The Jazz Blog

Lost in the line-up? In the maze of stellar artists featured at the festival, here are 10 picks from the festival director, Bruce Labadie.

David Sanborn in a tribute to Ray Charles and Hank Crawford
In his long career we've seen many projects. We think this is one of the best.
(Main stage/ Saturday 6:00pm)

James Hunter
British rockabilly blues player will be touring with Chris Isaac this summer. We caught him on an off-night.
(Blues stage/ Sunday 5:00pm)

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Aart de Geus is Chairman of the Board and CEO of Synopsys, Inc.
He is also the Honorary Chair of this year's festival. His welcome note emphasizes the links between arts and technology.

"Welcome to the 19th Annual Comcast San Jose Jazz Festival. As an amateur musician and the CEO of a locally-based, global technology company, I couldn't be more excited to be chosen as the honorary chair this year. Music, and jazz in particular, transcends borders. Each culture adds its special sound, rhythm, riff, but all can touch our hearts even across time and geographical barriers. You might say that jazz is a global conversation. And this year's San Jose Jazz Festival lineup reflects that wonderfully.

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