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We’re thrilled to announce the 2025/26 Lesher Center Presents Headliners Series! This year’s lineup includes internationally recognized top-tier talent from the world of comedy, dance, theater, world-music and family-friendly programming brought to you by the Lesher Center and Diablo Regional Arts Association.
All performances are on sale now—and when you order three or more shows at the same time, you save 15% off the ticket price! Reserve your seats today to guarantee your favorite seats at the best price!
Lee Ritenour & Friends
SFJAZZ @ The Lesher Center presented by Lesher Center and Diablo Regional Arts Association
- Date: 04/11/2026 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
- Location: Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Drive
Walnut Creek, California 94596 - Introduction: The legendary guitarist joins our SFJAZZ @ The Lesher Center series.
Tickets for this event goes on sale Friday, Sep 5 at 4pm.
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SFJAZZ is excited to partner with Diablo Regional Arts Association and the Lesher Center Presents Headliners series on its first ever season of concert events in Contra Costa County. Curated by SFJAZZ this thrilling line-up of internationally recognized jazz artists launches its inaugural residence at Walnut Creek’s Lesher Center for the Arts during the 2025-26 Season.
ABOUT LEE RITENOUR & FRIENDS
Known widely as “Captain Fingers,” a moniker he earned for his remarkable dexterity and musicianship, GRAMMY-winning guitar hero Lee Ritenour began his sparking career as a solo artist and bandleader at the height of the jazz fusion era of the mid-1970s.
Still a teenage phenom when performing with the likes of Tony Bennett and Lena Horne, Ritenour made waves on the L.A. studio circuit and released his debut First Course in 1976, the first of 35 albums for the Elektra, GRP, and Concord labels including the career highlights Captain Fingers (1977), Rit (1981), Harlequin (1985), Festival (1988), and 6 String Theory (2010).
Ritenour was a founding member of the fusion supergroup Fourplay and has contributed to the music of Patti Austin, Pink Floyd, George Benson, Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra, Natalie Cole, Joe Henderson, Steely Dan, Barbra Streisand, and Dizzy Gillespie, among dozens of others.
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