S.F. Jazz Festival

[Pete C]

Peter W: do you have the schedule?

And don't forget to have a ding dong dandy Christmas

[Squaredancecalling Steve]

Pre-Festival


Listening Party featuring Zakir Hussain
SFJAZZ Members Only Event**Become a Member
Thursday, September 14, 6pm
Masonic Center, California Room

* Discover Jazz: History & Appreciation
Thursday, September 21, 28, October 5,12, 19 • 6pm
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco

Planet Drum: Mickey Hart,
Zakir Hussain, Sikira Adepoju, Giovanni Hidalgo
Saturday, September 23, 8pm
Nob Hill Masonic Center

Week 1 • October 17- October 26, 2006


SFJAZZ All-Star High School Ensemble
Tuesday, October 17, 12pm
Union Square

Sonny Rollins
Friday, October 20, 8pm
Nob Hill Masonic Center

Badi Assad
Saturday, October 21, 2pm
Florence Gould Theatre; Legion of Honor

James Cotton Blues Band with special guest Hubert Sumlin
Saturday, October 21, 8pm
Herbst Theatre

Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums
Sunday, October 22, 11am
SF Spirit Yacht, Pier 9

Meshell Ndegeocello
Sunday, October 22, 7pm
Regency Center Grand Ballroom

Heath Brothers: Jimmy Heath’s 80th Birthday Celebration with special guest Jeremy Pelt
Wednesday, October 25, 7:30pm
Herbst Theatre

Stefon Harris presents
"African Tarantella: Dances with Duke"
Miguel Zenón Quartet
Thursday, October 26, 7:30pm
Herbst Theatre

Week 2• October 27- November 2 ,2006


Cyrus Chestnut/Russell Malone Quartet
Lionel Loeuke Trio
Friday, October 27, 8pm
Herbst Theatre

Toshiko Akiyoshi
SFJAZZ Members Only Event**Become a Member
Saturday, October 28, 2pm
Florence Gould Theatre; Legion of Honor

Arturo Sandoval
Saturday, October 28, 8pm
Herbst Theatre

Pablo Ziegler Trio for Nuevo Tango
Sunday, October 29, 2pm
Florence Gould Theatre, Legion of Honor

Andrew Hill: Point of Departure/Nels Cline:
New Monastery—A View Into the Music of Andrew Hill
Sunday, October 29, 7pm
Herbst Theatre

Kamikaze Ground Crew
featuring Doug Wieselman, Gina Leishman, Peter Apfelbaum, Steven Bernstein, Art Baron, Marcus Rojas and Kenny Wollesen
Wednesday, November 1, 8pm
Great American Music Hall

Joe Zawinul Syndicate
Thursday, November 2, 7:30pm
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre

Week 3• November 3- November 12, 2006


Dr Lonnie Smith Trio with special guest Fred Wesley;
James Carter Organ Trio
Friday, November 3, 8pm and 10:30pm
Great American Music Hall

Sangam: Charles Lloyd with Zakir Hussain
and Eric Harland
Friday, November 3, 8pm
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre

Myra Melford Quintet: The Same River, Twice
Saturday, November 4, 2pm
Florence Gould Theatre, Legion of Honor

Alice Coltrane featuring Ravi Coltrane with Charlie Haden and Roy Haynes
Saturday, November 4, 8pm
Nob Hill Masonic Center

Marisa Monte
Saturday, November 4, 8pm
Sunday, November 5, 7pm
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre

Django Reinhardt Festival
featuring Dorado Schmitt
Sunday, November 5, 3pm *Family Matinee
Herbst Theatre

Django Reinhardt Festival
featuring Dorado Schmitt
Sunday, November 5, 7pm
Herbst Theatre

Montclair Women's Big Band, Ellen Seeling Director with special guest Linda Tillery & Allison Miller
Wednesday, November 8, 8pm
Great American Music Hall

Betty Boop: Tunes and Toons featuring Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
Thursday, November 9, 7:30pm
Herbst Theatre

Mary Stallings
2006 SFJAZZ Beacon Award Concert
Friday, November 10, 8pm
Herbst Theatre

Mimi Fox Trio
Saturday, November 11, 2pm
Florence Gould Theatre, Legion of Honor

Ahmad Jamal
Saturday, November 11, 8pm
Herbst Theatre

Roswell Rudd and the Mongolian Buryat Band
Sunday, November 12, 2pm
Florence Gould Theatre, Legion of Honor

Ana Moura
Sunday, November 12, 7pm
Herbst Theatre

John Santos and the Machete Ensemble
Sunday, November 12, 3pm *Family Matinee
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre

John Santos and the Machete Ensemble with special guests Jerry Medina, Ray Vega, and Maria Marquez
Sunday, November 12, 7pm
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre

[Pete C]

Thanks. Nothing I *need* to come for.

[BFrank]

Originally Posted by Pete C

Thanks. Nothing I *need* to come for.

I agree. A little lackluster this Fall season.
Pete......you can always check here for schedules and news: SF Jazz Fest

[Mike Schwartz]

Originally Posted by Pete C

Thanks. Nothing I *need* to come for.

The impact of the annual festival is certainly rather diminished by the 'year round' format they've expanded to....the spring season line-up was stronger than this, from my perspective.

[Pete C]

Chicago is nothing special this year either, and I think Monterey & Montreal get more lackluster every year too. Seu Jorge & Sclavis/Romano/Texier in one night did redeem Montreal for me this year, however. & Fogret about JVC.

I think the only North American Festival that clearly improved this year was Vision.

[BFrank]

The little-recognized Stanford Jazz Festival has a nice lineup this summer. Worth checking out: SJF

[GoodSpeak]

Originally Posted by BFrank

The little-recognized Stanford Jazz Festival has a nice lineup this summer. Worth checking out: SJF

Cool.

In August I'm in SF to see the Giants play...maybe I'll swing by Stanford to take in Cedar Walton.


Thanks for the info, Brooks.

[Squaredancecalling Steve]

Originally Posted by Squaredancecalling Steve

Myra Melford Quintet: The Same River, Twice
Saturday, November 4, 2pm
Florence Gould Theatre, Legion of Honor

I really want to see this, and so far I'm still free on the date. Anybody know if it's going to be the group from the two albums -- I love them both! Looks like a go for me.

Originally Posted by Squaredancecalling Steve

Dr Lonnie Smith Trio with special guest Fred Wesley;
James Carter Organ Trio
Friday, November 3, 8pm and 10:30pm
Great American Music Hall

Roswell Rudd and the Mongolian Buryat Band
Sunday, November 12, 2pm
Florence Gould Theatre, Legion of Honor

I'd really like to see these, too, but I'm booked for club dances those days.

[Mike Schwartz]

Originally Posted by Squaredancecalling Steve

I really want to see this, and so far I'm still free on the date. Anybody know if it's going to be the group from the two albums -- I love them both! Looks like a go for me.


I'd really like to see these, too, but I'm booked for club dances those days.

Dr. Smith [specializing in Organ Surgery] will be at San Jose 2PM on August 19

see San Jose thread for the full lineup

[Squaredancecalling Steve]

Ooh, so far that's a possiblity, Mike! August usually books full up, but I'll make it if I can.

[GoodSpeak]

Originally Posted by Squaredancecalling Steve

Ooh, so far that's a possiblity, Mike! August usually books full up, but I'll make it if I can.

I will, too.

[Gary Sisco]

Damn, that's high praise indeed (Vision), coming from Pete. Sorry I missed it. Montreal's schedules haven't been making me jump and up and down, either, Pete, though I'm sorry I missed hearing Sclavis, and Texier also.

[Pete C]

Originally Posted by Gary Sisco

Damn, that's high praise indeed (Vision), coming from Pete.

It was a good lineup this year, but I'm not sure that "clearly improved" is high praise.

[Gary Sisco]

I qualified it by calling it high praise from you.