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 30, 2015

The celebrated singer talks about singing with a full orchestra for the first time in her career.

Jeff Kaliss - June 22, 2015

The founders of the festival talk about its inception, the apprenticeship program, and why someone would have to be crazy to not want to visit Sonoma.

Jeff Kaliss - June 17, 2015

The quartet is celebrating its long relationship with the composer by curating a festival with his most significant and rarely-performed works, plus several world premieres composed in his honor.

Jeff Kaliss - June 11, 2015

Oliver Herbert talks about his experience at the competition and what comes next.

Jeff Kaliss - May 28, 2015

Past recipients of the prestigious award will perform June 2 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s Hume Concert Hall.

Jeff Kaliss - April 20, 2015

The Russian-born conductor talks with SFCV about working across different cultures.

Jeff Kaliss - April 20, 2015

The Russian-born conductor talks with SFCV about working across different cultures.

Jeff Kaliss - April 9, 2015

SFCM President David Stull talks about what’s going on with the conservatory, including its new record label.

Jeff Kaliss - March 25, 2015

The composer talks about his recent project as well as his experience as a black classical composer.

Jeff Kaliss - March 10, 2015

With an opera a week away from its premiere, Kurt Rohde barely has time to acknowledge a prestigious award that's come his way.