Jeff Kaliss

Jeff Kaliss has featured and reviewed classical, jazz, rock, and world musics and other entertainment for the San Francisco Chronicle and a host of other regional, national, international, and web-based publications. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University, is a published poet, and is the author of I Want to Take You Higher: The Life and Times of Sly & the Family Stone (Backbeat Books) and numerous textbook and encyclopedia entries, album liner notes, and festival program notes.

Articles By This Author

Jeff Kaliss - February 3, 2017

As active as ever, the 70-year-old has his hands full with new projects and supporting his younger colleagues.

Jeff Kaliss - January 12, 2017

The adventurous company steps into the breach with a new festival featuring new operatic works in development.

Jeff Kaliss - January 8, 2017

Meet the local exponents of the Brazilian genre that captivated Heitor Villa-Lobos, among others.

Jeff Kaliss - December 6, 2016

A cappella ensembles from seven of the hottest high-tech firms in Silicon Valley convene for a night of decidedly low-tech music.

Jeff Kaliss - November 8, 2016

A new documentary explores many facets of the noted philanthropist and composer.

Jeff Kaliss - October 31, 2016

Golden Gate Symphony offers the first major Western showcase of an oratorio exploring a huge cultural movement in 20th-century China.

Jeff Kaliss - October 14, 2016

The Grammy-winning violinist will join SFCO to premiere his Concerto for Jazz Violin and Orchestra.

Jeff Kaliss - September 28, 2016

Sprawling over eight hours and four venues, it was impossible to take it all in, but also a heckuva lot of fun to attend.

Jeff Kaliss - September 16, 2016

The world is full of possibility for a musician who can play jazz, write symphonies, and give bang-up Harvard lectures.

Jeff Kaliss - September 9, 2016

A century-old opera from a classic story, gets a makeover in a collaboration between the Silk Road Ensemble, vocalist Alim Qasimov, and the Mark Morris Dance Group.