Keeping the Flame Alive at The Bach: Barbara Riching Carries a Coastal Jazz Legacy Forward
Barbara Riching reflects on preserving the intimate spirit of The Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society, the legendary Half Moon Bay jazz venue founded by her father Pete Douglas, while navigating the challenges of presenting world-class live music in today’s landscape.
Arturo Sandoval’s SANGÚ Finds the Fire at the Source
Arturo Sandoval’s new album SANGÚ reconnects the trumpet master with the Afro-Cuban rhythms, improvisational fire, and emotional storytelling that shaped his musical identity. The album arrives ahead of his June appearances at Yoshi’s Jazz Club in Oakland.
Inside Immanuel Wilkins’ SFJAZZ Residency
At SFJAZZ’s Listening Party, Immanuel Wilkins gave audiences a first look inside his residency week: the questions behind Recitations, the mentors who shaped him, and the deeper purpose of bringing listeners into the work before the concerts began.
Miles Davis Heard Hip-Hop Coming
Night 1 of SFJAZZ’s Miles Davis centennial series framed Doo-Bop as Miles Davis’s final act of forward motion, with Sway Calloway, Easy Mo Bee, Vince Wilburn, Donald Harrison, and DJ Flow tracing how the trumpeter moved toward hip-hop with purpose, appetite, and instinct.
5 Miles Davis Albums to Listen to This Week
As SFJAZZ marks Miles Davis: A Century of Cool, these five albums offer a sharp path through one of modern music’s most restless and influential careers.
Night 4: Omar Sosa’s SUBA — A Bridge Across the Atlantic
On the final night of Omar Sosa’s SFJAZZ residency, the SUBA Trio brought Cuba, Senegal, and Venezuela into a luminous conversation of kora, piano, percussion, and shared pulse.
Night 3: Omar Sosa Reimagines the Quartet
On the third night of Omar Sosa’s SFJAZZ residency, Quarteto Americanos turned Miner Auditorium into a high-energy laboratory of rhythm, improvisation, and Bay Area jazz history.
Night 2: Omar Sosa’s Sacred Aguas Trio
On the second night of Omar Sosa’s SFJAZZ residency, the Aguas Trio transformed Miner Auditorium into a ceremonial space where water, rhythm, and improvisation flowed together in a powerful spiritual performance.
Night 1: Omar Sosa and the Vitality of the Next Generation
Night one of Omar Sosa’s four-night residency at SFJAZZ pairs the Cuban pianist with the Stanford Jazz Orchestra. From backstage rehearsal rituals to a powerful big-band performance in Miner Auditorium, the evening becomes a meeting point between generations of jazz musicians.