Jazz

The polymath composer tells SFCV about his creative process and curating the latest installment of SFS’s genre-busting music showcase.

With a new record out and a supple trio in tow, the red-hot pianist lights up Yoshi’s Nov. 19–20.

Oaklander Glen Pearson is on the piano bench when the legendary big band hits the downbeat at Yoshi’s Nov. 15.

The legendary saxophonist and composer talks about his brilliant career spent upending expectations. Iphigenia makes its West Coast premiere in February.

The jazz saxophonist talks about preserving, innovating, and expanding on his illustrious musical roots in upcoming shows at SFJAZZ.

Cal Performances names the four-time Grammy winner as artist-in-residence for the 2021–2022 season. Catch her celebrated reimagining of Remain in Light on Oct. 29.

At just a fifth its prepandemic size, the world’s premier jazz gathering provides a deeper, more focused musical experience.

The jazz pianist and his touring band sound better than ever, and bassist esperanza spalding provides a perfect opening set.

Local radio stations and archives are scrambling to preserve the Bay Area’s rich legacy of broadcast music and interviews with jazz legends.

The go-to jazz drummer talks about learning from the “Magnificent Seven” and her spate of upcoming local gigs.