35TH ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO JAZZ FESTIVAL

NOW THROUGH JUNE 18

CON BRIO

"The best new live band in America"
— PopMatters

Con Brio

SAT-SUN, JUN 17-18 · 7:30PM
OPEN DANCEFLOOR
SFJAZZ CENTER

FATHER'S DAY SPECIAL
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Fronted by the magnetic singer Ziek McCarter, Con Brio is the most electrifying soul/funk/R&B band on the scene, combining timelessly funky grooves with tight horns and blazing guitar. Named after the Italian musical direction meaning “with spirit” or “with fire,” the band mixes the old school funk influences of Sly Stone and James Brown with contemporary luminaries like Prince and D’Angelo into a fresh sound, informed by the past, but looking decidedly forward into the future. The band was one of the most electrifying headlining acts at this year's BottleRock Festival.

› WATCH: Con Brio Perform on KQED Forum
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New Project From Members of Snarky Puppy!

SNARKY PUPPY CARIBBEAN PROJECT

Bokanté
feat. Members of Snarky Puppy

FRI, JUN 16 · 7:30PM
OPEN DANCE FLOOR
SFJAZZ CENTER

Bokanté is one of the latest omnivorous conglomerations assembled by bassist and Snarky Puppy mastermind Michael League. Combining the Snarky Puppy guitar line and lap steel virtuoso Roosevelt Collier with a trio of percussionists including longtime Paul Simon hand drummer Jamey Haddad and Banda Magda/Snarky Puppy multi-instrumentalist Keita Ogawa, Bokanté brings a hugely dynamic multicultural musical approach that marries the electric blues of Led Zeppelin with Afropop and folkloric Caribbean styles, unified by the soaring vocals by Caribbean vocalist Malika Tirolien.

› 5 Things To Know About Malika Tirolien
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TWO EXCITING DOUBLE BILL SHOWS

CHRIS POTTER QUARTET

TUE, JUN 13 · 7:30PM
SFJAZZ CENTER

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Two of jazz’s most prominent saxophonists, each at the forefront of today's jazz scene, lead their latest projects on this double bill. DownBeat called Potter “one of the most studied (and copied) saxophonists on the planet,” and the upcoming saxophonist (Aldana) is “planting her flag in a sax player’s jazz world.” (JazzTimes)

DONNY McCASLIN

THU, JUN 15 · 7:30PM
SFJAZZ CENTER

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Donny McCaslin's quartet has been one of the most in-demand group's in jazz since they were featured as David Bowie's band on his final 2016’s Blackstar recording. McCaslin’s new album, Beyond Now, is dedicated to and inspired by Bowie. Five-time GRAMMY-winning drummer Antonio Sánchez is best known for his drum-based score to the 2015 Best Picture Oscar winner Birdman, and he performs with his Migration quartet music from The Meridian Suite.

JOE HENDERSON LAB HIGHLIGHTS

Derrick Hodge

TUE, JUN 13 · 7 & 8:30PM
OPEN DANCE FLOOR — LIMITED SEATS
JOE HENDERSON LAB
SFJAZZ CENTER

Best known as the longtime bassist for the Robert Glasper Experiment, Derrick Hodge has played a pivotal role in helping to define the intersection of R&B and modern jazz. Hodge has balanced his work between R&B and jazz brilliantly, working with Mulgrew Miller, Terence Blanchard, Common, Mos Def, and Maxwell. Hodge performs music from his new Blue Note album The Second, with young drum phenom Mike Mitchell and Bay Area keyboardist Michael Aaberg.

Ambrose Akinmusire

WED-THU, JUN 14-15 · 7 & 8:30PM
JOE HENDERSON LAB
SFJAZZ CENTER


A trumpeter whose releases have consistently made best-of-year lists in The New York Times, DownBeat, and NPR, Oakland-born Akinmusire has become one of the most important voices in jazz. He performs music from his newest release, A Rift in Decorum: Live at the Village Vanguard and tracks from his two previously highly acclaimed Blue Note albums with his quartet featuring pianist Sam Harris, bassist Harish Raghavan(Eric Harland's Voyager), and drummer Justin Brown(Thundercat's drummer).

Linda Oh

THU, JUN 16 · 7 & 8:30PM
JOE HENDERSON LAB
SFJAZZ CENTER

An artist who has earned accolades around the jazz world including a #1 Acoustic Bass Rising Star nod from DownBeat magazine’s Critics Poll, Malaysia-born bassist and composer Linda May Han Oh is one of the most important young voices in jazz today. She performs music from her brand new album, Walk Against Wind.

Black Lives Matter

SUN, JUN 18 · 5:30 & 7PM
JOE HENDERSON LAB
SFJAZZ CENTER


A new projectby Bay Area pianist Jon Jang devoted to the seemingly endless list of young black Americans whose lives have been tragically cut short by violence in the recent past. The piece is a collaboration between Jang and poet Amanda Kemp, and organized into separate vignettes – each named for an African-American victim of violence including Eric Garner, Michael Brown, and Trayvon Martin.

Presented in partnership
w/ Museum of Performance + Design

All Over Sound

THU, JUN 16 · 5:30-9:30PM
MUSEUM of PERFORMANCE + DESIGN

A free party celebrating SF music history and the legacy of key SF musicians, critics, and institutions -- including SF Examiner jazz critic Phil Elwood, and the label Fantasy Records. SFJAZZ Executive Artistic Director/Founder Randall Kline will be one of the featured speakers and live music will be provided by SFJAZZ High School All-Stars.

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