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TABLE OF CONTENTS
8 Welcome from Executive Artistic Director
10 Letter from Chief Executive Officer
12 SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Directors
14 SFJAZZ Membership
15 SFJAZZ Leaders Circle
16 SFJAZZ Gala
20 Feature Article: Gregory Porter: Soul Connections
SFJAZZ EDUCATION18 Fall Education Programs
CONCERTS22 Dracula: Philip Glass & Kronos Quartet
23 DakhaBrakha
24 The Bad Plus
24 Benny Green Trio
25 Paco De Lucía Project
25 Giulia Valle Group
25 Kurt Rosenwinkel Caipi Band
26 Hiromi w/Edmar Castañeda
27 James Mahone plays Booker Little
27 The Baylor Project
27 Ari Hoenig Trio
28 SFJAZZ High School All-Stars Alumni
28 Joey Alexander Trio
29 Dianne Reeves
30 Tessa Souter
30 Destani Wolf
30 Jacqui Naylor
31 Anat Cohen Tentet
31 Kurt Elling w/The Swingles
32 Gregory Porter
32 SFJAZZ High School All-Stars
33 Matthew Shipp Trio
33 Kev Choice Trio
33 Tammy Hall Trio
34 Pink Martini
35 Adam Shulman: A Charlie Brown Christmas
36 Maceo Parker w/Sugar Pie DeSanto
SUPPORT & DONORS39 Sponsors
40 Leaders Circle
42 Legacy Circle
42 Patrons & Benefactors
46 Staff & Volunteers
47 Venue & Ticket Information
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LUNCH: Tuesday – Friday with Happy HourDINNER: Tuesday – SaturdaySunday BRUNCH with Live Music!
NOVEMBER
1 1 | 1 DakhaBrakha
1 1 |2– 5 The Bad Plus: End of An Era
1 1 |2– 5 Benny Green Trio JHL
1 1 | 8 Paco de Lucía Project w/Javier Limón HERBST
S TRING S
1 1 | 1 0 Giulia Valle Group JHL
1 1 | 1 1 –1 2 Kurt Rosenwinkel JHL Caipi Band
1 1 | 1 6 –1 9 Hiromi: Solo & duo w/Edmar Castañeda
1 1 | 1 6 SFJAZZ HOTPLATE:
James Mahone plays Booker Little’s Out Front JHL
DRU M RE VIVAL
1 1 | 1 7 The Baylor Project JHL
1 1 | 1 8 Ari Hoenig Trio JHL
1 1 | 1 8 FAMILY MATINEE: w/Linda Tillery & the Cultural Heritage Choir
1 1 | 1 9 SFJAZZ High School All-Stars Alumni JHL
1 1 |2 4 –2 6 Thanksgiving Weekend w/Joey Alexander
DECEMBER
11|30–12|3 Dianne Reeves: Christmas Time Is Here
SING SING SING
1 1 | 3 0 Tessa Souter JHL
1 2 | 1 Destani Wolf JHL
1 2 |2–3 Jacqui Naylor JHL
1 2 | 3 Anat Cohen Tentet
1 2 |7 Kurt Elling w/The Swingles HERBST
1 2 | 8 –1 0 Gregory Porter
1 2 | 9 SFJAZZ High School All-Stars Combo & Big Band
ART O F TH E TRIO
1 2 | 8 Matthew Shipp Trio JHL
1 2 | 9 Kev Choice Trio JHL
1 2 | 1 0 Tammy Hall Trio JHL
1 2 | 1 1 Monday Night Band Winter Showcase Concert
1 2 | 1 4 –1 7 Pink Martini
1 2 | 1 4 –1 7 A Charlie Brown Christmas w/Adam Shulman JHL
1 2 | 1 6 FAMILY MATINEE: w/Daniel Handler & Marcus Shelby: Music of Dizzy Gillespie Centennial
RING IN TH E N E W Y E AR WITH MACEO PARK ER
1 2 |2 8 –3 0 Maceo Parker & special guest Sugar Pie DeSanto
1 2 | 3 1 Funky New Year’s Eve Party w/Maceo Parker & special guest Sugar Pie DeSanto
JANUARY
SAVIO N G LOVER: DANCE O F TH E DRU M
1 | 4 – 5 Savion Glover w/Marcus Gilmore
1 | 6 –7 Savion Glover w/Jack DeJohnette
1 | 9 –1 4 Chris Botti
SFJA ZZ RE SIDENT ARTI S TIC DIREC TO R VI JAY I Y ER
1 | 1 8 Duo w/Craig Taborn
1 | 1 9 Vijay Iyer Trio
1 |2 0 Vijay Iyer Sextet
1 |2 1 Thums Up w/Rafiq Bhatia, Kassa Overall, Heems, & Arooj Aftab
1 | 1 8 SFJAZZ HOTPLATE:
Smith Dobson plays Stan Getz’s Captain Marvel JHL
1 | 1 9 –2 1 Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet JHL
All shows in Robert N. Miner Auditorium, unless otherwise noted. All programs are subject to change.
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FEBRUARY
GAL A WEEK WITH PRE SERVATION HALL
2 | 1 SFJAZZ Gala 2018 honoring Preservation Hall & Celebrating New Orleans
2 |2– 4 Preservation Hall Jazz Band
WO RLD S TRING S
2 |2 Jeremiah Lockwood JHL
2 | 3 Rahim AlHaj JHL
2 | 8 –1 1 Cameron Carpenter w/International Touring Organ
O N E S TO RY, T WO O PER A S CELEB R ATING B ERN S TEIN ’ S 10 0 T H B IRTH DAY
2 | 1 4 –1 8 Leonard Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti
Jake Heggie’s At the Statue of Venus
WEEK O F LOVE
2 | 1 4 -1 5 SFJAZZ HOTPLATE: Jaz Sawyer & Tiffany Austin: Music of Chick Webb & Ella Fitzgerald JHL
2 | 1 6 Nicolas Bearde JHL
2 | 1 7–1 8 Loston Harris JHL
2 |2 2–2 5 Jazz Epistles w/Abdullah Ibrahim & Hugh Masekela
2 |2 4 FAMILY MATINEE: Black History Month Celebration w/Marcus Shelby Quintet
MARCH
3 | 1 – 4 Snarky Puppy
SING , S ING , S ING
3 | 1 Veronica Swift JHL
3 |2 Lilan Kane & Hella Fitzgerald: Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald JHL
3 | 3 Jackie Ryan Quartet JHL
3 | 4 Laurie Antonioli JHL
WO M EN ’ S HI S TO RY M O NTH CELEB R ATIO N
3 | 9 Destiny Muhammad JHL
3 | 1 0 Natalie Cressman JHL
3 | 1 1 Bria Skonberg JHL
3 | 1 5 –1 8 Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers JHL
3 | 1 7 Red Baraat: Festival of Colors
3 | 1 7 An Evening with Buddy Guy PARAMOUNT
DAVE H OLL AN D
3 |2 2 Solo, bass
3 |2 3 Duo w/Kenny Barron
3 |2 4 w/Chris Potter, Kevin Eubanks & Obed Calvaire
3 |2 5 Dave Holland AZIZA w/Lionel Loueke & Eric Harland
3 |2 4 FAMILY MATINEE:
Women’s History Month Celebration w/Pamela Rose
3 | 2 2–2 5 Afrolicious
SFJA ZZ RE SIDENT ARTI S TIC DIREC TO R MARY S TALLING S
3 |2 9 Duos w/Russell Malone + special guests
3 | 3 0 w/The Bill Charlap Trio
3 | 3 1 – 4 | 1 Mary Stallings meets the SFJAZZ Collective
3 | 3 0 SFJAZZ High School All Stars Combo JHL
APRIL
AFRIC AN DIA SP O R A
4 | 5 David Sanchez’s Carib
4 | 6 Meklit
4 |7 Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté
4 | 8 Fatoumata Diawara
4 | 5 – 8 SFJAZZ Poetry Festival: Wordology w/Genny Lim + guests JHL
4 | 1 2–1 5 Ana Moura
JA ZZ & SOCIAL J US TICE
4 | 1 9 Jaimeo Brown Transcendence & Samora Pinderhughes Transformation Suite
4 |2 0 Paula West: Great American Politic
4 |2 1 Family Matinee: w/Paula West
4 |2 1 Terence Blanchard E-Collective: Caravan
4 |2 2 John Santos: Sounds of Resistance
4 |2 2 Roberto Fonseca & Daymé Arocena
JO E H EN DER SON H OTPL ATE FE S TIVAL
4 | 1 9 Anton Schwartz plays Page One JHL
4 |2 0 Atta Kid: In The Pocket, The Funky Side of Joe Henderson JHL
4 |2 1 Kristen Strom plays So Near, So Far JHL
4 |2 2 Kasey Knudsen plays In ’n Out JHL
MAY
SFJA ZZ RE SIDENT ARTI S TIC DIREC TO R ROSAN N E C A SH
5 | 3 – 6 Rosanne Cash & Ry Cooder: The Music of Johnny Cash
SING , S ING , S ING
5 | 1 0 John Pizzarelli
5 | 1 1 José James: Bill Withers Tribute
5 | 1 2–1 3 Lizz Wright
5 | 1 3 Cyrille Aimée
5 | 1 2 FAMILY MATINEE: w/Doug Goodkin & The Pentatonics
5 | 1 4 Monday Night Band Spring Showcase Concert
5 | 1 7–2 0 Scott Amendola Wil Blades Jeff Parker & Cyro Baptista JHL
5 |2 0 SFJAZZ High School All-Stars Big Band & Combo
MILE S DAVI S FE S TIVAL
5 |2 4 Miles Electric
5 |2 5 Chano Domíguez: Flamenco Sketches
5 |2 6 Robert Glasper: Everything is Beautiful
5 |2 7 Miles From India
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DEAR MUSIC LOVERS
Welcome to the SFJAZZ Center where our 6th Season is underway. We conceived the Center as a community gathering place for artists and audiences to come together in an environment that encourages engagement and dialogue—musician to musician, audience member to audience member, and musician to audience. When that connection occurs we can be witness to something that moves us, something that makes us feel better for the experience—what I've heard described as a “transcendent moment.”
Since we opened the Center in January 2013, we have been fortunate to experience a number of those indelible moments. This season presents many such opportunities, and many where SFJAZZ is the only place to see them.
The start of November marks the end of an era, as we present the final Bay Area shows by the Bad Plus with founding pianist Ethan Iverson (11/2–5), while pianist Benny Green leads his trio in the Joe Henderson Lab (11/2–5). The final band led by the guitar legend Paco de Lucía pays tribute to the late flamenco genius (at Herbst Theatre, 11/8), and later in the month, pianist Hiromi performs solo and in duo with Columbian harpist Edmar Castañeda (11/16–19). Thanksgiving weekend brings 14-year-old piano wunderkind Joey Alexander with an all-star trio of Reuben Rogers and Eric Harland (11/24–26), and we close the month with the great Dianne Reeves in a program of holiday music (11/30–12/3).
The transition to December is packed with terrific vocalists, including four nights in the Joe Henderson Lab with Tessa Souter (11/30), Destani Wolf (12/1), and Jacqui Naylor (12/2–3), followed by the amazing Kurt Elling in a holiday show with The Swingles (12/7). Next we have two nights with 2017 GRAMMY-winner Gregory Porter, highlighting his new project devoted to the music of Nat “King” Cole (12/8–10).
Mid-December showcases holiday music, featuring dance floor celebrations with Pink Martini (12/14–17), and Vince Guaraldi’s timeless soundtrack to A Charlie Brown Christmas performed by pianist Adam Shulman’s trio (12/14–17). We wrap up the year with the funky saxophone of Maceo Parker, featuring Bay Area blues legend Sugar Pie DeSanto as a special guest (12/28–31).
See you at the Center, and I look forward to the deeper dialogue with you all,
Randall Kline SFJAZZ Founder & Executive Artistic Director
P.S. Lastly, a heartfelt thank you to SFJAZZ Members, whose ranks have more than quadrupled since groundbreaking—from 3,000 to over 14,000—and your annual support of our commitment to providing the best musical and educational experiences. You are the fans that keep SFJAZZ vibrant, and inspire us to seek out opportunities for, what noted jazz writer Whitney Balliett called “the sound of surprise.”
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DEAR SFJAZZ PATRON
Thank you for coming out for the SFJAZZ experience!
SFJAZZ has become well-known not only to the Bay Area community as the place for jazz; it is has become known throughout the artistic community as the place to perform, and we could not be happier. As you read through the program book (take it home) you will see familiar names presented in new settings and new names we are confident will meet the standard you expect.
But there’s work to be done while we celebrate the art form of jazz.
It’s not easy to stand for the freedom of expression, but jazz does. And it matters so much, especially now. We believe that jazz serves as a foundation for a better society, because it models the values of active improvisation, joyful collaboration, and community connection. But as we see today, with threatened budget cuts to the arts, we are actively seeking new communication and funding channels. Your support has the power to advocate for stronger, more diverse, better educated communities that are an essential declaration of our humanity.
An example of that sentiment happened just a few weeks ago when SFJAZZ announced a broad expansion of its work in Oakland and San Francisco classrooms. You can read all about it on sfjazz.org, but essentially we are bringing jazz and jazz education to every public middle school student in Oakland and San Francisco. While this will potentially create a phenomenal increase of Bay Area jazz devotees in the future (!), it is also an expression of our belief that the skills taught by jazz are relevant and meaningful to our kids as future community leaders.
When you receive emails and letters asking for support, we hope you’ll see the faces of not only the great musicians you experience at the Center, but also the faces of tomorrow’s leaders, and know that jazz education had a part in developing the skills for success inside and outside of the art form.
Gratefully yours,
Donald W. Derheim SFJAZZ Chief Executive Officer
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OFFICERS
Michael Mauzé, Chair
Tony Harris, Vice Chair
Brian E. Hollins, Treasurer
Timothy Stultz, Secretary
TRUSTEES
Michael Bell
Terry Berkemeier
John Botti
Sam Britton
Honorable Willie L. Brown, Jr.
Bruce Cozadd
Timothy Dattels
Angela Davis
Donald W. Derheim
David C. Drummond
Mark Dubovoy
Kate Duhamel
Mark Edmunds
Rishi Garg
Daniel Handler
William A. Holodnak
Jimmy Hormel
Bannus Hudson
Zakir Hussain
Randall Kline
Laurence Lasky
Michael Lazarus
Divesh Makan
Loring Sagan
John Santos
Joseph L. Sherman
Denise Young Smith
Jon Streeter
HONORARY MEMBERS
Clinton Gilbert, Co-Founder
Shirley Read-Jahn
The Hard NutMark Morris Dance GroupMusic by Tchaikovsky (The Nutcracker); Choreography by Mark Morris Colin Fowler, conductor; Members of the Berkeley Symphony Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir, Ensemble; Robert Geary, founding artistic director
First Bay Area Performances in 5 years!
Dec 15–24 ZELLERBACH HALL
“You’ve never seen a Nutcracker quite like this before.”—The Huffington Post
“A boldly perfected masterpiece.”—Theaterweek
“Waves of happy laughter greet The Hard Nut from curtain-up to curtain-down.”—The New York Times
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CHRISTIAN McBRIDE | OCT 5–8Five-time GRAMMY-winning bassist Christian McBride is widely regarded as the standard-bearer for jazz bassists in the 21st century and is among the most recorded artists of his generation. Among the more than 300 albums on which he’s appeared are sessions by many of the most illustrious figures in jazz, including Sonny Rollins, McCoy Tyner, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson and Pat Metheny, while also collaborating with artists as diverse as Kathleen Battle, Sting and Questlove of The Roots. McBride has been the linchpin of various all-star projects, such as the Five Peace Band with John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, Kenny Garrett and Vinnie Colaiuta, as well as the 2015 GRAMMY-lauded Chick Corea Trio with drummer Brian Blade. He’s led a procession of diverse groups in the studio and on tour since the mid-90s, most recently his hard-swinging Inside Straight quintet featuring SFJAZZ Collective vibraphonist Warren Wolf, and the Christian McBride Big Band, whose 2011 release The Good Feeling won that year’s GRAMMY for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album. As an SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director, McBride brings a kaleidoscopic musical vision and a restless drive for fresh avenues of expression.
VIJAY IYER | JAN 18–21The brilliant and adventurous pianist and composer Vijay Iyer is a musician who stretches the boundaries of jazz, but has long reached beyond jazz’s vocabulary. An artist possessed of a relentlessly searching intellect and formidable technique, he was the recipient of the MacArthur Foundation’s “genius grant” in 2013 and the “quadruple crown” in DownBeat’s 2012 Critics Poll in the categories of Pianist of the Year, Album of the Year, Group of the Year, and Jazz Artist of the Year (the last two also awarded in 2015). Iyer has collaborated with the most creative figures in modern jazz, including Steve Coleman, Wadada Leo Smith, Oliver Lake, Ambrose Akinmusire, and John Zorn, among others, and is a Franklin D. and Florence Rosenblatt Professor of the Arts at Harvard University. He has recorded 15 albums since his debut in 1995, including the acclaimed sessions Historicity (2009), Accelerando (2011), and Break Stuff (2014) featuring his telepathic trio of bassist Stephan Crump and drummer Marcus Gilmore. Iyer’s role as an SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director allows him to explore his creativity in various settings, from piano duet to sextet.
The SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director program was established to give today’s most innovative and influential musicians the chance to curate exclusive programming at the SFJAZZ Center, often featuring unprecedented collaborations between world–renowned artists.
RESIDENT AR T I S T I C DIRECTORS
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MARY STALLINGS | MAR 29–APR 1A supremely soulful jazz singer, San Francisco native Mary Stallings has appeared alongside jazz greats including Cal Tjader, Dizzy Gillespie and the Count Basie Orchestra over her stellar career. With her supple sense of swing, blues-inflected phrasing, and gift for empathic interpretation, it’s easy to see why The New York Times declared her “perhaps the best jazz singer alive today.” Following tours with Gillespie, Basie and Billy Eckstine in the late 60s and early 70s, she effectively retired from music to raise her daughter, but made a triumphant return in the 1990s with a series of superb releases accompanied by piano master Gene Harris’ quartet. Since her return to music, she has since made up for lost time, recording a dozen sessions for Concord, MAXJAZZ and High Note, culminating in her latest High Note album, Feelin’ Good. Stallings has a long history with SFJAZZ, receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award at our 2011 Gala and performing the opening song during the historic Opening Night concert in 2013. Her week as Resident Artistic Director includes collaboration with Russell Malone, the Bill Charlap Trio, and the SFJAZZ Collective.
ROSANNE CASH | MAY 3–6More than a country music icon, Rosanne Cash is America’s foremost musical woman of letters, a singularly literate artist whose poignant vocals turn every song into a revelatory tale. Her career hit a milestone with the 2009 release of The List, an album distilled from a list of 100 essential country songs given to her at 18 by her father, the legendary Johnny Cash. Cash has landed nearly a dozen #1 country hit singles while earning 13 GRAMMY nominations, culminating in three GRAMMY wins for her latest Blue Note release, The River & The Thread. The album made the “Best of Year” lists in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, the Village Voice, Huffington Post, and USA Today. Cash’s creativity isn’t confined to the bandstand. Leading publications such as The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Oxford-American and New York Magazine have published her essays, columns and fiction. She’s also generated an acclaimed volume of short stories, Bodies of Water, and a fascinating memoir, Composed. Her week as an SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director is an exclusive tribute to her father with guitarist and producer Ry Cooder.
Every two years, SFJAZZ selects a new group of forward–thinking musicians to participate in the program. Past SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Directors include Bill Frisell, Jason Moran, Miguel Zenón, Regina Carter, John Santos, Esperanza Spalding, Terence
Blanchard, Zakir Hussain, and Eric Harland. Notable world premieres have included pianist Moran’s pairing of jazz and
live skateboarding, guitarist Bill Frisell’s adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson’s The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved featuring actor Tim Robbins, drummer Harland’s Voyager band paired with live video gamers, and an extensively revised presentation of trumpeter Terence Blanchard’s fully–staged opera Champion: An Opera in Jazz.
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INSIDER EVENTS Members Only Concerts and FREE Listening Parties
NO TICKET SERVICE FEES Save up to $9.50 per ticket
RESERVED PARKING Pre-purchase a spot at the Performing Arts Garage
MEMBERSHIPBeyond ticketing benefits and access to insider events, membership supports more than 600 SFJAZZ artistic and educational programs that feature today’s most innovative and influential musicians and reach thousands of students and families across the Bay Area.
Membership starts at $80 (Student & Senior discount levels available)
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VIP ACCESS Invites to Leaders Circle Lounges, open rehearsals, and other exclusive, behind-the-scenes events
PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY Participate in a group of our most highly engaged supporters
DIRECTORS $3,000 + Limited edition of the latest SFJAZZ Collective CD + An SFJAZZ High school All-Stars CD + Invitation to SFJAZZ High School All-Stars Insights
PRODUCERS $5,000 + Sponsor recognition in association with a concert
ARTISTS $10,000 + Invitation to Artists Dinners
+ Complimentary parking at the Performing Arts Garage for all SFJAZZ Center shows
+ Two Sponsor recognitions in association with an SFJAZZ concert
Your membership is tax deductible to the extent allowed by IRS guidelines.
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VIP EXPERIENCE | 5:30PMTake your seat at the table alongside New Orleans music royalty, friends, and special guests for an intimate dinner and complete VIP experience during Gala week.
Packages start at $25,000, tickets start at $5,000
LUMINARY & GALA TICKETS | 7:00PMGala guests are spoiled with cuisine, drinks, and a New Orleans second line before the Gala Concert. Luminary supporters revel in a lavish party with overflowing hors d’oeuvres and cocktails, featuring performance by the SFJAZZ High School All-Stars Combo with guest appearances by celebrity Gala artists.
Tickets start at $450
AFTER PARTY | 10:00PMThe After Party is all about the music with unlimited access to raucous performances and dancing, open bar, and sumptuous late night fare throughout the Center.
Galactic | Robert N. Miner AuditoriumThe Pinettes | Joe Henderson Lab
Tickets start at $145
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GALA 2018 CONCERT
Presentation of the SFJAZZ Lifetime Achievement Award to Preservation Hall
with performances by
Preservation Hall Jazz BandSFJAZZ Collective
Ellis MarsalisAlonzo King LINES Ballet
Christian ScottBig Freedia
Pedrito MartinezErnán López-Nussa
Daymé Arocena
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HIPPITY HOP: PLAY SONGS & ROOTS MUSIC
LINDA TILLERY & THE CULTURAL HERITAGE CHOIRNOV 18 SAT • 11am
The roots of American music cross many paths and generations, filling our souls with joy, getting us moving in the spirit of community, and inspiring us through the power of the work song. Bay Area treasure and activist Linda Tillery leads us on a journey through the songs of our ancestors, and reminds us to stay hip while we get down.
DIZZY ATMOSPHERE: TRIBUTE TO DIZZY GILLESPIE
DANIEL HANDLER, MARCUS SHELBY & FRIENDSDEC 16 SAT • 11am
Together with Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, and Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie was one of Bebop's most iconic pioneers. His blazing trumpet playing, charismatic band-leading and collaborative spirit are forever ingrained in our American landscape. Join our host Daniel Handler with musical guest Marcus Shelby and Friends as we wish Dizz a happy 100th birthday.
FAMILY MATINEESBoth fun and educational, Family Matinees provide a window into the exciting world of live jazz. Each one-hour matinee features live performance, audience participation, Q&A, and amazing music. Our interactive Family Workshops follow select performances and are FREE to matinee ticket-holders, led by musician, educator, and Orff music expert Doug Goodkin. Enjoyed individually or as a series, these Family Matinees and Workshops will change the way you hear jazz and get families playing together.
$5 YOUTH | $10 SENIORS | $23 ADULTS
SFJAZZ HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STARS The skilled young musicians comprising our award-winning Big Band and Combo continue to earn accolades wherever they appear, including five consecutive wins at the Next Generation Jazz Festival in Monterey, numerous DownBeat Awards, first place in The Portland Jazz Forward and Charles Mingus festivals, and more. Under the expert direction of Paul Contos (Big Band) and Dann Zinn (Combo), the SFJAZZ High School All-Stars display a technical brilliance and musical maturity rarely seen in the youth ensemble arena. Don’t miss the All-Stars in concert and support the next generation of jazz ambassadors.
$10 YOUTH & SENIORS | $20 ADULTS
SFJAZZ ALL-STARS ALUMNINOV 19 SUN • 7:30pm JHL
The extraordinary talent emerging from the All-Stars program takes shape each year as we welcome alumni from near and far to showcase their work. Come see and hear for yourselves as the future headliners in jazz take to the stage.
WINTER CONCERTDEC 9 SAT • 1pm
Join the award-winning SFJAZZ High School All-Stars as the Combo and Big Band kick off the holidays in swinging style! From unique takes on timeless classics to the modern sounds of today, the All-Stars are some of the most talented young jazz cats around.
MONDAY NIGHT BAND Now into its 10th season, the SFJAZZ Monday Night Band has become one of the most in-demand community groups in the Bay Area, attracting a range of talented musicians —from retired pros to emerging young artists—with a 12-week program that culminates in a thrilling free showcase in the SFJAZZ Center’s gorgeous Miner Auditorium. Directed by acclaimed Bay Area musician and bandleader Adam Theis, the Monday Night Band provides band members with exciting opportunities to perform, compose, and create new works.
SHOWCASE CONCERTDEC 11 MON • 7:30pm | FREE
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DISCOVER JAZZJazz history, live performance, classic audio, and exciting video make Discover Jazz the most distinctive jazz appreciation course available for adults. Each series offers an in-depth look at the life and work of some of jazz music’s most enduring legends, and includes stellar live performances by critically-acclaimed guest artists, rich multimedia presentations featuring historic recordings, and engaging Q&A.
THE MUSIC OF MONKNOV 1 WED • 7–8:30pm
NOV 8 WED • 7:30–9pm
2017 marks the centennial of one of the most creative and distinct voices in jazz. Thelonious Monk was not only a principle architect of bebop, his music pushed well beyond the boundaries of genre and style, leaving us a legacy of some of jazz music’s most recorded works. For this series, we will focus on many of his most indelible compositions, and explore his often complex and intriguing life.
Cory Combs, Instructor
$20 PER CLASS | $60 FULL COURSE MEMBERS$25 PER CLASS | $75 FULL COURSE PUBLIC
*Note that the class on Nov 8th begin at 7:30pm and takes place at the SF Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak Street, SF.
FOR OLDER TEENS & ADULTS
DIGITAL LAB PROGRAMWorkshops exploring the ways digital music is created and performed today, with an emphasis on live performance and improvisation, recording, mixing/remixing and mastering, and exploration of the latest in state-of-the art music production techniques in a digital setting.
THE ART OF CONTROLLERISMNOV 15 WED • 7–9pm
$40 MEMBERS | $50 PUBLIC Rich Trapani, Instructor
LIVE LOOPING & SPONTNEOUS COMPOSITIONNOV 18 SAT • 1–4pm
$50 MEMBERS | $60 PUBLIC Daniel Berkman, Instructor
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He is the singer of the hour, with a voice that dips and swoops and cries, always reaching back to the gospel and blues of his youth.
Maybe you’ve observed the way he stands on stage —an ex–linebacker, an amiable bear of a man —and eases into his set, moving through one after another of those deeply personal songs he composes about the irrepressible strength of love. He is preaching, really, and it doesn’t take long before the audience begins to shout back at him—something that rarely happens these days at a jazz concert. Or the crowd will sit so quietly that you can hear the silence, because his listeners are touched by the undeniable power of Porter. He learned to sing in the “dusty-board churches” of Bakersfield, Ca., where his late mother, Ruth, was pastor of a storefront mission that backed onto an alley. The family—Gregory, his seven brothers and sisters, and their mother—would pray for hours on end. “And of course prayer in the black church is not only a matter of `Our Father, who art in heaven,’” he explains.
“Because you’re on your knees and you’re making these noises—it’s like moaning and wailing and praying in song,” he says, and demonstrates, his voice rising to a sanctified moan.
“And it’s very musical, and absolutely that comes into my music, into a lot of the intervals and in–between–spaces of my music. It is the essence of who I am.”
You will experience that essence at SFJAZZ when Porter and his band perform four shows (Dec. 8–10) to close out a lengthy stretch of programs devoted to the art of song—featuring such other leading vocalists of the day as Dianne Reeves (Nov. 30–Dec. 3) and Kurt Elling (Dec. 7). Porter will explore the songbook he’s been developing ever since Water, his debut album, was released in 2010. It alerted the jazz world to this late bloomer, now 46, whose autobiographical songs speak of bittersweet romances, along with memories of his mother and the music of his childhood—Mahalia Jackson, the Mississippi Mass Choir and, notably, Nat King Cole. He may sing about racism and resistance: “1960 What?” directly evokes Detroit in 1967, but might as well be about Ferguson in 2014. That song—hell, all his songs—have a way of connecting to listeners regardless of whether they self–identify as jazz fans; Porter is about the big beat, hand–clapping grooves. He manages to reference an entire tradition, from Joe Williams to Marvin Gaye and the political appeals of Gil Scott–Heron. Eschewing slick productions—Donny Hathaway’s “Live” is his favorite album—he strives, as people used to say, to “keep it real,” which may explain why the songs on his GRAMMY–winning Liquid Soul have been streamed upwards of 100 million times.
Or it may be because Porter is such an effective storyteller. Take Me to the Alley—which won the GRAMMY for Best Jazz Vocal Album this year—recalls the alley behind his mother’s
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GREGORY PORTER:
SOUL CONNECTIONS
BY RICHARD SCHEININ
church. It was Skid Row, where she brought her ministry to the homeless and afflicted.
Likewise, Porter’s new Nat “King” Cole & Me—on which he sings many of Cole’s hits—derives from personal experience. It turns out that Nat Cole’s music has been a marker in Porter’s life, going back to age five when Gregory composed a little song and sang it to his mother.
He croons it now:
“Once upon a time, I had a dreamboat.
Once upon a time, I had a love.”
His mother told him, “Boy, you sound like Nat King Cole,” which aroused his curiosity and sent him to her record collection. There he found a bunch of Cole’s LPs, including a Christmas album with a photo of the singer sitting in front of a cozy fireplace, the very picture of what a father could be: dapper, kind, content with domestic life. Porter—abandoned by his own father—started listing to Cole’s records and the words he sang: “Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again.” Or this, from “Nature Boy”: “The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.”
Strange as it seems—and he acknowledges the unlikelihood of it all—Porter began to think of Cole as a surrogate father who sent him comforting messages via song: “You may be sick and tired, but you be a man, my son.” Over the years, Nat King Cole’s music served as both medicine and therapy for Gregory Porter. When he was suffering through a shoulder
“I DO FEEL SOME PARTS OF MY MUSIC, THE TIMBRE OF MY VOICE— IT BRINGS A CERTAIN SOULFULNESS AND HEALING TO PEOPLE.”
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FILM & LIVE MUSIC SCORE
DRACULAPhilip Glass & Kronos Quartet
OCT 31 TUE • 8PM PARAMOUNT THEATRE
Part of Philip Glass’ 80th birthday celebration, Glass and the GRAMMY-winning Kronos Quartet perform Glass’ score to accompany Tod Browning’s iconic 1931 horror classic Dracula, starring Bela Lugosi. In a perfect Halloween match of program and venue, this performance of the live score with the film takes place at Oakland’s Art Deco palace, the Paramount Theatre, opened in the same year as the film’s release.
This concert is made possible in part through the generosity of Mark Zitter and Jessica Nutik Zitter.
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Cast Bela Lugosi . David Manners, Helen Chandler, Dwight Frye, Edward Van Sloan
Director Tod Browning
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UKRANIAN FOLK-PUNK
DAKHABRAKHANOV 1 WED • 7:30PM
Called “Visually striking and sonically mesmerizing,” (Broadway World), Kiev’s DakhaBrakha weaves ancient Ukrainian folk melodies into a subversive musical tapestry that embraces indie rock, pop, hip hop, the avant garde, and traditional instrumentation from around the world. Their new release, Шлях (The Road), is dedicated to those who lost their lives to protect freedom in Ukraine, and those who continue to work to protect it.
Marko Halanevych accordion, percussion, vocals
Nina Garenetska cello, percussion, vocals
Iryna Kovalenko keyboards, percussion, vocals
Olena Tsybulska percussion, vocals
Operatic Paintings
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THE BAD PLUSNOV 2–4 THU–SAT • 7:30PM
NOV 5 SUN • 7PM
For their final tour with pianist Ethan Iverson, the irreverent band of jazz outlaws return to the Miner stage to perform music from across the group’s 17 years as a band. Known for their dizzying musicianship and seamless integration of jazz sensibility with inspirations spanning pop music from the 1960s to today, Reid Anderson, Iverson and Dave King are, in the words of Rolling Stone, “about as badass as highbrow gets.”
Ethan Iverson piano
Reid Anderson bass
Dave King drums
HAPPINESS!
BENNY GREEN TRIONOV 2–4 THU–SAT • 7 & 8:30PM JHL
NOV 5 SUN • 6 & 7:30PM JHL
Nobody plays straight-ahead modern jazz piano with more swinging joy and finesse than Benny Green. The one-time member of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, brings his new trio with Dezron Douglas and Kenny Washington, playing music from his new release, Happiness!. “One of jazz’s most joyful players” (Mercury News).
Benny Green piano
Dezron Douglas bass
Kenny Washington drums
The November 4th concert is made possible in part through the generosity of Elba McIntosh.
The November 4th concerts are made possible in part through the generosity of Blue Note at Sea.
The November 5th concert is made possible in part through the generosity of Anthony Politopoulos.
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FLAMENCO LEGENDS
PACO DE LUCÍA PROJECT w/Javier Limón
NOV 8 WED • 8:00PM HERBST THEATRE
Created by 10-time Latin GRAMMY winner Javier Limón, Paco de Lucía Project reassembles the final band that toured with the legendary flamenco guitarist for the last 10 years of his career before his death in 2014. Paco De Lucía’s guitar will be on display during the show, which features guitarist Antonio Sánchez, vocalist David de Jacoba, and virtuoso flamenco dancer Farru.
SPANISH BASS MASTER
GIULIA VALLE GROUPNOV 10 FRI • 7 & 8:30PM JHL
The Italian-born bassist returns with her working band featuring some of Spain’s most in-demand musicians.
BRAZILIAN PROJECT
KURT ROSENWINKEL CAIPI BANDNOV 11 SAT • 7 & 8:30PM JHL
NOV 12 SUN • 6 & 7:30PM JHL
“One of the most widely applauded guitarists of the under-50 generation” (Chicago Tribune) brings his new Brazilian project, Caipi, an album ten years in the making.
STRING THEORY NOV 10–12
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PURE ENERGY
HIROMI: SOLO & DUO w/Edmar CastañedaNOV 16–18 THU–SAT • 7:30PM NOV 19 SUN • 7PM
“One of jazz piano’s most brazenly virtuosic players,” (JazzTimes), Hiromi presents a series of rare solo sets—the perfect setting for her to follow her creative muse, exploring without restriction. She will be joined by Columbian harp master Castañeda, praised by the Mercury News for his “persuasively syncopated approach drawing on Cuban and Brazilian rhythms, traditional Colombian forms, and jazz harmonies and improvisation.”
Hiromi Uehara piano
Edmar Castañeda harp The November 19th concert is made possible in part through the generosity of Lori Lerner & Terry Berkemeier.
“Hiromi brings an incredible amount of energy to every show, whether she’s playing a jazz festival, a rock club or a classical music hall.” — DOWNBEAT
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JAMES MAHONE plays Booker Little’s Out Front
NOV 16 THU • 7 & 8:30PM JHL
Bay Area saxophonist James Mahone performs music from trumpet legend Booker Little's 1961 Candid album Out Front. A member of the acclaimed 1990s band Black Note, Mahone has performed with Wynton Marsalis, Eric Reed, Billy Higgins, Gil-Scott Heron, Joshua Redman, and Roy Hargrove.
THE JOURNEY
THE BAYLOR PROJECTNOV 17 FRI • 7 & 8:30PM JHL
Former Yellowjackets drummer Marcus and singer Jean Baylor present their new jazz and soul collaboration The Journey.
THE PAUPER & THE MAGICIAN
ARI HOENIG TRIONOV 18 SAT • 7 & 8:30PM JHL
One of the most influential drummers known for his intense approach, emphasizing complex rhythms in harmony with other group members.
Ari Hoenig drums Or Bareket bass
Nitai Hershkovits piano
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ALUMNI SHOWCASE
SFJAZZ HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STARS ALUMNINOV 19 SUN • 7:30PM JHL
The extraordinary talent emerging from the All-Stars program takes shape each year as we welcome alumni from near and far to showcase their work.
PIANO SENSATION
JOEY ALEXANDER TRIOw/Reuben Rogers & Eric Harland
NOV 24–25 FRI–SAT • 7:30PM
NOV 26 SUN • 3 & 7PM
Championed by jazz giants Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, and Wynton Marsalis, 14-year-old Joey Alexander is the brightest young light in jazz piano, with three GRAMMY nominations and performances ranging from the Today Show to the White House and headlining performances at the most illustrious venues around the world. “If the word 'genius' still means anything, it applies to this prodigy” (DownBeat).
Joey Alexander piano
Reuben Rogers bass
Eric Harland drums
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CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE
DIANNE REEVESNOV 30–DEC 2 THU–SAT • 7:30PM DEC 3 SUN • 2PM
Called “one of our generation’s definitive jazz masters, a vocal stylist of extraordinary skill and vivacity,” (HuffPost) Reeves has been one of the music’s brightest stars for more than three decades. The GRAMMY-winning vocalist performs timeless holiday songs like “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” “Little Drummer Boy,” and “Let It Snow” as captured on her 2004 Blue Note release, Christmas Time is Here.
Dianne Reeves vocals Reginald Veal bass
Romero Lubambo guitar Terreon Gully drums
Peter Martin keyboards
“The most admired jazz diva since the heyday of Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday.”
—THE NEW YORK TIMES
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SING SING SING NOV 30–DEC 3
LOVE AND PASSION
TESSA SOUTERNOV 30 THU • 7 & 8:30PM
JOE HENDERSON LAB
“One of the few exceptional standouts in the crowded field of female jazz singers,” (LA Times) the London-born Anglo-Trinidadian artist performs from her new album Picture in Black and White, a project paying tribute to the ancestors of her mixed race heritage.
Tessa Souter vocals
Hristo Vitchev guitar
Dan Robbins bass
Lorca Hart drums
BAY AREA SOUL
DESTANI WOLFDEC 1 FRI • 7 & 8:30PM
JOE HENDERSON LAB
Raised in Berkeley and based in Los Angeles, vocalist Destani Wolf is a distinctively soulful singer who instills a deep feel for the blues into every song she sings, from contemporary R&B to timeless jazz standards. She has worked with SoVoSo, John Santos and the Pharcyde.
BRIDGING ROCK & JAZZ
JACQUI NAYLORDEC 2 SAT • 7 & 8:30PM
DEC 3 SUN • 6 & 7:30PM
JOE HENDERSON LAB
“A sumptuous voice, knack for scratchiness, and an ability to sweeten those bluesy bent notes.” (Village Voice) Naylor is known for her technique of
“acoustic smashing,”—blending the melody and lyrics of standards over well-known pop song. She performs music from her upcoming 10th album, TEN.
Jacqui Naylor vocals
Art Khu piano
Aaron Germain bass
Josh Jones drums
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SING SING SING NOV 30–DEC 3
SWINGIN' GROOVE MACHINE
ANAT COHEN TENTETDEC 3 SUN • 8:00PM
Clarinet master Cohen’s Tentet combines Brazilian music, klezmer and gypsy jazz with high-spirited rhythms that inspired Music Around the World to say “the group performs like a swinging groove machine.”
Anat Cohen clarinet, saxophonesOded Lev-Ari musical directorOwen Broder baritone saxophone, bass clarinetNadje Noordhuis trumpet, flügelhornNick Finzer tromboneRubin Kodheli celloSheryl Bailey guitarVitor Gonçalves piano, accordionTal Mashiach bassAnthony Pinciotti drumsJames Shipp vibraphone, percussion
HIP HOLIDAY
KURT ELLING w/The Swingles
DEC 7 THU • 8:00PM HERBST THEATRE
An artist who “has come to embody the creative spirit in jazz” (Washington Post), Elling is the most celebrated male jazz singer of his generation. In a program of holiday music culled from his 2016 album The Beautiful Day, he is joined by the five-time GRAMMY winning a capella group The Swingles, the current incarnation of the famed Swingle Singers, who are based in the U.K.
Kurt Elling vocals other artists TBA
THE SWINGLES
Joanna Goldsmith-Eteson Oliver Griffiths Edward Randell
Sara Davey Jon Smith
Clare Wheeler Kevin Fox
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THE VOICE OF NOW
GREGORY PORTERDEC 8 FRI • 7:30PM | MEMBERS ONLY
DEC 9 SAT • 7:30PM DEC 10 SUN • 3 &7PM
A two-time GRAMMY-winner for his 2013 release Liquid Spirit and 2016 follow-up Take Me to the Alley, vocal star Gregory Porter returns with Nat “King” Cole & Me, a loving tribute to one of his towering influences, featuring a selection of Cole’s timeless music interpreted through Porter’s supple phrasing and his signature tough but tender delivery.
Gregory Porter vocals
Yohsuke Satoh alto saxophone
Chip Crawford piano
WINTER SHOWCASE
HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STARS COMBO & BIG BANDDEC 9 SAT • 1:00PM
Join the award-winning SFJAZZ High School All-Stars as the Combo and Big Band kick off the holidays in swinging style. From unique takes on timeless classics to the modern sounds of today, the All-Stars are some of the most talented young jazz cats around.
This concert is made possible in part through the generosity of Gail Sinquefield.
This concert is made possible in part through the generosity of:
December 8: Deb DeMartiniDecember 9: Tony and Angela Harris | Blue Note at SeaDecember 10: Jimmy Hormel | Denise Young Smith
Aaron James bass
Emanuel Harrold drums
ART OF THE TRIO DEC 8–10
ART OF THE IMPROVISER
MATTHEW SHIPP TRIODEC 8 FRI • 7 & 8:30PM
JOE HENDERSON LAB
“A musician who deserves a place of choice in the jazz piano pantheon” (DownBeat) makes a rare SF appearance.
Matthew Shipp piano
Michael Bisio bass
Newman Taylor-Baker drums
88 STEPS TO ETERNITY
KEV CHOICE TRIO DEC 9 SAT • 7 & 8:30PM
JOE HENDERSON LAB
Oakland-based pianist, producer known for working with Goapele, Lauren Hill and Spearhead blends jazz with hip-hop.
LUSH LIFE
TAMMY HALL TRIODEC 10 SUN • 6 & 7:30PM
JOE HENDERSON LAB
Composer and pianist performs Lush Life: Music for Falling In/Out of Love with her trio.
Tammy L. Hall piano, vocals
Gary Brown bass
Deszon X. Claiborne drums
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ART OF THE TRIO DEC 8–10
HOLIDAY CONCERT
PINK MARTINIDEC 14–15 THU–FRI • 7:30PM DEC 16 SAT • 7 & 9:30PM DEC 17 SUN • 3PM
Pink Martini’s “little orchestra” draws inspiration from the romantic Hollywood musicals of the 1940s and ‘50s and crosses genres to make an eclectic, modern sound. Their arrangements of Latin music, jazz, cabaret and cinema scores come together in a sound that defies categorization but is guaranteed to get the audience up out of their seats and dancing in the aisles. This concert will include popular favorites from the band’s 22-year career as well as songs from their latest release, Je dis oui!, taking the audience on a musical trip around the world from France to Iran, Armenia to South Africa, as well as some holiday favorites.
Thomas Lauderdale piano
China Forbes vocals
Phil Baker bass
Dan Faehnle guitar
Nicholas Crosa violin
Gavin Bondy trumpet
Robert Taylor trombone
Timothy Nishimoto vocals and percussion
Brian Davis congas and percussion
Miguel Bernal congas and percussion
Reinhardt Melz drums and percussion
The December 17th 3pm concert is made possible in part through the generosity of Rafael Costas.
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VINCE GUARALDI’S HOLIDAY CLASSIC
ADAM SHULMAN: A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMASDEC 14–15 THU–FRI • 7 & 8:30PM DEC 16 SAT • 6 & 7:30PM
DEC 17 SUN • 4 & 6PM JHL | FAMILY NIGHT
Best known as part of Marcus Shelby’s Jazz Orchestra and a creative force on the San Francisco jazz scene for the past decade, pianist Shulman reprises his tribute to Bay Area jazz legend Vince Guaraldi and his beloved soundtrack to Charles Schulz’s 1965 holiday classic, A Charlie Brown Christmas. Last year’s shows were our fastest selling holiday concerts, so get your tickets early!
Adam Shulman piano
John Wiitala bass
James Gallagher drums
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MACEO PARKERw/special guest Sugar Pie DeSanto DEC 28–30 THU–SAT • 7:30PM DEC 31 SUN • 8PM DEC 31 SUN • 10:30PM MEMBERS ONLY
Countdown to the end of 2010 with the king of the funky saxophone and one of the primary architects of modern R&B, Maceo Parker. Parker is a funk legend and an essential voice in the powerhouse horns backing James Brown, Prince, and Parliament/Funkadelic. He returns with his super-powered band for an exciting week culminating in a New Years dance party.
Bay Area blues queen Sugar Pie DeSanto will be special guest for these shows. She’s recorded for Chess Records, sang duets with Etta James, and did a two-year stint as the opening act for James Brown.
“Funk fans won’t want to miss this mighty saxophonist
on New Year’s Eve.” —MERCURY NEWS
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injury at San Diego State University—it ended his football dreams and pushed him toward music—he turned to Cole for nurturing. A decade or so later, when he was in his early 30s, living in Brooklyn and waiting for his big break, Porter actually composed a musical titled Nat “King” Cole and Me.
Now with the new album, he turns to Cole yet again and sings those songs—to his own son, four year–old Demyan.
“It’s a funny thing,” he says. “When you have children, you start thinking about death: `What am I going to leave them when I’m gone?’ And I like to think about Demyan playing this record when I’m no longer here. He’ll have `Pick Yourself Up’—which was my message from Nat; I thought it was specifically for me. But now there is some messaging to my own son, without question.”
Perhaps inevitably for Porter, all that thinking about Nat King Cole, his imagined father, has put him on a journey to understand his real biological father, the late Rufus Porter. A fleeting presence during Porter’s childhood, Rufus was a preacher, a visual artist and “a little bit of a poet.”
He made his living as a house painter and Porter occasionally would get to see him working at the top of a ladder. He would look up at his daddy whose face was sprinkled with paint:
“And maybe he would come down off the ladder and maybe he would give me a few dollars, or maybe he’d stay up on the ladder and, if I were lucky, I’d be spattered with paint, too. It’s a strange thing, what I was feeling: ‘Gimme some of that splatter,’” he says with a rueful laugh.
And yes, he is writing a song about his father: “A Man on a Ladder.”
While his mother remains his hero, Porter recognizes that his creative genes may have come from his father. “And that’s how I reconcile his having left—his having nothing to do with me. I’ve come to see that everything I do now is probably directly connected to him. At his funeral, I learned he had great charisma, a great singing voice—many of the things I have, come from him. So he may have given me something that’s feeding my family right now.”
With his family—wife Victoria and Demyan—Porter moved back to Bakersfield in 2015. His brothers and sisters are there, and it feels like his mother is still there. He needs to keep drawing on that essence of who he is, he says, because he is after something more than commercial success: “I’m trying to bring about some kind of love and mutual respect. I do feel some parts of my music, the timbre of my voice—it brings a certain soulfulness and healing to people. And I only say that because people tell me it’s so. They don’t say, `Man, I like your glittery pants.’ They say, ‘There’s an emotion and a spirit there.’ And that’s the way I always have received the music myself. When I first started listening to jazz, I understood the feeling. I would listen to the great saxophone players, and I would hear the voices of my grandmother, my mother and my grandfather, stylistically. There’s no getting away from the importance of this gospel–blues that finds its way into jazz music. It’s in the root.” g
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Molly Joel CoyeBruce Cozadd & Hala KurdiMark DubovoyDeloitte ServicesBill & Kate DuhamelElaine EngmanAngela & David FiloRandi & Bob FisherTony & Angela HarrisBrian & Rene HollinsBill & Margie HolodnakJimmy HormelBannus & Cecily HudsonDr. & Mrs. Laurence LaskyLaura & Michael LazarusNion McEvoy & Leslie BerrimanMichael Moritz & Harriet
HeymanJoseph ShermanMs. Sandy Monteko ShermanJon B. Streeter & Dorine Holsey
StreeterReyne & Tim StultzSusan & Sanjay VaswaniDenise Young SmithMark Zitter & Jessica Nutik
Zitter
ARTI S T S$10,000—$24,999
AnonymousGRoW @ AnnenbergSteve & Susan BellIn Memory of Don BellShawn & Brook ByersGregg & Katherine CrawfordPeter G. CurranMichelle & Mark EdmundsConcepcion & Irwin FedermanLouella FungByron & Rika GillMarcia & John GoldmanGloriana & George Gund, IVMs. Kathryn Hall
& Mr. Tom KnutsenIn Honor of Paula WestKaitlyn & Mike KriegerMs. Nancy P. LeavensBarbara Z & Barry X LynnMarymor Family FundBob MeisterEd & Sumaya MinerZemblaMs. Diana Nelson
& Mr. John AtwaterDanny RimerNancy & Richard RobbinsRich Silverstein & Carla EmilJane & Larry SolomonLaura & Greg SpivySrinija SrinivasanMr. & Mrs. Gregory T. SternDarian, Rick, Adam, & Ben SwigMiles Archer WoodliefKevin & Rachel YeamanKenneth & Anna Zankel,
The Grove
PRO DUCER S$5,000—$9,999
AnonymousBarger Family FundEliza Brown & Hal CandeeRex CardinaleJohn Cawley & Christine MarshallCharles & Margaret CharnasGeorge W. Cogan & Fannie AllenChantal Combes & Michael
WaldronRafael CostasDebra DeMartiniAl & Joyce DixonSteve Doberstein & Elizabeth
LetcherWilliam H. Donner FoundationChris & Robin DonohoeZalise Edwards & Donald
GonsalvesThe Sakana FounationDavid & Trudi GartleyTeri & Andy GoodmanJohn Gordon & Margo Goodwin-
GordonJohn Graetz & Ana SuarezMarsha & Ralph GuggenheimKenneth & Lisa JacksonDiane Jonte-Pace & David PaceMr. Keith KappmeyerKeith Kowalczykowski & Alexa
EngelmanDavid & Colleen LeofMr. & Mrs. Robert LurieElba McIntoshErwin D. MiegerMs. Diana Nelson & Mr. John
AtwaterAnthony PolitopoulosLisa & John Pritzker Family FundMarch Conservation Fund
Sillari/Stone Family TrustStephen H. SimonGail SinquefieldNorman & Norah StonePeter B. SullivanRoselyne Chroman SwigNadine Tang & Bruce SmithKier TaylorLarry & Darlene TripplettJohnny S. Weekly, Jr.Mike Wilkins & Sheila DuignanMr. & Mrs. Dick WilliamsArthur & Charlotte Zitrin
Foundation
DIREC TO R S$2,500—$4,999
Anonymous (4)Brian Ashe & Cindy RigattiProfessor Chris BarkerGwendolyn & Gordon BellMr. Daniel BenatarJan Casey Bertrand & Peter BertrandJayita Bhojwani & Aaron D'SouzaEllen & Andrew BradleyMargarita Bratkova & Solomon
BoulosGermaine BrennanEvan BrooksAnna & Amer BudayrRike & Klaus BurmeisterLewis E. ByrdBill & Jeanne CahillElaine C. CardinaleJennifer Carrico & Christopher KellyAna Carvalho & Fernando PereiraMr. Jeffrey ChaninDr. F. Craig ConrathDory Culver & Walter NirenbergSusan & Lee DavidClaire Ernst & Al BedecarréJudy Freeman & Mark WassermanBenjamin FriendDonny & Janie FriendThe Three VernasEnid & Ron GoodmanMr. & Mrs. Peter C. GotcherTed & Laddie HallMs. Virginia HayesMr. Tom HaysRandy HirotsuPam Howell & FamilyLindsey HumphreyEllen Johnston & Michael ReadingAllison Knapp Wollam & Richard A
JohnsonDavid Leinbach in Memory of David
A. TonelliMarie & Barry LipmanJanet & Curtis LouieJane & Bob LurieAnne Garden & Len MastromonacoAmy McCombsRADM Phillip F. McNallMr. & Mrs. Ken MeislinCarol & Ron MillerPatricia Munter & Jeff Loomans
Ms. Susan MurdyClaire Ngo & Ashwin RanganathanHanna & Greg OstroffMark PerelmanMr. & Mrs. James A. ReubenMaura & Hal RichardsonStephanie Twomey Roche & N.
D’Arcy RocheLeah Rosenkrantz & Jeffrey
BluestoneAric, Danielle, Alijah & Saul RubinToby & Robert RubinKathryn SandersJack & Judy ShermanSusan SillinsTimothy A Simon & Kimberly
BrandonPatricia Skala & Corey WeinsteinMark SleeKevin & Amy SollidayHal & Kelly StoberPriscilla Stoyanof & David RocheAmy Tan & Louis De MatteiMr. & Mrs. Claudio TarchiJohn & Sandra ThompsonHarvey & Leslie WagnerDaphne & Stuart WellsBart & Nancy WestcottThurman & Eileen WhiteMitchell & Kristen Yawitz
PRE SENTER S$1,200—$2,499
Anonymous (3)
Mr. Michael Alexander & Ms. Dianna Waggoner
Mark & Linda Allen
Mount Allen & Linda Strack-Allen
Mr. & Mrs. Rodger P. Allen, Sr.
Nancy Alpert
J.R. Alward
Jan Anacker
Helen Anawalt
Sig & Susan Anderman
Stacey Anderson & Mike Fottrell
Mr. Carl Arnold
Ms. Judith D. Auerbach
Anne & Greg Avis
Byron Bader
Jim Baer
James R. Bancroft
Jennifer Hymes Battat
Carol Batte & Ron Buckhammer
Cecilia & Bobby Bell
Sharon Dworkin Bell & Peter Bell
Mr. Allyn & Dr. Lori Beltran
Medea Isphording Bern & Bruce H. Bern
Phil Black & Brigitte L. Sandquist
Ms. Carol Block
Rick & Vicki Block, Block Builders, Inc.
Murray G Bodine
Zack & Tasce Bongiovanni
Debora R & Anthony A Boutte
Dr. Ben A. Bowen & Mrs. Renee Kosslak
Mr. Ed Brakeman
Paul Branch & Scott Smith
Sophie Breall
THE LEADERS CIRCLE We thank the following donors for Annual Fund gifts made through Sept 14, 2017.
For information on the Leaders Circle, please see page 15.
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Gordon C. Brooks & Emilie Talbot
The Burnt Ranch Brown Family
The Honorable Willie L. Brown, Jr.
Ms. Gerri Caldarola & Mr. Jeff Lapic
Anne Calvert
Alan Cameron
Mary Ann Cammarota
Andre Campbell, MD & Gillian Otway
Clay Campbell
Venetta Campbell & Vernell Bassett
Richard Carlstrom
Mr. James Carpenter
Eli Carrillo
Julia Colella Carver
Ana Isabel & Antonio Casal
Marguerite Casillas
Mr. Michael Castleman & Ms. Anne Simons
Frank J. Caufield
M&J Caulfield
Peter & Whitney Chiu
Kaushal & Jyoti Chokshi
Jacky Chow, Ph.D.
Ms. Karen Chreston
Alison Chubb & Stephen Ruoss
Dr. Jaime Cintado
Nanci Clarence & Lidia Szajko
Rachael & Geoffrey Clarke
Adam & Pam Clingerman
Michele Cobble & Michelle Echenique
Mr. Kevin T. Coelho
Steven Cohen
Ms. Elaine Connell
Conroe Family
Jane A. Cook
Mr. Michael Couch
Valerie & Paul Crane Dorfman
Katiti Crawford
Chris & Carolyn Danek Family
Tim & Angela Danison
Dr. Lisa Danzig
Ron & Rukmani Das
Usha Dawn
Robert & Ruth Dell
Mr. Alex DeMasi & Mrs. Vicki DeMasi
Donald W. Derheim & Diane Mailey
Mr. Anthony Devencenzi & Ms. Cathy Jefferson
David Devine
Paula Di Domenico in Memory of Anthony
Di Domenico, M.D.
James Dilley & Jorge Morales
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Dinkelspiel
Anne Dorsey
Wanetta & Kent Doty
Ms. Rebecca S. Draper
Linda Drucker
Lawrence & Jeanne Dunn
Ms. Marilyn Dunn
Dorothy Dworsky
Iris Edlund
Susan Emerick
Genevieve Ennis
Cortney Erin
Damian Fagan & Heather Morra
Ira Fateman & JoBeth Walt
Mr. Mark Fedronic
Dr. Paul Feigenbaum & Dr. Judy Kemeny
Elliot & Suzanne Felson
Susan A. Ferrington
Dr. Michael & Sandra Fischman
David & Cynthia Fleig
Ms. Karen Forster
Paul Fouts
Ms. Andrea Freedman & Mr. Boris Khersonski
Mr. Kevin Gahagan
Eval & Shaul Gal-Oz
Jennifer Galvin
Mr. Michael Gambale
Mr. Sid Ganis & Ms. Nancy Hult Ganis
Ms. Stephanie M. Garces
Stanlee Gatti
Hinda Gilbert
Lauren & Partick Godfrey
Ms. Meredith Goldsmith
Donna & Keith Goldstein
Richard H. Goldstein
Robert Goodman & John Bankston
Deborah L. Gould, MD
Mr. Craig Grammer & Ms. Shoshana Grammer
Mr. Ken Grant
Joseph Gratz & Dinah Sanders
Aaron Grosskopf
Beth & Brian Grossman
Berlena & Wendy Gullett-Herndon
Bob & Anne Gunderson
Sharon Gustavson
Mr. Paul Haahr & Ms. Susan Karp
Carie & Larry Haimovitch
Larry Halff & Randy Windham
Del Anderson Handy & John Handy
Ms. Francine Hanson
Beth Harris & Richard Wallace
Bill & Margie Hart
John Hayes & Robin Levi
Ashley Hayward & Michael Goldberg
Lou & Mark Heine
John Heisse & Karin Grace
Pat & Owen Henery
Monica Heredia & Robert Nelson
Robin Herfort & Wendy Downing
Aundré Herron & Katherine Martinez
Gordon Hester & Sally Murphy
Ms. Victoria Hinshaw
Mark & Sherry Hood
Phil Horowitz & Jimi Terrell
Fiaz Hossain
Michael & Bari Howard
Mr. Richard S. Hsu
Gabrielle Hull
Donna Franklin Hunter
Judy & Bob Huret
Paula-Jo Husack
Mr. Zakir Hussain & Ms. Antonia Minnecola
Gary Jaffe
Kay & William Jeppeson
Malcolm John & Gina Moreno-John
Patricia Carr & Malvin Johnson
Nancy F. Johnson Lathan
Roxy Jones
Cecilia & Scott Jones
Ms. Aspen L. Jordan
Mr. Laurence R. Jurdem
Steve Kahl & Karen Williams
Mr. Robert Kapkin
Barbara & Ron Kaufman
Sy Kaufman
Chris Kelley
Ms. Kristine Kelly & Mr. Arthur Gleckler
Mr. James Kendrix & Ms. Judy Teng
Patrick Kenealy
Gail Kennedy & Timothy Barabe
Dana Kern & Dennis Kern
Dr. Michael Klein
Michael Kohn
In Honor of Kyoko Kondo
Ms. Cathy Kornblith
Pam & Bruce Krell
Leslee Kurihara
Mark Lacey
Sydney Lagier & Doug Wachtel
Lady Allison Marie Blomerth
Ms. Brenda Laribee
Alexander Leff
Hollis Lenderking
Mr. Austin Leo & Mrs. Lily M. Bowles Leo
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Leonoudakis
Robert Levenson & Michelle Shiota
Zahavah Levine
Mr. Dan'l Lewin
Juanita Tamayo Lott
Tom Loughlin
Crista Lucey & Paul Arrighi
Mr. Zachary Mariano
Rising Tide Scholars
Sharon Marks & Stan Kurz
Alita Marshall
Ms. Lynda Martyn
V.R. Mason, MD
Dan Matarozzi & Sharon Hawley
Mr. Scott Mauvais
Ana & Ed McCracken
The McElwee Family
Mr. & Mrs. McGranahan
Ms. Flicka McGurrin
Bob & Angela McIntire
Robert L. McKague
Ms. Janet A. McKinley
Alec & Gail Merriam
Russell H. Miller & Kirk Alan Pessner
Jeanne Milligan
Ms. Lesley Milovich
Ms. Linda Minor
Mr. Emilio Mitidieri
Mr. Scott Montgomery & Mr. Marc Rand
Elyse & Steve Montiel
Meridee Moore & Kevin King
Judy W. Nadel
A. Daman & S. Narayanan
Maryam & Chris Neil
Jay Newberry
Tharuna Niranjan & Ven Deshpande
Courtney Norris & Alex Burnett
Tim Novacic & Donna Atherton
Chris & Maureen Oakes
Peter & Ellen Obstler
Mr. Brent Ogden
Lisa Olson & Thomas Lau
Tammy Otero-Teahan
Terence & Kurt Woodland
Chris Palmer
Mr. Jim Palmer & Ms. Norma Martinez-Palmer
John & Amy Palmer
Teresa Pantaleo & Randall Kline
Jae Park & Barrett Shaver
Dr. Christopher Payne & Dr. Jeannette Potts
Rodney & Anne Pearlman
David I. Perper & Rosemary Cameron
Mauree Jane & Mark W. Perry
Marion Peters & Eric Brown
Mr. Robert Peterson
Grant Phillips
John & Colleen Place
Nick Podell
Alan Pomerantz
Tony & Carolyn Porter
Tom & Jennifer Porter
Laureen & Wayne Pryor
Louis Ptácek & Ying-Hui Fu
Alice & Tom Pulliam
Linda & Ewan Purkiss
David & Mary Ramos
E. Reginald Rector, MD
Hans Reiser & Alan Taylor
Arthur & Toni Rembe Rock
Mark Renneker
Dr. & Mrs. Enrique H. Rios
Karin L. Roache & Kenneth D. Hopkins
Kay & Ray Roberts
Jeanne & Sandy Robertson
Paula Robichaud
Carl & Leslie Rodd
Nina Romontio & John Bodenhamer
Mark & Sarah Roos
Gayle Nin Rosenkrantz
Jack Boyd Rosenkrantz
Jeffrey & Lesah Ross
Susan Rubenstein
Ms. Ann Rubin
Ginny Rubin & Dick Warmer
Aileen & Michael Rubin
Jennifer Ruddock
Loring & Margherita Sagan
Jason & Lindsy Sanders
Karen Turner Sanford
Mr. John Sanger
Ross Sappenfield
Shirley Sasaki
Naomi Satake & Nathan Tang
Mr. Rob Saunders
Leland Saylor
Danny Scher
Mr. Mark Schlesinger & Mrs. Christine Russell
Amy & Harry Schoening
Kelly Lake & Lisa Schoonerman
Helen & Charles Schwab
Anne Kenner & Jim Scopa
Curtis L. Scribner
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Shapiro
Susan Shawl
Terri Shearer
Mr. Jeffrey Sherman & Ms. Coree Wallman
Mary Lou Shott
Dr. Michael Silber & Ms. Donna Hall
Ms. Linda Sinkewicz
Ms. Carra Sleight
Barbara Slotnik & Steve Kerns
H. Marcia Smolens
Jim Somers
Ileana Soto & Steven Katz
John Spallone
Rob & Katie Spawn
Ms. Polly Springhorn
Saroja Srinivasan
Dr. Gary Stein
Ms. Marlene W. Stein
Heidi & Jonah Steinhart
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PATRO N S$600-$1,199
Anonymous (4)Katherine E. Akos & Harry L. JacobsDanny & Sharoane AllenDon BardoleDeborah Taylor Barrera & John
SteinbuchElaine Baskin & Ken KrechmerMr. Philip BombaceBenjamin BostwickRobert & Lolly BowerApril BucksbaumKathleen J Burke & Ralph DavisShelley & Merrill BurnsJill CallanAlexandra CarrilloMr. & Mrs. Lyman CaseyJim & Robin CassidyLaura ChenelSandra ChurchMr. Joshua CohenRoyda Crosland & David ParkerMr. Thomas J. CulliganRafael Dantas de CastroMs. Angela DavisDonna De Santis BuoymasterWarren DeSouzaMarvin DevaughnCecily DruckerMr. & Mrs. Matias DuarteAndrea P EichhornConnie & Phil EricksonCraig B. Etlin & Leslie A. GordonMr. Saul FeldmanSugar & Gus FiliceSara Flynn & Don Libbey
Mr. Stewart FoxLinda GebroeFrank & Kathleen GeislerJanice Glenn & James BlakeEmily GoldbergAndrew Grant & Tiana HunterMr. Thomas GregoryVickie Grove & David FairMaurine & Phil HalperinMs. Anne W. Halsted & Wells WhitneyMr. Ryan HarlowMark & Jeannette HarrisMichael & Marilyn HarrymanAutrey B James Jr. & Mari Michele
JamesStu JenkinsAllison Johnson & Ron EspesethMr. Keith Darwin JonesMs. Leslie Ann JonesMr. George KellarDr. Jerry L Kelley PhDDr. Catherine Kennedy & Mr. Daniel
GrossmanPamela Anne KetzelMr. Harlan KleimanMichael KoppMr. David H. Kremer & Mrs. Marla MillerMike Kretzmer & Lauren PetkinDonald & Maria LarkinEdward & Paula LazarKen & Mary Alice LewisMr. Robert H. LindJames & Ruby LindseyJonathan LoganLyazidi FamilyEdward Lynch Jr & Denise GoodmanSusan & Philip MarineauMurphy McCalley
Bobbie McChristyMr. Colin McMasterMr. & Mrs. Ivan MeyersonKathy Mueller & Galen WagnildDr. David NagelRoger Odenberg & Cathleen
McCaffertyRob & Jason Ollander-KraneJohn & Coralie OtoshiMr. Michael PeltzWilliam Pence & Penny RixMagan Pritam RayPatricia Reed & Jacob RosenbergJuan & Lidia RiosThe Riske FamilyCaroline & Andrew RothSusan & Alan RothenbergAnnette L SantosJeffrey & Vivian SaperBeethi & SaibalJaneen SharmaMicah & Ksenia SiegelClark SilcoxSomekh Family FoundationJames & Barbara SorensenMark A. St. LezinStancik-Schwartz FamilyZalman SternMr. Nurbol SultanMs. Julie TaylorDavid & Anna ThomasAlison Thoreau & Lou VasquezDoug TildenLily J. ToneyIn Memory of Cathy TophamCharles Lee WalkupMr. David Weber & Mrs. Renu AgrawalThe Weiss Family
Antonio, Karen, Lucas, & Felipe Westphalen
Robert A. Wilkins, Sr.Ms. Lynne WindfeldtMr. & Mrs. David WintonMary & Michael WolfeCookie Wong & Jim ChanteloupMr. & Ms. Gene ZastrowGary & Linda Zellerbach
B EN EFAC TO R S$300-$599
Anonymous (8)Jonathan AabergFabio Pires Araujo-Michael J. AckerJohn AdairNeslihan AkbasMs. Lana AlberLarry Alden & Colette ArmandDr. Lyman & Peggy AlexanderJose Allen & Irvenia WatersJuergen & Carola AllgayerMs. Catherine Allman & Mr. Glenn
SnyderMs. Marina AlyeaMr. Abhishek AnandMadhu Anand & the NijagalsAdrienne Anderson & Frances ParhamJacqueline Amanda SweeneyRajiv Santos AndradeMr. & Mrs. Tuck AndressMs. & Mr. Clair AnsticeMr. Dennis AntenoreDavid Appelbaum & Celia CanfieldLiria Arcal & William D. MurryMr. Paul ArensonChristopher Arnold loves SFJAZZ!
Anonymous (3)Cheryl C. Arnold & John H.
FrykmanEdwin & Nancy Lee BradleyMichele Cobble & Michelle
EcheniqueRuss & Jessie CohenJane A. Cook
Rafael CostasDonald W. Derheim & Diane
MaileyHinda GilbertM. Brett GladstoneRay & Victoria GreenleafVirginia HayesBannus & Cecily Hudson
Donna Franklin HunterRon & Duffy HurwinPaula-Jo (PJ) HusackBud & Fran JohnsSydney Lagier & Doug WachtelDavid S. LeinbachBarbara Z & Barry X LynnAlison & Michael Mauzé
Rebecca Schumacher & Guido Piccinini
Susan ShawlGail SinquefieldDaphne & Stuart WellsBob & Sandi WrightMark Zitter & Jessica Nutik Zitter
LEGACY CIRCLE We are grateful to the following visionary donors whose legacy gifts support the future of SFJAZZ.
For information on the Legacy Circle, please visit SFJAZZ.org/support/legacy.
MEMBERSHIP We thank the following Members for their Annual Fund gifts made through Sept 14, 2017.
For information on SFJAZZ Membership, please see page 14.
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Ed Conlon, Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Co.
John Stern & Susan Anderes
Jerry & Mary Street
Fran A. Streets & Heather M. Streets
Craig & Carol Summers
Evan Susser
D. Sweeney & D. Thomas
Marjorie A Swig
Ragesh Tangri & Daralyn Durie
James Thommes & Martin Majchrowicz
Julie Thompson
Pasha & Laney Thornton
Stacey Thoyre & Timothy Runde
Dr. László Tökés
Robin & Norman Traub
Steven Tucker
William Tucker & Deborah Romer
David Ulevitch
Patricia Unterman & Tim Savinar
Jenever J. Utsey
José Varela
The Wildcat Cove Foundation
Cathi Vogel
Antoinette M. von dem Hagen
Peter A. Wald & Christina Hall
Martin P. Wall
Ms. Renee Ward
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Washington
Darla K. Watanabe
Sybille Watel
Watson Family
Ms. Kerry Faith Weddington
Enid Victoria Weiser
Dan Weiss & Dr. Carl Herbert
Gerald & Lucie Weissman
Mr. Sanford Weitzner & Ms. Judy Weil
Daniel & Marie Welch
Mari & Rusty Williams
David Williamson
The Guillot Wilson Family Fund
Drs. Warner & Greta Wims
Mr. Abraham Yang & Ms. Felice Roe
Asher Yanich
Diana C. Yee
Robert & Sharon Yoerg
Shariq Yosufzai & Brian James
Ms. Tracy Young & Mr. Ralph Gootee
Zacks & Freedman PC
Dr. Robert & Mrs. Charley Zeches
Lucille & Norman ZilberLucille & Norman Zilber
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Andi & David ArrickMs. Judith ArrigoMr. Bernard AshcraftJan & Chuck AskinRobin Assali & Lani HogeKing & Ann AuMr. & Mrs. Len AuerbachEllison & Leila AugsburgerMs. Nicole AvrilMs. Susan BabukaGeorge Badger & Barbara BeersteinBrian & Leslie BakerMs. Charles Zetta BakerMr. & Mrs. Scott BakerLovin Jazz! Samir & Rohit BakhshiMr. & Ms. David L. BallatiCynthia & Dan BanksMr. Aldo Barbaglia & Ms. Beverly WalkerMelinda Stephanie BarberaRita Barela & Thomas SeligmanRalph Emery BarhydtBeth BarkerThe Barone FamilyMarti Baroody & Michael JosephMaureen Barry & Michael StantonDr. Michael Battista & Dr. Pamela RaySusanne C. BaumThe Bauschka FamilyMr. Gary BeanMr. Gary BebermanMarcy & Jim BeckRobert E Beer, MDJudith S. Gable & David I. BellDennis BellJames R. BellRick BennettMr. Rafaa BensalemMr. Steve Benting & Ms. E Margaret
WartonMs. Norisa BerardiMr. Cynthia BerglezBill & Bari BerryDave BettsMr. Michael Bien & Ms. Jane KahnKaren BilleciMecca Billings NelsonAaron BinnsDr. Jim BirdMs. Janet BirenbaumThe Law Offices of Steven Birnbaum,
San RafaelMr. Jeff BirrenThe Bizzarri FamilySusan BlancoJason Bland & Kristen FriendCharles BleadonDenis ThibeaultMs. & Cindy BlockSandy BlockRobert & Patricia BlomerthJordan & Judy BloomMark & Recia BlumenkranzRobert & Inez BlumenthalNeil A. BoatrightBrian Bock & Susan RosinIn Memory of Monte A. Bolmer 91-15Mr. Tipple's Recording StudioOssie Gomez & Carol Borden-GomezKJFB & ALHWilliam Borter & Nancy HarmonMr. & Mrs. Bernard BoudreauxMs. Bea Bowles & Terry ClarkeWhere words fail, music speaks
(H.C.A). Mark & Tracy B.Dr. & Mrs. Alan N. BoyarMichael & Alex BoydMr. Steven BradyMark Braverman + William HoelCal & Patty Brenneman
Aidan S. BrodyBen BrooksHarold Brooks FamilyDavid Brossard & Sally BeckMr. & Ms. Joseph BrownMr. Michael K. BrownRobert & Michelle BrownMr. George Buffington & Ms. Debra
BloomfieldGloria & Jerome BurkeScott Michael BurnsDr. Steven BurrallJohn Alexander BurtonJethro S BuschDavid Butler Family FoundationMs. Patricia ButlerWilliam ByerleyRobert CanihanMr. & Mrs. Martin CablkSheryl & Greg CahillMs. Donna CalameMr. James Calvert Jr. & Ms. Wendy
WarrenZoila Calvo-PerezMagentamanMs. CampfieldMr. John CaouetteMs. Libi CapeNancy & John CapitanioMr. Bert CarelliHoward CarpenterMs. Diane Carr & Mr. Jim CurrenMario Antonio CarringtonMrs. & Mr. Ann CarrollMartha Abbene & Tony CarrollTiia CarswellJanet CarterLaura Castellanos & Teresa CaffeseLeslie CastroalcinaCindy CerdanHoward Chabner & Michele De ShaLovina ChahalDavid Chambers & Nicole InfiestaDon & Eunice CheeJuliana C. ChenAngeli & George ChengMartin PescadorSusan Y. ChoeMr. Johnson ChowStephanie & Robert ChristmasJessica Church & Enoch W. KennettLinda Cicero & Robert KennedyMs. Deihleen ClaffeyArdie & Mary Lee ClarkDr. Ronald & Mrs. Rosemarie ClarkMs. Susan A. Cluff & Mr. Neil RudolphScott, Peggy, Colin & Matthew CmielLawrence S Cohen, MDJessie & Russ CohenMr. Mark ColinMr. & Mrs. Kyle T. CollardRobert Collura & Candace BarnesMr. Spencer CommonsFrancis ConnellyMs. Marilyn CooperWayne & Geri CooperMs. Erica CopelandMr. & Mrs. Douglas CorleyIsabelle CorsetMs. Susan CotaMr. Robert Couly & Ms. Marianna
AugustLouis Lozano & Christina Courcier pay
tribute to Nina SimoneMeredith R. CoveyMr. James CowanJill Cowan & Stephen DavisAnne Coyle & Linda BaconMichael F. Coyne, Jr.
Ms. Cubie CrawfordSZ Crawford & Cubie CrawfordMs. Candice CriderIn Memory of Don & Eleanor CrossleyCrowell FamilyMs. & Mr. Patricia CruzMrs. Lisa Crystal & Mr. Mark HoutsMr. Wilson CurleMalcolm Berry aka "Mr. Tibbs"Mr. Ben CurtisAmy & Scott DadichAlix DaguinDr. & Mrs. Owen L. DanielsJonathan & Kamariah DascolaErin DaughenbaughMr. Edmundo DavilaCarol Davis & Joel MarcusJennifer DavisPhilip & Beverly DavisMr. Russell DavisPeter & Nicole DawesMs. Laura J. DawsonMoira Dawson & Elizabeth DeeleyAudrey E. & Nerisa L. de JesusMr. & Mrs. Michael de la CuestaRalph DeadwylerMrs. Beth O. DeatleyMs. Quinn Delaney & Mr. Wayne JordanLes & Leslie DemanMarvin DennisGary Victor DeppChar Devich & Alana DevichKevin DeYager & Kewchang Lee, M.D.Mr. Felix Diaz & Ms. Jessica ContrerasKaryn R. DiGiorgio & Steven J. SattlerMag DimondDan Dodd & Hiro EnokidaIn Memory of Angus Jefferson DoddsJay Dold & Shannon HallMr. David DonnerMary F. Donovan & James E. DevineJack W DooleyMs. Diana DornRichard Drury & Irene SungMr. Lee DruxmanAndrew DubowskiJoan DuffieldDuffy & Giles Laugh Love ListenMrs. & Mr. Karine DunningMs. Carol L. DutraElizabeth & Alan DyeKathleen Egan & Rod FergusonMs. Sylvia J. Egan & Mr. Kelsey CouttsThomas Ellebie, Jr. & Paula K. MathisGregory & Kathy EllisSandy EmersonMr. Nathan S. Emery & Ms. Marina ChowMs. Jean EntineCmdr. Philip Erdberg, IVMs. Shaari ErgasThe Eshman FamilyWallace EtterbeekMr. Michael EvanhoeSteven A EvansMs. Emily EverdingZachary & Robin EverettMs. Annette FajardoThe Farukh FamilyMr. Wayne L. FeinsteinMr. Frank FelicelliEdward G FernandezMs. Jane FerreroCarolyn Zecca FerrisTed FeylerJay & Sue FieldMr. James Finberg & Ms. Melanie PiechMs. Susan FinneganD.F.X. Fischer-GravesMrs. Deedee Fisher & Mr. Matthew
McBradyDebra & Morris FlaumMr. Arthur FletcherMr. & Mrs. Michael FloraEthan, Natasha & Douglas FongJeffrey A. Foran & Susan MurinMr. Stephen FosterCasey FowlerMr. Louis Fox & Ms. Nashua KalilMr. Brooks FrankMr. Robert FrankDeborah, Luke, Lila Rose FrenchSheree & Jerry FriedmanMr. Michael Frontera & Ms. Aimee
JohnsonRaj & John FryJoyce GagnonDaniel Gahr & Shirin RazaMr. Michael GainesSusan & Sean GallagherAntonio GallardoJulio Cesar Garay Garcia & Curtis
DennisonJohn Garcia & Arcy LedezmaStephen & Allison GarciaTodd GarrettMs. Michele Garside & Mr. Bob
McCarthyRenata GasperiMichelina GauthierDr. Paul & Rosemary GauthierBrooks GeikenAdrian & Lola GelbMitchell GelbardVadim GeshelKayvaan GhassemiehLyra A. Ghose & Pok Yong CheeLena GikkasCraig GillilandIan Gilmore & Stacey PangMr. Mitchell M. GitinMr. Serban GiuroiuNathaniel GleasonRaymond V. GlynnKathryn & Fred GoldmanMr. Daniel Phil Gonzales & Ms. Barbara
Linda Palaby-GonzalesMr. Gustavo A. Gonzalez & Ms. Erika
RubiKK Wealth Advisors, Karen GoodfriendCorey Goodman & Marcia BarinagaRobert Goodwin, Jr.Pamela Gordon & John MarvinScott & Vicki GordonGower-McKean FamilyMs. Judith GraboyesTom & Angie GrafRobert & Barbara GrantRosa-Linda FregosoGeoffrey & Marcia GreenBrian GreendahlJody & Joe GreenhalghGeorge GreenleafSusan Greenleaf & Jeff WhippsTodd R. Gregorian & Abigail GeeKen & Erica GregoryDr. Curt & Vicki GroningaMichael Gropper, MD & Lynn Westphal,
MDDick GrosbollDr. Gary Grossman, PhD & Mattheus
DahlbergKris M. GrossmanMs. Tracy Grubbs & Mr. Richard TaylorMr. & Ms. Claude GruenIrene Grutchfield & craig BlackmanMr. Jackson R. Gualco & Barbara Dillon
GualcoArnaud & Isabel Guerrand
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PATRONS & BENEFACTORS CONTINUED
Maureen GuidettiAlejandra GuillenRoberta Guise & John RohoskyJoir-dan Gumbs & Kimberly TranFrank GutierrezMr. Thomas GwynErika Rose HaffnerKen & Vera HaganChristian HalabyAlfred D. & Sharlene L. HallJeffrey & Kathy HamiltonSamuel & Christina HamnerMs. Doralice T. HandalBarry Handon & Micheline HandonVida, Jeff, Jared & MatthewMr. Ryan Harlow-NakanoMs. Christine HarrisMr. Albert J. Harrison, IIClaude Harrison & Byrhonda LyonsSara B. HartJon HarveyJayne Hastedt & Jamshed GhandhiAnn HatchMargherita & Edward HawthorneMr. Eric Hayashi & Mrs. Sharon A. FeesMr. & Mrs. William R. Hearst IIIMr. Peter Heinecke & Ms. Kathryn
BowsherMr. John HeinsiusLarry & Rebekah HelzelKC HendersonMichael HennahaneThorkild R. Henriksen, DenmarkMr. & Mrs. Brian HermanBob Hermann & Dan JoraanstadMary Hernandez & Michael TerryDwight & Carol HerringGeorge & PJ HerringJoyce Hicks & Eric BehrensDr. & Mrs. Kevin R HilerMs. Dorothy L. HillStephanie Hill & Che RudkoTimothy Hill & Betsy StromeAnnette & Ralf HillebrandMs. & Mr. Laurie HindesKelly HiramotoMr. Karl HittelmanCarol Ann HoKha Hoang & Tony G. NegriWil & Carolyn HobbsSusan Hogeland & Nancy MazzaDwight Holing & Ann NotthoffSteve & Angie HollandMr. Dennis HollingsworthGlenn HolsclawMr. & Mrs. Eliot HoltzmanEmily HonigMr. Bruce & Dr. Mary HopewellMs. Connie HopkinsMr. & Mrs. Bob HopperMr. Ross HopperGrace Horikiri & Pat FongMs. Gloria HornsNorman Hotz & Kathleen CallahanLinda & Larry HowellMr. Jonathan HsuJames HuckabayDr. Monika L. HudsonMs. Raashina Humayun & Mr. Vishal
GauriMr. Donald HunterLana P. HurteauRon & Duffy HurwinMr. Jay Huston & Dr. Patricia DangMs. Margy HutchisonSkip & Betsy HutchisonMichael & Yuki IchiriuMs. & Mr. Roberta IntraterEsther & Michael IppolitoRuss Irwin & Fay MarkMr. Stanford Ishihara
Ms. Mary IshisakiMarianne Sullivan & Brian IsobeDave & Thomy IuppaKenji L. IwataFran Jackler & Will NelsonFern Scott JacksonOra L. Jackson (In Memory of my
Mother)Jenn Jackson & Meredith MayKatherine Elizabeth JacksonDr. Stuart Jacobs & Ms. Stephanie
StevensonUwe JacobsMr. & Mrs. Neil JacobsonMr. Christopher JaegerMichaele JamesRobin JaquithJeffrey L. JavitsWalter Jebe & Deborah ScharfetterMary & Tom JenningsBud JohnsBrian & Christina JohnsonMs. Elizabeth JohnsonFlam & Slip "How My Heart Sings"Nancy Johnson & Steven PoulosMr. Wilbur JohnsonAriel B. Jones & Kathleen RyderMr. & Ms. Kevin JonesMalcolm Jones & Sandi BlodgettMr. Martin Jones & Ms. Olivia Moore-
JonesDave & Jolene JordanMs. Valerie JosephDennis & Pam JoyceKarl Kadon & Angela MatsushitaScott & Susy KalkinMichael & Hillary KambourJane Kaplan & Donatello BonatoJoan & Kenneth KaplanLawrence JuliAnne KaplanMs. Barbara KarlMr. Perry KarsenMr. David KasleMs. Molly Kauffman & Mr. William
BonnettRose & Thomas KausekThank you Mike & AlisonBob Keeble & Linda SeemanGene & Mary Grace KeenanChris & Yvonne KeeneKathryn KerseyMr. Darryl KeyesMs. Carol KeysStefan J. KeyserMr. Dexter KhouryAmandeep KhuranaCatherine Soojung KimThorsten Kimmel & Kristin StegerDr. Amy Kindrick & Dr. Ramona DoyleGina King & Matt FriendIlan Laurel Lobovits KinoriJohn KirikosChuck Kissner & Cary Orr-KissnerTommy Deschaine, MusicianThe Klaiman FamilyPaul Klein & Caroline BehlerMr. & Ms. Frank R. Kline Jr.Jennifer & Mike KnapekJames KnoxRick Koffey & Barbara ThrasherDavid Kolonay & Melissa O'ConnorMs. Carla Koren & Mr. Neal ParishMr. & Mrs. Robert KorsanDouglas KoshlandSherie KoshoverAnantharam/KothavaleMaksim KouznetsovMr. Bill Kramer & Melissa CadwalladerJeff Kramer - Kind of BlueAnnette & David KranzlerMr. & Mrs. Steve Krieger
William & Thomas "Bon" KtsanesRichard KuczynskiSteve & Karen KuklinJordan KurlandMs. Beatrice KushnerNicole Kyner & Daniel WeinbergStephen & Vanessa LambrightDavid Landis & Sean DowdallJalyn Tani & Lance LangJordan Lang & Terrie KerthMr. James LarsonThe Lauzé-Yesayian FamilyLouis LavigneMs.Gloria Lawrence & Mr. Matt RossSusan, Alec, Jenni & Kelly LeeMs. Diane LeeKatherine Lee & Jason ChowNancy Lee & Ed BradleyMitra & Surendra LeleMr. Thomas Lenk & Yen Nguyen-LenkMr. Martin LesinskiMs. Helen Leung & Mr. Bruce McNamaraMichael Levin, PsyDMs. Nadine Phyllis Levin & Mr. James
AbramsDiane & Tom LevisonTamara LightfootSteven LilesJeffrey & Toshie LimPaul & Lois LinMs. Betsy LinderWilliam & Pamela LindsayDaniel & Sharon Little O'HaraSian LlewellynPaulette Long & Don HoweCynthia Holladay LoosleyDr. & Mrs. Jeffrey C. LopesMs. Estela Lopez & Mr. Haywood GilliamMr. Richard LopezThomas & Jennifer LoucksBetty J. LouieMs. Lenore LouieDennis & Vivian LowGary LowRoger M. LowCarlton & Alta LoweWarren Lubensky FamilyLinda LuceroMr. David M. LuchettiMr. Mark LudwigJanet & Carsten LundeLeslie LurieMs. Patricia LurieDr. & Mrs. Jay S. LuxenbergMs. Jan F. MaakestadSugeet Manchanda & Sanjeev MadanMs. Jody Mahoney & Mr. Ira FreydkisMs. & Mr. Joanne MakeeverDr. & Mrs. Jay MallMs. Keri MallonJulin Maloof & Stacey HarmerCarol J Mancke & Richard C SpencerMelissa N. ManganaanMilan MangeskarStephen & Elizabeth MangumMr. & Mrs. Richard A. MarconiMr. Lawrence MarcusPhil & Kathy Marshall FamilyMr. & Mrs. Glenn MartinMarc & Lois MartinPete Mastromonaco & Ellis Hsu-
MastromonacoMs. Rebeca MauleonJazz can't hurt you.Mr. & Mrs. James D. MayolBrian JohnsonMs. Marie McCallumKeith & Janet McCandlessMr. Wilbert McCaulleyMr. & Mrs. David McClureMs. Ann Grace McCoy & Barbara Canida
Ms. Catherine McCrackenMcCracken Jazz MessengersRob & Stevie McCulloughBrent McDonald & Eliza WooMrs. Shakeya A. McDowMs. Marci McElmanMs. Patrice McElroyLinda M. McKayMs. Linda McKenzieKevin & Margo McKinnonAnn & Matt McWrightBaDaRoMaJustin, Erin, Carter & William MeekMr. Thomas MeeksRobin & Andrew MeiselSylvia & Stephen MelikianMr. & Mrs. David MelnickRaul A Mendez Adrienne L Mendez 17Dennis G. Mesina & Sylvia V. AdrianoDiane & Tony MetoyerMs. Allison MetzJohn MeyerCharles & Laura MeyersCoy & Sal MezaBill Michaelis & Dinah VerbyMs. Gina MickasMr. & Mrs. Frank MillerThe Miller-Davis FamilyMs. Melinda MillsArthur J. MischeauxCarla Rebecca & John Peter MitchlerRobert Mittelstadt & Lynda SpenceMr. Francisco Molieri & Mr. Peter F.
GettnerSue MolinariThomas MoloneyMarie Monradpelotone llcAnne & Lynn MonthavenAmy Moore & Mychal McCabeMr. Jerry MooreBob & Paulette MooreLije Morgan & Tam MorganAston MotesMs. Ann M. MullisThe Murelli PeopleMs. Jenny MurrayMark Musial & Jeanette AthertonLaurence W Nagel & Jean R GleasonMr. & Mrs. Koichiro NakajimaMr. & Mrs. Jason NarinMs. Malia NarruhnBehruz Nassre & Atoosa RezaiProf. Charlan J. NemethMs. Ernestine NettlesJan NeufeldBrad Newman I/L/M/O Goldie BergJim Newman & Jane IvoryVan NguyenErin NiehausKenneth & Grace NittaCarol & Richard NitzAlfred NorekJaney NormanMr. Lyle W. NortonBrian & Julie Novak-McSweeneyThe Nussbacher FamilyMr. & Mrs. Bruce NyeLori O'BrienMs. Pat ObuchowskiDavid OdatoHelen W O'HanlonDr. Steven OkuhnIn Loving Memory of John Paul FerraraJohn & Cindy OlivierPaul Olsen & Mark BurnsFaith O'NealBrian & Cynthia O'NeillDean Ornish, M.D.LaDene OtsukiMr. & Mrs. Wil Owens
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Sudhir R PaiDavid & Bebe PalinMr. Zeese PapanikolasMr. & Mrs. Will ParishMichael Parrish & Karen GilesMrs. Richard ParsonsRekha PatelBruce PatonElizabeth R. PattersonAdam Paul & Sarah BreivisMs. & Ms. Alakananda PaulLinda Rae Paul & Stephen B. SandersLisle PayneRobert PeaglerLynn & Andrew Bayly-PearceMr. Nolan PennJ. Ines Peralta Hernandez & Michelle
GonzalesGustavo & Monika PerezJoshua & Carla Perissinotto FelcianoMs. Victoria PerkinsSusan PetersonHonoring Kathleen FowlerSusan PfieferChristopher & Marsha PhillipsElise PhillipsMr. Julien PhillipsMs. Patricia PeperMr. & Mrs. Tuong PhungMs. Patricia Picou GreenDrake & Sally PikeNoelle & Jim PillsburyMs. Ann PirieMr. Peter Platt & Ms. Nancy FeeKirk PohlEdward PohlmanCarolyn Schwab Pomerantz & Gary
PomerantzLee & Harvey L. PoppelJan & Russ PottsMr. D.A. PowellIn Memory of James Byron HallLeslie & Mark PowersClaire & Cappy PrattKitty & Lee PriceJohn Prichard, Sr. & Pamela BelknapMaxwell Pritt & Sara AminzadehRyan ProchDan Purcell & Heather HanlyStephen D. PurcellSudhir PuriRobin PurohitFamilian MamisMr. Richard Quint"De tal palo tal astilla" Jorge & Gianella
QuipuzcoLynnie & Steve RabinowitshAbraham RaherAlfred Raju & Ann-Margaret RajuPat & Gil RaposoRobert RayeMr. & Mrs. Martin ReeseSandra & Allen ReibmanMs. Karen RelucioVictoria L. RexRaúl G. ReyesReynolds FamilyChad & Shawna RichardMr. Kevin J. Riley & Mrs. Thais SalgadoJordan S RinkerEdward & Gloria RiordanMr. & Mrs. Jorge RiveraMack & Deborah RoachDeborah RobbinsLarry & Shiela RobertsonMurphy & Wayne RobinsEdmund & Monica RobinsonJames & Kyoko RobinsonLesly & Rob RobinsonMaria T. RobinsonMr. David Rockwell
Mr. Michael RodriguesDeborah Rogers & Kary VegaEstelle Rogers & Harold KwalwasserLynn Olivia Cameron RogersMichelle RogowAnne & Martin RoherScot Rohrer & Anne Scanlan-RohrerRandy Roig & Ellen SampsonJeremy RoschelleMr. David Rose & Ms. Julie L.
GerberdingAlfred & Kathleen RossiMr. & Mrs. Arthur RothErin Rothfuss & Brian WatanabeMr. Stephen B. Ruben & Dr. Marcia
RubenTara RudmanFrank Ruggirello & Linda RichardsonThe Sunjams FoundationAdam & Summer Ryan & FamilyJudge & Mrs. Kevin V. RyanThomas Ryckman & Pamela Wilson-
RyckmanThe Safer Sole FamilyMichael SakamotoSally Sample MD & Claire FinneDiane SanchezLaurie C. SanchezTim SanchezMr. Darrell SandefordMatt & Susan SandersGretchen & James SandlerJaimie Sanford & Ted StoreyMs. Deborah Santana & Mr. Carl LumblyTatjana Sarvan Weinstein & Vladmir
WeinsteinCarmen Saura & Manish KothariMs. Ayako SawanoboriCarol ScanlonSusan SchaefferMs. & Mr. Susan SchatzbergMr. & Mrs. Kenneth SchaufMr. & Ms. Dirk SchenkkanIn Memory Stanley J. SchickJulie Schmittdiel & Jason KuTomas Schoenberg & Lynn SignorelliTaylor SchollmaierSam Schuchat & Ilana DeBareThe Schulman Family, Napa CATonia Wisman & David SchwartzMr. Michael Schwartz & Ms. Tamar
FormanTina SegroveMs. Jeanette SengMarci Seville & Zbyszek SufletaKian ShafaeVerna ShaheenConnie & Kevin ShanahanMr. Ted ShanerBrenda Buckhold Shank, MD, PhDIn Loving Memory of Sonny BekkerMr. & Mrs. James ShaughnessyLynn SheeneCharles SherKathy & Len ShermanSteve Shevick & Linda MacKenzieThe Shivinsky FamilyRobert "Bob" ShoffnerDr. Julie & Mr. Lawrence ShubertKristen Shue WasiakLen Shustek & Donna DubinskyEric Siegel & FamilyDrs. Michael Siegel & Sharyn SolishEdward & Denise SilicaniSpecs & Sonia SimmonsUnforgettable - Pat & George SingMr. Stephen SingerMr. & Mrs. Amit SinghalMs. Gretchen SleeperRandy Sloan & Sasha MatchDr. Anne W. SmithMr. & Mrs. Don Smith
Douglass SmithJane Smith & Michael CreedonFor Woody Gene & Maryla GailMr. & Mrs. Kermit SmithMr. Stephen H. Smith CEOMr. Abraham SnyderPeter & Kate DeHaasJill SolleEdna SouzaJustin Sowa & Blythe SheldonMr. Tom SpaldingAnn & James SpencerMr. Theodore Spencer, IIIEthan Mickey SpiegelMs. Michele SpitzMs. Suzanne SpitzJeff St. OngeStabler FamilyScott T. Stapleton & Cynthia G. StarkeyMr. & Ms. Kevin SteinerMr. Victor Stern & Ms. Dorothy A.
RugglesSusanne StevensMr. Keith StevensonChristopher StewartMs. Loren StolleMs. H. Delight Stone & Mr. Clifford CurryMs. & Mr. Jocelynn StoneStorey FamilyBuck Strewler & Anne FabinyJames Stricker & Mary Jean StempienPatricia & Marc StrohleinKL StroudRichard Strunin & Marcia LuisiMr. Nitin SubhedarMr. Eddie SudolMr. & Mrs. David SundingJoe & Laurie SuttlePhyllis R. SuttonJeffrey Swanger & Catherine WhiteEsta SwigJake RickardAlbert & Debbie TamBill Tamayo & Debbie LeeProfessor Alan M. Taylor & Professor
Claire M. WatersMr. Harrison D. TaylorMr. James K. Taylor, IIIMr. Mark Taylor & Mrs. Geralyne GongMrs. Naomi TaylorMr. Rick TellerMr. & Mrs. Alex ThiemeChris & Eliza ThomasJeff & Katherine ThompsonMs. Deborah ThomsonCarl ThorwaldsenMr. Bill TiedemanJaakko TiistolaJames TitusPhilip Tomas & P. Joseph GrassoLo Toney loves SFJAZZMs. Susan TonjumMs. M. Christine TorringtonMs. Preeva Tramiel & Ms. Sara KaderlanShirley & Michael TraynorTrezise & ReynoldsLangston & Taffy TriggThe Trivedi FamilyA. Rymee Trobaugh & Whitney CouchMs. Linda TrueMr. D. David TrujilloMarq Truscott, FASLAMs. Natasha TsuiMs. Beverly TuckerMr. & Mrs. Jackson TungGeorgia R. TurnerKathy & Floyd TurnquistChristopher TuttleJohn Tuttle & Natasha HaugnesLynne TwistJeffrey Unruh & Susan Laub
Mr. Sagar Vaidya & Ms. Rachna Agarwalla
Paul & Kristin VaisMr. & Ms. John ValenteThe Van Dyck & Van Vliet FamilyMr. Leon Van SteenFrancisco Varela & daughter, ElenaMs. Laurie VargasRichard & Janet VassarVirginia VegaMs. Barbara Velline & Mr. Jonathan
DearmanMs. Lea Ver & Mr. Paul MartinEduardo Vergara & Monica Ruiz-
NoriegaDr. Ishan VestErnie VisicoTing & Randy VogelClaudia & Nicola VolpiJudith Wagner & James ZeregaKenneth & Christina WaldeckJennifer WaldonMarilyn Waller & Doron WeinbergMr. William WangDana Michelle Washington - 217Mark & Keely WatsonJane Wattenberg & Dr. Samuel ChaseRichard & Patricia WeaverKeith WeedRichard & Janine WeicheMr. Kenneth WeinbergRobert & Jodi WeisPalmer, Ethan, Amelia, Ruthie WeissThe Weissman FamilyJohn Welsh & Chiaré HwangMs. Michelle WempeTheodore W. Weston, Jr.Mr. David WhaleyThe Wiley FamilyChristian & Nathan WilliamsDee & C.T. WilliamsEmily Papert WilliamsGwendolyn W. WilliamsHugh Williams & Evan WilliamsChristine & Michael WilliamsMs. & Mr. Michelle WilliamsBrenda & Vernon WilliamsPaul W. WillihnganzFrank WilsonMr. & Mrs. Jai WilsonProf. James R. WilsonDr. Janice Belinda WilsonAlice WingwallJon & Jill WinstonMr. Michael Jonathan Witte MD & Ms.
Babs KavanaughFor Stan Wolfberg who played & loved
jazz. NancyMr. Richard Wolitz & Mr. Stephen E.
FollansbeeSue & Dick WollackBarbara & Howard WollnerArden WongMs. Chris G. WongLaura Woo in Memory of Cecilia WooMr. & Mrs. Robert WrightRobert M. WrightCrystal Wu & Allen MaElaine Wu & Seth FreemanMs. Amanda WulfstatChoong YangMr. Richard A. YanowitchDennis Yarak & Margaret BeckerSetsuko Yoshimura & Kirk MoonMs. Evelyn YturraldeDr. Viktor & Demet ZekeriyaZemlicka-MartinChristina & Philip ZimbardoKaren Zito
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STAFFEXECUTIVEDonald Derheim Chief Executive Officer
Randall Kline Founder & Executive Artistic Director
Traci O’Hagan Executive Administrator & Board Liaison
MARKETING TJ Gorton Director of Marketing
Marshall Lamm Publicist
Rusty Aceves Marketing Manager
Teddy Hutcherson Marketing Production Manager
Ross Eustis Digital Marketing Specialist
Jill Deitch Advertising & Media Sponsorship
Michelle Anderson Graphic Designer
Nick Ashby Web Producer
Justin Walters Tessitura Operations & Analytics Manager
ARTISTICLilly Schwartz Artistic Producer
Aaron Johnson Associate Artistic Manager
Jeanette Wong Associate Artistic Manager
Eric Barreto-Maymi Artistic Administrative Assistant
BOX OFFICEMontra Egerton Box Office Operations Assistant Manager
Bel Bran Group Sales & Retail Box Office Assistant Manager
Christina Atienza Customer Service Associate
Jing Bentley Customer Service Associate
Brian Herman Customer Service Associate
Trace Hollenbeck Customer Service Associate
Juanita Lam Customer Service Associate
Erasmo Martinez Customer Service Associate
Eugenio Moleiro Customer Service Associate
Autumn Tuckson Customer Service Associate
Margarita Umagat Customer Service Associate
EDUCATIONRebeca Mauleón Director of Education
Jef Stott Digital Resources & Production Coordinator
Erin Putnam Ensemble Manager
Vanessa Varela School Programs Manager
Jasmarie Murry School Programs Coordinator
Jamahn Lee School Programs Assistant
Imani Hollingworth Community Outreach Coordinator
Sheba Aaberg School Program Liason
Veronica Limcaco Education Administrative Assistant
DEVELOPMENTBarrett Shaver Director of Development
Cynthia Mei Individual Giving Director
Emily Everding Associate Director, Development Events
Katiti Crawford Donor Engagement Director
Kate Goldstein Grants Manager
Kellyn Lopes Senior Manager, Membership
Lindsay Fyffe Leaders Circle Manager
Tyler Wanshura Major Gifts Officer
Steven Loscutoff Donor Services Assistant
Josh Abess Donor Services Assistant
Esther Flaharty Events Associate
Erika Kieffer Donor Services Coordinator
RENTALS Rachel Smith Rental Sales & Hospitality Manager
Tom Hansen Rentals Manager
PRODUCTIONMichael j graphix Director of Production
Amy Heiden Technical Manager
Michelle Travers Production Administrator
Josh Badura Event Technician
Martin Carmona Audio Engineer
Maya Finlay Audio Engineer
Leah Hammond Lead Artist Assistant
Colby Jensen Event Technician Coordinator
Henriette Lenssen Logistics Coordinator
Blake Manship Lighting Director
Christian Vela Senior Production Manager
Tony Wilson Stage Manager
Masanori Yura Chief Audio Engineer
Chris Edwards Assistant Production Manager
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATIONKaren H. Chreston Director of Finance
Barbara Velline Controller
Tommy To Senior Accountant
Paulette Galiothe Accounting Supervisor
Taz McDonald Human Resource Manager
OPERATIONS Mount V. Allen lll Director of Operations
Tina Segrove Facility Operations Manager
Thor Baliwas Facility Maintenance Technician
Steve Shiotsu Office Manager
Harry Hoang Applications Specialist
Glenn Larsen Audience Services Manager
Lucie Faulknor House Manager
Lizzie Lesch House Manager
Mark Rosengarden House Manager
Claire Tremblay House Manager
Erica Andracchio House Usher
Dustyn August House Usher
Carmel Hall House Usher
George Koster House Usher
Ty Lindemans House Usher
Stephanie Lum House Usher
Cheryl Martin House Usher
Michael McKinney House Usher
Elizabeth Mitropoulos House Usher
Devika Parmar House Usher
Erin Raber House Usher
Melinda Stefanski House Usher
Jasmin Tomas House Usher
Martha Walters House Usher
Steven Weiss House Usher
George Willis House Usher
Lynne Windfeldt House Usher
Jamie Zimmer House Usher
Martha Walters House Usher
Samuel Abhaya House Usher
Robyn Sandberg House Usher
Ann Jackson House Usher
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VOLUNTEERSWe wish to recognize our volunteers for their invaluable support. The service they provide to our members, patrons and staff is essential to our efforts. Thank you SFJAZZ volunteers!
To learn more about volunteering opportunities with SFJAZZ, please send email to: [email protected]
VOLUNTEERS WITH OVER 500 HOURS IN SERVICE TO SFJAZZ CENTER
Desne Ahlers
Marina Alyea
Norisa Berardi
Ellen Chang
Monica Conrady
Annette Fajardo
Christopher Fishel
Dexter Khoury
Penney Mitchell
Jon Rosenthal
Beverly Schniper
Jill Solle
Eddie Sudol
Denise Ward
Anita Watkins
Evelyn Yturralde
VOLUNTEERS WITH OVER 250 HOURS IN SERVICE TO SFJAZZ CENTER
John Adam
Francoise Blanchard
Lynn Breger
Francis DeLeon
Debbie Eng
Will Getter
Roberta Gonzales-Gregg
Bruce Grimes
Paula Groves
Judie Guerriero
Barb Hauser
Susan Hon
Connie Hopkins
Kathy Kay
Julie Kimball
Barry Lesch
Maria Matsu
Guy Purks
Michael Rudman
Jean-Margaret Strauss
Virgil Skipton
Linda Stewart
Marie Womack-McCallum
Anita Watkins
Marie Womack-McCallum
VOLUNTEERS WITH OVER 100 HOURS IN SERVICE TO SFJAZZ CENTER
Joan Adam
Miriam Alper
Jeff Bellerose
Josh Bleier
Gail Blumberg
Leslie Brott
Natascha Cadet
Beth Cataldo
Elizabeth Cervantes
Timothy Charles
Patricia Crosby
Michelle Fajardo
Shelly Ginenthal
Di Harris
Benjamin Heskett
Stefani Hillman
Ariel Jones
Patricia Keenan
Kate Kilbourne
Allen Klein
Michael LaBriola
Valerie Lee
Charles Legier
Rosamaria Legier
Terri Massin
Stuart Brinin
Scott Chernis
Ronald Davis
Bill Evans
James Knox
Grason Littles
Rick Swig
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BOX OFFICE 201 Franklin Street (at Fell) San Francisco, CA 94102
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Print-at-home: $5/ticket
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PARKINGPerforming Arts Garage Civic Center Garage California Parking Place 2 Park Douglas Parking
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Muni Metro: Van Ness Station Civic Center Station
BART:
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