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 - March 23, 2020

Now postponed, “As the Nile Flows” seeks to illustrate the broad influence of the late Nubian musician.

Jeff Kaliss - February 15, 2020

The dean of Irish pipers talks about a lifetime in traditional music and his upcoming gigs in California with the esteemed Celtic ensemble.

Jeff Kaliss - February 10, 2020

SFCO’s music director believes that classical music is seriously fun, and he plans to share the joy in a series of upcoming concerts.

Jeff Kaliss - February 3, 2020

The jazz pianist and composer curates Cal Performances’ Jazz Platform series.

Jeff Kaliss - February 1, 2020

She wanted to conduct her own orchestra, so she built the San Francisco Philharmonic, which debuts Feb. 3.

Jeff Kaliss - January 20, 2020

The multimedia presentation at SFJAZZ explores issues of race, prejudice, and parenting.

Jeff Kaliss - January 4, 2020

Funk reigns supreme in celebrations at the Great American Music Hall and SFJAZZ.

Jeff Kaliss - December 10, 2019

The SFS principal trombonist talks getting great tone, mixing a perfect cocktail, and the Holiday Brass show at Davies on Dec. 15.

Jeff Kaliss - December 2, 2019

The visionary music director talks about the upcoming SFGC holiday concert.

Jeff Kaliss - November 4, 2019

His setting of Brian Turner’s “Here, Bullet” is catching on with performance groups around the globe via an innovative commission model.