.SFJAZZ is celebrating its 10th anniversary at its SFJAZZ Center, the first freestanding building in the U.S. devoted to jazz.
The 2022-23 season is a big one for SFJAZZ, the largest presenter of jazz — as well as Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, the blues, Americana and other musical genres — in Northern California. The nonprofit organization is celebrating its 10th anniversary at its SFJAZZ Center, the first freestanding building in the U.S. devoted to jazz. It also will celebrate its 40th year and the last full season with founder and executive artistic director Randall Kline at the helm.
The pair of solo dates will be followed by concerts Saturday and Sunday with the PUBLIQuartet string quartet. It performs pieces from her “Silver Lining Suite” album, which was released in August 2021 and features nine of her originals, including the titular four-movement work that she composed for piano quintet.
”Santos—Skin to Skin” Documentary + live performance by the John Santos Sextet, SFJAZZ Center, 201 Franklin St., S.F., 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, $25-$50, sfjazz.orgProdigious as both a composer and a clarinetist, San Francisco-based multi-instrumentalist Beth Custer has had an impressive number of creative outlets. From Trance Mission and the Club Foot Orchestra to Eighty Mile Beach and Clarinet Thing, she’s explored jazz, avant-garde, dance, blues and contemporary classical — among other genres.
As part of its 10-year anniversary celebration, SFJAZZ is bringing back previous residents for two alumni concerts. Vocalist Laurie Anderson, guitarist Bill Frisell, pianist Jason Moran, double bassist Marcus Shelby and drummer Terri Lyne Carrington are currently scheduled for Jan. 14 with Moran and Shelby, vocalist Mary Stallings, tenor saxophonist Chris Potter, alto saxophonist Miguel Zenon, woodwind player Soweto Kinch, drummer Eric Harland and percussionist John Santos on deck for the 15th.
Amy D., Joe Henderson Lab, SFJAZZ Center, 201 Franklin St., S.F., 7 & 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, $20, fjazz.orgIn addition to being a heralded clarinetist on the jazz and Brazilian music scenes, Anat Cohen is also an adventurous resident artistic director when it comes to programming her series of shows. She opens on March 9 in a duet setting with pianist Fred Hersch.
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