Trumpeter, composer and bandleader Keyon Harrold sits down with SFJAZZ Executive Artistic Director Terence Blanchard. Harrold discusses his approach to writing melodies, as well as how the bebop influence passed down to him by Charles Tolliver has affected his work with artists such as Common and D'Angelo. Keyon's performance is a part of Terence Blanchard's Upswing series on September 21, 2024, and will be featured on Fridays Live (SFJAZZ At Home) on November 9.
Up Next in Season 1
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Gary Bartz
Saxophonist, composer and 2024 NEA Jazz Master honoree Gary Bartz sits down with Terence Blanchard to discuss the iconic jazz-funk sounds of his band, the NTU Troop, as well as his experiences with Max Roach and Lee Morgan. You can watch Bartz’s “NTU Troop Revisited” concert (filmed in June durin...
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Vince Wilburn, Jr
For this exclusive interview, SFJAZZ Founder and Executive Artistic Director Randall Kline speaks to Miles Davis’ nephew, drummer Vincent Wilburn Jr., about the GRAMMY-nominated 2008 album Miles From India that brought together alumni from various Miles Davis bands and a number of Indian classica...
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Herbie Hancock & Wayne Shorter
Showing a lifetime’s worth of warmth and humor, jazz icons Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter come together again via Zoom on the occasion of the fifth and final Fridays at Five Wayne Shorter Celebration concert, joined this time by Wayne’s quartet including pianist Danilo Pérez, bassist John Patit...
