Remembering Stan Getz with Kristen Strom at Stanford Jazz Festival at

Easily one of the best-known tenor players in jazz history, Stan Getz emerged with the big bands of Stan Kenton, Tommy Dorsey and Woody Herman. Getz made his mark in the worlds of bebop and cool jazz with Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown and other stars of the day. But his massive breakthrough came in the early 1960s with a string of Brazilian-themed albums on Verve, in which he melded jazz sensibilities with bossa nova and samba rhythms. Getz/Gilberto scored two Grammy Awards and made “The Girl From Ipanema” a pop standard. Getz also played a key role at Stanford Jazz Workshop, where he taught and performed during the ‘80s...

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Easily one of the best-known tenor players in jazz history, Stan Getz emerged with the big bands of Stan Kenton, Tommy Dorsey and Woody Herman. Getz made his mark in the worlds of bebop and cool jazz with Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown and other stars of the day. But his massive breakthrough came in the early 1960s with a string of Brazilian-themed albums on Verve, in which he melded jazz sensibilities with bossa nova and samba rhythms. Getz/Gilberto scored two Grammy Awards and made “The Girl From Ipanema” a pop standard. Getz also played a key role at Stanford Jazz Workshop, where he taught and performed during the ‘80s. For this concert, Bay Area saxophonist Kristen Strom pays homage to Getz with an inspired selection of tunes associated with his legacy. Strom brings impressive credits to the task, having worked with high-profile artists including Manhattan Transfer, Jimmy Heath, Kevin Mahogany and Steve Turre. She also leads her own quintet and is a long-time instructor at the Stanford Jazz Workshop.

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