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Part V: The Part of Tens
The Bay Area is also strong when it comes to sub-genres of jazz, such as free
and Latin jazz. Formed in the ’70s, the Rova Saxophone Quartet invented new
modes of composition with improvisation. Their famous collaborators include
Anthony Braxton, the Kronos Quartet, and John Zorn, while their influences
range from John Cage, Charles Ives, and Edgar Varese to Ornette Coleman
and Cecil Taylor. You can catch Rova at a variety of Bay Area festivals and
venues and visit their site at www.rova.org.
If you crave unchained improvisation, the Bay Area has a strong scene you
can explore online at www.bayimproviser.com.
Thanks to Alice Waters of Chez Panisse (in Berkeley) restaurant fame, the Bay
Area has some of the West Coast’s best eateries, many of which feature jazz:
� Bistro Clement: The bistro serves French food and light jazz. Call 415-
387-6966 for more information.
� Enrico’s: This sidewalk café has excellent meals in the tradition of
Waters (lots of fresh local ingredients) and jazz most every night. Surf
its Web site at www.enricossidewalkcafe.com.
Some of the area’s classy old hotels also have jazz, these include
� Hotel Rex at Union Square, www.jdvhospitality.com/hotels/
hotel/13
� Top of the Mark (high in the Mark Hopkins Hotel in downtown San
Francisco), www.topofthemark.com
� The View Lounge high in the Marriott Hotel, www.sfmarriott.com
� Jazz Brunch at the Ritz-Carlton, 415-773-6198
And don’t forget the Bay Area’s Mother Lode of nearby cities that offer jazz
with other adventures, such as the small surf and hippie town of Santa Cruz,
known for the waves at Steamer Lane (www.coastimages.com/spots/
steamer.htm) and the music at Kuumbwa Jazz Center (www.kuumbwajazz.
org), which catches big name players between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
San Jose has the Hedley Club at Hotel de Anza (www.hoteldeanza.com/
hedley.html) and the Temple Lounge (408-288-8518).