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Caity Gyorgy Brings Strings to Swing
by Steven Roby
Canadian vocalist-composer and three-time JUNO winner Caity Gyorgy (pronounced “George") joins host Steve Roby for a conversation about craft, collaboration, and why swing still feels newly minted when the writing is sharp and the band listens hard. Known for quicksilver phrasing and original tunes that travel between club intimacy and orchestral sheen, Gyorgy traces the path ...
The Lisa Hilton Quintet Returns With The Fluid And Cool Extended Daydream
“Renowned for her lyrical touch, inventive compositions, and ability to reinterpret jazz standards with a fresh perspective, Hilton continues to cement her reputation as one of the most compelling voices in contemporary jazz. With Extended Daydream, Lisa Hilton and her quintet deliver an album that is at once sophisticated, genre-fluid, and emotionally resonant—a testament to the ...
Branford Marsalis Quartet At Miner Auditorium
by Steven Roby
Branford Marsalis Quartet Miner Auditorium San Francisco, CA October 23, 2025SFJAZZ CEO Gabrielle Armand's warm welcome set the mood for Miner Auditorium, and Branford Marsalis stepped on stage with the dry humor of a seasoned bandleader, admitting to a tough travel day before dissolving any hint of fatigue with the first ...
Between Soul and Swing: Nicolas Bearde’s Jarreau, Alive and In Motion
by Steven Roby
Episode Summary Bay Area vocalist Nicolas Bearde joined Backstage Bay Area to talk about his Al Jarreau celebration at the Joe Henderson Lab. We traced his path from early R&B roots and Motown radio to a mature jazz voice shaped onstage with Bobby McFerrin, and how that journey informs a show that treats Jarreau's music as ...
David Harrington Of Kronos Quartet: The Musician Listens
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the Spotlight shines on violinist and visionary David Harrington, founder of Kronos Quartet.For fifty years, David has led one of the most adventurous musical ensembles on the planet. Kronos has commissioned over 1,100 works, collaborated with everyone from Philip Glass to Nine Inch Nails, and earned three Grammys along the way. Their recent ...
Freedom, Community, and Jazz: KCSM’s 60 Years on the Air
by Steven Roby
Episode overview KCSM 91.1 FM has been a lifeline for Bay Area jazz for six decades. Station Manager Dr. Robert Franklin joins host Steve Roby to talk about the station's live-curated sound, its massive library and preservation work, and the new documentary celebrating KCSM's history and community impact. Guest: Dr. Robert “Bob" Franklin--Station Manager, ...
The Cookers At Miner Auditorium
by Steven Roby
The Cookers Miner Auditorium San Francisco, California October 16, 2025 Some bands chase heat; The Cookers shape it--transforming velocity into design and treating their repertoire as a living lab for risk. On this night at Miner Auditorium, the seven-piece did not rely on memory. They played in the present tense, with ...
Christian McBride and Brad Mehldau at Presidio Theatre
by Steven Roby
Christian McBride & Brad Mehldau Presidio Theatre San Francisco, CA October 16, 2025 Listening became the real instrument onstage, a single invisible string stretched between Christian McBride and Brad Mehldau and humming all night. At the Presidio Theatre, they approached repertoire as conversation and memory as form, leafing through familiar tunes ...
Becca Stevens at the Joe Henderson Lab
by Steven Roby
Becca Stevens Joe Henderson Lab San Francisco, CA October 14, 2025 What happens when a songwriter transforms an intimate space into a map and invites us to follow her route? That was the guiding question of Becca Stevens' early set at the Joe Henderson Lab, where voice and guitar became coordinates, ...
