JAZZ
Roger Glenn Latin Jazz Ensemble: From Cal Tjader to My Latin Heart (Fri 8/21 - 8 pm)
Fri, Aug 21
|Meyhouse Jazz San Ramon
Multi-instrumentalist Roger Glenn brings a remarkable career alongside Cal Tjader and Dizzy Gillespie to Meyhouse, leading a five-piece ensemble blending Afro-Cuban rhythms, Brazilian influences, and modern jazz.
Time & Location
Aug 21, 2026, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Meyhouse Jazz San Ramon, 6000 Bollinger Canyon Rd, San Ramon, CA 94583, USA
Guests
About the event
Doors open: 8:00 PM
Show: 8:30 PM
Spend a summer evening with multi-instrumentalist Roger Glenn as his Latin Jazz Ensemble brings together the vibrant rhythms and musical traditions of the Americas.
A master of vibraphone, flute, and saxophone, Glenn has performed and recorded alongside some of the most influential figures in jazz and Latin music. He played flute with Cal Tjader, vibes with Herbie Mann, and both flute and vibes with Dizzy Gillespie, and contributed flute and percussion to Tjader’s Grammy Award-winning album La Onda Va Bien. His extensive recording credits also include Donald Byrd’s landmark Black Byrd and Mongo Santamaria’s Mongo ’70.
For this performance, Glenn is joined by acclaimed Brazilian composer and pianist Marcos Silva, bassist Robb Fisher, drummer Kelly Zaban Fasman, and percussionist Michaelle Goerlitz, who is featured in the forthcoming documentary Renegade Queens. Together, the five-piece ensemble creates a richly layered sound shaped by Latin jazz traditions,…
Tickets
Stage Side Seating
Up-close seating experience near the performance
$35.00
+$0.88 ticket service fee
Standard Seating
Standard seating with a full view of the show
$24.00
+$0.60 ticket service fee
Total
$0.00