a nonprofit presenter of jazz artistic and education programs
Honoring pianist McCoy Tyner
In a benefit for SFJAZZ artistic and education programs

Held on Saturday, April 25, 2009

Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco, Veranda Ballroom
757 Market Street, San Francisco
“Every year this swingin’ soiree just gets better and better and currently reigns as one of THE galas of the spring season … SFJAZZ has earned the right to toot its horn. Loudly.” —Catharine Bigelow, 7x7 Magazine “The SFJAZZ Gala at the Four Seasons the other night was quite the party … This gala is definitely on its way to becoming an annual San Francisco must.” —Former Mayor Willie Brown, SF Examiner “It was like a living piece of jazz history.” —Roberto Friedman, Bay Area Reporter


Thanks to our devoted SFJAZZ supporters, The Real McCoy: 2009 SFJAZZ Gala held on Saturday, April 25th at The Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco was an extraordinary event. We witnessed once-in-a-lifetime performances by three generations of unbelievable musicians, while raising over $300,000 in support of SFJAZZ artistic and education programs. By every account, it was a colossal success!

With the SFJAZZ High School All-Stars, the SFJAZZ Collective, and true jazz masters McCoy Tyner and Bobby Hutcherson taking the stage, we saw in action all that SFJAZZ represents: respect for the history of jazz; celebration of where it lives today; and a constant search for the next waves of musical expression. And everyone who stayed on for the After-Jam with Joe Louis Walker left with a huge smile on his or her face. It was a Gala experience we will long remember — one that paid great tribute to this living, ever-relevant American art form.

We’re already looking forward to next year. We will have more information about the 2010 Gala in the coming months.


Here are a few reviews for the April 2009 event:

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Thank you to the following sponsors.

Major Sponsor
RNM

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Blue Bottle Coffee
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Classic Party Rental
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Epi Center Med Spa
Exploratorium
FUJI Water
Four Seasons Hotel SF
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Le Club
Marc Jacobs
Martin Miller's Gin
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North Coast Brewing
Oakland Museum
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