SFJAZZ GALA 2025 AFTER PARTY

8PM-10PM: Bowes Center, SFCM
10PM-12AM: SFJAZZ Center
Please Note: After Party Ticket Holders will have access to both locations at the listed times.

Check-in/Registration at the SFCM, Bowes Center, 200 Van Ness Ave (at Hayes Street)

This exclusive SFJAZZ Gala After Party will feature DJ Wonway Posibul at the Pre-Party Reception at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Bowes Center, 200 Van Ness Avenue, on the 11th floor, and the award-winning SFJAZZ High School All-Stars and SFCM’s Roots, Jazz and American Music (RJAM) on the 12th floor with sweeping city views!

Later back at the SFJAZZ Center the After Party will continue throughout the Center with music by DJ Andre Power, the SFJAZZ High School All Stars (HSAS), SFCM’s Roots, Jazz and American Music (RJAM) artists, and DJ TJ Gorton of Rebirth. Immerse yourself in music and dancing, indulge in open bars, and enjoy late night bites and sweet treats!

The SFJAZZ Gala is a benefit for SFJAZZ’s artistic and education programs with the goal of advancing the art form of jazz in the Bay Area and beyond.

To learn more about the SFJAZZ Gala 2025, the All-Star concert, and this year's honoree, Blue Note Records President Don Was, please visit sfjazz.org/gala.

WONWAY POSIBUL (8:00 PM - 10:00 PM, SFCM)

Juan “Wonway Posibul” Amador is an MC, DJ, actor, and radio host who lives and works in San Francisco, California. A child of Hip Hop culture, Juan was transfixed when a neighbor’s illegal cable connection netted him the first episode of Yo! MTV Raps on his family’s television screen in 1988. He began writing his own raps not long after. Later through destiny, good fortune, and the support of friends, Juan would cross paths with turntables and stages and add new loves to his musical practice.

Years of open mics, garage sessions, and table reads led to freestyle battle championships, DJ residencies in New York and Los Angeles, national theatre tours, performances around the world, and a GRAMMY nomination. Juan’s next goal is to meld his artistic disciplines and expand his expression in the digital space.

HSAS & RJAM (8:00 PM - 10:00 PM, SFCM + 10:00 PM – 12:00 AM, JOE HENDERSON LAB)

The SFJAZZ High School All-Stars is a pre-professional training program for Bay Area high school age jazz musicians. Comprising a Big Band and smaller, self-directed ensembles, the All-Stars rehearse and perform throughout the school year at the SFJAZZ Center and at select events, receive mentorship and professional training by leading jazz professionals, record a professional studio album including original student compositions, and appear at prestigious national music festivals and competitions. Alumni Ambassadors of the program return to our stages and classrooms to inspire future generations of aspiring musicians.

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s Roots, Jazz, & American Music (RJAM) program links a world-class music conservatory to an award-winning jazz concert venue at SFJAZZ. A program for undergraduate and postgraduate students that takes a holistic approach to jazz training, RJAM prepares the next generation of great jazz artists by engaging students in an innovative model of apprenticeship with all-star faculty, including members of the SFJAZZ Collective. Students in the RJAM program have the opportunity to perform in multiple venues in the Bay Area, and to collaborate and learn from some of the top jazz artists on the concert circuit today.

DJ ANDRE POWER (10:00 PM – 12:00 AM, MINER AUDITORIUM)

Andre Power is a DJ, creator of monthly event series, link Up and the co-founder and creative director behind the music and artist collective, Soulection. As a DJ, Power has played in over 50 countries, and continues to travel the world promoting the music of up-and-coming artists, marrying the powerful influences of both music and art.  

Andre started the Link Up event after the pandemic. The day party has scaled in popularity to becoming one of LA's most sought after events, and a space wI1ere music lovers and DJ's can congregate to share a memorable experience. Since launching in 2021, the event series has scaled in popularity and toured multiple cities around the globe.


DJ TJ GORTON (10:00 PM – 12:00 AM, B-SIDE)

DJ, compulsive vinyl collector, caffeine consumer, and music seeker, TJ is the founder of the vinyl site BeatCaffeine.com. He currently is also the Director of Marketing at SFJAZZ, hosts BeatCaffeine Radio on Motion FM, and has been actively deejaying for over 20 years, hosting numerous nights throughout the Bay Area, including the monthly jazz dance event Rebirth at Phonobar in San Francisco.