SFJAZZ Gala 2007 "Straight, No Chaser"
Dubbed “chic, hot, and hip” by the San Francisco Chronicle [read the article], the SFJAZZ Gala is an annual fundraiser for our organization’s educational and artistic programs.
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| Swinging and socializing at Gala '06. |
The festive event, which takes place February 23 at the Four Seasons Hotel, features a surplus of fine food and drink, high spirits, lavish auction packages, and stunning company.
It is also the only place to catch the SFJAZZ Collective—DownBeat’s 2006 “#1 Rising Star Jazz Group”—debuting selections from their 2007 repertoire, including new compositions and the music of Thelonious Monk. “The Collective makes music that moves you intellectually and spiritually,” Gala co-chair Robert Mailer Anderson (an honor he shares with his wife Nicola Miner) noted in the February issue of 7x7 Magazine. “They’re not archiving what jazz was, but creating what jazz is.”
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| Joshua Redman jams with High School All-Star, Jesse Scheinin. |
In honor of what would have been Monk’s 90th-birthday year, this year’s Gala is themed “Straight, No Chaser” for Monk’s signature tune. It is part of the Spring Season-long Monk Project, a series of concerts, educational events, and Members-only events paying tribute to the legacy of this jazz icon.
Another band appearing onstage at the gala, and sure to cut their teeth on some of Monk’s tunes, is the SFJAZZ High School All-Stars. In addition to enjoying the music, SFJAZZ Gala-goers can take pride that their contributions to the future of jazz are paying handsome dividends.
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| Joshua Redman with Robert Mailer Anderson and SF District Attorney Kamala Harris. |
Advance sponsor tables and benefactor tickets are available now.
To reserve today, download the reservation form and fax to (415) 392-5569. For more information, please call Cimi Ahluwalia in the SFJAZZ Development Office at (415) 283-0326, or email cimeron@sfjazz.org.
 Visit the SFJAZZ Gala online for more information on this swingin’ event and to view a photo slideshow from last year's event.
 Jazz is all about give and take and we take that open exchange of ideas very seriously here at SFJAZZ. To that end, we’ve opened up the SFJAZZ Inbox for any questions, concerns, suggestions, or compliments readers care to pass our way. Send us an e-mail with your thoughts.
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  Italian pianist Stefano Bollani's ECM solo debut and charismatic personality are sure to establish him as a major jazz talent. The new album features 16 miniatures, full of lyricism and flashing wit, and includes his own compositions as well as recognizable songs such as The Beach Boys' "Don't Talk" and a Scott Joplin rag—all interpreted in his personal style. On February 6th, Piano Solo will be released in the United States.
Stefano Bollani is a native of Milan, Italy, home to Alfa Romeo, risotto, and the filigreed Duomo, the second-largest Gothic cathedral in the world. In honor of Bollani’s home city, here is this week’s trivia question.:
What is the name of Milan’s world-famous opera house?
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Your Answer (include "Milano"
in the subject line)
The seventh correct respondent will receive will receive a copy of Stefano Bollani’s forthcoming ECM release, Piano Solo.
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fine print: Our contest winner
will be notified directly by email, and
both the winner's name and the correct answer
to the question will be published in next
week's e-News. The following are not eligible
to enter: employees and current contractors
of SFJAZZ and its seasonal sponsors; past
e-News Jazz Trivia Contest winners. |
Congratulations to Daniel Bruch who knew Dizzy Gillespie was the bebopper who embraced Afro-Latin jazz. |
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