SFJazz has announced the programming for its new season, running Sept. 5, 2019 to May 31, 2020, with most performances taking place at the SFJazz Center’s Robert N. Miner Auditorium.
Highlights of the season include Ahmad Jamal, Cécile McLorin Salvant, and Bobby McFerrin, among many others.
Tickets will go on sale to members on Friday, June 28 and to the general public Thursday, July 12. For more information, visit www.sfjazz.org.
Below is a list of those who will perform throughout the season along with the date.
Ahmad Jamal
Thursday, Sept. 5 – Sunday, Sept. 8, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Veronica Swift
Thursday, Sept. 5 – Sunday, Sept. 8, Joe Henderson Lab
Lizz Wright
Thursday, Sept. 12, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Catherine Russell
Friday, Sept. 13, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Lisa Fischer
Saturday, Sept. 14, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Tierney Sutton and Ann Hampton Callaway
Sunday, Sept. 15, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
John Brothers Piano Company
Thursday, Sept. 12 and Friday, Sept. 13, Joe Henderson Lab
SLUGish Ensemble
Saturday, Sept. 14, Joe Henderson Lab
Ed Reed 90th Birthday
Sunday, Sept. 15, Joe Henderson Lab
Bobby McFerrin with Special Guests
Thursday, Sept. 19 – Sunday, Sept. 22, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Hotplate Presents John Hanrahan Plays Wayne Shorter’s Juju
Thursday, Sept. 19, Joe Henderson Lab
Steve Lehman
Friday, Sept. 20, Joe Henderson Lab
Allison Au Quartet
Saturday, Sept. 21, Joe Henderson Lab
Broken Shadows
Sunday, Sept. 22, Joe Henderson Lab
Brian Blade’s Life Cycles Presents Bobby Hutcherson Tribute
Saturday, Sept. 28, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Christian McBride Big Band
Sunday, Sept. 29, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Mike LeDonne Quartet
Saturday, Sept. 28, Joe Henderson Lab
Chester Thompson Trio
Sunday, Sept. 29, Joe Henderson Lab
SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director Chucho Valdés
Thursday, Oct. 3 – Sunday, Oct. 6, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Julian Lage Trio
Sunday, Oct. 6, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Kris Davis’ Diatom Ribbons with Terri Lyne Carrington and DJ Val Jeanty
Sunday, Oct. 6, Joe Henderson Lab
Thelonious Monk’s Birthday with Kenny Barron and Friends
Thursday, Oct. 10, Herbst Theatre
GoGo Penguin
Thursday, Oct. 10 and Friday, Oct. 11, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Lila Downs Diá De Los Muertos
Saturday, Oct. 12, Paramount Theatre, Oakland
Zakir Hussain, Béla Fleck, and Edgar Meyer
Saturday, Oct. 12 – Sunday, Oct. 13, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Max Richter and American Contemporary Music Ensemble and Grace Davidson
Monday, Oct. 14, Herbst Theatre
Ian Bostridge and Brad Mehldau
Tuesday, Oct. 15, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Christian Sands Trio
Thursday, Oct. 17 – Sunday, Oct. 20, Joe Henderson Lab
ECM 50th Anniversary
Thursday, Oct. 24 – Sunday, Oct. 27, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Tigran Hamasyan with Special Guest Areni Agbabian
Thursday, Oct. 24, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Shai Maestro
Thursday, Oct. 24, Joe Henderson Lab
Avishai Cohen Quartet/Wadada Leo Smith Golden Quintet
Friday Oct. 25, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Larry Grenadier, solo
Friday, Oct. 25, Joe Henderson Lab
Vijay Iyer Trio
Saturday, Oct. 26, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Peter Erskine
Saturday, Oct. 26, Joe Henderson Lab
Egberto Gismonti
Sunday, Oct. 27, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Ralph Alessi’s This Against That
Sunday, Oct. 27, Joe Henderson Lab
The Paco de Lucía Project
Wednesday, Oct. 23, Herbst Theatre
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde & Nosferatu with Dorothy Papadakos, Organ
Thursday, Oct. 31, Grace Cathedral
SFJAZZ Collective
Thursday, Oct. 31 – Sunday, Nov. 3, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Amendola vs. Blades vs. Skerik vs. Baptista vs. Parker
Thursday, Oct. 31 – Sunday, Nov. 3, Joe Henderson Lab
Dorado Schmitt and Django All Stars
Thursday, Nov. 7 – Sunday, Nov. 10, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Daymé Arocena
Sunday, Nov. 10, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Ani Cordero
Thursday, Nov. 7, Joe Henderson Lab
Camila Meza
Friday, Nov. 8, Joe Henderson Lab
Nella
Saturday, Nov. 9, Joe Henderson Lab
Quianna Lynell
Sunday, Nov. 10, Joe Henderson Lab
Joshua Redman Quartet
Thursday, Nov. 14 – Sunday, Nov. 17, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Carmen Lundy
Thursday, Nov. 14 – Sunday, Nov. 17, Joe Henderson Lab
Carminho
Sunday, Nov. 17, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Sérgio Mendes 60th Anniversary of Bossa Nova
Friday, Nov. 29 – Sunday, Dec. 1, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Hotplate Presents Mason Razavi Plays Wes Montgomery’s Boss Guitar
Thursday, Nov. 21, Joe Henderson Lab
Yuko Mabuchi Trio
Friday, Nov. 22, Joe Henderson Lab
Artists On The Rise – Rebecca Holtz and Dan Neville
Saturday, Nov. 23, Joe Henderson Lab
SFJAZZ High School All-Stars
Sunday, Dec. 8, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Jack DeJohnette, Ravi Coltrane, and Matthew Garrison
Sunday, Dec. 8, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Smith Dobson Quartet
Friday, Dec. 6, Joe Henderson Lab
Erik Jekabson Sextet
Saturday, Dec. 7, Joe Henderson Lab
Natalie Cressman
Sunday, Dec. 8, Joe Henderson Lab
SFJAZZ Monday Night Band Winter Showcase
Monday, Dec. 9, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Pink Martini
Tuesday, Oct. 10 – Sunday, Dec. 14, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Thursday, Dec. 19, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Adam Shulman’s Charlie Brown Christmas
Friday, Dec. 20, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite with Marcus Shelby Orchestra
Saturday, Dec. 21, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
The Klezmatics
Sunday, Dec. 22, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
Thursday, Dec. 19 – Sunday, Dec. 22, Joe Henderson Lab
Funky New Year with Maceo Parker with Special Guest Candy Dulfer
Saturday, Dec. 28 – Tuesday, Dec. 31, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Chris Botti Residency
Tuesday, Jan. 7 – Sunday, Jan. 12, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Artists On The Rise: Marcelo Pérez: No Means No
Saturday, Jan. 11, Joe Henderson Lab
SFJAZZ Poet Laureate Marc Bamuthi Joseph’s The Just and The Blind
Saturday, Jan. 18, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director Laurie Anderson
Thursday, Jan. 23 – Sunday, Jan. 26, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Harriet Tubman: The Band
Thursday, Jan. 23 – Friday, Jan. 24, Joe Henderson Lab
Zig Zag Power Trio with Vernon Reid, Will Calhoun & Melvin Gibbs
Saturday, Jan. 25 – Sunday, Jan. 26, Joe Henderson Lab
SFJAZZ Gala
Thursday, Jan. 30, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
New Breed Brass Band
Thursday, Feb. 6 – Friday, Feb. 7, Joe Henderson Lab
Cha Wa
Saturday, Feb. 8 – Sunday, Feb. 9, Joe Henderson Lab
Las Cafeteras
Saturday, Feb. 8 – Sunday, Feb. 9, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Rhianna Giddens with Francesco Turrisi
Thursday, Feb. 13 – Sunday, Feb. 16, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Stefon Harris and Blackout
Friday, Feb. 14 – Sunday, Feb. 16, Joe Henderson Lab
SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director Dianne Reeves
Thursday, Feb. 20 – Sunday, Feb. 23, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Hotplate Presents Kristen Strom Plays Hank Mobley’s Soul Station
Thursday, Feb. 20, Joe Henderson Lab
Artists On The Rise with Nora Stanley Quintet
Saturday, Feb. 22, Joe Henderson Lab
Taj Mahal Quartet
Thursday, Feb. 27 – Sunday, Mar. 1, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Noise Pop at SFJAZZ
Feb. 27 – Mar. 1, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Cécile McLorin Salvant’s Ogresse
Wednesday, Mar. 11, Paramount Theatre, Oakland
Hiromi, solo
Thursday, Mar. 12 – Sunday, Mar. 15, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Mae.Sun
Thursday, Mar. 12, Joe Henderson Lab
Katie Thiroux
Friday, Mar. 13, Joe Henderson Lab
Parlour Game
Saturday, Mar. 14 – Sunday, Mar. 15, Joe Henderson Lab
Paris! Le Spectacle
Thursday, Mar. 19, Herbst Theatre
Paris Combo
Thursday, Mar. 19 – Sunday, Mar. 22, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Hotplate Presents Lori Carsillo Sings Wilson & Adderley
Thursday, Mar. 19, Joe Henderson Lab
Jacqui Naylor
Friday, Mar. 20 – Sunday, Mar. 22, Joe Henderson Lab
Celebration of Holi – Red Baraat: Festival of Colors
Sunday, Mar. 22, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Fly Higher: Charlie Paker @ 100
Rudresh Mahanthappa and Terri Lyne Carrington
Sunday, Mar. 29, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
John Santos Presents
Thursday, Mar. 26 – Sunday, Mar. 29, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Jerry Medina Band, Thursday, Mar. 26
Jazz Boricua: On The Puerto Rican Side: John Santos Sextet, Friday, Mar. 27
Tribute to Cachao: John Santos Sextet with Orestes Vilató, Saturday, Mar. 28
John Santos Sextet with Electric Squeezebox Orchestra, Sunday, Mar. 29
René Marie
Thursday, Mar. 26 – Sunday, Mar. 29, Joe Henderson Lab
2020 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert with Bobby McFerrin, Roscoe Mitchell, Reggie Workman, Dorthaan Kirk
Thursday, Apr. 2, 2020, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
NEA Jazz Masters Week
Eddie Palmieri Sextet, Friday, Apr. 3
Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya, Saturday, Apr. 4
Benny Golson, Sunday, Apr. 5
Jason Marsalis, Friday, Apr. 3 – Sunday, Apr. 5, Joe Henderson Lab
Artemis
Friday, Apr. 10 – Sunday, Apr. 12
BIG BAND WEEK
Maria Schneider Orchestra, Thursday, Apr. 16
Michael Formanek Ensemble Kolossus, Friday, Apr. 17
Darcy James Argue Secret Society, Saturday, Apr. 18
Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Sunday, Apr. 19
Hotplate Presents Jaz Sawyer and Jef Mars Play Rich Verses Roach
Thursday, Apr. 16, Joe Henderson Lab
Artists On The Rise with Matt Wong
Saturday, Apr. 18, Joe Henderson Lab
SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director Joe Lovano
Thursday, Apr. 23 – Sunday, Apr. 26
Sound Prints, Thursday, Apr. 23
US 5: BIRD SONGS, Friday, Apr. 24
Universal Jazz Ensemble, Saturday, Apr. 25
Classic Quartet, Sunday, Apr. 26
SFJAZZ High School All-Stars with Joe Lovano
Saturday, Apr. 25, 11:00am
Steven Bernstein Fest
Sexmob Goes to the Movies, Thursday, Apr. 23
Sexmob Plays San Francisco, Friday, Apr. 24
Steven Bernstein’s MTO West, Saturday, Apr. 25 – Sunday, Apr. 26
Bokanté
Saturday, May 2, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Jazz Mafia Presents in Joe Henderson Lab
Cosa Nostra Strings: Music of the 70s Reimagined, Friday, May 1
Cosa Nostra Strings Hip-Hop + Jazz + Classical, Saturday, May 2
Cosa Nostra Strings with Lilan Kane, Sunday, May 3
Miguel Zenón’s Golden City Suite
Thursday, May 7 – Friday, May 8, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
At War with Ourselves
Kronos Quartet with Terence Blanchard
Saturday, May 9 – Sunday, May 10, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director Marcus Shelby with Ledisi
Thursday, May 14 – Sunday, May 17
The Music of Nina Simone & Standards
Marc Ribot Residency in Joe Henderson Lab
Solo, Thursday, May 14 – Friday, May 15
Music of Frantz Casseus, Saturday, May 16
Live Score to the Short Films of Jennifer Reeves, Sunday, May 17
Jason Moran
Thursday, May 21 – Sunday, May 24, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
Hotplate Presents Dann Zinn Plays Cedar Walton’s Eastern Rebellion
Thursday, May 21, Joe Henderson Lab
Mariza
Thursday, May 28 – Sunday, May 31, Robert N. Miner Auditorium
M-Tet, Thursday, May 28, Joe Henderson Lab
Grease Traps, Friday, May 29, Joe Henderson Lab
Jennifer Johns, Saturday, May 30, Joe Henderson Lab
Atta Kid, Sunday, May 31, Joe Henderson Lab
SFJAZZ FAMILY MATINEES
Tiffany Austin, Sept. 14
Rebeca Mauléon, Oct. 5
Alphabet Rockers, Nov. 16
Adam Shulman’s Charlie Brown Christmas, Dec. 21
Marcus Shelby, Feb. 15
Tammy L. Hall, Mar. 28
SFJAZZ Monday Night Band, Apr. 18
Miguel Zénon, May 9
