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SUMMARY:CoHo Jams
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://stanfordjazz.org/event/coho-jams-2/2026-04-06/
LOCATION:CoHo\, 459 Lagunita Dr\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Year-Round Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260413T200000
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SUMMARY:CoHo Jams
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://stanfordjazz.org/event/coho-jams-2/2026-04-13/
LOCATION:CoHo\, 459 Lagunita Dr\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Year-Round Programs
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SUMMARY:CoHo Jams
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://stanfordjazz.org/event/coho-jams-2/2026-04-20/
LOCATION:CoHo\, 459 Lagunita Dr\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Year-Round Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260427T200000
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SUMMARY:CoHo Jams
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://stanfordjazz.org/event/coho-jams-2/2026-04-27/
LOCATION:CoHo\, 459 Lagunita Dr\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Year-Round Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260504T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260504T220000
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CREATED:20260323T170503Z
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SUMMARY:CoHo Jams
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://stanfordjazz.org/event/coho-jams-2/2026-05-04/
LOCATION:CoHo\, 459 Lagunita Dr\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Year-Round Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260511T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260511T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T214833
CREATED:20260323T170503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T170503Z
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SUMMARY:CoHo Jams
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://stanfordjazz.org/event/coho-jams-2/2026-05-11/
LOCATION:CoHo\, 459 Lagunita Dr\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Year-Round Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260518T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260518T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T214833
CREATED:20260323T170503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T170503Z
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SUMMARY:CoHo Jams
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://stanfordjazz.org/event/coho-jams-2/2026-05-18/
LOCATION:CoHo\, 459 Lagunita Dr\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Year-Round Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260525T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260525T220000
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CREATED:20260323T170503Z
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SUMMARY:CoHo Jams
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://stanfordjazz.org/event/coho-jams-2/2026-05-25/
LOCATION:CoHo\, 459 Lagunita Dr\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Year-Round Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260615T200000
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CREATED:20260323T170503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T170503Z
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SUMMARY:CoHo Jams
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://stanfordjazz.org/event/coho-jams-2/2026-06-15/
LOCATION:CoHo\, 459 Lagunita Dr\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Year-Round Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260621T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260621T160000
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CREATED:20260122T224034Z
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SUMMARY:Indian Jazz Journey featuring Mahesh Kale and George Brooks
DESCRIPTION:No American-born jazz musician has forged deeper or more enduring ties to the world of Indian classical music than Berkeley tenor saxophonist George Brooks. Over the past two decades\, those relationships have taken shape in a kaleidoscopic range of collaborations through his Stanford Jazz Festival–exclusive Indian Jazz Journey. In recent years\, the program has centered on his evolving musical partnership with vocalist Mahesh Kale. \nBorn and raised in Pune\, the cultural capital of Maharashtra\, Kale trained under Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki\, the legendary artist who revitalized the Marathi musical theater tradition in the 1950s. In 2015\, Kale won India’s equivalent of an Academy Award for Best Playback Singer for a classical performance in the film Katyar Kaljat Ghusli\, a breakthrough moment that propelled him to national prominence. \nAs in past editions\, Brooks has assembled a sensational cast of musicians ideally equipped to join him and Kale in exploring musical landscapes shaped by the world’s two most sophisticated improvisational traditions. \nCo-produced with the Indian Classical Music and Arts Foundation \n \nMahesh Kale Website \nGeorge Brooks Website \nPersonnel:  \n\nMahesh Kale\, vocals\nGeorge Brooks\, saxophone\nAdditional personnel TBA\n\nMedia shown is representative of the artist’s work and may not reflect the exact repertoire or ensemble configuration presented at this performance.
URL:https://stanfordjazz.org/event/indian-jazz-journey/
LOCATION:Bing Concert Hall\, 327 Lausen Street\, Stanford\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Stanford Jazz Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260622T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260622T220000
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CREATED:20260323T170503Z
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SUMMARY:CoHo Jams
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://stanfordjazz.org/event/coho-jams-2/2026-06-22/
LOCATION:CoHo\, 459 Lagunita Dr\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Year-Round Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260626T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260626T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T214833
CREATED:20260109T214513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260313T173605Z
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SUMMARY:Branford Marsalis Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Saxophonist Branford Marsalis is one of the most influential and revered figures in contemporary music. An NEA Jazz Master\, GRAMMY Award winner\, and Tony and EMMY Award nominee\, he is equally at home performing concertos with symphony orchestras or sitting in with members of the Grateful Dead. Yet the core of his musical universe remains the Branford Marsalis Quartet. \nFor more than three decades\, with remarkably few personnel changes\, this celebrated ensemble has earned a reputation for uncompromising performances across a kaleidoscopic range of original compositions\, jazz standards\, and reimagined popular classics. After GRAMMY nominations for its last two albums\, Upward Spiral and The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul\, the Quartet made its Blue Note Records debut with Belonging\, a full-length interpretation of Keith Jarrett’s landmark 1974 ECM release. \nThe New York Times observed that “Marsalis has tackled imposing jazz masterworks before … but at its best\, his ‘Belonging’ goes deeper … it’s a performance that both honors and amplifies.” Critic John Zeugner captured the Quartet’s live impact\, calling it “casually confident\, professional\, cerebral\, and supercharged with energy.” The Branford Marsalis Quartet\, he wrote\, “was all of those adjectives and more.” \nhttps://www.branfordmarsalis.com/ \nPersonnel: \n\nBranford Marsalis\, saxophone\nJoey Calderazzo\, piano\nEric Revis\, bass\nJustin Faulkner\, drums
URL:https://stanfordjazz.org/event/branford-marsalis-quartet/
LOCATION:Dinkelspiel Auditorium\, 471 Lagunita Dr\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Stanford Jazz Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260627T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260627T193000
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CREATED:20260115T225931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260313T173442Z
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SUMMARY:Billy Childs Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Long before Billy Childs gained recognition as one of the country’s preeminent composers\, he was dazzling Bay Area audiences as a sideman. After a brief stint with trombone great J.J. Johnson\, the Los Angeles native began making regular treks north when trumpet legend Freddie Hubbard assembled a prodigious young band in 1978 that also featured bassist Larry Klein\, who later earned renown producing albums by Joni Mitchell\, Herbie Hancock\, Luciana Souza\, and Childs’ own 2014 jazz-chart-topping project Map of the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro. \nAfter years of playing funk and fusion\, Hubbard had returned to straight-ahead jazz sounding more fiery than ever. For Childs\, then in his early 20s\, performing at Keystone Korner\, Kuumbwa\, and Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society with Hubbard’s band was trial by blowtorch on every gig. He has been making trips north ever since\, both as an accompanist for masters such as Bobby Hutcherson and Dianne Reeves and as a leader in his own right\, giving audiences regular updates on his extraordinary evolution as a GRAMMY Award-winning composer\, arranger\, and improviser. \nHe has carved out an unusual career path built largely on his pen\, making his living through commissions. Writing for orchestras and chamber ensembles has become his bread and butter over the past two decades\, which makes every opportunity to stretch out with his band one he seizes with both hands. \nhttps://billychilds.com/ \nPersonnel: \n\nBilly Childs\, piano\nDan Chmielinski\, bass\nChristian Euman\, drums\nAdditional personnel TBA
URL:https://stanfordjazz.org/event/billy-childs-quartet/
LOCATION:Dinkelspiel Auditorium\, 471 Lagunita Dr\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Stanford Jazz Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260628T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260628T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T214833
CREATED:20260116T011349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T113049Z
UID:10000054-1782644400-1782644400@stanfordjazz.org
SUMMARY:Early Bird Jazz for Kids with Dr. David Hart and the Zookeepers
DESCRIPTION:Get ready to sing\, clap\, and groove with Dr. David Hart and the Zookeepers in this interactive jazz experience designed for kids and families! Through lively performances and hands-on participation\, young listeners will explore instruments\, discover melodies\, and feel the rhythm of jazz in an engaging and energetic setting. \nA dedicated jazz educator and acclaimed trumpet player\, Dr. Hart has performed at renowned festivals such as Monterey\, San Francisco\, Rochester\, San Jose\, and Stanford Jazz Festivals. He has worked with jazz legends including Gerald Wilson\, Clark Terry\, Horace Silver\, and Arturo Sandoval\, and has also appeared with international classical ensembles like the Thailand Philharmonic and Malaysian International Festival Orchestra. \nThis fun-filled concert is the perfect introduction to jazz\, sparking creativity and curiosity while bringing families together through music\, movement\, and laughter. Don’t miss this exciting journey into the world of jazz! \n  \nArtist Website \nPersonnel: \n\nDr. David Hart\, trumpet\nAdditional personnel TBA
URL:https://stanfordjazz.org/event/early-bird-jazz-for-kids/
LOCATION:Dinkelspiel Auditorium\, 471 Lagunita Dr\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Stanford Jazz Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260628T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260628T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T214833
CREATED:20260116T002946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T161936Z
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SUMMARY:Luciana Souza and Marcel Camargo: New Moon with string quartet
DESCRIPTION:Whether interpreting Brazilian Songbook standards\, deploying her voice like a horn alongside an orchestra\, or transforming beloved poems into original songs\, Brazilian vocalist Luciana Souza is a musician of the highest order. Long based in Los Angeles\, she is perhaps best known for a GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY-winning series of intimate recordings pairing her with an extraordinary roster of Brazilian jazz guitarists\, including Romero Lubambo\, Toninho Horta\, and Marco Pereira. \nHer latest project\, New Moon\, takes that intimate duo format into lustrous new territory with guitarist and composer Marcel Camargo\, a fellow São Paulo native now based in Los Angeles. He has toured internationally with Michael Bublé and led\, produced\, and arranged vocalist Gretchen Parlato’s Flor project. He has also shared the stage and studio with artists such as Sérgio Mendes\, Herb Alpert\, and Macy Gray. New Moon pairs the duo with a string quartet\, fulfilling a longtime dream of Souza’s. Together\, Souza and Camargo\, who also hails from an eminent musical family\, reimagine Brazilian classics and debut new co-written songs. His delicately calibrated arrangements create lyrical soundscapes rich in texture and emotion for one of jazz’s most alluring singers. \nhttps://www.lucianasouza.com/ \nPersonnel: \n\nLuciana Souza\, vocals\nMarcel Camargo\, guitar\nLivia Sohn\, violin\nJessie Fellows\, violin\nKaya Bryla\, viola\nRobert Howard\, cello
URL:https://stanfordjazz.org/event/luciana-souza/
LOCATION:Dinkelspiel Auditorium\, 471 Lagunita Dr\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Stanford Jazz Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260629T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260629T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T214833
CREATED:20260323T170503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T170503Z
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SUMMARY:CoHo Jams
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://stanfordjazz.org/event/coho-jams-2/2026-06-29/
LOCATION:CoHo\, 459 Lagunita Dr\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Year-Round Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260706T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260706T220000
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SUMMARY:CoHo Jams
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://stanfordjazz.org/event/coho-jams-2/2026-07-06/
LOCATION:CoHo\, 459 Lagunita Dr\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Year-Round Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260710T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260710T193000
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CREATED:20260116T202916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T113048Z
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SUMMARY:The Music of Duke Ellington with Nick Rossi's Jazzopaters
DESCRIPTION: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 Guy\, a key member of the Ellington Orchestra from 1925 to 1949\, and after spending time with some of his favorite authors and researchers\, he returned home with a nagging question and the seed of his next musical mission. \nThe Bay Area was clearly in need of a band devoted to the small-group music recorded by Ellington\, Billy Strayhorn\, and the orchestra’s featured soloists\, including baritone saxophonist Harry Carney\, altoist Johnny Hodges\, and trumpeter Cootie Williams. The result was the nine-piece Jazzopaters\, which has been delighting audiences and dancers at the region’s finest clubs and venues for the past two years. Featuring many of the Bay Area’s finest improvisers\, the group proudly keeps seldom-performed gems by the incomparable Ellington in circulation. \nhttps://nickrossimusic.com/ \nPersonnel (subject to change): \n\nPatrick Wolff\, alto sax & clarinet\nNathan Tokunaga\, clarinet & tenor sax\nKamrin Ortiz\, baritone sax & clarinet\nJames Dunning\, trumpet\nVictor Imbo\, trombone\nAdam Shulman\, piano\nNick Rossi\, guitar\nMikiya Matsuda\, bass\nRiley Baker\, drums
URL:https://stanfordjazz.org/event/the-music-of-duke-ellington-with-nick-rossis-jazzopaters/
LOCATION:Campbell Recital Hall\, 541 Lasuen Mall\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Stanford Jazz Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260711T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260711T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T214833
CREATED:20260120T214500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T113048Z
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SUMMARY:Nicolas Bearde Quintet
DESCRIPTION: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 King Cole\, and will broaden the repertoire for this performance. \nBearde first gained widespread notice in the late 1980s as a founding member of Bobby McFerrin’s innovative\, improvisation-steeped a cappella ensemble Voicestra. He spent much of the 1980s and 1990s pursuing a dual-track career as a musician and actor\, working on stage and television. Thankfully\, music has been his primary pursuit in recent years. Whether navigating Billy Strayhorn’s rueful “Lush Life\,” Eden Ahbez’s beatific “Nature Boy\,” or Alan Jay Lerner and Burton Lane’s impetuously grooving “Come Back to Me\,” Bearde finds the emotional core of every lyric. \nNicholas Bearde Website \nPersonnel: \n\nNicolas Bearde\, vocals
URL:https://stanfordjazz.org/event/nicolas-bearde-quintet/
LOCATION:Dinkelspiel Auditorium\, 471 Lagunita Dr\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Stanford Jazz Festival
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260712T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260712T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T214833
CREATED:20260116T214820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T113048Z
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SUMMARY:Marcus Shelby Sextet Conversation: The Language of Charles Mingus
DESCRIPTION: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 bassist\, composer\, bandleader\, and educator has earned renown for his wide-ranging leadership. He’s best known for ambitious\, historically informed works like 2006’s Port Chicago (Noir Records)\, a suite for jazz orchestra inspired by the World War II miscarriage of justice\, and 2018’s Black Ball: The Negro Leagues and the Blues\, a suite commissioned by the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival. \nHe has served as a musical foil for playwright and actor Anna Deavere Smith during the development of her interview-driven one-woman show about the school-to-prison pipeline\, Notes From the Field. Since taking over as artistic director of the Healdsburg Jazz Festival in the fall of 2020\, he has significantly expanded the already internationally recognized organization. While his temperament is the mirror opposite of the tempestuous Charles Mingus\, Shelby is steeped in Mingus’s music and is ideally placed to offer insight into his composing\, bandleading\, and gift for coaxing superlative performances from collaborators. \nPersonnel: \n\nMarcus Shelby\,  bass\nAdditional personnel TBA
URL:https://stanfordjazz.org/event/marcus-shelby-sextet/
LOCATION:Campbell Recital Hall\, 541 Lasuen Mall\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Stanford Jazz Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260713T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260713T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T214833
CREATED:20260116T220051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T113047Z
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SUMMARY:Christina Galisatus Quintet plays Joni Mitchell
DESCRIPTION: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 a pianist and multi-instrumentalist\, composer\, vocalist\, and songwriter\, she has released several critically acclaimed albums\, including 2023’s Without Night and 2025’s Hold Still\, which brought her lustrous vocals to the fore. \nRaised on the Peninsula\, she graduated from Stanford with honors and practically grew up at the Workshop. It has surprised exactly none of her Bay Area fans that she is thriving in Los Angeles. She returns to campus with her new Joni Mitchell project\, delving into the extraordinary songbook of one of her primary influences. Though she approaches Mitchell’s music with reverence\, Galisatus infuses the songs with her distinctive harmonic language and melodic imagination\, transforming them into deeply personal vehicles for emotional expression. \nChristina Galisatus Website \nPersonnel: \n\nChristina Galisatus\, piano & vocals\nAdditional personnel TBA
URL:https://stanfordjazz.org/event/christina-galisatus-quintet-plays-joni-mitchell/
LOCATION:Campbell Recital Hall\, 541 Lasuen Mall\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Stanford Jazz Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260714T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260714T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T214833
CREATED:20260120T215208Z
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SUMMARY:Jimmy Heath Centennial Celebration with Jeb Patton & David Wong
DESCRIPTION: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 one of jazz’s most distinguished families\, Heath was both universally esteemed by his peers and\, at times\, underappreciated — particularly when it came to his prowess on the tenor saxophone (he was also formidable on flute and soprano sax). \nHis success as an arranger and composer — he wrote at least a half-dozen standards\, including “Gingerbread Boy\,” “Gemini\,” “C.T.A.\,” and “For Minors Only” — meant that he never quite received his full due as an improviser. Pianist Jeb Patton and veteran bassist David Wong experienced the creative intensity of Heath’s horn firsthand as members of the Heath Brothers band alongside drummer Tootie Heath. Both have led distinguished careers accompanying masters who came of age in the 1940s\, including drum legend Roy Haynes\, saxophone great George Coleman\, and alto powerhouse Charles McPherson. They co-lead this celebration of Jimmy Heath’s music — tunes that helped define the hard-bop era. \nJeb Patton Website \nPersonnel: \n\nJeb Patton\, piano\nDavid Wong\, bass\nAdditional personnel TBA
URL:https://stanfordjazz.org/event/jimmy-heath-centennial/
LOCATION:Campbell Recital Hall\, 541 Lasuen Mall\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Stanford Jazz Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260715T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260715T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T214833
CREATED:20260128T202939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T113044Z
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SUMMARY:Victor Lin: Gershwin Reimagined
DESCRIPTION: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 savvy producer with a gift for conceptual concerts that highlight both repertoire and relationships among Workshop faculty. This year\, Lin turns his attention to the music of George Gershwin\, re-examining one of America’s most enduring composers through a contemporary jazz lens. \nLin’s past Festival projects have explored a wide range of themes\, from the music of Disney films and Dave Brubeck to the meeting point of jazz and European classical traditions. He has also revisited the landmark year of 1959\, when Brubeck\, Coltrane\, Miles Davis\, Ornette Coleman\, and Charles Mingus all released seminal recordings. More recently\, he has explored music composed for anime and Joe Hisaishi’s scores for Studio Ghibli films\, helping introduce that cinematic repertoire to jazz audiences in New York City and beyond. \nWith this new program\, Lin brings that same spirit of curiosity and collaboration to Gershwin’s songs and orchestral works\, revealing their rhythmic vitality\, harmonic sophistication\, and deep jazz roots. His gift lies not only in the material he chooses\, but in the musicians he gathers — a rotating cast of friends and colleagues who bring fresh perspective\, shared history\, and joyful spontaneity. \nArtist Website \nColumbia University Article \nRutgers-Newark Article \nPersonnel: \n\nVictor Lin\, piano & violin\nAdditional personnel TBA
URL:https://stanfordjazz.org/event/victor-lin-gershwin/
LOCATION:Dinkelspiel Auditorium\, 471 Lagunita Dr\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Stanford Jazz Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260716T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260716T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T214833
CREATED:20260120T230559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T113044Z
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SUMMARY:Michael Mayo Quartet
DESCRIPTION: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 Mendes\, while his mother’s distinguished career as a background vocalist includes work with Beyoncé\, Diana Ross\, Luther Vandross\, and Whitney Houston. A testament to both nature and nurture\, he has emerged over the past decade as a supremely gifted vocalist\, composer\, songwriter\, and arranger. \nA graduate of New England Conservatory and the Thelonious Monk Institute (now the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz)\, Mayo has honed an enthralling sound steeped in jazz\, neo-soul\, and R&B. He’s toured with Herbie Hancock\, recorded with drummer Nate Smith\, and collaborated widely with Taylor Eigsti\, lending his voice to the title track of the pianist’s GRAMMY-winning 2021 album Tree Falls. Since then\, Mayo has released two acclaimed albums of his own\, firmly establishing himself as one of jazz’s most exciting young vocalists. \nMichael Mayo Website \nPersonnel: \n\nMichael Mayo\, vocals\nAdditional personnel TBA
URL:https://stanfordjazz.org/event/michael-mayo/
LOCATION:Dinkelspiel Auditorium\, 471 Lagunita Dr\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Stanford Jazz Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260718T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260718T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T214833
CREATED:20260121T211333Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260313T173751Z
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SUMMARY:Anat Cohen
DESCRIPTION: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 to the early music of Louis Armstrong to post-bop alongside her generation’s most cutting-edge improvisers and composers. She has soared in orchestral settings\, celebrated Benny Goodman with Benny Green at the Village Vanguard\, and walked a musical tightrope in duet with Fred Hersch in Healdsburg — all documented on record. \nShe has joined forces with her brothers (trumpeter Avishai and soprano saxophonist Yuval) in 3 Cohens and navigated Oded Lev-Ari’s intricate compositions for the Anat Cohen Tentet. Her love of Brazilian music has often shaped her Festival appearances\, where she’s collaborated with some of the world’s greatest Brazilian artists. Whether exploring the music of overlooked genius Moacir Santos or MPB icon Milton Nascimento\, playing choro\, bossa nova\, or Brazilian jazz with her Quartetinho\, Cohen remains a nonpareil clarinetist and suavely swinging tenor saxophonist at the peak of her powers. \n\n\nAnat Cohen Website \nPersonnel: \n\nAnat Cohen\, clarinet\nAdditional personnel TBA
URL:https://stanfordjazz.org/event/anat-cohen/
LOCATION:Dinkelspiel Auditorium\, 471 Lagunita Dr\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Stanford Jazz Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260719T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260719T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T214834
CREATED:20260120T234918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T213644Z
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SUMMARY:The Westerlies
DESCRIPTION: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 new instrumental concept after more than a century of jazz-powered innovation\, but The Westerlies combine the dynamic precision of a string quartet\, the sonic punch of a rock band\, and the derring-do of a circus act. Across 10 acclaimed studio albums\, the ensemble has reimagined and performed music by a dazzling array of composers and collaborators\, including Caroline Shaw\, Nico Muhly\, Conrad Tao\, Wayne Horvitz\, Robin Holcomb\, and Theo Bleckmann. \nLast year the group released two major projects: Paradise\, a breathtaking reimagination of the Shape Note choral tradition; and Songbook\, Vol. 3\, a live EP and concert film celebrating friends and recent collaborators\, including Samora Pinderhughes\, Anaïs Mitchell\, Aoife O’Donovan\, and Joanna Newsom. This year The Westerlies present a major retrospective of new music by mentor Bill Frisell\, along with an adaptation of Maria Schneider’s Grammy-winning song cycle Winter Morning Walks featuring South African vocalist Vuyo Sotashe. You don’t need a weatherman to know that the most interesting music blows in with The Westerlies. \nThe Westerlies Website \nPersonnel: \n\nRiley Mulherkar\, trumpet\nChloe Rowlands\, trumpet\nAndy Clausen\, trombone\nAddison Maye-Saxon\, trombone
URL:https://stanfordjazz.org/event/the-westerlies/
LOCATION:Campbell Recital Hall\, 541 Lasuen Mall\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Stanford Jazz Festival
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260720T193000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T113038Z
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SUMMARY:Anisha Rush Quartet & Ben Flocks: Moonshades
DESCRIPTION: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\, Patrice Rushen\, and Joshua Redman to Antonio Sanchez\, Javier Santiago\, and Caili O’Doherty. He’s focused on writing and performing with a stripped-down trio\, honing an approach that’s intensely lyrical and palpably physical. \nSharing the evening is Colorado Springs–reared\, Chicago-based saxophonist\, composer\, and educator Anisha Rush\, an intrepid improviser who draws from the kindred currents of jazz\, soul\, R&B\, and gospel. A rising bandleader in her own right\, she’s made a powerful impression as a sidewoman with veteran masters such as Makaya McCraven\, Ron Miles\, Matt Wilson\, and Art Lande. \nBen Flocks: Moonshades Personnel: \n\nBen Flocks\, saxophones\nJosh Thurston-Milgrom\, bass\nJohn Sturino\, drums\nBennett Paster\, piano\n\nAnisha Rush Quartet Personnel: \n\nAnisha Rush\, alto saxophone\nAdi Meyerson\, bass\nLuther Allison\, drums\nRob Clearfield\, piano/synth
URL:https://stanfordjazz.org/event/anisha-rush-quartet-ben-flocks-moonshades/
LOCATION:Campbell Recital Hall\, 541 Lasuen Mall\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Stanford Jazz Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260721T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260721T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T214834
CREATED:20260121T000819Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T113036Z
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SUMMARY:Miles Davis Centennial Celebration featuring Jeremy Pelt
DESCRIPTION: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 as a leader exploring a wide array of instrumental settings. The Los Angeles native has traversed similarly expansive terrain as a sideman on more than five dozen recordings with both veteran masters — including Gerald Wilson\, Cedar Walton\, Louis Hayes\, and Wayne Shorter — and contemporaries such as Camille Thurman\, Somi\, and Jaleel Shaw. \nEqually eloquent delivering a ballad or tearing through a post-bop harmonic steeplechase\, Pelt is also a founding member of the all-star Black Art Jazz Collective alongside drummer Johnathan Blake and tenor saxophonist Wayne Escoffery. Embracing his role as an established veteran\, he mentors younger players while sharing wisdom gleaned from well-traveled cats in his book series\, Griots: Examining the Lives of Jazz’s Great Storytellers\, featuring interviews with jazz masters. Many of the veterans he’s interviewed are Miles Davis alumni\, and Pelt is uniquely prepared to celebrate Miles’ centennial both as both a player and raconteur. \nJeremy Pelt Website \nPersonnel: \n\nJeremy Pelt\, trumpet\nAdditional personnel TBA
URL:https://stanfordjazz.org/event/miles-davis-centennial/
LOCATION:Campbell Recital Hall\, 541 Lasuen Mall\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Stanford Jazz Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260722T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260722T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T214834
CREATED:20260122T174432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260313T173200Z
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SUMMARY:Ruth Davies' Blues Night featuring Sean "Mack" McDonald
DESCRIPTION: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 cool West Coast blues\, Davies supplied the beat. And when Elvin Bishop required extra propulsion for a new band\, Davies provided the fuel. Over the past four decades\, she’s been the bassist of choice for dozens of masters across blues\, jazz\, R&B\, and beyond\, from Taj Mahal and Barbara Dane to Clark Terry and Maria Muldaur. \nAt Stanford\, she’s taken it upon herself to ensure the blues always has a place on the program\, bringing in a special guest each season. She’s usually featured a well-established star — a Charlie Musselwhite\, Joe Louis Walker\, or Ruthie Foster. But this year’s featured artist is 23-year-old Sean “Mack” McDonald\, an Augusta\, Georgia-raised guitarist at the forefront of a new wave of brilliant young Black musicians revitalizing the blues. Steeped in Chicago and West Coast postwar blues\, he channels the sounds of Bobby “Blue” Bland\, Louis Jordan\, T-Bone Walker\, and early B.B. King. \n  \nArtist Website \nSanctuary Magazine Article \nPersonnel: \n\nSean “Mack” McDonald\, guitar & vocals\nRuth Davies\, bass\nKristen Strom\, saxophone\nJohn R Burr\, keys\, piano & organ\nDanny Caron\, guitar\nLeon Joyce Jr.\, drums
URL:https://stanfordjazz.org/event/ruth-davies-blues-night/
LOCATION:Dinkelspiel Auditorium\, 471 Lagunita Dr\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Stanford Jazz Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260723T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260723T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T214834
CREATED:20260122T175206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T113032Z
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SUMMARY:Stefon Harris & Blackout
DESCRIPTION: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 the late 1990s with a series of highly acclaimed albums for Blue Note Records\, the New York native has mentored many of the brightest young players to follow in his wake (including Sasha Berliner). But over the past two decades\, his appearances in clubs and recording studios have been relatively rare. \nHis latest album\, 2018’s Sonic Creed (Motéma)\, featuring his band Black Out\, is a brilliant\, lushly produced program of Harris originals alongside hard-bop classics by Horace Silver\, Wayne Shorter\, Bobby Timmons\, and Bobby Hutcherson. Like much of his work since a highly productive trip to Cuba in 2008\, the album explores the kindred roots of jazz and rumba\, featuring percussion great Pedrito Martinez. An ambitious composer\, startlingly eloquent improviser\, and savvy bandleader\, Harris continues to expand and deepen the Black Out musical family. He brings the band’s latest iteration west for a rare Stanford sojourn. \nStefon Harris Website \nPersonnel: \n\nStefon Harris\, vibraphone & marimba\nAdditional personnel TBA
URL:https://stanfordjazz.org/event/stefon-harris-blackout/
LOCATION:Dinkelspiel Auditorium\, 471 Lagunita Dr\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Stanford Jazz Festival
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