Special Event
Rooftop Radio: SFJAZZ
Thursday, Oct 10, 2024
6–9 p.m. (Doors open at 5 p.m.)
Floor 5
Ticket price*: $35 / $15 for members
*This event is for guests 21 and older. Ticket includes access to the entire museum (open until 9 p.m. on October 10).
Update: This event is full. A limited number of tickets will be available for sale onsite starting 3 p.m. the day of the event.
Experience live jazz and silent cinema on the rooftop!
For this year’s last episode of Rooftop Radio, we’re excited to partner with SFJAZZ to bring you an unforgettable evening featuring two refreshing local modern jazz bands. Alongside the performances, enjoy an open-air screening of Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, a masterpiece of the silent film era. Special food and beverages are available for purchase. Send off San Francisco summer in style!
The Lineup
5 p.m. | Doors open
6–7:10 p.m. | Oddity
7:30–8:40 p.m. | LabRats
Screening of Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans starts at 7:10 p.m.
A ticket is required to attend this event on the rooftop. A limited number of tickets will be available for sale on-site starting at 3 p.m. on the day of the event.
While you’re here, check out seven floors of art-filled galleries:
Experience beloved masterworks by artists Frida Kahlo, Henri Matisse, and Mark Rothko, among others, that have shaped the history of modern art from the early twentieth century to our own time, in Open Ended: SFMOMA’s Collection, 1900 to Now (Floor 2).
Don’t miss designs for athletes and nations competing on the world stage in When the World Is Watching, plus Count Me In and Unity through Skateboarding, also inspired by sports, on Floor 2.
Also, it’s your last chance to check out New Work: Mary Lovelace O’Neal (Floor 4) before it closes on October 20.
About SFJAZZ
Now in its 41st year, SFJAZZ is the largest non-profit jazz presenter in the world, serving over a quarter of a million fans and students every year through its year-round concert, commissioning, and education programs. SFJAZZ explores the full spectrum of jazz—from its origins in the African American and Afro Caribbean communities, to its diverse and evolving expressions around the world today. SFJAZZ honors the artists and the music that have influenced or been influenced by jazz, and through creation, presentation, and education, inspires and builds a community in the Bay Area and beyond.
About the Artists
With vocals as smooth as aged whiskey, and a warm and lush compositional style inspired by the likes of Strayhorn, Evans, and Jobim, Oddity follows in the long-standing tradition of queer jazz expression, all while blending in modern elements of hip-hop and neo-soul. Oddity’s music reflects her Sagittarius spirit: spontaneous, improvisational, passionate. As a transfeminine woman of color, her lived conditions have manifested a certain yin-yang quality to her sound, as if a struggle between hope and despair, rage and tenderness, revenge and forgiveness brews right beneath the surface.
LabRats is a dynamic quartet based in Sacramento composed of multi-instrumentalists, composers, and producers. LabRats challenges listener’s perception of “jazz,” as they embody a wide range of styles and influences ranging from J Dilla, Death Grips, Soulquarians, and Sun Ra. At a live show, the band exudes a wonderful on-stage charm as they hypnotize the audience with colorful synth-scapes, syncopated drums, and fierce improvisation. In just under two years, the band has shared the stage with artists such as Kamasi Washington, Tower of Power, Talib Kweli, and GZA. They have been recognized by NPR and the Grammy Awards for three different categories.