Famed musician Herbie Hancock to headline San Jose Jazz Summer Fest
Herbie Hancock is set to headline the 34th annual San Jose Jazz Summer Fest.
The first-tier jazz legend is one of the highlights to be found in the recently announced first batch of acts performing at the festival, which runs Aug. 9-11 in downtown San Jose.
Other first-round acts include Maze Honoring Frankie Beverly (with a guest appearance by Beverly, as well as performance by new Maze lead singer — the Bay Area's Tony Lindsay), Cory Henry, The Family Stone, Shamar Allen, New Breed Brass Band, Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton, NIKARA Presents Black Wall Street, and Spanish Harlem Orchestra.
Hancock, a 14-time Grammy winner, will be performing on Aug. 10.
The current lineup is listed below. More acts will be announced as the festival draws closer.
Centered at Plaza de César Chávez, the festival will feature more than 80 artists representing jazz, R&B, Latin jazz, salsa, soul, funk, bossa nova, blues and other musical styles/genres.
Three-day passes run $30-$680, summerfest.sanjosejazz.org.
First-round lineup announcement:
• Herbie Hancock
• Maze Honoring Frankie Beverly, With a Guest Appearance by Frankie Beverly Cory Henry
• Spanish Harlem Orchestra
• The Family Stone
• Ms. Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton
• New Breed Brass Band
• Shamarr Allen
• Jahari Stampley Trio
• Nico Segal
• Sean Mason Quartet
• Dominique Fils-Aimé
• Jane Monheit
• Natalie Cressman and Ian Faquini
• NIKARA Presents Black Wall Street
• Jorge Luis Pacheco Trio
• Roberta Gambarini Quartet
• Lucía Gutiérrez Rebolloso
• Michael Davis Hip Bone Big Band
• Eddie 9V
• Ken Okada Group Featuring • YOYOKA
• Andrey Chmut with the Dave Burns Quintet
• Groover Quartet with Mike LeDonne
• Se:um
• Alexis and La Original
• Agua Pura
• The JuJu Exchange
• Janet Evra: Meet Me In Paris
• The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol with Charles Haynes
• Cabanijazz Project
• Alejandro Brittes Trio
• Pascal Bokar AfroBlueGrazz Band
• Huney Knuckles
• Dolphin Hyperspace
• Karl Perazzo and Mike Spiro Y Su Conjunto Karabali
• Baycoin Beats