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MUSIC: Taking inspiration from a wide range of Detroit jazz, blues, funk, and rock legends including John Lee Hooker, Donald Byrd, Joe Henderson, George Clinton, Mitch Ryder, and The Stooges, Was’s Pan-Detroit Ensemble contains multitudes.

Open Soundcheck: Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble

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Date/Time
Date(s) - 09/26/2024
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Location
SFJAZZ Center

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SFJAZZ Open Soundchecks are an exclusive, behind-the-scenes opportunity to experience our concert hall during the artist’s soundcheck, revealing the critical preparation that goes into making the performance a success.

  • Thursday, September 26 from 4:30-6:00 PM
  • Lobby doors open at 4:15 PM
  • SFJAZZ Miner Auditorium
  • Cost: FREE

Superstar producer, composer, podcaster, musician, and Blue Note Records president Don Was brings the distinctive musical flavor of his Motor City hometown to SFJAZZ. His Pan-Detroit Ensemble is made up of many of the city’s great jazz musicians including saxophonist Dave McMurray, keyboardist Luis Resto, and vocalist Steffanie Christi’an, with a sound marked by a funky, urban rawness and bone-deep grooves.

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