Event Listing - Music, Theater, Education

Thu Feb 7 - Thu Mar 6

SF JAZZ presents

Discover Jazz Course: The Tenor Sax

A Spring Season Tune Up

Tel. 866.920.5299
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Location	Date and Time
JCCSF Koret Center 3200 California Street San Francisco, CA 94118 district: San Francisco	Thu Feb 7 (6:00 - 8:00 PM) Thu Feb 14 (6:00 - 8:00 PM) Thu Feb 21 (6:00 - 8:00 PM) Thu Feb 28 (6:00 - 8:00 PM) Thu Mar 6 (6:00 - 8:00 PM)

Description

Discover Jazz: History and Appreciation Course

Thursdays, February 7–March 6, 6-8PM
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
$25 per class
Full Course: $75 SFJAZZ Members
Full Course: $100 General Public

Explore the fascinating, swinging story of one of jazz's signature instruments, the tenor saxophone, in this five-part jazz appreciation course—the perfect preparation for this spring's shows by Wayne Shorter, Charles Lloyd, and other tenor masters. Bay Area tenor saxophone greats will join each Discover Jazz class to give their perspective on the featured historical artist, the instrument, its history, and their own important musical work.
This Spring's Discover Jazz classes include:
(click on class name for complete description)
2/7 Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, and the Art of Swing
with special guest Dave Ellis
2/14 Sonny Rollins: Bebop, Hard Bop, and the Saxophone Colossus
with special guest Dayna Stephens
2/21 John Coltrane: The Master of Innovation
with special guest Robert Stewart
2/28 Wayne Shorter: Art Blakey, Miles Davis, Weather Report and Beyond
with special guest Howard Wiley
3/6 Joe Lovano, Michael Brecker, and the Modern Jazz Masters
with special guest Steve Heckman

The course is taught by bassist, jazz educator, and SFJAZZ Director of Education Cory Combs at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco and features live jazz performances by guest artists.