SFJAZZ Gala 2020 Honoring Mavis Staples

Watch "The Mavis Effect," our tribute video to Mavis Staples featuring contributions from Norah Jones, Tom Waits, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Sheryl Crow, Martin Luther McCoy, Jeff Tweedy, Rosanne Cash, Charlie Musselwhite, Lizz Wright, Marty Stuart, and Delroy Lindo.

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SFJAZZ Gala 2020 celebrates Mavis Staples with the SFJAZZ Lifetime Achievement Award during our most lively and influential fundraiser. The party is centered around the Gala Concert, featuring the most exciting names in jazz in all-star collaborations—all erupting into an unforgettable late night After Party.

SFJAZZ GALA 2020 CONCERT
Presentation of the SFJAZZ Lifetime Achievement Award to Mavis Staples by Bonnie Raitt.

Featuring performances by
Mavis Staples
Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal
Bonnie Raitt
Lizz Wright
Charlie Musselwhite
Robin Hodge Williams and Friends Gospel Choir
Rick Holmstrom
SFJAZZ Collective
SFJAZZ High School All-Stars

AFTER PARTY FEATURING
Con Brio w/ Tiffany Austin, The Suffers, DJ sets by TJ Gorton and Weekend Girl

ABOUT MAVIS STAPLES

SFJAZZ Takes a Stand (Nob Hill Gazette)

Pop Quiz: Mavis Staples wants to make you feel good (SF Chronicle)

Mavis Staples: Legendary singer’s momentous weekend in SF (Bay Area News Group)

SFJAZZ GALA 2020 HOST COMMITTEE
Denise Young Smith, Co-Chair
Mick Hellman, Co-Chair
Joachim and Nancy Hellman Bechtle
Dr. Molly Joel Coye
Lisa and Ken Jackson
Katie Hall and Tom Knutsen
Saori and Mike Kappus
Alison and Michael Mauzé
Ann and Roger McNamee
Lisa Stone Pritzker
Darian and Rick Swig
Joyce Stupski

The SFJAZZ Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes artists who have represented the highest level of musicianship and creative vision, both onstage and in their recordings, and whose careers have had a broad impact on culture and society as a whole.