CHRIS BOTTI
SFJAZZ CENTER / MINER AUDITORIUM
201 FRANKLIN ST. / SF
1/3 – 1/8/23 (evenings & matinee)
GUEST: CHRIS BOTTI / TRUMPETER, COMPOSER, BANDLEADER
Chris Botti takes some time out today to speak with David. Botti returns to SFJAZZ for his annual residency - a six-night, eight-show run, having just returned from a 28-day, 56-show run in NYC. Yes – 56 shows.
Throughout his illustrious career, Botti has performed, recorded and toured with Frank Sinatra, Sting, Buddy Rich, Tony Bennett, Yo-Yo Ma, Aerosmith/Steven Tyler - to name a few. Spanning the globe, crossing genres, stepping on the stage with these artists - Botti also found time to win a Grammy along the way.
For more info. and to purchase tickets:
https://www.sfjazz.org/tickets/productions/chris-botti-2223/
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SAN FRANCISCO PERFORMANCES PRESENTS
SALON SERIES “AT THE MOVIES” WITH DR. ROBERT GREENBERG
WAR MEMORIAL VETERANS BLDG. / EDUCATION STUDIO
401 VAN NESS AVE. / SF
GUEST: DR. ROBERT GREENBERG / MUSIC HISTORIAN-IN-RESIDENCE
WED. 1/4/23 – 6:30PM
PROGRAM 1: “ALL BEETHOVEN, ALL THE TIME”
WED. 1/11/23 – 6:30PM
PROGRAM 2: “THE ROMANTICS”
WED. 1/25/23 – 6:30PM
PROGRAM 3: “THIS AND THAT”
Join David as he speaks with Dr. Robert Greenberg about his current SF Performances Salon Series “At the Movies”. The Series is comprised of three Programs on Wednesdays in January. A few years in the making/planning, Greenberg crafts a creative and informative program with a combination of historical references, musical history, film knowledge, with a dash of humor.
Greenberg also discusses his work with the Alexander String Quartet, and continued musical endeavors.
For more info. and to purchase tickets:
https://sfperformances.org/performances/2223/Salons.html
https://robertgreenbergmusic.com/
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SAN FRANCISCO PERFORMANCES
BRENTANO STRING QUARTET
DAWN UPSHAW/SOPRANO
WAR MEMORIAL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
HERBST THEATRE
401 VAN NESS AVE. / SF
THURSDAY 1/12/23 – 7:30PM
GUEST: NINA LEE / CELLIST, BRENTANO STRING QUARTET
The Brentano String Quartet and soprano Dawn Upshaw join forces and share the stage for Dido Reimagined (sparked by the famous “Dido’s Lament” from Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas). The Quartet invited composer Melinda Wagner and librettist Stephanie Fleischmann to respond to this aria, and more broadly to the story of Queen Dido, with a large-scale work that would be performed with Upshaw, together with Purcell’s aria and other selections from Baroque opera.
David will be joined by cellist Nina Lee to share insights on this auspicious musical event, and other upcoming Brentano Quartet projects.
For more info. and to purchase tickets:
https://sfperformances.org/performances/2223/UpshawBrentano.html