Sf Jazz Collective News

 
SFJazz Freedom in the Groove Gala
San Francisco Chronicle
The gala honored pianist and National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Ahmad Jamal, who joined the award-winning SFJazz Collective for a stellar set. Clint Eastwood paid tribute to his pal, whose music Eastwood included in his film "The Bridges of ...

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Joshua Redman, Matt Penman head new band headed to Bay Area
San Jose Mercury News
Featuring the superlative SFJazz Collective rhythm section tandem of drummer Eric Harland and bassist Matt Penman, saxophonist Joshua Redman and pianist Aaron Parks, James Farm plays state of the art jazz, which is to say, music that's open to a vast ...

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Harrington: Joshua Redman brings hot quartet to Bay Area
San Jose Mercury News
He's great in duos (see his ongoing partnership/friendship with pianist Brad Mehldau), trios (check out what he did with drummer Brian Blade and keyboardist Sam Yahel on 2002's groovy "Elastic") and large ensembles (most notably, the SFJazz Collective) ...

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This acoustic jazz quartet takes chances
Napa Valley Register
Redman, Penman, and Harland worked together in the SFJazz Collective 2005–2007, while Parks and Penman traded duties on each other's latest records, both with Eric Harland on drums. They first performed together at the Montreal Jazz Festival.


 
Joshua Redman at home down on James Farm
San Francisco Chronicle
Redman, as the original musical director of the SFJAZZ Collective, hired Harland and Penman for the all-star octet in 2005. The saxophonist left two years later; the drummer and bassist remain members. "Invisible Cinema," a 2008 album by pianist Park ...


 
San Francisco Examiner
Red Carpet: Academy of Art honors fashion's elite; VIPs feel the groove at ...
San Francisco Examiner
'Freedom in the Groove': Music fans celebrated at the 2012 SFJazz Gala on Friday at Bimbo's 365 Club. The event featured performances by piano legend Ahmad Jamal (who was honored at the event), the SFJazz Collective, the SFJazz High School All Stars ...

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TravelVideo.tv (press release)
Direct from Bimbo's 365 Club in San Francisco, the 2012 San Francisco Jazz ...
TravelVideo.tv (press release)
Newly appointed SFJAZZ Poet Laureate Ishmael Reed, accompanied by pianist Mary Watkins, will read “Sweet Pea.” SFJAZZ will present the first SFJAZZ Photography Laureate to photographer Jim Goldberg. The SFJAZZ Collective will perform the music of ...