The SJZ Collective makes its return to the stage with a special Holiday concert at Mama Kin.

With each member of the Collective an acclaimed bandleader in their own right, the group is a powerhouse of a sextet that represents the sound of the South Bay. The SJZ Collective is comprised of drummer Wally Schnalle, trumpeter/flugelhorn player John L. Worley, Jr., organist Brian Ho, guitarist Hristo Vitchev, saxophonist Oscar Pangilinan, and bassist Saúl Sierra. All About Jazz praised the Collective’s ability at The Hong Kong International Jazz Festival, noting they had an “approach vintage material as the jumping off point for electrifying arrangements that feel both fresh and familiar.”