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SFJAZZ Presents @ The Lesher Center

SFJAZZ is excited to partner with Diablo Regional Arts Association and Lesher Center Presents on another season of concert events in Contra Costa County. Curated by SFJAZZ, this thrilling series returns for a second year in residence at Walnut Creek’s Lesher Center for the Arts during the 2026-27 Season.

We’re going BIG for our second season with eight extraordinary concerts that feature a broad spectrum of internationally acclaimed jazz artists! Take advantage of this early offer to purchase the best seats at the best prices:

Order our complete, 8-show package and save up to $156 per person!
Order our 5-show sampler package and save up to $72 per person!

Explore the artists that make our 2026-27 SFJAZZ Presents @ The Lesher Center season and order today!*

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* When purchasing your package,  you will be prompted to select seats for both the Hofmann Theater and the Lesher Theater. Four shows in the series take place in the 785-seat Hofmann Theater (Payton, SFJAZZ Collective, Trio Da Paz, and The Hot Sardines) and four shows take place in the 297-seat Margaret Lesher Theater (Parlato, Rose, Mayo, and The Fred Hersch Trio). 

Single tickets for SFJAZZ Presents @ the Lesher Center are now on sale! Visit individual event pages to book your seats. 


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Gretchen Parlato

SFJAZZ Presents @ The Lesher Center presented by Lesher Center and Diablo Regional Arts Association

  • Date: 11/19/2026 7:30 PM  
  • Location: Lesher Center for the Arts
    1601 Civic Drive
    Walnut Creek, California 94596
  • Introduction: Three-time Grammy Award nominee known for her intimate, Brazilian-inflected sound

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Headliners Gretchen Parlato (main)

SFJAZZ is excited to partner with Diablo Regional Arts Association and the Lesher Center Presents Headliners series on another season of concert events in Contra Costa County. Curated by SFJAZZ, this thrilling line-up of internationally recognized jazz artists returns for a second year in residence at Walnut Creek’s Lesher Center for the Arts during the 2026-27 Season. 

GRETCHEN PARLATO
November 19, 2026, 7:30pm
Lesher Theater

ABOUT GRETCHEN PARLATO
Three-time Grammy Award nominee Gretchen Parlato is among the most captivating jazz vocalists of her generation, known for her intimate, Brazilian-inflected sound. Her albums Flor and Lean In earned Grammy Award nominations and global critical acclaim.

 Featured on over 85 albums, and four as a leader, Gretchen received her first Grammy Award nomination for Live in NYC (2013) and a coveted 4.5 star review from DownBeat Magazine with the DVD hitting No. 1 on the iTunes best music video list. The Lost and Found (2011) received more than 30 national and international awards, including the DownBeat Jazz Critics Poll No.1 Vocal Album of 2011 and iTunes Vocal Jazz Album of the Year. Her 2009 sophomore release, In a Dream, was JazzTimes Critics Poll Vocal Album of 2009 and hailed by Billboard as "the most alluring jazz vocal album of 2009."


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