THIS WEEK AT SFJAZZ |  ALL EVENTS

"One of the top jazz pianists in the world" — Los Angeles Times

Kenny Barron

THU-SUN, APR 21-24

MEMBERS-ONLY LISTENING PARTY · APR 20

One of the top jazz pianists in the world performs five unique shows over four nights, each with a different theme. 

THU, APR 21 · 7:30PM

The acclaimed trio featuring Kiyoshi Kitagawa and Johnathan Blake perform music from their new Impluse! album Book Of Intuition.

FRI, APR 22 · 7:30PM

The trio is joined by former SFJAZZ Collective vibraphonist Stefon Harris and SFJAZZ High School All-Star alum, flutist Elena Pinderhughes.

SAT, APR 23 · 7:30PM & 10PM

Piano-meets-strings duo performances featuring some of the greatest string musicians in the world.

SUN, APR 24 · 7:30PM

Featuring members of the superstar Brazilian band Trio da Paz.

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ALSO THIS WEEK
JOE HENDERSON FESTIVAL

Renee Rosnes Quartet

FRI-SUN, APR 22-24 · 7PM & 8:30PM

A longtime associate of tenor saxophone master Joe Henderson, pianist, composer and former SFJAZZ Collective member Renee Rosnes honors the work of Henderson with her all-star quartet.

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ALSO PERFORMING

THU, APR 21 | SFJAZZ Hotplate
Mel Martin plays Joe Henderson's Mode For Joe

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Abdullah Ibrahim

THU-SUN, APR 28-MAY 1

Legendary pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim remains one of the greatest jazz artists to emerge from South Africa. Championed by Duke Ellington in the early 1960s, Ibrahim has recorded over 50 albums that mix traditional African music, classical music, gospel and modern jazz. He makes his SFJAZZ debut with two unique programs over four nights.

 THU-FRI, APR 28-29

Solo & w/ Mukashi Trio

 SAT-SUN, APR 30-MAY 1

Ekaya

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NEWS & HAPPENINGS

NEW FEATURE

Abdullah Ibrahim: A Life in Song


Journalist Richard Scheinin contributes an exclusive interview and personal tribute to the South African jazz legend.

“We practice 50 years, trying to find a technique. But in the end, it is a process of trying to find the silence… Monk, Coltrane and Bird, they all had this."
—Abdullah Ibrahim

International Jazz Day
INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY

Free International Jazz Day Community Jam

SAT, APR 30 · 1PM
JOE HENDERSON LAB


Join alumni from the SFJAZZ High School All-Stars program for a jam session in honor of International Jazz Day! Open to jazz musicians age 12+ with at least 2 years experience. If you know your blues changes and scales, have a few standards under your belt, and want to play with some of the Bay Area’s best young players, this jam session is for you!

THIS WEEK'S PLAYLIST

We Love Joe Playlist


April 24th marks Joe Henderson's birthday, and in what has become an annual tradition, we salute the saxophone legend and longtime San Francisco resident with the Joe Henderson Festival. To get you all ready, we've curated a playlist that spans the extensive career of the man who Kenny Dorham once called "the goateed astronaut of the tenor sax."

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