Join us for a relaxing afternoon of live jazz in beautiful Pioneer Park. Acclaimed guitarist and composer Jim Witzel will be joined by his quartet for an open-air concert featuring a mix of his original compositions and fresh takes on classic jazz standards. Bring a blanket or lawn chair, soak up the sunshine, and enjoy an uplifting set of music in the heart of the community. No registration required. 

Please bring your own chairs and blankets. 

Jim Witzel is a SF Bay Area based jazz guitarist, educator, recording artist and band leader. Jim recorded his first recording of all original music (“Give and Take”) featuring an all-star cast including Ernie Watts, Russ Ferrante, Marc Johnson, Ralph Penland and John Abercrombie. He then formed a new band performing the material from “Give and Take”. His group, featuring saxophonist Dann Zinn, drummer Wally Schnalle and pianist Murray Low performed at the San Jose, Monterey and Stanford Summer Jazz festivals.  Later Jim toured Italy multiple times with both the San Jose Jazz Festival Quartet and the Gulio Capiozo Quintet. Currently, Jim is a faculty member (Professor of Jazz Guitar Studies) at Santa Clara University. He also teaches in the Corporate Arts program through the Community School of Music and Art and has a private teaching studio located in Mountain View, CA. Jim continues to work as both a leader of his own quartet (Dann Zinn, tenor sax, Brian Ho, Hammond B-3 organ and Jason Lewis, drums) and as a sideman with many first call Bay Area jazz musicians.

This event is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Mountain View Library.