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Happy Anniversary to Us! This Summer, JazzWest Celebrates Our 10th Year Online

This summer, JazzWest marks our 10th anniversary as the premiere website for all things jazz here in Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area. What started out as a casual suggestion — creating a website for the local jazz community — has grown by leaps and bounds over the past decade... and the best is yet to come! What's new? We're glad you asked...
...and speaking of 10th anniversary-related news...
Take our online survey, and you could win tickets to see The Generations Jazz Project on Monday, August 3 at the Stanford Jazz Festival. Just tell us what you want to see on JazzWest... Be sure to tune in to KCSM (91.1 FM) on Wednesday, July 8 at 1 pm when JazzWest publisher Wayne Saroyan talks about 10 years of JazzWest, plays some cool music, and more...
Today's Jazz Calendar


Now Online... the most complete jazz calendar in Northern California. So don't just sit there... get some jazz!

This week's featured concerts:


· 6/29: Poncho Sanchez Band at
  Kuumbwa in Santa Cruz

· 6/30: KCSM "Close the Gap"
  Benefit
at Yoshi's in Oakland

· 7/1: Jobooom at Bossa Nova in
  San Francisco

· 7/2: Doug Beavers Quintet at
  the Clock Tower Plaza at Stanford
  Shopping Center

· 7/3: Danny Caron Trio at Anna's
  Jazz Island in Berkeley

· 7/4: Bill "Doc" Webster Band at
  Les Joulins Jazz Bistro in San
  Francisco

· 7/5: Songs of Sinatra (presented
  by the Stanford Jazz Festival) at
  Dinkelspiel Auditorium on the
  Stanford University campus

View today's full calendar...

Win Free Concert Tix!


We've got another ticket give-away... this time for the Generations Jazz Project at the Stanford Jazz Festival on Monday, August 3. Take our online survey, and you could be eligible for a pair of free tickets to the show...

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The Directory Spotlight

Our most recent additions to the JazzWest Directory:

 ·  Jamie Dubberly (trombone)
 ·  Ken Husbands (guitar)
 ·  Cedric Jensen (drums)
 ·  Dale Crowley (keyboards)
 ·  Kitt Weagant (vocals)
 ·  Al Rodriguez (keyboards)
 ·  Tracy Rose (drums)
 ·  Stephanie Ozer (keyboards)
 ·  Spiral Jazz (group)
 ·  Dana Land (vocals)
 ·  Mads Tolling (violin)
 ·  TurnAround Jazz Quartet
 ·  Andy Nevala (keyboards)

Take a look to see who's new...

News & Feature Articles
 Fillmore Jazz Fest Announces 2009 Line-Up

Sure, there's only a few days before the July 4 weekend... still enough time to make plans for this summer's Fillmore Jazz Festival, July 4-5 in the heart of San Francisco...
 New Jazz Orchestra Debuts in San Jose

San Jose Jazz and West Valley Jazz have announced a new collaboration that includes the debut of the San Jose Jazz Orchestra August 9 at the 20th San Jose Jazz Fest...
JazzWest 2009 Summer Jazz Fest Round-Up

Time for our annual Summer Jazz Festival round-up! Some of this season's featured performers: DeeDee Bridgewater (left), Wynton Marsalis, Chick Corea, and more...
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In the JazzWest Blogs
 In Bill Minor's Blog...

We're pleased to publish a new blog by Bill Minor,
who kicks things off with the first part of his memoir-in-progress, "The Inherited Heart," reminiscing about his first drum set...
In Kim Nalley's Blog...

Wednsday, July 1, 2009 at 3:15 pm

Gigantism in Jazz: Is Bigger Always Better?

Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 5:19 pm

The Jazz Pantheon & the Cult of Celebrity
In Masha Campagne's Blog...

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 1:19 pm

It's All About the Music at Anna's Jazz Island

Monday, June 1, 2009 at 1:59 pm

Sunnyvale's Senzala Restaurant Has It All
In Wayne Saroyan's Blog...

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 4:36 pm

Happy Birthday Bobbe Norris!

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 3:55 pm

Even Smooth Jazz is Feeling the Pinch

In the JazzWest Photo Galleries
Local Jazz Concerts in the Photography Showcase

In addition to our featured collections of concert photos from various jazz festivals, we've added a new gallery spotlighting images from Bay Area jazz photographers...

Our latest additions to the Photography Showcase:

 · KCSM's "Close the Gap" Benefit Concert at Yoshi's at
   Jack London Square (6/30)

 · The James Moody Quartet w/Benny Green at Opening
   Night of the 2009 Stanford Jazz Festival (6/26)

 · The Pharoah Sanders Quartet with Zakir Hussain at
   Yoshi's San Francisco (6/25)

 · Pete Escovedo's Latin Jazz Ensemble at the Bach
   Dancing & Dynamite Society (6/21)

 · Randy Weston's African Rhythms Quintet at the 2009
   Healdsburg Jazz Festival (6/6)

Coming soon: More photos from the Stanford Jazz Festival...

The JazzWest Photo Galleries: A Feast of Festivals

We've gathered hundreds of photographs from all the jazz festivals we've visited in recent years. Peruse our collection of great jazz photos from years past...

More Cool Stuff

The JazzWest Directory of Bay Area Jazz Musicians

Browse our online directory featuring more than 300 Bay Area and Northern California musicians, groups, ensembles and big bands. Join today... it's free!

Live Jazz Venues in the San Francisco Bay Area


Check our listing of more than 275 Bay Area and Northern California jazz clubs, lounges, restaurants, bars, and hotels that offer live jazz on a regular basis...

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