SFJAZZ Singles: Jonathan Blake performs Passage

Watch weekly live broadcasts from the SFJAZZ Center: About this clip:xc Drummer and bandleader Johnathan Blake and his band perform the title composition from his 2023 Blue Note album “Passage,” composed by his father John Blake Jr., during their concert on February 9, 2023 — part of the 2023-24 Season and broadcast on Fridays Live. -- About the concert: Known worldwide for his 15-year membership in Kenny Barron’s working trio and sideman duty with Pharoah Sanders, Chris Potter, Bill Frisell, and Tom Harrell among others, one of the most accomplished drummers in modern jazz makes his West Coast debut as a leader, joined by his quintet My Life Matters — a band named for the dynamic new suite of music they will be performing. Featuring Bay Area raised saxophone great Dayna Stephens and piano phenom Fabian Almazan along with young vibraphone virtuoso Jalen Baker and Blake’s longtime collaborator, bassist Dezron Douglas, the group perform