Sjw All-Star Jam at Stanford Jazz Festival at Dinkelspiel Auditorium

Imagine Marvel Comics creating The Super Heroes of Jazz and you’d have the SJW All-Star Jam. Each year we welcome to our stage – for one impossibly enjoyable event – the faculty and artists who have played with the greats and who are the leaders of some of today’s hottest projects: Piano juggernaut, Taylor Eigsti; guitar monster, Julian Lage; saxophone leviathan, Joshua Redman; bass giant, Larry Grenadier. And more: Kind of Blue drummer, Jimmy Cobb; McCoy Tyner and Charles Lloyd alum, Eric Harland; hometown bass hero, Marcus Shelby, and legendary pianist Larry Willis. Don’t miss this magical SJW tradition celebrating our legacy and the cutting edge of jazz creation. These are the artists who learned from the masters, and have become the leaders of contemporary music – and at this special concert, they channel the collective history of jazz at what is always an unforgettable performance....

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Imagine Marvel Comics creating The Super Heroes of Jazz and you’d have the SJW All-Star Jam. Each year we welcome to our stage – for one impossibly enjoyable event – the faculty and artists who have played with the greats and who are the leaders of some of today’s hottest projects: Piano juggernaut, Taylor Eigsti; guitar monster, Julian Lage; saxophone leviathan, Joshua Redman; bass giant, Larry Grenadier. And more: Kind of Blue drummer, Jimmy Cobb; McCoy Tyner and Charles Lloyd alum, Eric Harland; hometown bass hero, Marcus Shelby, and legendary pianist Larry Willis. Don’t miss this magical SJW tradition celebrating our legacy and the cutting edge of jazz creation. These are the artists who learned from the masters, and have become the leaders of contemporary music – and at this special concert, they channel the collective history of jazz at what is always an unforgettable performance.

Personnel: Joshua Redman, sax; Ingrid Jensen, trumpet; Dayna Stephens, sax; Jimmy Cobb, drums; Eric Harland, drums; Peter Bernstein, guitar; Julian Lage, guitar; Larry Willis, piano; Taylor Eigsti, piano; Aaron Parks, piano; Larry Grenadier, bass; Matt Penman, bass; Andrew Speight, sax; Randy Porter, piano

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