SF Jazz Collective --- The Music of Stevie Wonder March 8, 2012

The SFJAZZ Collective is an all-star jazz ensemble comprising eight of the leading
performer/composers at work in jazz today. Its approach to repertoire is unique and
innovative: each year, this San Francisco-based ensemble performs an entirely new list
of works, consisting of arrangements of a jazz master’s works, but this year they focus
on the work of an artist outside the jazz tradition: Stevie Wonder, whose classic
albums fused the soul music of Detroit with elements of R&B, jazz and reggae into a
singular vision respected by critics and musicians of all genres. The SFJazz Collective
virtuoso octet is: Antonio Hart, alto sax; Mark Turner, tenor sax; Avishai Cohen,
trumpet; Robin Eubanks, trombone; Stefon Harris, vibes; Edward Simon, piano;
Matt Penman, bass; and Eric Harlan, drums.