The SFJAZZ Collective is an American

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ensemble comprising nine performer/composers, launched in 2004 by SFJAZZ, a West Coast non-profit jazz institution and the presenter of the annual San Francisco Jazz Festival.

Collective activities

The SFJAZZ Collective performs a new repertoire each year, one that balances the works of a great modern jazz composer from the post-1960 era and eight new compositions (commissioned by SFJAZZ), one from each band member. To date, the composers of focus have been

Ornette Coleman Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman (March 9, 1930 – June 11, 2015) was an American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer known as a principal founder of the free jazz genre, a term derived from his 1960 album '' Free Jazz: A Col ...

(2004),

John Coltrane John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Born and rai ...

(2005),

Herbie Hancock Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and composer. Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he hel ...

(2006),

Thelonious Monk Thelonious Sphere Monk (, October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including " 'Round Midnight", ...

(2007),

Wayne Shorter Wayne Shorter (born August 25, 1933) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Shorter came to prominence in the late 1950s as a member of, and eventually primary composer for, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. In the 1960s, he joined Miles Dav ...

(2008),

McCoy Tyner Alfred McCoy Tyner (December 11, 1938March 6, 2020) was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet (from 1960 to 1965) and his long solo career afterwards. He was an NEA Jazz Master and five-time Gr ...

(2009),

Horace Silver Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver (September 2, 1928 – June 18, 2014) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s. After playing tenor saxophone and piano at sc ...

(2010),

Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris ( Judkins; May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, who is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include rhythm and blues, pop, sou ...

(2011),

Chick Corea Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz composer, pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain", "500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba", and " ...

(2012),

Joe Henderson Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937 – June 30, 2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. In a career spanning more than four decades, Henderson played with many of the leading American players of his day and recorded for several prominent l ...

(2014),

Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a ...

(2015),

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of musi ...

(2016),

, &

(2017), and

Antonio Carlos Jobim Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular m ...

(2018). For its tenth anniversary tour in 2013, the SFJAZZ Collective performed compositions from the previous nine years. The SFJAZZ Collective convenes in San Francisco each spring for a three-week residency. Throughout this rehearsal period the octet workshops the season’s new repertoire and interacts with the Bay Area community through SFJAZZ’s education programs for youth and adults. Following each year’s season, SFJAZZ Records releases a limited-edition CD set.

Members

As of 2022: *

Martin Luther McCoy Martin Luther McCoy (born August 1, 1973) is an American musician and actor. Early life McCoy is a San Francisco native from the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood. Career Martin collaborated extensively with musicians like The Roots and Cody ...

: vocals *

Gretchen Parlato Gretchen Parlato (born February 11, 1976) is an American jazz singer. She has performed and recorded with musicians such as Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Barron, Esperanza Spalding, Terence Blanchard, Marcus Miller and Lionel Loueke. Pa ...

: vocals * Chris Potter: tenor saxophone, flute, musical director * David Sánchez: tenor saxophone *Etienne Charles: trumpet * Edward Simon: piano * Warren Wolf: vibraphone *Matt Brewer: bass *

Kendrick Scott Kendrick Scott (born July 8, 1980 in Houston, Texas, United States) is an American jazz drummer, bandleader, and composer. He is the founder of the record label World Culture Music. Biography Kendrick A.D. Scott was born and raised in Houston. ...

: drums

Previous members

(list may be incomplete) *

Brian Blade Brian Blade (born July 25, 1970) is an American jazz drummer, composer, session musician, and singer-songwriter. Early life Blade was born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana. The first music he experienced was gospel and songs of praise at ...

: drums (2004) *

Josh Roseman Josh Roseman (born 5 June 1967) is an American jazz trombonist. His nickname is "Mr. Bone". He studied in Newton North High School. Roseman was born in Boston, and studied at the New England Conservatory of Music. Roseman toured Jamaica with The ...

: trombone (2004) * Robert Hurst: bass (2004) * Isaac Smith: trombone (2004-2005) *

Nicholas Payton Nicholas Payton (born September 26, 1973) is an American trumpet player and multi-instrumentalist. A Grammy Award winner, he is from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is also a prolific and provocative writer who comments on a multitude of subjects, inc ...

: trumpet (2004–2006) *

Bobby Hutcherson Robert Hutcherson (January 27, 1941 – August 15, 2016) was an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. "Little B's Poem", from the 1966 Blue Note album '' Components'', is one of his best-known compositions.Huey, Steve. "Components – Bob ...

: vibraphone/marimba (2004–2007) *

Joshua Redman Joshua Redman (born February 1, 1969) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He is the son of jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman (1931–2006). Life and career Joshua Redman was born in Berkeley, California, to jazz saxophonist Dewey Redma ...

: tenor saxophone, musical director (2004–2007) * Andre Hayward: trombone (2006–2007) * Renee Rosnes: piano (2004–2009) *

Dave Douglas David or Dave Douglas may refer to: Entertainment * David Douglas (director) (born 1953), Canadian cinematographer, director and writer * Dave Douglas (trumpeter) (born 1963), American jazz trumpeter * Dave Douglas (drummer) (born 1979), America ...

: trumpet (2007–2009) *

Joe Lovano Joseph Salvatore Lovano (born December 29, 1952)"Joe Lovano." ''Contemporary Musicians''. Vol. 13. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 1994. Retrieved via ''Biography in Context'' database, May 5, 2017. is an American jazz saxophonist, alto clarin ...

: tenor saxophone (2008–2009) *

Eric Harland Eric Harland (born November 8, 1976; in Houston, Texas) is an American jazz drummer. In addition to leading his own group, Harland is a member of Charles Lloyd's Quartet, Dave Holland's Prism, James Farm with Joshua Redman, and Taylor Eigsti' ...

: drums (2005–2012) * Mark Turner: tenor saxophone (2010–2012) *

Stefon Harris Stefon DeLeon Harris (born March 23, 1973) is an American jazz vibraphonist. Biography A native of Albany, New York, Harris intended to work for the New York Philharmonic until he heard the music of Charlie Parker. During the 1990s he recorded ...

: vibraphone/marimba (2007-2013) * Jeff Ballard: drums (2012-2013) * Avishai Cohen: trumpet (2009-2015) * Matt Penman: bass (2005-2017) * Sean Jones: trumpet (2015-2017) *

Miguel Zenón Miguel Zenón (born December 30, 1976) is a Puerto Rican alto saxophonist, composer, band leader, music producer, and educator. He is a multiple Grammy Award nominee, and the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a MacArthur Fellowship. He a ...

: alto saxophone/flute (2004-2019) *

Robin Eubanks Robin Eubanks (born October 25, 1955) is an American jazz and jazz fusion slide trombonist, the brother of guitarist Kevin Eubanks and trumpeter Duane Eubanks. His uncles are jazz pianist Ray Bryant and bassist Tommy Bryant. His mother, Vera Eu ...

: trombone (2008-2019) * Obed Calvaire: drums (2013-2021) * Adam Rogers: guitar (2019-2021)

Discography

Albums

*''Inaugural Season Live 2004'' (SFJAZZ, 2004) CD*''Live 2005: 2nd Annual Concert Tour - The Works of John Coltrane'' (SFJAZZ, 2005) CD*''Live 2006: 3rd Annual Concert Tour - The Music of Herbie Hancock'' (SFJAZZ, 2006) CD*''Live 2007: 4th Annual Concert Tour - The Works of Thelonious Monk'' (SFJAZZ, 2007) CD*''Live 2008: 5th Annual Concert Tour - The Works of Wayne Shorter'' (SFJAZZ, 2008) CD*''Live 2009: 6th Annual Concert Tour - The Music of McCoy Tyner'' (SFJAZZ, 2009) CD*''Live 2010: 7th Annual Concert Tour - The Works of Horace Silver'' (SFJAZZ, 2010) CD*''Live in New York 2011 - Season 8 - The Music of Stevie Wonder'' (SFJAZZ, 2011) CD*''Live: SFJAZZ Center 2013 - The Music of Chick Corea'' (SFJAZZ, 2013) CD*''Live: SFJAZZ Center 2014 - The Music of Joe Henderson'' (SFJAZZ, 2014) CD*''10th Anniversary: Best of - Live at the SFJAZZ Center 2013'' (SFJAZZ, 2014) *''Live: SFJAZZ Center 2015 - The Music of Michael Jackson'' (SFJAZZ, 2015) *''Live: SFJAZZ Center 2016 - The Music of Miles Davis'' (SFJAZZ, 2017) CD*''Live: SFJAZZ Center 2017 - The Music of Ornette Coleman, Stevie Wonder, & Thelonious Monk'' (SFJAZZ, 2017) CD*''Live: SFJAZZ Center 2018 - The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim'' (SFJAZZ, 2019) CDref> *''Live: SFJAZZ Center 2019 - Miles Davis 'In A Silent Way' and Sly & The Family Stone 'Stand! (SFJAZZ, 2020) *''Live: SFJAZZ Center 2021 - New Works Reflecting The Moment'' (SFJAZZ, 2022)

Compilations

*''SFJAZZ Collective'' ( Nonesuch, 2005) *''SFJAZZ Collective 2'' (Nonesuch, 2006) *''Wonder - The Songs of Stevie Wonder'' (SFJAZZ, 2012) *''Miguel Zenón Retrospective: Original Compositions, 2004-2016'' (SFJAZZ, 2018)

References

External links

SFJAZZ Collective Official Website
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