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15-Piece Jazz Orchestra & Choir in the Park | Yerba Buena Gardens

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Saturday, September 7, 2013 - 12:30 pm | Cost: FREE
Yerba Buena Gardens (Esplanade) | 773 Mission St., San Francisco, CA

Event Details

SF’s Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2025

The 2025 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival hosts a full lineup of free outdoor music, theater, circus, dance, poetry, and children’s programs. The Festival opens on Saturday, May 10, 2025 with La Santa Cecilia to kick off its 25th Anniversary Season.

Saturday, September 7, 2013
Blues and the Pursuit of Freedom | SF’s Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2025

Jazz composer Marcus Shelby continues his repertoire of original work relating to U.S. history and social justice. His latest work, Blues and the Pursuit of Freedom for the 15-member Marcus Shelby Orchestra, is an all-encompassing piece about the role and history of the blues and its relationship to freedom movements in American history.

The Healdsburg Freedom Jazz Choir is made possible by the Healdsburg Jazz Festival and the James Irvine Foundation.

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Cost: FREE
Categories: *Top Pick*, Funcheap Presents, Live Music, San Francisco
Address: 773 Mission St., San Francisco, CA