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Stanford Jazz '08: Summer's Best Jazz Blast

 
Grammy-winner Terence Blanchard headlines the opening concert of the 37th annual Stanford Jazz Festival on June 27
 

One of our favorite summer jazz concert series, the Stanford Jazz Festival, kicks off its 37th season on Saturday, June 27, with the Terence Blanchard Quintet, and rolls non-stop to a grand finale with Joshua Redman and Fly on Saturday, August 9. In between is some of the best music to fill the ears of the most discerning Bay Area jazz fans.

Known for the intimacy of its venues and welcoming atmosphere, the Festival will feature more than 100 artists with a total of 33 concerts over a six-week span.

Highlights of the 2008 calendar include jazz singer Sony Holland, the Gary Bartz Quartet featuring George Cables, the Kenny Burrell Quartet, the Sylvia Cuenca Trio, Sandy Cressman and Homenagenem Brasiliera, Mel Martin and the Benny Carter Tribute Band, and the Dena DeRose Trio with special guest Wycliffe Gordon.

Here's the schedule for this year's Stanford Jazz Festival:

Friday, June 27
at 10 and 11.15 am
Early Bird Concert featuring the Crosspulse Percussion Ensemble
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Friday, June 27
at 8 pm
Terence Blanchard Quintet
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Saturday, June 28
at 8 pm
Mary Stallings
Campbell Recital Hall
Sunday, June 29
at 2.30 pm
3 Cohens
Campbell Recital Hall
Saturday, July 5
at 8 pm
John Calloway Quintet
Campbell Recital Hall
Sunday, July 6
at 2.30 pm
Everything You Wanted to Know About Jazz (But Were Afraid to Ask)
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Sunday, July 6
at 7.30 pm
Sony Holland Plus Five
Campbell Recital Hall
Friday, July 11
at 8 pm
Mulgrew Miller
Campbell Recital Hall
Saturday, July 12
at 10 and 11.30 am
Early Bird: A Kid's Intro to Jazz with Jim Nadell
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Saturday, July 12
at 8 pm
Kenny Burrell Quartet
Campbell Recital Hall
Sunday, July 13
at 2.30 pm
Mel Martin and the Benny Carter Tribute Band
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Friday, July 18
at 8 pm
Gary Bartz Quartet featuring George Cables
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Saturday, July 19
at 8 pm
The Whole Drum Truth
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Sunday, July 20
at 7.30 pm
Yosvany Terry: Yedégbé — The Afro-Caribbean Legacy
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Monday, July 21
at 7.30 pm
Sandy Cressman and Homenagem Brasileira
Campbell Recital Hall
Tuesday, July 22
at 7.30 pm
Dayna Stephens Quartet
Campbell Recital Hall
Wednesday, July 23
at 7.30 pm
Andrew Speight's Bebop Night
Campbell Recital Hall
Thursday, July 24
at 7.30 pm
Victor Lin & Friends
Campbell Recital Hall
Saturday, July 26
at 8 pm
Geoff Keezer Quartet with special guest Joe Locke
Campbell Recital Hall
Sunday, July 27
at 7.30 pm
Taylor Eigsti/Julian Lage Duo
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Monday, July 28
at 7.30 pm
Sylvia Cuenca Trio
Campbell Recital Hall
Tuesday, July 29
at 7.30 pm
Ruth Davies' Blues Night featuring Henry Butler
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Wednesday, July 30
at 7.30 pm
Ambrose and Friends
Campbell Recital Hall
Thursday, July 31
at 7.30 pm
Tia Fuller and Healing Space
Campbell Recital Hall
Saturday, August 2
at 8 pm
Dena DeRose Trio with special guest Wycliffe Gordon
Campbell Recital Hall
Sunday, August 3
at 8 pm
The Agosto Trio
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Monday, August 4
at 7.30 pm
Barry Harris/Charles McPherson Quartet
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Tuesday, August 5
at 8 pm
Jason Moran/Larry Grenadier/ Richard Davis/Jeff Ballard
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Wednesday, August 6
at 8 pm
Wycliffe Gordon Sextet
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Friday, August 8
at 8 pm
Stanford Jazz Workshop All-Star Jam Session
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Saturday, August 9
at 8 pm
Fly + 1 with special guest Joshua Redman
Campbell Recital Hall

For tickets or more info, please call 650.725.ARTS (2787) or visit the Stanford Jazz Festival website at www.stanfordjazz.org.


 


 
Jazz singer Mary Stallings is a perennial favorite at the Stanford Jazz Festival, and performs on Saturday, June 28
 

 
Jazz singer Sony Holland performs Sunday, July 6 at the Stanford Jazz Festival 
 


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