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International Women’s Day Celebration
Sunday, March 8th
Midnight-Midnight
Sunday, March 8th is International Womens' Day and KCSM will be
celebrating by featuring Jazz women musicians, composers, arrangers,
producers and vocalists all day and night long. From foremothers Carline
Ray, Billie Holiday and Vi Redd, to current movers and shakers Terri Lynne
Carrington, Helen Sung and Cyrille Aimee. Join Jayn Pettingill, Clint Baker,
Keith Hines, Clifford Brown Jr., Chuy Varela, Carl Sonny Leyland, Richard
Hadlock, Harry Duncan and Ron Pelletier for our 22nd Annual International
Womens' Day Celebration. 24 hours of Women in Jazz, Sunday, March 8th,
Midnight to Midnight.
March 2015
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I'M TALKIN' JAZZ
Sunday at 8 am
3/1
Saxophonist Andrew Speight with Michael Burman
3/8  Saxophonist Kris Strom & Vocalist/Pianist Jennifer Scott
with Alisa Clancy
3/15
Bassist Richard Bona with Chris Cortez
3/22
Pianist/Educator Billy Taylor with Dick Conte
3/29  Vocalist Jacquie Naylor & Pianist Art Khu with Alisa Clancy
THE ANNALS OF JAZZ WITH RICHARD HADLOCK
Sundays at 7 pm
The sound of surprise describes both jazz itself and the enduring premise of
"The Annals of Jazz." Since 1959, host Richard Hadlock has been improvising
on historical themes and bringing forth worthy performers—from Armstrong to
Zorn. Each Sunday, we may find Annals in Europe, Asia, Latin America or Back
of Town anywhere.
Connect to College
A Night of Information for High School Seniors and Parents
Thursday, April 16, 2015
6:00–8:00 pm
Free and Open to the Public
College Center Building 10, Second Floor
1700 West Hillsdale Blvd., San Mateo, CA
RSVPs received by March 31 will be eligible
for a scholarship drawing.
RSVP one of three ways: Facebook event page
collegeofsanmateo.edu/connectrsvp; email
[email protected]; or call (650) 574-6646.
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SONG TRAVELS WITH MICHAEL FEINSTEIN
PIANO JAZZ WITH MARIAN MCPARTLAND
3/2  Nellie McKay
3/4
3/9  Marilyn & Alan Bergman
3/11 Mercer Ellington
Monday at 9 pm
Vocalist/composer/actress Nellie McKay's music has been featured on Weeds, Grey’s
Anatomy, and Boardwalk Empire. McKay and host Feinstein team up for Pennies from
Heaven and The Nearness of You, and she performs her original Beneath the Underdog.
Marilyn and Alan Bergman have penned the themes for TV programs and have earned
multiple Emmys, Grammys, and Academy Awards, including for The Way We Were, written
with Marvin Hamlisch. Feinstein performs There’s You, co-written with the Bergmans.
3/16
Somi
American vocalist/songwriter Somi combines the music of her African heritage with
American-style jazz, pop, and soul. She discuss the cultural roots of her music, performs
her original Last Song and joins Feinstein for Embraceable You.
3/23 Joshua Bell & Jeremy Denk
The dynamic classical duo of violinist Joshua Bell and pianist Jeremy Denk have been
recording and performing together in the classical repertoire for years, and perform
selections which connect the dots between French Impressionism and Gershwin.
3/30Lily Frost
Canadian vocalist and songwriter Lily Frost launched her career with her band The
Colorifics, which packed cubs up and down the West Coast of the US and Canada for
years. She performs her original song Forest Fire along with a few old favorites.
JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA WITH CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE
Tuesday at 9 pm
3/3
Marcus Roberts and The Modern Jazz Generation
It’s all piano all the time from Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Marcus
Roberts and The Modern Jazz Generation pay tribute to Jelly Roll Morton, Thelonious Monk,
Horace Silver, and Chick Corea.
3/10 Hip Hop + Jazz = Revive Big Band
What would it sound like if someone bridged the gap between big band jazz and classic
hip-hop anthems? Thomas aligns a multi-generational ensemble with a black music tradition
that leads to the present day.
3/17 Spokfrevo Orquestra: Carnival + Jazz
In Brazil, during Carnival, music fills the streets. The Spokfrevo Orquestra bring the joyous
music from the streets of Brazil to the Appel Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Hear highlights
from this exhilarating performance while tracing the origins of Brazilian Carnival music.
3/24 SFJAZZ (TBD)
3/31Anat Cohen: Roots of Rio from Jazz at Lincoln Center
Choro, which means “to cry” in Portuguese, is a genre often referred to as “The New
Orleans Jazz of Brazil.” Israeli clarinetist/saxophonist Anat Cohen leads Choro Aventuroso.
Her group will play waltzes, mazurkas and African-Brazilian rhythms such as the Lundu, all
of which help characterize the essence of Choro.
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Wednesday at 9 pm
Arturo Sandoval
Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval is one of Cuba’s best-known
musical exports. On this Piano Jazz from 2002, Sandoval he joins McPartland for a duet of
his composition Blues in F, and Sandoval solos on Surena and Romantio.
Copyist/arranger/musician Mercer Ellington (1919 –1996) worked for his father, Duke
Ellington, as a horn player in Duke’s band before becoming manager of the group. He also
composed for the group, resulting in his original tune, Things Ain’t What They Used to Be.
On this 1994 Piano Jazz, he reprises some of his father’s gems, such as In My Solitude.
3/18Remembering Marian
Remembering Marian: A Celebration of the Music and Life of Marian McPartland was held
on March 20, 2014. On what would have been her ninety-sixth birthday, the Piano Jazz
family gathered at 92Y in New York to say goodbye. Hosted by Jon Weber, friends and
family celebrated McPartland’s remarkable life in music. Guests featured on the broadcast of
this memorial concert include Tony Bennett, Barbara Carroll, Bill Charlap, Michael Feinstein,
Chris Brubeck, Jon Faddis, and many more.
3/25
Dardanelle Hadley
Jazz vocalist and pianist Dardanelle Hadley (1917 – 1997) was born Marcia Marie Mullen,
the daughter of vocalist/pianist Marcius Mosely “Buck” Mullen. In the 1940s, she formed
a trio that played regularly at the Copacabana Club in New York, and she went on to work
with jazz greats such as Bucky Pizaarelli and Grady Tate. In this Piano Jazz session from
1984, Hadley shows off her chops on All the Things You Are and and duets with McPartland
on It’s Delovely.
IN THE MOMENT WITH JIM BENNETT
Thursday at 9 pm
3/5  Tammy Hall
Pianist Tammy Hall, in a rare solo performance on February 8th, 2015, as part of the
Barbara Higbie Piano Series, at Kassman Fine Pianos, in Berkeley
3/12
Kavita Shahcelebrated
New York-based and globally minded vocalist & composer Kavita Shahcelebrated at the
California Jazz Conservatory, on July 6th, 2014. With Pat Carroll, Steve Newcomb, Noah
Garabedian, Guilhem Flouzat, and special guest Rohan Krishnamurthy.
3/19
Myra Melford
Pianist Myra Melford, recorded at the Piedmont Piano Company in Oakland, on December
13, 2013, performing solo for the first time in the Bay Area, in celebration of her first ever
solo CD, Life Carries Me This Way and as a benefit for KCSM’s In The Moment.
3/26Sara Gazarek
Vocalist Sara Gazarek, recorded August 14th, 2012, at Yoshi’s in San Francisco. With Josh
Nelson, Dave Robaire and Zach Harmon. 1. 2.
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SUNDAY
WITH RON PELLETIER
THE JAZZ GALLERY
WITH HARRY DUNCAN
IN THE SOUL KITCHEN
THE ANNALS OF JAZZ
WITH RICHARD HADLOCK
RHYTHM RETROSPECTIVE
WITH CARL SONNY LEYLAND
LATIN JAZZ
WITH JESSE "CHUY" VARELA
AMERICAN JAZZ COUNTDOWN
WITH CLIFFORD BROWN JR.
A MORNING CUP OF JAZZ
WITH KEITH HINES
I'M TALKIN' JAZZ
BREAKFAST, DANCE & BBQ
WITH CLINT BAKER
SUNDAY
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
(M/W/F), LEE THOMAS (T/TH)
MID-DAY JAZZ
WITH CHRIS CORTEZ
A MORNING CUP OF JAZZ
WITH ALISA CLANCY (M-F)
TUESDAY
DESERT ISLAND
JAZZ
FRIDAY
MONDAY
SONG TRAVELS WITH
MICHAEL FEINSTEIN
PIANO JAZZ
WITH MARIAN MCPARTLAND
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
JAZZ WITH BOB PARLOCHA
GREG BRIDGES
WITH
ALL OUT
I N THE MOMENT WITH
J IM B ENNETT
WITH
WITH
WITH
MICHAEL
BURMAN
JUST JAZZ
MICHAEL
BURMAN
WITH
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OASIS
DICK CONTE
WITH
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AFTERNOON
SONNY BUXTON
MID-DAY JAZZ
KEITH HINES
A MORNING
CUP OF JAZZ
SATURDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
JAZZ WITH BOB PARLOCHA
KATHLEEN
LAWTON
WITH
CRAZY 'BOUT
THE BLUES
GREG BRIDGES (T/TH), KATHLEEN LAWTON (F)
DAVE RAMIREZ (M)
P ETE FALLICO (T)
RON PELLETIER (W)
WITH
EVENING JAZZ
JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA
WITH CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE
WITH JAYNE SANCHEZ (M/W),
THE JAZZ OASIS
JAZZ IN THE AFTERNOON
WITH JESSE "CHUY" VARELA (M/T), MELANIE BERZON (W/TH/F)
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