Stanford Jazz Workshop

Join us for an evening with internationally renowned violinist, composer, and two-time GRAMMY Award-Winner Mads Tolling. Celebrate the music of the 1960s Mad Men Era with Mads’ own distinctive style and innovative flair. Mads has created a fun and exciting program that is at once nostalgic as well as contemporary, as he reimagines classic songs from 60s TV, film and radio. Joining Mads on this journey are his “Mads Men.” Tickets are $30. Enhance your evening with our exclusive V

No American-born jazz musician has forged deeper or more enduring ties to the world of Indian classical music than Berkeley tenor saxophonist George Brooks. Over the past two decades, those relationships have taken shape in a kaleidoscopic range of collaborations through his Stanford Jazz Festival–exclusive Indian Jazz Journey . In recent years, the program has centered on his evolving musical partnership with vocalist M

Saxophonist Branford Marsalis is one of the most influential and revered figures in contemporary music. An NEA Jazz Master, GRAMMY Award winner, and Tony and EMMY Award nominee, he is equally at home performing concertos with symphony orchestras or sitting in with members of the Grateful Dead. Yet the core of his musical universe remains the Branford Marsalis Quartet. For more than three decades, with remarkably few perso

Long before Billy Childs gained recognition as one of the country’s preeminent composers, he was dazzling Bay Area audiences as a sideman. After a brief stint with trombone great J.J. Johnson, the Los Angeles native began making regular treks north when trumpet legend Freddie Hubbard assembled a prodigious young band in 1978 that also featured bassist Larry Klein, who later earned renown producing albums by Joni Mitchell, Herbie Hancock, Luciana Souza, and Chi

Get ready to sing, clap, and groove with Dr. David Hart and the Zookeepers in this interactive jazz experience designed for kids and families! Through lively performances and hands-on participation, young listeners will explore instruments, discover melodies, and feel the rhythm of jazz in an engaging and energetic setting. A dedicated jazz educator and acclaimed trumpet player, Dr. Hart has performed at renowned festivals such as Monterey, San Francisco, Rochester, Sa

 Whether interpreting Brazilian Songbook standards, deploying her voice like a horn alongside an orchestra, or transforming beloved poems into original songs, Brazilian vocalist Luciana Souza is a musician of the highest order. Long based in Los Angeles, she is perhaps best known for a GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY-winning seri