Thursday, July 30, 2015

Throwback: Big Bands at SFJAZZ, Through The Years

This week, SFJAZZ celebrates the enduring vitality and flexibility of the Big Band format — something the organization has been doing since its inception. While you scroll through a few highlights below, enjoy our "The Big Band" curated playlist.

Dizzy Gillespie Big Band
4th Annual Jazz in the City Jazz Masters Series
Herbst Theatre
May 25, 1991

"We Love Joe" Tribute
Joe Henderson Big Band
11th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival
Davies Symphony Hall
November 4, 1993

Illinois Jacquet Big Band
12th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival
Paramount Theatre
November 5, 1994

75th Anniversary Tribute to Charlie Parker: Slide Hampton & The Jazzmasters Orchestra with Phil Woods, Jimmy Heath, James Moody, Charles McPherson
13th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival
Masonic Auditorium
October 21, 1995

Bobby Short & His Orchestra
19th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival
Davies Symphony Hall
October 28, 2001

Maria Schneider Orchestra
4th Annual SFJAZZ Spring Season
Herbst Theatre
March 22, 2002

McCoy Tyner Big Band
20th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival
Masonic Auditorium
October 27, 2002

Dave Brubeck Big Band
8th Annual SFJAZZ Spring Season
Masonic Auditorium
April 15, 2007

Monk Town Hall Revisited: Jason Moran, T.S. Monk & Others
8th Annual SFJAZZ Spring Season
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre
May 19, 2007


Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
SFJAZZ Center, Season 2
March 20, 2014

Learn more about SFJAZZ's Big Bands Week.

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