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August Hall, ArtDontSleep & KALW present
Jazz Is Dead: The Tour
Thu, 25 Aug, 9:00 PM PDT
Doors open
8:00 PM PDT
August Hall
420 Mason St, San Francisco, CA 94102
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Jazz Funk
Brian Jackson
Brian Jackson
Jazz Funk
Half of the power duo Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson, Brian wrote, arranged and produced over 10 albums over an eight-year period. Time and time again that music has found its way onto over 100 cuts like Common's “The People” (from "We Almost Lost Detroit") and Kendrick Lamar's “Poe Mans Dreams” (from "Peace Go With You, Brother").
Almost 40 years later, Brian is still building with artists as diverse as Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad (Midnight Hour, A Tribe Called Quest) vocalist Gregory Porter, Christopher "Puma" Smith, (The Archives, Thievery Corporation), jazz violinist Scott Tixier and legendary bassist Charnett Moffett.
Brian looks to both the present and the past for inspiration in order to honor to the ancient tradition of the griot - the African troubadour of truth.
“This music isn’t really mine," Brian asserts. "I learned it from those who came before me. It’s my job to pass on what I've learned. That’s the Tradition.”
In the tradition of the African griot, Brian tells the stories of how many of his best-loved pieces came to light.

Jazz
Doug Carn
Doug Carn
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Jazz
Henry "The Skipper" Franklin
Henry "The Skipper" Franklin
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Jazz
Katalyst
Katalyst
Jazz

Jazz
King Most: DJ Set
King Most: DJ Set
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Jazz
Nina Sol: DJ Set
Nina Sol: DJ Set
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Jazz
Cool Chris: DJ Set
Cool Chris: DJ Set
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