EDUCATION INSPIRING. INFORMATIVE. INTERACTIVE.

SPRING 2018 PROGRAMS, ENSEMBLES & CLASSES Mariachi Flor De Toloache School Day Concert

Cover photo: School Day Concert

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS

PG 4 4 Spring 2018 At-A-Glance PG 14 4 Digital Lab Program PG 6 4 Family Matinees PG 18 4 School Programs PG 8 4 SFJAZZ High School PG 20 4 School Day Concerts All-Stars PG 22 4 The Future of SFJAZZ PG 10 4 Monday Night Band PG 23 4 SFJAZZ Education Staff PG 12 4 Jazz Appreciation

HAPPY SPRING!

At SFJAZZ we are proud to serve thousands of youth and adults across the Bay Area with dynamic education programs in the concert hall, classroom, and community. Whether you are an aspiring musician, a family searching for engaging experiences to share, or an educator wishing to bring performers to your school, SFJAZZ provides people of all ages with extraordinary access to jazz.

“AN INSTITUTION THAT UNDERSTANDS WHERE JAZZ COMES FROM, AND IT WILL BE A PLEASURE TO SEE WHERE IT GOES.” —DOWNBEAT

Rebeca Mauleón SFJAZZ Director of Education

Photography by Scott Chernis, James Knox and Bill Evans.

3 SPRING 2018 AT-A-GLANCE

JANUARY

JAN 20 4 Pre-Concert Talk w/ Vijay Iyer

JAN 28 4 Monday Night Band Auditions & 29

FEBRUARY

FEB 1 4 SFJAZZ Gala FEB 10 4 Pre-Concert Talk w/Cameron Carpenter FEB 16 4 Pre-Concert Talk w/Opera Parallèle’s Nicole Paiement FEB 24 4 Family Matinee: Songs of Freedom w/Marcus Shelby Orchestra honoring Black History Month

FEB 24 4 Family Workshop w/Joshi Marshall & Friends FEB 26 4 Monday Night Band begins (12-week program)

MARCH

MAR 14– 4 Discover Jazz Series: The Great Jazz Women: Songwriters, APR 4 Composers & Arrangers w/Rebeca Mauleón honoring Women’s History Month

MAR 10 4 Digital Lab: Intro to Audio Production and the Digital Studio w/Jef Stott

MAR 17 4 SFJAZZ Girls Day: FREE Workshop for Female Musicians MAR 24 4 Family Matinee: The Blues Is a Woman w/ Pamela Rose & Friends honoring Women’s History Month

MAR 24 4 Family Workshop w/Ami Molinelli

4 MARCH (CONT.)

MAR 24 4 Digital Lab: Live Looping & Spontaneous Composition w/Daniel Berkman MAR 31 4 High School All-Stars Combo Concert MAR 31 4 Pre-Concert Talk w/Mary Stallings

APRIL

APR 4 4 Digital Lab: Jazz & Hip-Hop in the Mix w/Michael Aaberg APR 11 4 Digital Lab: DJing & Live Performance with Ableton w/Jef Stott APR 12 4 Open Recording Session w/SFJAZZ Monday Night Band APR 18 4 Digital Lab: Intro to Composition with Logic w/Daniel Berkman APR 21 4 Family Matinee: Tellings Stories w/Paula West APR 21 4 Family Workshop w/Ami Molinelli APR 21 4 Digital Lab: Making Your Mixes Shine w/Piper Payne

MAY

MAY 12 4 Family Matinee: From Roots to Branches w/Doug Goodkin & The Pentatonics

MAY 12 4 Family Workshop w/Doug Goodkin & Friends

MAY 12 4 Digital Lab: Intro to Audio Production and the Digital Studio w/Jef Stott

MAY 14 4 Monday Night Band FREE Showcase Concert

MAY 20 4 SFJAZZ High School All-Stars Spring Concert

For more information, visit SFJAZZ.org/education.

5 FAMILY MATINEES

Tiffany Austin performs at a Family Matinee

oth fun and educational, Family Matinees provide a window into the exciting world of live jazz. Each one-hour matinee Bfeatures live performance, audience participation, Q&A and amazing music. Our interactive Family Workshops follow select performances and are FREE to matinee ticket-holders, led by musician, educator and Orff music expert Doug Goodkin. Enjoyed individually or as a series, these Family Matinees and Workshops will change the way you hear jazz and get families playing together.

Watch all Family Matinee concerts live online at SFJAZZ.org/live, or via Facebook Live or YouTube Live. 6 Songs of Freedom Telling Stories: Jazz & The American Spirit MARCUS SHELBY ORCHESTRA PAULA WEST

(BLACK HISTORY MONTH) APR 21 SAT • 11am miner FEB 24 SAT • 11am miner The storytelling theme continues In the United States, jazz and other with this month’s Family Matinee, as African-American traditions have always vocal great Paula West shares deeply walked hand in hand with our stories. moving repertoire that highlights the The power of music to inspire, motivate, indelible link between art and life, and heal is an essential part of what and why singing a story can be even makes this music so vibrant, and so more powerful. Join Ms. West on a essential many years after it was born. musical journey filled with a rainbow Join the Marcus Shelby Orchestra as we of emotions as we celebrate the celebrate the sounds of freedom. American spirit. Youth $5 | Seniors $10 | Adults $23 Youth $5 | Seniors $10 | Adults $23

From Roots to Branches: Jazz For All Ages The Blues Is a Woman PAMELA ROSE & FRIENDS DOUG GOODKIN & THE (WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH) PENTATONICS MAY 12 SAT • 11am miner MAR 24 SAT • 11am miner The Blues Is a Woman uses storytelling It takes a village to raise a child, but it and music to bring to life the colorful takes tremendous heart and patience history of the bold and singular women to teach them to play jazz! Few have who wrote and popularized the blues. done it better than Bay Area musician- The voices of these women are vibrant, educator and Orff music specialist challenging, inspirational, and dynamic, Doug Goodkin, who closes out our and singer-educator Pamela Rose season with his effervescent group seeks to ensure that these women, their The Pentatonics (and a few special histories, and their message will be guests), as they prove that this music is remembered and celebrated. accessible to all. Youth $5 | Seniors $10 | Adults $23 Youth $5 | Seniors $10 | Adults $23

“THE COOLEST KIDDIE SHOW.”

—RED TRICYCLE 7 SFJAZZ HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STARS BIG BAND & COMBO

The SFJAZZ High School All-Stars Combo

ounded in 2001, the award-winning SFJAZZ High School All- Stars program has cultivated some of the most talented young Fplayers in jazz today. The skilled young musicians comprising our award-winning Big Band and Combo continue to earn accolades wherever they appear, including five consecutive wins at the Next Generation Jazz Festival in Monterey, numerous DownBeat Awards, first place in The Portland Jazz Forward and Charles Mingus festivals, and more. Under the expert direction of Paul Contos (Big Band) and Dann Zinn (Combo), the SFJAZZ High School All-Stars display a technical brilliance and musical maturity rarely seen in the youth ensemble arena. Don’t miss the All-Stars in concert and support the next generation of jazz ambassadors!

For information on how to audition for the High School All-Stars, 8 please visit SFJAZZ.org/auditions. “ TH E ALL-STARS ARE SOME OF THE MOST TALENTED AND COMMITTED YOUNG PLAYERS I’VE EVER HAD A CHANCE TO WORK WITH.” —SAXOPHONIST MIGUEL ZENÓN

COMBO CONCERT SPRING COMBO

MAR 31 SAT • 7pm jhl & BIG BAND CONCERT Our stellar small ensemble takes the MAY 20 SUN • 1pm miner stage in this rare showcase, presenting The All-Stars wrap up the 2017–18 original compositions and arrangements season with an exciting afternoon of crafted throughout the season. Join us music in the lovely Miner Auditorium. in the Joe Henderson Lab for an evening Each spring, SFJAZZ commissions an of exciting music by these incredible original big-band work by an alumnus young musicians! of the High School All-Stars program. Youth & Seniors $10 | Adults $20 We are thrilled to share with friends, fans and family the amazing music the All-Stars have been honing this season! Youth & Seniors $10| Adults $20

9 MONDAY NIGHT BAND

Monday Night Band performs at the SFJAZZ Center

10 SFJAZZ COMMUNITY ENSEMBLE

ow into its 11th season, the SFJAZZ Monday Night Band has become one of the most in-demand community groups in Nthe Bay Area, attracting a range of talented musicians - from retired pros to emerging young artists - with a 12-week program that culminates in a thrilling free showcase in the SFJAZZ Center’s gorgeous Miner Auditorium. Directed by acclaimed Bay Area musician and bandleader Adam Theis, the Monday Night Band is open to intermediate and advanced level instrumentalists and vocalists, and provides band members with exciting opportunities to perform, compose, and create new works. Want to play with us? Sign up to audition and join our amazing community of Bay Area jazz musicians!

SPRING 2018 SESSION SHOWCASE CONCERT

FEB 26–MAY 14 MON • 7–9:30pm jhl MAY 14 MON • 7:30pm miner 12 Week Program: The culmination of 12 weeks of Members $400 | Public $450 rehearsal, this showcase highlights the Sign up to audition at sfjazz.org/auditions extraordinary variety of the Monday Night Band’s repertoire, from jazz and world music standards to original compositions and arrangements by musical director Adam Theis as well as members of the ensemble. Join us for a free community concert in the beautiful Miner Auditorium and support one of the most diverse ensembles in the Bay Area!

FREE

Auditions for spring take place January 28th & 29th. For more information on how to audition for the Monday Night Band please visit SFJAZZ.org/auditions. 11 JAZZ APPRECIATION

Natalie Cressman

azz history, live performance, classic audio, and exciting video make the Koret Discover Jazz the most distinctive jazz Jappreciation course available for adults. Each series offers an in-depth look at the life and work of some of jazz music’s most enduring legends, and includes stellar live performances by critically-acclaimed guest artists, rich multimedia presentations featuring historic recordings, and engaging Q&A.

12 KORET DISCOVER JAZZ SERIES MASTERCLASSES & WORKSHOPS

MAR 14–APR 4 WED • 7–8:30pm jhl MAR 17 SAT • 11am–3pm jhl The Great Jazz Women: Songwriters, 4th Annual SFJAZZ Girls Day: Free Composers & Arrangers (4-class series) Workshop For Female Jazz Musicians! The contributions of women to the Join celebrated women jazz faculty jazz landscape are far-reaching, in this very special session for from the blues, folk music, and the female jazz instrumentalists and Great American Songbook, through singers ages 13-18. To sign up please the swing and bebop eras and go to SFJAZZ.org/jazzgirlsday. beyond. For our Women’s History Space is limited so reserve your Month series, we will highlight some spot soon! of the extraordinary songwriters, composers, and arrangers who not only penned enduring hits, but also PRE-CONCERT TALKS stood shoulder to shoulder with Free to ticket holders, Pre-Concert Talks their male counterparts. provide deep insight into the Hosted by Rebeca Mauleón performer’s music and creative process. Members: $20 per class | $60 full course They begin one hour before Public: $25 per class | $75 full course show time in Miner Auditorium.

4 One class FREE when you purchase entire series JAN 20 SAT • VIJAY IYER

SAT • CAMERON CARPENTER MAR 14 | class one FEB 10 Melba Liston w/Natalie Cressman FEB 16 FRI • NICOLE PAIEMENT MAR 21 | class two SAT • MARY STALLINGS Odetta w/Linda Tillery MAR 31

MAR 28 | class three Mary Lou Williams w/Tammy Hall

APR 4 | class four Hitmakers: Dorothy Fields, Ann Ronell and more! w/Pamela Rose

Made possible in part through the generous support of the Koret Foundation.

13 DIGITAL LAB PROGRAM

orkshops exploring the Wways digital music is created and performed today, with an emphasis on live performance and improvisation, recording, mixing/remixing and mastering, and exploration of the latest in state-of-the art music production techniques in a digital setting.

14 FOR OLDER TEENS & ADULTS

15 DIGITAL LAB PROGRAM (CONT.)

INTRO TO AUDIO PRODUCTION & LIVE LOOPING & THE DIGITAL STUDIO SPONTANEOUS COMPOSITION

MAR 10 & MAY 12 SAT • 1–4pm MAR 24 SAT • 1–4pm An excellent overview of digital music Join composer, performer, and gifted production in home studios with multi-instrumentalist Daniel Berkman in tutorials on the latest music software, this hands-on workshop as he discusses microphones, and studio set-up, and demonstrates the technical as well as an introduction to audio wizardry behind live looping and editing and MIDI arrangement. Ideal creating spontaneous compositions for new producers. live on stage.

Jef Stott, Instructor Daniel Berkman, Instructor Members $50 | Public $60 Members $50 | Public $60 All levels welcome All levels welcome

16 DIGITAL LAB PROGRAM (CONT.)

JAZZ AND HIP HOP IN THE MIX INTRO TO COMPOSITION

APR 4 WED • 7–9pm WITH LOGIC Keyboardist and producer Michael APR 18 WED • 7–9pm Aaberg will deconstruct the process Join composer/performer Daniel of using live recordings and jazz Berkman for a deep dive into producing samples to create new beats and music in Logic Pro X. Students will learn remixes. Students will explore the the main features of this powerful music music connections and techniques for software, with explorations into the remixing jazz tracks into hip-hop and instruments, effects, and arranging and urban music idioms. mixing tools of this amazing program. Michael Aaberg, Instructor Daniel Berkman, Instructor Members $40 | Public $50 Members $40 | Public $50 All levels welcome; Experience with Ableton Open to all levels Live recommended

DJING & LIVE PERFORMANCE MAKING YOUR MIXES SHINE IN ABLETON LIVE APR 21 SAT • 1–4pm Learn how to make your mixes stand APR 11 WED • 7–9pm out from the crowd with this great intro This class will explore DJ technique, to audio mixing and mastering. Join audio interfaces, cueing, crossfaders, acclaimed mastering engineer Piper warping tracks, beat matching, effects, Payne (Women’s Audio Mission) for an and DJ set templates in Ableton Live. in-depth three hour lecture/workshop A great introduction to turning your on the secrets to finishing your final laptop into a powerful performance tool. mixes and the mysteries of mastering Jef Stott, Instructor your tracks. Members $40 | Public $50 Piper Payne, Instructor All levels welcome; Experience with Ableton Members $50 | Public $60 Live recommended Ideal for experienced music producers, engineers, and musicians.

17 SCHOOL PROGRAMS

Jazz in Session

ince 1983, SFJAZZ has reached out to youth with in-school performances and interactive programs. From field trips to Sour unique SFJAZZ Center Auditorium, to hands on learning in their very own classrooms, our School Programs give students access to jazz’s rich and critical history.

18 AWARD-WINNING PROGRAMS MAKING MUSIC EDUCATION ACCESSIBLE TO ALL

SCHOOL DAY CONCERTS JAZZ IN SESSION

These free performances are tailored Collaborates with schools in to students in grades K-12 with strengthening existing music instruction leading jazz artists and educators at programs by making jazz education the SFJAZZ Center’s beautiful Miner accessible to the Bay Area public Auditorium, as well as direct to middle school community. schools across San Francisco and Oakland. Students experience jazz in all its forms, participate in a highly interactive environment, and learn how OPEN SOUND CHECKS jazz is alive, relevant, and continuing to grow today. An exclusive, behind-the-scenes opportunity for school and community groups, open sound checks reveal the critical preparation that goes into JAZZ IN THE MIDDLE making the performance a success. Sends jazz musicians and poets into middle school humanities classrooms to unlock the history of jazz from a social, historical, and creative perspective.

OUR SCHOOL PROGRAMS

4 Serve all San Francisco and Oakland public and charter middle schools

4 Provide over 25,000 hours of instruction each year

4 Donate over 3,000 SFJAZZ Center concert tickets to public schools and community groups each year

4 Provide students and educators special access to select interactive soundchecks, rehearsals, concerts and professional development workshops

For more information: SFJAZZ.org/education/Schools-Partnerships

19 SCHOOL DAY CONCERTS

Bright moments from our School Day Concerts program 20 CONNECTING STUDENTS TO LIVE JAZZ

21 THE FUTURE OF JAZZ STARTS AT THE CENTER

Your support of SFJAZZ Education ensures the continuation of our dynamic and creative programs in the classroom and in the community, including: SFJAZZ HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STARS SCHOOL DAY CONCERTS

Training, mentorship, and performance Free school day concerts for children in opportunities for advanced jazz students grades K–12 at the SFJAZZ Center and JAZZ IN THE MIDDLE in schools COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS Free residencies in middle school classrooms throughout the Bay Area Collaborative partnerships with Bay JAZZ IN SESSION Area cultural arts organizations SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Free clinician support for school band programs and teacher training Providing students with access to jazz across all programs

JIM instructor Hector Lugo YOU BRING JAZZ TO LIFE

Whether you give $50 or $50,000, your tax-deductible gift helps bring the rich tradition of jazz to thousands of students, schools, and adults. You can support specific programs or all SFJAZZ Education offerings through a gift of cash, stock, or a bequest in your will.

For more information, please contact Katiti Crawford SFJAZZ is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our tax ID is 94-2990335 22 at [email protected] or 415.283.0324 We are grateful to the foundations, corporations, and individuals who have supported SFJAZZ Education programs directly with a gift of $1,000 or more in the last year:

INSTITUTIONAL INDIVIDUAL

Abundance Foundation Anonymous (3) California Arts Council Bill and Kate Duhamel Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation Concepción and Irwin Federman Bill Graham Supporting Foundation Keith Kappmeyer Walter & Elise Haas Fund David S. Leinbach Ms. Linda Minor The Hut Foundation Susan Sillins The Kimball Foundation Darian, Rick, Adam, and Ben Swig Koret Foundation Jim Gillespie in honor of Macy’s Foundation Philip Weinstein Willard L. Marmelzat Foundation The Three Vernas Seyfarth Shaw Charitable Foundation Daphne and Stuart Wells Silver Giving Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thurman V. White, Jr. Stupski Foundation Umpqua Bank

SFJAZZ EDUCATION STAFF

Rebeca Mauleón Imani Cezanne Director of Education Community Outreach Coordinator 415.283.0326 415.539.8279 [email protected] [email protected] Erin Putnam Jasmarie Murry Ensembles Manager School Programs Coordinator 415.283.0332 415.283.0343 [email protected] [email protected] Vanessa Varela Jamahn Lee School Programs Manager School Programs Assistant 415.283.0310 [email protected] [email protected] Sheba Aaberg School Programs Liaison Jef Stott [email protected] Digital Resources & Production Coordinator Veronica Limcaco 415.283.0365 Administrative Assistant [email protected] [email protected]

SFJAZZ is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our tax ID is 94-2990335 23 San Francisco JazzOrganization •201 Franklin Street, SanFrancisco, CA94102 •SFJAZZ.org NONPROFIT ORG. “IT’S SUCH A PLEASURE TO SEE THE IDEAS & U.S. POSTAGE SAN FRANCISCO, CA INSPIRATION GENERATED FROM THEIR VISIT PERMIT #1782 TO SFJAZZ!” —SAN FRANCISCO MUSIC TEACHER

School Day Concert attendees