May 27, 2025
Living in Patrice Rushen's WorldBy Nate Chinen
For June, award-winning author and journalist Nate Chinen spoke to San Francisco Jazz Festival headliner Patrice Rushen about her amazing life and career, and previews the upcoming Festival.
March 05, 2025
Patrice Rushen: Pop, Prince, 70’s LA Jazz Scene & MorePianist, composer and jazz/pop icon Patrice Rushen sits down with SFJAZZ Executive Artistic Director Terence Blanchard to talk about musical connections between pop and jazz, the trust she built with Prince, LA’s jazz scene in the 70s, and more!
June 01, 2025
Playlist: The Don Was Era of Blue Note RecordsCurated by the SFJAZZ Staff
In anticipation of our 2025 SFJAZZ Gala honoring legendary producer, musician, and Blue Note Records President Don Was, this month's playlist features a selection of SFJAZZ Staff's favorite recordings released on Blue Note Records during his tenure.
May 27, 2025
Living in Patrice Rushen's WorldBy Nate Chinen
For June, award-winning author and journalist Nate Chinen spoke to San Francisco Jazz Festival headliner Patrice Rushen about her amazing life and career, and previews the upcoming Festival.
May 01, 2025
Art of the Song: Vocalists take Center Stage in mayBy Lily O'Brien
The final month of the 2024-25 Season features a variety of world-class vocalists with highly personal approaches. Journalist Lily O’Brien gives an enlightening overview, speaking to upcoming performers Emmaline and Judith Owen.
May 01, 2025
Howard Wiley: Tales of a Stone Cold, Straight Ahead, Swing DemonBy Jeff Kaliss
Journalist Jeff Kaliss speaks to SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director Howard Wiley about life, music, the Bay Area, and his May 24 Miner Auditorium performance, “Love, Kale, Pride & Revolution.”
April 02, 2025
Kenny Barron's Week as Resident Artistic DirectorBy Rusty Aceves
For his week as SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director, Barron presents a wide range of current projects from solo piano and quintet to nights devoted to his working trio augmented by special guests and string orchestra. Here’s an in-depth look.
May 29, 2025
Alone Together, Ep. 5: Mike Rodriguez & Matt BrewerFor this “home team” episode, trumpeter Mike Rodriguez and bassist Matt Brewer from the SFJAZZ Collective deliver a dynamic and lyrical exploration of jazz great Benny Golson’s timeless standard “Stablemates.”
May 22, 2025
Alone Together, Ep. 4: Chris Botti & Julian PollackIn this episode, trumpet superstar Chris Botti and Berkeley-born keyboardist Julian Pollack bring a fresh perspective to the timeless Frank Churchill standard “Someday My Prince Will Come.”
May 16, 2025
Yemen Blues perform "Allenby"World fusion band Yemen Blues perform their composition “Allenby” from their 2024 album Only Love Remains during their concert on December 19, 2024.
June 01, 2025
Playlist: The Don Was Era of Blue Note RecordsCurated by the SFJAZZ Staff
In anticipation of our 2025 SFJAZZ Gala honoring legendary producer, musician, and Blue Note Records President Don Was, this month's playlist features a selection of SFJAZZ Staff's favorite recordings released on Blue Note Records during his tenure.
May 01, 2025
2025 SFJAZZ Festival Playlist: 11 Artists We Can't Wait to SeeCurated by the SFJAZZ Staff
Accompanied by short insights from SFJAZZ staff members, this curated playlist will give you a much more personal connection to 11 artists performing in the upcoming San Francisco Jazz Festival in June.
April 01, 2025
11 ESSENTIAL Piano TRIOS WORKING TodayCurated by the SFJAZZ Staff
We asked the music heads on SFJAZZ Staff to pick their favorite jazz piano trios working today. The list is endless, but here are 11 trios in rotation – three of which perform at SFJAZZ in April 2025!
March 01, 2025
Diggin' Diz: A Dizzy Gillespie PlaylistCurated by the SFJAZZ Staff
In anticipation of Jon Faddis’ tribute to Dizzy Gillespie at SFJAZZ on March 26th, 2025, SFJAZZ staff put together a playlist of gems from Dizzy’s expansive catalog.
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