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Arturo Sandoval at Miner Auditorium

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Arturo Sandoval Miner Auditorium San Francisco, CA December 18, 2025  At 76, Arturo Sandoval  still walks onstage with the authority of someone who knows exactly what he offers--and how to deliver it. Thursday night at SFJAZZ's Miner Auditorium, his Swinging Holiday program unfolded as something more enduring than a festive detour. It ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Adam Shulman: A Charlie Brown Christmas & Beyond

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In this festive episode, Steve Roby chats with acclaimed pianist, composer, and educator Adam Shulman, a key figure in the San Francisco jazz scene since 2002. Known for his work as a sideman with artists like Paula West, Stefon Harris, and Miguel Zenón, as well as for his own original albums, Adam shares insights into his ...

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Article: History of Jazz

Vince Guaraldi’s Christmas Sauce: Adding Spice to Charlie Brown Vanilla

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It's not simply that pianist Vince Guaraldi slipped jazz past the unsuspecting in composing A Charlie Brown Christmas, the evergreen “Peanuts" animation and soundtrack that has become inescapably part of the holiday. First broadcast in 1965, going on to six decades ago, A Charlie Brown Christmas is a tradition unto itself. It returns to television through ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Michael Mayo: A Voice Taking Flight

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In this episode of Backstage Bay Area, host Steve Roby sits down with vocalist and composer Michael Mayo to discuss his whirlwind year. Fresh off two Grammy nominations--Best Jazz Vocal Album for Fly and Best Jazz Performance for “Four"--Michael opens up about the surreal moment he got the news in Paris. We dive into his viral ...

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Article: In Pictures

Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot skillet Lickers At Keys Jazz Bistro

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Article: Live Review

Ben Folds at Miner Auditorium

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Ben Folds Miner Auditorium San Francisco, CA December 8, 2025  The holiday season often feels like a cultural rhyme--an annual cycle where the visuals, smells, and sounds are intentionally, comfortingly, and sometimes maddeningly similar to those of previous years. This was the perspective that pianist and singer-songwriter Ben Folds explored last Monday ...

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Article: Live Review

The Klezmatics at Miner Auditorium

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The Klezmatics Happier Joyous Hanukkah Miner AuditoriumSan Francisco, CA December 15, 2025  As they near their 40th anniversary in 2026, The Klezmatics delivered a jazz-infused Hanukkah program to SFJAZZ that balanced groove, grief, and collective resilience while keeping the dance floor in mind. Drawing on material from Happier Joyous Hanukkah, recently ...

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Article: Live Review

Anat Cohen at Miner Auditorium

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Anat Cohen Miner Auditorium San Francisco, CA  December 11, 2025  The lobby of the SFJAZZ Center on Thursday night buzzed with the warm, affectionate energy of a family reunion. People of all ages embraced and caught up in the aisles, creating a communal atmosphere for a sold-out night that celebrated a ...

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Article: Live Review

Ms. Lisa Fischer And The Orrin Evans Trio at Miner Auditorium

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Lisa Fischer and The Orrin Evans Trio Miner Auditorium San Francisco, CA December 7, 2025  This partnership combines Lisa Fischer's soaring, acrobatic vocal power with Orrin Evans' refined, inventive jazz arrangements. It is a meeting of two worlds: the grounded, “barefoot" vulnerability of a singer who has spent forty years backing ...


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