San Jose Jazz Summer Fest expands into downtown’s grandest stage

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has taken recently to talking about the city’s “experience economy,” and you can look around at San Jose Jazz’s Summer Fest this weekend if you want to know what that looks like. There’ll be thousands of people from the Bay Area and beyond soaking up the sun, music and vibes in downtown San Jose.

The lineup is eclectic, as usual, with Herbie Hancock, Lisa Fischer, the Family Stone, the Spanish Harlem Orchestra and Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra...