Marcus Shelby and Friends at Haas-Lilienthal House

Join San Francisco Architectural Heritage for a very special musical evening with acclaimed jazz acoustic bassist Marcus Shelby. Shelby will play at the historic Haas-Lilienthal, a classic and intimate setting. He will be joined by other artists to be named. This is the last performance in Heritage's concert series, so don't miss out!

Marcus Shelby has been playing the acoustic bass for 23 years. In this time, he has built a diverse and accomplished biography. Shelby was bandleader of Columbia Records and GRP Impulse! Recording Artists Black/Note and is currently the Artistic Director and leader of The Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra, The Marcus Shelby Septet and the Marcus Shelby Trio. In addition, Shelby holds an instructor position at the Berkeley Young Musician Program, San Francisco State University and the Stanford Jazz Workshop and is the 2006 Fellow in the Resident Dialogues Program of the Committee for Black Performing Arts at Stanford University. As the 1991 winner of the Charles Mingus Scholarship, Shelby’s studies include work under the tutelage of composer James Newton and legendary bassist Charlie Haden. Recent honors include the City Flight Magazine 2005 award as one of the “Top Ten Most Influential African Americans in the Bay Area”....

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Join San Francisco Architectural Heritage for a very special musical evening with acclaimed jazz acoustic bassist Marcus Shelby. Shelby will play at the historic Haas-Lilienthal, a classic and intimate setting. He will be joined by other artists to be named. This is the last performance in Heritage's concert series, so don't miss out!

Marcus Shelby has been playing the acoustic bass for 23 years. In this time, he has built a diverse and accomplished biography. Shelby was bandleader of Columbia Records and GRP Impulse! Recording Artists Black/Note and is currently the Artistic Director and leader of The Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra, The Marcus Shelby Septet and the Marcus Shelby Trio. In addition, Shelby holds an instructor position at the Berkeley Young Musician Program, San Francisco State University and the Stanford Jazz Workshop and is the 2006 Fellow in the Resident Dialogues Program of the Committee for Black Performing Arts at Stanford University. As the 1991 winner of the Charles Mingus Scholarship, Shelby’s studies include work under the tutelage of composer James Newton and legendary bassist Charlie Haden. Recent honors include the City Flight Magazine 2005 award as one of the “Top Ten Most Influential African Americans in the Bay Area”.

Tickets are $25 for Heritage members and $30 for nonmembers, and include wine, cheese and a musician meet-and-greet. We hope to see you in November for this one-time-only event!

For tickets and information, visithttp://www.sfheritage.org/upcoming_events/concert-series/

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