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36TH ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO JAZZ FESTIVAL
JUNE 5-17 | 44 SHOWS

—HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE—

Music of The Beatles

Gypsy Jazz meets The Beatles

Hot Club of San Francisco
San Francisco String Trio

THU, JUN 7 · 7:30

The two best Bay Area string bands share a bill devoted to the timeless music of The Beatles. Led by guitar master Paul Mehling, the Hot Club of San Francisco is the country’s longest running ensemble devoted to the Gypsy jazz tradition pioneered by Django Reinhardt.

The San Francisco String Trio is made up of three masterful string players including jazz guitarist Mimi Fox, violinist Mads Tolling, and bassist Jeff Denson. The trio’s new album, The Sgt. Pepper Project, was released to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Beatles masterpiece.

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Ahmad Jamal

Ahmad Jamal

WED, JUN 6 · 8PM
DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL

An NEA Jazz Master and a Kennedy Center Living Jazz Legend, pianist Ahmad Jamal has long been recognized as one of the most influential figures in jazz history, and now makes a long-awaited return to live performance following a three year break. On the heels of his critically-acclaimed release Marseille, he returns with his seamless quartet featuring drummer Herlin Riley along with bassist James Cammack and percussionist Manolo Badrena.

Patsy Cline Tribute
PATSY CLINE TRIBUTE

Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skiller Lickers
w/ Bobby Black

FRI, JUN 8 · 8PM
HERBST THEATRE

Lavay Smith and her band with steel guitar master Bobby Black perform the music of the country music icon Patsy Cline. The group The Seattle Times calls "the best thing to come out of the jump/swing revival" will perform classic Patsy Cline hits like “Crazy,” “Walkin’ After Midnight,” and “She’s Got You.”

Brian Blade

Brian Blade Fellowship

TUE, JUN 12 · 7:30

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GRAMMY-winning drummer, composer, and member of the Wayne Shorter Quartet, Brian Blade brings back his Fellowship Band, performing material from his new Blue Note release Body and Shadow. The group also includes Melvin Butler (soprano & tenor sax), Myron Walden (alto sax & bass clarinet), Kurt Rosenwinkel (guitar), Jon Cowherd (piano), and Chris Thomas on bass.

Amadou & Mariam

Amadou & Mariam

FRI, JUN 15 · 7:30PM
SAT, JUN 16 · 2PM

The Malian couple bring their grooving, GRAMMY-nominated mix of Malian pop and Hendrix-flavored blues-rock with “spine-tingling harmonies that make the music soar.” (Spin) The global superstar duo will perform music from their latest release La Confusion, an album that “offers uplift in a time of global insecurity.” (Pitchfork)

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SING, SING, SING | MAY 10-13
This week is devoted to artists who are bringing fresh perspectives to the vocal jazz tradition

Cyrille Aimée

Cyrille Aimée

SUN, MAY 13 · 7:30PM

Raised by a French father and Dominican mother in the northern French town of Samois-sur-Seine – the last home of gypsy jazz giant Django Reinhardt – Aimée found inspiration in the music of Reinhardt. She blends a mix of her gypsy jazz inspirations, bossa nova, flamenco and the Great American Songbook in what The New York Times describes as “a bravura turn, presented with a smile.”

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John Pizzarelli

John Pizzarelli

THU, MAY 10, 7:30PM

ALMOST SOLD OUT

Described by the Toronto Star as “the genial genius of the guitar,” singer and guitarist John Pizzarelli is one of the prime interpreters of the Great American Songbook. He performs music from his new album Sinatra & Jobim @ 50, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the iconic collaboration between Frank Sinatra and bossa nova pioneer Antônio Carlos Jobim.

Lizz Wright

Lizz Wright

SAT, MAY 12, 7:30PM
SUN, MAY 13, 2:00PM

ALMOST SOLD OUT

The vocalist and composer beautifully blends R&B, jazz, folk, blues, and gospel into her own unique and passionate sound. Wright performs music off her new release, Grace, featuring sparking covers by Nina Simone, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Allen Toussaint, and Frank Perkins’ immortal 1934 standard “Stars Fell on Alabama.”

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MAY 11: José James Celebrates Bill Withers

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MILES DAVIS FESTIVAL

Miles Davis Festival

THU-SUN, MAY 24-27

A tribute to the legacy of trumpeter and composer Miles Davis from across his career and from around the world. Over four nights, artists include Miles Electric w/ Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Chano Domínguez performing a flamenco tribute to Kind of Blue, Robert Glasper presenting his Everything's Beautiful recording featuring Bilal, and Miles From India.

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NEWS & HAPPENINGS

HSAS SPRING CONCERT

SFJAZZ High School All-Stars Big Band & Combo

SUN, MAY 20 · 1PM

Fresh off their first-place finish at the Monterey's Next Generation Jazz Festival, the All-Stars wrap up the season with their annual Spring Concert in Miner Auditorium.  See why these rising musicians received the Student Music Award for Best Large Honors Jazz Ensemble by DownBeat.

Amendola vs. Blades + 2

Scott Amendola, Wil Blades, Jeff Parker, & Cyro Baptista

THU-SUN, MAY 17-20
JOE HENDERSON LAB

Berkeley-based drummer, composer and bandleader Scott Amendola showcases his longstanding partnership with Bay Area Hammond B-3 organ star Wil Blades for an evening of greasy grooves and head-spinning musical telepathy, joined for this exclusive run by Tortoise guitarist Jeff Parker and Brazilian percussion genius Cyro Baptista.

HSAS SPRING CONCERT

JAZZ IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD PRESENTS

Edward Simon Trio

FRI, MAY 18 · 8PM
SF COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER

Pianist Edward Simon – a native of Venezuela who has made a name for himself over decades in America as a jazz pianist, bandleader and composer-arranger, along with being a Guggenheim Fellow and member of the hit SFJAZZ Collective – has created fresh, supple interpretations of melodies from all over Latin America.

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