Entries by Michael Kelly

Registration is open!

Find out more about all of Stanford Jazz Workshop’s summer jazz camps and jazz immersion programs by clicking on Jazz Immersion Programs above, or right here.  Registration for all our 2013 summer jazz programs is now open. Just click on the big red Register buttons, above and below. We look forward to seeing you this […]

Jazz Camp and other jazz program registration opens in mid-December

Registration for SJW’s summer jazz programs will open in mid-December: We’ll announce the opening of registration via our e-news, please click on the Sign Up Now link below to make sure you’ll get notified quickly. For the summer of 2013, we have some exciting new options for tweens, teens, and adults. Here’s our new lineup […]

Jazz Residency Showcase Schedule now available

Tonight’s Jazz Residency Showcase is going to be great! You can find out the performance venues and approximate times by clicking here to download a PDF of the Showcase Schedule. The Schedule does not include actual performance start times, but it does include the performance order for each venue. Using the order number next to each […]

Jazz Camp Week 2 Showcase schedule now available

Tonight’s the night! The Jazz Camp Week 2 Showcase will feature 230 rising stars of jazz performing on four stages. How do you find out who is performing on which stage at which time? Download the Jazz Camp Showcase schedule below. Here’s how the schedule is organized: Jazz Camp participants are listed alphabetically by last […]

Roy Haynes: living jazz history

Drummer Roy Haynes brings his Fountain of Youth Band to the Stanford Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 14. There are a million reasons why you shouldn’t miss this show, not the least of which being that the music will be fantastic. But now we’ll just focus on one question: Why wouldn’t you want to see […]

Stanford Jazz creates Bobby Hutcherson Scholarship

Following an electrifying performance that had his longtime fans ranking it among the best they’d seen from him in some time, Bobby Hutcherson was honored by Stanford Jazz Workshop Founder and Artistic and Executive Director Jim Nadel with the announcement of the Bobby Hutcherson Scholarship. The great vibraphonist and composer — joined in his Stanford […]

SJW for mobile now online!

Connect with SJW with your mobile device! Point your gizmo to stanfordjazz.org, and our site turns into a mobile-optimized experience, designed to help you get tickets to the Stanford Jazz Festival and to get updates about Jazz Camp and Jazz Residency. Coming soon: The Stanford Jazz Workshop app for iOS and Android devices! Stay tuned.

2012 Stanford Jazz Festival now on sale

Celebrating its 40th anniversary, the Stanford Jazz Workshop is pleased to announce that tickets for the 2012 season of the Stanford Jazz Festival are now on sale. Tickets are available from the Stanford Ticket Office via the following methods: Click on the Get Tickets button above Online at www.stanfordjazz.org/jazz-festival/events/ By telephone at 650-725-2787 In person, […]

2012 Stanford Jazz Festival lineup announced

We’re thrilled to announce the lineup for the 2012 Stanford Jazz Festival. Tickets go on sale May 1, and we’ll be adding information to the website soon about each of the concerts. To be alerted when we have the full concert information online, click the Sign Up Now link below and fill out the form. […]

Khalil Shaheed, 1949-2012, a tribute by John Santos

I cannot begin to express my sadness around the passing of Brother Khalil Shaheed so soon. It leaves a gaping hole in our extended Oakland community, as well as in my heart. He was a wonderful friend, colleague, father, mentor, and human being — a grand soul. Khalil Shaheed (born Tommy Hall on 1/19/49) came […]