Nov 9, 2021 11:07 AM
SFJAZZ Collective’s New Lineup, Paradigm
For the second time in three years, the all-star SFJAZZ Collective is shifting its paradigm.
Since its founding in…
The new SFJAZZ Collective lineup, from left: Edward Simon, Etienne Charles, David Sánchez, Gretchen Parlato, Chris Potter (musical director), Kendrick Scott, Matt Brewer, Warren Wolf and Martin Luther McCoy.
Nov 9, 2021 11:07 AM
For the second time in three years, the all-star SFJAZZ Collective is shifting its paradigm.
Since its founding in…
Melanie Charles brings the value, art and love of Black women to the forefront.
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As a singer, flutist, beat-maker, remixer and conceptualist, Melanie Charles saturates Ya’ll Don’t (Really) Care…
Cellist Hank Roberts has returned to New York to embark on projects with old friends.
Nov 9, 2021 10:56 AM
At the cusp of the 1970s, when Hank Roberts was a high school student in Terre Haute, Indiana, he aspired to be a jazz…
Martino dazzled as a player and demonstrated amazing resilience in overcoming life’s challenges.
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Jazz guitarist Pat Martino passed away Nov. 1 at age 77 following a long illness.
Known for his incredible guitar…
Esperanza Spalding performing with the San Francisco Symphony.
Nov 2, 2021 12:40 PM
San Francisco’s Davies Symphony Hall is located across the street from the War Memorial Opera House and a block…
Benito Gonzalez
Nov 2, 2021 12:35 PM
With a myriad of perspectives to draw on as a Venezuelan-born, New York-based jazz pianist, Benito Gonzalez considers…
Judy Wexler
Nov 2, 2021 12:30 PM
Inspiration can come from unlikely sources. When COVID forced the shutdown of live performances, Judy Wexler decided to…
Gerald Clayton directs the Monterey Next Generation Jazz Orchestra.
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Though reduced to just a third of its usual capacity, the 64th Monterey Jazz Festival (Sept. 24–26) somehow pushed…
Jamaaladeen Tacuma, one of 52 grant recipients, received $40,000 to return to his hometown in North Carolina and create a music work space .
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South Arts, a nonprofit regional arts organization, awarded $2 million in grants in October to support jazz musicians…
Anthony Braxton led two evenings of music during Skaņu Mežs in Latvia.
Oct 19, 2021 10:30 AM
Anthony Braxton once told author Graham Lock that he was less interested in playing one good gig than in establishing…
