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San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2017

By Gregory Savage
August 17, 2017
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August 11th to 13th turned out to be a great weekend of jazz at this year's San Jose Jazz Summer Fest. Whether you enjoyed the lawn-chair, open air atmosphere or the traditional jazz club scene, it was your choice. The power lineup included

Chris Botti

trumpet
b.1962

" data-original-title="" title="">Chris Botti,

Randy Brecker

trumpet
b.1945

" data-original-title="" title="">Randy Brecker,

Eddie Gomez

bass
b.1944

" data-original-title="" title="">Eddie Gomez,

Jimmy Cobb

drums
1929 - 2020

" data-original-title="" title="">Jimmy Cobb,

Dr. Lonnie Smith

organ, Hammond B3
1942 - 2021

" data-original-title="" title="">Dr. Lonnie Smith,

George Cables

piano
b.1944

" data-original-title="" title="">George Cables,

Cyrille Aimée

vocals
b.1984

" data-original-title="" title="">Cyrille Aim��e and more. One of the festival highlights was Dr. Lonnie Smith. How he works the Hammond B3 is known worldwide, but thumbing his walking cane and showing the crowd old school dance moves was an added treat. San Jose Jazz... keep doing what you're doing. View Slideshow

Randy Brecker, Javon Jackson at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest...

Wally Schnalle Quartet at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2017

Tommy Igoe at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2017

Tia Brazda at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2017

Tommy Igoe at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2017

Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2017

Leon Joyce at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2017

Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2017

John Wiitala at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2017

Jonathan Kreisburg at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2017

Jackie Gage at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2017

Jimmy Cobb at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2017

George Cables at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2017

Eddie Gomez at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2017

Dr. Lonnie Smith at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2017

George Cables, Randy Brecker at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest...

Dr. Lonnie Smith at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2017

Charles McNeal at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2017

Carmen Lundy at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2017

Cyrille Aimee at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2017

Dr. Lonnie Smith at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2017

Danny Green at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2017

Ben Williams at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2017

Chris Botti at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2017

Carmen Lundy at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2017

Bruce Forman at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2017

Carmen Lundy Group at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2017

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