Gunhild Carling at SFJAZZ’s Joe Henderson Lab
Gunhild Carling returns to SFJAZZ’s Joe Henderson Lab for four performances with her New Orleans ensemble, blending multi-instrumental virtuosity with a live approach centered on audience connection and real-time musical exchange.
Marcus Shelby Celebrates Miles Davis
Bay Area bassist and bandleader Marcus Shelby brings his New Orchestra to SFJAZZ's Miner Auditorium on May 10th for a deep dive into the Miles Davis nonet sessions that changed jazz.
Aaron Diehl Finds the Space Between
Pianist Aaron Diehl brings his trio to SFJAZZ’s Miner Auditorium on April 26, drawing on early influences, Mary Lou Williams’s Zodiac Suite, and a refined sense of space and listening.
August Lee Stevens Brings Her Bay Area Voice to SFJAZZ
Ahead of four Joe Henderson Lab shows at SFJAZZ, East Bay singer-songwriter August Lee Stevens talks about the Bay Area roots that shaped her, songs drawn from public feeling and family memory, and a live set built for the room.
Jack West on Innovation, Invention, and the “Acoustic Spank
A virtuoso guitarist and prolific inventor brings a "whole new sub-genre of jazz" to Berkeley for a double-bill performance celebrating a major return to the studio.
Sarah McKenzie: A Love Letter to San Francisco
Australian jazz star Sarah McKenzie brings her "breezy technical style" and "lyrical sense of swing" to Northern California, exploring the "soul" of San Francisco through her latest music.
Lisa Mezzacappa and the Art of "Tight Looseness"
Step into the intimate confines of the Joe Henderson Lab this Sunday, where the boundary between artist and audience dissolves into a shared sonic journey. Bassist and composer Lisa Mezzacappa brings her "Otherworldly" suite to life, promising an evening where experimental rigor meets the playful unpredictability of live improvisation.
Tyreek McDole at SFJAZZ: Collective Dreaming in the Joe Henderson Lab
Tyreek McDole brings his quintet to the Joe Henderson Lab at SFJAZZ on Feb. 12–13, 2026, exploring themes of healing, listening, and “collective dreaming” in an intimate residency setting.
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