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Pre-Festival
Listening Party featuring Zakir Hussain
SFJAZZ Members Only Event  Become a Member
Thursday, September 14, 6pm
Masonic Center, California Room
  Discover Jazz: History & Appreciation
Thursday, September 21, 28, October 5,12, 19 • 6pm
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
Planet Drum: Mickey Hart,
Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju, Giovanni Hidalgo
Saturday, September 23, 8pm
Nob Hill Masonic Center
SFJAZZ All-Star High School Ensemble
Tuesday, October 17, 12pm
Union Square
Week 1 • October 20 - October 22, 2006
Sonny Rollins
Friday, October 20, 8pm
Nob Hill Masonic Center
Badi Assad, solo
Saturday, October 21, 2pm
Florence Gould Theatre; Legion of Honor
James Cotton Blues Band with Hubert Sumlin
Saturday, October 21, 8pm
Herbst Theatre
Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums
Sunday, October 22, 11am
SF Spirit Yacht, Pier 9
Meshell Ndegeocello
Sunday, October 22, 7pm
Regency Center Grand Ballroom
Week 2• October 25 - October 29, 2006
The Heath Brothers: Jimmy Heath’s 80th Birthday Celebration
Wednesday, October 25, 7:30pm
Herbst Theatre
Stefon Harris & Blackout
Miguel Zenón Quartet
Thursday, October 26, 7:30pm
Herbst Theatre
Cyrus Chestnut/Russell Malone Quartet
Lionel Loueke Trio
Friday, October 27, 8pm
Herbst Theatre
Toshiko Akiyoshi, solo
SFJAZZ Members Only Event  Become a Member
Saturday, October 28, 2pm
Florence Gould Theatre; Legion of Honor
Arturo Sandoval
Saturday, October 28, 8pm
Herbst Theatre
Pablo Ziegler Trio
Sunday, October 29, 2pm
Florence Gould Theatre, Legion of Honor
Andrew Hill Quintet; Nels Cline
Sunday, October 29, 7pm
Herbst Theatre
Week 3 • November 1 - November 5, 2006
Kamikaze Ground Crew
featuring Doug Wieselman, Gina Leishman, Peter Apfelbaum, Steven Bernstein, Noah Bless, Marcus Rojas and Kenny Wollesen
Wednesday, November 1, 8pm
Great American Music Hall
Joe Zawinul Syndicate
Thursday, November 2, 7:30pm
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre
Dr Lonnie Smith Trio with Fred Wesley;
James Carter Organ Trio
Friday, November 3, 8pm (SOLD OUT) and 10:30pm
Great American Music Hall
Sangam: Charles Lloyd with Zakir Hussain
and Eric Harland
Friday, November 3, 8pm
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre
Myra Melford Quintet
Saturday, November 4, 2pm
Florence Gould Theatre, Legion of Honor
Alice Coltrane Quartet featuring Ravi Coltrane with Charlie Haden and Roy Haynes
Saturday, November 4, 8pm
Nob Hill Masonic Center
Marisa Monte
Saturday, November 4, 8pm   SOLD OUT
Sunday, November 5, 7pm  SOLD OUT
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre
Django Reinhardt Festival
featuring Dorado Schmitt
Sunday, November 5, 3pm  Family Matinee
Herbst Theatre
Django Reinhardt Festival
featuring Dorado Schmitt
Sunday, November 5, 7pm
Herbst Theatre
Week 4 • November 8 - November 12, 2006
Montclair Women's Big Band, Ellen Seeling Director with Linda Tillery & Allison Miller
Wednesday, November 8, 8pm
Great American Music Hall
Betty Boop: Tunes and Toons featuring Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
Thursday, November 9, 7:30pm
Herbst Theatre
Mary Stallings with the Marcus Shelby Orchestra featuring Geri Allen
2006 SFJAZZ Beacon Award Concert
Friday, November 10, 8pm
Herbst Theatre
Mimi Fox Trio
Saturday, November 11, 2pm
Florence Gould Theatre, Legion of Honor
Ahmad Jamal
Saturday, November 11, 8pm
Herbst Theatre
Roswell Rudd and Badma Khanda - The Mongolian Buryat Band
Sunday, November 12, 2pm
Florence Gould Theatre, Legion of Honor
Ana Moura
Sunday, November 12, 7pm
Herbst Theatre
John Santos and the Machete Ensemble
Sunday, November 12, 3pm  Family Matinee
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre
John Santos and the Machete Ensemble
w/special guests Ray Vega, María Márquez,
Destani Wolf, Anthony Blea, Rebeca Mauleón, Bill Ortiz, Javier Navarrette, Mario Abruzzo, and Lakiba Pittman
Sunday, November 12, 7pm
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre