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Michael Mayo: A Voice Taking Flight

by Steven Roby
December 21, 2025

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 ...

All About Jazz & Jazz Near You Improvements: 2025

December 21, 2025

A look at what your contributions made possible in 2025 Since 2018, reader and community contributions have helped fund ongoing development and infrastructure work across All About Jazz and Jazz Near You. These efforts focus on improving editorial tools, supporting musicians and venues, optimizing performance, and making both platforms easier and more rewarding to use. Below ...

Best Jazz Christmas Songs Of All-Time

by Ken Hohman
December 20, 2025

While moldy Christmas songs and great jazz seem as compatible as egg nog and Tanqueray, there have been instances where the planets have aligned to create songs that display the best of both genres. Ten instances, to be exact, and you'll find them below. Do you agree? Then post your holiday toast to my list. Don't ...

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

by Walter Atkins
December 20, 2025

Nels Cline: Tales Of A Daunted Guitarist

by Lawrence Peryer
December 20, 2025

Most people know Nels Cline as Wilco's guitarist for the past two decades. But his range goes far beyond indie rock. He's spent forty-plus years moving between jazz clubs, punk venues, and studios where the rules get bent or thrown out entirely. Rolling Stone put him on their list of the top 100 guitarists of all ...

Ben Folds at Miner Auditorium

by Steven Roby
December 20, 2025

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 ...

The Klezmatics at Miner Auditorium

by Steven Roby
December 19, 2025

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 ...

Bossa Breeze: Meditation On Memory And Inheritance

December 19, 2025

Lalo Schifrin’s music carried the weight of exile, memory, and reinvention—and it was precisely this blend of tradition and innovation that moved Alex Sino to write lyrics for his 1966 instrumental composition “Bossa Antique,” transforming it into the song “Bossa Breeze.” Grammy Winner, Alex Sino, on the question of why he chose a sixty-year-old instrumental composition ...

Anat Cohen at Miner Auditorium

by Steven Roby
December 16, 2025

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 ...

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

by Steven Roby
December 15, 2025

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 ...