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Sun Nov 8

27th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival Presents

Ornette Coleman


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$19 - $85

Location
Date and Time
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102 map
district: Civic Center

Sun Nov 8 (8:00 pm)

Description
Fifty years after he exploded on the New York jazz scene, free jazz revolutionary Ornette Coleman has lost none of his power as a transformational figure, though his roots in gutbucket Texas blues and bebop are more apparent than ever. The alto sax iconoclast couples one of the most beautiful sounds in jazz with a singing melodic sensibility expressed in long, careening lines. Always looking for the freshest form of expression, Coleman often arrives at concert halls with a sheaf of new works that exemplify the freedom and discipline required by his famously knotty harmolodic concept. In 2007, the much-lauded Coleman added a Grammy® Award for Lifetime Achievement to a shelf of accolades that includes a Pulitzer Prize (for his 2006 live album Sound Grammar), a Macarthur Genius Award and induction into the NEA Jazz Masters. SFJAZZ continues a tradition of presenting Coleman, who is joined on this date by his remarkable quartet, featuring two bassists and his son Denardo on drums.