Jazz

SFCV’s perceptive writers report on America’s native classical music.

Andrew Gilbert - April 17, 2023

The celebrated Kurdish vocalist returns to San Francisco with a set that’s personal — but also unintentionally political.

Richard S. Ginell - March 28, 2023

The newly minted Grammy Award winner delivers a remarkably polished set at The Soraya.

Richard S. Ginell - March 21, 2023

The great trumpeter and his E-Collective group finally play a concert that was scheduled for three years ago.

Jeff Kaliss - March 21, 2023

Opened just five months ago, the “sacred space” for jazz has plugged a lot of gaps for S.F.-connected musicians.

Andrew Gilbert - March 13, 2023

The saxophonist/composer, a key figure in the Afrofuturist movement, celebrates 50 years of his band as he moves into new creative territory.

Andrew Gilbert - March 3, 2023

Many of these artists have been getting the spotlight year-round from leading presenters, and rightly so.

Andrew Gilbert - February 28, 2023

The drummer brings her four-part multimedia suite to SFJAZZ, working with the Del Sol String Quartet and dancer Babatunji Johnson, among others.

Andrew Gilbert - February 20, 2023

The store is hosting a stellar lineup on the ivories this spring, resurrecting some jazz history in the process.

Richard S. Ginell - February 13, 2023

The Chilean tenor saxophonist leads a pair of pleasantly experimental sets on a stage reconfigured for the occasion.

Andrew Gilbert - February 13, 2023

The veteran guitarist takes a musical step back in time with his four-night run at Keys Jazz Bistro.