San Francisco Jazz Festival

The 29th Anniversary San Francisco Jazz Festival (SFJAZZ) promised the biggest and most unforgettable event in its history, presented over ten weekends featuring the best in Jazz. To honor its 29 years, the festival hailed by London's The Observer as the "biggest and probably the best Jazz festival in the world", presents a phenomenal array of concerts: legendary masters alongside groundbreaking newcomers, time-honored traditions mixed with bold exploration, and players and sounds from around the globe as well as from California's Bay Area.

SFJAZZ continues to challenge tradition each fall as it puts together an artist roster that combines the best of the best from all corners of the world and the whole universe of Jazz. Known for assembling "a range of music and artists rarely seen in a jazz series" (San Jose Mercury News), its season will be one of the longest, running over ten weekends. The line-up is tantamount to an international summit of the finest Jazz players from around the world. As always, proceeds from the festival benefit SFJAZZ's music education programs in Bay Area schools.

The 2011 San Francisco Jazz Festival line-up included Wayne Shorter, Jim Hall, Ahmad Jamal, Esperanza Spalding, Joshua Redman, Pat Metheny, Brad Mehldau, Benny Green, Savion Glover & Bare Soundz, McCoy Tyner, Mose Allison, Robert Glasper, Tiempo Libre, Carmen Souza, Ravi Shankar, Vinicius Cantuaria, Asha Bhosle, Shujaat Khan, Daniela Mercury, Luciana Souza, Huun Huur Tu, David Binney, India Arie, Idan Raichel, Pomplamoose, Dorado Schmitt, Goran Bregovic, Tomasz Stanko, Anonymous 4, Booker T., Fernando Otero, Eldar Djangirov, Aaron Neville, Javon Jackson, Mimi Fox, Pamela Rose, Robin Eubanks, Haggai Cohen, Erik Jekabson, Marcus Stephens, Mike Olmos and many more.

The 2011 San Francisco Jazz Festival was held September 15 to December 18.

Related Links:
• San Francisco Jazz Festival - Official website.
• Other Jazz Festivals - AP4J Festival Guide