SFJAZZ’s all-star resident ensemble and composer’s workshop represents what’s happening now in jazz. Performing new works and fresh arrangements of classic material, the SFJAZZ Collective embodies the organization’s commitment to jazz as a living art form. For this world premiere collaboration at the 2025 San Francisco Jazz Festival, they were joined onstage by GRAMMY-winning vocalist Kurt Elling.

Listo David Sánchez
Elegant People Wayne Shorter
Freeman Square Don Was
Palladium Wayne Shorter
Current Affairs Joe Zawinul
Someday We'll All Be Free Donny Hathaway

Personnel
Kurt Elling vocals
Chris Potter musical director, saxophone
David Sánchez saxophone
Mike Rodriguez trumpet
Warren Wolf vibraphone
Edward Simon piano
Matt Brewer bass
Kendrick Scott drums