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Steve Mcquarry Presents: A Tribute To Gil Evans At Sfjazz Center at SFJAZZ Center

Courtesy of Allison Bliss | Posted on August 19, 2017

Where

SFJAZZ Center
201 Franklin Street
San Francisco, CA
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866.920.5299

When

Sat, September 30, 2017
8:00 pm

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Oakland-based keyboardist-composer Steve McQuarry brings his Mandala Orchestra and Nonet to perform “A Tribute to Gil Evans” at SF JAZZ Center's Miner Auditorium on September 30, 2017 at 8:00 pm. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at http://bit.ly/smp-gilevans-09-30-17-sfjazz .

This concert marks the West Coast premiere of recently discovered scores by Gil Evans performing:
"The Troubadour," "Dancing on a Great Big Rainbow," , "Blues for Pablo" , "The Maids of Cadiz", and "Greensleeves" as well as "St. Louis Blues," "La Nevada Blues," "Punjab," and "Eleven." The Nonet will play "Budo," "Israel," and "Boplicity" from Birth of the Cool. The musicians will play from original Evans scores – some written in pencil by the composer himself. ...

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