Bassist

Pamela Rose’s celebrated Blues Is a Woman blurs the boundaries between concert and theater, using storytelling and music to bring to life the colorful history of the bold and singular women who wrote and popularized the blues. Our ensemble of powerful artists will take you on a journey from the very earliest days of 'trouble' songs—which mothers sang to their children—through the decades in a celebration of blues and blueswomen!



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Pamela Rose

SFJAZZ Center

Our annual holiday concert series featuring jazz pianist Glen Pearson (Count Basie), bassist Ruth Davies (Charles Brown, Elvin Bishop), and drummer Lorca Hart (Freddie Hubbard, Calvin Keys, Stanley Jordan, Craig Handy) offers four opportunities to enjoy the music that the holidays can’t live without – the music of A Charlie Brown Christmas!

SJW Presents: A Jazz Celebration of the Music of A Charlie Brown Christmas

Braun Music Center

Bass master Ruth Davies is a bona-fide blues legend, having toured and recorded with artists like John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Witherspoon, Bonnie Raitt, and more. Ruth is joined tonight by Texas vocal legend and three-time Grammy nominee Ruthie Foster, whose songwriting has garnered awards from Living Blues and the Austin Music Awards. Her voice is incredible, her storytelling superb, and her Texas blues guitar playing will knock you out

Ruth Davies' Blues Night with special guest Ruthie Foster

Stanford University

Ruth Davies has a history of bringing SJW audiences closer to the best blues artists in the world, such as Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal, Charlie Musselwhite, Robben Ford, Henry Butler, and many more. A blues legend herself, who has toured and recorded with artists like John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Witherspoon, Bonnie Raitt, Van Morrison, Elvin Bishop, and many others — Ruth is keeping the flame of traditional blues alive and well. Ruth’s special guest artist this year is the dynamic vocalist Shemekia Copeland, whose talent; larger-than-life personality; dynamic, authoritative voice; and true star power will knock you out. Her recent album for Alligator Records, Uncivil Rest, is a tour-de-force that tackles contemporary issues head-on, while blending blues, R&B, gospel, and Americana as only she can.

Ruth Davies

Bassist

Events

Mar 16, 2024

Pamela Rose · San Francisco Jazz

15 - 17 Dec, 2023

SJW Presents: A Jazz Celebration of the Music of A Charlie Brown Christmas · Stanford University Department of Music

Jul 19, 2023

Ruth Davies' Blues Night with special guest Ruthie Foster · Stanford University Department of Music

Jul 13, 2022

Ruth Davies’ Blues Night With Special Guest Shemekia Copeland · Stanford Jazz Workshop

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