Winter Fest 2022

2012–Ongoing

February 11–27, we heat up the season with concerts in intimate Silicon Valley venues.

Tickets Now on Sale!

Tickets are now on sale for most Winter Fest 2022 shows, in venues across Silicon Valley and beyond including the intimate SJZ Break Room, Stanford University’s Bing Studio, Hammer 4 and more. More information on Winter Fest artists and venues will be on the website soon, and we'll announce more shows in early January.

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Face mask and Proof of Vaccination + ID required at all Winter Fest venues.

Fri, Feb 11 at 8pm
Chris Pierce // SJZ Break Room
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Sat, Feb 12 at 7 & 9pm (7pm show sold out)
An Evening of ‘Ukulele with Daniel Ho // Stanford University Bing Studio
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Sat, Feb 12 at 7pm
Mason Razavi Quintet Ft. Josh Nelson and Charles McNeal // SJZ Break Room
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Thu, Feb 17 at 8pm
Tiffany Austin // Hammer 4
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Thu, Feb 17 at 8pm
Mads Tolling Trio and Kenny Washington // SJZ Break Room
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Friday, Feb 18 at 8pm
Harriet Tubman // SJZ Break Room
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Sat, Feb 19 at 8pm
Jacam Manricks With Mike Clark // SJZ Break Room
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Sun, Feb 20 at 4pm
Sasha Berliner // SJZ Break Room
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Sun, Feb 20 at 8pm
Marquis Hill New Gospel Revisited // SJZ Break Room
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Wed, Feb 23 at 8:30pm
MNDSGN / The Changing Same x San Jose Jazz Winter Fest 2022 // The Continental
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Thu, Feb 24 at 7:30pm
Joe Kye Duo // SJZ Break Room
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Fri, 25 at 6pm
Black/Pacific: Dispatches from the Noble Savage, co-presented by Mosaic America // SJZ Break Room
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Fri, Feb 25 at 8pm
The Chris Cain Band, Opened by Max Cabello // Club Fox
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Fri, Feb 25 at 9pm
The Cookers // SJZ Break Room
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Sat, Feb 26 at <7pm>
La Santa Cecilia
Mexican Heritage Plaza Pavilion
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Sat, Feb 26 at 8pm
SJZ Collective Plays Wayne Shorter // SJZ Break Room
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Sun, Feb 27 at 8pm
Oscar Peñas / SJZ Break Room
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Winter Fest has turned into an opportunity to reprise the summer's most exciting acts, while reaching out to new audiences with a jazz-and-beyond sensibility.

–KQED Arts

The "cool" counterpart to Summer Fest

In its current form since 2013, Winter Fest presents established stars and fast-rising artists in a series of events in intimate indoor settings. Spanning genres like jazz, blues, R&B, soul, Latin, New Orleans and global music, the Fest has become known as one of the best series in Northern California to discover new artists who are on the way up.

Past artists include Gilles Peterson, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Veronica Swift, Ben Allison, Kneedelus, Bria Skonberg, Kris Bowers, Kendrick Scott Oracle, Taylor McFerrin, Thundercat, La Santa Cecilia, Kathy Kosins, Robert Glasper Experiment and Vijay Iyer.

Videos

Winter Fest 2015 Recap

Past Winter Fests

Catherine Russell; photo by MK Wagner — 2019 // Catherine Russell

Richie Goods; photo by Andy Nozaka — 2019 // Richie Goods

Chéjere, a leading interpreter of "son" music, performed at Art Boutiki. — 2019 // Chéjere

Aaron Diehl performed a solo piano set at Cafe Stritch. Photo by Walter Wagner — 2019 / Aaron Diehl

Photo by Andy Nozaka — 2019 // Charles McPherson

Dee Dee Bridgewater; photo by Andy Nozaka — 2018 // Dee Dee Bridgewater

Madison McFerrin; photo by Robert Birnbach — 2018 // Madison McFerrin

Veronica Swift; photo by Andy Nozaka — 2018 // Veronica Swift

The debut of the Collective, playing the music of Monk. Photo by Trisha Leeper — 2018 // SJZ Collective

Jacob Joliff Band; photo by Greg Ramar — 2018 // Jacob Joliff Band

Ben Allison and Think Free; photo by Andy Nozaka — 2017 // Ben Allison and Think Free

Kim Nalley; photo by Walter Wagner — 2017 // Kim Nalley

The Cookers at Cafe Stritch; photo by Walter Wagner — 2017 // The Cookers

Mary Stallings; photo by Walter Wagner — 2017 // Mary Stallings

Donny McCaslin; photo by Andy Nozaka — 2017 // Donny McCaslin Group

Wallace Roney; photo by Andy Nozaka — 2017 // Wallace Roney

Geechi Taylor with Delfeayo Marsalis Quartet; photo by Andy Nozaka — 2016 // Delfeayo Marsalis Quartet

Nicholas Payton; photo by Andy Nozaka — 2016 // Nicholas Payton Trio

John Scofield and Joe Lovano; photo by MK Wagner — 2016 // John Scofield Joe Lovano Quartet

Dianne Schuur; photo by Walter Wagner — 2015 // Dianne Schuur

Kendrick Scott; photo by Walter Wagner — 2015 // Kendrick Scott Oracle

Denise Perrier with Houston Person on sax; photo by Walter Wagner — 2015 // Denise Perrier Trio

Kris Bowers Trio; photo by MK Wagner — 2015 // Kris Bowers Trio

Vocalist/electronic musician Taylor McFerrin — 2015 // Taylor McFerrin

Marisol "La Marisoul" Hernandez fronts La Santa Cecilia. Photo by MK Wagner — 2014 // La Santa Cecilia

Moses Sumney; photo by MK Wagner — 2014 // Moses Sumney

An early appearance by Thundercat in a 150-seat theater. Photo by MK Wagner — 2014 // Thundercat

Vijay Iyer; photo by Walter Wagner — 2013 // Vijay Iyer

Robert Glasper; photo by Andy Sheppard — 2013 // Robert Glasper

José James; photo by Robert Birnbach — 2013 // José James

Tony Monaco Trio; photo by Chuck Gee — 2013 // Tony Monaco Trio

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