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Fujitsu Concord Jazz Festival Tour Dates & Tickets

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Inside the performance

Sound, stage & company

The live experience

What reaches the room

Welcome to the Fujitsu Concord Jazz Festival performer page. Founded in 1969 by Carl Jefferson, the festival helped promote mainstream jazz in Concord, California, and fostered a lasting Bay Area jazz movement. Though the festival is no longer active as of 2025, its impact lives on through the Concord Jazz brand and a legacy of landmark live recordings. Here you’ll find a concise biography, highlights from its discography, and context for any contemporary tour information tied to the festival’s enduring influence.

The live experience

What reaches the room

For fans and venues across the San Francisco Bay Area, the Fujitsu-Concord era remains a touchstone in jazz history. While the festival itself hasn’t presented a show since the early 2000s, the Concord Jazz brand continues to be a reference point for quality mainstream jazz. Follow official channels for updates, or explore nearby Bay Area venues to experience that classic jazz vitality in person.

The essentials

Quick Facts About Fujitsu Concord Jazz Festival

  • Founded in 1969 by Carl Jefferson to promote mainstream jazz in Concord, CA.
  • Concord Jazz later became a label/brand tied to the festival; Fujitsu became a sponsor in the 1990s (e.g., Fujitsu-Concord Jazz Festival, 1994 26th edition).
  • Last Fujitsu-Concord Jazz Festival at the Concord Pavilion occurred in 2004; the venue is now known as the Toyota/Concord Pavilion (formerly Sleep Train Pavilion).
  • Notable festival-era recordings include Dexterity (George Shearing, 1988), Ow! (Concord All Stars, 1988), Bam Bam Bam (Ray Brown Trio, 1989), and Mel Tormé’s Fujitsu-era live album (1992 festival; released 2007).
  • The festival’s legacy helped launch Concord Jazz and shaped the Bay Area jazz scene; the festival is no longer active in 2025.

The records

Fujitsu Concord Jazz Festival Discography

  • Live At The Fujitsu-Festival 1992 'Sing,Sing,Sing'
    2007 · Concord Records
  • Bam Bam Bam
    1989 · Concord Jazz
  • Dexterity
    1988 · Concord Jazz CJ 346
  • Ow! (Live At The Fujitsu-Concord Jazz Festival, Tokyo, Japan / November 1987)
    1988 · Concord Jazz
  • Live at the Concord Jazz Festival
    1979 · Concord
  • Fujitsu-Concord 26th Jazz Festival
    1995 · Concord Jazz

The hits

Top Fujitsu Concord Jazz Festival Songs

  • Coming Home Baby
    1963 · UK peak 13
  • Let There Be Love
    1962 · UK peak 11
  • Baubles, Bangles and Beads
    1962 · UK peak 49

For fans and venues across the San Francisco Bay Area, the Fujitsu-Concord era remains a touchstone in jazz history. While the festival itself hasn’t presented a show since the early 2000s, the Concord Jazz brand continues to be a reference point for quality mainstream jazz. Follow official channels for updates, or explore nearby Bay Area venues to experience that classic jazz vitality in person.

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