Jazz Orchestra’s Duke Ellington Tribute | Yerba Buena Gardens

Submitted by the Event Organizer

The 2011 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival presents over 90 free outdoor events from May to October including music, theater, circus, dance, poetry, family festivals and children’s programs with artists from the world over.

Today: Marcus Shelby Orchestra

Saturday July 9 @ 1 pm – 2:30 pm

Marcus Shelby and the 15-member orchestra will perform his new Legacy of Duke Ellington repertoire, featuring compositions from Ellington’s early years and Cotton Club era (1926-1933), his music during the 1930s-1950s, excerpts from his suites and long-form compositions, and Shelby’s commentary about Ellington’s legacy.

Shelby and the MSO will also perform instrumental pieces from Shelby’s jazz oratorio Soul of the Movement: Meditations on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., which premiered in the 2010 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, and sketches from his newest composition Green, discussing with the audience his ongoing work on this new piece.

July 2011 Lineup:

• Marcus Shelby Orchestra, Saturday, July 9, 1–2:30pm
• Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble, Thursday, July 14, 12:30-1:30pm
• Sandy Perez y Su Lade, Sunday, July 17, 1–2:30pm
• Words & Voices: Youth Speaks, Tuesday, July 19, 12:30-1:30pm
• Claudia Gómez Trio, Thursday, July 21, 12:30-1:30pm
• Schwabacher Summer Concert, Sunday, July 24, 2–4pm
• Mexico Showcase, Thursday, July 28, 12:30–1:30pm
• Lord Loves a Working Man, Saturday, July 30, 1–2:30pm

— Kids’ Events (on Children’s Garden Stage at Howard and 4th Street)
30 min shows at 11 am and 12:15 pm

• Circus Bella, Friday, July 1, Noon-1pm; Saturday, July 2, Noon-1pm & 2:15-3:15pm (3 performances) Special location: Esplanade Tent.
• Pi Clowns, Friday, July 8
• Caterpillar Puppets, Friday, July 15
• Four Winds American Indian Dance, Saturday, July 16
• Chelle! & Friends, Friday, July 22
• Venezuelan Music Project, Saturday, July 23
• Unique Derique, Friday, July 29; Saturday, July 3

August 2011 Lineup:

• Michela Musolino, Thursday, August 4, 12:30-1:30pm
• Kugelplex, Thursday, August 4, 6–7:30p (on Jessie Square Stage, Mission between 3rd & 4th Streets.)
• AfroSoloʼs Jazz in the Gardens, Saturday, August 6, 1–3pm
• The Dunes, Thursday, August 11, 12:30-1:30pm
• Pistahan, Saturday & Sunday, August 13 & 14, 11am–5pm
• Words & Voices: TODCO Poets, Tuesday, August 16, 12:30–1:30pm
• Teatro Zinzanni Band, Thursday, August 18, 12:30-1:30pm
• Brasil in the Gardens, Saturday, August 20, 1–3pm
• San Francisco Mime Troupe, Sunday, August 21, 2pm, pre-show music at 1:30pm
• Japan Showcase, Thursday, August 25, 12:30-1:30pm
• Meklit Hadero, Saturday, August 27, 1 – 2:30pm

— Kids’ Events (on Children’s Garden Stage at Howard and 4th Street)
30 min shows at 11 am and 12:15 pm

• Unique Derique, Friday, August 5
• Chelle! & Friends, Friday, August 19
• Caterpillar Puppets, Friday, August 12
• Alphabet Rockers, Friday, August 26

September 2011 Lineup:

• Avance, Thursday, September 1, 6–7:30pm (on Jessie Square Stage, Mission between 3rd & 4th Streets.)
• Saadoun Al-Bayati Trio, Saturday, September 3, 1-2:30pm
• Crystal Monee Hall, Thursday, September 8, 12:30-1:30pm
• Charming Hostess, Thursday, September 15, 12:30-1:30pm
• Gamelan Sekar Jaya, Saturday, September 17, 1–2:30pm
• Words & Voices: TODCO Poets, Tuesday, September 20, 12:30–1:30pm
• Trio Garufa, Thursday, September 22, 12:30-1:30pm
• The Pedrito Martínez Group, Saturday, September 24, 1–2:30pm
• Tom Rigney & Flambeau, Thursday, September 29, 12:30-1:30pm

October 2011 Lineup:

• Words & Voices: Litquake, Tuesday, October 11, 12:30–1:30pm
• Yerba Buena Halloween Costume Walk (Kids Event on Children’s Garden State), Sunday, October 30, Noon–1:30p

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.