The SFJAZZ Center groundbreaking took place on May 17. Giant Steps Members, SFJAZZ donors, community and civic leaders were there for the fun!
SFJAZZ Center Photos
SFJAZZ Center Photos
Click on the links below to see photos of some big events in the history of SFJAZZ!
San Francisco mayor Edwin Lee, NAACP CEO Benjamin Jealous, actor Terence Howard, SFJAZZ Center Campaign Co-Chair Robert Mailer Anderson, percussionist John Santos and other luminaries spoke at the SFJAZZ Center press conference on May 6.
Comic Dave Chappelle, vocalist Mary Stallings, the SFJAZZ Collective, Latin jazz keyboardist Rebeca Mauleon and the SFJAZZ High School All-Stars tore it up at our Gala on May 6.
SFJAZZ Center News
San Francisco Chronicle - 05.07.2011
SFJAZZ broke ground Friday for the SFJAZZ Center, a luminous 35,000-square-foot structure that will rise at Fell and Franklin streets in vibrant Hayes Valley and provide a permanent home for the West Coast's premier jazz-presenting organization.
San Francisco Business Times - 05.13.2011
Green Street Mortuary Band providing the soundtrack, San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee swung a sledge hammer last week at the brick wall of a closed muffler shop destined for demolition to make way for the new $60 million SFJAZZ center.
Wall Street Journal - 03.31.2011
In May, SFJAZZ will break ground for a 35,000-square-foot building that will include the Robert N. Miner Auditorium, with flexible seating for 350 to 700 people; an 80-seat black-box performance, rehearsal and education space; a digital learning lab; and a street-level café.
The New York Times - 05.07.2010
SFJAZZ, the San Francisco arts organization, will announce plans on Friday to build its own facility dedicated to jazz: a 35,000-square-foot building in that city’s Hayes Valley neighborhood, with two adaptable theater spaces inside.
San Francisco Chronicle - 05.06.2010
SFJAZZ will build itself a permanent home in San Francisco - the first stand-alone major facility in the country devoted to the swinging American art form.
05.06.2010
The SFJAZZ Board of Trustees today announced plans to build the first permanent home for the 28 year old San Francisco institution, one of the world’s most comprehensive and innovative jazz organizations.
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Artist Testimonials
What musicians are saying about the SFJAZZ Center.
— Hugh Masekela, trumpet
— Lee Ritenour, guitar
— Esperanza Spalding, bass & vocals
— Kenny Werner, piano
— Yasmin Levy, vocals
— Roy Hargrove, trumpet
— Kenny Barron, piano
— John Santos, percussion
— Chucho Valdés, piano
— Fareed Haque, guitar
— Jimmy Haslip, bass
— John Medeski, keyboards
— Lionel Loueke, guitar
— Steve Tyrell, vocals
— Paquito D'Rivera, saxophone
— John Scofield, guitar
— Angélique Kidjo, vocals
— Cedar Walton, piano
— Ambrose Akinmusire, trumpet
— Chris Potter, saxophone
— Anat Cohen, clarinet
— Ana Moura, vocals
— Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
— Youssou N'Dour, vocals
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