Multiple Grammy-nominated composer-pianist Fred Hersch is celebrated for his ability to reinvent classic jazz, investing the time-tested with insight and intelligence while creating his own body of new work. Hersch has created more than two dozen recordings that challenge and affirm the present and future of the genre. Learn more...
Fred Hersch with The Fred Hersch Pocket Orchestra at Herbst Theatre
Herbst Theatre at the San Francisco War Memorial Building (San Francisco, CA)
Gypsy Jazz Six-Piece Gaucho Combines European and New Orleans Sounds
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (San Bruno, CA)
The sextet Gaucho performs its unique gypsy jazz mix at St. Andrew's. The band draws on the traditional gypsy jazz sounds of Django Reinhardt and other 1930's European artists, while also incorporating New Orleans swing music to offer a more modern, energetic take on the gypsy jazz genre. Learn more...
Jazz Singer Jamie Davis in Concert at the Rrazz Room
Rrazz Room @ Hotel Nikko (San Francisco, CA)
An alumnus of the Count Basie Band, jazz vocalist Jamie Davis has been compared to Joe Williams, Johnny Hartman, and Lou Rawls, but he has a unique sound and style that is all his own. In his new CD, Vibe Over Perfection, Davis swings harder than ever, establishing himself as one of the elite jazz singers of today. Learn more...
"Entertainer of the Year" Terese Genecco and Her Little Big Band at Hotel Nikko
Rrazz Room @ Hotel Nikko (San Francisco, CA)
Terese Genecco, San Francisco's "Entertainer of the Year" and a favorite of Goldstar members, performs a high-energy, Vegas-style nightclub show with her seven-piece jazz band, the Little Big Band. All the hip cats will be in the house for this weekly late-night extravaganza! Learn more...