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Cecile McLorin Salvant: Ogresse

"A stunningly original epic ... full of unexpected detours." — Wall Street Journal

Cécile McLorin Salvant's 'Ogresse'

w/ 13-Piece Ensemble arranged & conducted by Darcy James Argue

WED, MAR 11 · 8PM
PARAMOUNT THEATRE

Vocalist, composer, and 3-time GRAMMY winner Cécile McLorin Salvant performs the West Coast premiere of her new dramatic and original song cycle created in collaboration with arranger and conductor Darcy James Argue. Ogresse is a romantic “fairytale-like” story about a devilish monster-woman who finds herself in love with a man, bringing together Salvant's her interests in musical theater, mythology and visual art, while touching on French jazz, bluegrass, and beyond.

Comprised of top-tier jazz musicians and a string ensemble, the concert brings to life a genre-defying musical landscape dreamed up by Salvant and Argue. New York Music Daily calls the groundbreaking work "spine-tingling ... worth seeing twice."

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THIS WEEK

Stefon Harris

Stefon Harris & Blackout

w/ Casey Benjamin, Marc Cary, & Burniss Travis

THU–SUN, FEB 13–16
JOE HENDERSON LAB

FRI IS SOLD OUT
SAT IS ALMOST SOLD OUT

On Sonic Creed, Harris' latest album with his razor-sharp quintet Blackout, featuring members of Robert Glasper Experiment, the vibraphonist pays tribute to Art Blakey, Abbey Lincoln, Horace Silver, Wayne Shorter.

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Rhiannon Giddens

Rhiannon Giddens

THU–SUN, FEB 13–16
MINER AUDITORIUM

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Singer, violinist, banjo player, actress, GRAMMY-winner, and founding member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Rhiannon Giddens returns with music from her new Nonesuch album, There Is No Other.

Family Matinee

Family Matinee w/ Marcus Shelby

SAT, FEB 15
11 AM
MINER AUDITORIUM

ALMOST SOLD OUT

From roots music, to the powerful songs of freedom that shaped the civil rights movement, Shelby takes us on a journey of soulful discovery of the blues as we honor Black History Month. Each one-hour matinee features live performance, audience participation, and Q&A session.

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Dianne Reeves w/ Ivan Lins

THU–SUN, FEB 20–23
MINER AUDITORIUM

SAT IS ALMOST SOLD OUT

NEA Jazz Master Dianne Reeves is jazz's greatest living vocalist. She returns with and her band of Brazilian greats including legendary pianist and composer Ivan Lins and guitar genius Romero Lubambo return with four nights devoted to the music of Brazil, joined by pianist and MONK’estra leader John Beasley.

Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal Quartet

THU-SUN, FEB 27-MAR 1
MINER AUDITORIUM

Two-time GRAMMY-winning blues icon Taj Mahal is "a musical archaeologist." (The New York Times) His music embraces the raw energy of field hollers, the rent-party gumption of early jazz, the urbane grooves of rhythm and blues, the church-derived cadences of soul music and the rhythms of West Africa, via New Orleans and the Caribbean.

NOISE POP FESTIVAL AT SFJAZZ
FEB 27—MAR 1 · JOE HENDERSON LAB

The Onyx

THU, FEB 27
7 & 8:30 PM

The Onyx is an all black female six member music ensemble that blends r&b, rock, electronic and Latin music. This collective came together to solidify unity among women of color and to provide an artistic outlet for the female voice to be heard.

Barrio Manouche

FRI, FEB 28
7 & 8:30 PM

Barrio Manouche is an acoustic San Francisco-Based international Septet that combines the instrumentation and signature rhythms of jazz, flamenco and 1930s Gypsy swing.

Resavoir

SAT, FEB 29
7 & 8:30 PM

Resavoir is a diverse collective of Chicago instrumentalists led by Will Miller. The core lineup features Miller on trumpet/synths, Irvin Pierce on saxophone, Akenya Seymour on keys/vocals, Lane Beckstrom on bass, Peter Manheim on drums and Jeremy Cunningham on drums. They perform music off their 2019 International Anthem debut, in which Pitchfork describes as "crisp beats, sunny 1960s pop, expertly arranged jazz-funk and experimental electronic textures."

Salami Rose Joe Louis

SUN, MAR 1
6 & 7:30 PM

Salami Rose Joe Louis is a multi-instrumentalist producer, who's latest recording Zdenka 2080 on Flying Lotus’s Brainfeeder label made it's way on numerous "best of 2019" lists. Drawing influences from jazz, soul, hip-hop, Shuggie Otis, Captain Beefheart, Stereolab, and R. Stevie Moore, she creates a blend of experimental dreamy sounds with jazz influenced vocals and piano.

BLUES MASTERS SUMMIT
TRIPLE BILL

Buddy Guy, Charlie Musselwhite, Jimmie Vaughan

Buddy Guy
Charlie Musselwhite
Jimmie Vaughan

FRI, MAR 6 · 7PM
PARAMOUNT THEATRE

Three of the blues world’s greatest artists including Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Buddy Guy, Mississippi-born harmonica master Charlie Musselwhite, and four-time GRAMMY-winning guitarist Jimmie Vaughan share this soulful triple bill at Oakland’s historic Paramount Theatre.

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SUMMER CONCERTS
ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK

Summer at SFJAZZ 2020

SUMMER AT SFJAZZ 2020

Next Tuesday, February 18th, we will be announcing the full lineups and on sale dates for both the 38th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival (June 9-21) and the SFJAZZ Summer Sessions 2020 concert series (July 9-August 21). Over 100 shows!

NEWS & HAPPENINGS

NEA JAZZ MASTERS 2020

2020 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert & Events Ticket Info

FREE PUBLIC EVENTS

Tickets for the 2020 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert honoring Dorthaan Kirk, Bobby McFerrin, Roscoe Mitchell, and Reggie Workman will be made available Thu, Feb 13 at 11AM.

Tickets for the 2020 NEA Jazz Masters Listening Party and Master Class will be made available Fri, Feb 14 at 11AM.

NEW VIDEO

WATCH: SFJAZZ Gala 2020 Opening - "A Change Is Gonna Come"

The rousing opening to SFJAZZ Gala 2020 honoring Mavis Staples featuring SFJAZZ Collective's Martin Luther McCoy, Robin Hodge-Williams & Friends Gospel Choir, and SFJAZZ High School All-Stars performing Matt Wong's arrangement of Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come".

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Mulatu Astatke

FRI–SAT,
FEB 28–29
UC THEATRE, BERKELEY

The pioneer of Ethio jazz, Mulatu Astatke developed his sound through studies in the UK during the ‘50s and a series of seminal recordings for domestic label Amha before travelling to New York to record the ‘Mulatu Of Ethiopia’ album.

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