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4 reviews for Stanford Jazz Festival
I think the Stanford Jazz Workshop gets quite few big name acts every year. It's great to be able to see them without having to drive up to the city or over to Yoshi's. They are either in Campbell Recital Hall or Dinkelspiel Auditorium. They also have a number of free concerts that are geared toward the youngsters (5 and up) even those shows are done very well and with the same artists.
I've been attending these shows for the last few years and some of my favorites are: The Heath Brothers, John Santos, Wycliffe Gordon, Julian Lage, Kurt Rosenwinkle, Regina Carter and Gonzalo Rubacalba.
Go see some jazz...
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Last night I was fortunate enough to be taken to the Stanford Jazz Festival where we heard the AMAZING Taylor Eigsti (jazz pianist extraordinaire and Menlo Park native). My friend sees him annually when he comes to town to perform as well as teach at the Stanford Jazz Workshop (where he was once a student).
In addition to Eigsti, the sextet was comprised of the following incredible and independently successful musicians:
Gretchen Parlato, vocals
Becca Stevens, vocals
Gerald Clayton, keyboards and piano
Harish Raghavan, bass
Aaron McLendon, drums
(Julian Lage, guitar - guest performer)
Though this group has not played together long, their beautiful music melded together in ways that gave me chills. Each was handpicked by Eigsti as they make up a collection of his favorite musicians; how cool is that? Taylor is adorable, humble, gracious, and always deferring to his peers. Honestly, he has more talent in his hands than 99.9% of us will ever see manifested collectively in our lifetime. Also, he is 85% deaf in one ear. Unbelievable!! He is so talented and I've downloaded much of his Grammy nominated material onto my mp3.
I want to mention that Dinkelspiel Auditorium was a great venue for this show! Incredibly comfortable seating and the volunteers were very gracious. I look forward to going back for more great jazz.
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I went for the Nicholas Payton Quintet concert this year. The concert is being held on the Stanford Campus in Dinkelspiel Auditorium, right opposite the student union.
The auditorium feels a little to "cold" a location for a jazz concert. The acoustic is fine, but the surround looks like a lecture hall. However, for a chance to see some famous performers in the south bay/peninsular area, it is worth it.
By the way, on Saturday night, the only store open in the student union was Jamba Juice. I had wanted to get a quick bite before the concert, but had to wait until after the concert to get dinner:)
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As part of the annual Stanford Jazz Workshop, Jazz concerts are held every week on Stanford campus during the summer. Jazz musicians such as Cyrus Chestnut Trio, Chris Potter, Phil Woods were at the 2006 Festival.
The concerts are normally held in Dinkelspiel Auditorium or in one of the recital halls. Ticket prices range from $20 to $40. Here is a trick, students get 50% off, so if you have a student id which you think is still good, use it.
The concerts normally last for 2-2.5 hours, with a 15 min or so intermission.
You can purchase tickets at the door, but sometimes they are sold out very fast one week prior to the concert. so you will need to be quick.
Note: 2007 Stanford Jazz Festival performer lineup announced Spring 2007 (http://www.stanfordjaz...)
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