Catch the Latest Stanford Jazz Festival Buzz:
Jazz Camp Kicks Off This Sunday!
Over 200 jazz-artists-in-the-making arrive at the Stanford Jazz Workshop on Sunday to take part in the experience of a lifetime: intimate study with some of the hottest players in the world. Musicians of all levels will spend the next few weeks learning directly from the likes of Julian Lage, George Cables, Nicholas Payton, Junior Mance, Joshua Redman and so many more - all of whom will also perform at the Stanford Jazz Festival in the coming weeks. The SJW community creates the perfect setting for jazz education, providing a wonderfully supportive environment conducive to heightened creativity and musical exploration - not to mention tons of fun! For more information about SJW's educational program, check us out online.
Stanford Jazz Festival Heats Up
Now that the festival is in full swing (starting Saturday, we've got 22 consecutive nights of incredible jazz concerts!), folks are taking serious notice of the incredible musicianship on offer. The Stanford Daily takes an in-depth look at the history of the Workshop and Festival, and Richard Sheinin of the Mercury News provides a lovely review of Fred Hersch's performance last Friday.
Reminder: Mose Allison Trio Cancelled
As we mentioned last week, the Mose Allison Trio performance scheduled for this Friday, July 16 has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Tickets for this event can be exchanged for several other shows, or returned to the Stanford Ticket Office for a full refund. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. Please contact the Stanford Ticket Office at (650) 725-ARTS or ticketorders@stanford.edu with any questions.
This Week at Stanford Jazz Festival
| Sat July 17 | Claudia Villela Band |
| SUN July 18 | John Santos Sextet |
| Mon july 19 | Khalil Shaheed & the Mo'Rockin Project |
| Tue july 20 | Gerald Clayton Trio |
| wed july 21 | Kristen Strom Quintet |
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Claudia Villela Band
Claudia Villela, vocals/piano/guitar; Ricardo Peixoto, guitar; Jeff Buenz, bass/guitar;
Celso Alberti, drums/percussion
Saturday, July 17 | 8 PM | Campbell
Recital Hall
Tickets: $32 general | $18 students
Inside Jazz: Brazilian Vocalese
Speaker: Claudia Villela, 7 PM (free with concert ticket)
Vocalist Claudia Villela's musical journey began in Rio de Janeiro. As
a young girl, she absorbed the diverse musical culture that surrounded her,
from the songs her parents sang at home to the late-night sounds of the
local samba school that drifted through her bedroom window.
A graduate of the Brazilian Conservatory of Music, she arrived in California in 1984, and sang with the Stanford University Chorus and De Anza College Jazz Singers. Villela then received a scholarship to the Manhattan School of Music, studying with Sheila Jordan, and later attended Cabrillo College taught by Bay Area composer/educator Ray Brown.
Her astonishing five-octave vocal range, her distinctive songwriting, and especially her flair for risk-taking improvisation have made her one of the most celebrated performers in the Bay Area, described by the late Phil Elwood as a singer who "dances with her voice on top of Brazilian Beats." Although she composes music, Villela says she feels "more human, more magical and more connected in an improvised setting." Dreamtales, her 2005 album of improvised duets with pianist Kenny Werner, "should come with a warning: Alert! Your senses are about to be brilliantly arrested" (JazzTimes).
Guitarist Ricardo Peixoto grew up in the same neighborhood as Villela, but the two met for the first time in the Bay Area. Their 2004 album Inverse Universe is "vividly different and exciting at every turn," according to DownBeat. Peixoto is a multi-instrumentalist and an accomplished composer with influences ranging from Heitor Villa-Lobos to Miles Davis. He's also a brilliant improviser, whose versatility and creativity complement Villela's. Together with the rest of her band, Villela and Peixoto create what musician Michael Brecker describes as "exotically beautiful and moving music."
John Santos Sextet
Dr. John Calloway, flute; Melecio Magdaluyo, saxophone; Marco Diaz, piano; Saul
Sierra, bass; David Flores, drums; John Santos, percussion
Sunday July 18 | 7:30 PM | Dinkelspiel
Auditorium
Tickets: $28 general | $16 students | TAKE 5!
Inside Jazz: The Legacy of Latin Jazz
Speaker: John Santos, 6:30 pm (free with concert ticket)
The Bay Area is known worldwide for the fertility and creativity of its Latin
Jazz scene. John Santos has been among the vanguard of this vibrant community
for more than 20 years, and is recognized as one of the world's leading
proponents and practitioners of Afro-Latin jazz.
His resume calls him a percussionist, historian, producer, composer, writer, vocalist, lecturer, and instructor - but even that doesn't tell the whole story. He is also a tireless advocate for Afro-Latin music and musicians and a committed activist for peace, social justice, and cultural understanding. His multifaceted talents and dedication to the music make him a true "Latin music Renaissance man" (San Francisco Chronicle).
A prolific recording artist with an amazingly high standard of quality, Santos received his fifth Grammy nomination in 2009 for La Guerra No (No to War), with El Coro Folklorico Kindembo. In 2007, Santos received a prestigious United States Artists Fellowship. The John Santos Sextet, featuring some of the Bay Area's finest musicians, blends the musical traditions of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Afro-Caribbean diaspora with cutting-edge jazz improvisation for a sound that is as rewarding to the ear as it is irresistible to the body.
Special
Benefit Event:
Khalil Shaheed and the Mo'Rockin Project
Bouchaib Abdelhadi, vocals/dembek; Yassir Chadly, vocals/gembre/oud; Richard Howell, saxophone; Khalil Shaheed, trumpet; Glen Pearson, piano; Ron Belcher, bass; Deszon Claiborne, drums
Monday, July 19 | 7:30 PM | Dinkelspiel
Auditorium
Tickets: $24 general | $14 students | TAKE 5!
The first time Bay Area trumpet master Khalil Shaheed listened to cassettes of North African melodies given to him by Moroccan singer and multi-instrumentalist Yassir Chadly, he had a sudden insight: "They ain't playin' nothin' but the blues!" This revelation showed Shaheed the common ground that his own roots in jazz and blues shared with the soulful, ancient musical traditions of North Africa.
No matter where it comes from, great music can fortify the soul
and bring people together. In the Mo'Rockin' Project, a septet co-led
by Shaheed and Chadly, the excitement of a funky horn section and heartfelt
jazz improvisation unite with the sublime sounds of Islamic devotional music
and traditional Arabic and African instruments. The result is a remarkable
fusion that captures the essence of two cultures and delivers the best of both
worlds, conjuring up "how Marvin Gaye might have sounded fronting Abdullah
Ibrahim's band" according to East Bay Express.
Without being overtly political, the energetic, funky music they create dispels misconceptions about American and Islamic traditions, and exemplifies the beauty that can be created when two cultures come together in the spirit of celebration, communication, and love. Describing the Mo'Rockin' Project's sound, bluesman Taj Mahal said it best: "There isn't a vehicle made by man on Earth or space that can give you this beautiful a ride!"
Gerald Clayton Trio
Gerald Clayton, piano; Joe Sanders, bass; Justin Brown, drums
Tuesday, July 20 | 7:30 pm | Campbell
Recital Hall
Tickets: $32 general | $18 students
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As the son of bassist John Clayton and the nephew of saxophonist Jeff Clayton,
it's no surprise that pianist Gerald Clayton showed both a passion and
a talent for jazz improvisation at an early age. But the young pianist's
exquisitely subtle touch on the keyboard, his emerging voice as a composer,
and the uncanny communication he shares with his trio - featuring Stanford
Jazz alumni Justin Brown on drums and Joe Sanders on bass - offer a wealth
of surprises to listeners.
His playing bursts with inventive ideas and a "grand and amiable virtuosity" (New York Times). In addition to performing with his father and uncle in the renowned Clayton Brothers band, Gerald has toured with Roy Hargrove and accompanied Diana Krall and Michael Bublé. His 2009 album Two-Shade was nominated for a Grammy award and "confirms the arrival of a performer with the listening skills and imagination to match his virtuosity" (Guardian UK). Catch this rising star of the jazz piano in an intimate setting while you can - and expect big things from him in the future!
Kristen Strom Quintet
Kristen Strom, saxophone; Scott Sorkin, guitar; Peter Stoltzman, piano; Josh Thurston-Milgrom, bass; Smith Dobson V, drums
Wednesday, July 21 | 7:30 pm |
Campbell Recital Hall
Tickets: $24 general | $14 students
Multi-woodwind virtuoso Kristen Strom "embodies her musical
philosophy in every note she plays" (San Jose Mercury News).
It's a musical philosophy based on versatility, beauty, and communication,
and it has made her one of the Bay Area's most in-demand
musicians.
In addition to leading her own groups, she has performed with Natalie Cole, Jimmy Heath, the San Jose Symphony, the Nuclear Whales Saxophone Quartet, and many more. Her work in the group Crossing Borders with Canadian vocalist/pianist Jennifer Scott has earned critical praise and made fans all over North America. The Palo Alto Daily News called her 2005 album Intention "mesmerizing," and described "among the finest contemporary sax players."
Not only a versatile performer, Strom is a committed educator and advocate for jazz music. She teaches saxophone at Santa Clara University, coordinates education for the San Jose Jazz Society, and is a long-time member of the Stanford Jazz Workshop faculty. With a sensational lineup of Stanford Jazz musicians, the Kristen Strom Quintet plays strongly melodic music straight from the heart with subtlety and style.
Next
Week at Stanford Jazz Festival
| THU July 22 | The Music of Dave Brubeck Presented by Victor Lin |
| SAT July 24 | Giants of Jazz: McPherson, Mance & Heath (SOLD OUT) |
| SUN July 25 | Ruth Davies' Blues Night with special guest Keb' Mo' |
| Mon july 26 | Dena DeRose Trio |
| Tue july 27 | Junior Mance Trio |
| wed july 28 | 100 Years of Django with Lage, Lin & Roeder |
Order Tickets: stanfordjazz.org / 650 725-ARTS (2787)
Thanks
To Our Sponsors
Through cash sponsorships and in-kind donations, our 2010 Festival sponsors help to make the Stanford Jazz Festival and Workshop possible. SJW gratefully acknowledges the following sponsors for their generosity: See’s Candies, Presenting Sponsor of the 2010 Stanford Jazz Festival; Department of Music at Stanford University; KCSM FM 91.1; Palo Alto Weekly; Rosewood Sand Hill Hotel; Stanford Park Hotel; Avid; Vin, Vino, Wine; Gordon Biersch Brewing Company; CoHo; Western Jazz Presenters Network; Stanford Blood Center; Gallien Krueger; Yamaha Drums.