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Paquito D’Rivera Quintet at Miner Auditorium

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Paquito D'Rivera Quintet Miner Auditorium San Francisco, CA September 26, 2025 On Friday night at SFJAZZ's Miner Auditorium, Paquito D'Rivera walked out smiling, a clarinet at his side and seven decades of stagecraft in his pocket. The Cuban-born NEA Jazz Master had long argued that the hallway between the conservatory ...

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Sarah Hanahan Quartet At Joe Henderson Lab

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Sarah Hanahan Quartet Joe Henderson Lab / SFJAZZ Center San Francisco, CA September 20, 2025 A knockout. No hedging, no warmup lap--impact from the first bar and the room knew it. Sold-out first set at the Joe Henderson Lab--Sarah Hanahan's SFJAZZ debut. Outside, faces pressed close to the glass, ...

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Ron Carter's Foursight Quartet at Miner Auditorium

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Ron Carter's Foursight Quartet Miner Auditorium / SFJAZZ CenterSan Francisco, CA September 19, 2025 After a 50-minute opener with no introductions, Ron Carter took the microphone, smiled, and deadpanned, “Thank you and goodnight." A beat later: “I am boss of the microphone." He waved his cuffs toward the band to take ...

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Article: Inside The Interview

Freedom, Not Formula: Yilian Cañizares’ Living Ritual

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Yilian Cañizares's chapter unfolds in steps: singles leading into an EP and the full-length Vitamina Y (Planeta Y), written for the trio she has toured with for years. “It's my first album with a trio," she says. “They are not only my colleagues but also my friends... the backbone of the music I'm creating right now." ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Matt Piucci Of Rain Parade: Return To The Paisley Underground

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Today, the Spotlight shines on Matt Piucci, founding member and principal guitarist of Rain Parade. Rain Parade helped define LA's Paisley Underground scene in the early '80s, creating music with psychedelic textures and punk energy. Their 1983 debut Emergency Third Rail Power Trip (Enigma), remains a touchstone album of the era, cited as an ...

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Article: Live Review

Cindy Blackman Santana Band at Miner Auditorium

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Cindy Blackman Santana BandMiner AuditoriumSFJAZZ CenterSan Franciso, CASeptember 14, 2025 On the second of two sold-out nights at Miner Auditorium, Cindy Blackman Santana opened with a brief welcome--"Blue Whale"--and nothing more. The band turned toward the center, eyes on her for the first cue, as if to agree that rhythm would set the terms. ...

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LABRATS at Joe Henderson Lab

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LABRATS Joe Henderson Lab Hotplate Series season opener (early set) San Francisco, CA September 12, 2025 This show hit like a voltage spike to the sternum--disciplined chaos, loud purpose, no hedging. The room was already on edge before a note. Three fans who had driven down from Sacramento ...

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Article: Inside The Interview

Bach, Bebop & Bay Area: Paquito D'Rivera’s Jazz Odyssey

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Paquito D'Rivera arrived in San Francisco for an upcoming concert at SFJAZZ with a mission and a grin--one that views borders as mere suggestions. Two nights on the Miner Auditorium stage with his seasoned quintet will celebrate years of practice and spontaneous creativity, tracing a career that started with prodigy recitals in Havana and has spanned ...

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Article: Live Review

ELEW at the Joe Henderson Lab

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ELEW Joe Henderson Lab Rock Meets Jazz: ELEW PLAYS STINGSan Francisco, CA September 13, 2025 The evening clicked into focus the instant ELEW (Eric Lewis) raised his hands above the keyboard and did nothing. Not a feint; a recalibration. The room quieted to his breathing, and when the first lefthand ...

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The Blind Boys of Alabama at Miner Auditorium

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Blind Boys of Alabama w/Cory Henry Miner Auditorium San Francisco, California September 7, 2025 It was the kind of Sunday afternoon that settles on a room like a benediction. Folks looked as if they'd come straight from church--pressed jackets, careful shoes, a woman down front wearing a black sweater ...


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