San Jose Jazz at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest at Plaza De César Chavez Park

Silicon Valley’s premier annual music event, San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2023 returns for its 33rd festival season from Friday, August 11 through Sunday, August 13 in and around Plaza de César Chavez Park in downtown San Jose, Calif. Renowned as one of North America’s foremost music events with its dynamic three-day programming, San Jose Jazz presents a thrilling artist lineup for one of the summer’s major San Francisco Bay Area outdoor music festivals. SJZ Summer Fest 2023 features 100 acts across eight indoor and outdoor stages with acclaimed headliners on The Sobrato Organization Main Stage including multi-GRAMMY Award-winner and Blue Note Records recording jazz artist Gregory Porter bringing his bone-deep baritone voice to San Jose for an incredible Main Stage Closing Night set as he performs music from his critically-acclaimed new album, "All Rise." ...

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Silicon Valley’s premier annual music event, San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2023 returns for its 33rd festival season from Friday, August 11 through Sunday, August 13 in and around Plaza de César Chavez Park in downtown San Jose, Calif. Renowned as one of North America’s foremost music events with its dynamic three-day programming, San Jose Jazz presents a thrilling artist lineup for one of the summer’s major San Francisco Bay Area outdoor music festivals. SJZ Summer Fest 2023 features 100 acts across eight indoor and outdoor stages with acclaimed headliners on The Sobrato Organization Main Stage including multi-GRAMMY Award-winner and Blue Note Records recording jazz artist Gregory Porter bringing his bone-deep baritone voice to San Jose for an incredible Main Stage Closing Night set as he performs music from his critically-acclaimed new album, "All Rise."

Widely recognized as one of the greatest hip-hop producers of all time, Pete Rock headlines the Sobrato Organization Main Stage on Friday night with his group The Soul Brothers for a raucous throwback to the conscious ‘90s hip-hop scene. Friday night also puts the spotlight on one of the most talked about bands on the live music circuit today, W.I.T.C.H., who are wowing audiences with their rock n’ roll-inspired traditional African music. Eight-member brass sensation out of the Crescent City, The Soul Rebels are another standout act taking the stage for an unforgettable Friday night of powerhouse NOLA horn action.

Renowned funk/jazz bassist and a UNESCO Artist for Peace, Marcus Miller graces the main stage on Saturday evening before GRAMMY-winner and platinum-selling Anthony Hamilton lays down a fiery R&B set as the Saturday night headliner. Grammy Award-nominated Afro-Cuban rockstar Cimafunk (Erik Iglesias Rodriguez) takes the funk of James Brown, George Clinton and Prince, the soul of Al Green and Bill Withers, and incorporates his native Cuban “Trova” and “Songo” to present one of the best live performances currently touring at SJZ Summer Fest 2023 also on Saturday night!

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