The Mason Razavi Quartet (with piano) makes a first appearance in a very long time! They’ll be playing a couple selections from Razavi’s “Quartet Plus” albums and standards.

The concert is in Livermore, CA and seating is limited. Please email info@livermorejazzsociety.org for ticket info.

Mason Razavi, guitar

Bennett Roth-Newell, piano

Aaron Germain, bass

Jason Lewis, drums

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Joining the SJZ Collective for their festival performance! Program TBA.

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Jazz guitarist Mason Razavi has been praised for his ". . . sensitivity, soulfulness, and swing" (All About Jazz), while his compositions offer “an introspective experience of deeper meaning” (Jazz Times).  He’s been recognized in his hometown as a “melodically inventive composer” (San Jose Mercury News) and a “terrific and consistent presence in the Bay Area jazz scene” (Metro Online) who has “carefully crafted his own voice” (SanJose.com).

His trio features the top Bay Area rhythm section of Dan Robbins on bass and Jason Lewis on drums.  They'll be joined by special guest artist Mimi Fox. 

Internationally renowned guitarist/composer/recording artist Mimi Fox has been named a winner in 6 consecutive Downbeat Magazine international critic's polls and has been recognized by writers and colleagues alike as one of the most eloquent guitarists on today's scene. In one of many feature stories, Guitar Player Magazine hailed Mimi as "a prodigious talent who has not only mastered the traditional forms but has managed to reinvigorate them." Mimi has performed/recorded with some of the music world's most commanding players, including fellow guitarists Charlie Byrd, Stanley Jordan, and Charlie Hunter, Grammy-nominated saxophonists Branford Marsalis, David Sanchez, Houston Person, and the late Don Lanphere, vocalists Abbey Lincoln, Diana Krall, Kevin Mahogany, and Janis Siegel (Manhattan Transfer), B3 organ masters Joey DeFrancesco, Barbara Denerlein and Dr. Lonnie Smith, and powerhouse drummer Terri Lyne Carrington. She has also performed with legends Stevie Wonder and John Sebastian and with Patty Larkin's Vanguard Records-produced La Guitara project. Her YouTube videos have received hundreds of thousands of views.

In-Person & Livestreamed on Jul 13 and

On Demand Jul 14 - Aug 14, 2023

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San Jose Jazz presents “Solo Jazz on Sundays” at Lamella Tavern in Willow Glen.

Brian Ho, organ

Mason Razavi, guitar

Mike Quigg, drums

San Jose guitarist Mason Razavi kicks off the release of his solo guitar album Six-String Standards with a two-set celebration of jazz guitar in the South Bay. 

The first set will feature music from the new album. In the second set, Mason will be joined by several special guest guitarists: the internationally acclaimed Hristo Vitchev, Bay Area stalwart and revered educator Rick Vandivier and award-winning 17-year old guitarist Ryota Sato, who has been studying with Razavi and is a member of the San Jose Jazz High School All Stars. 

Mason Razavi has been praised for his "sensitivity, soulfulness, and swing" (All About Jazz), while his compositions offer “an introspective experience of deeper meaning” (Jazz Times).  He’s been recognized in his hometown as a “melodically inventive composer” (Mercury News) and a “terrific and consistent presence in the Bay Area jazz scene” (Metro) who has “carefully crafted his own voice” (SanJose.com). He was a recipient of the 2021 Leigh Weimers Emerging Artist Award, named after the longtime Silicon Valley arts journalist.

On Six String Standards, Mason was inspired by the great solo guitar tradition epitomized by Joe Pass and Lenny Breau to offer his own look at the Great American Songbook. With several compositions from famed Sinatra collaborator Jimmy Van Heusen alongside familiar favorites from Henry Mancini and Johnny Green, he interprets these songs with his archtop and acoustic guitars, alternating between pick playing and intricate fingerstyle arrangements to deliver a varied set bound to delight lovers of solo guitar.

Through November 2023, $5 from every Six-String Standards CD sold through Bandcamp or in person will be donated to San Jose Jazz’s Progressions program. Progressions provides instruments, music education, and more to low-income youth in Title 1 schools in San Jose. 

masonrazavi.com
hristovitchev.com
rickvandivier.com
Ryota Sato website

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Also livestreaming on San Jose Jazz’s YouTube Channel

A noontime concert with some of the Bay Area’s finest players.

Mason Razavi, guitar

John Worley, trumpet/flugelhorn

Dan Robbins, bass

Jason Lewis, drums

Jazz guitarist Mason Razavi, praised for his "sensitivity, soulfulness and swing" (All About Jazz), is joined by bassist Ryan Trujillo and Issac Schwartz on drums to make up a contemporary guitar trio that is steeped in the tradition. The trio plays standards, blues, and bebop alongside Razavi’s originals.

Tickets are $20 for Cloverdale Arts Alliance members and $25 for non-members. Doors open at 7:00 pm; music begins at 7:30 pm. To receive reserved seating privileges, purchase advance tickets online at www.cloverdaleartsalliance.org. Tickets are also at the door, if available.

THE Jazz Club is a program of the Cloverdale Arts Alliance, a non-profit arts organization bringing cultural arts to northern Sonoma County.

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“Jazz musicians call them "songbook tunes", while the wider public knows them as timeless and oft-recorded classics. Enjoy these seminal jazz standards - carefully arranged but with room for improvisation - while learning about a handful of the composers who shaped American song.”

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Presented by Noon Arts and Lectures

Mason Razavi is a jazz guitarist with a growing profile in the SF Bay Area and beyond. Based in San Jose, CA, Razavi’s groups have performed at SF Jazz, San Jose Jazz, and Bach Dancing and Dynamite as well as many Bay Area jazz clubs and concert series. His albums have often featured ambitious original music that has been warmly received by jazz radio worldwide.

Los Angeles pianist, composer and recording artist Josh Nelson maintains an active and creative schedule. He has performed with some of the most respected names in jazz, including Natalie Cole, Anthony Wilson, George Mraz, Jeff Hamilton, Walter Smith III, Dayna Stephens, Eddie Daniels, Richard Galliano, Michael Buble, Benny Golson, Sheila Jordan, Greg Hutchinson, John Clayton, John Pizzarelli, and Lewis Nash.

They'll be joined by bassist Dan Robbins and drummer Lorca Hart. Each an estimable artist in their own right, they are first-call rhythm section players in the Bay Area and have performed and recorded with countless jazz luminaries. 

Mason Razavi, guitar

Josh Nelson, piano

Dan Robbins, bass

Lorca Hart, drums

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Mason Razavi, guitar

Josh Nelson, piano

Dan Robbins, bass

Lorca Hart, drums

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The Jazz and Beyond Music Series is an 8-week, Saturday night Summer Concert Series. Live Jazz and other alternative music are performed while diners at each table receive a master menu that features a diverse range of approximately 20 downtown restaurant choices. Customers place orders on their phones and the restaurants deliver food to their table. Total attendance per night is around 800 to 1000 visitors!

“No other city does this, or even something like this. It’s a totally unique dining experience. Actually, there are no other cities that could even pull something like this off.” 

Please note that this is a free event with no reservations!

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Mason Razavi, guitar

Brian Ho, organ

Jason Lewis, drums

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John Worley, trumpet

Mason Razavi, guitar

Murray Low, piano

Doug Pohorski, bass

Wally Schnalle, drums

South Bay guitarist Mason Razavi celebrates his birthday at Art Boutiki on April 15th by playing tunes from jazz guitarists past and present including Pat Metheny, Jim Hall, Wes Montgomery, and more.

Razavi is a "melodically inventive composer" (San Jose Mercury News), who has been praised for his "sensitivity, soulfulness, and swing" (All About Jazz). He'll be joined by longtime collaborator Bennett Roth-Newell on piano, stalwart bassist Ken Okada, and fiery Oakland drummer Isaac Schwartz. The guitarist, recently a recipient of the Leigh Weimers Emerging Artist Award, will also be performing his originals and previewing selections from his upcoming solo guitar record.

Mason Razavi, guitar
Bennett Roth-Newell, piano
Ken Okada, bass
Isaac Schwartz, drums

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Featuring:

Mason Razavi, guitar

John Worley, trumpet and flugelhorn

Oscar Pangilinan, sax

Jim Schneider, piano

Doug Pohorski, bass

Join in-person or online for this very special group featuring Los Angeles pianist Josh Nelson and saxophonist Charles McNeal from Las Vegas. Rounding out the group are Bay Area stalwarts Dan Robbins on bass and Jason Lewis on drums.

There will be both a live audience and a live streaming option. Get your tickets now and be sure to join us. Standards and originals. One show only with this ad-hoc group.

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Note: only in-person tickets are currently available. Please check the ticket link later for more information about the live stream.

Playing with:

Oscar Pangilinan, sax

Murray Low, piano

Doug Porhorski, bass

At Daggett Square Park in San Francisco

with Bennett Roth-Newell, piano

Ryan Trujillo, bass

Isaac Schwartz, drums

Jazz guitarist Mason Razavi, praised for his "sensitivity, soulfulness, and swing" ("All About Jazz") comes to the Tabard Theater with his organ trio featuring Brian Ho on organ and Jason Lewis on drums. In the first set the group will play some choice standards and originals, while in the second set the trio pays homage to Wes Montgomery by playing some of his most memorable tunes. Razavi is a jazz guitarist with a growing profile in the SF Bay Area and beyond. Based in San Jose, CA, Razavi’s groups have performed at SF Jazz and San Jose Jazz, Bach Dancing and Dynamite, as well as many Bay Area jazz clubs and concert series. His albums have often featured ambitious original music that has been warmly received by jazz radio worldwide. He recently became a recipient of the Leigh Weimers Emerging Artist Award, and will be recording a solo guitar album, his 5th album, to be released in 2022.

Join Guitarists Chris Shahin and Mason Razavi as they perform a split bill displaying different dimensions of Jazz Guitar. 

Shahin performs Jazz. Latin and Americana styles on a nylon string guitar with bass and drums accompaniment showcasing some of his original songs with some all-time classics.

Razavi will perform Jazz and Bop on electric guitar in the classic organ trio format.He will be complemented by organist Brian Ho and drummer Jason Lewis for a set of straight ahead jazz that is rooted in the bluesy side of jazz and all the energy and groove that comes along with it.

Mason Razavi Organ Trio: Mason Razavi, guitar; Brian Ho, organ; Jason Lewis, drums

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