Known for assembling "a range of music and artists rarely seen in a jazz series" (San Jose Mercury News), this season will be one of our longest ever, running over four weekends from October 14 to November 7. The lineup is tantamount to an international summit of the finest jazz players from around the world.

Here are a few highlights:

A Fats Waller Centennial Salute at Davies Symphony Hall, "The Joint is Jumpin" with Ruth Brown, Dick Hyman, Jay McShann, Marty Grosz, Mike Lipskin & more.

Performances by great women vocalists: three-time Grammy Award-winner Dianne Reeves; The Queen of R&B, Etta James; and SF's very own Mary Stallings, onetime protege of Count Basie, Billy Eckstine and Dizzy Gillespie

Artists from all corners of the world: Brazilian superstar Caetano Veloso; Portugal's brightest new fado star Mariza; Spain's flamenco, hip-hop, punk group Ojos de Brujo; supernova Latin pianists Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Michel Camilo; the new queen of African music Rokia Traore from Mali; Norway's Jaga Jazzist~winner of BBC's Jazz Album of the Year; and explosive pianist Yosuke Yamashita from Japan.

Sacred Space concerts at Grace Cathedral: saxophone virtuoso Michael Brecker with pioneering soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom; and Britain's remarkable violinist Tasmin Little.

Schedule:

Thursday October 14 "Youth in Jazz" SFJAZZ All-Star High School Ensemble with special guest Dave Ellis Union Square, Noon Free
• Friday October 15 Sacred Space Virtuosity: "Solo Sax" Michael Brecker; Jane Ira Bloom Grace Cathedral, 8pm $26 / $42 - General Admission
• Saturday October 16 "A Foreign Sound" Caetano Veloso Masonic Auditorium, 8pm $25 / $35 / $52 / $67 Reserved Event Parking: $16 per vehicle
• Sunday October 17 "Lester Young and Beyond" Don Byron Ivey-Divey Trio with Jason Moran & Jack DeJohnette Herbst Theatre, 7pm $24 / $30 / $38 Ticket includes pre-show talk at 6pm
• Wednesday October 20 "In What Language?" Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd with a Multimedia Ensemble Herbst Theatre, 7:30pm $24 / $30 / $36
• Thursday October 21 "Jazz+Art Series" Plays Monk: Scott Amendola, Devin Hoff & Ben Goldberg SFMOMA, 7pm $22 - General Admission, includes museum entry
• Thursday October 21 "Pacific Crossing" Yosuke Yamashita Herbst Theatre, 7:30pm $24 / $30 / $38 Ticket includes pre-show talk at 6:30pm
• Friday October 22 "Fado Novo" Mariza Calvin Simmons Theatre, 8pm $22 / $32 / $42
• Friday October 22 "The Rite of Strings" Al Di Meola, Stanley Clarke & Jean-Luc Ponty Masonic Auditorium, 8pm $25 / $35 / $45 / $60 Reserved Event Parking: $16 per vehicle
• Friday October 22 "Solo Piano" Brad Mehldau Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 8pm $24 / $34 / $44
• Saturday October 23 "Malian Magic" Rokia Traoré Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 8pm $24 / $30 / $38
• Saturday October 23 "Vocal Jazz" Mary Stallings Herbst Theatre, 8pm $24 / $36 / $44
• Sunday October 24 "Swingin' on the Bay" Jazz Brunch Cruise: Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers; Le Jazz Hot Quartet San Francisco Spirit Yacht, 11am $80 - General Admission
• Sunday October 24 "Singers Showcase" Kurt Elling; Stacey Kent Herbst Theatre, 8pm $24 / $32 / $42
• Sunday October 24 "Beyond Flamenco" Ojos de Brujo Bimbo's 365 Club , 8pm $28 - General Admission 21+
• Wednesday October 27 A Tribute to Allen Smith: The SFJAZZ Beacon Award Concert Allen Smith & Friends Jazz at Pearl's, 7:30pm $15 - General Admission, Special Discount Price! Ticket includes pre-show talk at 6:30pm
• Wednesday October 27 A Tribute to Allen Smith: The SFJAZZ Beacon Award Concert Allen Smith & Friends Jazz at Pearl's, 9:30pm $15 - General Admission, Special Discount Price!
• Thursday October 28 "Jazz+Art Series" Sex Mob SFMOMA, 7pm $25 - General Admission, includes museum entry
• Thursday October 28 "The Music of Monk: In Memory of Steve Lacy" Monksieland, featuring Roswell Rudd, Dave Douglas, Marty Ehrlich, Jean-Jacques Avenel and John Betsch; Jessica Williams, solo Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 7:30pm $24 / $30 / $38
• Friday October 29 "Two Sides of Michel Camilo" Michel Camilo Trio and Solo Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 8pm $24 / $34 / $44
• Friday October 29 "In Full Swing" Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Trio Herbst Theatre, 8pm $24 / $36 / $44
• Friday October 29 "B-3 Summit Jimmy McGriff Quartet; Masters of Groove: Reuben Wilson, Grant Green Jr., Bernard "Pretty" Purdie Great American Music Hall, 8pm $24 / $36 - General Admission
• Friday October 29 "B-3 Summit Jimmy McGriff Quartet; Masters of Groove: Reuben Wilson, Grant Green Jr., Bernard "Pretty" Purdie Great American Music Hall, 10:30pm $24 / $36 - General Admission
• Saturday October 30 Film: "The Creature From the Black Lagoon" in shocking 3-D! Live accompaniment by The Jazz Passengers Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 3pm $18 / $32
• Saturday October 30 Film: "The Creature From the Black Lagoon" in shocking 3-D! Live accompaniment by The Jazz Passengers Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 8pm $18 / $32
• Sunday October 31 Family Matinee: What Jazz Is! Dmitri Matheny Group Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 2:00 pm $5 child; $10 adult with child; $15 adult
• Sunday October 31 "Piano & Vocal Mastery" Dena DeRose Florence Gould Theater, 2pm $24 - General Admission
• Sunday October 31 "An Evening With..." Dianne Reeves Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 7pm $26 / $38 / $52
• Wednesday November 03 "A Mágica de Brasil" Hermeto Pascoal Band; Mônica Salmaso Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 7:30pm $24 / $32 / $42
• Thursday November 04 "The Guitar Legend" Jim Hall Trio; Kurt Rosenwinkel Group Herbst Theatre, 7:30pm $24 / $36 / $44
• Thursday November 04 "Jazz+Art Series" Eddie Marshall's Holy Mischief Ensemble SFMOMA, 7pm $22 - General Admission, includes museum entry
• Thursday November 04 "Nu Jazz from Norway" Jaga Jazzist; Supersilent Great American Music Hall, 8pm $20 - General Admission
• Friday November 05 "Piano Supernova" Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio Herbst Theatre, 8pm $24 / $36 / $44
• Friday November 05 Sacred Space Virtuosity: "The Music of Bach and Bartók" Tasmin Little, solo violin Grace Cathedral, 8pm $25 / $40 - General Admission Ticket includes pre-show talk at 7pm
• Saturday November 06 "Queen of R&B" Etta James and The Roots Band; Earl Thomas Masonic Auditorium, 8pm $25 / $35 / $45 / $60 Reserved Event Parking: $16 per vehicle
• Saturday November 06 "Generations" Gary Burton Quartet with Julian Lage and Makoto Ozone Herbst Theatre, 8pm $24 / $30 / $38
• Sunday November 07 "The Latin Beat" The Conga Kings: Candido, "Patato" Valdez and Giovanni Hildago; Plena Libre Calvin Simmons Theater, 7pm $22 / $32 / $42
• Sunday November 07 "The Joint Is Jumpin" A Fats Waller 100th Birthday Celebration Ruth Brown, Dick Hyman, Jay McShann, Marty Grosz, Mike Lipskin & many more Davies Symphony Hall, 7pm $25 / $35 / $50 / $65 Ticket includes pre-show talk at 6pm
• Saturday December 11 "A Gospel Holiday Concert" Blind Boys of Alabama & Special Guests Masonic Auditorium, 8pm $25 / $35 / $45 / $60 Reserved Event Parking: $16 per vehicle

For more information, go to www.sfjazz.org/concerts/festival.html