CartFounded by SFJAZZ in 2004, the SFJAZZ Collective is a leaderless group and a democratic composer’s workshop that represents what’s happening now in jazz. The Collective’s mission is to perform fresh arrangements of works by a modern master and newly commissioned pieces by each member. Through this pioneering approach, simultaneously honoring music’s greatest figures while championing jazz’s up-to-the-minute directions, the SFJAZZ Collective embodies SFJAZZ’s commitment to jazz as a living, ever-relevant art form. Over their fifteen-year existence, the SFJAZZ Collective has honored the music of John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk, Wayne Shorter, McCoy Tyner, Horace Silver, Stevie Wonder, Chick Corea, Joe Henderson, Michael Jackson, Miles Davis, António Carlos Jobim, and Sly Stone, and has created over 100 new arrangements and original compositions.
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The SFJAZZ Collective has gone though numerous line up changes over the years and has featured Bobby Hutcherson, Joshua Redman, Miguel Zenón, Eric Harland, Mark Turner, Matt Penman, Avishai Cohen, Sean Jones, Andre Hayward, Stefon Harris, Dave Douglas, Nicholas Payton, Joe Lovano, Josh Roseman, Renee Rosnes, Jeff Ballard, Robert Hurst, Brian Blade, Martin Luther McCoy, Obed Calvaire, Adam Rogers, and others.
SFJAZZ Collective's latest project featuring new members Chris Potter, Gretchen Parlato, and Kendrick Scott will focus on new compositions by the band inspired by and in response to the extraordinary social and global issues we have faced over the last year. Album and tour coming in Spring 2022.
Recordings
Each year, the Collective records their arrangements of the music of that season's tribute artist and the accompanying original compositions live during their residency at the SFJAZZ Center. Each numbered, limited edition CD set includes extensive liner notes, photographs, and interviews with the band members about their innovative arrangements. Check them out in our shop.
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Each year, the Collective records their arrangements of the music of that season's tribute artist and the accompanying original compositions live during their residency at the SFJAZZ Center. Each numbered, limited edition CD set includes extensive liner notes, photographs, and interviews with the band members about their innovative arrangements. Check them out in our shop.
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To cultivate its distinctive sound, SFJAZZ Collective convenes in San Francisco in the fall of each year for a multi-week residency. Throughout this extended rehearsal period—a rarity in today’s jazz—the octet workshops the season’s new repertoire and interacts with the Bay Area community through SFJAZZ’s education programs for youth and adults. SFJAZZ Collective then takes to performance stages around the world with stops in some of the most prominent clubs and concert halls.
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To cultivate its distinctive sound, SFJAZZ Collective convenes in San Francisco in the fall of each year for a multi-week residency. Throughout this extended rehearsal period—a rarity in today’s jazz—the octet workshops the season’s new repertoire and interacts with the Bay Area community through SFJAZZ’s education programs for youth and adults. SFJAZZ Collective then takes to performance stages around the world with stops in some of the most prominent clubs and concert halls.
MoreCurrent Collective Members
Chris Potter | Dávid Sanchez | Etienne Charles | Warren Wolf | Edward Simon | Matt Brewer | Kendrick Scott | Gretchen Parlato | Martin Luther McCoy
MoreCurrent Collective Members
Chris Potter | Dávid Sanchez | Etienne Charles | Warren Wolf | Edward Simon | Matt Brewer | Kendrick Scott | Gretchen Parlato | Martin Luther McCoy
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Waters of March (Antônio Carlos Jobim)
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The Girl From Ipanema (Antônio Carlos Jobim)
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Waters of March (Antônio Carlos Jobim)
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The Girl From Ipanema (Antônio Carlos Jobim)