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The Monterey Jazz Festival 2026 Did Not Disappoint

by Ronald Davis
October 19, 2026

A collection of photos from the Monterey Jazz Festival in Monterey CA from September 25, 2026 to September 27, 2026 featuring Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Ron Carter, Melissa Aldana, Veronica Leahy, Emmanuel Michael, Christone “Kingfish" Ingram, David Sánchez, Shemekia Copeland, David Virelles, Dezron Douglas, Ravi Coltrane, Elé Howell, Brian Blade, Linda May Han Oh, Sylvia ...

The Lisa Hilton Quintet Returns With Another Winning Recording, "Naturally"

October 15, 2026

The Lisa Hilton Quintet returns with Naturally (Ruby Slippers Productions 1032) out November 27, 2026. The award-winning composer and critically acclaimed pianist once again teams with her renowned quintet on eleven hopeful, impressionistic and mesmerizing tracks. Naturally marks Hilton’s thirtieth album and is destined to become another classic in cool jazz… naturally. “Creating music that is ...

David Perlis: Everything You Love Is from Marin

by Lawrence Peryer
October 10, 2026

Flutist/Composer Christian Artmann Reconvenes His Long-standing Quintet Of Laszlo Gardony, Jeff Denson, & Yoron Israel, Plus Guest Vocalist Elena McEntire, For Two Bay Area Shows November 7 & 8

October 9, 2026

The acclaimed San Francisco-based flutist, composer, and bandleader Christian Artmann will be appearing with his quintet at two upcoming Bay Area engagements: Meyhouse Jazz in San Ramon, on Saturday, November 7, and Keys Jazz Bistro in San Francisco, Sunday, November 8. Coming on the heels of an October concert at Berklee College of Music in Boston ...

September 2026 at SFJAZZ

by Ronald Davis
October 8, 2026

A collection of photos from the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco from September 1, 2026 to September 30, 2026 featuring Christian McBride and Ursa Major, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Dianne Reeves, Joey Calderazzo, Eric Revis, Cyrille Aimée, Mathis Picard, Paul Cornish, D-Erania Stampley, Miguel Marcel Russell, Greg Hutchinson, Russell Gunn, ...

Blue Bottle Coffee Debuts Notes In Repose, A Limited-edition Vinyl Celebrating Coffee, Jazz And The Art Of Composition

October 4, 2026

Blue Bottle Coffee today announced the launch of Notes in Repose, its first-ever compilation album, created in celebration of the brand’s Signature Blends. The limited-edition vinyl brings together 10 contemporary jazz compositions from artists representing nine cities across Blue Bottle’s cafe markets in North America and Asia, including Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Makaya McCraven, Jeff Parker, Angel ...

Mark Isham: Analog Machines And A Jazzman's Breath

by Lawrence Peryer
October 3, 2026

This week we're putting The Tonearm's needle on trumpeter, composer, and synthesist Mark Isham. He's out now with At The Carousel Club, his first solo album in fifteen years, built around vintage analog synthesizers and a band that includes Nels Cline, Vinnie Colaiuta, and a string quartet. We talk about where the ...

Marcus Miller At Miner Auditorium

by Steven Roby
September 30, 2026

Marcus Miller Miner Auditorium, SFJAZZ Center “We Want Miles" Centennial Celebration San Francisco, CA September 27, 2026  On Sunday at Miner Auditorium, Mino Cinélu stepped down from his percussion riser, carried a large black gourd to center stage, and drew a startling range of sounds from it, wowing the crowd. ...

Ursa Major at Miner Auditorium

by Steven Roby
September 15, 2026

Christian McBride's Ursa Major Miner Auditorium San Francisco, CA September 13, 2026   Christian McBride  stood toward the rear of the Miner Auditorium stage Sunday night, directing traffic from behind Nicole Glover and Ely Perlman. Even when he switched from upright to electric bass and began one of his fleet, muscular solos, he ...

The Blues Project - LIVE & Well in the Redwoods

by Thomas Cole
September 5, 2026

The Blues ProjectThe Paper Mill Creek SaloonForest Knolls, CAAugust 14, 2026 Some sixty years after The Blues Project first emerged from the ferment of Greenwich Village, Roy Blumenfeld led a fresh incarnation of the band into the tiny Paper Mill Creek Saloon in Forest Knolls, California. Nestled in the scenic redwoods ...