2/20/10 4:22 PM SFJAZZ Celebrates Opening Of Spring Season - Print This Story News Story - KTVU San Francisco Page 1 of 1 http://www.ktvu.com/print/8047571/detail.html KTVU.com SFJAZZ Celebrates Opening Of Spring Season Posted: 10:34 pm PST March 15, 2006Updated: 2:54 pm PST February 19, 2010 Local non-profit cultural preservation group SFJAZZ celebrates the tenth anniversary of its ever growing Spring Season with an incredible string of performances spotlighting an impressive array of the greatest jazz and world- music talents on the planet. What started as a handf ul of concerts a decade ago has expanded into a series of special events taking place on weekends stretching from late February through June. This year's season has offered up a number of exciting programs including special performances by such luminaries as funk-soul giants Booker T and Maceo Parker, vocal greats Dianne Reeves and local hero Bobby McFerrin as well as significant stars on the world music scene like South African vocal group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Brazilian singer Caetano Veloso, rising fado singer Ana Moura and much more. The 2010 Spring Season kick s off with a global flare this weekend as SFJAZZ offers up three wildly varied concerts spotlighting a trio of unique world-music acts. Friday night features two performances at Bimbo's by Latin music hero Issac Delgado. One of Cuba’s most fame d stars, Delga do pioneer ed the island natio n’s tough funky style on salsa known as timba . A dazzling live performer who was mentored by the legendary Cuban jazz pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Delgado is a magnetic stage presence who deftly navigates the complex, interlocking music of his fiery 13-piece band. Restlessly inventive, Delgado keeps rewriting the sometimes restrictive rules of Caribbean dance music, incorporating adventurous time signatures and tempo changes, virtuosic jazz passages elements of modern urban rhythms and avant-garde electronic s. Despite having defected to the U.S. in 2006, Delga do remains beloved in his native land and revered by Latin music fans the world over (Fri/19, 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. $35-$40). On Saturday, the festivities move over to the East Bay as SFJAZZ presents a return engagement by Max Raabe and his Palast Orchester at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland. Resurrecting Germany’s glamorous early 1930s époque with authentic detail and subversive intent, Raabe and his elegant ensemble recreate theatrical Weimar Era cabaret. The gloriou s art deco environs of the Paramount will be a perfec t match for Raabe’s jou rney back into time (Sat/20, 8 p.m. $25-$75). The weekend is rounde d out by a Palace of Fine Arts Theatre show feat uring otherwo rldly Saharan guitar ensemble Tinariwen . Drawing its members from the Touar eg -- a much repressed tribal people exiled from their native Mali -- Tinariwen developed an expansive guitar sound over years spent in desert isolation. An amalgam of North African, Wester n blues and psychedelic rock influences converge organically to forge the trademark Tinari wen sound that has earned the bands such high-profile supp orters as Robert Plant, Carlos Santana and U2. Tinari wen delivers songs from it's hypnotic 2009 effort 'Imidiwan: Companions' when it headlines this SF Concert (Sun/21, 7 p.m. $25-$65). For more information on these concerts and future scheduled Spring Season events, please visit the official SFJAZZ Web site. Copyright 2010 by KTVU.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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SFJAZZ Celebrates Opening Of Spring Season

Posted: 10:34 pm PST March 15, 2006Updated: 2:54 pm PST February 19, 2010

Local non-profit cultural preservation group SFJAZZ celebrates the tenth anniversary of its ever growing SpringSeason with an incredible string of performances spotlighting an impressive array of the greatest jazz and world-music talents on the planet. What started as a handful of concerts a decade ago has expanded into a series of special events taking place on weekends stretching from late February through June.

This year's season has offered up a number of exciting programs including special performances by suchluminaries as funk-soul giants Booker T and Maceo Parker, vocal greats Dianne Reeves and local hero BobbyMcFerrin as well as significant stars on the world music scene like South African vocal group Ladysmith BlackMambazo, Brazilian singer Caetano Veloso, rising fado singer Ana Moura and much more.

The 2010 Spring Season kicks off with a global flare this weekend as SFJAZZ offers up three wildly variedconcerts spotlighting a trio of unique world-music acts. Friday night features two performances at Bimbo's byLatin music hero Issac Delgado. One of Cuba’s most famed stars, Delgado pioneered the island nation’s toughfunky style on salsa known as timba. A dazzling live performer who was mentored by the legendary Cuban jazzpianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Delgado is a magnetic stage presence who deftly navigates the complex, interlockingmusic of his fiery 13-piece band.

Restlessly inventive, Delgado keeps rewriting the sometimes restrictive rules of Caribbean dance music,incorporating adventurous time signatures and tempo changes, virtuosic jazz passages elements of modern urbanrhythms and avant-garde electronics. Despite having defected to the U.S. in 2006, Delgado remains beloved inhis native land and revered by Latin music fans the world over (Fri/19, 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. $35-$40).

On Saturday, the festivities move over to the East Bay as SFJAZZ presents a return engagement by Max Raabeand his Palast Orchester at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland. Resurrecting Germany’s glamorous early 1930sépoque with authentic detail and subversive intent, Raabe and his elegant ensemble recreate theatrical WeimarEra cabaret. The glorious art deco environs of the Paramount will be a perfect match for Raabe’s journey back intotime (Sat/20, 8 p.m. $25-$75).

The weekend is rounded out by a Palace of Fine Arts Theatre show featuring otherworldly Saharan guitarensemble Tinariwen. Drawing its members from the Touareg -- a much repressed tribal people exiled from theirnative Mali -- Tinariwen developed an expansive guitar sound over years spent in desert isolation. An amalgam of North African, Western blues and psychedelic rock influences converge organically to forge the trademarkTinariwen sound that has earned the bands such high-profile supporters as Robert Plant, Carlos Santana and U2.Tinariwen delivers songs from it's hypnotic 2009 effort 'Imidiwan: Companions' when it headlines this SF Concert(Sun/21, 7 p.m. $25-$65). For more information on these concerts and future scheduled Spring Season events,please visit the official SFJAZZ Web site.

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