| Taj Mahal |
Randall Kline, the Executive Artistic Director of SFJAZZ—the leading non-profit jazz organization on the
West
Coast—today announced the complete artist line-up for the 28th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival. The Festival
will
begin on September 14 with a celebration of the jazz bass with SFJAZZ Collective member Matt Penman. Events
continue through November 20, presenting some of the most illustrious names in music.
Performers include
Esperanza Spalding; Ravi
Shankar & Anoushka Shankar; Chucho Valdes; Taj Mahal, Toumani Diabate & Vieux Farka Toure; Yusef Lateef; Arturo
Sandoval; Omara Portuondo; Roy Haynes; Lila Downs; Henry Threadgill’s Zooid; Danilo Perez; Jon Jang; Vijay Iyer
Trio;
Ledisi; The Yellowjackets & The Jeff Lorber Fusion; Manhattan Transfer; Nikki Yanofsky; Rosanne Cash; Asleep At The
Wheel; Chris Potter Underground; Bitches Brew Revisited; Olodum; Anat Cohen & Avishai Cohen; Gretchen Parlato;
Steve
Lehman; Jose James & Jef Neve; James Carter with John Medeski; Marcus Shelby; Stew & The Negro Problem; Natacha
Atlas; Nellie McKay and more.
“At SFJAZZ we place importance on the idea of heritage — venerated artists connect us with the fabric of music
history,”
says Kline. “We often say our festivals feature Living Legends and New Directions. This fall, we have assembled a
collection of remarkable musical talent from every point on
that vast continuum.”
For more information about the 28th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival, please visit
