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| SFJAZZ Spring Season
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February
Discover Jazz
History of the Guitar A series of five classes Wednesdays, February 4–March 4
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco   March
Members-only Listening Party
John Santos Friday, March 6, 7PM
YBCA Forum "A sparkplug for a wave of musical invention at the vortex where Jazz, Latin and other ideas meet."
—JazzTimes
Albino!
DJ Jeremiah Saturday, March 7, 9PM
YBCA Forum "Albino!’s propulsive grooves, jazzy horn
arrangements, and socially relevant commentary turn
the dance floor into a forum of politifunkification."
—East Bay Express
Jenny Scheinman Quartet
Sunday, March 8, 7PM
YBCA Forum "For the past 15 years, Scheinman has been at the center of jazz’s string renaissance."
—JazzTimes
Will Bernard
with John Medeski, Andy Hess & Stanton Moore Friday, March 20, 8PM
Great American Music Hall "Bernard locks done one ferocious groove after another."
—KQED
SFJAZZ Collective
Saturday, March 21, 8PM
Sunday, March 22, 7PM Palace of Fine Arts Theatre "Modernity is the mantra of the SFJAZZ Collective."
—The New York Times
Madeleine Peyroux
William Fitzsimmons Friday, March 27, 8PM
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre "Peyroux is an exquisite interpreter of other people’s songs."
—Boston Globe
Idan Raichel Project
Saturday, March 28, 8PM
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre "Balancing ancient traditions with today’s technology,
The Idan Raichel Project delivers…a simmering
global groove."
—Global Rhythm
Branford Marsalis Quartet
with Joey Calderazzo and Eric Revis Sunday, March 29, 7PM
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre "One of the best small groups in jazz."
—The New York Times
 April
Bill Frisell's Disfarmer Project
Friday, April 3, 8PM
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre "Frisell is a revered figure among
musicians—like Miles Davis and
few others, his signature is built
from pure sound and inflection."
—Philadelphia Inquirer
Ahmad Jamal
Saturday, April 4, 8PM
Herbst Theatre "He knocked me out with his concept of space, his lightness of touch, his understatement."
—Miles Davis
Kayhan Kalhor
with Brooklyn Rider Sunday, April 5, 7PM
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre "A stunning world music summit meeting"
—Strings Magazine
John Scofield and
the Piety Street Band Saturday, April 11, 8PM
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre "One of the giants of contemporary
jazz guitar"
—JazzTimes
Tinariwen
Thursday, April 16, 8PM
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre "Call Tinariwen a rock band, if you like. Guitar
orchestra might be more accurate."
—Slate
Chris Potter's Underground
Ambrose Akinmusire Group Friday, April 17, 8PM
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre "Few of Potter’s contemporaries have been more
adept at seizing the musical moment and putting a
personal stamp on it" —San Francisco Chronicle
Beats, Bows & Brass: A hip-hop symphony
Shotgun Wedding & Realistic Orchestra Lyrics Born + others Saturday, April 18, 8PM
Family Matinee: Saturday April 18, 3PM Palace of Fine Arts Theatre "Eradicates the divide betwixt creative improvisation and decisive chillin’." —SF Weekly
CANCELLED
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 Sunday, April 19, 7PM
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre "Seun Kuti is the new standard-bearer of Afrobeat."
—Boston Globe
Hugh Masekela
Friday, April 24, 8PM
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre "One heck of an entertainer…soulful, playful, romantic, joyous and inspirational by turns."
—Washington Post
The Real McCoy
2009 SFJAZZ Gala featuring McCoy Tyner Saturday, April 25, 8PM
Four Seasons Hotel, San Francisco 
McCoy Tyner Trio
with special guest Bobby Hutcherson Sunday, April 26, 7PM
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre "One of the living mainlines of jazz [and] the designer of modern jazz harmony" —The New York Times
 May
Mariza
Saturday, May 2, 8PM
Paramount Theatre "The Sade of fado."
—The New York Times
Mingus Dynasty
"50th Anniversary Celebration" with special guest John Handy Sunday, May 3, 7PM
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre "Mingus's music doesn’t merely deserve to be heard; jazz needs it."
—The New York Times
Discover Jazz
The Rumba Is Not Like Yesterday A series of seven classes Tuesdays, May 5–June 16
Museum of the African Diaspora 
Karrin Allyson
Saturday, May 9, 2PM
Florence Gould Theatre, Legion of Honor "A complete artist…one of the jazz world’s finest"
—The New York Times
The Sinatra Project
Michael Feinstein Sunday, May 10, 7PM
Davies Symphony Hall "There is no one on this earth who has
expanded, exposed and embraced
the American songbook as passionately.”
—The New York Times
The Brad Mehldau Weekend
Brad Mehldau—duo with Matt Chamberlain Friday, May 15, 8PM
YBCA Forum "Universally admired as one of the most
adventurous pianists to arrive on the jazz
scene in years.”
—Los Angeles Times
The Brad Mehldau Weekend
Brad Mehldau—solo SFJAZZ Members-only Saturday, May 16, 8PM
YBCA Forum "Mehldau achieves an almost spiritual resonance, chords echoing like amens.”
—Time
Richard Bona and Lionel Loueke
Sunday May 17, 7PM
YBCA Forum "Imagine an artist with Jaco Pastorius’s virtuosity, George Benson’s vocal fluidity, João Gilberto’s sense of song and harmony, all mixed up with African culture."
—Los Angeles Times on Richard Bona "A new Afro-jazz star who clearly will be with us for a long time." —DownBeat on Lionel Loueke 
Kenny Barron Trio
Friday, May 22, 8PM
Herbst Theatre "One of the most fertile imaginations and pleasing sounds in jazz." —Boston Herald
Kenny Burrell Quintet
Russell Malone Quartet Saturday, May 23, 8PM
Herbst Theatre "There is no finer jazz guitarist than Kenny Burrell."
—George Benson
Battle of the Bands
Glenn Miller Orchestra vs. Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Sunday, May 24, 7PM
Davies Symphony Hall "A 1930s-style ‘music battle’ between two of the world’s most prestigious big bands."
—Up Magazine
Sacred Space
Roy Hargrove and James Carter Friday, May 29, 8PM
Grace Cathedral "An explosive soloist…Hargrove puts himself
in competition with the masters of the past."
—The New York Times"One of the most exciting young virtuosos in
contemporary music"
—JazzTimes on James Carter
The Roots
Saturday, May 30, 8PM
Davies Symphony Hall "One of the twenty greatest live acts in the world"
—Rolling Stone
Maria Volonte
Tango Jazz Ensemble Sunday, May 31, 2PM
Florence Gould Theatre, Legion of Honor "Tango’s shimmering star"
—Global Rhythm
 June
She Put A Spell On Me
Kim Nalley sings Nina Simone Saturday, June 6, 8PM
Great American Music Hall "Kim Nalley...has pipes to burn and works the stage like she means it."
—San Francisco Chronicle
SFJAZZ High School All-Stars
with special guest Eric Harland Sunday, June 7, 8PM
Herbst Theatre "The SFJAZZ High School All-Stars are some of
the most talented and committed young players I’ve ever had a chance to work with. They’re
setting the standard for all the young big bands out there."
—Miguel Zenón
Michael Wolff Trio
Saturday, June 13, 2PM
Florence Gould Theatre, Legion of Honor "One of the most innovative and dynamic pianists of his generation."
—JazzTimes
Hiromi's Sonicbloom
Friday June 19, 8PM
Herbst Theatre "She is nothing short of amazing."
—Ahmad Jamal
Family Matinee
Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir Saturday, June 20, 3PM
Herbst Theatre "Everything the Choir sings is infused with a spiritual power that flows from their deep roots in black culture"
—San Jose Mercury News
Allen Toussaint Quartet
Saturday, June 20, 8PM
Herbst Theatre "Allen Toussaint has exerted an unparalleled influence over the New Orleans music scene."
—New Orleans Times Picayune
Goran Bregovic
and the Wedding & Funeral Orchestra Sunday, June 21, 7PM
Masonic Theatre "Serbian Gypsy brass bands are
party generators, and Mr. Bregovic’s
compositions let them do their job."
—The New York Times
CéU
new date
Saturday, July 18, 8PM
Herbst Theatre "It’s time for The Girl from Ipanema to step aside."
—Associated Press
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