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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 of the 2023-24 Season and broadcast on Fridays Live.

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Howard Wiley’s Miner performance is a celebration of soul-jazz, funk, gospel, and R&B steeped in West Coast flavor. Combining Wiley’s hard-driving originals with a funkified selection of classics, this is an evening of stirring uplift and non-stop party vibes. Wiley is joined by a cadre of groove masters including organist Lionel “LJ” Holoman, bassist Eric Smith, drummer Dante “Taz” Roberson and a number of special guests, including trombonist Robin Eubanks, pianist/ keyboardist Kev Choice, and vocalists Martin Luther McCoy and China Moses.

ABOUT HOWARD WILEY:

Having been mentored by Bay Area great Jules Broussard and sharing formative bandstand experiences with the likes of Clark Terry, Jason Moran, Orrin Evans, and Lauryn Hill, Berkeley-born saxophonist and composer Howard Wiley is a constant presence on SFJAZZ stages and venues around the country as both a bandleader and collaborator with former Tower of Power and Santana organist Chester Thompson, Ethio-folk vocalist Meklit, and as drummer with jump-blues chanteuse Lavay Smith’s Red Hot Skillet Lickers. He’s released a trio of masterful solo recordings, including two that were inspired by Dr. Harry Orster’s famous field recordings of spirituals performed by Angola Penitentiary inmates in the 1950s, and has performed SFJAZZ Hotplate tributes to Ornette Coleman and Coleman Hawkins.

PERSONNEL:
Howard Wiley: tenor saxophone
Lionel “LJ” Holoman: Hammond B-3 organ
Eric Smith: bass
Dante “Taz” Roberson: drums

SPECIAL GUESTS:
Robin Eubanks: trombone
Kev Choice: piano, keyboards
Errol Cooney: guitar
Tatiana Tate: trumpet
Martin Luther McCoy: vocals
China Moses: vocals
Chris Riggins: host

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