San Jose Jazz Summer Fest will return this summer with iconic funk bassist Bootsy Collins headlining the festival.
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Richard Faulk on February 25, 2014
What do John Williams, John Cale, Flying Lotus, Dr. Dre, Hubert Laws, Billy Higgins, Hall and Oates, Lana Del Rey, Barry Manilow and Ray Charles have in common? They’re just a few of the acts that have called upon the talent of Miguel Atwood-Ferguson.
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San Jose Jazz confirmed the lineup this afternoon for its Winter Fest concert series, arriving February 28 to March 2.
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From a young age, bassist Derrick Hodge had planned to become a drummer, but an impressive performance by a bass player at church changed his tune.
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There’s no way to know what exactly to expect from Proverb Trio—the latest project by renowned Latin-Afro-Jazz drummer Dafnis Prieto—because even the band members don’t know.
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Keyboardist Robert Glasper was in San Jose with his band the Robert Glasper Experiment for two shows at Theatre on San Pedro Square for San Jose Jazz Winter Fest.
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Andrew Gilbert on March 6, 2013
In the scheme of things, Robert Glasper knows that winning the 2013 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album is a very big deal. But the jazz pianist’s immediate reaction in the hours after he scored an unprecedented triumph with his Blue Note project Black Radio was to fall soundly asleep.
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San Jose Jazz Summerfest took over downtown San Jose this weekend With established acts like Morris Day & The Time and Ivan Neville’s Dumpstafunk and talented newcomers to the scene.
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Jeff Hamilton thinks it’s kind of funny that musical diversity at jazz festivals is getting so much attention in the last few years. He’s been playing them for longer than most of the artists at this year’s Summer Fest—both as bandleader of his own trio and as drummer for jazz legend Oscar…
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San Jose local Maxx Cabello Jr. is known for his guitar chops, his soulful voice and for mixing it up with a wide range of styles. He plays everything from slow soul jams, blazing electric blues and Latin rock. In the case of his new video, “My Love,” he digs into old-school…
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