The 2010 San Francisco Jazz spring season kicks off in a big way this weekend.
The festivities begin Friday with two shows, at 8 and 10:30 p.m., by Cuban pianist Issac Delgado at San Francisco's Bimbo's 365 Club. At 8 p.m. Saturday, retro German crooner Max Raabe and his Palast Orchester visit the Paramount Theatre in Oakland. The weekend offerings conclude with world-music/psychedelic-rock ensemble Tinariwen at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre in San Francisco.
From there, San Francisco Jazz, the same organization that presents the San Francisco Jazz Festival each fall, will host some 40 concerts during a schedule that runs through early June. It's another top-notch lineup, one that strikes a pretty good balance between tried-and-trusted jazz veterans and rising stars of the genre. Still, some dates do stand out as the can't-miss shows. Here's a few that are definitely on my radar...
The festivities begin Friday with two shows, at 8 and 10:30 p.m., by Cuban pianist Issac Delgado at San Francisco's Bimbo's 365 Club. At 8 p.m. Saturday, retro German crooner Max Raabe and his Palast Orchester visit the Paramount Theatre in Oakland. The weekend offerings conclude with world-music/psychedelic-rock ensemble Tinariwen at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre in San Francisco.
From there, San Francisco Jazz, the same organization that presents the San Francisco Jazz Festival each fall, will host some 40 concerts during a schedule that runs through early June. It's another top-notch lineup, one that strikes a pretty good balance between tried-and-trusted jazz veterans and rising stars of the genre. Still, some dates do stand out as the can't-miss shows. Here's a few that are definitely on my radar...
