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Founded in 2004, the SFJAZZ Collective is a leaderless group and a democratic composer’s workshop that represents what’s happening now in jazz. Simultaneously honoring music’s greatest figures while championing jazz’s up-to-the-minute directions, the SFJAZZ Collective embodies SFJAZZ’s commitment to jazz as a living, ever-relevant art form. For the 2021-2022 season, the SFJAZZ Collective will divert from […]
Founded in 2004, the SFJAZZ Collective is a leaderless group and a democratic composer’s workshop that represents what’s happening now in jazz. Simultaneously honoring music’s greatest figures while championing jazz’s up-to-the-minute directions, the SFJAZZ Collective embodies SFJAZZ’s commitment to jazz as a living, ever-relevant art form. For the 2021-2022 season, the SFJAZZ Collective will divert from […]
Formed in 2001, Parisota Hot Club was the first, and is the longest-running, Hot Club style ensemble in Minnesota. Led by guitar master Robb Henry, Parisota faithfully explores and celebrates the pioneering music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. Parisota Hot Club is Robb Henry, guitar; Jim Plattes, violin; Matt Senjem, bass.
Stacey Kent is a jazz singer in the mold of the greats, with a legion of fans worldwide, a host of honors and awards, and a singular place among the elite vocalists of today. A comparative literature graduate who is fluent in French, Italian, Portuguese, and German as well as English, Kent understands the unique power […]
Ethan Iverson will be celebrating the release of his Blue Note debut, Every Note is True. The album finds Iverson looking back at, and expanding upon, his own musical history as he revisits the pop/rock influenced jazz style of The Bad Plus, the influential trio that Iverson co-founded in 2000. Since leaving The Bad Plus in late 2017, […]
Formed in 1977, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band are pioneers of the modern New Orleans brass band movement and is recognized worldwide as an unstoppable musical machine. Their name is synonymous with genre bending romps and high-octane performances. The Zydeco Cha-Chas are one of the hottest active Zydeco bands. Bandleader Nathan Williams delivers a direct […]
Victor Wooten, Steve Bailey, Gregg Bissonette Bass Extremes
The Shaun Johnson Big Band Experience is a rare newcomer to traditional pop – fusing a big band spirit with an inventive edge. Shaun Johnson, an Emmy award-winning crooner (and lead singer of Tonic Sol-fa), indelibly stamps vocal jazz and swing with a contemporary punch. The Big Band, heavily influenced by the big band era, channels […]
Through his attention-grabbing work with the likes of Christian McBride, Bobby Watson, Karriem Riggins, Jeremy Pelt, and the SFJAZZ Collective, Warren Wolf has established himself as the foremost straight-ahead vibraphonist of his generation, a bop torchbearer well equipped to carry the mantle of forebears like Bobby Hutcherson and Milt Jackson.
Grammy winner and Fourplay founder Bob James is a legend in the world of jazz, with a discography of more than 58 albums. A pioneer in the sounds and style that came to be known as contemporary jazz, Bob’s shadow looms large over the music world of the last 50+ years. Discovered by Quincy Jones […]
“the best 12-string guitarist ever heard.” – Pete Seeger “wild, highly technical blend of bluegrass, folk, and jazz and classical” – Rolling Stone This year, Leo Kottke’s annual November concert is a Dakota residency with special guest, Dave King. After recording more than 40 albums over four decades, prolific guitarist Leo Kottke boasts an impressive body of […]
