Herbie Hancock (John Green/Bay Area News Group File)
Herbie Hancock is set to headline the 34th annual San Jose Jazz Summer Fest.
The first-tier jazz legend is one of the highlights to be found in the recently announced first batch of acts performing at the festival, which runs Aug. 9-11 in downtown San Jose.
Other first-round acts include Maze Honoring Frankie Beverly (with a guest appearance by Beverly, as well as performance by new Maze lead singer — the Bay Area’s Tony Lindsay), Cory Henry, The Family Stone, Shamar Allen, New Breed Brass Band, Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton, NIKARA Presents Black Wall Street, and Spanish Harlem Orchestra.
Hancock, a 14-time Grammy winner, will be performing on Aug. 10.
The current lineup is listed below. More acts will be announced as the festival draws closer.
Centered at Plaza de César Chávez, the festival will feature more than 80 artists representing jazz, R&B, Latin jazz, salsa, soul, funk, bossa nova, blues and other musical styles/genres.
Three-day passes run $30-$680, summerfest.sanjosejazz.org.
First-round lineup announcement:
Herbie Hancock
Maze Honoring Frankie Beverly, With a Guest Appearance by Frankie Beverly
Cory Henry
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
The Family Stone
Ms. Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton
New Breed Brass Band
Shamarr Allen
Jahari Stampley Trio
Nico Segal
Sean Mason Quartet
Dominique Fils-Aimé
Jane Monheit
Natalie Cressman and Ian Faquini
NIKARA Presents Black Wall Street
Jorge Luis Pacheco Trio
Roberta Gambarini Quartet
Lucía Gutiérrez Rebolloso
Michael Davis Hip Bone Big Band
Eddie 9V
Ken Okada Group Featuring YOYOKA
Andrey Chmut with the Dave Burns Quintet
Groover Quartet with Mike LeDonne
Se:um
Alexis and La Original
Agua Pura
The JuJu Exchange
Janet Evra: Meet Me In Paris
The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol with Charles Haynes
Cabanijazz Project
Alejandro Brittes Trio
Pascal Bokar AfroBlueGrazz Band
Huney Knuckles
Dolphin Hyperspace
Karl Perazzo and Mike Spiro Y Su Conjunto Karabali
Baycoin Beats
Originally published at Jim Harrington