Singer-Songwriter Ms. Lisa Fischer and Ranky Tank’s trumpeter, composer Charlton Singleton sit down with SFJAZZ Executive Artistic Director Terence Blanchard. They discuss the 30 year long relationship between the members of Ranky Tanky, their roots in Gullah music, as well as Ms. Lisa Fischers’ involvement with the documentary “20 Feet From Stardom”. You can watch Ranky Tanky with Ms. Lisa Fischer on Fridays Live January 5, part of SFJAZZ At Home.
Up Next in Season 1
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Etienne Charles
Trumpeter, composer and former member of the SFJAZZ Collective Etienne Charles sits down with SFJAZZ Executive Artistic Director Terence Blanchard. They discuss the cultural connections between Trinidad and New Orleans, life after the SFJAZZ Collective, as well as Etienne’s upcoming “Earth Tones”...
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Taj Mahal
Blues legend Taj Mahal in an illuminating conversation with SFJAZZ exectuite artistic director Terence Blanchard. They discuss Taj’s musical upbringing growing up in Massachusetts, his passion for world music, as well as the diversse range influnces that shaped his newest recording “Savoy”. Watch...
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Wynton Marsalis & Terence Blanchard
Legendary trumpeter and Jazz At Lincoln Center’s artistic director Wynton Marsalis catches up with his friend and executive artistic director at SFJAZZ Terrene Blanchard. They share fond childhood memories, discuss the intersection of philosophy and jazz, talk about their future plans for institu...
