Jazz Series

CHRIS BOTTI 

Sunday, October 20, 2024 · 7 PM
The Balboa Theatre
Prelude Interview hosted by Robert John Hughes · 6 PM

“a sumptuous, limpid instrumental voice” — The New York Times

GRAMMY®-winning trumpet virtuoso Chris Botti has recorded and performed with superstars including Sting, Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga, Josh Groban, Yo-Yo Ma, Michael Bublé, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, John Mayer, Andrea Bocelli, Joshua Bell, and even Frank Sinatra. He’s also performed with many of the finest symphonies and at some of the world’s most prestigious venues, from Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl to the Sydney Opera House and the Real Teatro di San Carlo in Italy.

LEGACY OF WAYNE SHORTER
DANILO PÉREZ, JOHN PATITUCCI & BRIAN BLADE

With Special Guest MARK TURNER

Sunday, October 27, 2024 · 7 PM
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
Prelude Interview hosted by Robert John Hughes · 6 PM

Among the most intensely admired composers in jazz, Wayne Shorter is a true legend whose career stretched over half a century. The golden era of this saxophonist’s extraordinary musical journey was marked by the formation of his quartet with Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci, and Brian Blade, who went forth to confound all preconceptions of jazz in a prolific 24 years of concerts and GRAMMY® Award-winning recordings. Frequently hailed as one of the most influential saxophonists of his generation, Mark Turner rounds out this inspired exploration of the unknown.

HOLIDAY

SPANISH HARLEM ORCHESTRA
SALSA NAVIDAD

Saturday, December 14, 2024 · 7:30 PM
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
Prelude Interview hosted by Robert John Hughes · 6:30 PM

“They make you get up and dance, tap into the good-natured, communal spirit characteristic of salsa at its timeless best.” — Los Angeles Times

The three-time GRAMMY®-winning Spanish Harlem Orchestra is one of the finest music ensembles around. Salsa Navidad is a show dedicated to classic Latino/Spanish music as well as select American Christmas classics done in a Latin/Salsa style. Part of the show features the Puerto Rican Christmas style known as “Aguinaldo,” which reflects the spirit and cultural essence of the Caribbean.

PARAMOUNT QUARTET
JOE LOVANO, JULIAN LAGE, SANTI DEBRIANO, and WILL CALHOUN

Friday, April 11, 2025 · 7:30 PM
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
Prelude Interview hosted by Robert John Hughes · 6:30 PM

Hailed by The New York Times as “one of the greatest musicians in jazz history,” GRAMMY® Award-winning saxophone titan Joe Lovano has distinguished himself as a prescient and pathfinding force in the arena of creative music. Joe Lovano and virtuoso guitarist Julian Lage have enjoyed a long journey of mutual artistic admiration. They are joined by longtime Lovano collaborator Santi Debriano on bass and drummer Will Calhoun (of Living Colour fame). The Paramount Quartet promises a evening of exquisite jazz stylings.

LOUIS
A Silent Film with Live Musical Performance by WYNTON MARSALIS and CECILE LICAD

Sunday, May 18, 2025 · 7 PM
Balboa Theatre
Prelude Interview hosted by Robert John Hughes · 6 PM

In this very special evening, jazz icon Wynton Marsalis joins renowned pianist Cecile Licad and a 10-piece all-star jazz ensemble to perform a score comprised primarily of Marsalis’ own compositions to accompany the film Louis.

This silent film from 2010 is an homage to Louis Armstrong, Charlie Chaplin, and the birth of American music, directed by Dan Pritzker and starring Jackie Earle Haley, Shanti Lowry, and Anthony Coleman.

Shot by Academy Award-winning cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond as a modern re-imagining of early silent film, Louis with live accompaniment is an experience in the theatre you won’t soon forget.

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