Start out the weekend with live music and art!  Join us 6:00pm until 9:00pm for music from some of the most eclectic bands in the bay area.  

Admission
$15.00 for non-members
$10.00 for members
includes admission to the
Hazel Hough wing galleries.  

This is an ideal way to celebrate the beginning of the weekend in one of the most spectacular settings in the area. The groups will perform in the glass Conservatory, and listeners can also mingle on the terrace overlooking the bay.
The new MFA Café will be open for dinner and there will be a cash bar available for beer and wine. No food or drink is allowed in the galleries.

This year we welcome back Museum favorites like Impromptu, the influence of jazz legend Django Reinhardt, has made this group one of the premiere “gypsy” jazz bands in the state. Hot Sun Quartet will again bring the flavor of Spain and Latin beats to the Museum, while the Smooth Jazz Trio will offer their signature laid-back cool jazz for hot summer nights. The Jim Morey Trio will again bring traditional jazz with a hint of scat, and the Larry Camp Trio will entertain with the popular be-bop style that has made them a favorite in the local jazz community.

4 new groups are part of our summer lineup including Nate Najar, Stolen Idols, Campfire Jazz and The Jeremy Carter Group. Nate Najar who is one of the very few artists that plays jazz on the classical guitar, will bring Swinging jazz sounds, blues, and Brazilian styles to the museum this summer. Stolen Idols will play authentic 1950s/60s-era exotica, the tropical mood-music jazz subgenre pioneered by Martin Denny and Les Baxter. The Campfire Quartet will bring a genre of jazz that is highly influenced by r & b and funk and finally The Jeremy Carter Group will delight us with American saxophonist, Jeremy Carter’s style of jazz heavily influenced by Miles Davis and John Coltrane.

Jazz series sponsored in part by:

WMNF 88.5 FM

Wachovia Wealth Management