Video: SFJAZZ Collective on Joe Henderson's music

In conjunction with the Joe Henderson Hotplate Festival this weekend, the SFJAZZ Collective talk about the music of Joe Henderson, the late saxophone giant and longtime SF native who had a long association with SFJAZZ. The Collective are back on tour throughout 2014-15 playing the music of Joe Henderson + originals, including a 4-night run at the SFJAZZ Center, Oct. 23-26, 2014.

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SFJAZZ Collective 10th Anniversary Spring 2014 Tour

For the SFJAZZ Collective's 10th Anniversary Spring Tour, we asked each member to pick their favorites from the Collective Songbook! Check out their responses, interwoven with recordings and video clips from the past 10 years! The backdrop is Sandow Birk / Elyse Pignolet's tile mural "Jazz and the Nation," a fictionalized cityscape of important jazz venues across the United States, which lives on the 2nd floor of the SFJAZZ Center.

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WATCH: Historic Opening Night Concert Footage

Historic Opening Night Concert(01/23) footage of legendary pianist/composer McCoy Tyner performing his spiritual jazz masterpiece "Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit" featuring Joe Lovano (tenor saxophone), Esperanza Spalding (bass) and Eric Harland (drums). The second piece welcomes Bay Area jazz legends John Handy (alto saxophonist) and Bobby Hutcherson (vibraphonist), as well as Resident Artistic Director Bill Frisell (guitar) to the stage as the group performs Tyner's bluesy jazz classic "Blues On The Corner".




Historic Opening Night Concert performance of Joe Lovano's (tenor saxophone) "Blackwell's Message," featuring Joshua Redman (tenor saxophone), Matt Penman (bass), Jeff Ballard (drums) and John Santos (percussion). Lovano wrote this piece as a tribute to legendary drummer Ed Blackwell.

Listen to the entire History Opening Night Concert by visiting NPRmusic.org.