—THIS FRIDAY—
ALL-STAR LATIN JAZZ CONCERT

EXCLUSIVE ONE-TIME BROADCAST

FRI, AUG 7 · 5-6 PM PT

7PM NEW ORLEANS · 8PM NYC
8PM PUERTO RICO · 1AM LONDON · 2AM PARIS

AVAILABLE TO SFJAZZ MEMBERS & DIGITAL MEMBERS

This Friday, SFJAZZ presents Latin jazz master percussionist, educator, activist, and composer John Santos and his highly memorable 60th Birthday Celebration in November 2015. This all-star concert featured his longstanding sextet and a number of special guests including Santana trombonist Jeff Cressman, violinist Anthony Blea, vocalist Destani Wolf, and timbales great Orestes Vilató, a salsa pioneer and member of the Fania Allstars who helped found Santos’ GRAMMY-nominated Machete Ensemble. Santos will also be celebrating the release of his new album Art of the Descarga, out this Friday via Smithsonian Folkways Records.

“The Latin music Renaissance man.” — San Francisco Chronicle

John Santos and other special guests will also be participating in this week's Fridays At Five chat!

For this broadcast, Tip Jar donations will be split 50/50 between the featured artists and SFJAZZ.  Consider making a donation now and/or during the broadcast.

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ABOUT 'FRIDAYS AT FIVE'
& DIGITAL MEMBERSHIPS

Born out of the COVID-19 crisis as a way to support musicians in need and to keep SFJAZZ strong for the future, Fridays at Five is a new membership-based online series that brings people closer to the music through engaging hour-long broadcasts of exclusive SFJAZZ Center concerts that stream every Friday at 5 PM PT. Conceived to create a unique shared experience, each event features real-time chats with artists, jazz fans, and SFJAZZ Members.

Starting at just $5 for one-month or $60 annually, you can sign up and tune in each Friday at 5 PM (PT).

TWO DIGITAL MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS

UPCOMING
'FRIDAYS AT FIVE' CONCERTS

AUG 14: Bokanté ft. members of Snarky Puppy

AUG 21: Dianne Reeves: Music of Bridges

AUG 28: Wayne Shorter Celebration Part 4
w/ Joshua Redman, Ambrose Akinmusire, Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci, & Brian Blade

SEP 4: Dee Dee Bridgewater: Music of Horace Silver

SEP 11: Red Baraat

SEP 18: Wayne Shorter Celebration Part 5 w/ Wayne Shorter, Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci, & Terri Lyne Carrington

SEP 25: John Coltrane’s ‘A Love Supreme,’ a 50th Anniversary Celebration w/ Ravi Coltrane & special guests

+ More to be announced soon!

SPECIAL EVENT LIVE BROADCAST 

2020 NEA JAZZ MASTERS
TRIBUTE CONCERT

THU, AUG 20 · 5PM PT (8PM ET)

FREE ONLINE-ONLY BROADCAST

The National Endowment for the Arts, in collaboration with SFJAZZ, will host a special online-only concert in honor of the 2020 NEA Jazz Masters—Dorthaan Kirk, Bobby McFerrin, Roscoe Mitchell, and Reggie Workman. The 2020 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert is free to watch at SFJAZZ.org and arts.gov, and will replace the previously-scheduled concert at the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco that was postponed due to COVID-19.

Hosted by 2017 NEA Jazz Master Dee Dee Bridgewater will emcee this premier event coordinated by Musical Director, drummer, and composer Terri Lyne Carrington, which will include performances by acclaimed jazz musicians—including honorees McFerrin, Mitchell, and Workman—recorded from locations around the country.

In addition to the musician honorees, performers include:
 Dee Dee Bridgewater · Terri Lyne Carrington · Christian McBride
Lisa Fischer · Ambrose Akinmusire · James Carter · Vincent Davis
Gerald Clayton · Morgan Guerin · Oliver Lake · Jevon McFerrin · Madison McFerrin · Taylor McFerrin · Kanoa Mendenhall · Junius Paul · Steve Turre · SFJAZZ High School All-Stars.

ONLINE DIGITAL LAB CLASSES
—FINAL TWO WEEKS— 

NOW — AUGUST 13
16 CLASSES · $50 PER CLASS

MEMBERS SAVE $10 PER CLASS

Insightful and informative workshops exploring how digital music is created and performed today, with an emphasis on:

• Live performance & improvisation
• Beat making & music production
• Recording, mixing, & mastering
• Producing podcasts
• DJing

Tonight at 6PM, multi-instrumentalist Daniel Berkman hosts a class on Live Looping and Spontaneous compositions.

Learn the latest in music production techniques in semi private small online classes with top shelf instructors. No experience, software, or equipment required!

SFJAZZ ON YOUTUBE

PREVIEW OF THIS WEEK'S
'FRIDAYS AT FIVE' CONCERT

Every Tuesday, we present 'Live At SFJAZZ' on the SFJAZZ YouTube channel, featuring video clips from some of our greatest concerts. Subscribe to the SFJAZZ YouTube channel and be notified instantly when a new video has been released. 

Here is a preview clip of this week's 'Fridays At Five' broadcast featuring John Santos and his longstanding sextet, along with a number of special guests including legendary timbalero Orestes Vilató, violinist Anthony Blea, and vocalists Destani Wolf and Rico Pabón performing "Tata y Chuchin". Full concert this Friday, August 7 at 5PM PT.

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