Adam Shulman: A Charlie Brown Christmas
Adam Shulman
Charles Schulz’s 1965 holiday classic

Adam Shulman

Plays 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'

DEC 1-4 | SFJAZZ Holiday Concerts

Dec 03, 2022
Miner Auditorium

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Best known as part of Marcus Shelby’s Jazz Orchestra and a creative force on the San Francisco jazz scene for the past decade, pianist Shulman reprises his tribute to Bay Area jazz legend Vince Guaraldi and his soundtrack to Charles Schulz’s 1965 holiday classic, A Charlie Brown Christmas.

Among the most beloved holiday albums of all time, A Charlie Brown Christmas has been certified Triple Platinum with sales of over three million copies. The session was voted into the GRAMMY Hall of Fame in 2007 and was added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry’s list of “culturally, historically, or aesthetically important” American recordings. The album includes a definitive version of the Peanuts theme song “Linus and Lucy” and a pair of originals now considered Christmas standards, “Christmas Time Is Here” and “Skating,” as well as new arrangements of classic holiday songs “O Tannenbaum” and “What Child is This,” among others. A San Francisco native, Shulman studied music at UC Santa Cruz and soaked up bandstand wisdom from the late, beloved piano master Smith Dobson and work with Stefon Harris, Miguel Zenón, Luciana Souza, Paula West, Larry Coryell, and Bobby Hutcherson. He brings Guaraldi’s classic to life with a group of the Bay Area’s finest musicians.

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Shulman brings Guaraldi’s classic to life with a group of the Bay Area’s finest musicians.

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'A Charlie Brown Christmas' remains the ultimate gateway drug. Countless listeners have responded to Guaraldi’s optimistic swinging piano by searching for another hit of that tasty rhythmic realm.

The New Yorker

'A Charlie Brown Christmas' remains the ultimate gateway drug. Countless listeners have responded to Guaraldi’s optimistic swinging piano by searching for another hit of that tasty rhythmic realm.

The New Yorker

Personnel

Adam Shulman piano
James Gallagher drums
Eric Markowitz bass

Shulman swings hard, exudes confidence and takes chances, while never veering too far off course.

Jazzreview.com

Personnel

Adam Shulman piano
James Gallagher drums
Eric Markowitz bass

Shulman swings hard, exudes confidence and takes chances, while never veering too far off course.

Jazzreview.com

Watch & Listen

Vince Guaraldi Trio

O Tannenbaum

Vince Guaraldi Trio

Christmas Time Is Here

Vince Guaraldi Trio

O Tannenbaum

Vince Guaraldi Trio

Christmas Time Is Here

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