The SFJAZZ Center is an all-ages music venue in the Hayes Valley neighborhood of San Francisco, California, that opened in January 2013. It is considered the “first free-standing building in America built for jazz performance and education.” It is home to SFJAZZ, a not-for-profit organization that both presents and facilitates jazz education in the San Francisco Bay Area. SFJAZZ has, since 1983, produced the San Francisco Jazz Festival, and since 2004, the SFJAZZ Collective. The SFJAZZ season, in addition to the SFJAZZ-produced San Francisco Jazz Festival and Summer Sessions, includes over 400 performances annually in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The building was designed by Mark Cavagnero Associates, and cost $64 million to complete. The performance space is the Robert N. Miner Auditorium, with a sound system by Meyer Sound Laboratories. The Center features murals by Sandow Birk and Elyse Pignolet. Official Website
The Piano Connection
In descending chronological order
| Description | Generation | Date | Place | People |
| USPS Building Bridges Special Postal Cancellation 80th Year of Music Recording History in SF | 1st Gen to Steinway 338662 illustration | February 23, 2019 | SF Jazz Center | Postmaster: Abraham Cooper. Performers: Linda Tillery & The Cultural Heritage Choir |
1st Generation refers to how close the Relationship is to a piano.
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