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 - 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.

Jeff Kaliss - December 17, 2024

The virtuoso musician will be remembered for integrating the tabla into Western musical genres, among many accomplishments.

Jeff Kaliss - December 17, 2024

Get the inside story behind the rise of a certain music website.

Jeff Kaliss - December 9, 2024

The pianist and composer’s new score for the silent classic gets its West Coast premiere at Noe Music.

Jeff Kaliss - November 24, 2024

Last summer’s hit Donizetti production makes a stop at the Mondavi Center at UC Davis.

Jeff Kaliss - November 17, 2024

The organization has had an impact far beyond the Bay Area, meeting audiences where they are and inspiring offshoots around the country.

Jeff Kaliss - November 4, 2024

The composer and bassist is at SFJAZZ this week playing music off her first album and more.

Jeff Kaliss - October 28, 2024

In his new book, Missing Music, record producer Ian Brennan relates the journeys he’s taken around the world.