Jazz at Pearl's (San Francisco, CA)
Frank Jackson is a giant of the Bay Area jazz scene. For more than 50 years, he has been serving up his impeccable, elegant piano style, smooth warm vocals and unique phrasing. Jackson's place in San Francisco jazz history was recently solidified even more visibly, as he was prominently featured in Harlem of the West, the recent best-selling book about the Fillmore Street jazz era.
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The last date listed for Frank Jackson in Concert was Saturday June 21, 2008 / 8:00pm. (view all dates)
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Frank Jackson is a San Francisco jazz legend and a world treasure. His outstanding vocals would be more than enough to satisfy, but when you add his brilliant piano skills and his joyful, seemingly telepathic collaboration with his fellow musicians (Noel Jewkes on reeds, Al Obidinski on bass, and Akira Tana on drums), this is an experience made in heaven. If you like real jazz and sensitive vocal styling, take advantage of every opportunity to enjoy the real deal: Mr. Frank Jackson.
The place was so hot on Friday night and no fresh air and caused me almost passed out. They should have had some fans prepared for such unusual weather in SF to make more comfortable.
Frank Jackson is AMAZING. Best concert I've been to all year. Jazz at Pearl's is also a very cute club in the north beach area - very intimate. He truly is legendary!!
Candle-lit 1930s ambience, top jazz acts and lush cocktails make this legendary jazz club your perfect getaway for a romantic date, a night of world class jazz and a little trip back in time!
Enjoy the world's leading jazz, blues and Latin recording artists in a room intimate enough to be your lavish Hollywood classic movie living room. Cocktails elegantly appear at your table while you're eye
As a traditional jazz musician and one of the most accomplished interpreters of the Great American Songbook, Frank Jackson is a consummate entertainer, able to fulfill practically any request. He has an astonishing knowledge of the length and breadth of the jazz repertoire, and as enthusiastic audiences know, if you’re looking for an obscure standard, Jackson is the man to hear.
Frank Jackson's jazz education accelerated during his years as the house pianist at San Francisco's legendary "Bop City." Musicians traveling up and down the West Coast would drop in at "Bop City" to jam after their gigs or just to see who was in town. Being in the house band, Frank got the chance to associate with practically everyone: Charlie "Bird" Parker, Billie Holiday, Frank Foster, Ben Webster, Ella Fitzgerald, Harold Land, Joe Comfort, Erroll Garner, Art "God" Tatum, Nat "King" Cole (who had a major influence on Frank's career), Chet Baker, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Quincy Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, and the list goes on.
In addition to these legends, Frank has performed over the years with such jazz luminaries as Lionel Hampton, Gerald Wilson, Cal Tjader, Lester Young, Ben Webster, Ruth Brown, T-Bone Walker, Jimmy Witherspoon, Ernestine Anderson, Ernie Andrews, Harold Jones, Omar Clay, Rufis Reid, Jeff Chambers, Larry Vuckovich, Noel Jewkes, Mary Stallings and many more.