MARCH 8-9 & MAY 24 | Resident Artistic Director: Howard Wiley
Mar 08 - Mar 09, 2025
Joe Henderson Lab
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Original show description below.
Please note: Dance floor is General Admission standing room only. If you would prefer seats, please select a different level for this show
Howard Wiley and friends present a night of jazz and dance music in the Joe Henderson Lab. This evening represents a throwback to the music of King Curtis, Ray Charles and Miles Davis when all you wanted to do was dance. Original music will be presented by Wiley, along with fun creative mashups of past and present-day artists. Howard will be joined by his core band including organist LJ Holoman, bassist DaQuantae Johnson, and drummer Dante “Taz” Roberson along with special guests Nona Brown and Kev Choice.
You won’t be sitting down for this show!
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.
Howard Wiley starts the 2024-25 Season as Resident Artistic Director with two nights in the Joe Henderson Lab with an evening representing a throwback to the music of King Curtis, Ray Charles and Miles Davis.
The most prodigious Bay Area saxophonist of his generation
Berkeleyside
The most prodigious Bay Area saxophonist of his generation
Berkeleyside
Personnel
LJ Holoman keyboards
DaQuantae Johnson bass
Dante Roberson drums
SPECIAL GUESTS
Kev Choice piano
Nona Brown vocals
Impossible to pigeonhole, Wiley can generate blowtorch heat in just about any context.
San Jose Mercury News
Personnel
LJ Holoman keyboards
DaQuantae Johnson bass
Dante Roberson drums
SPECIAL GUESTS
Kev Choice piano
Nona Brown vocals
Impossible to pigeonhole, Wiley can generate blowtorch heat in just about any context.
San Jose Mercury News
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Howard Wiley
Peace
Howard Wiley
Western Sunrise
Howard Wiley
Peace
Howard Wiley
Western Sunrise