Event Listing - Music
Wed Oct 22

26th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival

Jimmy Scott; Melody Gardot


Tel. (866) 920-5299
Website
$20 - $60

Location
Date and Time
Herbst Theatre
401 Van Ness Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94102 map
cross street: McAllister
district: Civic Center

Wed Oct 22 (7:30pm)

Description
Jimmy Scott is the ultimate soul survivor, a haunting jazz crooner whose influence filtered through American music long before he attained late-career recognition as a jazz treasure. At 83, his sense of time remains impeccable, and he is a master storyteller who turns each song into a harrowing emotional journey. Melody Gardot’s career was born following a traumatic injury led her to take up songwriting, revealing a substantial talent. Her staggering debut album, Worrisome Heart, is “a soulful and seductive mix of jazz and blues” (JazzTimes).