Name: SJW All-Star Jam
Start: 2026-07-31T20:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-07-31T20:00:00-07:00
Location: Dinkelspiel Auditorium

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0 events 5 0 events, 5	1 event 6 1 event, 6 - CoHo Jams July 6 @ July 6 - July 6 CoHo Jams	0 events 7 0 events, 7	0 events 8 0 events, 8	0 events 9 0 events, 9	1 event 10 1 event, 10 The Music of Duke Ellington with Nick Rossi’s Jazzopaters July 10 @ July 10 The Music of Duke Ellington with Nick Rossi’s Jazzopaters San Francisco guitarist Nick Rossi is one of the world’s foremost experts on pre–World War II jazz, both as a practitioner and a scholar. A few years ago he traveled to Paris for the International Duke Ellington Meeting, a three-day conference for historians, musicians, and devotees of Ellingtonia. Rossi delivered a talk on guitarist Fred […]	1 event 11 1 event, 11 Nicolas Bearde Quintet: Ballads, Blues, and Beyond July 11 @ July 11 Nicolas Bearde Quintet: Ballads, Blues, and Beyond Nicolas Bearde earned an avid following as a solo act crooning sophisticated R&B before evolving over the past decade into a captivating jazz singer who brings easy-going authority to ballads and swaggering mid-tempo standards. He made his Stanford debut in 2024 with a program drawn from his album I Remember You: The Music of Nat […]
1 event 12 1 event, 12 Marcus Shelby Sextet Conversation: The Language of Charles Mingus July 12 @ July 12 Marcus Shelby Sextet Conversation: The Language of Charles Mingus Marcus Shelby has never shied away from extending his creative reach. From his early years as a young lion recording for some of jazz’s most vaunted labels, the San Francisco […]	1 event 13 1 event, 13 Christina Galisatus Quintet plays Joni Mitchell July 13 @ July 13 Christina Galisatus Quintet plays Joni Mitchell Now living in Los Angeles, Christina Galisatus has gained recognition in recent years as one of the brightest young artists on the vibrant Southland scene. A versatile creative force as […]	1 event 14 1 event, 14 Jimmy Heath Centennial Celebration with Jeb Patton & David Wong July 14 @ July 14 Jimmy Heath Centennial Celebration with Jeb Patton & David Wong Jimmy Heath would likely give a wry smile at the thought that his 100th birthday might be overshadowed by the centennial celebrations for Miles Davis and John Coltrane. Hailing from […]	1 event 15 1 event, 15 Victor Lin: Gershwin Reimagined July 15 @ July 15 Victor Lin: Gershwin Reimagined Victor Lin always brings a thoughtful and imaginative game plan to the Festival. A mainstay at the Workshop since the late 1990s, he has emerged in recent years as a […]	1 event 16 1 event, 16 Michael Mayo Quartet July 16 @ July 16 Michael Mayo Quartet Growing up in Los Angeles, Michael Mayo seemed destined for a life in music. His father is a vocalist and saxophonist who performed with Earth, Wind & Fire and Sérgio […]	0 events 17 0 events, 17	1 event 18 1 event, 18 Anat Cohen Quartet feat. Jeb Patton, David Wong & John Sturino July 18 @ July 18 Anat Cohen Quartet feat. Jeb Patton, David Wong & John Sturino There’s no artist in jazz with a creative vision quite like Anat Cohen. Since arriving in New York City in 1999, she has moved fluidly from trad jazz ensembles devoted […]
1 event 19 1 event, 19 The Westerlies July 19 @ July 19 The Westerlies Featuring trumpeters Riley Mulherkar and Chloe Rowlands, along with trombonists Andy Clausen and Addison Maye-Saxon, The Westerlies sound like no other group in jazz. It’s no mean feat introducing a […]	1 event 20 1 event, 20 Anisha Rush Quartet & Ben Flocks: Moonshades July 20 @ July 20 Anisha Rush Quartet & Ben Flocks: Moonshades An integral part of the Workshop family since he was a teenager, Flocks has earned widespread esteem performing and recording with a glittering constellation of jazz stars, from Dave Brubeck, […]	1 event 21 1 event, 21 Miles Davis Centennial Celebration featuring Jeremy Pelt July 21 @ July 21 Miles Davis Centennial Celebration featuring Jeremy Pelt A prodigious trumpeter, producer, and composer who has been at the center of the New York jazz scene for a quarter century, Jeremy Pelt has released some two dozen albums […]	1 event 22 1 event, 22 Ruth Davies’ Blues Night featuring Sean “Mack” McDonald July 22 @ July 22 Ruth Davies’ Blues Night featuring Sean “Mack” McDonald When John Lee Hooker needed to put some boom in his “Boom Boom,” he gave Ruth Davies a call. When R&B great Charles Brown sought a supple pulse for his […]	1 event 23 1 event, 23 Stefon Harris & Blackout July 23 @ July 23 Stefon Harris & Blackout The contemporary jazz scene is in the midst of an unprecedented wave of vibraphone innovation, and no artist deserves more credit for this development than Stefon Harris. Since emerging in […]	0 events 24 0 events, 24	1 event 25 1 event, 25 Yilian Cañizares Trio July 25 @ July 25 Yilian Cañizares Trio Cuban violinist and vocalist Yilian Cañizares is on the cusp of becoming a major figure on the North American jazz scene. Introduced to Bay Area audiences through her collaboration with […]
1 event 26 1 event, 26 Sasha Berliner July 26 @ July 26 Sasha Berliner On a jazz scene bristling with brilliant young vibraphonists, Sasha Berliner has distinguished herself with a lithe electro-acoustic group sound rooted in post-bop improvisation and shaped by contemporary currents. Now […]	1 event 27 1 event, 27 Guitar Night featuring Camila Meza & Dan Wilson July 27 @ July 27 Guitar Night featuring Camila Meza & Dan Wilson A long-running, ever-evolving showcase for jazz’s finest guitar stylists, Guitar Night pairs two extraordinary bandleaders with strikingly different sounds this season. Chilean-born Camila Meza first drew widespread attention on the […]	1 event 28 1 event, 28 George Cables and Friends July 28 @ July 28 George Cables and Friends A treasured presence at the Workshop for years, George Cables made his mark on classic recordings by era-defining musicians including Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson, Joe Henderson, and Woody Shaw. As […]	1 event 29 1 event, 29 Aldo López-Gavilán July 29 @ July 29 Aldo López-Gavilán Even in a country with a glorious tradition of extravagantly talented pianists, Havana-reared Aldo López-Gavilán is a conspicuously commanding musician. Steeped in jazz, Afro-Cuban, and European classical traditions, he hails […]	1 event 30 1 event, 30 Taylor Eigsti Group feat. Gretchen Parlato and Zack Grooves July 30 @ July 30 Taylor Eigsti Group feat. Gretchen Parlato and Zack Grooves Taylor Eigsti’s annual performance at the Stanford Jazz Festival typically falls in the Festival’s last week, providing a bold exclamation point to the previous weeks of musical adventures. Though he’s […]	1 event 31 1 event, 31 SJW All-Star Jam July 31 @ July 31 SJW All-Star Jam At this lovingly curated annual jam session, you’ll hear parings and combinations of jazz artists you’ll never hear anywhere else. In duet, trio, quartet, and larger ensembles, these amazing top-tier […]