3rd Annual San Jose Jazz Winter Fest 2013 – March 6 – 15
***For Immediate Release** Wednesday, March 6 – Friday, March 15, 2013 San Pedro Square, Downtown San Jose, CA Event Info: www.sanjosejazz.org Tickets: $10 – $25 Advance/$10 – $30 Door National Headliners: Robert Glasper, José James, Vijay Iyer, Sean Jones, Carolyn Wonderland, Tony Monaco, Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic, Delhi 2 Dublin Bay Area Headliners: Latin […]
Festival season is in full swing!
One of the things I love about the Bay Area is that the music festivals and local events are jumping from now through end of September. If I have missed any, please let me know. 🙂 This is the final weekend of the Stanford Jazz Festival with the Stanford Jazz Workshop All-Star Jam on Friday […]
21st Annual San Jose Jazz Festival Sunday Series
The 21st Annual San Jose Jazz Festival Sunday Series is underway with five great concerts remaining. Upcoming shows feature Jeff Lorber, West Valley Jazz Orchestra, David Sánchez, Wayne Wallace, John Worley, Claudia Villela, and The Amina Figarova Sextet. For the complete schedule and ticket information, http://www.sanjosejazz.org/sunday-series.html Photo of John Worley at the 2006 San Jose […]
San Jose Jazz Festival August 8-10
The 19th Annual Comcast San Jose Jazz Festival is this weekend. 1000 performers on 10 stages will be providing wonderful music including jazz, R&B, latin, blues & salsa. I enjoy this festival because you get to see some great local and national acts. Headliners this year include Dr. Lonnie Smith, David Sanborn, Javon Jackson, Les […]
San Jose Jazz Leads Celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month – April 2008
For Immediate Release SAN JOSE JAZZ LEADS CELEBRATION OF JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH – APRIL 2008 – IN SILICON VALLEY Smithsonian drives national effort to promote America’s native art form SAN JOSE, CA. March 18, 2008 – San Jose Jazz today announced programs to celebrate April 2008 as Jazz Appreciation Month in Silicon Valley. Programs include […]
20th Annual Sunday Series Begins January 20, 2008
Season Subscriptions Now Available at San Jose Jazz Office Single Tickets Now On Sale at the Improv Our twentieth annual Sunday Jazz Series features nine acclaimed jazz acts, performing at the historic Improv in downtown San Jose. Season subscriptions for all nine concerts available through the San Jose Jazz offices: San Jose Jazz member price: […]
Press Release: SJ Jazz Celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month
SAN JOSE JAZZ CELEBRATES APRIL’S JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH WITH PERFORMANCES, MOVIES AND TRIBUTES IN AND AROUND SAN JOSE SAN JOSE, Calif, April 9, 2007 – San Jose Jazz today announced details of the many venues and performances which will participate in honor of Jazz Appreciation Month. More than 30 performances ranging from straight ahead to […]
2006 San Jose Jazz Festival This Weekend
Bobby Watson and the Live and Learn Quartet, originally uploaded by in2jazz. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EXPECTED AT THE 17th ANNUAL COMCAST SAN JOSE JAZZ FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY SOUTHWEST AIRLINES AUGUST 18,19, and 20th Three-Day New Orleans-Themed Event Features National and Local Names in Jazz on Nine Stages; 80 Performances Including Biggest Names in Latin, Salsa, […]
SJ Jazz Society Announces August Gala Lineup
KERMIT RUFFINS TO PERFORM AT SAN JOSE JAZZ SOCIETYS “LAISSEZ LES BON TEMPS ROULEZ” OPENING NIGHT GALA & CONCERT FUNDRAISER Thursday, August 17th Event at Santana Row Part of the 2006 Annual Comcast San Jose Jazz Festival SAN JOSE, Calif., June 20, 2006 — The San Jose Jazz Society (www.sanjosejazz.org) today announced that New Orleans […]
2006 Comcast San Jose Jazz Festival Lineup Announced
SAN JOSE JAZZ SOCIETY ANNOUNCES HEADLINE ACTS FOR 2006 COMCAST SAN JOSE JAZZ FESTIVAL, PRESENTED BY SOUTHWEST AIRLINES 17th Annual Festival in Downtown San Jose to features Tribute to New Orleans Jazz; Neville Brothers, Dr. John, the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Bud Shank and Eldar Scheduled to Perform SAN JOSE, Calif., April 26, 2006 — The […]
San Jose Jazz Society Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Dancing in the street, originally uploaded by in2jazz. SAN JOSE JAZZ SOCIETY CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY AT SANTANA ROW APRIL 25, 2006 Performances include Bud Shank, Nate Pruitt, The San Jose Jazz Society Youth Orchestra Directed by Aaron Lington, Gail Dobson and Smith Dobson Jr., Terry Summa, Dave Eshelman, Denny Berthiaume Trio. SAN JOSE, Calif., March […]
Ray Barretto, R.I.P.
Ray Barretto, originally uploaded by in2jazz. I took this photo of percussionist Ray Barretto near the close of the San Jose Jazz Festival in 2004. The day was filled with great acts including Lizz Wright and Terence Blanchard but when Ray came on the stage, the crowd went wild on that hot summer evening. He […]
San Jose Jazz Festival Sunday Series
SAN JOSÉ, Calif., November 29, 2005 – The San Jose Jazz Society (www.sanjosejazz.org) today announced the lineup for the 18th Annual Sunday Jazz Series. For twelve Sundays beginning January 8, 2006, downtown San Jose will once again host some of the best names in Bay Area and national jazz. Top performers include 2005 Comcast San […]
Full “Jazz Beyond” Lineup for SJ Jazz Festival Announced
Dancing in the street, originally uploaded by in2jazz. CONTEMPORARY JAZZ, VIBRANT ELECTRONIC MUSIC, LIVE DJ’s AND MODERN MUSIC SAMPLING TO CONVERGE ON THE COMCAST SAN JOSE JAZZ FESTIVAL’S NEWEST STAGE “JAZZ BEYOND” First time Ever: The World’s Largest Free Jazz Festival to Feature Some of the Hottest Names in Contemporary Music including The Bad Plus, […]
Lizz Wright – San Jose Jazz Festival
Lizz Wright – vocals Deanna Witkowski – keyboards Carlos Henderson – bass Mark Collenberg – drums This was a very fun concert as I was dividing my time between listening to her wonderful music and sitting on the steps of the stage taking photos. Her set included “Open Your Eyes”, a magnificent reading of “Afro […]
4-Day Festival of Cultures in Downtown San Jose
SAN JOSE JAZZ SOCIETY TO HOST FOUR DAY MULTI-CULTURAL ARTS EVENT FESTIVAL OF CULTURES: JUNE 9-12, 2005 Sponsored by Arts Council Silicon Valley Distinctive Multi-Cultural Arts Festival Features Twelve Extraordinary and Diverse Groups: Jazz, Indian Dance, Filipino Dance, Chinese Classical Music, Mexican Folklorico, Hip Hop Dance, Japanese Taiko and more SAN JOSE, Calif. April 20, […]
The 2005 San Jose Jazz Festival Lineup Announced
SAN JOSE JAZZ SOCIETY ANNOUNCES HEADLINE ACTS FOR 2005 COMCAST SAN JOSE JAZZ FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY SOUTHWEST AIRLINES World’s Largest Free Jazz Festival to Feature Hank Jones, Eliane Elias, Eddie Palmieri, Ernestine Anderson, Soulive, Poncho Sanchez, The Bad Plus, Karrin Allyson, Jason Moran and more 165,000 people expected to attend four-day festival in downtown San […]
