SFJAZZ Center opens in Hayes Valley 1/21/13
The SF Bay Guardian recently did an extensive profile of the brand-new jazz venue opening in Hayes Valley on January 21st, 2013. The SFJAZZ Center is located at 201 Franklin (at Fell), and boasts an impressive calendar for its opening season. The Center will also offer a variety of educational programs. As the Bay Guardian writes: There will be no bad seats at the new SFJazz Center in Hayes Valley; or at least, that's the goal. The brand new jazz venue in the heart of town, a three-story, glass-encased structure with a circular concrete stadium bowl of an auditorium, educational [...]
SFJAZZ Center announces inaugural line up, opens on 1/21/2013
SFJAZZ, the all-encompassing institution responsible for cultivating and presenting jazz music in numerous capacities throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, has announced the inaugural line up for the soon-to-open SFJAZZ Center in Hayes Valley. A Grand Opening is scheduled for January 21, 2013, while the Center's official musical Opening Night will occur on January 23rd, and feature performances by McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Esperanza Spalding and many others - not to mention Bill Cosby as Master of Ceremonies. Tickets for all Season One events will be made available to SFJAZZ members early this month. For all the info on membership, [...]