Explore the freedom, movement, and profound expression of Jazz.

The heyday of San Francisco’s Fillmore District—known as the “Harlem of the West” in the 1940s and ’50s—was an important chapter both for Jazz and the Black American experience. Experience Jazz as a state of mind with host/curator Michael Morgan, pianist Tammy L Hall, saxophonist Jason Hainsworth, and SF Symphony musicians.

Heard in this program:
(Songs popularized by John Coltrane and Miles Davis)
MONGO SANTAMARÍA: ‘Afro Blue’
BRONISŁAW KAPER ‘On Green Dolphin Street’
Jason Hainsworth, saxophone
Tammy L Hall, piano
Mark Inouye, trumpet
Scott Pingel, bass
Edward Stephan, drums