Bassist/Composer Dave Holland returns to the SFJAZZ Center May 23-26th!

May 23 w/ Kris Davis
May 24 w/ Jaleel Shaw, Kris Davis, & Nasheet Waits
May 25 w/ Lionel Loueke, Eric Harland
May 26 w/ Chris Potter, Zakir Hussian

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Tonight on Fridays Live featuries guitar giant John Scofield with the latest version of his supercharged trio featuring bassist Vicente Archer and drummer Nasheet Waits. Livestream premieres April 26th at 7:30PM-PT: sfjazz.org/athome/fridays…

NEXT MONTH–SFJAZZ teams up with historic reborn San Francisco venue August Hall for a co-presentation featuring iconic French-Lebanese instrumentalist Ibrahim Maalouf on May 3rd, 2024!

Tickets + More Information: ticketweb.com/event/ibrahim-…

SFJAZZ presents Shabaka, the leading light on London’s experimental jazz scene at the 41st San Francisco Jazz Festival on June 13th w/ music from his new project ‘Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace’: sfjazz.org/tickets/produc…

We wish a very happy birthday to SFJAZZ Collective bassist Matt Brewer!

Tonight on SFJAZZ At Home’s ‘Fridays Live’ broadcast series features a memorable 2022 performance featuring the debut of Issac Delgado's all-star CON TUMBAO project. 7:30PM-PT. Encore broadcast streams April 20th at 11AM-PT: sfjazz.org/athome/fridays…

The 41st San Francisco Jazz Festival features 2024 NEA Jazz Master Gary Bartz performing June 9th at the SFJAZZ Center, bringing a fresh perspective to his landmark 1970s spiritual jazz ensemble NTU Troop w/ Ambrose Akinmusire: sfjazz.org/tickets/produc…

SFJAZZ Education presents Latin Jazz Workshop ‘Afterschool Jazz’ in collaboration with Oakland Public Conservatory of Music led by Bay Area jazz icon Roger Glenn at Roosevelt Middle School on May 14th! *Free for students

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SFJAZZ presents vocalist, trumpeter, and San Francisco native La Doña kicks off this year’s 41st San Francisco Jazz Festival on June 5th!

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This week on Fridays Live, we take a trip into the SFJAZZ “time-machine” and broadcast a memorable 2022 performance featuring the debut of Issac Delgado's all-star CON TUMBAO project

Broadcast premieres on April 19th at 7:30PM-PT: sfjazz.org/athome/fridays…

ON SALE NOW! Latin GRAMMY-winning vocalist Lila Downs returns to the Paramount Theatre in Oakland on Saturday, Oct 12th as a part of our forthcoming 2024-25 Season. She will present a new revised presentation of her Día de los Muertos celebration: sfjazz.org/tickets/produc…

The SFJAZZ family mourns the loss of Bay Area music treasure and guitarist extraordinaire Calvin Keys, who passed away from complications from a stroke over the weekend. He was 82.

Joe Henderson & Calvin Keys February 1, 1984.

New Kenny Garrett record ‘Who Killed AI?’ just dropped today! Listen to the new sounds by saxophonist Kenny Garrett ahead of his performance at the 41st San Francisco Jazz Festival on June 12th: bio.to/bv9ycB

Tickets: sfjazz.org/tickets/produc…

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Tonight on Fridays Live–Soul jazz singer & pianist Kandace Springs performs music from her latest Blue Note release, The Women Who Raised Me. 7:30PM-PT

Livestream premieres Friday, 12th at 7:30PM-PT. Watch this concert On-Demand starting April 19th: sfjazz.org/athome/fridays…

Join us as we team up with the @neaarts for a special live stream of the 2024 #NEAJazzMasters Tribute Concert celebrating Amina Claudine Myers, Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, & Willard Jenkins on 4/13 at 7:30 p.m. ET!
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Before Hiromi returns to SFJAZZ this week (April 11-14), we take a closer look at the pianist's new album ‘Wonderland’ featuring the band she brings for these performances, and videos made for the songs via On The Corner–The SFJAZZ Magazine: sfjazz.org/onthecorner/ar…