Steven Roby 6/1/26 Steven Roby 6/1/26

Honoring Miles and Coltrane on Their Own Terms

Trumpeter Terence Blanchard and saxophonist Ravi Coltrane closed SFJAZZ's 2025–26 season with a centennial celebration of Miles Davis and John Coltrane that played entirely by its own rules—electric, unruly, and occasionally at odds with its own billing.

Steven Roby 9/13/23 Steven Roby 9/13/23

Herbie Hancock Turns Improvisation Into Communion at Chautauqua

At 83, Herbie Hancock fused funk, philosophy and fearless spontaneity in a sold-out Chautauqua Auditorium performance that felt both cosmic and deeply human.