June 14
The “summertime blues” can only be a good thing when this Bay Area boogie woogie icon and his red hot band kicks off Summerfest. With guitarist & vocalist Miss Carmen Getit by his side, the prodigious pianist and his cohorts bring jump blues, infectious swing and 1950s R&B to the Stanford stage.
June 21
With this swinging show, Stanford Jazz Workshop kicks off its 40th Anniversary! Beloved by SJW students as educators as well as maintaining careers as leading performers, the All-Stars present an afternoon of new arrangements of jazz classics and exciting originals guaranteed to thrill veteran jazz fans and newcomers alike.
June 28
Formed in 2010 by multi-award winning Bay Area based guitarist Terrence Brewer, Citizen Rhythm is another evolution of fusion. It is the music of Mingus, Monk, Miles and more fused with funk, hard rock, and hip-hop. Citizen Rhythm makes music that has booty-shaking grooves, based in open improvisation that is pure jazz.
July 5
Each a leader and headliner in their own right, guitarists Mimi Fox, Jane Getter and Leni Stern join forces to create an exciting new band called Guitar Goddesses. Never before have three female frontrunners in the world of jazz come together for guitar summit. Their individual sound and styles blend together to form a unique guitar trio, performing a mixture of jazz standards and originals.
July 12
Conceived by renowned jazz drummer Jaz Sawyer and percussionist Adrian Areas (son of legendary percussion master José “Chepito” Areas), Project de Congueros is a high-energy Latin jazz ensemble focusing on the rhythmic fireworks of its leaders, accompanied by a stellar band including Kasey Knudsen on saxophones, Mike Olmos on trumpet, pianist Marco Diaz and bassist Raul Perales.
July 19
A Bay Area treasure and one of the premier jazz vocalists on the scene, Faye Carol remains true to her Mississippi roots by infusing the blues into everything from Cole Porter classics to Michel Legrand compositions. Heavily influenced by contemporaries Betty Carter and Aretha Franklin, Faye Carol is an electrifying performer with an unmatched gift for connecting with her audiences.
July 26
Internationally recognized for his pioneering work in the John McLaughlin Trio and the super-jamband Garaj Mahal, bassist Kai Eckhardt presents his latest project, Zeitgeist. This exciting new band is made up of an international cast of virtuosos and fuses the virtuoso jazz-funk grooves of Eckhardt’s compositions with poetry to inspire the mind and move the body!
August 2
Internationally renowned saxophonist/composer/educator Dayna Stephens is a force to watch out for. A fluid, vigorous soloist with a warm, soulful sound, Dayna has also proven himself a master of composition and arrangement, a highly acclaimed band leader and an “in-demand” side-man for some of Jazz’ contemporary masters, such as Kenny Barron, Idris Mohammed and Taylor Eigsti.
August 9
Mads Tolling is an internationally renowned violinist, composer and member of the Grammy-winning Turtle Island Quartet. Formed in 2007, his own Mads Tolling Quartet uniquely integrates the violin into the classic jazz combo and consists of some of the finest musicians in the Bay Area, including guitarist Mike Abraham, bassist George Ban- Weiss and drummer Eric Garland.
August 16
Led by the magnetic vocalist and guitarist Quinn DeVeaux, the Blue Beat Review distills the blues, gospel, country, and soul into a funky celebration. Like the sweating gospel churches that began the soul music of the late 50’s and 60’s, Quinn DeVeaux and his power-packed band will have the Stanford crowd on their feet and feeling the spirit!
