• Somi, a young Black woman with an intricate braided hairstyle and wearing vibrant green beaded jewelry, smiles off to her left at something beyond the camera.
  • Somi, a young Black woman with an intricate braided hairstyle and wearing vibrant green beaded jewelry, smiles off to her left at something beyond the camera.

Jazz at Cal Performances

The 2025–26 Jazz season sees the Cal Performances debuts of vocalist and composer Somi, who traverses cultural bridges between Africa and the US; Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band in celebration of Indigenous and Native musicians, composers, and bandleaders throughout the history of jazz; and a film screening  of Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid with live music by iconoclast guitarist Marc Ribot. We also welcome back to Zellerbach Hall MacArthur Fellow and three-time Grammy winner Cécile McLorin Salvant.

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2025–26 Season Jazz Events Calendar

Jazz

Cécile McLorin Salvant

Feb 5, 2026, 7:30pm
Jazz

Somi

Feb 21, 2026, 8pm
Jazz, Illuminations: "Exile & Sanctuary"

Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band

Mar 6, 2026, 8pm
Jazz

Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid
Marc Ribot, guitar

Film screening with live music

Mar 7, 2026, 8pm