STANFORD LIVE AND SFJAZZ PRESENT
Frost Amphitheater, Stanford University
OUTDOOR CONCERTS
STANFORD LIVE AND SFJAZZ PRESENT
Outdoor Concerts July 8, 22 & 27
Frost Amphitheater, Stanford University
For a third consecutive year, SFJAZZ in partnership with Stanford Live will present an exciting series of outdoor concerts at the historic Frost Amphitheater during the month of July as a part of the Stanford Live Arts Festival. The line-up includes Brazilian music legend Sérgio Mendes, GRAMMY-nominated folk-rock singer, violinist, and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird, and 5-time Latin GRAMMY-winning Uruguayan singer/songwriter Jorge Drexler.
DJ Weekend Girl will be doing a pre-show DJ set prior to each concert one hour before the first artist performs.
Tickets are now on sale! All tickets are being sold through the Stanford Live website. You will need to create a new account on the Stanford Live website.
SCHEDULE
SAT, JUL 8 Sérgio Mendes
SAT, JUL 22 Andrew Bird
THU, JUL 27 Jorge Drexler
Frost Amphitheater, Stanford University
351 Lasuen Street, Stanford, CA 94305
Directions & Transportation Information
SAT, JUL 8 | Sérgio Mendes
SAT, JULY 8 at 7:30 PM
Sérgio Mendes is a legend of Brazilian music and one of the prime architects of the bossa nova revolution of the 1960s. Mendés first made an impact in collaboration with Antônio Carlos Jobim and Cannonball Adderley, and came to international stardom with his iconic band Brasil ’66. “The man who put go-go boots on Brazilian music and brought it to the world” (Billboard), Mendes jettisoned thoughts of a classical career when the distinctive jazz-meets-samba fusion called bossa nova began to evolve in the clubs of Rio in the late 50s.
SAT, JUL 8 | Sérgio Mendes
SAT, JULY 8 at 7:30 PM
Sérgio Mendes is a legend of Brazilian music and one of the prime architects of the bossa nova revolution of the 1960s. Mendés first made an impact in collaboration with Antônio Carlos Jobim and Cannonball Adderley, and came to international stardom with his iconic band Brasil ’66. “The man who put go-go boots on Brazilian music and brought it to the world” (Billboard), Mendes jettisoned thoughts of a classical career when the distinctive jazz-meets-samba fusion called bossa nova began to evolve in the clubs of Rio in the late 50s.
SAT, JUL 22 | ANDREW BIRD
SAT, JULY 22 at 7:30 PM
Classically inspired, violin-wielding songwriter Andrew Bird comes to Frost Amphitheater with his new record, Inside Problems, in tow. In the words of Esquire, "He is the only performer who has lit up both Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo with a combination of vocals, violin, guitar, glockenspiel and whistling … he uses centuries-old instrumentation to give depth and soul to folk rock." Through the power of looping, he creates a tangled and orchestral sound with just a few on-stage elements.
SAT, JUL 22 | ANDREW BIRD
SAT, JULY 22 at 7:30 PM
Classically inspired, violin-wielding songwriter Andrew Bird comes to Frost Amphitheater with his new record, Inside Problems, in tow. In the words of Esquire, "He is the only performer who has lit up both Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo with a combination of vocals, violin, guitar, glockenspiel and whistling … he uses centuries-old instrumentation to give depth and soul to folk rock." Through the power of looping, he creates a tangled and orchestral sound with just a few on-stage elements.
THU, JUL 27 | JORGE DREXLER
THU, JUL 27 at 7:00 PM
Jorge Drexler is an internationally acclaimed, multifaceted artist. He is the first Uruguayan musician to win an Academy Award (for his song “Al otro lado del río” featured in the movie The Motorcycle Diaries), and he has received 13 Latin Grammy Awards. Like both of his parents, he studied medicine and became a practicing doctor. He also had a passion for music, having taken piano, guitar, and composition lessons from the age of five. At age 30, he made the decision to leave medicine and become a full-time musician. He has collaborated with Caetano Veloso, Natalia Laforcade, Shakira, Mercedes Sosa, Julieta Venegas, and Joaquín Sabina, among many others.
Barcelona-born composer, pianist, and singer Meritxell Neddermann will open up the show, performing music from her debut recording Backyard of the Castle and new selections from her forthcoming sophomore album. Raised in an environment of musicians and trained by the best Catalan and American music schools, rhythm and melodies run through Neddermann veins, blending together classical music, jazz, funk and indie rock while experimenting with loops, pedals and a vocoder. During 2022, the she accompanied Jorge Drexler's international tour, playing piano with his band. Meanwhile, she has also toured in LATAM and Germany.
THU, JUL 27 | JORGE DREXLER
THU, JUL 27 at 7:00 PM
Jorge Drexler is an internationally acclaimed, multifaceted artist. He is the first Uruguayan musician to win an Academy Award (for his song “Al otro lado del río” featured in the movie The Motorcycle Diaries), and he has received 13 Latin Grammy Awards. Like both of his parents, he studied medicine and became a practicing doctor. He also had a passion for music, having taken piano, guitar, and composition lessons from the age of five. At age 30, he made the decision to leave medicine and become a full-time musician. He has collaborated with Caetano Veloso, Natalia Laforcade, Shakira, Mercedes Sosa, Julieta Venegas, and Joaquín Sabina, among many others.
Barcelona-born composer, pianist, and singer Meritxell Neddermann will open up the show, performing music from her debut recording Backyard of the Castle and new selections from her forthcoming sophomore album. Raised in an environment of musicians and trained by the best Catalan and American music schools, rhythm and melodies run through Neddermann veins, blending together classical music, jazz, funk and indie rock while experimenting with loops, pedals and a vocoder. During 2022, the she accompanied Jorge Drexler's international tour, playing piano with his band. Meanwhile, she has also toured in LATAM and Germany.