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Saturday, 20 March 2010 |
SF Bay Area
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Written by Ronaldo Oregano
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 Hiromi © Andrea Canter SFJazz presents an evening of great jazz piano with Hiromi Solo, and the Robert Glasper Quartet on Saturday, March 20th at 8:00 p.m. at the Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue (at McAllister) in San Francisco. Hiromi and Robert Glasper are redefining jazz piano. Japan-born Hiromi Uehara has floored a number of American jazz legends. Pianist Ahmad Jamal mentored her, while 2009’s Duet is a keyboard summit with Hiromi and the great Chick Corea. She also stepped into Chick’s shoes on a recent trio record with Stanley Clarke and Lenny White called In The Garden [click here for a Jazz Police review]. Hiromi’s virtuosic solo keyboard skills are on display for her new Telarc CD, Place To Be, [click here for a Jazz Police review], and will be the highlight of this performance. 32-year-old Robert Glasper, appearing with a quartet, artfully combines post-bop with alternative hip-hop grooves. 2009 has been a banner year for Glasper, who helped take both soul singer Maxwell and rapper Mos Def to the Top 10 of the Billboard chart. His new Blue Note 2-CD set, Double Booked, has been hailed as one of the finest releases of the decade. |
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Written by Ronaldo Oregano
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 John Scofield © John Whiting The John Scofield quartet with Mulgrew Miller on piano, Ben Street on bass, and Kendrick Scott on drums will be hitting the west coast from north to south in a week. Scofield is taking a break from his Piety Street tour to hit the west coast with this fine jazz quartet. They will perform on March 9th and 10th at Jazz Alley in Seattle. Then on Tuesday, March 11th through Sunday, March 14th they are at Yoshi's in Oakland. For a single night each they play the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz on March 15th and at Anthology in San Diego on Tuesday, March 16th. |
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Written by Ronaldo Oregano
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 SFJAZZ Collective (l to r, top row): Miguel Zenón, Mark Turner, Avishai Cohen and Robin Eubanks; (l to r, bottom row) Stefon Harris, Edward Simon, Matt Penman and Eric Harland.
Each Spring Season the all-star SFJAZZ Collective celebrates the work of a jazz legend. After exploring the work of Ornette Coleman (2004), John Coltrane (2005), Herbie Hancock (2006), Thelonious Monk (2007), Wayne Shorter (2008), and McCoy Tyner (2009), the Collective takes on hard-bop composer and pianist Horace Silver for its 2010 season. The co-founder of the Jazz Messengers (with Art Blakey), and the leader on countless classic Blue Note sessions, Silver stands as one of the singular voices in jazz history. This performance features the debut of new Collective members Mark Turner on tenor saxophone, Avishai Cohen on trumpet and Edward Simon on piano, plus the return of Miguel Zenón on alto saxophone, Robin Eubanks on trombone, Stefon Harris on vibraphone, Matt Penman on bass, and Eric Harland on drums. SFJAZZ Collective will premier their "Silver Celebration" on Friday, March 5, 8 p.m. at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 3301 Lyon (at Bay) in San Francisco. |
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Written by Ronaldo Oregano
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“Redman ranks with the best saxophonists in the world.” -Boston Herald “He’s making some of the best music of his career.” -The New York Times
 Joshua Redman © Andrea Canter Ten years after his first solo performance there, Redman returns to Grace Cathedral in San Francisco on Friday, Fenruary 26th and revisits music of the masters – Ellington, Monk, Shorter, Coltrane and others. Grace Cathedral’s soaring vault produces a natural, seven second reverberation. This effect, different from typical concert hall acoustics, is considered an integral component of this performance. Joshua Redman is a fearsomely talented saxophonist with expansive improvisatory abilities. Yet, he is also a willing collaborator with a precise knowledge of structure and an appreciation for melody. And while Redman’s post-bop fluency is second to none, he continues to challenge himself, and delight his listeners, with each project. Redman occupies a special niche among the pantheon of SFJAZZ performers, having served as Artistic Director of the Spring Season for seven years. |
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