Date/Time
Date(s) - 12/31/2018 - 01/01/2019
10:30 PM - 12:30 AM
Location
Miner Auditorium, SFJAZZ Center
Category(ies)
- ArtsEarth Partner
- Dance
- Music
- Blues
- Ensemble
- Funk
- Improvisation
- Members Only
- Premiere
- Pop
- R&B
- Series
- Sonic
- Soul
- Vocal
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- FRI-SUN, DEC 28-30
- MON, DEC 31, 8PM (Open to Public) and 10:30PM (SFJAZZ Members Only!)
5th Annual Maceo Parker Funky New Year at SFJAZZ Center with opening act Deva Mahal, the daughter of legendary blues artist Taj Mahal.
Ring in the New Year with the king of the funky saxophone and one of the primary architects of modern R&B, Maceo Parker. He has led a legendary career, performing with soul legend James Brown and on landmark funk recordings with George Clinton. Maceo made his mark as an essential voice in the powerhouse horns backing James Brown, contributing classic funk solos on some of the Godfather’s iconic hits. He went on to join George Clinton’s moveable funk feast in Parliament/Funkadelic during the ensemble’s most creative era.
NEW YEAR’S SHOWS INCLUDE
- Ballon Drop (10:30PM MEMBERS SHOW ONLY)
- Complimentary Champagne
- Giant Disco Ball
- NYE Party Favors
- Countdown to 2019 in NYC and SF
Maceo Parker
- Maceo Parker – vocals, alto saxophone
- Greg Boyer – trombone
- Will Boulware – keyboards
- Bruno Speight – guitar
- Rodney “Skeet” Curtis – bass
- Pete MacLean – drums
- Darliene Parker – vocals
Vocalist and songwriter Deva Mahal will open the show with her superb band, performing a set of groove-heavy R&B. Formerly one half of the R&B/blues duo Fredericks Brown and daughter of Bay Area-based blues legend Taj Mahal, Deva Mahal has collaborated previously with Maceo Parker and with artists including TV on the Radio, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Living Colour, and the New York Pops Orchestra, among others.
Deva Mahal
- Deva Mahal – lead vocals
- Jennah Bayyan – backing vocals
- Alan Markley – keyboards, backing vocals
- Kiyoshi Matsuyama – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Antoine Katz – bass
- Dave Cole – drums