Ambrose Akinmusire will perform at Stanford Jazz Festival in June, courtesy.
Producers of the annual Stanford Jazz Festival on Monday announced this summer’s lineup, including Ambrose Akinmusire Owl Song featuring Bill Frisell and Herlin Riley, The Bad Plus, Tommy Igoe Groove Conspiracy, Dave Douglas, Anat Cohen, Marquis Hill, Tierney Sutton and Tamir Hendelman and George Cables Trio.
The second-longest-running jazz festival on the West Coast, which will run from June 20 to Aug. 3, also includes Taylor Eigsti, Ann Hampton Callaway with the SJW 50/50 Jazz Orchestra, Richard Howell performing John Coltrane, Marcus Shelby Quintet, Carmen Lundy, Jazz Mafia playing the Grateful Dead, Sam Reider with Anat Cohen, and others.
The concerts take place on the Stanford University campus, at Bing Concert Hall, Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Campbell Recital Hall and Frost Amphitheater. See the schedule below and the full lineup on the event’s website. Tickets will go on sale on April 18.
Stanford Jazz Festival was founded in 1972 by saxophonist, arranger and educator Jim Nadel. It’s now connected to Stanford Jazz Workshop, an intensive summer education program staffed with acclaimed musicians, many of whom will perform at the festival. Students enrolled in a session receive free tickets to the festival.
Oakland-raised trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire’s Owl Song trio with Bill Frisell and New Orleans drummer Herlin Riley will open the festival on June 21. Berkeley saxophonist George Brooks performs on June 23 for the 10th iteration of his Indian Jazz Journey showcase. On June 28, the Bay Area’s Richard Howell performs John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme.”
The festival’s gender-balanced 50/50 Orchestra will be joined by singer and composer Ann Hampton Callaway on June 29.
Over the last 52 years, Stanford Jazz Festival has hosted Dizzy Gilespie, McCoy Tyner and Stan Getz, and modern masters like Joshua Redman, Terence Blanchard and Taylor Eigsti.
Stanford Jazz Festival (June 20 – August 3, 2024)
Thursday, June 20, 2024 — Jazz Inside Out with Jim Nadel and Friends — Campbell Recital Hall
Friday, June 21, 2024 — Ambrose Akinmusire Owl Song Featuring Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley — Bing Concert Hall
Saturday, June 22, 2024 — Tommy Igoe and the Groove Conspiracy, “Music of Steely Dan” — Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Sunday, June 23, 2024 — Indian Jazz Journey Featuring George Brooks — Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Friday, June 28, 2024 — Richard Howell: A Love Supreme – Tribute to John Coltrane — Campbell Recital Hall
Saturday, June 29, 2024 — Ann Hampton Callaway with the SJW 50/50 Jazz Orchestra — Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Sunday, June 30, 2024 — Nicolas Bearde: The Music of Nat King Cole — Campbell Recital Hall
Sunday, July 07, 2024 — Destiny Muhammad Quartet — Campbell Recital Hall
Friday, July 12, 2024 — Tierney Sutton w/ Tamir Hendelman — Campbell Recital Hall
Saturday, July 13, 2024 — The Bad Plus — Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Sunday, July 14, 2024 — Jazz Mafia: Grateful Brass the Music of the Grateful Dead — Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Monday, July 15, 2024 — Natalie John featuring Allison Miller: the Great American Songbook Reimagined — Campbell Recital Hall
Tuesday, July 16, 2024 — Mikailo Kasha Trio — Campbell Recital Hall
Wednesday, July 17, 2024 — Joe Louis Walker — Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Thursday, July 18, 2024 — Adi Meyerson’s Dark Matter / Emily Kuhn Quintet — Campbell Recital Hall
Saturday, July 20, 2024 — Anat Cohen: Quartetinho — Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Monday, July 22, 2024 — Tiffany Austin Featuring Roy McCurdy — Campbell Recital Hall
Tuesday, July 23, 2024 — Aldo López-Gavilán — Campbell Recital Hall
Wednesday, July 24, 2024 — Sam Reider with Anat Cohen: American Panoramas — Campbell Recital Hall
Thursday, July 25, 2024 — Victor Lin: Music from Anime + Studio Ghibli — Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Saturday, July 27, 2024 — Marquis Hill — Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Sunday, July 28, 2024 — Marcus Shelby Quintet — Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Monday, July 29, 2024 — Caroline Davis Portals — Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Tuesday, July 30, 2024 — George Cables Trio — Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Wednesday, July 31, 2024 — Dave Douglas: Gifts — Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Thursday, August 01, 2024 — Taylor Eigsti & Friends — Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Friday, August 02, 2024 — SJW All-Star Jam — Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Saturday, August 03, 2024 — Carmen Lundy — Dinkelspiel Auditorium