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Sjz Collective Plays Weather Report at San Jose Jazz Winter Fest at Cafe Stritch
Courtesy of Massimo Chisessi | Posted on January 9, 2020
Where
Cafe Stritch
San Jose Jazz Winter Fest
374 South 1st St.
San Jose, CA
Map
(408) 280-6161
When
Fri, February 28, 2020
9:00 pm
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Musicians
SJZ Collective
variousWally Schnalle
drumsBrian Ho
organ, Hammond B3John Worley
trumpetHristo Vitchev
guitarSaul Sierra
bass, acousticAbout
With each member of the SJZ Collective an acclaimed bandleader in their own right, the Collective is a powerhouse of a sextet that represents the sound of the South Bay.
The SJZ Collective is comprised of drummer Wally Schnalle, trumpeter/flugelhorn player John L. Worley, Jr., organist Brian Ho, guitarist Hristo Vitchev, saxophonist Oscar Pangilinan, and bassist Saúl Sierra. Brain child of drummer Wally Schnalle the Collective began in 2018, with a program that included arrangements from all the members of the group, reimagining the music of Thelonious Monk. That year they debuted at the San Jose Jazz Winter Fest to an enthusiastic crowd. The group went on to tour Asia, playing to thousands in Taiwan. In 2019, they debuted a new program featuring the music of Charles Mingus and after the success of their first Asia tour they traveled East again. This time the tour included Japan, several cities in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. All About Jazz praised the Collective’s ability at The Hong Kong International Jazz Festival, noting they had an “approach vintage material as the jumping off point for electrifying arrangements that feel both fresh and familiar.”...