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Miles Davis Centennial Celebration At SFJAZZ 2026

by Walter Atkins
April 5, 2026

The 2026 Miles Davis Centennial Celebration at SFJAZZ marked the first hundred years of the innovator, musician and painter Miles Dewey Davis III. Davis' nephew, producer and Miles Electric Band leader Vince Wilburn Jr has maintained and directed the influential legacy of Davis for decades. This year, Wilburn introduced several fresh elements to his annual visit ...

Article: Live Review

The Silkroad Ensemble at Zellerbach Hall

by Harry S. Pariser
March 31, 2026

The Silkroad Ensemble Sanctuary: The Power of Resonance and Ritual Berkeley, CAMarch 27, 2026 Every sort of instrument was set out on the stage, which was bathed in red light. Everything had been readied for a very special event: a rare performance by the classical-ethnic fusion group The Silkroad Ensemble. At ...

Article: Live Review

Omar Sosa Suba Trio at SFJAZZ Center

by Harry S. Pariser
March 24, 2026

Omar Sosa Suba Trio SFJAZZ Center San Francisco, CA March 8, 2026 Pianist and composer Omar Sosa saved something very special for the fourth and final evening performance of his SFJAZZ Center residency, his second for the institution. In mid-2012, Sosa had encountered London-based Senegalese kora master and singer Seckou Keita ...

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Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band at Zellerbach Playhouse

by Harry S. Pariser
March 22, 2026

Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band Zellerbach Playhouse CalPerformances Berkeley, CA March 6. 2026 On a Friday night, pianist Grant Richards sat on the stage of the intimate UC Berkeley's Zellerbach Playhouse. To his right stood acoustic bassist Marcos Varela, with Edward Littlefield next to him manning the drum seat. The ...

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John Santos Sextet at The Freight

by Harry S. Pariser
March 16, 2026

John Santos Sextet The Freight The African Roots of Jazz Latino Berkeley, CA March 1, 2026 Percussionist and composer John Santos is no stranger to concert halls in the Bay Area and beyond. He is known not only for his musical ensembles (such as Orquesta Batachanga and the Machete Ensemble) ...

About Jake Gotlieb

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Musician

Jake Gotlieb

Born: December 15, 2005

Jake Gotlieb is a composer and multi-instrumentalist from Marin County, California. He blends a variety of genres and musical styles based on explorations into musical traditions from around the world. As a pianist, Gotlieb brings classic jazz standards to life with his own interpretations of familiar works as well as playing original compositions that incorporate his love of musical experimentation. As a composer, Gotlieb has released a variety of original music incorporating elements of jazz, blues, classical, and prog rock.

News: Festival

Line-up Announced For 54th Annual Stanford Jazz Festival, June 21-july 31, 2026

March 10, 2026

The Stanford Jazz Workshop today announced details of the 54th annual Stanford Jazz Festival taking place Sunday, June 21 to Friday, July 31, 2026, across multiple venues on the sprawling Stanford University campus. Having grown in both size and reputation since it first began in 1972, the Festival–which draws thousands of fans to the Bay Area–has ...

Article: Interview

John Bishop: A Multi-Dimensional Journey in Jazz

by Paul Rauch
March 9, 2026

John Bishop has spent the past 50 years traversing a jazz landscape that has been in a state of constant change. The music has continued to evolve at a rate one might expect from art in general, while the business end of it has seen radical change that most would consider a state of de-evolution. As ...

Article: Live Review

DakhaBrakha at The Presidio Theater

by Harry S. Pariser
March 9, 2026

DakhaBrakha Presidio Theater Screening of Aleksandr Dovzhenko's Earth San Francisco, CA February 22, 2026 The theatrical, groundbreaking DakhaBrakha--a self-described Ukrainian “ethno-chaos" quartet, whose name means “give and take" in old Ukrainian--combine Ukrainian and other folk musics along with percussion instruments such as tabla and djembe to form a sonic mix of ...

Article: In the Artist's Own Words

Alison Shearer In Her Own Words

by Walter Atkins
March 5, 2026

Bandleader Alison Shearer brought her talented Quartet to San Francisco's Black Cat for an expansive four-day residency. Her quartet consisted of keyboardist Kevin Bernstein, bassist Marty Kenny, drummer Diego Joaquin Ramirez and Shearer, saxophone and flute. The set included her compositions “Celestial," “Liberty Market" and “Cycles." After a productive week, she spent an extra day in ...