Helen Sung at Hammer Theatre Center

Acclaimed pianist/composer Helen Sung comes to downtown San Jose with an all- star quartet and special guest vocalist to present a program of original compositions and arrangements by landmark women composers, as part of the Black Cab Jazz series presented by Hammer Theatre Center and San Jos State University. For this special series curated by San Jose Jazz, Sung will perform live on stage 7:00pm, Saturday, March 19 at the Hammer Theatres intimate Hammer4 which offers cabaret seating at 4-top tables and a rare chance to see todays hottest artists up close (this performance also available to view from home via Livestream). Celebrating the release of her latest album "Quartet+," selected one of the Best of 2021 Albums by "Downbeat," this evening will feature Sungs vividly blended, original compositions along with arrangements by major female composers including Geri Allen, Mary Lou Williams, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Carla Bley, and Marian McPartland. A 2021 Guggenheim Fellow, the remarkable Sung has performed with luminaries that include the late Clark Terry, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, Wynton Marsalis, and MacArthur Fellow Regina Carter, as well as Grammy Award-winning artists Terri Lyne Carrington, Ccile McLorin Salvant, and the Mingus Big Band.