Apr 26, 2021 9:01 AM

Like generations of saxophonists, the teenage Hafez Modirzadeh first modeled himself on Charlie Parker. Now 58,…

Apr 26, 2021 9:00 AM

It’s a HUGE streaming week with International Jazz Day and Jazz Month celebrations aplenty: Norah Jones chats with…

Apr 26, 2021 8:59 AM

Brazilian bassist and music producer Sérgio Brandão passed away on April 2 due to gastric interstitial complications,…

Apr 19, 2021 10:00 AM

A pair of claves taps out the classic three-plus-two beat. Two jazz divas, each a member of a legendary jazz vocal…

Apr 19, 2021 9:55 AM

This week’s streams feature Ramsey Lewis playing songs from The In Crowd, a master class with Christian McBride, The…

Apr 19, 2021 9:50 AM

Rubén Blades, the Panamanian-born singer, actor and activist, continues his love of big band Latin jazz and salsa with…

Apr 19, 2021 9:45 AM

Jazz artists Rez Abasi, Helen Sung and Elio Vilafranco have been awarded Guggenheim fellowships for 2021. They join 184…

Apr 19, 2021 9:40 AM

The inaugural Bayfront Jazz Festival will take place at Miami’s Bayfront Park with live jazz on April 30 and May 1.…

Apr 13, 2021 9:00 AM

Since the pandemic shut down most live performances, jazz presenters have sought innovative ways to approximate online…

Apr 12, 2021 11:00 AM

The National Endowment for the Arts, in collaboration with SFJAZZ, will present a virtual tribute concert to honor the…