San Jose Jazz To Delight Audiences In February

SAN JOSE, CA -- Life goes on with arts and culture after the holidays.

Case in point, coming up from Feb. 14 to 27, San Jose Jazz presents the 9th Annual San Jose Jazz Winter Fest 2019 featuring more than 20 concerts with a world-class lineup, including: Gilles Peterson (DJ Set); Catherine Russell with the SJSU Jazz Orchestra; Charles McPherson; Anton Schwartz and Kenny Washington; Aaron Diehl; Bells Atlas; La Dame Blanche; Tiffany Austin with Leon Joyce, Marcus Shelby and Adam Shulman; JC Smith Band All-Star Blues Blowout featuring Fillmore Slim, Kid Anderson and Rick Estrin; The Rad Trads; Kathy Kosins; SJZ Collective plays Mingus; Chéjere; Richie Goods; and some of the San Francisco Bay Area's best youth jazz ensembles.

The Winter Fest follows the 30-year anniversary of the summer concert series. Winter Fest is scheduled for the Hammer Theatre on Paseo de San Antonio in downtown San Jose, and tickets go for $15 in advance and $18 at the door.

"Winter Fest is a microcosm of our Summer Fest programming that truly represents the richness of the South Bay community," Executive Director Brendan Rawson said. "In addition to presenting jazz icons, international artists and some of today's great instrumentalists, we couldn't be more thrilled to have one of the world's most influential music tastemakers Gilles Peterson as the pinnacle artist of this year's Jazz Beyond programming, which explores how jazz is evolving in our time. Our efforts to program inspiring artists has a simple goal of bringing the community together through the power of music.

More information on the organization that has organized such events since 1986 may be obtained by visiting sanjosejazz.org/winterfest or calling 408-288-7557.

--Image courtesy of San Jose Jazz Winter Fest