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TABLE OF CONTENTS 8 Welcome from Executive Artistic Director

9 SFJAZZ Collective

9 SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Directors

10 Letter from Chief Executive Officer

12 34th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival

13 SFJAZZ Summer Sessions 2016

14 SFJAZZ Membership

16 SFJAZZ Leaders Circle

18 SFJAZZ Legacy Giving

20 SFJAZZ Education Programs

22 Feature Article: Abdullah Ibrahim: A Life in Song

48 Somethin’ Else: Franklin St. Windows

51 Word Search: Jazz Legends

SFJAZZ EDUCATION20 SFJAZZ Education Programs

37 Family Matinee w/Terrence Brewer & Youth Speaks

45 Family Matinee w/Daniel Handler & Marcus Shelby

CONCERTS25 HOTPLATE: Tammy Hall

plays Shirley Scott’s Great Scott!

26 Big Sam’s Funky Nation

26 Red Baraat

27 Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

27 Bill Laurance featuring members of Snarky Puppy

28 Jesús Alemañy & ¡Cubanismo!

29 SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director Zakir Hussain

30 Uhadi: All-stars of Johannesburg Jazz

30 Sofia Rei

31 Deva Mahal

31 Joyce & Kenny Werner

33 Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil

34 Tuck & Patti

34 Dee Dee Bridgewater

35 Carminho

35 Lizz Wright

36 SFJAZZ Poetry Festival

38 Kenny Barron

40 HOTPLATE: Mel Martin plays Joe Henderson’s Mode for Joe

40 Renee Rosnes Quartet

41 Abdullah Ibrahim

42 Keith Jarrett

43 Cyrus Chestnut

43 SFJAZZ High School All-Stars

44 HOTPLATE: Kasey Knudsen plays Jackie McLean’s Let Freedom Ring

44 Cassandra Wilson

45 Preservation Hall Jazz Band

SUPPORT & DONORS46 Sponsors

47 Leaders Circle

50 Patrons & Benefactors

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SFJAZZ CENTER 2015–16 SEASON OVERVIEW

M A R C H3/17 HOTPLATE: Tammy Hall plays

Shirley Scott’s Great Scott! JHL

BRASS FEST:

3/17 Big Sam’s Funky Nation

3/18 Red Baraat

3/19 Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

3/20 Bill Laurance featuring members of Snarky Puppy JHL

3/24-27 Jesús Alemañy & ¡Cubanismo!

SFJAZZ RESIDENT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ZAKIR HUSSAIN

3/31-4/3 Masters of Percussion

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SING, SING, SING

4/7 Uhadi: All-stars of Johannesburg Jazz JHL

4/8 Sofia Rei JHL

4/9 Deva Mahal JHL

4/10 Joyce & Kenny Werner JHL

4/14 Tuck & Patti

4/15 Dee Dee Bridgewater

4/16 Carminho

4/17 Lizz Wright

4/12 Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil PARAMOUNT

4/14-17 SFJAZZ Poetry Festival

4/16 Family Matinee w/Terrence Brewer & Youth Speaks

KENNY BARRON

4/20 Members-only Listening Party

4/21 Kenny Barron Trio

4/22 Quintet w/Stefon Harris, Johnathan Blake & Elena Pinderhughes

4/23 Strings w/Dave Holland, Regina Carter & Mark Summer

4/24 w/members of Trio Da Paz

JOE HENDERSON FESTIVAL IN JHL

4/21 HOTPLATE: Mel Martin plays Joe Henderson’s Mode for Joe JHL

4/22-24 Renee Rosnes Quartet JHL

ABDULLAH IBRAHIM

4/28-29 Abdullah Ibrahim, solo & w/Mukashi Trio

4/30-5/1 Abdullah Ibrahim: Ekaya

M AY 5/2 Keith Jarrett DAVIES

5/12-15 Cyrus Chestnut JHL

5/15 SFJAZZ High School All-Stars

5/16 Monday Night Band Showcase

5/19 HOTPLATE: Kasey Knudsen plays Jackie McLean’s Let Freedom Ring JHL

5/19-22 Cassandra Wilson

5/21 Family Matinee w/Daniel Handler & Marcus Shelby

5/26-29 Preservation Hall Jazz Band

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Red Baraat

Zakir Hussain

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DEAR MUSIC LOVERS

Spring is here at the SFJAZZ Center!

We conceived the Center as a

community-gathering place for artists

and audiences to come together—in

an intimate and open environment—to

experience music’s power to inspire.

The coming months holds the promise

of yet more discoveries.

We begin he last weeks of the SFJAZZ Center's 4th Season—along with the arrival of

Spring—with the clarion call of brass bands, jazz's visceral entreaty to get up and move.

Three of the genre's raucous best make up Brass Fest, our weeklong look at the brass

band tradition's evolution—from New Orleans (Big Sam's Funky Nation, 3/17) to Mumbai

(Red Baraat, 3/18) to Chicago (Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, 3/19).

Our SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director (RAD) program, unique to SFJAZZ, provides a

platform for our Resident Artists to explore new and meaningful projects. Zakir Hussain (3/31–4/3) brings his ever-evolving Masters of Percussion—the top percussionists from

India and the world to the Center for the first time. Always expect surprises from Maestro

Hussain. Thank you to our current RADs Esperanza Spalding, Eric Harland, Terence

Blanchard and Zakir for two Seasons of artistic brilliance. We will be announcing four new

Resident Artistic Directors for our 5th and 6th Seasons in June.

Two weeks of great voices in our Sing, Sing, Sing series include Brazilian vocalist

Joyce in duet with pianist Kenny Werner (4/10), Portuguese fadista Carminho (4/16), and Argentine jazz singer Sofia Rei (4/8) in addition to homegrown artists Dee Dee Bridgewater (4/15) and Lizz Wright (4/17). Pianist Kenny Barron (4/20–24) performs in

various settings with guests including Dave Holland, Stefon Harris, Regina Carter, Romero

Lubambo, and SFJAZZ High School All-Star alumnus Elena Pinderhughes. Meanwhile,

a four night festival in tribute to the great Joe Henderson takes place, appropriately,

in the Joe Henderson Lab with saxophonist Mel Martin (4/21) taking on Henderson’s

classic Mode For Joe and pianist Renee Rosnes (4/22–24) honoring her mentor with

a great quartet.

Outside the Center, Brazilian music icons Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso (4/12) perform

together at the Paramount, and piano giant Keith Jarrett (5/2) plays solo at Davies

Symphony Hall.

Closing out the season, we welcome South African jazz legend Abdullah Ibrahim (4/28-5/1), singer Cassandra Wilson (5/19-22) celebrates Billie Holiday’s centennial, and

New Orleans jazz kings Preservation Hall Jazz Band (5/26–29) wrap things up.

I want to give particular thanks to SFJAZZ Members, whose ranks quadrupled since

groundbreaking in January 2013—from 3,000 to 12,000. The annual support of Members

insures our mission of offering the highest level of music and education programs—and

the continued growth of jazz.

See you at the Center!

Randall Kline

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The SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director program was

established to give today’s most innovative and influential

musicians the chance to curate exclusive programming

at the SFJAZZ Center and participate in educational

outreach within the community. Every two years, SFJAZZ selects

four of the most forward-thinking musicians in jazz to participate

in the program. Notable world premieres have included pianist

Jason Moran’s pairing of jazz and live skateboarding, guitarist

Bill Frisell’s adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson’s The Kentucky

Derby is Decadent and Depraved featuring actor Tim Robbins,

and drummer Eric Harland’s Voyager band with live video gamers.

The Resident Artistic Director program features unprecedented

collaborations between world-renowned artists, and continues

the boundary-breaking creative mission of the SFJAZZ Center.

Past Resident Artistic Directors have included Bill Frisell, John

Santos, Miguel Zenón and Regina Carter. The 2015-16 SFJAZZ

Resident Artistic Directors are Esperanza Spalding, Eric Harland, Terence Blanchard and Zakir Hussain. Zakir's residency runs

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DEAR FREIND OF SFJAZZYou are likely sitting in the Robert

N. Miner Auditorium, the heart of the

SFJAZZ Center. SFJAZZ is a non-profit

organization that exists to further our

great American art form—jazz. Your ticket

purchases, memberships and donations

make it possible. We appreciate support

of all kinds but want to remind you that

government support—while critical and

appreciated—makes up less than 2% of

the resources it takes to present the music

in its many forms and provide educational

services to our schools in need.

Every show counts, and as we wrap up the final weeks of our 2015/16 Season we are

proud that attendance is increasing and that you are part of the resurgence in jazz in

San Francisco and far beyond!

This season we have presented more shows than ever before. September through

February, SFJAZZ presented more than 100 shows on the stage of Miner Auditorium and

many more in the Joe Henderson Lab and venues throughout the Bay Area (What was

your favorite? Let me know at [email protected]). We continue to offer you a varied

season that has included performances by Brian Wilson & Al Jardine, Cameron Carpenter

with his International Touring Organ and our most ambitious presentation yet, Terence

Blanchard’s Champion: An Opera in Jazz that garnered a multitude of positive reviews both

locally and globally.

Meanwhile, the SFJAZZ commitment to the greater community has never been more

robust with programs in schools and community centers in San Francisco, Oakland and

Marin. If you have ever wondered what it would be like to produce music with the latest

recording tools, we have a series of classes for you in our Digital Lab. You can check

SFJAZZ.org to learn more.

If you have been meaning to bring your family and friends to one of our special Family

Matinees but haven’t been able to make it in person, you can now watch them online in real

time at SFJAZZ.org/live, just as if you were here in person. April 16 with Terrence Brewer

and May 21 with Daniel Handler and Marcus Shelby are the dates to remember.

Have you experienced On The Corner? On The Corner is the blog the SFJAZZ team

has created to provide you with the stories behind the scenes as well as some of those

that you might have missed in the world of jazz music. And you can find it on, you

guessed it, SFJAZZ.org.

Be a part of it!

Donald W. Derheim

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OFFICERSMichael Mauzé, Chair

Tony Harris, Vice Chair

Brian E. Hollins, Treasurer

Timothy Stultz, Secretary

TRUSTEESSteven Bell

Terry Berkemeier

John Botti

Sam Britton

Honorable Willie L. Brown, Jr.

Charles Charnas

Jack Conte

Timothy Dattels

Donald W. Derheim

David C. Drummond

Mark Dubovoy

Kate Duhamel

Mark Edmunds

Daniel Handler

William A. Holodnak

Jimmy Hormel

Bannus Hudson

Randall Kline

Nion McEvoy

John Santos

Joseph L. Sherman

Denise Young Smith

Greg Stern

Jon Streeter

Sanjay Vaswani

Kevin Yeaman

Mark Zitter

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Join the LEADERS CIRCLE and become a member of a close-knit group of jazz enthusiasts who share a passion for live music and contribute annual support of $1,200 or more to SFJAZZ presentations and education programs.

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YOU SUPPORT OUR MISSIONWith your help, we have built a home for jazz—the SFJAZZ Center. Here we’ll continue to serve the community with inspirational performances and educational programs, and be a gathering place where people of all ages can explore the full spectrum of jazz.

CREATE YOUR OWN SFJAZZ LEGACY A gift in your will, or another type of legacy gift, will help us develop the next generation of jazz musicians and audiences. Your gift, when received, will be placed in our endowment.

SFJAZZ LEGACY CIRCLEWe are grateful to those who remember SFJAZZ through a bequest, life income plan or another type of legacy gift. Your support strengthens the future of our organization. When you notify us of your intended gift we will invite you to join our Legacy Circle. As a member you will be invited to attend special events and recognized in SFJAZZ materials. In stepping forward you encourage others to do the same, though you may always choose to remain anonymous.

HAVE YOU ALREADY INCLUDED SFJAZZ IN YOUR WILL OR THROUGH ANOTHER LEGACY GIFT? Let us know so we may thank you for your thoughtfulness and commitment to our mission of jazz education and presentation.

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FAMILY MATINEE w/Terrence Brewer

Quartet & Youth Speaks Poet Tammy Vaitai

APR 16 SAT • 1 1am miner auditorium

This April we celebrate the marriage of jazz and the spoken word, and embrace the next generation of poets. Join guitarist, producer, and educator Terrence Brewer with his excellent quartet, alongside Youth Speaks Poet Tammy Vaitai for an interactive and inspiring morning of jazz and poetry.

FATS WALLER BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

FAMILY MATINEE w/Daniel Handler

& Marcus Shelby

MAY 21 SAT • 1 1am miner auditorium

The final matinee of the season, celebrates Fats Waller on the day of his birth. Born May 21st, 1904, Thomas Wright “Fats” Waller was not only a gifted pianist and organist, but also a prolific songwriter and composer. His songs “Ain’t Misbehavin’” and “Honeysuckle Rose” were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Leading us on this journey of Waller’s extraordinary contributions to jazz and popular music are two of our Bay Area treasures: author and comedic genius Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket), and award–winning bassist and bandleader Marcus Shelby.

This Family Matinee is made possible by

ENSEMBLESJAZZ MODERNISTS

SFJAZZ HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STARS ORCHESTRA & COMBOMAY 15 SUN • 7:30pm miner auditorium

For their final appearance of the season, the High School All–Stars Combo and Orchestra present some extraordinarily challenging and far–reaching compositions by contemporary jazz luminaries. Joining the All-Stars is alumnus and 2015 SFJAZZ Alumni Commission Award recipient Remy Leboeuf on saxophone, who will premiere his newly commissioned work, "Neener, Neener."

FREE SHOWCASE CONCERT

MONDAY NIGHT BAND MAY 16 MON • 7:30pm miner auditorium

From big band swing to world music and compositions by ensemble members, the Monday Night Band celebrates jazz and community as we open the doors to the gorgeous Miner Auditorium for this free concert.

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SFJAZZ EDUCATION PROGRAMSINSPIRING, INFORMATIVE, INTERACTIVE

JAZZ APPRECIATIONSECOND ANNUAL

SFJAZZ GIRLS DAY WORKSHOPMAR 19 SAT • 1–5pm joe henderson lab

Join celebrated women faculty in this very special workshop for female jazz musicians ages 13-18. Essential skills including ensemble techniques, theory, and musicianship will be the focus of this program geared toward emerging jazz players. All instruments are welcome. To sign up please go to SFJAZZ.org/jazzgirlsday—space is limited so reserve your spot soon. Ideal for girls ages 13–18; maximum 25 students.

MASTERING PERCUSSIVE COLLABORATION

MASTER CLASS w/ZAKIR HUSSAINAPR 2 SAT • 1–3pm joe henderson lab

A hands–on class for advanced drummers and percussionists in the art of cross–cultural and cross–genre collaboration. Highlighting his groundbreaking work in fusing Indian classical rhythms with Afro–Caribbean and Celtic genres, tabla master Zakir Hussain explores how disparate musical traditions can find common ground, allowing participants to play together and experiment with varying time signatures and styles while creating something new and exciting. Limited to 20 percussionists with a minimum of 10 years experience on their instruments (or semi–professional level).

Students should provide their own instruments.

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INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY COMMUNITY JAMAPR 30 SAT • 1–3pm joe henderson lab

Join alumni from the SFJAZZ All–Stars program for a jam session in honor of International Jazz Day. Open to jazz musicians age 12 and up with at least two years experience. If you know your blues changes and scales, have a few standards under your belt, and want to play with some of the Bay Area’s best young players, this jam session is for you!

Space is limited. Please sign up at SFJAZZ.org/communityjam.

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Abdullah Ibrahim is fond of saying that his songs tell the story of his life—which would make his life a song.

One story told by this venerable pianist and composer is about his most famous song, “Mannenberg,” named after a black township created under apartheid in Cape Town, South Africa, Ibrahim’s hometown. Historically, the city is a crossroads, a musical melting pot, an African New Orleans. And in June 1974, Ibrahim and his band were recording there amid the government’s forced removals of black and “coloured” families of mixed ethnicity. “It was basically a war zone outside,” he says, recalling how he sat down at an upright piano in a corner of the studio and began to compose “Mannenberg,” which would become the unofficial anthem of the anti-apartheid movement—and which sounds absolutely nothing like music from a war zone. It is pure joy, a celebration: proud music, hold-your-head-high music.

Now 81, he laughs at the seeming contradiction and explains one of his guiding principles. It holds “that softness overcomes the hardness. If you look at water, for example, it is nourishing but it can also be forceful, it can erode what is in front of it. So even in that horrendous

system that we lived under in South Africa, we learned from our parents and our grandparents and our teachers that softness will overcome.”

Nelson Mandela called Ibrahim—who performed at Mandela’s 1994 presidential inauguration—“our Mozart.” Decades earlier, Duke Ellington claimed him as a protégé and arranged his first recording contract, hearing Ibrahim’s connection to the root. One hears the drum in Ibrahim’s piano playing, just as one does in Ellington’s and just as one does in that most percussive of pianists, Thelonious Monk, a key influence on Ibrahim. He and Monk share a spirit, an essence. Alone at the piano, each seems utterly absorbed with the

ABDULLAH IBRAHIM: A LIFE IN SONG BY RICHARD SCHEININ

NELSON MANDELA CALLED IBRAHIM—WHO PERFORMED AT MANDELA’S 1994 PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION— “OUR MOZART.”

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spaces that open up and just hang there, as if time could go on forever within the confines of a three-minute song.

There is a voice-like quality to Ibrahim’s compositions, which are deceptively simple masterpieces of craftsmanship. For instance, “Mannenberg” rides on a riff, a seven-note melody that repeats and repeats, adhering to a relaxed if jaunty rhythm. The melody is the rhythm; the rhythm is the melody. And there’s not a wasted note. Ibrahim is a “less is more” composer, though his compositions somehow feel large, timeless, ancient and new, opening onto vistas: African jazz panoramas from a man who grew up in the constricted spaces of apartheid.

Born in 1934 and baptized Adolph Johannes Brand, he springs—like “Water from an Ancient Well” (the title of one of his most beautiful tunes)— from a musical family. His mother and grandmother were pianists in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and some of his best compositions carry echoes of

church hymns. And that’s not all they carry. Because going back to his teen years as a club performer in the Cape Town crossroads, he absorbed so much else: traditional music from much of Africa, along with waltzes and quick-steps, raga and samba, Chinese and Malay music, and the marabi township music that still infiltrates his sound, infectiously melodic and danceable. And of course there was swing and bebop: the black American GIs from whom he bought the latest records nicknamed him “Dollar” Brand, which was how he was known until his conversion to Islam.

Exiled from South Africa in 1962, he met Ellington in Zurich a year later. Moving to New York, he was part of the free jazz scene at its most heavy-duty moment, hanging out with John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman and Cecil Taylor, playing and recording with his soul mate Don Cherry. In 1972, I saw Ibrahim perform with trumpeter Cherry at Coleman’s loft, in a quartet with bassist

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TAMMY HALL plays Shirley Scott’s Great Scott!

MAR 17 THU • 8 & 9:30 JOE HENDERSON LAB

Bay Area-based pianist, organist and vocalist Tammy Hall salutes Hammond organ legend Shirley Scott and the music from her classic 1958 debut album Great Scott!.

“ Possessing an uncluttered, telegraphic style marked by her classical training and deep roots in gospel, Hall combines elegance and grit.” —JAZZTIMES

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3|30–4|2 ST. LOUIS, MO* Jazz Bistro

3|30–4|2 MINNEAPOLIS, MN* Dakota Jazz CLub

4|6 LOUISVILLE, KY* The Clifton Center

4|7 WEST LAFAYETTE, IN* Purdue Convocations

4|8 CARMEL, IN* Carmel Center for the Performing Arts

4|9 DUBUQUE, IA* University of Dubuque

4|12 AUSTIN, TX One World Theatre

4|13 DALLAS, TX AT&T Performing Arts Center

4|14 SAN ANGELO, TX The Cactus Hotel

4|16 HOUSTON, TX Cullen Theater—Wortham Theater Center

4|19–21 NEW YORK, NY Jazz Standard

4|22 PITTSBURGH, PA Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild—MCG Jazz

4|23 TORONTO, ONT Massey Hall

4|24 BOSTON, MA Berklee Performance Center

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4|27 NORTH BETHESDA, MD The Music Center at Strathmore

6|17 DETROIT, MI Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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NEW ORLEANS FUNK

BIG SAM’S FUNKY NATIONMAR 17 THU • 7:30pm MINER AUDITORIUM

Led by former Dirty Dozen Brass Band trombonist Big Sam Williams, the Funky Nation is a hard-hitting blast of urban funk from the Crescent City that has audiences across the country out of their seats from the first note. The San Francisco Chronicle called Williams “the top man on the slide trombone in the birthplace of jazz these days.”

Big Sam Williams trombone, vocalsAndrew “Da Phessah” Baham trumpet, vocalsJoshua Connelly guitar, vocalsJerry “JBlakk” Henderson bassChocolate Milk drums

“ The man can blow some bone and incite a crowd. He doesn’t allow anyone to kick back and observe. He demands interaction and loyalty to the groove.” —JAZZTIMES

BHANGRA FUNK

RED BARAATMAR 18 FRI • 7 & 9:30pm MINER AUDITORIUM

Led by the charismatic percussionist Sunny Jain, Brooklyn-based brass juggernaut Red Baraat whips up a raucously fun mix of Indian bhangra rhythms, go-go music, jazz, hip-hop and the explosive, funk-fueled brass of New Orleans. They return with music from their latest release, Gaadi of Truth. Come party with the rousing group the Wall Street Journal called “a big band for the world.”

The 7pm concert is made possible by Srinija Srinivasan. The 9:30pm concert is made possible by Steve Doberstein & Elizabeth Letcher.

“ A new-breed marching-band music that’s part Punjabi wedding, part New Orleans second line, and all New York.” —BOSTON GLOBE

BRASS FESTMARCH 17–19 BRASS FESTMARCH 17–19

BRASS BAND BLOWOUT

HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLEMAR 19 SAT • 7 & 9:30pm MINER AUDITORIUM

One of the most acclaimed and pulse-pounding brass groups on the scene, Hypnotic freely mix the brass band tradition with generous doses of hip hop, soul and funk. They’ve performed around the globe with R&B stars Mos Def, Erykah Badu, Prince and Wu Tang Clan as well as rock headliners Blur and the B-52s, creating a boisterous brass sound that is just barely contained.

The 7pm concert is made possible by Srinija Srinivasan. The 9:30 concert is made possible by The Three Vernas.

Both concerts are also made possible by

Gabriel “Hudah” Hubert trumpetAmal “Baji” Hubert trumpetJafar “Yosh” Graves trumpetTarik “Smoove” Graves trumpetSeba “Clef” Graves tromboneSaiph “Cid” Graves tromboneUttama “Rocco” Hubert baritone horn

GENRE-BENDING GROOVES

BILL LAURANCE featuring members of Snarky Puppy

MAR 20 SUN • 5:30, 7 & 9pm JOE HENDERSON LAB

As a founding member of the GRAMMY-winning jazz/funk/R&B superband Snarky Puppy, British-born keyboardist Bill Laurance lays down the funk with a copious quantity of attitude. His trio with Snarky Puppy bandmates Michael League on bass and drummer Robert “Sput” Searight revels in ambient electronic textures balanced by delicate piano trio passages, and exotic global rhythms trading off with explosive, funk-fueled beats.

Bill Laurance keyboardsMichael League bassRobert “Sput” Searight drums

“ The natural evolution of contemporary instrumental music. Flawless!” —CRITICALJAZZ.COM


BRASS FESTMARCH 17–19 BRASS FESTMARCH 17–19

CUBAN DANCE GIANTS

JESÚS ALEMAÑY & ¡CUBANISMO!MAR 24–26 THU–SAT • 7:30pm MINER AUDITORIUM

MAR 27 SUN • 4pm MINER AUDITORIUM

¡Cubanismo! founder Jesús Alemañy came to fame as a brilliant 15-year-old trumpet player for the iconic Cuban son group Sierra Maestra. His all-star orchestra plays sizzling dance tunes full of swaggering horn charts and wild polyrhythms that recall the vintage big-band son sound, traditional rumba, cha-cha, danzon and pa’ca rhythms arranged in the descarga (jam) tradition developed by Cuban jazz players of the ‘40s.

The March 24th concert is made possible by Sam & Susie Britton and The March 26th concert is made possible by Jimmy Hormel.

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For his second week of residency, tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain brings one of his most exciting and enduring projects, Masters of Percussion, augmented with special guests. A compelling mix of artists from the Asian and Western percussion traditions performing in varying combinations, Masters of Percussion began in 1994 and the project has continued to evolve, now celebrating its 20th year of existence.

The April 2 concert is made possible by Rex Cardinale.

Zakir Hussain tablaSeiichi Tanaka taikoAnantha Krishnan mridangamMannargudi Vaidyanthan tavilNavin Sharma dholakSabir Khan sarangi and special guests

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“ Tabla master Zakir Hussain, a living genius, whose unadulterated performances of Indian music are among the most thrilling anywhere.” —THE NEW YORK TIMES

SOUTH AFRICAN JAZZ

UHADI: ALL-STARS OF JOHANNESBURG JAZZAPR 7 THU • 7 & 8:30pm JOE HENDERSON LAB

Masters of the Johannesburg jazz scene come together for a joyful, high-energy performance dedicated to the enduring jazz legacy of South Africa. Performing original compositions and a host of standards from the country’s rich jazz lineage, Uhadi shines a much-deserved light on this vibrant part of the jazz continuum.

McCoy Mrubata saxophonesFezile “Feya” Faku trumpetPaul Hamner pianoHerbie Tsoaeli bassJustin Badenhorst drums

ARGENTINE VOCALIST

SOFÍA REIAPR 8 FRI • 7 & 8:30pm JOE HENDERSON LAB

Called “a leading light of Latin Jazz” by The Village Voice, passionate Argentine singer and composer Sofía Rei ties together musical traditions from across Latin America with a masterful approach deeply versed in jazz. Her most recent release, De Tierra Y Oro, is a true melting pot, combining electric guitar, loops, and drum machines with Bolivian charangos, Colombian marimbas, and other folkloric instruments.

“ Highly capable of integrating diverse influences, from ancient folkloric traditions to modern jazz…Sofia’s all Spanish vocals convey deep passion and a full spectrum of emotions.” —DOWNBEAT


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ALBUM RELEASE PARTY

DEVA MAHALAPR 9 SAT • 7, 8:30 & 10pm JOE HENDERSON LAB

Formerly one half of the R&B/blues duo Fredericks Brown and daughter of blues legend Taj Mahal, singer Deva Mahal presents the record release celebration for her superb new solo project. She has collaborated with a diverse group of artists including members of TV on the Radio, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Living Colour, as well as the New York Pops Orchestra, among others.

“ A sublime pop creation, infused with soul, rootsy blues, and a slight island shimmer.” —MARQUEE MAGAZINE

BRAZILIAN DUETS

JOYCE & KENNY WERNERAPR 10 SUN • 7 & 8:30pm JOE HENDERSON LAB

An artist the great Antonio Carlos Jobim called “one of the best singers of all time,” Brazilian vocalist Joyce has been an international sensation since the 1970s. A longtime collaborator, the fearlessly creative American pianist Kenny Werner joins her for these duet performances that will showcase the blend of jazz classics and bossa nova from their new Pirouet Records release, Poesia.

Joyce Moreno vocalsKenny Werner piano

“To say that this music is affecting and enthralling would be a gross understatement.” —ALL ABOUT JAZZ


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A monumental concert event with the two living giants of Brazilian music making a rare Bay Area appearance. Founding members of Brazil’s Tropicália movement, Veloso and Gil have each had an enormous influence across musical genres and geographic borders. They celebrate 50 years of amazing music, performing material from their new live album, Dois Amigos, um Século de Música.

Caetano Veloso guitar, vocalsGilberto Gil guitar, vocals

“ Veloso is one of Brazil’s, and the world’s, most graceful and innovative songwriters.” —THE NEW YORK TIMES

BRAZILIAN LEGENDS

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SOULMATES

TUCK & PATTIAPR 14 THU • 7:30pm MINER AUDITORIUM

With a signature approach that combines jazz, folk and R&B, the husband & wife team of guitarist Tuck Andress and vocalist Patti Cathcart are one of the most enduring duos in modern music. For three decades, they have enchanted audiences around the world with their sumptuous harmonies, performing fresh new music as well as a selection of re-imagined jazz classics and pop gems.

Tuck Andress guitar Patti Cathcart vocals

This concert is made possible by Mark Zitter & Jessica Nutik Zitter.

“ Quite simply, one of the most remarkable pairings in pop and jazz history–as musically intuitive as Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Henderson, as rhythmically intertwined as Astaire and Rogers.” —L.A. TIMES

DEE DEE’S FEATHERS

DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER QUINTETAPR 15 FRI • 7:30 & 10pm MINER AUDITORIUM

Described as “the most capable jazz singer of her generation” by Village Voice critic Gary Giddens, Dee Dee Bridgewater is a three-time GRAMMY winner and a commanding entertainer who charms and seduces an audience. Her new release, Dee Dee’s Feathers, is a poignant tribute to New Orleans on the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

The 7:30 concert is made possible by Tony & Angela Harris and

“ The most capable jazz singer of her generation.” —VILLAGE VOICE

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SING SING SING IIAPRIL 14–17 SING SING SING IIAPRIL 14–17

RISING FADO STAR

CARMINHOAPR 16 SAT • 7:30pm MINER AUDITORIUM

One of the brightest stars to emerge in the new golden age of the Portuguese fado tradition is Maria do Carmo Carvalho Rebelo de Andrade, known to her multitude of fans as Carminho. While she’s an essential part of the fado revival, Carminho is an outward looking artist who brings fado’s boundless ache to a wide array of material from rock and soul to jazz and Brazilian popular music.

“Carminho absolutely steals the show…a spell-binding passionate performance.” —IRISH TIMES

FREEDOM & SURRENDER

LIZZ WRIGHTAPR 17 SUN • 7:30pm MINER AUDITORIUM

With an instrument described by The New York Times as a “sumptuously earthy voice, which commands strict and often spine-tingling attention,” Lizz Wright sanctifies every song she sings. While she first gained attention delivering Swing Era standards associated with Billie Holiday, she’s continued in recent years as a singer/songwriter whose music eludes definition. Wright’s performs music off her highly acclaimed new album Freedom & Surrender.

“ Wright’s soul-jazz lilt—soft as peach fuzz yet iron-sturdy—is the musical equivalent of a protective hug from a keenly empathetic friend.” —JAZZTIMES

SING SING SING IIAPRIL 14–17 SING SING SING IIAPRIL 14–17

SFJAZZ POETRY FESTIVALAPRIL 14–17


Curated by SFJAZZ Poet Laureate Ishmael Reed, the 2016 SFJAZZ Poetry Festival is presented in conjunction with San Francisco’s Youth Speaks literacy organization and is devoted to the voices of the Bay Area’s young people. Young poets from around the Bay Area will join a number of major authors, poets, spoken word artists and MCs, presenting their work on the Joe Henderson Lab stage.

Thursday will showcase poet and author Devorah Major and New Rap Order/Universal Zulu Nation MC K-Swift along with young poets from the June Jordan School for Equity.

Friday, San Francisco Poet Laureate Alejandro Murguía and poet Gabriel Cortez will be joined by young poets from John A. O’Connell High School.

On Saturday, former Poet Laureate of California Al Young, poet and educator Michelle Lee will be joined by young poets from MetWest High School.

The 2016 Poetry Festival concludes with curator, author and poet Ishmael Reed, MC and educator Trey Amos, and young poets from Oakland Technical High School.

YOUTH SPEAKS SHOWCASE

SFJAZZ POETRY FESTIVALAPR 14, 15 & 17 THU, FRI & SUN • 7pm JOE HENDERSON LAB

APR 16 SAT • 4:30pm JOE HENDERSON LAB

JAZZ & POETRY

FAMILY MATINEE w/Terrence Brewer & Youth Speaks Poet Tammy Vaitai

APR 16 SAT • 11am MINER AUDITORIUM This April we celebrate the marriage of jazz and the spoken word, and embrace the next generation of poets. Some of the most dynamic programming at SFJAZZ not only happens on our stages, but in schools and communities throughout the Bay Area, and this special performance will provide families with a glimpse at some of this compelling work. Join guitarist, producer, and educator Terrence Brewer with his excellent quartet, alongside Youth Speaks Poet Tammy Vaitai for an interactive and inspiring morning of jazz and poetry.


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NEA JAZZ MASTER

KENNY BARRON TRIOAPR 21 THU • 7:30pm MINER AUDITORIUM

NEA Jazz Master and piano great Kenny Barron has helped define and extend the jazz tradition since his work with Dizzy Gillespie in the early ‘60s catapulted him into the spotlight. The Los Angeles Times calls the nine-time GRAMMY nominee “one of the top jazz pianists in the world.” Barron begins four nights of residency with his sterling trio featuring bassist Kiyoshi Kitagawa and drummer Johnathan Blake.

Kenny Barron pianoKiyoshi Kitagawa bassJohnathan Blake drums

SF CONNECTIONS

KENNY BARRON QUINTET featuring Stefon Harris & Elena Pinderhughes

APR 22 FRI • 7:30pm MINER AUDITORIUM

For his second night, piano giant Kenny Barron brings an extended version of his ironclad trio with bassist Kiyoshi Kitagawa and drummer Johnathan Blake for a quintet with strong SFJAZZ ties. Virtuoso vibraphonist Stefon Harris was a six-year member of the SFJAZZ Collective, and flutist Elena Pinderhughes is an alum of the SFJAZZ High School All-Stars and one of the most exciting up-and-coming artists in jazz.

The April 22th concert is made possible by The Three Vernas.

Kenny Barron pianoElena Pinderhughes fluteStefon Harris vibraphoneKiyoshi Kitagawa bassJohnathan Blake drums

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APR 20 WED • 7:30pm

MEMBERS-ONLY LISTENING PARTY:For this Members-Only event, Barron and SFJAZZ founder Randall Kline talk about and play music that influenced Barron's four-night residency.

This Listening Party is made possible by Bill & Margie Holodnak and

STRING THEORY

KENNY BARRON w/STRINGS featuring Dave Holland, Regina Carter & Mark Summer

APR 23 SAT • 7:30 & 10pm MINER AUDITORIUM

Night three for jazz giant Kenny Barron teams the NEA Jazz Master with an all-star trio of string players. Bass legend Dave Holland recently toured with Barron behind their 2014 duo release, The Art of Conversation, and violin star Regina Carter’s history with the pianist extends back to a duo project of their own, 2001’s Freefall. Cello virtuoso Mark Summer of the Turtle Island Quartet joins them.

The April 23th concert is made possible by Tony & Angela Harris.

Kenny Barron pianoRegina Carter violinMark Summer celloDave Holland bass

BRAZILIAN JAZZ

KENNY BARRON w/Romero Lubambo, Duduka du Fonseca & others

APR 24 SUN • 7:30pm MINER AUDITORIUM

Recalling the magical collaboration that produced the 2002 Sunnyside album Canta Brasil, piano giant Kenny Barron partners with members of Brazilian band Trio da Paz including guitarist Romero Lubambo and drummer Duduka da Fonseca, joined by flutist Elena Pinderhughes for an evening that will be, in the words of the All Music Guide, “an inspired cross fertilization that enhances both jazz and tropical elements.”

The April 24th concert is made possible by William K. Bowes, Jr. Foundation and

Kenny Barron piano James Genus bassElena Pinderhughes flute Romero Lubambo guitarDuduka da Fonseca drums, percussion


Johnathan Blake

Dave Holland

Stefon Harris

Regina Carter

Elena Pinderhughes

Romero Lubambo

HOTPLATE

MEL MARTIN plays Joe Henderson’s Mode For Joe

APR 21 THU • 8 & 9:30pm JOE HENDERSON LAB

To kick off our Joe Henderson tribute festival, Bay Area saxophone great and Joe Henderson collaborator Mel Martin performs music from Henderson’s 1966 Blue Note classic Mode For Joe.

MUSIC OF JOE HENDERSON

RENEE ROSNESAPR 22–24 FRI–SUN • 7 & 8:30pm JOE HENDERSON LAB

A longtime associate of tenor saxophone master Joe Henderson, pianist, composer and bandleader Renee Rosnes honors the work of Henderson with her all-star quartet—the same band that appeared on her 2008 homage to Henderson, Black Narcissus. Producer of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2012 Joe Henderson celebration and a former member of the SFJAZZ Collective, Rosnes is the perfect artist for this salute.

Renee Rosnes pianoJimmy Greene tenor saxophonePeter Washington bassLewis Nash drums


JOE HENDERSON FESTIVALAPRIL 21-24

SOLO & MUKASHI TRIO

ABDULLAH IBRAHIMAPR 28–29 THU-FRI • 7:30pm MINER AUDITORIUM

Along with one-time bandmate Hugh Masekela, pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim remains one of the greatest jazz artists to emerge from South Africa. Championed by Duke Ellington in the early 1960s, Ibrahim has recorded over 50 albums that mix traditional African music, gospel and modern jazz. These rare Bay Area appearances feature the pianist playing solo and with his Japanese-inspired Mukashi trio.

See page 22 for feature article on Abdullah Ibrahim.

EKAYA

ABDULLAH IBRAHIMAPR 30 SAT • 7:30pm MINER AUDITORIUM

MAY 1 SUN • 4pm MINER AUDITORIUM

The great Nelson Mandela described Cape Town-born piano legend Abdullah Ibrahim as “South Africa’s Mozart.” A performer, composer and outspoken chronicler of South Africa’s struggle with apartheid, Ibrahim became an international figure in jazz, whose music has always been a mixture of influences. He formed his septet Ekaya in the early 1980s, and he brings the current incarnation of this superb ensemble for these two nights.

The April 30th concert is made possible by Sillari/Stone Family Trust.

Abdullah Ibrahim pianoCleave Guyton alto saxophone, fluteKeith Loftis tenor saxophoneJason Marshall baritone saxophoneAndrae Murchison tromboneBelden Bullock bassGeorge Gray drums

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JOE HENDERSON FESTIVALAPRIL 21-24

SOLO PIANO

KEITH JARRETTMAY 2 MON • 7:30pm DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL

A 2014 NEA Jazz Master and true piano virtuoso, Keith Jarrett is one of the finest musicians of this, or any other, century. Jarrett’s solo concerts—completely improvised—have stunned audiences around the world. His 2015 ECM release, Creation, is, in the words of the All Music Guide, “one of the most revealing volumes in his catalog.” A Keith Jarrett solo performance is an experience not to be missed.

This concert is made possible by Rich Silverstein & Carla Emil.

Keith Jarrett piano

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“ Keith Jarrett combines technical mastery, emotional sensitivity and improvisational genius, creating timeless works of beauty. ” —SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

SOUL BROTHER COOL

CYRUS CHESTNUTMAY 12-15 THU–SUN • 7 & 8:30pm

JOE HENDERSON LAB

Dubbed “the best pianist of his generation” by Time Magazine, Cyrus Chestnut has established a career a peerless soloist and torchbearer of the classic piano trio setting.

His new HighNote album, A Million Colors in Your Mind, is an impassioned session that balances classic material by Ellington, Rodgers & Hart and Frank Loesser with covers of songs by Lionel Richie and John Hicks.

The May 15 concerts are made possible by Mark Zitter & Jessica Nutik Zitter.

Cyrus Chestnut piano

JAZZ MODERNISTS

SFJAZZ HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STARS ORCHESTRA & COMBOMAY 15 SUN • 7:30pm MINER AUDITORIUM

For their final appearance of the season, the High School All–Stars Combo (directed by Dann Zinn), and Orchestra (directed by Paul Contos), present some extraordinarily challenging and far–reaching compositions by contemporary jazz luminaries, and premiere a newly-commissioned work by All-Stars alumnus and saxophonist Remy Leboeuf.

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SFJAZZ HOTPLATE

KASEY KNUDSEN plays Jackie McLean’s Let Freedom Ring

MAY 19 THU • 8 & 9:30pm JOE HENDERSON LAB

Adventurous saxophonist Kasey Knudsen presents a unique take on alto icon Jackie McLean’s timeless 1962 Blue Note session Let Freedom Ring.

SINGS BILLIE HOLIDAY

CASSANDRA WILSONMAY 19–21 THU– SAT• 7:30pm MINER AUDITORIUM

MAY 22 SUN • 4pm MINER AUDITORIUM

Following her sublime Season 2 duet performance with pianist Jason Moran, two-time GRAMMY winner Cassandra Wilson returns with music from her singular 2015 recording Coming Forth By Day, an original homage to Billie Holiday on the centennial of her birth. Wilson sings songs associated with Lady Day in stunning versions infused with strings arranged by the esteemed Van Dyke Parks.

The May 20th concert is made possible by Mr. & Mrs. Gregory T. Stern and

“ The hypnotic art of singer Cassandra Wilson has taken many forms through the years, but it seems uniquely suited to the music of Billie Holiday.” —CHICAGO TRIBUNE

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FATS WALLER BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

FAMILY MATINEE w/Daniel Handler & Marcus Shelby

MAY 21 SAT • 1 1am MINER AUDITORIUM

For our final matinee of the season, we celebrate the inimitable Fats Waller on the day of his birth. Born May 21st, 1904, Thomas Wright “Fats” Waller was not only a gifted and influential pianist and organist, but also a prolific songwriter and composer, whose signature songs such as “Ain’t Misbehavin’” and “Honeysuckle Rose” were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Leading us on the journey of Waller’s extraordinary contributions to jazz and popular music are two of our Bay Area treasures: author and comedic genius Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket), and award–winning bassist and bandleader Marcus Shelby.

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THAT’S IT!

PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BANDMAY 26–29 THU–SUN • 7:30pm MINER AUDITORIUM

Since the early 1960s, the iconic Preservation Hall Jazz Band has toured the nation, sharing the raucous, soulful sound of traditional New Orleans jazz. Now run by founder Allan Jaffe’s son, tuba player Ben Jaffe, the iconic ensemble features a multi-generational wealth of Crescent City talent, and their latest release, That’s It, is the band’s first album of all-original material in their five-decade career.

The May 26th concert is made possible by Marcia & John Goldman. The May 28th concert is made possible by William K. Bowes, Jr. Foundation,

“ The past and promise of American music.” —ROLLING STONE


“ WE PRACTICE 50 YEARS TRYING TO FIND A TECHNIQUE, BUT IN THE END, IT IS A PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIND THE SILENCE.”

Jimmy Garrison and drummer Ed Blackwell. Wow. The music proceeded seamlessly, song to song, like a suite: graceful, melodic, a rising prayer, a holy commotion, then moving toward the universal silence that seems to underlie Ibrahim’s music.

“We practice 50 years, trying to find a technique,” Ibrahim says. “But in the end, it is a process of trying to find the silence… Monk, Coltrane and Bird, they all had this. Well, you practice and practice and practice and then you forget

about it.” A student of Japanese martial arts for half a century, he likens this endpoint to the Zen notion of “no mind. It’s this point of profound silence that you are trying to reach. Or it’s the sound of that silence.”

During the 1980s in Manhattan at the club Sweet Basil, Ibrahim often would perform for a week, sometimes for two, with the 7-piece band he calls Ekaya, which means “home.” Almost always, the musicians would go to the well: “Mandela,” “The Wedding,” “Mama,” “African Marketplace” —so many songs, so many stories told. And at the end of a late night set, as the last notes vanished into who-knows-where, the audience would just sit there, stunned to silence by the power of what had just happened.

The cabs were flying by outside on Seventh Avenue South, but all of us had found a sanctuary in the music. We were home. ■

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Mr. & Mrs. Andy Goodman

John Graetz & Ana Suarez

Marsha & Ralph Guggenheim

Mr. & Mrs. Ken Jackson

Laura & Michael Lazarus

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March Conservation Fund

Sandra Reid

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Aric, Danielle, Alijah & Saul Rubin

The Sakana Founation

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Sillari/Stone Family Trust

Stephen H. Simon

Gail Sinquefield

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THE LEADERS CIRCLE We thank the following donors for Annual Fund gifts made through January 28, 2016.

For information on the Leaders Circle, please see page 16.

Amy Tan, Terrence Blanchard & Denise Young Smith

V iewed from across the street, the windows along the Franklin Street side of the SFJAZZ Center contain a large SFJAZZ logo that stretches from the Fell Street corner down to the Joe Henderson Lab at the corner of

Linden Alley. Upon close inspection, the letters are made up of individual names of people who have been critical to the success

of the organization, either as patrons or performers. The letters “S” and “F” contain the names of 1,170 Giant Steps Founding Members of the SFJAZZ Center, and “JAZZ” lists the names of 1,804 musicians who have performed on SFJAZZ stages over our 34-year history. ■

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& Ms. Dianna WaggonerMark & Linda AllenMount Allen & Linda Strack-AllenNancy AlpertMr. James R. AlwardHelen AnawaltStacey Anderson & Mike FottrellMs. Judith D. AuerbachKevin BabcockJim BaerDr. Margie BakerPaul Banas & L. Jasmine KimJames R. BancroftCarol Batte & Ron BuckhammerRiva & David BerelsonJayita Bhojwani & Aaron D’SouzaThe Law Offices of Steven Birnbaum,

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& Gillian CampbellClay & Nancy CampbellMr. & Mrs. Patrick J. CampbellDr. Venetta Campbell

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FoundationBarbara & Ron KaufmanJames & Iris KeenePatrick KenealyGail Kennedy & Timothy BarabeDana Kern & Dennis KernDr. John L. KitzmillerKnapp Planning & Environmental

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& Mr. Gary ChambersMr. Richard McGuireMs. Flicka McGurrinBob & Angela McIntireRobert L. McKagueMs. Janet A. McKinleyAlec & Gail MerriamMignano FamilyMs. Lesley MilovichMs. Linda MinorMr. Emilio MitidieriMr. Scott Montgomery

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Debby & Paul SaguesSan Francisco Links, Inc.Diane SanchezJason & Lindsy SandersEdward & Michelle SartiShirley SasakiMr. Rob SaundersMr. Tim Savinar

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Jonathan Ballon

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LEGACY CIRCLE We are grateful to the following visionary donors whose legacy gifts support the future of SFJAZZ.

For information on the Legacy Circle, please see page 18.

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For information on SFJAZZ Membership, please see page 16.


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Steve & Arlene Krieger

Steve & Karen Kuklin

Jordan Kurland

Mark Lacey

Stephen & Vanessa Lambright

Tom Landy & Esty Lawrie Landy

Kathryn Lang & Mark Borden

Lance & Jalyn Lang

Mr. James Larson

Dr. Scott Lauzé & Mark Yesayian

Therese Lawless & Jim Sturdevant

Ms. Gloria Lawrence & Mr. Matt Ross

Mr. Christopher J. Leach

Mr. & Mrs. Calvin Lee

Ms. Diane Lee

Dr. Richard A. Lenon & Mrs. Leslie Hsu

Mr. Robert W. Levenson

Diane & Tom Levison

Connie & Bill Little

Daniel & Sharon Little O’Hara

Mr. Gary A. Logan

Mr. Garrett Loube & Ms. Marcia Rodgers

Betty J. Louie

Michael & Caroline Louie

David Lubensky & Marliese Warren

Ms. Linda Lucero & Mr. Ray Moisa

Mr. Mark Ludwig

Ms. Patricia Lurie

Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Lurie

Magentaman

Dr. & Mrs. Jay Mall

Mr. Lawrence Marcus

Kitty Margolis & Alfonse Montuori

Philip & Susan Marineau

Mr. Hersh Markusfeld

Mr. Kevin E. Martin

Mr. Rodman Marymor

Pete Mastromonaco & Ellis Hsu-Mastromonaco

Brian Johnson

Michael McCabe & Amy Moore

Mr. & Mrs. David McClure

Ann G. McCoy & Barbara Canida

Duncan & Marci McElman

Ms. Avery McGinn

Mr. Mark McGranahan

Kevin & Margo McKinnon

Michele Meany

Mr. Thomas Meeks

Mr. Paul Mele

Sylvia & Stephen Melikian

Michelle Mercer & Bruce Golden

John Meyer

Charles & Laura Meyers

Mr. & Mrs. Ivan Meyerson

Ms. Gina Mickas

Russell H. Miller & Kirk Alan Pessner

Mrs. Shannon Miller

Glenn Bucksbaum

Mr. Robert Mitchell

Robert Mittelstadt & Lynda Spence

Stephen & Mary Mizroch

Mr. Francisco Molieri & Mr. Peter F. Gettner

Mr. B. Mollinier Toublet & Ms. S. Sheldon- Mollinier

Ms. Marie Monrad

Lynn/Anne Monthaven

Mr. & Ms. Carl Mosby

Harry Moses & Eliza Nemser

Jennifer Moses & Ron Beller

Cindy Murphy

Dr. David Nagel

Laurence W Nagel & Jean R Gleason

Gene Nakanishi

Mr. & Mrs. Jason Narin

Jim Newman & Jane Ivory

Joyce Newstat & Susan Lowenberg

Van Nguyen

Carol & Richard Nitz

The Nussbacher Family

Cathleen O’Brien & Jack Jensen

David Odato

Mr. Bill O’Keeffe

David Oleksy & Amy Serpa

Leslie & Joseph Omran

Mr. & Mrs. Tim O’Neal

Brian & Cynthia O’Neill

Mr. Edmund Ow

Ms. Nadia Pacrault & Mr. Randy Moss

Michael Parrish & Karen Giles

Mrs. Richard Parsons

Mary Pat & John Kagel

Rekha Patel

Elizabeth R. Patterson

Linda Rae Paul & Stephen B. Sanders

Mr. Cem Paya

Mr. Robert L. Peagler

Mr. Paul Pelosi

Mr. Nolan Penn

Marsha & Christopher Phillips

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PATRONS & BENEFACTORS CONTINUED

Jim Pickrel & Carolyn Woolley

Mr. Peter Platt & Ms. Nancy Fee

Kirk Pohl

Mr. Edward Pohlman

Carolyn Schwab Pomerantz & Gary Pomerantz

Lee & Harvey L. Poppel

Mr. & Mrs. Russ Potts

Ms. Johanne Poulin & Mr. Jim Richards

Nancy Johnson & Steven Poulos

Olive Lucille Powell

Ms. Lesli Powers

Kitty & Lee Price

Ryan Proch

Mr. Stephane Prunet

Dan Purcell & Heather Hanly

Ms. Kelly Purcell

Robin Purohit

Erin Putnam

Mr. & Mrs. Michel Quenon

Rory C. Quintana

Mr. Alf Raju

David & Mary Ramos

Pat & Gil Raposo

Mr. & Mrs. Martin Reese

Raúl G. Reyes

Mr. Kevin Riley

Jonathan Ring & Maya Rath

Dr. Jordan Rinker

Mr. & Mrs. Enrique H. Rios

Larry Rockwell

Mr. Michael Rodrigues

Mr. Jerry Romani

Dr. & Mrs. David Rose

Mr. David Rosen

Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Roth

Tara Rudman

Kevin & Anne Ryan

Linda Saraf

Carmen Saura & Manish Kothari

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Schauf

Taylor & Kimberly Schollmaier

Hal Schornstein

Samuel Schuchat & Ilana De Bare

Jay Schumann

Mr. Jonathan Schwartz & Ms. Melanie Haase

Mr. Robert Schwartz

Mr. Charley Seavey & Ms. Gretchen Grani

Kevin Shanahan

Brenda Shank

Mr. Ken Shannon & Ms. Elizabeth Corden

Len & Kathy Sherman

Mr. & Mrs. Jordan Shields

Mr. Leonard Shustek

Yasmin Siddiqui

Drs. Michael Siegel & Sharyn Solish

Mr. & Mrs. Ed Silicani

Mr. Fred Silverman & Mr. Gerard Buulong

Mr. Stephen Singer

Ms. Chandana Sinha

Randy Sloan & Sasha Match

Mr. & Mrs. Kermit Smith

Michael & Noellene Sommer

Margaret Spaulding

Ethan Mickey Spiegel

Ms. Michele Spitz

Ms. Suzanne Spitz

Stancik-Schwartz Family

Kevin & Alice Steiner

Sterling-Field Music

Mr. Victor Stern & Ms. Dorothy A. Ruggles

Mr. Terry Sternberg

Susanne Stevens

Storey Family

Russell Strada & Kenneth Jones

Patricia & Marc Strohlein

Ms. Karen Stroud

Mr. James Sulat

Dee A. Suppes

Phyllis R. Sutton

Esta Swig

Diane Talbert

Dr. Ingrid D. Tauber

Mr. Mark Taylor & Mrs. Geralyne Gong

Mrs. Naomi Taylor

Mr. Rick Teller

Mr. Alex Thieme

Jay Thomson

Stephanie L. Thrasher

Gabrielle Toledano

Langston & Taffy Trigg

Dhrupad & Deborah Trivedi

A. Rymee Trobaugh & Whitney Couch

Mr. D. David Trujillo

Marq Truscott, FASLA

Beverly & Cory Turnbaugh

Kathy & Floyd Turnquist

Marcia & Allen Tusting

Paul & Kristin Vais

Mr. Gustavo Vallejo

Richard & Janet Vassar

Ms. Barbara Velline & Mr. Jonathan Dearman

Ms. Lea Ver & Mr. Paul Martin

Ken & Christina Waldeck

Doron Weinberg & Marilyn Waller

Mr. Scott Ward & Ms. May Wong

Ms. Jane Wattenberg & Dr. Samuel Chase

Richard & Patricia Weaver

Keith Weed

Ms. Michelle Wempe

Dr. Karla Werninghaus

Susan West & Michael Gold

Mr. Robert A. Wilkins, Sr.

Mr. & Ms. Mike Williams

Ms. Alice Wingwall

Lynne Winslow

Barbara & Howard Wollner

Arden Wong

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wright

Julia & Winston Wyckoff

Steve Yang

Mr. & Mrs. Herbert M. Yanowitz

Dennis Yarak & Margaret Becker

Christina & Philip Zimbardo

Karen Zito

Ms. Lynne Zydowsky

Karen Zito

Elizabeth Zitrin

Ms. Lynne Zydowsky

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