Three decades of SFJAZZ
After the Loma Prieta earthquake, the show goes on with Carlos Santana, Don Cherry and more.
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At Davies, Tony Bennett celebrates 30 years of “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.”
“Creatively programmed, top-notch, and immensely successful.”
The Ellington Orchestra revisits Concert of Sacred Music at Grace, 25 years after its debut there.
“The San Francisco Jazz Festival seems well on its way to world class status.” —JazzTimes
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Sonny Rollins, Charlie Haden, Paco de Lucía, Zakir Hussain and the Diana Krall Trio.
—DownBeat
The first SFJAZZ commission, Anthony Braxton premiers “No. 132” at Grace Cathedral.
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Tenor man Charlie Rouse performs his last concert, a tribute to Thelonious Monk.
B-3 organ wizard Jimmy Smith, Charlie Hunter and others rock the 11th Street Block Party.
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Tony Williams, Bobby Hutcherson, Pete Escovedo, the Kronos Quartet and many others.
The Festival moves to October and Bobby McFerrin performs solo.
—Chicago Tribune
Trumpet legend Dizzy Gillespie and his big band perform a red-hot salute to bebop.
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—SF Chronicle
The “Jazz in the City” festival debuts in June, with an eclectic 3-day lineup.
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—San Jose Mercury News
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“The San Francisco Jazz Festival towers over all its American rivals.”
“Nine days of music celebrating the richness and diversity of Bay Area talent.”
“A noteworthy idea.”
Celia Cruz, Cuba’s “Queen of Salsa” storms the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium.
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Saxophone giant Joe Henderson makes his first of many Festival appearances.
A young Joshua Redman opens the Festival with guitarist Pat Metheny as a sideman.
Avant-garde jazz icon Ornette Coleman debuts Tone Dialing at the Masonic Center.