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Among the 40+ events of the Spring Season, you’ll find a number of programming themes that offer an intriguing window on the music. Click here for just a few of the “seasons within the season” that are rife for exploration.

The Discovery Series

Immerse yourself in the modern sounds of jazz and more with eight forward-thinking bands—including Travis Sullivan's Björkestra, Nik Bärtsch's Ronin, Carla Kihlsted's Two Foot Yard, and Third World Love—over four nights at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum (4/6-9).

Jazz Masters Series

Four living legends of jazz—saxman James Moody (in an SFJAZZ Members-only performance), singer/composer/pianist Mose Allison, singer Ernestine Anderson, and alto saxist Lee Konitz—in a specially priced four-night run (4/24-27) at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum

The Wayne Shorter Project

SFJAZZ pays a multi-concert tribute to one of jazz's greatest living saxmen and composers, Wayne Shorter, including the legend's own appearance with his quartet and the Imani Winds (4/11), and explorations of the Shorter repertoire with "The Latin Side of Wayne Shorter" featuring Eddie Palmieri (4/5) and the SFJAZZ High School All-Stars with Miguel Zenón (6/1). Also this Spring, the SFJAZZ Collective performs Shorter's music and their own new works in concert at UC Berkeley's Cal Performances (3/15).

Global Sounds

The Spring Season brims with international stars, including Brazilian bossa nova queen Rosa Passos (5/25), Portuguese fadista Ana Moura (4/13), and a "Venezuelan Festival" with Edward Simon, Aquiles Baez, and the Bay Area's own VNote Ensemble (6/8).

Piano Power

McCoy Tyner Trio with tapper Savion Glover (3/14), Keith Jarrett (3/8), Chick Corea (4/17), and Brad Mehldau (6/6) are just a few of the celebrated piano masters on tap this spring. Also, don't miss "Piano Latino" with Chano Dominguez and Pablo Ziegler (5/2), a double bill of piano trios The Bad Plus and Italy's Doctor 3 (5/15), and "History of Jazz Piano" with Joe Sample (4/6).

Bach Cello Suites

Renowned concert cellist Lynn Harrell performs J.S. Bach's complete
cycle of Cello Suites—some of the world's most beloved music and a favorite among jazz bassists—over two nights of "Sacred Space" at Grace Cathedral (5/22-23).

Vocal Fireworks

Celebrate the power of the voice with trailblazer Bobby McFerrin in a trio of legends with pianist Chick Corea and drummer Jack DeJohnette (4/17), the exquisite Dianne Reeves (5/24), singer/songwriter Patricia Barber (6/14), and more.

Introducing...

Witness the SFJAZZ debuts of incendiary Japanese keyboard virtuoso Hiromi (4/4), Brazilian singer Lenine (5/3), bluegrass family Cherryholmes (5/4), and others.

Jazz + Silent Film Festival

Classics of silent cinema meet red-hot jazz at SF's majestic movie palace, the Castro Theatre (4/12). All three films—Sherlock Jr, The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, and Nosferatu—feature the return of Bay Area legends the Club Foot Orchestra, innovators in accompanying silent film for over twenty years.

Family Matinee Concerts

Bring the kids to two fun-filled daytime shows this spring: a rollicking history of jazz piano with Joe Sample (4/6) and Keith Terry's high-energy Crosspulse Percussion Ensemble (5/4). An hour before each matinee, kids can make their own music in the lobby with music teacher Doug Goodkin and the easy-to-play "Orff" instruments.

For a complete overview of the Spring Season download the SFJAZZ Spring Season Brochure (PDF). Join SFJAZZ today for access to the best seats!