BIRD & BECKETT CULTURAL LEGACY PROJECT
Once a month, jazz combos comprising students from local colleges and high schools open the program, followed by a student jam session hosted by a professional trio. All young (or youngish) students aspiring to a career in jazz — including those who are learning on the bandstands and in the public squares — are encouraged to turn out for the jam session that concludes each outing. No cover charge and no advance sign up required. Call the shop for further information — 415-586-3733.
On October 31, from 5 to 8pm, a sextet from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music will open, with a jam session to follow — open to all students of the music — hosted by the Tammy Lynne Hall Trio.
SFCM Sextet:
Charles Blagrove, trombone
Lola Miller-Henline, piano
Fernando Rodriguez, bass
Daniel Alonso, alto saxophone
Josh Setala, drums
Lucien Campanella, guitar
Come hear the sextet
& come join the jam session.
These student performances/sessions are co-produced and underwritten by Jazz in the Neighborhood and Bird & Beckett Books. The students in the combos receive a small stipend and the professional musicians receive a guaranteed fair wage. Admission is free, but audience donations are very much appreciated and necessary to sustain the series.
Coming up, on November 7 and December 5, the SFCM’s RJAM program will field combos; and in 2022 we’ll open it up to the many schools all around the Bay Area that have solid jazz education programs.
On Thanksgiving weekend, Sunday, November 28, we do believe we’ll open the shop and clear the stage at 5pm for a three-hour all-comers jam session — students and old hands alike! Watch our website for details. If you’re interested in participating, call us now at 415-586-3733. That will help us determine whether we should go ahead with the plan.
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