Dave Brubeck, Randy Newman among SF Jazz highlights
Local legend Dave Brubeck, stellar bassist-composer Charlie Haden, “free” jazz pioneer Cecil Taylor and award-winning songwriter Randy Newman are among the top acts set to perform at the 2008 San Francisco Jazz Festival.
Tickets for SFJAZZ’s 26th annual fall classic, which runs Oct. 3 through Nov. 9 at several venues in San Francisco, go on sale July 13 through 866-920-JAZZ and www.sfjazz.org.
This year’s lineup is impressively diverse. The cast includes young stars like Eldar and Sophie Milman; local players such as Dave Ellis and Mitch Marcus, and acclaimed vets like Archie Shepp and Jimmy Scott. Collectively, these performers will touch upon numerous jazz styles, spanning everything from straight-ahead to avant-garde and from New Orleans-bred boogie to Cuban dance music.
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Posted on Thursday, June 26th, 2008
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