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Charles Tolliver Quintet At Miner Auditorium

by Steven Roby
November 1, 2026

Charles Tolliver Quintet Miner Auditorium Charles Tolliver Presents Africa/Brass: Trane Forever San Francisco, CA October 25, 2026 Charles Tolliver had plenty to communicate at Miner Auditorium on Sunday night. He clapped to summon the brass, pointed a section toward its entrance, and pulled his hands back as though tightening reins ...

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Lila Downs At Miner Auditorium

by Steven Roby
October 24, 2026

Lila Downs Miner Auditorium San Francisco, CA October 18, 2026 Before Grammy-winning Mexican American singer Lila Downs sang a note at SFJAZZ last Sunday, the audience was offered something practical: a reminder to know their rights. In a video projected above the stage, Downs spoke in Spanish about the ...

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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. ...

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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 ...

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Take 6 at Miner Auditorium

by Steven Roby
August 19, 2026

Take 6 Miner Auditorium SFJAZZ Summer Sessions 2026, four-night residency, Aug. 13--16, 2026 San Francisco, CA August 16, 2026Four decades in, Take 6 still builds its sound on close listening, disciplined arranging, shared history, and a belief that melody outranks everything else. Across an afternoon masterclass, a conversation with founder Claude ...

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Spreading Love for 40 Years: Claude McKnight of Take 6

by Steven Roby
August 11, 2026

Host Steve Roby sits down with Claude McKnight, founding member of the legendary a cappella group Take 6. With 10 Grammy Awards, 10 Dove Awards, and a spot in the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, Take 6 has spent more than four decades redefining what the human voice can do. McKnight previews the group's forthcoming record, ...

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Lettuce at Miner Auditorium

by Steven Roby
July 23, 2026

Lettuce Miner Auditorium San Francisco, CA July 19, 2026 A funny thing happens when Lettuce comes to SFJAZZ. The Miner Auditorium--normally a model of concert-hall decorum--starts to feel less like a jazz temple and more like the world's hippest funk party in a neighborhood. Even before the first note, Sunday ...

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Sexmob at Joe Henderson Lab

by Steven Roby
July 18, 2026

Sexmob Joe Henderson Lab San Francisco, California July 16, 2026 The opening night of a four-night, eight-show run can be an awkward proposition, especially when the band has just returned from an overseas tour. Before the first note at Thursday's performance in the Joe Henderson Lab, Steven Bernstein, Sexmob's founder and ...

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Steven Bernstein’s Gumbo Homecoming

by Steven Roby
July 4, 2026

Steven Bernstein, the Berkeley-born trumpeter, composer, and bandleader, joins host Steve Roby for a wide-ranging conversation about three decades of musical exploration and two new companion albums that reimagine the same music through entirely different sonic lenses.What We Talk About * Growing up in Berkeley during the '60s and '70s--how the city's unique musical ...

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Chucho Valdés and His Royal Quartet at Miner Auditorium

by Steven Roby
June 18, 2026

Chucho Valdés Royal Quartet Miner Auditorium San Francisco, CA June 14, 2026 Sunday night at Miner Auditorium marked the fourth and final night of a residency four months in the making. Chucho Valdes and his Royal Quartet were originally booked for late February 2026, then rescheduled to June--and by the time ...