Avishai Cohen, San Francisco Jazz Collective, Mark Turner at Jazz Standard

Mark Turner – tenor saxophone
Miguel Zenon – alto saxophone
Avishai Cohen – trumpet
Robin Eubanks – trombone
Stefon Harris – vibes
Edward Simon – piano
Matt Penman – bass
Eric Harland – drums
Now entering its eighth year of creative adventure, the SFJAZZ Collective is an all-star ensemble com¬prising eight of the finest performer/composers at work in jazz today. Each year, the Collective performs an entirely new list of compositions by a modern jazz master along with new pieces by its members, honoring the music’s recent history while affirming the group’s commitment to jazz as a living, ever–relevant art form. After exploring the work of jazz giants like Ornette Coleman (2004), Thelonious Monk (2007), and Horace Silver (2010), the SFJAZZ Collective now takes on the songs of pop music icon Stevie Wonder for its spring 2011 tour. While Wonder represents a departure from previous, his work has had a profound impact on musicians in diverse genres and on the whole of American culture. Maybe you’ve heard “Superstition,” “Sir Duke,” and “Blame It On The Sun” before – but you’ve never heard them arranged and played like this!...

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Mark Turner – tenor saxophone
Miguel Zenon – alto saxophone
Avishai Cohen – trumpet
Robin Eubanks – trombone
Stefon Harris – vibes
Edward Simon – piano
Matt Penman – bass
Eric Harland – drums
Now entering its eighth year of creative adventure, the SFJAZZ Collective is an all-star ensemble com¬prising eight of the finest performer/composers at work in jazz today. Each year, the Collective performs an entirely new list of compositions by a modern jazz master along with new pieces by its members, honoring the music’s recent history while affirming the group’s commitment to jazz as a living, ever–relevant art form. After exploring the work of jazz giants like Ornette Coleman (2004), Thelonious Monk (2007), and Horace Silver (2010), the SFJAZZ Collective now takes on the songs of pop music icon Stevie Wonder for its spring 2011 tour. While Wonder represents a departure from previous, his work has had a profound impact on musicians in diverse genres and on the whole of American culture. Maybe you’ve heard “Superstition,” “Sir Duke,” and “Blame It On The Sun” before – but you’ve never heard them arranged and played like this!
Tickets: $30

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