{"id":13245,"date":"2020-02-17T23:10:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T07:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/13245\/uncategorized\/san-jose-jazz-winter-fest\/"},"modified":"2020-05-03T00:03:22","modified_gmt":"2020-05-03T07:03:22","slug":"san-jose-jazz-winter-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/es\/13245\/arts-entertainment\/san-jose-jazz-winter-fest\/","title":{"rendered":"San Jose Jazz Winter Fest brings an intimate music experience to downtown"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Jose Jazz, a public benefit corporation, presents San Jose Jazz Winter Fest, a series of over 20 intimate shows at venues all over San Jose<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The event runs Feb. 14 through Feb. 29 and will include artists from all over the world as well as Bay Area artists.<\/span><\/p>\n

Winter Fest has brought live music to San Jose for the past seven years, showcasing artists such as Charles McPherson, Thundercat and Kris Bowers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Founded in 1986, San Jose Jazz began to hold performances every Sunday. This led to the creation of Winter Fest, a two<\/span>–<\/span>week event showcasing the diversity of jazz.<\/span><\/p>\n

San Jose Jazz also offers youth education programs year-round, such as the High School All Stars Program.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“The High School All Stars is important to local music programs as it allows a different kind of experience for passionate and dedicated high school jazz musicians,” said Aaron Lington, High School All Stars director and San Jose State University Coordinator of Jazz Studies.<\/p>\n

According to its website, \u201cHigh School All Stars is a regional, audition-based music education program for students who are interested in the study and performance of jazz.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Jazz Winter Fest lineup includes the following artists along with many more:<\/span><\/p>\n

The Revelers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Coming from Lafayette, Louisiana, the Revelers \u201c<\/span>blur the lines between traditional and original, Cajun, country, zydeco, swamp pop and the blues,\u201d according to<\/span> San Jose Jazz\u2019s website. They have worked with many recording artists and have produced music for the HBO show \u201cTrem\u00e9.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

The Revelers <\/span>appear Feb. 14 <\/span>at 91 S. Autumn St.<\/span> at 8 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stacey Kent:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stacey Kent is a grammy-nominated American Jazz singer coming from New Jersey. Kent <\/span>was awarded Jazz Vocalist of the Year by BBC Jazz Awards in 2001. She often performs in French and was invited to perform the French program at the Francofolies Festival.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Kent will perform two shows back-to-back at Cafe Stritch at <\/span>374 S. First St.<\/span> on Feb. 25 starting at 6:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

Black Strings:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Black Strings is a Korean improvisational contemporary band that was founded in 2011 as a part of a government cultural exchange program between the U.K. and South Korea.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBlack String seeks a new sound that can incorporate a variety of expressions in traditional music, as well as harmonize with other expressions in world music,\u201d according to Black Strings\u2019 website. \u00a0<\/span>Black Strings utilizes unique sounds such as the geomungo (a 6-stringed zither), Korean bamboo flutes and traditional Korean percussion. <\/span><\/p>\n

Black Strings will perform at Art Boutiki at 44 Race St. on Feb. 29 at 8 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information about tickets and the rest of the lineup, visit <\/span>https:\/\/sanjosejazz.org\/<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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