SF Jazz Summerfest

You’ve heard the saying, «Ain’t nothin’ free». EEeeehhhh, WRONG.
SF Jazz, the non-​profit organization that is responsible for the SF Jazz Festival, that began as a Fall event, and was so popular, expanded into Spring, also holds music programs for youth, adults and families. Not surprising that this org is also responsible for 3 FREE, that’s right, I’ll say it again, FREE summer concert series in the bay area. Union Square had their first Thursday evening event featuring Linda Tillery & the Cultural Heritage Choir. She has been a part of the music scene here since the sixties, and her versatility was expressed through a mix of African American spirituals that are rooted in contemporary jazz and blues. She called on folks to go up on stage and gyrate to dances like the Rikitiki, where each part of the body is isolated, to a children’s dance called the ‘Frog in the Bucket’. A little R&B funk was done with some JB rhythms. Concerts will continue through the end of August. Wednesday noon time concerts at Levi Plaza begin in Sept and run through mid October. The last of the series at the Stanford Shopping Center is on Aug 7^th.
So go out, catch a riff or 2 and get your swerve on…