2020 Latin GRAMMY Awards Nominees: Complete List

Congratulations to SFJAZZ Collective tenor saxophone virtuoso David Sánchez & former SFJAZZ Collective Member Miguel Zenon for their Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album Latin GRAMMYs nominations. https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2020-latin-grammy-awards-nominees-announced-see-complete-list

SFJAZZ High School All-Stars Combo

SFJAZZ High School All-Stars Combo rhythm section first rehearsal in the Miner Auditorium #lastnight

Fridays at Five

On Friday, October 2nd at 5PM PT, SFJAZZ presents treasured Bay Area singer Bobi Céspedes, who has been at the forefront of Cuban music for over 40 years. For this 2019 performance, the legendary vocalist celebrates her recently released album Mujer y Cantante and is joined by a stellar band featuring guest percussionist John Santos. This is an exclusive one-time broadcast from a 2019 SFJAZZ Center concert. Tune in by becoming an SFJAZZ Digital Member, starting at $5 per month. https://www.sfjazz.org/watch

Fridays at Five

Bobi Cespedes invites you to Fridays at Five this FRI, OCT 2 at 5PM PT.

Bobi Cespedes

Cuban vocalist Bobi Céspedes and her band perform “Mensaje a Lola” from her album Patakín with guest percussionist John Santos, featured on SFJAZZ's Fridays at Five on October 2, 2020. ABOUT THIS CONCERT Treasured Bay Area singer Bobi Céspedes is a sonera of the classic Cuban style and for this performance, filmed in June 2019, she presented the world premiere of a selection of brand new songs from her then-forthcoming album Mujer y Cantante, joined by guest percussionist John Santos. Céspedes founded the influential Bay Area Cuban ensemble Conjunto Céspedes in 1981 with her brother Luis and nephew Guillermo, sharing the stage with salsa titans Tito Puenté, Rubén Blades and Celia Cruz. The singer worked with Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart’s Planet Drum project beginning in 1998, recording two albums and touring the world with his ensemble that also featuring SFJAZZ Education Director Rebeca Mauleón. Her long-awaited debut album, Rezos, was released in 2003, and this performance celebrates her new material and her quarter-century collaboration with Santos.

SFJAZZ.org | 5 Things To Know About Bobi Céspedes

This week’s Fridays at Five streaming concert is a celebration of the Bay Area Latin jazz community featuring the masterful Cuban sonera Bobi Céspedes and her band, joined by guest percussionist and former SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director John Santos. Here are five things you should know about Bobi Céspedes. https://www.sfjazz.org/onthecorner/5-things-to-know-about-bobi-cespedes/

Fridays at Five

On Friday, October 2nd at 5PM PT, SFJAZZ presents treasured Bay Area singer Bobi Céspedes, who has been at the forefront of Cuban music for over 40 years. For this 2019 performance, the legendary vocalist celebrates her recently released album Mujer y Cantante and is joined by a stellar band featuring guest percussionist John Santos. This is an exclusive one-time broadcast from a 2019 SFJAZZ Center concert. Tune in by becoming an SFJAZZ Digital Member, starting at $5 per month. https://www.sfjazz.org/watch

SFJAZZ's cover photo

Wishing the very best to the great saxophonist, composer and Bay Area resident Gary Bartz on his 80th birthday! A virtuoso instrumentalist, Bartz began his career with Charles Mingus, Max Roach, and Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers before his lengthy associations with Miles Davis and McCoy Tyner. He founded his pioneering NTU Troop in 1968, releasing a series of influential albums that blend hard bop, soul, funk, African folk music, and spiritual jazz. He has recorded and performed steadily over the years, most recently as part of the all-star Heads of State quartet with pianist Larry Willis, bassist David Williams, and drummer Al Foster.

On SFJAZZ Collective Radio we spotlight saxophonist Joe Lovano TODAY SEP 26 from 10–11 AM PT on SiriusXM Real Jazz. SFJAZZ Collective Radio Channel: Real Jazz Sirius XM 67 Saturdays at 10–11 AM PT / 1–2 PM ET Rebroadcast: Wednesdays at 11 AM PT/ 2 PM ET

Ravi Coltrane Remembers Geri Allen

Ravi Coltrane Remembers Geri Allen during a SFJAZZ Listening Party. TONIGHT, Sep 25 at 5PM PT, SFJAZZ presents an exclusive 2014 concert celebrating the 50th Anniversary of John Coltrane’s 1964 masterpiece 'A Love Supreme' featuring Ravi Coltrane, Joe Lovano the late great pianist Geri Allen, Drew Gress & Ralph Peterson.

Fridays at Five

Ravi Coltrane invites you to watch tonight's #FridaysatFive concert, an exclusive 2014 concert celebrating the 50th Anniversary of John Coltrane’s 1964 masterpiece 'A Love Supreme' featuring Ravi Coltrane, Joe Lovano the late great pianist Geri Allen, Drew Gress & Ralph Peterson.