Steven Roby 5/29/26 Steven Roby 5/29/26

Terence Blanchard on Honoring Miles Davis and Coltrane Without Imitation

At an SFJAZZ soundcheck without Ravi Coltrane, Terence Blanchard made the clearest case yet for why honoring jazz's past means refusing to repeat it.

Steven Roby 4/20/26 Steven Roby 4/20/26

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.

Steven Roby 1/19/26 Steven Roby 1/19/26

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.

Steven Roby 1/13/26 Steven Roby 1/13/26

Ten Strings, One Voice: Hamilton de Holanda’s Modern Vision for the Bandolim

Grammy- and Latin Grammy–winning bandolim virtuoso Hamilton de Holanda brings his trio to SFJAZZ for a performance rooted in choro tradition and shaped by jazz improvisation. In this feature, de Holanda reflects on melody, lineage, and the creative freedom driving his current work.