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Cecile Mclorin Salvant Quartet at SFJAZZ

by Ronald Davis
May 10, 2025

The Brad Mehldau Trio at SFJAZZ

by Ronald Davis
May 7, 2025

Emmet Cohen Trio at The Freight

by Ronald Davis
May 4, 2025

Phish at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

by Ming Poon
May 3, 2025

What a ride! Phish lit up the Bill Graham Civic auditorium in San Francisco for two incredible nights (April 22 -April 23) packed with joy, jams, and pure musical magic. Night one was a 1.0 lover's dream--packed with fan-favorites like “Axilla (Part II)," “Mike's Song," “Weekapaug Groove," “Roggae," “Maze," “Split Open and Melt," “Carini," and “Down ...

Branford Marsalis Quartet at The Freight

by Ronald Davis
May 1, 2025

Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 at the Great American Music Hall

by Harry S. Pariser
April 27, 2025

Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA April 12, 2025 Growing up in Lagos, Nigeria was a singular experience for Afrobeat star Seun Kuti. For Kuti, now 42, came of age in the Kalakuta Republic, the freewheeling commune presided over by his dad Fela Kuti, ...

Jeffrey Gimble

Born: March 6, 1962

Raised in Texas blues country, in a house full of music, the son of Houston saxophonist and bandleader, Maynard Gimble, he began to reveal his budding talent at the age of four. But, despite his early connection with jazz – frequently going to gigs with his father — it was the musical theatre that dominated the early part of his long career. His resume as an actor includes performances in stage shows such as Hair, Forbidden Broadway and The Tempest, as well as the cult film, Crimson Force.

“For most of my life jazz was something I really liked, and I listened to it... but it was never something that I really explored until I moved to L.A. a few years ago.”

Brad Mehldau Trio Groovin' High at SFJAZZ

by Roy Strassman
April 26, 2025

Brad Mehldau Trio SFJAZZ Center San Francisco, CA April 3, 2025 SFJAZZ Center honored the Bay Area's jazz fans with the Brad Mehldau-Christian McBride-Marcus Gilmore trio, in town for a four-night run from April 3-6, 2025. Opening night was a real treat for the ear, eye, and soul. Casually dressed, the ...

Barbara Dane Vinyl Re-issue "I'm On My Way"

April 19, 2025

“I’m On My Way” was an early civil rights anthem, a defining moment in Dane’s legacy of artistry and activism, and is deeply rooted in blues and gospel traditions that have long served as vehicles for social commentary and calls for justice. From her early days to her groundbreaking performances alongside legends such as Lightnin’ Hopkins, ...

Bob James at SFJAZZ

by Ronald Davis
April 11, 2025