San Jose Jazz Summer Fest

Silicon Valley's premier music event returns to downtown San Jose with an electrifying lineup of major artist for one of the summer's top SF Bay Area music festivals.

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San Jose Jazz Summer Fest, returns to Plaza de César Chávez, turning the heart of downtown San Jose into an immersive cultural mecca. San Jose Jazz officially announces today that piano/keyboard legend Herbie Hancock headlines this year's SJZ Summer Fest while also unveiling the first round of confirmed artists set to appear at SJZ Summer Fest, including highlights such as soul/funk group Maze Honoring Frankie Beverly, gospel/jazz organ prodigy Cory Henry, funk stalwarts The Family Stone, two hot New Orleans acts: the trumpet sensation Shamar Allen and next generation second line group New Breed Brass Band, and vocal powerhouse from 20 Feet From Stardom fame Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton, among many other exciting artists.

With nine indoor and outdoor venues featuring more than 80 artists representing the best in jazz, R&B, Latin jazz, salsa, soul, funk, bossa nova, blues, and a myriad of other idioms, SJZ Summer Fest 2024 also proudly presents the most stylistically diverse Latin music event on the West Coast. San Jose Jazz's eclectic programming reflects the city's longtime role as the epicenter of Latin culture in Northern California, while highlighting the deep rhythmic currents connecting California to the Caribbean and Central and South America.

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SJZ Summer Fest 2024 reaches new heights by presenting piano/keyboard legend Herbie Hancock (Main Stage Headliner -- Sat. Aug. 10), whose trailblazing role introducing synthesizers and new audio technologies to jazz and funk make him a perfect fit for Silicon Valley. Hancock marks the highest profile artist yet to grace the Main Stage at SJZ Summer Fest over the festival's 34-year history. One of the most influential musicians in jazz history, the 14-time GRAMMY Award-winner Hancock has been in the creative vanguard throughout his six-decade career, from his 1960s tenure in the Miles Davis Quintet and his epochal jazz/funk band Headhunters through his groundbreaking 1983 jazz/hip-hop hit "Rockit." SF Bay Area music fans will be ecstatic with his high-energy live performance transcending the limits of jazz and funk.

The soul/funk group Maze Honoring Frankie Beverly is another exhilarating Main Stage headliner with hit singles such as "Joy and Pain" and "Before I Let Go" propelling them to legacy status as contemporaries to greats such as Marvin Gaye. Their acclaim continues to this day with superstar Beyoncé covering "Before I Let Go" as a bonus track on her fifth live album, Homecoming: The Live Album. A special tribute to Frankie Beverly takes place at Summer Fest as he passes the vocal-torch to SF Bay Area favorite Tony Lindsay who will officially be the new lead singer of Maze Honoring Frankie Beverly.

Main Stage headliners also include gospel/jazz organ prodigy Cory Henry, funk stalwarts The Family Stone, two hot New Orleans acts: the trumpet sensation Shamar Allen and next generation second line group New Breed Brass Band, and vocal powerhouse from 20 Feet From Stardom fame Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton.

Schedule

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~~~ Friday ~~~
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TIEN HSIEH, PIANIST
SJZ Break Room Stage @ 5:30pm

NEW BREED BRASS BAND
Jay Paul Company Main Stage @ 6pm

HUNEY KNUCKLES
PG&E Park Avenue Stage @ 6pm

TIA CARROLL BAND
Blues/Big Easy Stage @ 6:30pm

PASCAL LE BOEUF'S "RITUAL BEING"
Hammer4 Stage @ 6:30pm

BENNY GREEN - SOLO PIANO
Hammer Theatre Stage @ 7pm

THE FAMILY STONE
Jay Paul Company Main Stage @ 7:30pm

LAS CAFETERAS
PG&E Park Avenue Stage @ 7:30pm

BAYCOIN BEATS
SJZ Break Room Stage @ 8pm

GREG RAHN & THE FAT TUESDAY HORNS
Blues/Big Easy Stage @ 8:15pm

TERRENCE BREWER & MASON RAZAVI: THE MAGIC OF MONK
Hammer4 Stage @ 8:30pm

DAVID BENOIT QUARTET
Hammer Theatre Stage @ 9pm

INCOGNITO
Jay Paul Company Main Stage @ 9:30pm

DOLPHIN HYPERSPACE
SJZ Break Room Stage @ 10pm

KIEFER
SJZ Break Room Stage @ Midnight

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~~ Saturday ~~
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LUCÍA GUTIÉRREZ REBOLLOSO
Hammer Theatre Stage @ 12:30pm

SAN JOSE JAZZ HIGH SCHOOL ALL STARS
Jay Paul Company Main Stage @ 1pm

JAHARI STAMPLEY TRIO
Montgomery Theater Stage @ 1pm

THE DYNAMIC MISS FAYE CAROL WITH CHARLES HAYNES
Hammer4 Stage @ 1pm

GRACE & THE GRIT
Blues/Big Easy Stage @ 1:30pm

SHAMARR ALLEN
Jay Paul Company Main Stage @ 2pm

ANDREY CHMUT & DAVE BURNS QUINTET
Hammer Theatre Stage @ 2:30pm

JOHN SANTOS SEXTET
Montgomery Theater Stage @ 3pm

THE JUJU EXCHANGE
Hammer4 Stage @ 3pm

AGUA PURA
PG&E Park Avenue Latin Tropical Stage @ 3pm

AGOSTINI FEATURING JC SMITH
Blues/Big Easy Stage @ 3:45pm

ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO
Jay Paul Company Main Stage @ 4pm

JORGE LUIS PACHECO TRIO
Hammer Theatre Stage @ 4:30pm

NATALIE CRESSMAN & IAN FAQUINI
Hammer4 Stage @ 5pm

KARL PERAZZO & MIKE SPIRO Y SU CONJUNTO KARABALI
PG&E Park Avenue Latin Tropical Stage @ 5pm

JANET EVRA: MEET ME IN PARIS
Montgomery Theater Stage @ 5pm

KID & LISA WITH THE LITTLE VILLAGE ALL STARS
Blues/Big Easy Stage @ 5:30pm

HERBIE HANCOCK
Jay Paul Company Main Stage @ 6pm

BLOCO DO SOL SAN JOSÉ
PG&E Park Avenue Latin Tropical Stage @ 6:30pm

SEAN MASON QUARTET
Hammer Theatre Stage @ 6:30pm

SE:UM
Montgomery Theater Stage @ 7pm

CABANIJAZZ PROJECT
PG&E Park Avenue Latin Tropical Stage @ 7pm

SHAMARR ALLEN
Blues/Big Easy Stage @ 7:30pm

CORY HENRY & THE FUNK APOSTLES
Jay Paul Company Main Stage @ 8pm

JORGE LUIS PACHECO TRIO
SJZ Break Room Stage @ 8pm

SPANISH HARLEM ORCHESTRA
PG&E Park Avenue Latin Tropical Stage @ 9pm

NICO SEGAL
SJZ Break Room Stage @ 10pm

HUNEY KNUCKLES
SJZ Break Room Stage @ Midnight

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~~~ Sunday ~~~
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URBAN SANCTUARY: SOULFUL SUNDAY
80 South 5th Street @ 10am

UNITARIAN JAZZ SERVICE
First Unitarian Church @ 11am

GOSPEL BRUNCH
San Jose Marriott @ 11am

MICHAEL DAVIS HIP BONE BIG BAND
Jay Paul Company Main Stage @ Noon

DANIEL HO QUINTET
Hammer Theatre Stage @ 12:30pm

ANDRE THIERRY ACCORDION SOUL
Blues/Big Easy Stage @ 12:30pm

PASCAL BOKAR AFROBLUEGRAZZ BAND
Montgomery Theater Stage @ 1pm

MS. LISA FISCHER & GRAND BATON
Jay Paul Company Main Stage @ 2pm

KEN OKADA GROUP FEATURING YOYOKA
Hammer4 Stage @ 2pm

AC MYLES BAND
Blues/Big Easy Stage @ 2:15pm

ROBERTA GAMBARINI QUARTET
Hammer Theatre Stage @ 2:30pm

JANE MONHEIT
Montgomery Theater Stage @ 3pm

ALEXIS & LA ORIGINAL
PG&E Park Avenue Latin Tropical Stage @ 3pm

SJZ U19S
SJZ Break Room Stage @ 4pm

CURTIS SALGADO
Blues/Big Easy Stage @ 4pm

DELFEAYO MARSALIS & THE UPTOWN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Jay Paul Company Main Stage @ 4pm

NIKARA PRESENTS BLACK WALL STREET
Hammer4 Stage @ 4pm

GROOVER QUARTET WITH MIKE LEDONNE
Hammer Theatre Stage @ 4:30pm

BLOCO DO SOL SAN JOSÉ
PG&E Park Avenue Latin Tropical Stage @ 4:30pm

ALEJANDRO BRITTES TRIO
Montgomery Theater Stage @ 5pm

EDDIE 9V
Blues/Big Easy Stage @ 5:45pm

MAZE HONORING FRANKIE BEVERLY, WITH GUEST APPEARANCE BY FRANKIE BEVERLY
Jay Paul Company Main Stage @ 6pm

AYO BRAME
Hammer4 Stage @ 6pm

DOMINIQUE FILS-AIMÉ
Hammer Theatre Stage @ 6:30pm

NIKARA PRESENTS BLACK WALL STREET
SJZ Break Room Stage @ 8pm