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The Jazz Center

I'M TALKIN' JAZZ Sunday at 8 am 5/4

Vocalist Suzanna Smith with Alisa Clancy

5/11 Guitarist John Abercrombie with Clifford Brown Jr. 5/18 Trumpeter Sarah Wilson with Lee Thomas 5/25 Pianist Denny Zeitlin with Alisa Clancy

RIVERWALK JAZZ Sunday at 6 pm 5/4

Swinging at the Pearl The Jim Cullum Jazz Band and their special guests, vocalist Catherine Russell and piano legend Dick Hyman, hold a late-night jam session. They’re swinging at the Pearl San Antonio’s historic Pearl Stable, once a 19th-century lodging for horses; today a landmark venue.

5/11 Bing & Louis: A Pocketful of Dreams with Gary Giddins Louis Armstrong called Bing Crosby a “natural genius.” Bing, in return, referred to Armstrong as “the greatest pop singer in the world.” Author Gary Giddins joins David Holt to discuss the lasting friendship between two of America’s most celebrated musical icons.

5/18 Crazy Rhythm: Red Nichols and His Five Pennies Ace cornetist Red Nichols racked up thousands of recordings in the 1920s alone, leading dozens of small groups. He was creative, influential, and as hardworking as they come. The Jim Cullum Jazz Band cooks up a batch of crazy rhythm with the music of Red Nichols and His Five Pennies.

5/25 20th Anniversary Revisited: It Ain’t Over Till the Fat Man Swings Revisit the 20th anniversary of Riverwalk Jazz. It’s a rip-roaring party featuring piano man Dick Hyman and the Jim Cullum Jazz Band with the music of composer and keyboard genius Fats Waller. Jumpin’ tunes, rare stories and a 1943 radio interview with Fats.

THE ANNALS OF JAZZ WITH RICHARD HADLOCK Sunday at 7 pm

The sound of surprise describes both jazz itself and the enduring premise of "The Annals of Jazz." Since 1959, host Richard Hadlock has been improvising on historical themes and bringing forth worthy performers—from Armstrong to Zorn. Each Sunday, we may find Annals in Europe, Asia, Latin America or Back of Town anywhere.

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THE JAZZ DECADES WITH RAY SMITH Sunday at 8 pm 5/4

Rex Stewart, Freddie Rich, Martha Tilton

5/11 Benny Goodman, Frankie Trumbauer, Paul Whiteman, Teddy Wilson, Bert Lown, Red Allen, Earl Hines, Bob Crosby 5/18 The New Paul Whiteman Orchestra, The Alabama Jug Band, The Mound City Blue Blowers 5/25 Clancy Hayes, Varsity Seven, George Wettling, Joe Sullivan, Joe Venuti, Coleman Hawkins, Jack Teagarden, Claude Thornhill

Connect to College A Night of Information for High School Seniors and Parents

Thursday, April 17, 2014 6:00–8:00 pm Free and Open to the Public College Center Building 10, Second Floor 1700 West Hillsdale Blvd., San Mateo, CA RSVPs received by March 31 will be eligible for a scholarship drawing.

RSVP one of three ways: Facebook event page collegeofsanmateo.edu/connectrsvp; email csmoutreach@smccd.edu; or call (650) 574-6646.

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The Jazz Center

JAZZSET WITH DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER Monday at 9 pm 5/5

Helen Sung at The Kennedy Center’s Mary Lou Williams Festival Pianist Sung’s album Anthem for a New Day came out this past February. She introduces the title piece saying, “Everything in life is a continual journey, I’m excited to see a new vista. . . I reached a new spot.”

5/12 Alan Blackman’s Coastal Suite at Ibeam in Brooklyn A Baltimore trio led by Blackman on piano adds recent Grammy winner Donny McCaslin on saxes and Rogerio Boccato on percussion. As the suite takes us through 24 hours on the water, beautiful seascapes by Shetland Island painter Ruth Brownlee are projected on a screen behind the band.

5/19 Patrick Cornelius While We’re Still Young at Berklee College of Music, Boston As saxophonist Cornelius was reading A. A. Milne poems to his very young children, he imagined melodies, then wrote and orchestrated them for an octet.

Patrick introduces each movement with a verse.

5/26 Ray Anderson’s Pocket Brass with Sweet Chicago Suite at the Newport Jazz Festival The trombonist and his four-piece New Orleans style band summon Chicago in the 1960s, the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), the legendary Maxwell Street flea market, Operation Breadbasket and People United to Save Humanity (PUSH).

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER WITH WENDELL PIERCE Tuesday at 9 pm 5/6

Ahmad Jamal & Wynton Marsalis How sweet it is when two of jazz’s great minds get together! Pianist and composer Ahmad Jamal unites with JALC director Wynton Marsalis to play tunes from Jamal’s rich and innovative catalogue, backed by his own quartet and the Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra.

5/13 NEA Jazz Masters: Jack DeJohnette, Von Freeman, and More!

The NEA Jazz Masters honors crystallize the spirit of jazz, veterans sharing the stage with keepers of the flame: stories in words and once-in-a-lifetime performances. Join us to honor these Jazz Masters: Jack DeJohnette, Von Freeman, Charlie Haden, Sheila Jordan and Jimmy Owens.

5/20 Chick Corea The boundless creative spirit of pianist Chick Corea spins from jazz to classical to the avant garde. Musicians of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra expand the Corea songbook with their own arrangements. Chick Corea joins them on acoustic piano for Matrix, Crystal Silence and Tones for Joan’s Bones.

5/27 God’s Trombones “The trombone comes the closest to the human voice with its bent pitches, scoops, and smears, and that very human quality is evident in everything that James Weldon Johnson wrote,” says JALC Orchestra trombonist Chris Crenshaw. Crenshaw draws on his gospel roots to connect secular music to poetry in this sprawling suite based on the Johnson poem.

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piano jazz WITH marian mcpartland Wednesday at 9 pm

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Rachel Z Pianist Rachel Z trained at the New England Conservatory before beginning her professional career as a performer with the likes of Al Di Meola, Larry Coryell, and saxophonist Wayne Shorter on his Grammy winning comeback album, High Life. She performs originals, including Gently Sleeps the Pear Tree, Artemisia, and duets with McPartland on Autumn Leaves.

5/14 Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood is best known for his Hollywood work, but he’s also a composer and a true jazz aficionado. Eastwood discusses his love for the music of Errol Garner and reminisces about seeing Charlie Parker perform live. McPartland gives beautiful treatments of Eastwood’s own tunes, Claudia’s Theme and Doe Eyes, for an intriguing hour with one of the most talented artists of our time.

5/21 Jon Faddis Faddis is one of today’s premier trumpet players and an accomplished teachercomposer-conductor-recording artist. He consistently exemplifies an unparalleled range and dazzling technique. His style evokes Armstrong, Miles, and Eldridge, as well as his close friend and mentor Dizzy Gillespie. He demonstrates his love for Dizzy on Fiesta Mojo and plays flugelhorn on his original, Bass Squeezin’.

5/28 Joe Bushkin Pianist Joe Bushkin got his start in Bunny Berigan’s band in 1935 and went on to work with Eddie Condon, Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, and Bing Crosby.

Bushkin sings and plays on his original Oh Look At Me Now and duets with McPartland on George Gershwin’s They Can’t Take That Away from Me.

in the moment with jim bennett Thursday at 9 pm 5/1

Pascal’s Triangle Pascal’s Triangle, recorded October 1st, 2013, at Yoshi’s in San Francisco. With Joe Sanders, Malachi Whitson, Dayna Stephens and Remy Le Boeuf.

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Judy Wexler Los Angeles based vocalist Judy Wexler, recorded February 8th, 2014 at The Sound Room in Oakland. With Steve Heckman, Murray Low, Aaron Germain and Deszon Claiborne.

5/15 Matt Slocum New York based drummer Matt Slocum, recorded April 5th, 2014, at the Jazzschool in Berkeley. With Dayna Stephens, Sam Yahel and Massimo Biolcati.

5/22 Cava Menzies and Nick Phillips Pianist Cava Menzies and trumpeter Nick Phillips, recorded at Yoshi’s in Oakland, on February 17, 2014. With Paul Eastburn and Jaz Sawyer.

5/29 Muziki Roberson Pianist Muziki Roberson, recorded at San Jose’s new Jazz club, Cafe Stritch, on January 11, 2014. With Peppe Merolla, Heshima Mark Williams and Dave Ellis.

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The Jazz Center

Aretha! Ella!

Jazz and the Philharmonic and more!

Join us for our Spring Thing, Wednesday, May 7th through Tuesday, May 20th for Special Programming on Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Jazz and the Philharmonic and much much more!

Check out www.kcsm.org for up to the minute details.

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What Was That Tune, Anyway?

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JAZZ WITH BOB PARLOCHA

WITH HARRY RICHARD HALL

JAZZ SESSIONS

THE JAZZ DECADES WITH RAY SMITH

RIVERWALK

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J AZZ S ET WITH D EE D EE B RIDGEWATER

PIANO JAZZ WITH MARIAN MCPARTLAND

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WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

JAZZ WITH BOB PARLOCHA

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I N THE MOMENT WITH J IM B ENNETT

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DICK CONTE

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SONNY BUXTON

MID-DAY JAZZ

KEITH HINES

A MORNING CUP OF JAZZ

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JAZZ WITH BOB PARLOCHA

KATHLEEN LAWTON

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GREG BRIDGES (T/TH), KATHLEEN LAWTON (F)

DAVE RAMIREZ (M) P ETE FALLICO (T) RON PELLETIER (W)

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JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER WITH WENDELL PIERCE

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DESERT ISLAND JAZZ

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THE ANNALS OF JAZZ WITH RICHARD HADLOCK

(M/W/F), LEE THOMAS (T/TH)

MID-DAY JAZZ

WITH CHRIS CORTEZ

A MORNING CUP OF JAZZ WITH ALISA CLANCY (M-F)

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JAZZ IN THE AFTERNOON WITH JESSE "CHUY" VARELA (M/T), MELANIE BERZON (W/TH/F)

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LATIN JAZZ WITH JESSE "CHUY" VARELA

AMERICAN JAZZ COUNTDOWN WITH CLIFFORD BROWN JR.

A MORNING CUP OF JAZZ WITH KEITH HINES

I'M TALKIN' JAZZ

BIG BAND JUMP

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