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SUMMARY:BRIAN SIMPSON FEATURING GRACE KELLY
LOCATION:SFJAZZ Auditorium\, 201 Franklin St\, San Francisco\, CA 94102
DESCRIPTION:An artist whose work stands firmly inside the tradition\, Los A
 ngeles-based pianist and composer Brian Simpson gained fame for his decade
 -long tenure with the legendary George Duke and his 12 releases as a leade
 r that have regularly topped smooth jazz charts since his 1995 debut Close
 r Still . For this special matinee\, co-sponsored by the Smooth Jazz Cruis
 e\, Simpson and his finely wrought band will be joined by saxophonist and 
 singer Grace Kelly . The Illinois-born Simpson was born into a musical fam
 ily and cites the virtuosity of Oscar Peterson as one of his early guiding
  influences. Moving west after college\, Simpson worked with guitarist Nor
 man Brown and saxophonist Everette Harp before touring the world with Jane
 t Jackson and getting the call from the iconic George Duke in 1990. He wor
 ked for a decade as music director with smooth jazz stalwart Dave Koz and 
 has released an impressive series of albums including his latest\, 2025’
 s Midnight Groove \, featuring appearances by saxophonist Isaiah Collier a
 nd trumpeter Keyon Harrold. Called “the future of jazz” by NPR \, awar
 d-winning saxophonist and vocalist Grace Kelly was recognized in nine cons
 ecutive DownBeat Critics Polls having won two “Rising Star” for alto a
 nd baritone saxophone. and has released 15 albums including 2024’s Grace
  Kelly with Strings: At The Movies .\n\nhttps://www.sfjazz.org/tickets/pro
 ductions/26-27/brian-simpson-featuring-grace-kelly/
URL:https://www.sfjazz.org/tickets/productions/26-27/brian-simpson-featurin
 g-grace-kelly/
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