"Fans who attended the second night saw Carlos Santana sit in with the extraordinary all-star band featuring all-world jazz/rock drummer Blackman Santana, Cindy Blackman, saxophonist Ravi (son of John and Alice) Coltrane saxophone, guitarist Aurelien Budynek and keyboardist Patrice Rushen during the final portion of its nearly two-hour set. Carlos Santana would perform about 20 minutes with the group on Sunday."
"These gigs follow a number of health issues for the 78-year-old Woodstock veteran. He canceled some shows in 2024 due to back issues, with other gigs being nixed in 2025 due to the guitarist being hospitalized due to dehydration. These SFJAZZ Center dates were the first concert appearances for Santana since he performed a show with the Counting Crows at Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View in August 2024."
Carlos Santana returned to the Bay Area stage Sept. 13-14 as a special guest with wife Cindy Blackman Santana's band at the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco. Fans on the second night saw Santana sit in with an all-star group featuring Cindy Blackman, saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, guitarist Aurelien Budynek and keyboardist Patrice Rushen during the final portion of the nearly two-hour set. Santana performed about 20 minutes with the group on Sunday and also appeared with them on Saturday. The appearances follow canceled 2024 shows for back issues and a 2025 hospitalization for dehydration. Santana recently toured Europe and maintains a House of Blues residency in Las Vegas into at least November.
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