a national treasure.” — People
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Madeleine Peyroux In 1996, the 23-year-old singer and acoustic guitarist Madeleine Peyroux released her strangely beautiful album Dreamland which surrounded her supple, eerily Billie Holiday-esque voice with some of jazz’s leading young improvisers. Her ramshackle repertoire ranged from Bessie Smith blues to Edith Piaf chanson, with some Patsy Cline twang, Fats Waller sass, and bluesy originals thrown into the mix. Dreamland ended up selling nearly a quarter million copies, a shocking feat for a bona fide jazz session. She returned in 2004 with her stunning, Larry Klein-produced album Careless Love, featuring incisive interpretations of songs by Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Elliott Smith and Hank Williams. Her latest CD, Bare Bones, is a critically acclaimed collection of all-original material, which topped Billboard’s Jazz Album chart on its release and was described by the All Music Guide as “a remarkable work from one of the best artists in vocal jazz.” With each subsequent album, Madeleine Peyroux has displayed growing confidence as a songwriter, delivering deeply emotional songs that offer a glimpse into her mysterious, seemingly timeless world. Opening the show will be up-and-coming Los Angeles blues singer, songwriter and guitarist Sunny War. Friday, April 8, 8Pm Palace Of Fine Arts Theatre 30 / 50 / 75 Premium
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“The jazz singer Madeleine Peyroux has a Mona Lisa voice and a personality to match.” — The New York Times “She emits a heady aura of places lived and music absorbed that floats around her like a ghostly multiple exposure of faces and voices from the past.” — The New York Times
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In the 1920s and early 30s, Berlin was a roiling cauldron of creative energy where avant-garde art movements intersected with popular culture, birthing theatrical and musical forms that continue to influence our world today. Walking a narrow line between madcap kitsch and sublime musicality, Max Raabe and Palast Orchester evoke the heady, dancing-on-knife-point mood of the Weimer Republic. A conservatory trained baritone besotted with the Weimar era vocal style exemplified by the Comedian Harmonists, Raabe interprets vintage hits while also writing original songs and reinventing contemporary pop tunes in a retro style, such as “Oops!... I Did It Again” from Britney Spears and “Sex Bomb” by Tom Jones. With his slicked back hair and ingratiating stage presence, Raabe is a master entertainer whose irony-laced performances combine arresting spectacle with sophisticated, jazz-steeped arrangements. The resulting music is consistently dizzying, delightful and devilishly catchy. While winning a widespread following, Raabe has also cornered the market when it comes to cinematic portrayals of Weimar nightlife, appearing in numerous period German films such as Werner Herzog’s Invincible and Wenzel Storch’s Die Reise ins Glück. And don’t be surprised if the Paramount audience dresses up, in true Art Deco style!
“In the grand style of performers from Germany’s Weimar Republic, Max Raabe likes to party like it’s 1929.” — The New York Times “An androgynous figure in white tie and tails, he projects an air of elegant nonchalance as he stands poised before his fox-trotting orchestra.” — San Francisco Chronicle
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The Brazilian-born brothers Sérgio and Odair Assad have long reigned as the world’s most revered classical guitar duo, but they have ranged far and wide beyond the Baroque transcriptions that established their preeminent reputation. They’ve delved into Django Reinhardt’s Gypsy swing with violin master Nadja Salerno- Sonnenberg, accompanied Yo- Yo Ma playing bossa nova, and investigated Latin American standards with reed maestro Paquito D’Rivera. But their latest project, Da Volta as Raizes, is a stylistic departure. The Assads explore the unexpected rhythmic currents connecting the eastern Mediterranean and Brazil through a captivating collaboration with Sergio’s daughter, acclaimed pianist/singer Clarice Assad, the extraordinary world-jazz percussionist Jamey Haddad, and the hypnotic Lebanese singer Christiane Karam. With modern and ancient Lebanese texts set to original compositions by Sérgio and Clarice, the project is an unprecedented voyage to the Middle East via the sensuous grooves of South America. Sunday, April 10, 7Pm Palace Of Fine Arts Theatre 25 / 40 / 60 Premium pre-concert talk
“The best two-guitar team in existence, maybe even in history…it was as if they could see inside each other’s heads.” — The Washington Post “A kind of wizardry lies within the playing of Sergio and Odair Assad… they produce a supple, flawless unified sound.” — The New York Times
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Alert the fire department! With two incendiary Hammond B-3 masters, the wily veteran Dr. Lonnie Smith and the astounding German organist Barbara Dennerlein, this double dose of soul threatens to ignite a greasy conflagration. Awarded his doctoral honorific by his peers, Smith is a seminal figure in the soul-jazz movement who put the groove into Lou Donaldson’s classic 1967 Blue Note record Alligator Boogaloo. His own 1960s Blue Note sessions such as Think and Turning Point showcased some of the era’s most prodigious players, including Lee Morgan, David “Fathead” Newman and Bennie Maupin. More recently, he’s released a series of acclaimed albums on Palmetto, leading the Jazz Journalists Association to vote him “Organ/Keyboardist of the Year” six times since 2003. Representing the rising B-3 tide, Dennerlein quickly ascended to jazz’s top ranks in the mid-1980s, gaining attention in the US with a series of torrid sessions on Enja and Verve featuring extroverted improvisers like Randy Brecker, Ray Anderson, Roy Hargrove, and Jeff “Tain” Watts. With her dexterous footwork and love of fleet tempos, she’s a dynamo who leaves audiences with jaws agape. Friday, April 15, 8Pm Herbst Theatre Non-Members 25 / 40 / 60 Premium Members 19 / 30 / 45 Premium
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“Smith’s academic credentials may raise eyebrows, but the ever-turbaned one’s skill at the Hammond B3 organ is undeniable.” — The New Yorker “Dennerlein parties down as she cooks up hefty slabs of churning grooves, plenty hip for dancing.” — DownBeat
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» April 16: Cuban Combustion
Proverb Trio
Dafnis Prieto, Kokayi & Jason Lindner Within months of arriving in New York City in 1999, Cuban drummer Dafnis Prieto was shaking up the Gotham jazz scene with a pan-American rhythmic concept built upon extensive knowledge of the post-bop continuum and the deepest AfroCuban grooves. Innovative bandleaders jostled to recruit him for their projects, and he became an essential part of ensembles led by visionaries such as Henry Threadgill, Eddie Palmieri, Steve Coleman, Don Byron and Peter Apfelbaum. Since then he’s established himself as one of the definitive drummers of his generation. The two-time Grammy Award nominee is also a brilliant bandleader and ambitious composer who’s received prestigious commissions from Chamber Music America and Jazz at Lincoln Center. Prieto’s latest project, the protean Proverb Trio, features versatile pianist Jason Lindner and Grammy-nominated rap artist and vocalist, Kokayi. Combining Prieto’s virtuosic drumming and Lindner’s keyboard textures with Kokayi’s percussive rapping and soul-drenched vocals, the trio has been blazing new creative trails since their debut at the Whitney Museum in early 2009. Saturday, April 16, 8Pm Swedish American Hall 30 General Admission Centrally located, near Union Square Shopping and Theater District Full service hotel with 1,908 guestrooms, including 160 Suites Urban Tavern Restaurant and Bar serves breakfast, lunch and dinner
“Dafnis Prieto is easily the most impressive young drummer to come on the jazz scene during the past decade.” — All About Jazz “Jason Lindner is a musical universe.” — Chick Corea
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New Orleans Nights
» April 17: All in the Family
» April 22: Newmanesque
Ellis Marsalis
Randy Newman, solo
As the patriarch of the most visible clan in jazz, NEA Jazz Master Ellis Marsalis has spent much of his life nurturing young talent, both in his prodigiously gifted sons and an extended family of New Orleans players, including Terence Blanchard, Harry Connick Jr. and Nicholas Payton. But he’s also a marvelously inventive pianist who grew up under the authoritative sway of Oscar Peterson and Nat Cole. Cutting against the Crescent City grain, he eschewed traditional jazz and R&B in favor of swing and bebop, gaining a sterling reputation among his peers for his work with saxophone greats Cannonball Adderley, David “Fathead” Newman and Eddie Harris. His sound continued to evolve as he absorbed new developments from rising stars like Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, Kenny Kirkland and Marcus Roberts. At 76, he’s still a passionately engaged artist, as can be heard on last year’s consistently enthralling album An Open Letter to Thelonious. This year, Marsalis and sons Wynton, Branford, Delfeayo and Jason are group recipients of the nation’s highest jazz honor, the NEA Jazz Masters Award. Celebrate Father’s Day a little early this year — with the most high-profile “Dad” in jazz history. Eight-time Grammy winner and fellow NEA Jazz Master Dan Morgenstern will conduct the pre-concert talk. Sunday, April 17, 7Pm Herbst Theatre 25 / 45 / 65 Premium pre-concert talk
Occupying a singular niche in American music, Randy Newman combines Brill Building pop craftsmanship with rock & roll irony in songs that have been lovingly covered by a breathtaking array of artists, from Ray Charles, Etta James and Peggy Lee to Dusty Springfield, Aaron Neville and Joe Cocker. He’s probably best known as a prolific Oscar-winning Hollywood tunesmith who’s contributed signature songs and scores to more than a dozen hit films including The Natural, Monsters, Inc., and Toy Story 1, 2 and 3. Part of what sets Newman apart is his incisive and sometimes caustic take on contemporary American life. With family ties to New Orleans, he has often drawn on the city’s deep rhythmic traditions. It’s no coincidence that his song “Louisiana, 1927” from his landmark 1974 album Good Old Boys became a Crescent City anthem in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Drawing on his gem-laden repertoire for this rare solo concert, Newman brings his vast menagerie of sharply drawn characters to life. A major event, as always. Friday, April 22, 8Pm Davies Symphony Hall 25 / 45 / 65 / 85 Premium
“One of the great American songwriters” — Boston Globe “Newman’s approach is so rich and distinctive that ‘Newmanesque’ has become a common term for describing music that has both humor and a point of view.” — Los Angeles Times
“The father and guiding spirit of America’s first family of jazz.” — The Washington Post
“Randy Newman…is among the treasures of modern pop music.” — Los Angeles Times
“A first-call pianist, conversant in the full scope of the jazz tradition.” — The New York Times “Ellis is regarded by many as the premier modern jazz pianist in New Orleans.” — All About Jazz
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In an art form that’s practically been defined by the rediscovery of long neglected artists, Buddy Guy stands alone in recent decades as a giant reclaimed from obscurity. An ace session player for Chess Records throughout the 1960s who backed Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson and Koko Taylor, Guy was largely sidelined during the years that should have been his prime. The Muddy Waters protégé eventually came to define second-generation Chicago blues with his wild performances and screaming, feedback-laden solos. His influence was profound across the Atlantic, where British blues lovers like Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page absorbed his style. His definitive 1991 album, Damn Right, I’ve Got the Blues, officially launched his ascendance, and he’s been making the most out of his late-blooming fame ever since. His new Silvertone release, Living Proof, is a tour-deforce featuring fellow legends B.B. King and Carlos Santana. A five-time Grammy-winner and 2005 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Buddy Guy remains an iconic force on guitar whose incandescent solos reveal the searing, uninhibited soul of the blues. He will tear the house down!
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Idaho-born San Francisco transplant John Németh is clearly one of the brightest blues stars to rise in the 21st century. Named 2010’s “Most Outstanding Blues Singer” by Living Blues magazine, Németh’s supercharged vocal power is matched only by the passion of his fiery harmonica playing. His latest Blind Pig CD, Name the Day!, was nominated for “Contemporary Blues Album of the Year” by The Blues Foundation.
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“Buddy Guy is by far and without a doubt the best guitar player alive.” — Eric Clapton “Put succinctly, in the world of contemporary soul/blues, John Németh is the whole package” — All Music Guide
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John Németh vocal, harmonica Josh Fulero guitar Michael Fleschner keyboards Gabriel Davis bass Nicholas Fishman drums
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Soulful Singers
String Things
» April 29: Sacred Space
» April 30: Patsy Cline Tribute
John Scofield, solo
Lavay Smith
John Scofield is a philosopher of funk. In a brilliant career dating back to the fusion era of the mid 1970s, the guitarist has investigated just about every greasy, stanky, fuzzy, low down, deep-in-the-pocket groove, while never foregoing his roots as a master improviser who’s accompanied giants such as Charles Mingus, Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, and Joe Henderson. Over the years he’s honed tight relationships with a multi-generational cast of musicians, including renegades like Medeski Martin and Wood. More recently on 2009’s Piety Street (EmArcy) he distilled the essence of his sound for a celebration of gospel legends like Mahalia Jackson, Thomas A. Dorsey and Dorothy Love Coates, which makes his Sacred Space debut at Grace Cathedral feel particularly apt. It’s a majestic, reverberant setting that provides musicians a rare forum for contemplative spiritual soliloquies, and audiences a supremely intimate musical encounter. For Scofield, the cathedral offers an opportunity to get back in touch with his sanctified side, and a grand space where his bountiful soul can soar.
Jazz and country music are often cast as antithetical cultural forces, signifying a blue state/red state divide. But the styles have been kissing cousins since they each took shape early in the 20th century, even forming a blissful union with the rise of western swing in the late 1930s. Lavay Smith knows this history well, and she brings a bracing, bluesy jolt of energy to the jazz/ country crossroads with Crazy In Love With Patsy Cline, a project featuring her scorching Red Hot Skillet Lickers and special guest Bobby Black on pedal steel guitar. In crafting jazz and blues-steeped arrangements of songs associated with Cline, Smith and her band found inspiration in the seminal country & western recordings of Ray Charles, while also drawing on Duke Ellington and Count Basie for horn arrangements. With her big, luscious voice and sassy stage presence, she has what it takes to infuse sultry swing into Cline’s tales of woe.
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“He possesses one of the most unique guitar voices in modern music. Its bendy brilliance, from twisted country to straight-up bebop and funk-drenched wah effects, represents an eclectic yet historically comprehensive journey for the active listener.” — All About Jazz “Scofield combines the chess-champ braininess of his solos with a taste for standard song forms and expansive bursts of volume…a manna for the straight ahead jazz fan.” — The Boston Phoenix
NOTE: Grace Cathedral’s soaring vault produces a natural, seven-second reverberation. This effect, different from typical concert hall acoustics, will be an integral component of this performance.
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Saturday, April 30, 8Pm Ybca Forum 20 General Admission / 35 Premium GA
“A lush vocal style recalling both Bessie Smith and Dinah Washington.” — Los Angeles Times “Hands-down the best thing to come out of the jump/ swing revival...the gal can sing her tail off.” — Seattle Times
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Lavay Smith vocals Jules Broussard alto saxophone Robert Stewart tenor saxophone Mike Olmos trumpet Danny Armstrong trombone Bobby Black pedal steel guitar Chris Siebert piano Ron Belcher bass Howard Wiley drums
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Global Village
Keynotes
» May 1: Improvised Classics
» May 6: Brazilian Beauty
Centuries before Louis Armstrong transformed jazz into a realm ruled by virtuosic improvisers expressing themselves primarily through solos, European classical music put a premium on impromptu invention. The entrancing Venezuelan-born pianist Gabriela Montero has revived that long dormant tradition, infusing her recitals with beautifully detailed keyboard flights. Montero made her ambitious agenda clear with her eponymous major label debut, a double album featuring brilliant interpretations of the most demanding piano repertoire, plus a second disc with improvisations on themes by many of the same composers. Her 2006 follow-up, the chart topping Bach and Beyond, easily ranked as the most celebrated classical recording of the year, and 2007’s Baroque earned two Grammy Award nominations. Montero cemented her status as a global icon when she performed with Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma and Anthony McGill at the inauguration of President Barack Obama, and her latest release, Solatino, is an inspired collection of works by South American composers.
As a restless teenager growing up in Sao Paulo, Maria do Céu Whitaker Poças desperately wanted to step outside Brazilian culture to experience American music firsthand. At 18, she moved to New York City, immersing herself in jazz, blues and R&B. By the time she returned to São Paulo a year later, where she eventually emerged as the single-name sensation CéU, she had forged deep creative ties with a coterie of fellow Brazilian musicians working in the Big Apple. It took leaving home for her to find her voice as a Brazilian artist. Now the most visible young Brazilian singer on a scene teeming with alluring vocalists, CéU has released a string of Latin Grammy-nominated albums on San Francisco-based Six Degrees Records. Her star is still ascending as she makes new creative connections, for instance appearing on Herbie Hancock’s 2010 album The Imagine Project, singing a beloved Afro-samba by Baden Powell and Vinicius de Moraes.
Gabriela Montero, solo
Sunday, May 1, 2Pm Gould Theatre, Legion Of Honor 25 / 40 Premium
“Montero shimmers with silken improvisations.” — Seattle Times “No matter how complex the variations, the original melody always emerges triumphantly from a musical tapestry that might weave blues, jazz, tango, and Debussy into a multihued framework.” — The New York Times
CéU
Friday, May 6, 8Pm Herbst Theatre 30 / 50 / 75 Premium
“CéU ranks among the most innovative Brazilian artists to emerge in America in years, blending samba, jazz, soul, R&B and electro-pop into a uniquely appealing whole.” — The New York Times “The future of Brazilian popular music.” — Caetano Veloso
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Perhaps the most famous person from India and the world’s most important sitar player, Ravi Shankar has been a legend since the ‘60s — and his prominence has only continued to grow. He was the first Indian musician to have a profound impact on the West, and his influence on music history cannot be overstated. Bringing a nearly superhuman level of musical sophistication and joyous expressiveness to each recording and performance, he was a defining presence at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, Woodstock and the famed Concert For Bangladesh. At 90, Shankar has continued to be India’s chief musical ambassador, performing worldwide with his still-wondrous technique. Sharing the stage with the maestro is his daughter, Anoushka Shankar, an artist widely considered to represent the future of Indian music. After much critical acclaim, several Grammy nominations, and many collaborations with artists such as Sting, Lenny Kravitz, Norah Jones, Karsh Kale and Thievery Corporation, Anoushka brings the Shankar legacy to new horizons. Thursday, May 19, 7:30Pm Davies Symphony Hall 30 / 55 / 75 / 95 PREMIUM
“Ravi Shankar is the godfather of world music.” — George Harrison “His work continues to resonate in the hybrid soundtracks of the 21st century.” — SF Weekly “Anoushka says one of the things she reveres the most is getting to play live with her father on stage.” — India Currents
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Keynotes
String Things
» May 20: Brilliance from Benin
» May 21: Absolute Artistry
Lionel Loueke makes a powerful first impression. Born in the small West African nation of Benin, the guitarist won a coveted spot in the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz in 2001, when he auditioned for a panel of heavyweights including Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and Terence Blanchard. Blanchard featured the guitarist on his acclaimed Blue Note albums Bounce and Flow, leading to his current association with Hancock, who has showcased Loueke’s guitar work and sonorous vocals on several CDs and world tours. SFJAZZ fans may recall the amazing duo of Loueke with Cameroonian bassist Richard Bona, presented in 2009.
The best of Brazil and New York City come together in pianist Eliane Elias. A prodigy who was weaned on jazz by her mother, a classical pianist, Elias started transcribing and playing along with records by Bud Powell, Art Tatum and Miles Davis before she was a teenager. At 13 she was studying classical music at the Free Center of Music Apprenticeship, one of Brazil’s leading conservatories, and by 15 she was an alumnus hired to teach master classes. Elias made the move ito New York in 1981 and she’s been thriving ever since, whether holding down the keyboard chair in legendary fusion band Steps Ahead, coleading a hard bop combo with then-husband Randy Brecker, or recording under her own name for a series of fantastic albums on Blue Note. A highly lyrical player with an exquisite touch and breathtakingly subtle rhythmic sensibility, Elias has also emerged in recent years as a sensuous singer who puts her own stamp on beloved Brazilian standards, best exemplified by her most recent release, Bossa Nova Stories, featuring bassist Marc Johnson and guitarist Oscar Castro-Neves. As her many disciples well know, an evening with Eliane Elias is a rare treat — and this one’s for SFJAZZ Members only!
Lionel Loueke Trio
Over the last decade, Loueke has developed a telepathic connection with Hungarian born drummer Ferenc Nemeth and Swedish/Italian bassist Massimo Biolcati. They’ve recorded as the cooperative trio Gilfema and as Loueke’s band (featured on his gorgeous new Blue Note release Mwaliko). In either context, Loueke is a riveting performer who artfully integrates percussive, chiming harmonics, idiosyncratic tunings, and wondrously intricate time signatures. Without question, he is one of the hottest young stars in the jazz world. Friday, May 20, 8Pm Ybca Forum 30 General Admission / 50 Premium GA pre-concert talk
“Lionel’s musical palette is so broad and varied. He’s not afraid to explore new territory and incorporate influences from his roots in Africa.” — Herbie Hancock “…a new Afro-jazz star who clearly will be with us for a long time.” — Downbeat
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Eliane Elias Trio
Saturday, May 21, 8Pm Ybca Forum 30 General Admission / 50 Premium GA for sfjazz members only
“Elias is among the major jazz pianists of our times.” — San Francisco Examiner “Elias commands the keyboard with a forceful two-handed muscularity that belies her image as a blond younger sister of the mythical Girl From Ipanema.” — The New York Times
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Power Shift
» May 22: The Man with the Horn
Ambrose Akinmusire With the announcement last year that Blue Note had signed Oakland-raised trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, Bay Area music lovers enjoyed yet another surge of regional pride. A standout in the Berkeley High Jazz Band, he started gigging as a teenager with bandleaders Howard Wiley and Marcus Shelby, and later attended the Manhattan School of Music on full scholarship. He catapulted to widespread recognition with his 2007 triumph at the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, duly impressing a panel of brass royalty including Terence Blanchard, Quincy Jones, Clark Terry and Roy Hargrove. Possessing a huge, warm tone and daunting technique, Akinmusire is in the thick of the creative action, performing and recording with a litany of rising stars, such as bassist Linda Oh, tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III and the ubiquitous Esperanza Spalding. Ambrose’s high-octane quintet evokes memories of mid-60s Miles and their Blue Note Records debut, When the Heart Emerges Glistening, will be released in April. SUNDAY, may 22, 7PM ybca forum 20 GENERAL ADMISSION / 35 premium ga
“Believe the hype for once…Akinmusire’s hypermodern yet shapely themes are not so much performed as lived and breathed by a brilliant young group.” — Evening Standard “…a fiercely gifted young trumpeter.” — The New York Times
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Living Legends
Living Legends
» May 27: Return of the Duchess
» May 28: The Ultimate American Songbook
Jazz has always figured prominently in the world of Rickie Lee Jones. From the very beginning of her career scuffling in Venice Beach dives and Sunset Boulevard nightspots in the mid-1970s, she put her own cool stamp on American Songbook standards with her supple, laid-back phrasing. When she later became a pop star and hugely influential singersongwriter, she brought jazz-tinged sophistication to her vivid character-driven songs, most memorably with the hit “Chuck E.’s in Love.” Her brilliant 1979 debut album, Rickie Lee Jones, earned five Grammy nominations and the award for Best New Artist, featuring guest appearances by Randy Newman, Michael McDonald, and Dr. John (with whom she won another Grammy for their playful rendition of “Makin’ Whoopee”). Her latest album, Balm in Gilead, is a creative triumph, and landed on many 2009 top-10 lists. For this SFJAZZ date, Jones revisits the material from Rickie Lee Jones and Pirates (1982). These two records will be performed in their entirety and original track sequence, re-creating the sound of those classic releases. Many of these songs will be heard live for the first time in decades, featuring their original instrumentation and some of the same players. Talk about an event!
F. Scott Fitzgerald famously quipped that there are no second acts in American life, but he didn’t count on Tony Bennett. In a twist worthy of one of the Jazz Age writer’s masterly short stories, it’s the music from Fitzgerald’s own era that has sustained and fueled Bennett’s resurgence as a major force in American music. The consummate interpreter of standards, Bennett built his career on the bedrock of the American Songbook. Time has lent his voice a husky, burnished quality that adds a tinge of rue to his deepseated optimism; an ebullient sense of swing that has earned him a staggering 15 Grammy Awards and the supreme honor of being named an NEA Jazz Master in 2006. At a time when most of his pop star peers had long since faded from the scene, his appearance on MTV’s Unplugged series (and the resulting 1994 album) brought Bennett to the attention of a new generation. A priceless treasure whose expressive power is undimmed at 84, he has recorded some of his best work in recent years, including a duets session featuring everyone from Paul McCartney and James Taylor to Diana Krall, Stevie Wonder and k.d. lang. If there is one concert not to miss, this is surely it.
Tony Bennett
Rickie Lee Jones
Friday, May 27, 8Pm Davies Symphony Hall 20 / 35 / 50 / 65 Premium
Saturday, May 28, 8Pm Davies Symphony Hall 75 / 95 / 125 / 150 Premium
“Mr. Bennett has steadfastly remained the embodiment of heart in popular music.” — The New York Times “One of the most intriguing, idiosyncratic vocalists of our time.” — USA Today “The beauty of its melodies and the wisdom of its words soothe the soul and remind us what a peculiar treasure Jones is, a fact too easily forgotten in the rush of passing fashions.” — Boston Globe
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“One of the great interpreters of the standard songbook.” — Wall Street Journal “The epitome of cool, Tony Bennett is second only to Frank Sinatra as an interpreter of classic jazz-inflected American song.” — Rolling Stone
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Leading Edge
Soulful Singers
» June 3: The New Standard
» June 4: Reeds & Beats
Steve Tyrell
ROVA Saxophone Quartet
While Steve Tyrell first made a name for himself in the music business as a wunderkind songwriter and producer, collaborating as a teenager in the late 1960s with Burt Bacharach and Hal David, he always maintained a parallel path as a singer besotted with jazz and R&B. With a voice as gravelly as Dr. John’s and a laid-back approach that mines Ray Charles’ soul motherlode, Tyrell has recorded a series of popular albums interpreting American Songbook standards, Disney gems and Bacharach/ David pop classics. The spark that ignited his latter day singing career was entirely unintended. As an in-demand music director for film and television, he often found himself contributing vocals for soundtracks, and the response was so positive that he released the critically hailed A New Standard — a gracefully swinging session featuring gorgeous solos by jazz stars like trumpeters Harry “Sweets” Edison and Clark Terry, tenor saxophonist Plas Johnson and pianist Joe Sample. His ninth album, I’ll Take Romance, is another captivating program of classic American songs, delivered with his rough-hewn, evocative passion. Friday, June 3, 8Pm Herbst Theatre Non-Members: 25 / 40 / 60 Premium Members: 19 / 30 / 45 Premium
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“Tyrell takes precisely the right tack — actually, quite Sinatra-like — by avoiding macho displays and fitting in perfectly with the arrangements, telling stories that beautifully balance lyrics, music and mood.” — Los Angeles Times “Steve Tyrell brings to classic songs a rough-hewn, raspy vocal style that goes back to his Texas rhythm-and-blues upbringing.” — San Francisco Chronicle
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Steve Tyrell vocals Quinn Johnson piano Jon Allen keyboard Steve Cotter guitar Lyman Medeiros bass Kevin Winard drums
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33 1/3 with DJ Olive & DJ P-Love
In 1977, four adventurous reed experts came together in San Francisco to form the ROVA Saxophone Quartet. Exactly 33 1/3 years after the quartet’s first gig, Larry Ochs, Jon Raskin, Steve Adams and Bruce Ackley are celebrating the release of a limited edition live LP of last summer’s landmark collaboration with John Zorn. An LP that spins at 33 1/3 rpm. Coincidence? Nothing in ROVA’s vast and enthralling creative world is happenstance, though chance figures prominently in the group’s aesthetic. Deeply versed in an array of improvisatory strategies, they draw widely from an international palette of popular and traditional musical forms. For “33 and 1/3rd,” the quartet is working with two seminal turntablists, DJ P-Love, who’s provided grooves and inspiration for situations as diverse as Kid Koala, the Orchestre Métropolitain de Grand Montréal and Amon Tobin, and DJ Olive, a supremely musical artist sought out by sonic explorers such as Dave Douglas, Zeena Parkins, Sexmob, Uri Caine and Medeski Martin and Wood. With grooves from two of the leading turntablists, consider this a happening! Saturday, June 4, 8Pm Swedish American Hall 25 General Admission
“The polish of this celebrated self-contained unit is matched only by their daring.” — The New Yorker The only constant in their music is the avoidance of cliché.” — All Music Guide
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String Things
» June 5: Six String Theory
Lee Ritenour
While Lee Ritenour is a supremely fluent straight-ahead jazz improviser, don’t make him choose his favorite guitar style. Dubbed “Captain Fingers” by his legions of fans and admiring colleagues, Ritenour has mastered an array of idioms, from blues and bebop to Brazilian, contemporary jazz, rock, flamenco and country music. Designed to showcase his stylistic breadth, his latest Concord album, 6 String Theory, marks his 50th year as a guitarist. The project features an unimpeachable roster of guitar royalty, including B.B. King, John Scofield, Pat Martino, George Benson, Robert Cray and Taj Mahal. A contemporary jazz pioneer, Ritenour co-founded the hugely popular band Fourplay and has collaborated with a superlative roster of players, including Ernie Watts, Alan Broadbent, John Patitucci, Larry Carlton, Bob James, Patrice Rushen, Dave Grusin, Harvey Mason and dozens more. Sunday, June 5, 7Pm Herbst Theatre 25 / 40 / 60 Premium
“They don’t call him ‘Captain Fingers’ for nothing.” — DownBeat “The unique Ritenour perspective [is] a musical outlook that at its best colorfully blurs the lines between imaginative, straight-ahead jazz and foot-tapping instrumental pop.” — Los Angeles Times
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New Orleans Nights
Ruffins
Harrison
Williams
White
» June 10 Crescent City Sounds
A Night in Treme
Rebirth Brass Band, Kermit Ruffins, Donald Harrison, Big Sam Williams, Dr. Michael White & more David Simon and Eric Overmyer’s acclaimed HBO series Treme (pronounced Tre-may) isn’t about the New Orleans music scene per se. But as a gritty, affectionate and ground level post-Katrina character study centered on the Crescent City neighborhood that gives the show its name, infectious New Orleans grooves tie the drama together and shine a welcome national spotlight on a place where music is inextricably woven into the fabric of every day life. “A Night In Treme” showcases several of the irreplaceable artists who have appeared on the series as themselves, including the powerhouse Rebirth Brass Band, an institution for nearly three decades. Rebirth will be joined by other New Orleans mainstays, such as vocalist and trumpeter Kermit Ruffins, clarinetist Dr. Michael White, Mardi Gras Indian chief and alto saxophone star Donald Harrison Jr. and trombonist Big Sam Williams. Wendell Pierce, who plays the smooth talking trombonist Antoine Batiste on Treme, provides narration on the neighborhood’s history and the struggle to rebuild houses and lives after Katrina. It all adds up to a vivid musical portrait of a city that has shaped American (and international) music for more than a century. Friday, June 10, 8Pm Davies Symphony Hall 20 / 35 / 50 / 65 Premium
“Music is woven into the narrative like gold thread through a medieval tapestry.” — Los Angeles Times
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“Tons of local musicians (Allen Toussaint, Dr. John, Kermit Ruffins, etc.) infuse Treme. You can’t watch an episode without feeling the beat of New Orleans.” — San Francisco Chronicle
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Global Village
» June 18: Nikkanese
» June 17: A Legacy in Progress
Nikki Yanofsky
Youssou N’Dour Angelique Kidjo
West Africa has never cast a larger shadow on the international music scene, a rising profile that can be traced directly to the two giants on this truly extraordinary double bill: Senegal’s Youssou N’Dour and Benin’s Angelique Kidjo. A supremely charismatic singer and expert percussionist, Youssou N’Dour conquered the world in the 1980s with his percussion-driven Mbalax sound, a unique combination of West African polyrhythms, rock, and reggae. He rose to yet higher international prominence for his memorable work with Paul Simon and Peter Gabriel. Most recently, N’Dour was the subject of 2010’s I Bring What I Love, an acclaimed feature documentary about the uproar and celebration surrounding his recent Grammy-winning album, Egypt. Following in N’Dour’s footsteps, Kidjo has become a bona fide pop star and activist with a highly personal mix of Western and African styles. Her soulful sound seamlessly blends driving West African grooves, gritty American R&B, surging samba beats and sophisticated jazz harmonies. Whether she’s opening for the Dave Matthews Band or headlining at the Monterey Jazz Festival, Kidjo is a riveting performer with a smoldering stage presence. Her latest album, Õÿö, combines the traditional music of her childhood with classic American soul of the ‘60s and ‘70s, while featuring collaborators such as Dianne Reeves, Bono, John Legend and Roy Hargrove. Friday, June 17, 8Pm Paramount Theatre, Oakland • 25 / 40 / 60 / 80 Premium
“Mr. N’Dour can sing short, catchy pop melodies, but at any moment his voice can sail into the long, improvisational lines of griots and Islamic muezzins. His voice merges power and tenderness.” — The New York Times “Currently on the world music stage, no artist shimmers with quite the intensity or artistic integrity of Angelique Kidjo.” — JazzTimes
Youssou N’Dour
After Nikki Yanofsky’s sold-out SFJAZZ debut in 2010, it was a sure bet she would return for an encore. At 17, she’s growing at a prodigious rate, a rising star with the poise, chops and lustrous instrument of an artist twice her age. Born and raised in Montreal, Yanofsky made a sensational debut before an outdoor throng of 100,000 at the 2006 Montreal International Jazz Festival. Her debut album, the live session Ella... Of Thee I Swing, earned her Juno Award nominations for “New Artist of the Year” and “Vocal Jazz Album of the Year,” but she became a Canadian icon with her chart-topping rendition of “I Believe,” CTV’s theme for the 2010 Winter Olympics. She’s even coined a term for her personal brand of scat singing: “Nikkanese.” Working with 14-time Grammy Award-winning producer Phil Ramone, Yanofsky released her blockbuster Decca studio debut last year, Nikki, an expansive set of tunes with collaborators Jesse Harris, Ron Sexsmith and Feist. Don’t miss one of the most exciting young talents in jazz. Saturday, June 18, 8Pm Herbst Theatre 25 / 40 / 60 Premium pre-concert talk
“The most talented singer since Judy Garland.” — Tony Bennett “…there’s the exquisite phrasing, the uncanny understanding of the material and the sheer musicality of what she does.” — San Francisco Chronicle
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Nikki Yanofsky vocals John Sadowy piano, keyboards Andy Dacoulis guitar Rob Fahie upright and electric bass, music director Richard Irwin drums
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Power Shift
Power Shift
Hargrove
Walton
» June 19: Big, Bold & Beautiful
» June 19: Traditions in Transition
A 2011 NEA Jazz Master and arguably the most famous jazz musician alive, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis is an iconic figure in the evolution of the art form and a tireless advocate for jazz as America’s classical music. From his New Orleans beginnings and fiery debut with legendary drummer Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers to his string of acclaimed albums and current role as Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, he has amassed an unrivaled number of awards and accolades, including nine Grammys and the Pulitzer Prize for Music, the first ever awarded to a jazz artist.
At 41, trumpeter Roy Hargrove is a mid-career master, a tried and tested horn star who’s fruitfully investigated Cuban clave, R&B, hard bop, African soul, hip hop and post-bop. Since emerging in the late 1980s as a preternaturally gifted player with boundless technique and bountiful charisma, Hargrove has led a series of striking ensembles. When most brass players his age were sowing wild oats and blasting high notes, the Dallas-raised prodigy was soaking up musical wisdom from his elders, tempering his blues-drenched swagger with a beatific lyricism. For his Spring Season performance, Hargrove joins forces in a memorable duet with piano maestro Cedar Walton, a savvy composer responsible for nearly a dozen jazz standards and leader of one of the most durable piano trios in jazz. Since breaking in with the Benny Golson/Art Farmer Jazztet more than half a century ago, Walton has recorded with an unbeatable roster of legends, including Art Blakey, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon and Milt Jackson.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orch. with Wynton Marsalis
Since 1988, Marsalis has led the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, a 15-piece assemblage of virtuosos which has contemporized the notion of a “big band,” simultaneously honoring the rich heritage of Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong while debuting a stunning variety of commissions from illustrious names including Joe Henderson, Christian McBride, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Lovano and of course, Wynton himself. This rare San Francisco appearance is a major jazz event, as our smashing Spring Season draws to a close.
Roy Hargrove with Cedar Walton
Sunday, June 19, 7Pm Herbst Theatre 25 / 45 / 65 Premium
Sunday, June 19, 8Pm davies symphony hall • 30 / 55 / 70 / 95 Premium
“As a composer, Mr. Marsalis has taken up both challenges, of precise tone poetry and of capturing a broader American experience.” — The New York Times “One rarely hears this music played with such technical brilliance, stylistic authenticity and tonal sheen... the greatest large jazz ensemble working today” — Chicago Tribune
“Ever-stretching into more challenging and colorful ways to flex his musical chops, Hargrove has left indelible imprints in a vast array of artful settings.” — All About Jazz “Walton can always be counted on for excellence, he should also be studied closely. To let the beauty he produces slip away would be a crime.” — JazzTimes
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35 exciting summer concerts, including The New Gary Burton Quartet Renee Rosnes and Bill Charlap The Heath Brothers Edmar Castañeda The Bad Plus Joe Lovano Bill Frisell . . . and many more! June 24 - August 6, on the Stanford campus
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» June 25: Princess of Portugal
Ana Moura
Akin to the blues in its heroically stoic response to suffering, loss, longing and the vicissitudes of fate, the Portuguese style known as fado is in the midst of a glorious renaissance, and the music’s brightest young star is Ana Moura. Her luxuriant voice and passionate stage presence have won her an international following, a rapidly expanding fanbase drawn by her ability to cross over into other styles while retaining fado’s deep emotional commitment. Her ascendance to global stardom has made fans and collaborators of The Rolling Stones and Prince, who traveled to Lisbon to work with Moura and made a surprise backstage appearance during her SFJAZZ performance last year. Her fourth album, Leva-me aos Fados, was a world music sensation — a delectably sensual journey featuring traditional fado instrumentation. Ana Moura is pouring her heart and soul into an ancient style, earning fado a well-deserved seat at the world’s bountiful musical feast. Saturday, June 25, 8Pm Herbst Theatre 25 / 45 / 65 Premium
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“She [makes] each song a series of small dramatic surges: glimmers of hope, hints of sensuality, passages of melancholy, glints of determination.” — The New York Times “Moura honors the tradition of fado even as she peers into its future.” — Global Rhythm
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8. PARAMOUNT THEATRE 2025 Broadway, Oakland 94612
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9. SF CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC 50 Oak Street, San Francisco 94102
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Charlotte Mailliard Shultz, President MajGen J. Michael Myatt, USMC (Ret.), Vice President Wilkes Bashford Belva Davis Thomas E. Horn Claude M. Jarman, Jr. Mrs. George R. Moscone Paul F. Pelosi James W. Stafford Diane B. Wilsey
Owned and operated by the City and County of San Francisco through the Board of Trustees of the War Memorial of San Francisco The Honorable Edwin M. Lee, Mayor
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Herbst Theatre Owned and operated by the City and County of San Francisco through the Board of Trustees of the War Memorial of San Francisco The Honorable Edwin M. Lee, Mayor
TRUSTEES
Charlotte Mailliard Shultz, President MajGen J. Michael Myatt, USMC (Ret.), Vice President Wilkes Bashford Belva Davis Thomas E. Horn Claude M. Jarman, Jr. Mrs. George R. Moscone Paul F. Pelosi James W. Stafford Diane B. Wilsey Elizabeth Murray, Managing Director Jennifer E. Norris, Assistant Managing Director
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Cecilia Engelhart Director of Production Cubby Sedgwick Production Manager Rick Warren Sr. House Manager & Volunteer Coordinator Carmine Garofalo Production Assistant Michael Cano Stage & House Manager Stephen Clifford Stage Manager Richard Borgio Stage Manager KT Graham Stage Manager Glenn Larson House Manager Micaela Nerguizian House Manager Richard Daley Stage & House Manager Atticus Leat Production Assistant Bruce De Benedictis Piano Tuner John Pfeifer Piano Tuner Henriette Lenssen Transportation Coordinator Jean-Pierre Nussbaumer Dispatch
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OPERATIONS & FINANCE Holly Skipper Operations Manager & Board Liaison Roger Springer Controller Tommy To Senior Accountant Steven Woo Staff Accountant Jenever J. Utsey Human Resources Manager Michael Cano Administrative Services Coordinator Tom Heng Information Technology Manager
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