Michael League's Five Desert Island Albums
SFJAZZ Dialogues (For Members)
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SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director Michael League picks five albums he'd bring with him to a desert island, filmed during an SFJAZZ Listening Party with Director of Digital Ross Eustis, kicking off his five-night residency at SFJAZZ this weekend.
League picks classics from D'Angelo, Joni Mitchell, Radiohead, Ell Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, and The Beatles!
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