2018-19 SEASON | VIEW CALENDAR

2018-19 Season

The Most Celebrated Singer in Jazz
Kicks Off 2018-19 Season

Cécile McLorin Salvant

THU-SUN, SEP 6-9
MINER AUDITORIUM

THU IS MEMBERS ONLY

THU-SAT, ALMOST SOLD OUT

Two-time GRAMMY Winner Cécile McLorin Salvant is the most celebrated young vocalist in jazz. She returns following her latest Best Jazz Vocal Album win for her 2017 Mack Avenue release, Dreams and Daggers, with these intimate duo performances with virtuoso pianist Sullivan Fortner. They will debut music from their brand new upcoming Mack Avenue release The Window.

Opening night shows (both Cécile McLorin Salvant and Taylor McFerrin) will include a complimentary champagne toast to celebrate the kickoff of the new season!

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OPENING WEEK | SEP 6-9
IN JOE HENDERSON LAB

Taylor McFerrin

"...sun-dappled, jazz-soaked electronica"
— The New York Times

Taylor McFerrin

w/ Marcus Gilmore

THU-SUN, SEP 6-9
DANCE FLOOR SHOW | LIMITED SEATING

THU IS MEMBERS ONLY

Eldest son of celebrated singer Bobby McFerrin, Taylor McFerrin is a cutting edge DJ, producer, keyboardist, beatboxer, and composer. Influenced by 70s soul, jazz fusion, and electronic music, he has performed alongside his Soulquarian idols The Roots, Erykah Badu, and Talib Kweli, as well as jazz crossover stars Robert Glasper and José James. He has recently been performing with the jazz supergroup R+R=NOW, featuring Glasper, Terrace Martin, trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, bassist Derrick Hodge, and drummer Justin Tyson.

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ALSO COMING SOON

Still Dreaming

Still Dreaming

Joshua Redman
w/ Ron Miles, Scott Colley, & Brian Blade

THU–SUN, SEP 13–16
MINER AUDITORIUM

THU, MEMBERS SAVE 25%

Formed by saxophonist Joshua Redman in tribute to his late father, saxophone giant Dewey Redman, this quartet comprising four of the greatest instrumentalists in modern jazz draws inspiration from Old and New Dreams, the iconic 1980s band featuring the elder Redman and fellow Ornette Coleman collaborators Ed Blackwell, Charlie Haden, and Don Cherry. They return to SFJAZZ in celebration of the release of their new Nonesuch album, Still Dreaming.

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B-3 ORGAN FESTIVAL
SEP 20-23

Joey DeFrancesco

Joey DeFrancesco Trio

THU, SEP 20 · 7:30PM

The GRAMMY-nominated phenomenon Joey DeFrancesco remains the most virtuosic and electrifying organist in jazz, recording over 30 albums and winning the DownBeat Critics Poll eleven times and Readers Poll every year since 2005. His most recent collaboration is with rock legend Van Morrison, making their West Coast premiere performance at SFJAZZ last season.

Dr. Lonnie Smith

Dr. Lonnie Smith

FRI, SEP 21 · 7:30PM

“One of the godfathers of the jazz organ” (NY Times), NEA Jazz Master Dr. Lonnie Smith is a seminal figure in the soul-jazz movement. A singular musician who has mined the deeply funky potential of the Hammond organ more than anyone else. He performs music from his latest Blue Note release, All In My Mind, with his longstanding trio featuring guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg and drummer Johnathan Blake.

Corey Henry & The Funk Apostles

Cory Henry
& The Funk Apostles

SAT, SEP 22 · 7PM & 10PM

“One of the finest Hammond B-3 organ players of his generation” (All Music Guide), keyboard master Henry is a two-time GRAMMY winner who has performed with Snarky Puppy, Erykah Badu, and Robert Glasper. He leads his own futuristic funk band that JazzWise Magazine calls "a collection of crazed soothsayers ... embarking upon an odyssey of groove."

Ronnie Foster & Rueben Wilson

Ronnie Foster Trio
& Reuben Wilson Trio

SUN, SEP 22 · 7PM

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The two greatest organists of the soul jazz movement of the 60s and 70s share this double bill for an evening of soulful, funky grooves. Foster is best known for his funk-laced 70s Blue Note sides that have earned devotion from hip-hop artists including A Tribe Called Quest. Wilson’s five groove-heavy Blue Note sessions of the era have been rediscovered by a new generation of fans.

› SFJAZZ BLOG: Ronnie Foster's Mystic Brew

NEWS & HAPPENINGS

Rosanne Cash & Ry Cooder

Rosanne Cash & Ry Cooder: The Music of Johnny Cash

WED, DEC 5 · 7:30PM
WAR MEMORIAL
OPERA HOUSE

MEMBER PRE-SALE TICKETS ARE ALMOST SOLD OUT

Back by popular demand, Rosanne Cash and Ry Cooder return to San Francisco to reprise their endearing collaboration to perform classics from Johnny Cash’s treasure-filled songbook.

Tickets are now on sale to Members and are close to being sold out (less than 50 tickets). Additional tickets will be made available to on Thursday, August 23 at 11AM to all audiences. Tickets are limited to 4 per order.

B-3 ORGAN FESTIVAL

"The Sleeping Bear" Awakens: The Revival of the Hammond B-3 Organ

BY RICHARD SCHEININ

Journalist Richard Scheinin traces the legacy and revival of the Hammond B-3 organ in jazz, before SFJAZZ's exclusive B-3 Organ Festival running September 20-23, featuring organ royalty Dr. Lonnie Smith, Chester Thompson, Joey DeFrancesco, Ronnie Foster and Reuben Wilson, as well as newcomers Cory Henry, Lionel “L.j.” Holoman and Tammy Hall.

Taylor McFerrin

Beyond Genre: Taylor McFerrin Creates His Own Musical World

BY RICHARD SCHEININ

Keyboardist, DJ, beat-boxer, composer and producer Taylor McFerrin shares wisdom from his father (Bobby McFerrin), his unconventional path in music, and what's in store when he collaborates with drummer Marcus Gilmore at SFJAZZ in the Opening Week (9/6-9) of the 2018-19 Season.

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