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Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra; Jon Jang Seven

"New Work Showcase"

Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra; Jon Jang Seven w/Min Xiao-Fen

Friday, October 19, 8PM

  • $25 GA
  • $40 Premium GA (Reserved section)

    • Two of the Bay Area’s most accomplished composer-performers present new works inspired by powerful women. Bassist Shelby’s “epic oratorio” (SF Chronicle) “Harriet Tubman: Bound for the Promised Land” celebrates the great abolitionist, while pianist Jang’s “Unbound Chinatown: A Musical Tribute to Alice Fong Yu” honors Yu, a groundbreaking Chinese American teacher in San Francisco.

    inside jazz Pre-Concert Talk at 7PM
    Great American Music Hall, San Francisco
    Personnel:
    • Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra
    • Faye Carol, Kenny Washington, Jeannine Anderson, Joseph Mace, vocalists
    • Dave Scott, trumpet
    • Mike Olmos, trumpet
    • Darren Johnston, trumpet
    • Joel Ryan, trumpet
    • Danny Grewen, trombone
    • Marc Bolin, trombone
    • Scott Larson, trombone
    • Tom Griesser, baritone sax
    • Evan Francis, tenor sax and flute
    • Marcus Stephens, alto sax
    • Gabe Eaton, alto sax
    • Rob Barics, tenor sax and clarinet
    • Adam Shulman, piano
    • Jeff Marrs, drums
    • Marcus Shelby, bass and conductor


    • Jon Jang Seven
    • Jon Jang, piano
    • Min Xiao-Fen, pipa, vocals
    • Jim Norton, soprano saxophone
    • Francis Wong, tenor saxophone and flute
    • John L. Worley Jr., trumpet and flugelhorn
    • Wayne Wallace, trombone
    • David Belove, electric bass
    • Jason Lewis, multiple percussion
    • Anna Naruta, image design
    • Judy Hu, voiceover


    • Images and Voiceover Courtesy of the Chinese Historical Society of America Archive

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    Exerpt from Harriet Tubman
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    "Flower Drum Song" from Paper Son Paper Song
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