Thirty years after presenting its first concerts in San Francisco, the organization SFJAZZ has built a permanent home and performance venue. The SFJAZZ Center, conceived as the first stand-alone building for jazz in the U.S., opens with a star-studded gala concert on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013 at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT. WWOZ, WBGO and NPR Music will team up for a live radio and online video broadcast of the concert.
Watch the show live at this page and via NPR Music mobile apps, or follow the broadcast with these options:
- NPR Member stations (check local listings)
Personnel
- Bill Cosby, Master of Ceremonies
- McCoy Tyner
- Chick Corea
- Esperanza Spalding
- Joshua Redman
- Joe Lovano
- Bobby Hutcherson
- Mary Stallings
- John Handy
- Pete Escovedo
- Eric Reed
- SFJAZZ Center Resident Artistic Directors: Regina Carter, Bill Frisell, Jason Moran, John Santos, Miguel Zenón
- SFJAZZ Collective: Miguel Zenón, David Sánchez, Robin Eubanks, Avishai Cohen, Stefon Harris, Edward Simon, Matt Penman, Jeff Ballard
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