Bay Area Jazz saxophonist
Michael O’Neill will join Sofitel San Francisco Bay to celebrate Fete de la
Musique, also known as World Music Day. Backed by a quintet of talented
musicians, O’Neill will perform an array of Jazz favorites from the 1940s and
1950s. A carefully curated selection of songs by famous jazz artists with musical
roots in France including Sydney
Bechet, Miles Davis and Josephine Baker will create a
uniquely French celebration!
Sofitel San
Francisco Bay’s outdoor patio will set the stage for this magnifique event, and
guests can partake in French-oriented spirits and specialty cocktails from the
hotel’s restaurant, Bay 223. Following Fete de la Musique, O’Neill will return
to San Francisco Bay Wednesday evenings throughout the summer for weekly Jazz
concerts.
Fête de la Musique, recognized in France every year, was established on June 21, the Summer Solstice, in 1982 by Jack Lang, the French Minister of Culture at that time. This day, celebrated throughout the world, is
meant to be a
"peoples celebration" of amateur and professional musicians providing
free performances in concert halls, opera houses and on street corners.
