Cleo Reed Reimagines the American Folk Tradition at SFJAZZ
The line between artist and audience dissolves as Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist Cleo Reed brings a raucous reworking of American tradition to the Joe Henderson Lab.
Delfeayo Marsalis Orchestrates a Crescent City Celebration at SFJAZZ
The trombonist and "merchant of joy" discusses family legacy, the Uptown Jazz Orchestra, and the high-voltage celebration of Mardi Gras coming to Miner Auditorium.
Trio Grande Makes a Big Sound at SFJAZZ
Trio Grande—Will Vinson, Gilad Hekselman, and Nate Wood—brings its high-level interplay and larger-than-life trio sound to SFJAZZ’s Joe Henderson Lab for two shows on February 11.
Greg Rahn Brings Side Hustle to Vallejo
Greg Rahn brings his long-gestating album Side Hustle to the Empress Theatre, gathering decades of jazz, blues, and cross-genre experience into a single release-night performance.
Marcus Machado Brings Electric Lineage to SFJAZZ
At SFJAZZ’s Joe Henderson Lab, Brooklyn-born guitarist Marcus Machado brings a lineage-rich, groove-driven language into one of the Bay Area’s most intimate rooms—where funk, jazz, rock, and soul meet at close range.
At SJAZZ Smartbomb, Braxton Cook Enters A New Era
Braxton Cook arrives at SFJAZZ’s SMARTBOMB with music shaped by collaboration, clarity, and life reorientation—bridging improvisation and songcraft in a new creative era.
Taylor Eigsti Comes Home, Carrying the Fire Forward
Fresh off a Grammy win, pianist Taylor Eigsti returns to SFJAZZ with deeply personal music shaped by Bay Area mentorship, collective memory and creative resilience.
Sasha Berliner at SFJAZZ: A Homecoming That Charts the Future of the Vibraphone
"I grew up with rock, alternative, and hip-hop... jazz isn't supposed to sound like one specific thing." Sasha Berliner discusses her homecoming show at SFJAZZ and her new "electric" sound