Violinist Mark Feldman, a new Chicago transplant, performs with drummer Tim Daisy.
Nov 15, 2021 10:37 PM
Reed player Ken Vandermark’s face said it all. He was delighted to have played in front of an appreciative audience…
G. Thomas Allen soaks in the applause after winning this year’s Sassy Awards.
Nov 15, 2021 10:35 PM
G. Thomas Allen’s falsetto vocals make him unusual for a male singer — and they helped him become the first man…
Cécile McLorin Salvant feels she’s getting closer to her voice with Ghost Song.
Nov 9, 2021 11:15 AM
Cécile McLorin Salvant has premiered the title track of her new album Ghost Song well ahead of its official March 4…
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.
Nov 9, 2021 10:59 AM
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.
Nov 2, 2021 12:45 PM
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…
