09/28/11

SFJAZZ Collective Announces U.S. Tour

Miguel Zenón, Avishai Cohen, Stefon Harris among members

By Jeff Tamarkin

The SFJAZZ Collective will tour the U.S. and Canada in October, performing material from their new CD, SFJAZZ Collective: Music of Stevie Wonder and New Compositions, Live in New York 2011—Season 8. The tour and the release feature new arrangements of the classic works of Stevie Wonder, as well as, all-new original compositions by Collective members.

SFJAZZ Collective members include Miguel Zenón, alto saxophone; Mark Turner, tenor saxophone; Avishai Cohen, trumpet; Robin Eubanks, trombone; Stefon Harris, vibraphone; Edward Simon, piano; Matt Penman, bass; and Eric Harland, drums. Kendrick Scott will substitute for Harland on select dates.

SFJAZZ COLLECTIVE FALL 2011 TOUR
October 5 - McCarter Theater, Princeton, NJ
October 6 - Anderson Center, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY
October 7 - Hamilton College, Clinton, NY
October 8 - Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD
October 9 - Music at Gretna, Elizabethtown, PA
October 12 - L’Astral, Montreal, Quebec, Canada *
October 13 - Ottawa Jazz Festival, Ottawa, Canada*
October 14 - Grand Theatre, Kingston, Ontario, Canada*
October 15 - Royal Conservatory, Toronto, Ontario, Canada*
October 18 - West Virginia University, Parkersburg, WV *
October 20 - Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel, IN*
October 21 - Dalton Center, Kalamazoo, MI* \
October 22 - Indiana University Auditorium, Bloomington, IN*
* Note: Kendrick Scott substitutes for Eric Harland on these dates.

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