grand opening
January 24–27
McCoy Tyner
Grand opening week 1 legacy
Following directly on the heels of Opening Night, Grand Opening Week 1 continues the musical “consecration” of the historic opening of the SFJAZZ Center with four evenings of concerts featuring many of the Opening Night artists — with more special guests joining in as the week progresses — often in once-in-a-lifetime collaborations.
spotlight: mccoy tyner Thu, Jan 24, 7:30pm
The four nights are subtitled “Legacy” and a portion of each night will spotlight an aspect of SFJAZZ’s evolution. We focus on two masters who have been an important part of SFJAZZ history with Thursday and Sunday’s concerts honoring McCoy Tyner and Bobby Hutcherson (respectively); on Friday, the inaugural group of Resident Artistic Directors — Bill Frisell, Regina Carter, Jason Moran, Miguel Zenón and John Santos — are spotlighted; and on Saturday we feature our resident ensemble the SFJAZZ Collective.
Piano legend McCoy Tyner has appeared on SFJAZZ stages no less than a dozen times over the last 30 years, in formats ranging from solo to big band to a special collaboration with tap dancer Savion Glover. Tyner first came to prominence as a member of tenor John Coltrane’s seminal 1960’s quartet leading to an incomparable career as a virtuoso pianist, bandleader and composer.
Our all-star SFJAZZ Collective will serve as “house band” for these first public performances which also include Mary Stallings, Joshua Redman, Savion Glover and many more to be announced.
SFJAZZ Center Resident Artistic Directors: Regina Carter Bill Frisell Jason Moran John Santos Miguel Zenón
Artists appearing on this concert include: McCoy Tyner Joshua Redman Bobby Hutcherson Mary Stallings
SFJAZZ Collective: Miguel Zenón, David Sánchez, Andre Hayward, Avishai Cohen, Stefon Harris, Edward Simon, Matt Penman, Jeff Ballard $50/100/150
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