Latin Jazz Series

Latin jazz is a global phenomenon, with artists and fans in virtually every country of the world. Yerba Buena Gardens Festival acknowledges the rich legacy the Bay Area has brought to Latin jazz, with an all-star line-up featuring performers from San Francisco, Oakland, Nueva York, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Spain, Latin America and throughout the diaspora. Don’t forget those dancing shoes!

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Kat Parra’s Sephardic Music Project

Saturday, May 23, 1–2:30pm

Josh Jones Latin Jazz Ensemble

Thursday, June 25, 12:30–1:30pm

Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble

Thursday, August 6, 12:30–1:30pm

Yosvany Terry

Saturday, September 12, 1–2:30pm

Maria Volonte

Thursday, October 1, 12:30–1:30pm

Jerry Gonzalez & the Fort Apache Band
+ Bay Area Latin Jazz All-Stars

Sunday, October 4, 12:30–3:30pm


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Festival Calendar

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Hafez Modir
12:30 pm

Lavay Smith
6:00 pm

3

Venezuelan Music Project
11:00 am

Venezuelan Music Project
12:15 pm

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6 7 8 9

Nefasha Ayer
12:30 pm

10

Unique Derique
11:00 am

Unique Derique
12:15 pm

11

Balamcoatl
12:00 pm

12

Merola's Schwabacher Summer Concert
2:00 pm

MLK, Jr. Memorial Closure
2:00 pm

13 14 15 16

Eric John Kaiser
12:30 pm

17

Charlie Chin
11:00 am

Charlie Chin
12:15 pm

18

Unique Derique
11:00 am

Unique Derique
12:15 pm

Alleluia Panis Dance Theater
1:00 pm

19

Alleluia Panis Dance Theater
1:00 pm

20 21

TODCO Poets
12:30 pm

22 23

Tango No. 9
12:30 pm

24

Chelle! & Friends
11:00 am

Chelle! & Friends
12:15 pm

25

Caterpillar Puppets
11:00 am

Caterpillar Puppets
12:15 pm

26

San Francisco Theater Festival
11:00 am

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John Worley
12:30 pm

31

Caterpillar Puppets
11:00 am

Caterpillar Puppets
12:15 pm


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