FEB 3-4 & MAR 23 | RESIDENT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: HOWARD WILEY
Feb 03 - Feb 04, 2024
Joe Henderson Lab
Exploring the dichotomous connection that exists between cutting loose on Saturday night and the repentance of Sunday morning, saxophonist and Resident Artistic Director Howard Wiley performs a program that will alternately get you out of your seat and help cleanse your soul. For these February nights in the Joe Henderson Lab, Wiley is joined by an all-star band including organist Damien Sneed, bassist Reginald Veal, and drummer Darrell Green.
ABOUT HOWARD WILEY
Having been mentored by Bay Area great Jules Broussard and sharing formative bandstand experiences with the likes of Clark Terry, Jason Moran, Orrin Evans, and Lauryn Hill, Berkeley-born saxophonist and composer Howard Wiley is a constant presence on SFJAZZ stages and venues around the country as both a bandleader and collaborator with former Tower of Power and Santana organist Chester Thompson, Ethio-folk vocalist Meklit, and as drummer with jump-blues chanteuse Lavay Smith’s Red Hot Skillet Lickers. He’s released a trio of masterful solo recordings, including two that were inspired by Dr. Harry Orster’s famous field recordings of spirituals performed by Angola Penitentiary inmates in the 1950s, and has performed SFJAZZ Hotplate tributes to Ornette Coleman and Coleman Hawkins.
The most prodigious Bay Area saxophonist of his generation
Berkeleyside on Howard Wiley
The most prodigious Bay Area saxophonist of his generation
Berkeleyside on Howard Wiley
Personnel
Howard Wiley tenor saxophone
Damien Sneed keyboards
Amina Scott bass
Darrell Green drums
He’s taken up the mantle of his mentors, playing soul-steeped jazz palpably connected to its roots as social music
San Jose Mercury News
Personnel
Howard Wiley tenor saxophone
Damien Sneed keyboards
Amina Scott bass
Darrell Green drums
He’s taken up the mantle of his mentors, playing soul-steeped jazz palpably connected to its roots as social music
San Jose Mercury News
Watch & Listen
Howard Wiley
Peace
Twelve Gates to the City
Howard Wiley
Howard Wiley
Peace
Twelve Gates to the City
Howard Wiley
FEB 3-4 & MAR 23 | RESIDENT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: HOWARD WILEY
MAR 23
SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director
Howard Wiley: California Lovew/ Jubu Smith, LJ Holoman, Eric Smith, Dante Roberson & special guests