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The San Francisco Jazz Festival celebrates its 11th annual Spring Series February 19 through June 12 with more than 40 concerts, featuring a line-up of international and national jazz masters, along with artists representing the cutting edge in jazz.

Among the artists performing at this year's spring series are jazz singer Kurt Elling with the Count Basie Orchestra; jazz  vocalists Bobby McFerrin and Dianne Reeves; guitarist Al DiMeola's World Sinfonia; Ladysmith Black Mambazo; a double bill with Japanese sensation Hiromi and rising post-bop/hip-hop star The Robert Glasper Quartet; Renee Rosnes with Bill Charlap and Toshiko Akiyoshi with Lew Tabackin; a Cuban dance party with Issac Delgado; the SFJAZZ Collective; and more.

Capping this year's spring concert series is a gala benefit concert honoring legendary Bay Area vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson May 8 at the Four Seasons Hotel in San Francisco.

"SFJAZZ is once again offering a myriad of amazing artists and an array of experiences that you’ll not likely find in the Bay Area — or elsewhere," said festival director Randall Kline. "It's a strange and wonderful paradox that jazz, and related musics, require tremendous unity of purpose but also reflect the passions of incredibly diverse musicians. In some of the groups we present at SFJAZZ, literally every person on stage is from a different country. Yet they perform together as one, whether playing a melody in unison or creating complex sonic textures for layered improvisation."

Here's the schedule for the entire 2010 San Francisco Jazz Festival Spring Season:

February

Friday, February 19 at 8 and 10.30 pm
"Timba Dance Party"
Issac Delgado
Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco

Saturday, February 20 at 8 pm
"Elegant Expressions"
Max Raabe & Palast Orchester
Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland

Sunday, February 21 at 7 pm
"Desert Dreams"
Tinariwen
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 3301 Lyon Street, San Francisco

Friday, February 26 at 8 pm
"Sacred Space – Singular Saxophone"
Joshua Redman
Grace Cathedral, 1100 California Street, San Francisco

Saturday, February 27 at 8 pm
"Guitar God"
Al Di Meola's World Sinfonia
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 3301 Lyon Street, San Francisco

March

Friday, March 5 at 8 pm
"Silver Celebration – The Works of Horace Silver"
SFJAZZ Collective
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 3301 Lyon Street, San Francisco

Sunday, March 7 at 7 pm
"Standards & Surprises"
Kate McGarry Trio with Keith Granz & Clarence Penn
Swedish American Hall, 2174 Market Street, San Francisco

Wednesday, March 10 at 7.30 pm
"Rhythm Madness"
Zakir Hussain’s Masters of Percussion
Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

Thursday, March 11 at 7.30 pm
"Heavenly Harmony"
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Sherith Israel, 2266 California Sreet, San Francisco

Friday, March 12 at 8 pm
"Ballads, Blues & Beyond"
Dianne Reeves
Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

Saturday, March 13 at 8 pm
"A Star Rises"
Rudresh Mahanthappa’s Indo-Pak Coalition
Swedish American Hall, 2174 Market Street, San Francisco

Sunday, March 14 at 7 pm
"2% Jazz and 98% Funk"
Maceo Parker
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 3301 Lyon Street, San Francisco

Friday, March 19 at 8 pm
"Return of a Prophet"
Keith Jarrett, solo
Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

Saturday, March 20 at 8 pm
"State of the Art"
Hiromi, solo; the Robert Glasper Quartet
Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

Saturday, March 27 at 8 pm
"A Handful of Beauty"
Ralph Towner with Paolo Fresu
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum, 701 Mission Street, San Francisco

Saturday, March 27 at 7 pm
"Mood Master"
Tord Gustavsen Quintet
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum, 701 Mission Street, San Francisco

April

Saturday, April 10 at 8 pm
"U.S. Premiere"
Bobby McFerrin’s VOCAbuLarieS
Nob Hill Masonic Center, 1111 California Street, San Francisco

Sunday, April 11 at 2 pm
"The Essence of Europe"
Tomasz Stanko Quintet
Florence Gould Theatre, Legion of Honor, 100 Legion of Honor Drive, San Francisco

Friday, April 16 at 8 pm
"Sacred Space – Something Spiritual"
Pharoah Sanders, solo
Grace Cathedral, 1100 California Street, San Francisco

Saturday, April 17 at 8 pm
"Bossa & Beyond"
Caetano Veloso
Nob Hill Masonic Center, 1111 California Street, San Francisco

Sunday, April 18 at 7 pm
"Sagebrush Savants"
Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile
Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

Friday, April 23 at 8 pm
"Soul Man"
Booker T.
Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

Saturday, April 24 at 8 pm
"Fado Princess"
Ana Moura
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 3301 Lyon Street, San Francisco

Sunday, April 25 at 7 pm
"Tail of a Cloud"
Charles Lloyd New Quartet with Jason Moran, Reuben Rogers & Eric Harland
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 3301 Lyon Street, San Francisco

Friday, April 30 at 8 pm
"Jazz Meets Flamenco"
Chano Domínguez Flamenco Jazz Quartet featuring Tomasito
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 3301 Lyon Street, San Francisco

May

Saturday, May 1 at 8 pm
"Brass Blowout"
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble; Slavic Soul Party!
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 3301 Lyon Street, San Francisco

Sunday, May 2 at 7 pm
"Evolution of an Artist"
Raul Midón
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 3301 Lyon Street, San Francisco

Saturday, May 15 at 8 pm
"Good Clean Fun"
Sexmob with DJ Olive Play Sexotica
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum, 701 Mission Street, San Francisco

Sunday, May 16 at 2 pm
"The Pen of the Masters"
SFJAZZ High School All-Stars
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum, 701 Mission Street, San Francisco

Sunday, May 16 at 7 pm
"Match Made in Heaven"
Sheila Jordan with Steve Kuhn
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum, 701 Mission Street, San Francisco

Saturday, May 22 at 8 pm
"Organomics"
Soulive; Wil Blades O.G.D.
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 3301 Lyon Street, San Francisco

Sunday, May 23 at 7 pm
"Bay Area Brilliance"
Faye Carol Quartet; Jamie Davis Quintet
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Concert Hall, 50 Oak Street, San Francisco

Friday, May 28 at 8 pm
"Violin Virtuosos"
Regina Carter Quintet; Mads Tolling Quartet
Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

Saturday, May 29 at 8 pm
"Bop, Ballads & Blues"
Lou Donaldson
Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

Sunday, May 30 at 7 pm
"Sinatra-Basie Revisited"
Kurt Elling with the Count Basie Orchestra
Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

June

Friday, June 4 at 8 pm
"Dynamic Duos"
Renee Rosnes with Bill Charlap; Toshiko Akiyoshi with Lew Tabackin
Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

Saturday, June 5 at 8 pm
"A Young Colossus"
Donny McCaslin Trio
Swedish American Hall, 2174 Market Street, San Francisco

Friday, June 11 at 8 pm
"Exploring Electric Miles"
Marcus Miller
Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

Saturday, June 12 at 8 and 10.30 pm
"Afropop Dance Party"
Salif Keita
Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco

Saturday, June 12 at 8 pm
"The Shape of Things to Come"
James Farm featuring Joshua Redman, Aaron Parks, Matt Penman & Eric Harland
Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

Tickets are on sale now for all SFJAZZ members; general audience tickets go on sale January 10, 2010. For more information, call 415.398.5655 or visit www.sfjazz.org.