With a resume that begins with Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones, and Benny Goodman, Scott Hamilton knows the jazz tradition and language inside and out. In the years since his time with those late, great artists, Scott has taken his full-toned tenor in wonderful directions of his own. Over 40 albums and as many international tours later, Scott is widely regarded as one of the most talented jazz artists in the world.

In addition to the beloved master pianist himself, the Larry Vuckovich Trio is powered by bassist Jeff Chambers and drummer Chuck McPherson, whose combined credits include stints with the top artists such as Freddie Hubbard, Roberta Flack, Harold Land, Dizzy Gillespie, Les McCann, Eddie Harris, Benny Carter, Tommy Flanagan, and Joe Henderson — and that’s just scratching the surface.

Expect an evening of jazz fireworks!

Scott Hamilton plays “more swinging, inventive, and hot tenor sax than anyone else on the scene today.” —Down Beat Magazine

“. . . any discussion of the best jazz piano players in the world must now include Larry Vuckovich!” —KSJS, San Jose

Tickets for this special performance of Stanford Jazz Festival are on sale now. Buy tickets by phone: 650-725-ARTS (2787). Buy tickets online: www.stanfordjazztickets.org . See complete lineup and details at www.stanfordjazz.org. For more information, call 650-736-0324.

• stanfordjazz.org/jazz-festival/events/scott-hamilton-and-friends/
• 650-725-2787

Stanford, CA — January 18, 2012: The Stanford Jazz Festival is pleased to present a performance of tenor saxophonist Scott Hamilton on Friday, February 24, at Dinkelspiel Auditorium on the campus of Stanford University. Scott was a living legend in the Bay Area in the 1980s as a result of his close association with the late Carl Jefferson, the Concord Jazz Festival, and the many recordings Scott made on Carl’s Concord Jazz label. Since moving to Europe in the ’90s, Scott has secured a place among the icons of the international jazz scene — but local jazz fans have lost their intimate connection with this wonderful artist, who seldom performs in the Bay Area. 

In this special performance, Scott not only teams up with his local favorite co-stars in the Larry Vuckovich Trio, he expands his usual quartet format to include the great vocalist Kenny Washington, the incendiary young trumpet star Erik Jekabson, and Latin percussionist John Santos. The combination of these dynamic artists gives Scott a wider palette and more interactive potential than Bay Area audiences are accustomed to hearing from him, promising a very rare night of top-flight jazz. 

With a resume that begins with Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones, and Benny Goodman, Scott Hamilton knows the jazz tradition and language inside and out. In the years since his time with those late, great artists, Scott has taken his full-toned tenor in wonderful directions of his own. Over 40 albums and as many international tours later, Scott is widely regarded as one of the most talented jazz artists in the world.

In addition to the beloved master pianist himself, the Larry Vuckovich Trio is powered by bassist Jeff Chambers and drummer Chuck McPherson, whose combined credits include stints with the top artists such as Freddie Hubbard, Roberta Flack, Harold Land, Dizzy Gillespie, Les McCann, Eddie Harris, Benny Carter, Tommy Flanagan, and Joe Henderson — and that’s just scratching the surface. 

Expect an evening of jazz fireworks!

Scott Hamilton plays “more swinging, inventive, and hot tenor sax than anyone else on the scene today.” —Down Beat Magazine 

“. . . any discussion of the best jazz piano players in the world must now include Larry Vuckovich!” —KSJS, San Jose 

Tickets for this special performance of Stanford Jazz Festival are on sale now. Buy tickets by phone: 650-725-ARTS (2787). Buy tickets online: www.stanfordjazztickets.org . See complete lineup and details at www.stanfordjazz.org. For more information, call 650-736-0324.

The Stanford Jazz Festival is presented by the jazz education nonprofit Stanford Jazz Workshop, in conjunction with presenting sponsor See's Candies. Stanford Jazz Workshop has been bringing the best in jazz to local audiences and jazz musicians through both the festival and its summer education programs for youth and adults for nearly 40 years, and is funded in part by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.

• Jazz Camp is for musicians aged 12 - 17, and provides a fun, encouraging environment in which to explore jazz improvisation and to make lots of new friends. Week 1: July 15 - July 20. Week 2: July 22 - 27.
• Jazz Residency is for adults, and gives emerging professionals a chance to work with the greatest jazz artists of our time. Week 3: July 20 - August 3.
• Evening Summer Classes provide a fun and relaxing way to improve your chops and increase your knowledge of jazz. June 18 - July 13.

Click on the links above to find out more, and click on the Register button above to sign up immediately.

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• Evening Summer Classes: June 18 - July 13
• Jazz Camp, Week 1: July 15 - July 20
• Jazz Camp, Week 2: July 22 - July 27
• Jazz Residency, Week 3: July 29 - August 3

Online registration will open the second week of December; stay tuned for an email at that time, announcing that registration has begun. Find out more about our jazz immersion programs by clicking on links above.

The Concert Roster lets you quickly find your Resident (or Residents), and the location of their perfomance (or performances).

You can download it by clicking on this link!

The Concert Roster lists all performers:

• alphabetically
• with the name of the venue in which they'll be performing
• and the numerical order in which they'll be performing

Each performance by an instrumental combo takes about 10 minutes, with two to three minutes of setup and teardown time for a total of about 15 minutes for each instrumental combo. So if your Resident's schedule says:

04 Dinkelspiel Auditorium

That means they are the fourth combo to play tonight in Dinkelspiel, which opens at 7:15 p.m. If each of the three previous combos take approximately 10 minutes each, then your Resident's combo will go on at approximately 7:45.

If your Resident is giving a vocal performance in Braun Rehearsal Hall, please note that vocal performances take approximately 5 minutes each. So if your Resident's schedule says:

04 Braun Rehearsal Hall

This means your camper is singing fourth in Braun, which would be at approximately 7:35 p.m.

Keep in mind that timings are approximate! All the venues are very close to each other, so you'll never have far to go to find your Resident — as you can see from the map above.

The schedule for the evening will go something like this:

7:15 p.m. Jazz Residency Performances at CoHo
A show at CoHo is always fun, with food and drink available as you listen.

7:15 p.m. Braun Rehearsal Hall Vocal Performances
The vocal performances are in a beautifully-lit hall, and accompanied by a professional jazz trio.

7:15 p.m. Campbell Recital Hall Combo Performances
This intimate recital hall makes the Residents sound great.

7:15 p.m. Dinkelspiel Recital Hall Combo Performances
There's nothing like performing on the big stage of Dinkelspiel.

We have made every effort to schedule the venues appropriately to allow parents who have more than one child at Jazz Residency to see both combo performances.  We have also done our best to honor requests to play early or late.  At this point, we cannot make changes to the concert schedule.  Please do not contact our office to request changes.