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The SFJAZZ Collective is an eight-piece jazz ensemble founded in 2004 by SFJAZZ, presenter of the San Francisco Jazz Festival. Each year since its inception, the collective focuses on the music of a different modern jazz master. The first two years' releases—SFJAZZ Collective and SFJAZZ Collective 2—explore the music of Ornette Coleman and John Coltrane, respectively, and were released on Nonesuch.

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The SFJAZZ Collective is an eight-piece jazz ensemble founded by SFJAZZ, a West Coast non-profit organization and presenter of the San Francisco Jazz Festival. The group was founded in 2004 by Joshua Redman (tenor saxophone and artistic director), Bobby Hutcherson (vibraphone), Miguel Zenón (alto saxophone) Nicholas Payton (trumpet), Renee Rosnes (piano), Josh Roseman (trombone), Robert Hurst (bass), and Brian Blade (drums), a line-up that has changed over the years.

Each year since its inception, the collective spends a three-week spring residency in San Francisco rehearsing new repertoire, with a focus each year on the music of a different modern jazz master as well as a new piece commissioned from each collective member. This is followed each year by an international concert tour and finally the release of a CD representing that year's repertoire. The first two years' releases—SFJAZZ Collective and SFJAZZ Collective 2—explore the music of Ornette Coleman and John Coltrane, respectively, and were released on Nonesuch Records.

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  • March 14, 2006

    In their second season, Joshua Redman and his all-star ensemble, including trumpeter Nicholas Payton and vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, explore John Coltrane’s work. The New York Times proclaimed it one of the year’s best, “a vivid and engaging jazz outing.”

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  • April 1, 2009

    Bay Area native Joshua Redman is back on his home turf this week to play a five-night residency—nine shows—at Yoshi's in Oakland, beginning tonight, with bassist Matt Penman, of the SFJAZZ Collective, and drummer Greg Hutchinson, a featured player on Redman's latest Nonesuch release, the double-trio album Compass. Branford Marsalis tells the San Jose Mercury News of the special affinity between Redman and his drummer, calling Hutchinson "the perfect foil for Josh."

  • November 22, 2007

    The Guardian has revealed the last batch of albums on its list of the 1,000 all-time must-hears. Earlier this week, we brought you Nonesuch artists A through M on the list. Here are N through Z, along with the Guardian's take on albums from Orchestra Baobab, Astor Piazzolla, Radio Tarifa, Oumou Sangare, SFJAZZ Collective, Taraf de Haïdouks, Rokia Traoré, and Wilco.

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About SFJAZZ Collective

  • The SFJAZZ Collective is an eight-piece jazz ensemble founded by SFJAZZ, a West Coast non-profit organization and presenter of the San Francisco Jazz Festival. The group was founded in 2004 by Joshua Redman (tenor saxophone and artistic director), Bobby Hutcherson (vibraphone), Miguel Zenón (alto saxophone) Nicholas Payton (trumpet), Renee Rosnes (piano), Josh Roseman (trombone), Robert Hurst (bass), and Brian Blade (drums), a line-up that has changed over the years.

    Each year since its inception, the collective spends a three-week spring residency in San Francisco rehearsing new repertoire, with a focus each year on the music of a different modern jazz master as well as a new piece commissioned from each collective member. This is followed each year by an international concert tour and finally the release of a CD representing that year's repertoire. The first two years' releases—SFJAZZ Collective and SFJAZZ Collective 2—explore the music of Ornette Coleman and John Coltrane, respectively, and were released on Nonesuch Records.

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