Kickoff the 2019-20 Season with jazz legend Ahmad Jamal in Miner Auditorium. Indulge with Scharffenberger sparkling wine, drinks, bites from our favorite spots, a photo booth, and more as we celebrate the opening of our 8th season at SFJAZZ Center!
In 2017, Jamal was awarded the GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to music. An NEA Jazz Master and a Kennedy Center Living Jazz Legend, pianist Ahmad Jamal has long been recognized as one of the most influential figures in jazz history, and makes a welcome return to SFJAZZ with his first appearances in the intimate setting of Miner Auditorium. Largely retired from the stage, Jamal reserves performing for, in his words, "special occasions," and each of these nights is a rare opportunity to share a singular experience with a true innovator who helped shape modern jazz.