SFJAZZ

SFJAZZ

SFJAZZ is a prominent global authority in the creation, performance, and education of jazz music. It delves into the rich history of jazz, tracing its roots in the African American community and showcasing its various modern interpretations worldwide. As a non-profit organization recognized under 501c3, SFJAZZ aims to cultivate a greater appreciation for jazz in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. The organization honors jazz as a vibrant art form, grounded in a tradition that is always adapting and growing.

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  • Nov 5, 2024 | sfjazz.org | Richard Scheinin

    November 06, 2024 Keyboardist Adam Shulman, known to SFJAZZ audiences for his holiday performances of Vince Guaraldi’s music from A Charlie Brown Christmas, returns to SFJAZZ with an expansive four-night residency in the Joe Henderson Lab and a Famliy Matinee. Staff writer Richard Scheinin spoke to him about it. Tags: Read Interview Article When Adam Shulman sits at the piano and begins to improvise, the music moves.

  • Oct 1, 2024 | sfjazz.org | Marcus Crowder

    October 01, 2024 Music journalist Marcus Crowder spoke to Gil Scott-Heron collaborator Brian Jackson and vocalist Martin Luther McCoy about their upcoming tribute to Scott-Heron with saxophonist Howard Wiley and keyboardist Kev Choice. Tags: Read Interview Article In 1969 David Barnes brought Gil Scott-Heron into the Lincoln University music practice room to meet 18-year-old freshman Brian Jackson.

  • Jun 13, 2024 | sfjazz.org | Richard Scheinin |Rusty Aceves

    August 01, 2024 Irma Thomas: Bringing Joy to the People In August we welcome the Preservation Hall Jazz Band with a very special guest: the Soul Queen of New Orleans, Irma Thomas. Staff writer Richard Scheinin spoke to her about her monumental career.

  • Jun 7, 2024 | sfjazz.org | Rusty Aceves

    June 07, 2024 On June 9, saxophone great and 2024 NEA Jazz Master Gary Bartz makes his first appearance as a leader on the Miner Auditorium stage, celebrating the music of his 1970s NTU Troop project. Here’s a deep dive into one of his signature albums of the period.

  • Jun 2, 2024 | sfjazz.org | Richard Scheinin

    June 03, 2024 Staff writer Richard Scheinin gives us a preview of the historic U.S. premiere of the late piano genius’s lost masterwork, performed at Davies Symphony Hall on 6/12. Tags: Read Interview Article About five years ago, John Clayton, the Los Angeles-based bassist and arranger, hit the “play” button on his sound system and was suddenly in the presence of the late Oscar Peterson.

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