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  • Howard Wiley performs "California Love / Hotel California"

    Episode 1

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    About this clip:
    SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director Howard Wiley and his band perform a medley of the Eagles’ “Hotel California” and Tupac Shakur’s “California Love” during his concert on March 23, 2024 — part o...

  • Julian Lage & Margaret Glaspy: Rude Ruth perform "My Body My Choice"

    Episode 2

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    About this clip:

    SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director and his collaborative project Rude Ruth with Margaret Glaspy perform her composition “My Body, My Choice” during their concert on January 19, 2024 — part of t...

  • Jacqui Naylor performs "We'll Shine Through"

    Episode 3

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    About this clip:

    Vocalist Jacqui Naylor and her band perform her original composition "We'll Shine Through" from the album "Treasures of the Heart" during her concert on March 22, 2024 — part of the 2023-24 ...

  • Marcus Miller performs “Run for Cover”

    Episode 4

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    ABOUT THIS CLIP:
    Bass legend Marcus Miller and his band perform his 1981 composition “Run for Cover” during his concert on March 15, 2024 — part of the 2023-24 Season and broadcast on Fridays Live.

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  • Brandee Younger performs "Brand New Life"

    Episode 5

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    About this clip:
    SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director Brandee Younger and her all-star ensemble perform the title composition from her 2023 release “Brand New Life” during her concert on March 8, 2024 — part of th...

  • Cosa Nostra Strings perform "Core Knot"

    Episode 6

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    About this clip:

    Jazz Mafia’s Cosa Nostra Strings perform violinist Shaina Evoniuk’s composition “Core Knot” during their concert on March 1, 2024 — part of the 2023-24 Season and broadcast on Fridays Live.
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  • Dianne Reeves performs “My Funny Valentine”

    Episode 7

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    About this clip:

    Vocalist and NEA Jazz Master Dianne Reeves performs the 1937 Rodgers and Hart classic “My Funny Valentine” during her concert on February 23, 2023 — part of the 2023-24 Season and broad...

  • Chucho Valdés and Irakere 50

    Episode 8

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    About this clip:

    Cuban piano genius Chucho Valdés and latest iteration of his groundbreaking band Irakere perform his composition “Estela Va a Estallar”, inspired by “Stella by Starlight,” during their concert...

  • Johnathan Blake performs "Passage"

    Episode 9

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    About this clip:
    Drummer and bandleader Johnathan Blake and his band perform the title composition from his 2023 Blue Note album “Passage,” composed by his father John Blake Jr., during their concert on February...

  • Kenny Barron performs “Blue Waters”

    Episode 10

    KENNY BARRON

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    About this clip:
    Pianist, composer, and SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director Kenny Barron and his quintet perform his composition “Blue Waters” from his 2018 album “Concentric Circles” during their ...

  • Paolo Angeli performs “Monologo de la Luna / NÍjar”

    Episode 11

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    About this clip:

    Sardinian guitarist Paolo Angeli performs “Monologo de la Luna / NÍjar” during his concert on January 26, 2023, part of the 2023-24 Season, broadcast on Fridays Live.
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    About the concert:
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  • Julian Lage w/ Rude Ruth perform “Suddenly”

    Episode 12

    JULIAN LAGE & RUDE RUTH

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    About this clip:
    Guitarist and SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director Julian Lage performs “Suddenly” with his and Glaspy’s collaborative project Rude Ruth during their concert on January ...

  • Gretchen Parlato and Lionel Loueke perform “I Can’t Help It”

    Episode 13

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    About this clip:

    Vocalist Gretchen Parlato and guitarist Lionel Loueke perform Stevie Wonder’s “I Can’t Help It,” originally recorded on Parlato’s 2009 album “In a Dream,” during their concert on October 15, 2...

  • Monsieur Periné perform “Cumbia Valiente”

    Episode 14

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    About this clip:
    Colombia’s Monsieur Periné perform “Cumbia Valiente” from their 2023 album “Bolero Apocalíptico” during their concert on December 29, 2023, part of the 2023-24 Season, broadcast on Fridays Live....

  • Donny McCaslin performs "Stria"

    Episode 15

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    About this clip:

    Tenor saxophonist and composer Donny McCaslin and his quartet perform “Stria” from his latest Edition Records album “I Want More” during his performance on September 22, 2023, part of the 20...

  • Donald Harrison performs “Free to Be”

    Episode 16

    DONALD HARRISON JR.

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    About this clip:

    Saxophonist, composer, and 2022 NEA Jazz Master Donald Harrison Jr. performs his composition “Free to Be” the title track from his 1999 Impulse! album, with his quartet du...

  • Charles McPherson performs "Jumping Jacks"

    Episode 17

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    About this clip:

    Saxophone legend Charles McPherson and his band perform his composition “Jumping Jacks” during their concert on June 15, 2023 as part of the 40th San Francisco Jazz Festival, broadcast on Frida...

  • Carminho performs "Sabia"

    Episode 18

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    About this clip:

    Fado queen Carminho performs Antônio Carlos Jobim’s timeless composition “Sabiá” during her performance on October 13, 2023, part of the 2023-24 Season, broadcast on Fridays Live.

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  • Lizz Wright performs "Salt"

    Episode 19

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    About this clip:

    Singer and songwriter Lizz Wright performs her signature song “Salt” during her concert on September 8, 2023 as part of the 2023-24 Season, broadcast on Fridays Live.

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    About the concert:
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  • José James performs Erykah Badu’s “The Healer”

    Episode 20

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    About this clip:

    Singer José James performs Erykah Badu’s “The Healer” during his concert on August 25 as part of Summer Sessions 2023, broadcast on Fridays Live.

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    About the concert:

    Singer and songwrit...

  • Etienne Charles Performs “Love in the Cemetery”

    Episode 21

    ETIENNE CHARLES

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    About this clip:
    Trumpeter Etienne Charles and his band perform the 1962 Lord Kitchener calypso classic “Love in the Cemetery” during their concert on December 9, 2023, part of the 2023-24 Sea...

  • The SFJAZZ High School All-Stars perform "Bernie's Journey"

    Episode 22

    "The SFJAZZ High School All-Stars kick off the holiday season with their annual winter performance in the SFJAZZ Center's beautiful Miner Auditorium. Winners of the 2023 Mingus Festival & Competition as well as the 2023 DownBeat Student Music Awards, the Combo and Big Band dazzle us with their re...

  • Spanish Harlem Orchestra performs “Medley Navideño”

    Episode 23

    SPANISH HARLEM ORCHESTRA

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    About this clip:

    The Spanish Harlem Orchestra perform the José Nogueras Vega & Rafael Hernández composition “Medley Navideño” during their concert on December 15, 2023, part of the 2...

  • Pink Martini with China Forbes perform “Little Drummer Boy”

    Episode 24

    PINK MARTINI FEATURING CHINA FORBES

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    About this clip:
    Pink Martini with vocalist China Forbes performs their version of the 1941 Katherine Kennicott Davis Christmas classic “Little Drummer Boy” during their per...