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Seun Kuti and Africa 80 at Brick & Mortar

by Harry S. Pariser
March 14, 2019

Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 Brick & Mortar San Francisco, California February 23, 2019 The youngest son of legendary saxophonist, songwriter, social activist and political rebel Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Oluseun Anikulapo Kuti aka Seun Kuti is a force of nature. He has been unstoppable since being placed in command of ...

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Wayne Shorter Celebration With Herbie Hancock and Terence Blanchard at SFJAZZ Center

by Harry S. Pariser
January 18, 2019

Wayne Shorter Trio and GuestsSFJAZZ Center San Francisco, CA January 3, 2019 Wayne Shorter could not be there but his trio made it. When illness prevented Shorter from making a four-night stand at SFJAZZ, organizers turned the dates into a celebration of his music. There are few better choices ...

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Joey Alexander Trio With Chris Potter at SFJAZZ

by Harry S. Pariser
December 31, 2018

Joey Alexander Trio with Chris PotterSFJAZZ San Francisco, CA December 13, 2018 Child prodigies have long maintained an important presence in jazz. These have included Bix Beiderbecke, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams and Keith Jarrett. Jarrett gave his first formal recital at the age of seven. Hancock performed on piano with the ...

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Charles Lloyd & the Marvels with Lucinda Williams at Zellerbach Hall

by Harry S. Pariser
December 29, 2018

Charles Lloyd & the Marvels with Lucinda Williams Zellerbach Hall Berkeley, CA December 6, 2018 It isn't often that a pedal steel guitar is found in a jazz ensemble. And it is even less frequent that a country music singer-songwriter joins one on vocals. But this iconoclastic collaboration had its genesis ...

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Pérez, Potter, Cohen Quintet at SFJAZZ

by Harry S. Pariser
October 29, 2018

Pérez, Potter, Cohen Quintet SFJAZZ San Francisco, CA October 14, 2018 “It's a privilege to be here, especially in these challenging times," pianist Danilo Pérez told the audience, as the evening began, and then called his musical companions --Avishai Cohen on trumpet, Chris Potter on tenor and soprano saxophones, Larry ...

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Thelonious Monk Birthday Concert: Helen Sung, Kris Davis and JoAnne Brackeen

by Harry S. Pariser
October 24, 2018

Thelonious Monk Birthday Concert: Helen Sung, Kris Davis and JoAnne Brackeen SFJAZZ San Francisco, CA October 10, 2018 It would have been Thelonious Monk's 101st birthday this year, but the pianist and composer has not lost his luster over the years. Every year SFJAZZ celebrates his birthday with a concert. ...

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Zakir Hussain, Chris Potter and Dave Holland at SFJAZZ

by Harry S. Pariser
June 28, 2018

Zakir Hussain, Chris Potter and Dave Holland SFJAZZ San Francisco, CA June 16, 2018 A subset of the fusion group CrossCurrents, the trio of Zakir Hussain, Chris Potter, Dave Holland made their first public appearance ever one Saturday evening at SFJAZZ. Hussain, a San Francisco resident, is legendary for his tabla ...

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Dave Mihaly: Light in the Ring: The Ali Suite

Read "Light in the Ring: The Ali Suite" reviewed by Harry S. Pariser

by Harry S. Pariser
June 7, 2018

San Francisco-based drummer, percussionist, guitarist and pianist Dave Mihaly has long been a fan of boxing. And Mohammed Ali had been a hero of his youth. So he and his Shimmering Leaves Ensemble have taken it on in their sophomore effort to create a musical tribute to the life and legend of the legendary boxer and ...

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Dave Holland Residency at SFJAZZ

by Harry S. Pariser
April 9, 2018

Dave Holland SFJAZZ Center San Francisco, CA March 22-25, 2018 Dave Holland took the stage with a smile, an appropriate beginning to a four-night residency at SFJAZZ in San Francisco, California, one which would see him transition from solo to duo to trio to quartet. Holland has created innumerable ...

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Vijay Iyer at SFJAZZ

by Harry S. Pariser
February 4, 2018

Vijay Iyer SFJAZZ San Francisco, CA January 18, 19, 21, 2018 Vijay Iyer told a San Francisco audience at Herbst Theater that it is amazingly difficult to tour in the United States, by way of explaining why he did not perform in his former hometown more often. But, ...