Jeff Kaliss

Jeff Kaliss has featured and reviewed classical, jazz, rock, and world musics and other entertainment for the San Francisco Chronicle and a host of other regional, national, international, and web-based publications. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University, is a published poet, and is the author of I Want to Take You Higher: The Life and Times of Sly & the Family Stone (Backbeat Books) and numerous textbook and encyclopedia entries, album liner notes, and festival program notes.

Articles By This Author

Jeff Kaliss - August 12, 2025

With a week at SFJAZZ coming up, the bluesman reflects on his seven-decade career.

Jeff Kaliss - July 22, 2025

Among the delightful events, the locally produced documentary and a recital of piano music by Gordon Getty stand out.

Jeff Kaliss - July 21, 2025

The concert ranges from opera to the Butterfly Lovers’ Concerto to Stravinsky’s Firebird, reflecting the festival’s variety.

Jeff Kaliss - July 7, 2025

Soprano Leslie Katter stars in an evocative recital featuring a world premiere by composer JJ Hollingsworth to a text by Lisa Delan.

Jeff Kaliss - June 17, 2025

The orchestra plans to keep mixing old and new in its concerts, offering something for everyone in the community.

Jeff Kaliss - June 17, 2025

The composer and philanthropist sees three of his works performed by the orchestra this week.

Jeff Kaliss - June 12, 2025

The world premiere of this quasi-operatic choral work by composer Mark Winges and poet-soprano Lisa Delan makes its points theatrically.

Jeff Kaliss - June 6, 2025

The composer’s fourth opera, based on James Hilton’s beloved 1934 novella, is captured in a stellar audio production.

Jeff Kaliss - May 28, 2025

As he prepares to leave his music directorship with the orchestra, Young looks back on a time of transition and innovation.

Jeff Kaliss - January 6, 2025

A deal to purchase the property and preserve decades of folk music history was recently inked.