San Francisco JazzSan Francisco is probably best known for its hills, ubiquitous fog, dungeness crab and the Golden Gate Bridge. But jazz music's threads are similarly woven into the fabric of the city and its environs. Whether performed in renowned clubs like So Different, Jimbo's Bop City, Black Hawk, and the Jazz Workshop or in halls like the Primalon Ballroom and Great American Music Hall, jazz has infused the city from the Barbary Coast to the Fillmore, thrilling audiences for over a century. San Franciscans have grooved to and incubated scores of jazz acts, hot and cool, raucous and contemplative. That tradition continues today. |
Contents
The Fillmore Years | |
Yerba Buena Jazz Band and the Traditional Jazz Revival | |
The Turk Murphy | |
Dave Brubeck and the Birth of West Coast Cool | |
San Franciscos Jazz Clubs | |
Communing with Jazz at the Bach | |
Bibliography | |
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