Thirty years after presenting its first concerts in San Francisco, the organization SFJAZZ has built a permanent home and performance venue. The SFJAZZ Center, conceived as the first stand-alone building for jazz in the U.S., opens with a star-studded concert on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013 at 11p.m. WWOZ, WBGO and NPR Music will team up for a live radio and online video broadcast of the concert.
Watch the show live on our website!
Guests for the evening include:
Bill Cosby, Master of Ceremonies
McCoy Tyner
Chick Corea
Esperanza Spalding
Joshua Redman
Joe Lovano
Bobby Hutcherson
Mary Stallings|
John Handy
Pete Escovedo
Eric Reed
SFJAZZ Center Resident Artistic Directors: Regina Carter, Bill Frisell, Jason Moran, John Santos, Miguel Zenón
SFJAZZ Collective: Miguel Zenón, David Sánchez, Robin Eubanks, Avishai Cohen, Stefon Harris, Edward Simon, Matt Penman, Jeff Ballard