Vocalist, songwriter and SFJAZZ lifetime achievement award recipient Patti Austin sits down with SFJAZZ Executive Artistic Director Terence Blanchard. The conversation overflows with warm hearted stories spanning Austin’s career including making her debut at the apollo with the help of Dinah Washington and Sammy Davis Jr, as well as her close working relationships Luther Vandross and Quincy Jones. You can catch the SFJAZZ Gala celebrating Patti Austin at the SFJAZZ Center on May 9. The SFJAZZ Gala Concert will also be rebroadcast on May 10 on Fridays Live, part of SFJAZZ At Home.
Up Next in Season 1
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Howard Wiley
“Playing for the people” SFJAZZ Dialogues w/ Howard Wiley
Saxophonist, composer and Resident Artistic Director Howard Wiley sits down with SFJAZZ Executive Artistic Director Terence Blanchard. They discuss Howard’s beginnings at the church and how his experiences there influenced him, the Tex...
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Ms. Lisa Fischer and Ranky Tanky’s Ch...
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’ ...
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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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