SJZ Jazz Jam
In partnership with San Jose Jazz, the San José Museum of Art presents its first ever participatory jazz jam! Join us for First Friday and celebrate the opening night of San Jose Jazz Summer Fest.
SJZ’s beloved monthly all-ages jazz jam gets a 3-hour Summer Fest edition with a theme worthy of the occasion. Saxophonist Michael Webster and his Quartet, who preside over the open jam every First Friday, turn the focus to one of the music’s towering figures: John Coltrane.
This edition draws its material from across Coltrane’s restless evolution, with selections spanning every chapter of the master’s career. The tunes reach back to his hard bop days in the Miles Davis Quintet on the album Workin’, move through the harmonic labyrinth of the Giant Steps era, touch the searching spirituality of A Love Supreme and stretch into his boundary-dissolving avant-garde period. It’s Coltrane’s entire arc, offered up as common ground for the players who take the stage.
Webster and his Quartet anchor the session as the rhythm section, laying the foundation for anyone ready to step up and play. Bring your horn, bring your voice or just bring your ears. However you come, this is jazz as a living, breathing conversation across generations.
Register in advance for fast check-in.
Free admission after 6pm
Everyone at SJMA’s First Fridays can enjoy an inviting evening with open galleries and entertainment.
MUSEUM CAFÉ
Grab your late-night bites and cash bar at El Cafecito, by Mezcal Restaurant
Member benefit: Receive a 10% discount with every purchase at the Café!
MUSEUM STORE
Shop local! The Museum Store is also open late.
Member special: During the First Friday of every month, Museum members receive a 20% discount with every purchase at the Store!
This offer does not apply to items that are on sale.
Support
San José Museum of Art First Fridays are made possible in part by major support from the Jay Paul Company.
Operations and programs at the San José Museum of Art are made possible by principal support from SJMA’s Board of Trustees, a Cultural Affairs Grant from the City of San José, the Lipman Family Foundation, and the Skyline Foundation; by lead support from the Adobe Foundation, Toby and Barry Fernald, Tad Freese and Brook Hartzell, the Richard A. Karp Charitable Foundation, Tammy and Tom Kiely, Wanda M. Kownacki, Yvonne and Mike Nevens, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and the SJMA Director's Council and Council of 100; and with significant endowment support from the William Randolph Hearst Foundation and the San José Museum of Art Endowment Fund established by the Knight Foundation at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
