SFJAZZ Announces Jazz Festival & Summer Sessions

SFJAZZ has announced summer programming for the 33rd San Francisco Jazz Festival running June 9 to June 21 and the Summer Sessions concert series running July 16 to August 23. Snarky Puppy, John Medeski, John Scofield, Will Blades Trio and Buddy Guy are just a few of the acts set to perform as part of the series, which feature concerts held at SFJAZZ Center’s Robert N. Miner Auditorium, Joe Henderson Lab and Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco.

All told, The San Francisco Jazz Festival will present 43 concerts over 13 days and Summer Sessions will present 66 shows over 38 days. Jazz Festival performances of note include four nights of Snarky Puppy (June 10 -13), two nights of virtuoso guitar duo Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge (June 10 -11) and John Scofield Quartet featuring John Medeski, Ben Street and Bill Stewart (June 17). Highlights of Summer Sessions concerts include Buddy Guy (August 15), Tinariwen (two shows on August 15), Vieux Farka Touré (August 16) and a tribute to The Music Of Steely Dan featuring Tommy Igoe Groove Conspiracy (August 2). Complete listings can be viewed below.

Festival and Summer Sessions tickets go on sale to the public on Wednesday, April 15 at 11:00 a.m. PT and to SFJAZZ Members on Wednesday, April 1 at 11:00 a.m. PT.

33rd San Francisco Jazz Festival & 2015 Summer Sessions Listings

San Francisco Jazz Festival Kickoff Celebration, Proxy Space, Hayes Valley
Tuesday, June 9, 5:00pm-10:00pm, Free
Brass Magic, Gaucho, Beer Garden, Videos

Grammy Winning Grooves
Snarky Puppy
Wednesday, June 10 -Friday, June 12, 7:30pm, $25/40/50
Saturday, June 13, 7:30pm, $30/45/65
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium

Virtuoso Guitar Duo
Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge
Wednesday, June 10 -Thursday, June 11, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $35
Joe Henderson Lab

The Music of Hoagy Carmichael
Tiffany Austin
Friday, June 12, 7:00pm & 8:30pm
Joe Henderson Lab

Rhythm and Soul
Quinn DeVeaux & The Blue Beat Review
Saturday, June 13, 7:00pm & 8:30pm
Joe Henderson Lab
$25

The Music of Frank Sinatra
Jonathan Poretz
Sunday, June 14, 7:00pm & 8:30pm
Joe Henderson Lab
$25

Goapele
Sunday, June 14, 7:30pm
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium
$25/40/50

I Am Shelby Lynne
Shelby Lynne
Monday, June 15, 7:30pm
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium
$25/45/65

The Music of Lester Young
Smith Dobson’s Prez Kids
Monday, June 15, 7:00pm & 8:30pm
Joe Henderson Lab
$25

Boogie & Blues
Davina & The Vagabonds
Tuesday, June 16, 7:00pm & 8:30pm
Joe Henderson Lab
$30

A Love Supreme
Campbell Brothers
Tuesday, June 16, 7:30pm
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium
$25/45/65

John Scofield Quartet featuring John Medeski, Ben Street & Bill Stewart
Wednesday, June 17, 7:00pm, $30/55/80
9:30pm, $30/50/75
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium

Spanish Bass Virtuoso
Giulia Valle
Wednesday, June 17, 7:30pm & 9:00pm, $25
Thursday, June 18, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $25
Joe Henderson Lab

Cross-Cultural Soul
Ester Rada
Wednesday, June 18, 7:30pm
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium
$25/40/60

New Album Release
Robert Glasper Trio
Friday, June 19, 7:00pm, $30/50/70
9:30pm, $25/40/60
Saturday, June 20, 7:00pm, $30/55/80
9:30pm, $30/50/70
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium

South African Stars
Freshlyground
Friday, June 19, 7:30pm & 9:00pm
Joe Henderson Lab
$35

Hammond Organ Summit
Wil Blades Trio featuring Dr. Lonnie Smith
Saturday, June 20, 7:00pm, 8:30pm, 10:00pm, $45
Sunday, June 21, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $35
Joe Henderson Lab

Cuban Percussion Master
Pedrito Martinez
Sunday, June 21, 7:30pm, $25/40/50
10:00pm, $20/35/45
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium

Tribute to Ernesto Lecuona
Chucho Valdés, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Michel Camilo
Sunday, June 21, 8:00pm
Davies Symphony Hall
$25/55/75/95/125

Summer Sessions Listings
The Sarah Vaughan Project
Ann Hampton Callaway
Thursday, July 16, 7:30PM
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium
$30/50/70

The Music of Louis Armstrong
Catherine Russell
Thursday, July 16, Friday, July 17, Sunday, July 19, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $30
Saturday, July 18, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $40
Joe Henderson Lab

The Music of Billie Holiday
Kim Nalley
Friday, July 17, 7:30pm
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium
$25/40/60

The Music of Bob Dylan
Paula West
Saturday, July 18, 7:30PM
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium
$30/50/70

The Music of Nat King Cole
Freddy Cole Quartet
Sunday, July 19, 7:30pm
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium
$30/50/70

Songs of Agustín Lara
Natalia Lafourcade
Thursday, July 23, 7:30pm
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium
$25/40/50

La Santa Cecilia
Friday, July 24, 7:30pm
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium
$25/40/50

Songs of Defiance & Triumph
Tania Libertad -A Tribute to Chavela Vargas
Saturday, July 25, 7:00pm, $30/45/65
9:30pm $25/35/55
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium

Tex-Mex Superstars
Flaco Jiménez and Max Baca
Sunday, July 26, 7:30pm
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium
$25/35/55

Big Band Innovations
Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band
Thursday, July 30, 7:30pm
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium
$30/50/70

L.A. Treasures
Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
Friday, July 31, 7:30pm
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium
$30/50/70

Thelonious Monk Legacy
John Beasley’s MONK’estra
Saturday, August 1, 7:30pm
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium
$30/50/70

The Music of Steely Dan
Tommy Igoe Groove Conspiracy
Sunday, August 2, 7:30pm
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium
$25/40/60

Rising Afropop Star
Aurelio
Thursday, August 6, 7:30pm
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium
$25/35/45

Brazilian Jazz Duo
Gilson Peranzzetta & Mauro Senise
Thursday, August 6, 7:00pm & 8:30pm
Joe Henderson Lab
$25

Brazilian Brass & Percussion
Orkestra Rumpilezz
Friday, August 7, 7:30pm
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium
$30/45/65

Art of the Trio
Edward Simon Trio
Friday, August 7 – Saturday, August 8, 7:00pm & 8:30pm
Sunday, August 9, 7:00pm & 8:30pm
Joe Henderson Lab
$30

The Motorcycle Diaries
Jorge Drexler
Saturday, August 8, 7:30pm
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium
$30/50/70

A Tribute to Frank Espada
John Santos & Friends
Sunday, August 9, 2:00pm
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium
$25/45/65

Afro-Peruvian Vocalist
Susana Baca
Sunday, August 9, 7:30pm
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium
$25/35/50

Malian Master Musicians
Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba
Thursday, August 13, 7:30pm
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium
$25/45/65

Future Brass
Brass Magic
Thursday, August 13, 8:30pm & 10:00pm
Joe Henderson Lab
$15

Ethiopian/American Songwriter
Meklit
Friday, August 14, 7:30pm
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium, $25/35/45

Cuban Music Legends
Los Van Van
Friday, August 14, 7:30pm
Davies Symphony Hall
$30/50/70/90

Hip-Hop + Jazz
Joomanji
Friday, August 14, 8:30pm & 10:00pm
Joe Henderson Lab
$15

Desert Blues
Tinariwen
Saturday, August 15, 7:00pm, $35/55/75
9:30pm $25/45/65
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium

Blues Giant
Buddy Guy
Saturday, August 15, 7:30pm
Davies Symphony Hall
$35/55/75/95/115

Ukulele Virtuoso
Jake Shimabukuro
Sunday, August 16, 7:00pm
Davies Symphony Hall
$25/40/60/80

African Guitar Legacy
Vieux Farka Touré
Sunday, August 16, 7:00pm
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium
$25/40/60

Soul Power
Con Brio
Saturday, August 15, 8:30pm & 10:00pm
Joe Henderson Lab
$20

Bay Area Forró
Dona Francisca
Sunday, August 16, 8:30pm & 10:00pm
Joe Henderson Lab
$15

Lounge Piano
Ethan Iverson
Thursday, August 20, Friday, August 21, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $25
Saturday, August 22, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, $30

Tribute to a Legend
Gene Kelly: The Legacy
Wednesday, August 20, 7:30pm
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium
$35/$60

Gene Kelly Meets Gershwin
An American In Paris
Thursday, August 21, 4:00pm
Miner Auditorium
$10/$15

The Jazz Life
‘Round Midnight
Friday, August 21, 7:30pm
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium
$10/$15

2015 Best Picture Oscar Winner
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
with live drum score by Antonio Sanchez
Saturday, August 22, 7:00pm Members Only & 9:30pm
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium
$25/$40

1920s Silent Film Classics
Club Foot Orchestra Plays Live
Buster Keaton’s Sherlock Jr. & One Week and animated short films
Sunday, August 23, 3:00pm & 5:30pm
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium
$15/$20

San Francisco Film Noir
The Maltese Falcon
Live score by Lisa Mezzacappa’s avantNOIR
Sunday, August 23, 9:30pm
SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium
$15/$20

State of the Art
Antonio Sánchez & Migration
Sunday, August 23, 7:00pm & 8:30pm
Joe Henderson Lab
$30