Camila Meza

Unfortunately, due to visa issues, the March 22 concerts featuring Camila Meza at the SFJAZZ Center have been canceled. If you bought tickets to this concert, you will receive a refund on the credit card that you used to purchase the tickets. If you are interested in donating your tickets, please click here. 

“A bright young singer and guitarist with an ear for music of both folkloric and pop intention” by The New York Times, Chilean artist Camila Meza has brought a fresh new sound to the jazz scene, writing songs crossing genres in both English and Spanish, and infusing material from a diverse range of composers with vibrant energy and delightful effervescence. Her first performance as a leader at SFJAZZ since 2019 supports her new GroundUp Music release Portal — her first album in six years. 

Absorbing the jazz-fusion records of her brother and a generous dose of 70s rock, Meza began singing and songwriting in high school while developing a passion for guitar and the playing of Pat Metheny and George Benson. She set off on her career path at 19 and recorded her 2007 debut Skylark at 22, touring the country before making her new home in New York, where she studied with masters including Vic Juris and Gil Goldstein. Meza’s profile as a major new voice in jazz exploded with the release of her third album Retrato, and she makes her most accomplished statement yet with Portal — an all-star session of all original material produced by piano phenom Shai Maestro and featuring performances by Ofri Nehemya, Margaret Davis, Gretchen Parlato, Gadi Lehavi, and Becca Stevens.