"Transforming Plaza de Cesar Chavez Park in downtown San Jose into a musical haven" (San Francisco Chronicle) San Jose Jazz Summer Fest returns to Plaza de César Chávez for its 35th Anniversary festival from Friday, August 8 - Sunday, August 10, 2025, turning the heart of downtown San Jose into an immersive cultural mecca.

In anticipation of their upcoming album release, The Headhunters, the legendary jazz-funk ensemble, will take the stage at The Hamilton Live in Washington, D.C. This special evening of groove and soul will be elevated by the opening act, the brilliant funk/blues guitarist Sol Roots.

The Headhunters: 50 Years of Unstoppable Funk

The Headhunters are set to release their new studio album, The Stunt Man, on Ropeadope Records on October 11, 2024. The album was recorded in August 2023 at the legendary Hyde Street Studios in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood. Featuring seven tracks, the album showcases the genre-bending repertoire of this 50-year-old ensemble, co-led by original members Bill Summers on percussion and Mike Clark on drums.

Today, The Headhunters release Speakers In The House, the legendary jazz-funk ensemble's first new album in 11 years. Co-lead by percussionist Bill Summers and drummer Mike Clark with support from NEA Jazz Master Donald Harrison on alto saxophone, The Headhunters latest studio effort arrives just in time to celebrate this American music institution's 50th anniversary in 2023, having formed around Herbie Hancock's classic recording, Head Hunters, in 1973.