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Bluegrass Icon -Johannesburg Connection Street Beats Bésame Mucho - Double Bill Jazz Giant Duo Cuban Timba Pioneer 50th Anniversary of Sly & Miles DAVID GRISMAN’S SHABAKA AND A CHRISTIAN McBRIDE EDNA VAZQUEZ / JOHN SCOFIELD ISSAC DELGADO SFJAZZ COLLECTIVE MINER • DANCE FLOOR MINER DAWG TRIO THE ANCESTORS SITUATION FLOR DE TOLOACHE & DAVE HOLLAND MINER • MEMBERS SAVE 25% 7PM $35 | $55 | $75 | | | | | | | DANCE FLOOR • $30 | $50 | $70 MINER • $30 $50 $70 MINER • $35 $50 $65 MINER • $30 $50 $70 $85 MINER • MEMBERS SAVE 25% MINER • MEMBERS SAVE 25%, 9:30 9:30PM $30 | $50 | $70 $30 | $40 | $55 7PM $35 | $55 | $75 | $90 “The best of bluegrass” (NY Times), The preeminent figure on the explosive McBride’s electro-funk Situation 9:30PM $30 | $50 | $70 | $80 SFJAZZ’s resident supergroup cele- “Innovation, improvisation, high - th

brates the 50 anniversary of two of WEEK 2 mandolin master and “newgrass” British jazz scene, saxophonist Shabaka project features saxophonist Ron Blake Vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist Vazquez is ship, and hard Afro-Cuban funk” (The New pioneer Grisman returns with his trio Hutchings returns with his octet project, and DJ Logic on turntables—a band that known for work with Pink Martini, who appear Two of the most influential instrumental- York Times). The GRAMMY-nominated the essential albums in popular music: featuring banjoist Danny Barnes and featuring many of the finest musicians revels in street beats and soul-drenched on her new EPs. She shares this bill with the ists in modern jazz come together for this vocalist pioneered the timba style. He Sly and the Family Stone’s Stand!, bassist Samson Grisman. from South Africa. improvisation. GRAMMY-nominated mariachi ensemble. evening of intimate guitar and bass duos. returns with his new album Lluvia Y Fuego. and ’ In a Silent Way.

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Afrobeat & Soul The Sound of Cuba Rising Star Recipient Gypsy Americana Future Flamenco High Energy Jazz-Funk World Blues Trio JHL KOKOROKO JESÚS DÍAZ Y SU QBA GIVETON GELIN BESO NEGRO LOS AURORA HUNTERTONES DELGRES JHL • DANCE FLOOR • $30 JHL • DANCE FLOOR • $25 JHL • $25 JHL • DANCE FLOOR • $20 JHL • $25 JHL • DANCE FLOOR • $30 JHL • DANCE FLOOR • $30

This dynamic London-based One of the greatest percussionists The 20-year-old Bahamian trumpeter is The exciting Bay Area band updates the An exciting young group from Barce- “Propelled forward by a horn-driven focus “The Paris-based trio Delgres connects ensemble is “a perfect blend of West Afri- on the scene performs an evening of making waves, mentored by Dr. Eddie gypsy swing tradition of Django Reinhardt lona fusing Spain’s flamenco roots with on explosive, imaginative, and genre- the Mississippi Delta, the Caribbean, and can rhythms and improv.” (The Guardian) hard-grooving timba. Henderson and . with a fresh and danceable approach. cutting-edge modern jazz. defying compositions.” (PopMatters) .” (PopMatters)

Tribute to Peggy Lee 6|18 Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald 6|19 6|20 TH FR LAVAY SMITH SA Tribute to Nina Simone 8 p m JANE MONHEIT 8 p m 8 p m “The crown HERBST • $30 | $50 | $70 | $85 & HER RED HOT KIM NALLEY SKILLET LICKERS HERBST • $35 | $45 | $55 | $65 The GRAMMY-nominated jewel among HERBST • $35 | $45 | $55 | $65 The treasured Bay Area vocalist singer with the silken voice and “has pipes to burn and works American jazz innate sense of swing returns “A singular ensemble that puts a HERBST the stage like she means it” with music from The Songbook soulful stamp on a huge swath (SF Chronicle). She honors the festivals.” Sessions, her tribute to the of American music” (Boston legacy of one of her greatest music of her greatest influence, Globe), Smith and her band —CHICAGO TRIBUNE influences—singer, songwriter, the legendary First Lady of honor the legendary Peggy and social activist Simone. Song, Ella Fitzgerald. Lee and her hits, which include “Fever” and “It’s a Good Day.”

july 9 - august 16, 2020 Summer Sessions encompasses six weeks of programming arranged into curated, thematic weeklong “mini festivals” based on the concept of “Great Americas Songbook.” This theme takes the idea of the American song tradition and extends it to the entirety of the “the Americas,” encompassing North, Central, and South America.

TH FR SA SU Tap Dance and Jazz 7|9-12 SAVION GLOVER W/ OUT’KNiGHTz “THE GREATEST EVER IN HIS FIELD. AND YET, MOST MINER • MEMBERS SAVE 25%, TH TH-SA 7:30p m WEEK 1 • JULY 9-12 TH-FR, SU $35 | $55 | $75 | $95 • SA $40 | $60 | $80 | $100 SU 7p m REMARKABLY, THE SOUND OF SAVION GLOVER IS THE

MINER The Tony Award-winning Glover, veteran of Broadway’s Bring in SOUND OF SOMEONE STILL SEARCHING.” DANCE & RHYTHM ‘Da Noise/Bring in ‘Da Funk and Jelly’s Last Jam is “the greatest tap virtuoso of our time, perhaps of all time” (The New Yorker). The dancer returns with his newest trio — THE NEW YORK TIMES Rhythms of life, rhythms of the street, rhythms of project featuring saxophonist Jalin Shiver and drummer Malachi J. Lewis. the world—the music of movement and tradition are the theme for Week 1. The world’s greatest tap Milton Nascimento Tribute Brazil by the Bay Turning Pages Jazz and Caribbean Rhythms dancer brings a week of improvisation with his 7|9 SANDY CRESSMAN | CLAUDIA VILLELA | CLAUDIA ACUÑA | VENEZUELAN new jazz-influenced project to Miner Auditorium, JHL • $30 7 10 JHL • $30 7 11 JHL • $35 7 12 JAZZ COLLECTIVE while in the JHL, the rhythms of South America, TH MEMBERS SAVE 25% FR SA SU FEAT. FRAN VIELMA 7&8:30p m p m p m p m

JHL 7&8:30 7&8:30 6&7:30 from Chile to Brazil to Venezuela, are in focus. “A Brazilian-born genius With “the voice of an angel” JHL • $25 The vocalist and Brazilian with a blistering voice” (Newsday), the Chilean vocal- music specialist honors one of the (JazzTimes), the singer and pianist brings ist and filters the jazz continuum Percussionist Vielma leads this band, blend- country’s greatest composers. her blend of jazz and Brazilian music. through South American traditions. ing and the rhythms of Venezuela.

Electric Blues Giant 7|16-19 KEB’ MO’ “KEB’ MO’ BLENDS TAJ MAHAL’S LOYALTY AND WEEK 2 • JULY 16-19 MINER • MEMBERS SAVE 25%, TH • TH, SU $35 | $55 | $75 | $95 TH-SA 7:30p m NO-NONSENSE DELIVERY OF TRADITIONAL BLUES FR $40 | $60 | $80 | $100 • SA $45 | $65 | $85 | $105 SU 7p m WITH HIS OWN FLUID, MELLOW TAKE ON THE

MINER An iconic artist who helped re-introduce electric blues into the pop BLUES & ROOTS music mainstream, the guitarist, singer, and four-time GRAMMY winner combines the WOKE-UP-THIS-MORNIN’ BUSINESS.” country-blues of Robert Johnson with modern blues, R&B, and soul. His latest release, The deep roots of the folk music forms of the — NO DEPRESSION Americas, their contemporary expansions, and 2019’s Oklahoma, features former SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director Rosanne Cash. inspiring new directions mark this special week. String Theory Songs From the Borderlands Afro-Cuban Roots & Jazz In Miner Auditorium a modern master of the Delta VILLALOBOS BROTHERS DIANA GAMEROS OKAN blues holds court for four nights, and in JHL, 7|16-17 JHL • MEMBERS SAVE 25%, TH • TH $30 • FR $35 7|18 JHL • $30 7|19 JHL • $25 singular artists with roots in Mexico and Cuba TH–FR SA SU p m p m p m infuse their traditions with influences from around JHL 7&8:30 “A crazy ball of sound: Mexican coastal traditions meet Sam Cooke 7&8:30 The Juarez-born singer 6&7:30 Taking its name from the the world. in the Bronx!”(USA Today). This string band from Veracruz has and guitarist creates word for “soul” in Santeria, collaborated with Bruce Springsteen, Regina Carter, and the SF Symphony, masterfully inspiring music at the borderlands the band fuses Afro-Cuban rhythms with fusing Mexican folk influences with the intricate harmonies of jazz and . between cultures, languages, and genres. jazz, folk, and classical forms.

Blues Guitar Summit Nola Blues & Zydeco Blues Masters Blues and Roots 7|23 TOMMY CASTRO 7|24 MARCIA BALL / 7|25 ELVIN BISHOP 7|26 RUTHIE FOSTER & THE PAINKILLERS / C.J. CHENIER & CHARLIE MINER • $25 | $45 | $65 WEEK 3 • JULY 23-26 TH FR SA SU MINER • DANCE FLOOR 7:30p m JOE LOUIS WALKER 7:30p m 7:30p m MUSSELWHITE 7 p m MINER • $25 | $45 | $65 $25 | $45 | $65 MINER • $30 | $50 | $70 “Her ability to tastefully

MINER MEMBERS SAVE 25% whip out a bluesy guitar BLUES WEEK “The bayou queen of the piano” (Minneap- Hall of Fame inductee riff upon which she’ll lay a soulful vocal Two of the greatest living blues guitarists olis Star Tribune) and “the crown prince of Bishop and Blues Hall of Famer should not be underestimated.” The backbone of all American popular music, from share this searing double bill. zydeco”(Boston Globe) share this double bill. () jazz to rock, is celebrated during this exclusive Musselwhite perform as a fiery duo. week. With nights devoted to Bay Area-based Bollywood Blues An Acoustic Evening Oakland Blues & Soul Boogie Woogie & Blues greats, New Orleans traditions, women in blues, 7|23 AKI KUMAR | MIMI FOX | TERRIE ODABI | MITCH WOODS and a harmonica virtuoso from , these perfor- JHL • $25 7 24 & PAMELA ROSE 7 25 JHL • $35 7 26 JHL • $35 mances showcase the wide-ranging diversity of TH MEMBERS SAVE 25% FR JHL • $25 SA SU 7&8:30p m p m p m p m

JHL 7&8:30 7&8:30 6&7:30 the art form. “Her magnificent voice can “A loving tribute to the The Mumbai-born vocalist The Bay Area’s finest evoke a hundred different vintage New Orleans sounds and harmonica master blends traditional guitarist and vocalist team up for this shades of hurt, longing, and bliss.” of Fats , Little Richard, and Profes- Indian music with Chicago blues. intimate evening of duets. (San Jose Mercury News) sor Longhair.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Jazz Meets Flamenco 7|31 & THE SPANISH HEART BAND W/ RUBÉN BLADES “A THRILLING FUSION OF GROOVES AND SOUL, WEEK 4 • JULY 30-AUGUST 2 FR 8 p m PARAMOUNT • $45 | $65 | $85 | $105| $135 FURTHER CEMENTING CHICK COREA AS ONE OF THE

The NEA Jazz Master and 22-time GRAMMY-winning icon MOST INNOVATIVE VOICES IN JAZZ HISTORY.”

PARAMOUNT brings his latest project, fusing Spanish flamenco and modern jazz, with guest vocalist JAZZ LUMINARIES — POPMATTERS Rubén Blades. This 8-piece ensemble brings together a virtuoso group of Spanish and Each recognized as an NEA Jazz Master in 2017 American musicians and flamenco dancer, as heard on Corea’s new album, Antidote. and 2006 respectively, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Chick Corea have earned 24 GRAMMY Awards Iconic Vocalist A Duo Evening between them, and share a passion for innova- 7|30 DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER 7|31-8|2 DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER & BILL CHARLAP tion and musical exploration. Each brings their & CHRISTIAN SANDS TRIO MINER • FR, SU $35 | $45 | $65 | $85 • SA $40 | $50 | $70 | $90 “ONE OF THE FINEST TH FR-SA 7:30p m MINER • $35 | $45 | $65 | $85 newest projects, a classic piano and vocal duo 7:30p m SU 7p m CONTEMPORARY FEMALE JAZZ and an exploration of flamenco and jazz, for this MEMBERS SAVE 25% A restless explorer who has collaborated with master musicians of

MINER SINGERS WORKING TODAY.” exclusive week. Mali, interpreted the cabaret of Kurt Weill, and embraced the hard The GRAMMY- and Tony-winning bop of , Bridgewater shares these performances with GRAMMY-winning vocalist and composer performs pianist Charlap. He’s a consummate soloist and bandleader, known for work with — POPMATTERS with the acclaimed pianist’s trio. Tony Bennett and his own superb trio.

WARNA WEEK 5 • AUGUST 6-9 8|6-9 JOEY ALEXANDER MINER • MEMBERS SAVE 25%, TH “JOEY ALEXANDER EVINCES A DEFTNESS OF TOUCH, TH-SA 7:30p m TH-FR, SU $35 | $55 | $75 | $95 • SA $45 | $65 | $85 | $105 SU 7p m WIT AND, MOST IMPORTANT, EMOTIONAL DEPTH THAT

NEW AMERICAN SONGBOOK MINER Championed by Quincy Jones, , and Wynton WOULD SEEM WELL BEYOND HIS YEARS.” Marsalis, 16-year-old Joey Alexander is the brightest light in jazz piano—a bona Pianist Joey Alexander has established himself fide star whose expressive range and musical maturity confounds the stereotypical — JAZZTIMES as a modern master with maturity far beyond his definition of a jazz prodigy. He returns with music from his fifth album, WARNA. years, taking the jazz tradition into the future. The London Sound Cuban Roots Stringwise Cuban Tradition NUBYA GARCIA CHANGÜÍ MAJADERO JORGE GLEM ORQUESTA LA CARIBBEAN CONNECTIONS 8|6 JHL • $30 8|7 JHL • $25 8|8 & CÉSAR OROZCO 8|9 MODERNA TRADICIÓN Masterful artists with roots in Guyana, Trinidad, TH FR SA JHL • $25 SU JHL • $25 • DANCE FLOOR p m “The uncompromising and p m p m p m JHL 7&8:30 7&8:30 “Captivating and liberating,” 7&8:30 6&7:30 Columbia, Venezuela, and Cuba are highlighted intense tenor saxophonist Latin GRAMMY-winning (PopMatters) the infectiously “The Bay Area-based group is this week, each crossing borders of genre and style. is leading the first cuatro master Glem and generation of British jazz artists making danceable LA band brings a modern take pianist Orozco blend jazz and traditional doing its part championing Cuban musical post-American music.” (The Guardian) on the 18th century roots of salsa. Latin American songs. tradition of early vintage.” (JazzTimes)

Iconic Trumpeter WEEK 6 • AUGUST 13-16 8|13-16 HERB ALPERT & LANI HALL MINER • MEMBERS SAVE 25%, TH “THE FESTIVE SOUND OF HERB ALPERT’S TRUMPET IS TH-SA 7:30p m TH-FR, SU $30 | $50 | $70 • SA $40 | $60 | $80 INSTANTLY RECOGNIZABLE AND ALWAYS WELCOME; GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK SU 2p m

MINER A towering figure in American music, the trumpeter, composer, and arranger ITS EFFERVESCENCE MAKES YOU HAPPY.” Trumpeter and composer Herb Alpert made indeli- achieved fame with his Tijuana Brass, becoming an icon with songs including “A Taste of Honey,” ble contributions to the modern American songbook “Tangerine,” and “Love Potion #9.” He’s joined by his wife Hall, original vocalist for Sergio — THE NEW YORK TIMES as a solo artist and founder of the Tijuana Brass. Mendes’ Brasil ‘66, performing a unique blend of jazz, standards, and each of their biggest hits.

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