tony lindsay says music offers an escape. fans take out their escape this morning. >> they're going to have great music for you. >> 60% of the crowd is from outside skpf 20% of them come from out of stateful volunteers just stopped. the volunteers nonprofit is responsible for very innovative programs in schools. >> and there is great it's great. >> still, coming up at 6:30 privacy concerns at a local gym. michael finney looking into what is at risk by having fingerprints on file. >> why this group of employees is taking a complaint to a movie theater. >> and a proposal to ban pet sales in san francisco is placed on the back burner. find out what they've come up with instead, stay with h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h

. ♪ >> tony lindsay's been a bay area musical institution for more than 30 years. back home he already has the crowd feeling his music. >> if your intention is go out and then as carlos says rearrange molecules and you start touching people, man, they feel it. >> that's what this jazz festival is about, a sense of community. >> it's about bringing people together, celebrating. just having a lot of fun. >> the music reflects the diversity of san jose. the fun of george clinton. the blues of new orleans legend norma thomas. bay area's tower of power. eight stages outside and indoors. each stage embodies a style of music. >> we like a reason for the stage being. the blues audience. well, how old is it? what kinds of step do we program for that audience. why don't we make it a little younger. >> expect 100,000 people during the three days. there are performances at night at bars and clubs. jazz festival research indicates it brings $18 million to the city. but the festival almost became a victim of the economy when major sponsors dropped out. >> there's certainly been

on the stage is tony, lindsay, i know him, too. a lot of bay area musicians come on to show that they can do. we caught up with him and his band not too long ago. let's listen to what he has to say about jazz music in his own words. >> one, two, one, two, three. ♪ >> i think this may be the fourth time i have performed at the jazz festival. ♪ >> being able to share what i louisville with people who i love, like my family and also people i interact with, it's a great thrill for me to be able to do that. some of the biggest names in jazz, funk rock, have come from the san francisco aarea. ♪ >> we are going to feature music from my brand-new album. every person has a very, very important role. for someone who doesn't have a lot of experience, listening to jazz and sitting back and listening to what the saxophone is doing. how is that interacting with the drummer. how is it interacting with the base player? and the best jazz is like that, you have this dialogue going on between all the different musicians not room. really, a musi

. ♪ >> tony lindsay he's been a bay area institution for 30 years. back home he already has the crowd feeling his music. >> if your intention is go out and as carlos says rearrange molecules and when you start touching people, man, they feel it. >> that's what this jazz festival is about, a sense of community. >> it's about bringing people together, celebrating and just having a lot of fun. >> reflects the diversity of san jose. the funk of george clinton. the blues of new orleans legend irma thomas. bay area's sewn tower of power. eight stages outside and indoors. each stage embodies a style of music. >> we like to find a reason for the stage. blues. what kind of stuff do we program for that audience. make it a little younger. >> expect 100,000 people during the three days. there are performances at night in bars and clubs. jazz festival research indicates it brings $18 million to the city. but the festival almost became a victim of the economy when major sponsors dropped out. >> certainly issues about getting companies and stuff like that. >> some