Nathan's Fearless Five | Jazz on the Hill 2024 Highlights

Jazz on the Hill 2024, Youth Stage
June 1, 2024
The band paid tribute to the late Richard Hadlock during their set. Richard was a musician, historian, writer, and radio host of KCSM 91.1's "Annals of Jazz," which has been running for over 60 years on Mondays at 10 pm. Richard played at the Jazz on the Hill festival in 2014, marking his final performance at the event. The performance was captured by Michael Steinman of Jazz Lives ( ‪@swingyoucats‬ ): • "SUMMERTIME": BARBARA ... . Nathan was gifted Richard's soprano saxophone and played the same tune, "Summertime," that Richard performed 10 years ago at the Jazz on the Hill festival.
Nathan's Fearless Five:
Nathan Tokunaga, clarinet and soprano sax, leader
Will Knox, guitar
Ivo Maringouin, keyboard
Nicholas Oey, bass
Josh Lin, drums
Festival Schedule
Main Stage
10:00 am - 10:30 am Jayla Hernandez
11:00 am - 11:30 am Oaktown Jazz Workshop
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Kasey Knudsen Quintet
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra with Willy Jordan
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Mary Stallings
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Pacific Mambo Orchestra
Youth Stage
11:30 am - 12:00 pm SFJazz High School All-Stars Combo
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm San Jose Jazz High School Allstars
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm San Francisco Latin Youth Ensemble
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm Nathan's Fearless Five

[@PiotrBarcz]

Nathan is so lucky to actually have friends around to do this with, I wish I lived closer by to see this group play live, phenomenal!

[@sunnytokunaga]

I absolutely feel the same way! It’s a group of the most wonderful young musician friends. Thank you for your kind words, Piotr!

[@PiotrBarcz]

Avalon but the vibes are a guitar now :D