2023 Lineup / Sunday Aug 13

Enjoy a Sunday morning filled with delicious food and uplifting music, 11am–1pm, on the final day of the festival. Just order off the regular restaurant menu; the music is free! This year’s brunch will feature vocalist Joyce Randolph accompanied on keys.

Full Spectrum Big Band Jazz has delighted audiences with traditional and modern big band sounds since 1996. Performance styles range from laid-back Count Basie swing to poly-rhythmic modern Latin. FSJ has a diverse catalog of exceptional music, including original compositions and venerable jazz standards.

Join us for the launch of Community Fest@Circle of the Palms from 12–5pm. Celebrate local San José culture with some fun in the sun and the cool vibes of Summer Fest.

Directed by musician/educator “Mr. Clifford” Samoranos, Summer Fest presents the youngest group of gifted young musicians that embody the enduring American legacy of Jazz. The group will perform their interpretations of timeless musical compositions.

Composer, bassist and educator Marcus Shelby formed his namesake orchestra in 1999 to give proper voice to his compositions that modernized the big band idiom. For this set the latest incarnation of the band performs with longtime collaborator Tiffany Austin, of whom DownBeat said: “West Coast vocal jazz simply gets no better than Tiffany Austin.”

Born in Sacramento, CA, Marcel Smith has remained a staple on the California music scene for over 40 years. His vocal approach will remind you of Sam Cooke and Otis Redding rolled into one.

The SOJ Big Band was formed almost 20 years ago in the south San Francisco Bay Area to play big band arrangements of gospel and swing, Latin, R&B and jazz tunes.

Veronica Swift took the jazz world by storm following her debut album, 2019’s Confessions. Having made her mark as one of the star jazz vocalists of her era, she has now expanded her style, bringing to Summer Fest material from her upcoming album TransGenre, mixing bebop with classical, rock and soul, and showcasing the dynamic power of her performances.

Chickenbone Slim, aka Larry Teves, is an original Blues/Americana touring artist based in San Diego and has been playing his primitive, tough, bare knuckle electric blues for over 25 years.

Born into a family of musicians, Michael ‘Tiny’ Lindsey’s inevitable musical career began at an early age. By the age of fifteen, Michael was already performing in local venues throughout the New York area. With Michael’s ability to play genres such as pop, R&B, rock, jazz, blues, funk, and gospel he went on to form his career and develop talent and reputation as a skilled and versatile bassist and background vocalist.

Savaiah is a young rising star from San Jose, California eager to share her unique sound and captivate audiences with her powerful voice and musical versatility.

Footnotes Jazz Band is a San Francisco Bay Area ensemble that showcases contemporary and original big band jazz. Its founding members once played together in the Foothill College jazz program, before going independent under the leadership of Lori Stotko.

Club Mambí is the creation of the Cuban trumpet player and percussionist Onier Bacallao, based in Los Angeles — now featuring the singer Maga Shukar, who brings original pieces to their beloved salsa repertoire. All the band members have Latin roots and have travelled the world to bring fresh, original vibes to the Latin scene.

Trumpeter Lucas Davis is a creative musician dedicated to spreading peace and love by sharing his music with audiences across the world.

Billy Iuso has a passion for song and a drive to make other people smile that has kept him playing for thirty years, through the pandemic and the toughest of times. His new album, 52Hz, is lockdown-inspired, and a little bit nostalgic.

Patrice Rushen is one of the most sought after R&B artists in the music industry–a three-time Grammy Award nominee who has composed scores for movies and television. Her song “Forget Me Nots” was famously sampled by Will Smith and earned her a nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance in 1983.

DJ Flow will DJ on the 200 Park Stage both Saturday and Sunday. He’s also onsite to record chats with Summer Fest artists for the Inventions & Dimensions the Podcast at SJZ Summer Fest presented by Topo Chico. We’ll be sharing those episodes after the Fest.

La Misa Negra is a 7-piece band from Oakland, California, known for their unique blend of heavyweight cumbia and high-energy, Afro-Latin music.  On stage, they deliver an electrifying performance that explodes with infectious dance grooves and punk rock energy, powered by horn and accordion-driven riffs, a fierce rhythm section, and a vintage-inspired sound.

The NASA Ames Jazz Band (AJB) is the large ensemble of the “Jazz Band” Club of the NASA Ames Exchange.  The group’s eighteen musicians are drawn from the Ames community, as well as from the local Bay Area.

San Miguel Perez is an exceptional Cuban artist based in Los Angeles. Born in Cuba, he was part of the New Generation of the famous Buena Vista Social Club as well as the best Salsa band for the island, Adalberto Alvarez Y Su Son.

Bee Taylor’s style conjures up memories of New Orleans, the musical capital for so many southern styles of jazz. Well versed in jazz, funk, roots, and soul, she has an impressive vocal range, able to hit high and low notes with a soulful and evocative inflection.

Two-time Grammy winner Gregory Porter’s bone-deep baritone has no equal. Porter, who grew up singing in the church of his poor Bakersfield neighborhood and then in New York’s jazz clubs as he worked as a chef during the day, now performs his spellbinding discography in front of audiences who gasp with disbelief.

The JUNGLE FIRE sound is a deep foray into Afro/Latin Funk with an approach that is authentic and highly explosive! The Los Angeles-based TropiFunk juggernaut pulls its influences from the music of legends such as Irakere, Ray Barretto, James Brown, Fela Kuti and Manu Dibango (just to name a few) while creating a melting pot of Afro-Caribbean and West African rhythms with heavy breakbeat funk.

The Swing Solution is a classic big band specializing in music from the ’40s through the swing revival of the ’90s and beyond.

Telmary is one of Cuba’s leading, cutting edge hip-hop and urban music artists. Her study of English, theater, and writing informed her work in the Havana music scene during the late ’90s and early 2000s. She has four solo albums, including the Latin Grammy-nominated Fuerza Arará, and Libre, awarded the 2014 Cubadisco Prize for Best Hip-Hop Recording.