Stanford Jazz Festival

Schedule:

11:00 a.m. EARLY BIRD JAZZ FOR KIDS WITH DR. DAVE HART AND THE ZOOKEEPERS

Personnel

Dr. Dave Hart, trumpet

ABOUT EARLY BIRD JAZZ FOR KIDS WITH DR. DAVE HART AND THE ZOOKEEPERS

“The Bay Area’s best musicians will open your child’s eyes to the popular musical form. Parents: You’re sure to learn something new, too!” —MommyNearest

It’s a jazz jungle at Early Bird Jazz for Kids! Join Dr. Dave Hart and the Zookeepers for an interactive jazz adventure. Dr. Dave is a super cool jazz educator and trumpet player, and he wants to help you learn about instruments, belt out tunes, clap your hands, and dance to the infectious rhythms. This concert is the perfect introduction to jazz for curious kids and their families who love to move and groove together.

Cost:

SJW Members: Free
Non-members: $20 | Child (17 and under) & Student (w/ valid student ID card) $12

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7:30 p.m. ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY WITH THE SJW 50/50 JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Personnel

Ann Hampton Callaway, vocals
Fred Berry, director
Glen Pearson, piano
Jack Roben, guitar
Ruth Davies, bass
David Rokeach, drums
Mary Fettig, alto saxophone
Kasey Knudsen, alto saxophone
Kris Strom, tenor saxophone
Louis Fasman, trumpet
Neil Levonius, trumpet
Skylar Tang, trumpet
John Worley, trumpet
Jeanne Geigher, trombone
Lori Stotko, trombone
Sarah Cline, trombone
Jonathan Seiberlich, bass trombone

ABOUT ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY WITH THE SJW 50/50 JAZZ ORCHESTRA

“For sheer vocal beauty, no contemporary singer matches Ms. Callaway.” —The New York Times

“Callaway establishes herself as one of the best equipped jazz vocalists swinging today.” —Chicago Tribune

Ann Hampton Callaway doesn’t just interpret the American Songbook, she’s actually added a few pages of her own. Though best known as a sumptuously gifted vocalist equally at home scatting in a jazz club or revealing a familiar standard’s unexpected drama in a cabaret, she’s also an exceptionally gifted songwriter. Over the past four decades her music and lyrics have been recorded and performed by Karrin Allyson, Barbara Carroll, Blossom Dearie, Barbra Streisand, Michael Feinstein, Patti LuPone, and Lillias White, among many other vocal luminaries. Callaway’s 1992 debut album featured her original musical setting for an unrecorded lyric by Cole Porter, “I Gaze in Your Eyes,” a project authorized by his estate. Now that’s a big entrance! It’s not surprising that she’s been drawn to a vocal legend whose star power often overshadowed her tremendous talent as a tunesmith. Her latest album is 2023’s Fever: A Peggy Lee Celebration (Palmetto). Equally at home performing solo accompanying herself at the piano or backed by a symphony orchestra, Callaway has thrived in just about every type of musical setting. But she’s never performed with an ensemble quite like the SJW 50/50 Jazz Orchestra. Directed by trumpeter Fred Berry, an eminent educator, the 16-piece band features a stellar cast divided equally between men and women. It’s a manifestation of the SJW’s commitment to gender equality, a struggle embodied by players like 50/50 altoist Mary Fettig, who in 1973 became the first woman to join the Stan Kenton Orchestra.

Cost:

SJW Members: $54 | $44 | Child (17 and under) & Student (w/ valid student ID card) $12

Non-members: $62 | $52 | Child (17 and under) & Student (w/ valid student ID card) $20

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