"a performance that promises to be one of a kind"
— San Francisco Chronicle

Cameron Carpenter

The Only Organ of It's Kind in Existence!

Cameron Carpenter
w/ his International Touring Organ

THU-SUN, FEB 8-11

Devoted to the music of one of the greatest composers and organists of all time in J.S. Bach, the artist New Yorker called "a young superstar," returns to SFJAZZ with his digital custom-built International Touring Organ to perform music from his album All You Need is Bach, a program of J.S. Bach organ and clavier music featuring several of the Baroque originator’s greatest works for keyboard, including the Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, Organ Sonatas in D minor and E-flat major, and Contrapunctus IX from The Art of Fugue.

"a performance that promises to be one of a kind"
— San Francisco Chronicle

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SFJAZZ RESIDENT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
VIJAY IYER  |  JAN 18 - 21

Vijay Iyert Duos

Vijay Iyer duos w/ Craig Taborn & Kris Davis

THU, JAN 18

Iyer begins his residency by performing an evening of duets with two of the jazz world’s most explorative pianists. Craig Taborn has established himself as a modern master through five expansive releases and pivotal sideman roles with Chris Potter, Roscoe Mitchell, and others. Davis was dubbed one of the music’s top up-and-comers in a 2012 The New York Times article titled “New Pilots at the Keyboard.”

THUMS UP

Vijay Iyer Thums Up

SUN, JAN 21

Thums Up is an exploratory and groove-heavy mix of acoustic instruments and electronics that features Iyer alongside Punjabi-American rapper Himanshu Suri (formerly of Das Racist), guitarist Rafiq Bhatia, drummer Kassa Overall (Geri Allen, Henry Threadgill), and Pakistani vocalist and composer Arooj Aftab. JazzTimes called them “a powerful expression of the hyphenated-American identity.” This will be the group's West Coast debut!

ALSO DURING VIJAY IYER'S RESIDENCY
— ALMOST SOLD OUT —

Jan 19: Vijay Iyer Trio

Jan 20: Vijay Iyer Sextet

—VALENTINE'S WEEK—

BERNSTEIN'S CLASSIC 1952 OPERA

Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti

Bernstein's 'Trouble in Tahiti'

+ Heggie's 'At The Statue of Venus'

WED-SUN, FEB 14-18

MEMBERS SAVE 25%

Celebrating Leonard Bernstein and his 100th birthday with a world premiere production that links Bernstein’s classic 1952 opera Trouble in Tahiti with composer Jake Heggie’s groundbreaking work At the Statue of Venus – a timeless story about love, happiness, and a troubled young marriage in “picture perfect” suburban America.

This fully-staged production features atmospheric visual projections, mixed media collages, 50’s era costumes, dancing, 22-piece orchestra, a jazz vocal trio and more!

"A sour-sweet fable on the theme that runs through the television series Mad Men… clothed in music of jazzy lyricism not many miles from West Side Story" — The Telegraph

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SFJAZZ GALA 2018

SFJAZZ Gala 2018

SFJAZZ GALA 2018
Honoring Preservation Hall

THU, FEB 1 | SFJAZZ CENTER

Open Bar + Overflowing Cuisine
Dance Floor
Complimentary Valet

GALA 2018 CONCERT
FEATURES PERFORMANCES BY

PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND
ELLIS MARSALIS
TERENCE BLANCHARD
CHUCHO VALDÉS
SFJAZZ COLLECTIVE
PEDRITO MARTINEZ

CHRISTIAN SCOTT ATUNDE ADJUAH
BIG FREEDIA
DAYMÉ AROCENA
SAUL WILLIAMS
AIRTO MOREIRA
ERNÁN LÓPEZ-NUSSA
+ more

AFTER PARTY WITH
GALACTIC
THE ORIGINAL PINETTES BRASS BAND

Tickets start at $145 for Members | VIP tickets start at $5,000

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Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Preservation Hall Jazz Band
+ special guests

FRI-SUN, FEB 2-4

OPEN DANCE FLOOR SHOW

FRI & SAT 7PM SOLD OUT

Following this year’s SFJAZZ Gala 2018, the iconic Preservation Hall Jazz Band performs four shows celebrating the release of their latest album So It Is. Since the early 1960s, the band has toured the world, sharing the raucous, soulful sound of traditional New Orleans jazz. The group’s new album redefines what New Orleans music means today by tapping into the city’s Afro-Cuban roots, through its common ancestry with Afrobeat, and the spiritual sound of Pharoah Sanders and John Coltrane.

FRIENDS OF SFJAZZ PRESENTS

FRIENDS OF SFJAZZ PRESENTS

SAT, JAN 27
DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL

For one night only, the SF Symphony presents international song siren extraordinaire, the fabulous Meow Meow! Featuring a century-spanning repertoire and a mischievous, white-hot wit, this saucy chanteuse lights up the Symphony stage with her “devilish funny bones and heavenly vocal chords” (Evening Standard UK) in a sublimely subversive performance with Pink Martini founder and pianist, Thomas M. Lauderdale. Use promo code SFJAZZ25 for 25% off.

Friends of SFJAZZ Presents

FRIENDS OF SFJAZZ PRESENTS

FEB 9-11
MIAMI BEACH, FL
HOSTED BY SNARKY PUPPY

Only 1500 daily tickets, artist-centric and attendee-focused, with two stages, no overlapping sets, and a spectacular VIP/Artists’ Skylounge. More than great music and unique collaborations, the artists hang for the weekend and lead Interactive Workshops including: Michael League/Victor Wooten (Bass); The Wood Brothers (Songwriting Workshop); Jojo Mayer/Mark Guiliana (Drums); A Good Time with Charlie (Hunter)…

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