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April 7, 2021
2021 NEA Jazz Masters: A Q&A with Miguel Zenón
In the second in a series of Q&A posts, SFJAZZ Staff Writer Richard Scheinin speaks to saxophonist Miguel Zenón, Music Director of the NEA Jazz Masters Online Tribute Concert.
ReadMarch 31, 2021
2021 NEA Jazz Masters: A Q&A with Terri Lyne Carrington
In the first in a series of Q&A posts, SFJAZZ Staff Writer Richard Scheinin speaks to Terri Lyne Carrington, acclaimed drummer and 2021 NEA Jazz Master.
ReadApril 7, 2021
2021 NEA Jazz Masters: A Q&A with Miguel Zenón
In the second in a series of Q&A posts, SFJAZZ Staff Writer Richard Scheinin speaks to saxophonist Miguel Zenón, Music Director of the NEA Jazz Masters Online Tribute Concert.
ReadMarch 31, 2021
2021 NEA Jazz Masters: A Q&A with Terri Lyne Carrington
In the first in a series of Q&A posts, SFJAZZ Staff Writer Richard Scheinin speaks to Terri Lyne Carrington, acclaimed drummer and 2021 NEA Jazz Master.
ReadMarch 29, 2021
5 Things You Should Know About Marcus Miller
This week’s Fridays at Five streaming concert from June 2018 features bass virtuoso and composer Marcus Miller and his supercharged band. Here are five things you should know to get you ready for the show.
ReadMarch 19, 2021
10 Rising Women Instrumentalists You Should Know
Some of our most popular blog posts have been our multiple Rising Female Instrumentalists lists posted in recognition of Women’s History Month over the last few years. This year features a global group including some Bay Area representation and rising masters working in New York and London.
ReadMarch 29, 2021
5 Things You Should Know About Marcus Miller
This week’s Fridays at Five streaming concert from June 2018 features bass virtuoso and composer Marcus Miller and his supercharged band. Here are five things you should know to get you ready for the show.
ReadMarch 19, 2021
10 Rising Women Instrumentalists You Should Know
Some of our most popular blog posts have been our multiple Rising Female Instrumentalists lists posted in recognition of Women’s History Month over the last few years. This year features a global group including some Bay Area representation and rising masters working in New York and London.
ReadMarch 17, 2021
Cindy Blackman Santana Talks About Tony Williams
In advance of the January 2017 Tony Williams all-star tribute performance by Cindy Blackman Santana, SFJAZZ staff writer Richard Scheinin spoke to Blackman Santana about Williams and his influence.
ReadFebruary 25, 2021
Words Matter: The 50/50 Fund
You may have noticed that what used to be called the Tip Jar is now the 50/50 Fund on our Fridays at Five concerts. Here’s why…
ReadMarch 17, 2021
Cindy Blackman Santana Talks About Tony Williams
In advance of the January 2017 Tony Williams all-star tribute performance by Cindy Blackman Santana, SFJAZZ staff writer Richard Scheinin spoke to Blackman Santana about Williams and his influence.
ReadFebruary 25, 2021
Words Matter: The 50/50 Fund
You may have noticed that what used to be called the Tip Jar is now the 50/50 Fund on our Fridays at Five concerts. Here’s why…
ReadFebruary 24, 2021
Playlist: Pioneering Black Women in Jazz
For this curated Black History Month playlist we highlight the pioneering Black women in jazz history, including music from Alice Coltrane, Shirley Scott, Abbey Lincoln, Mary Lou Williams, Dorothy Ashby, Nina Simone, Geri Allen, Terri Lyne Carrington, and many more!
ListenFebruary 18, 2021
SFJAZZ Board Chair Denise Young Smith on Black History Month
A message from SFJAZZ Board Chair Denise Young on Black History Month, and the importance of celebrating Black history every single day of the year. Also includes details of our upcoming Jazz and Race panel discussion.
WatchFebruary 24, 2021
Playlist: Pioneering Black Women in Jazz
For this curated Black History Month playlist we highlight the pioneering Black women in jazz history, including music from Alice Coltrane, Shirley Scott, Abbey Lincoln, Mary Lou Williams, Dorothy Ashby, Nina Simone, Geri Allen, Terri Lyne Carrington, and many more!
ListenFebruary 18, 2021
SFJAZZ Board Chair Denise Young Smith on Black History Month
A message from SFJAZZ Board Chair Denise Young on Black History Month, and the importance of celebrating Black history every single day of the year. Also includes details of our upcoming Jazz and Race panel discussion.
WatchFebruary 17, 2021
"Jazz & Social Justice": A Playlist by Angela Davis
On April 18, 2018, author, educator, activist, and Civil Rights icon Angela Davis sat down with SFJAZZ Founder and Executive Artistic Director Randall Kline for a Listening Party on "Jazz & Social Justice." Here are the tracks Davis shared, plus a couple of extras they didn't get to.
ListenFebruary 12, 2021
Remembering Chick Corea (1941–2021)
Along with the rest of the jazz world, we are devastated to hear that pianist, composer, and 2006 NEA Jazz Master Armando Anthony “Chick” Corea passed of cancer on Tuesday, February 9 at the age of 79.
ReadFebruary 17, 2021
"Jazz & Social Justice": A Playlist by Angela Davis
On April 18, 2018, author, educator, activist, and Civil Rights icon Angela Davis sat down with SFJAZZ Founder and Executive Artistic Director Randall Kline for a Listening Party on "Jazz & Social Justice." Here are the tracks Davis shared, plus a couple of extras they didn't get to.
ListenFebruary 12, 2021
Remembering Chick Corea (1941–2021)
Along with the rest of the jazz world, we are devastated to hear that pianist, composer, and 2006 NEA Jazz Master Armando Anthony “Chick” Corea passed of cancer on Tuesday, February 9 at the age of 79.
ReadJanuary 13, 2021
Artists We Lost in 2020: In Memoriam
With an extraordinarily difficult 2020 now behind us, we stop to remember the many jazz and related musicians we lost during the year, many from COVID-19.
ReadDecember 29, 2020
PLAYLIST: 2020 Staff Picks
What's been on constant rotation at the SFJAZZ virtual offices? Here's the Top 30 of 2020 from SFJAZZ's Staff!
ReadJanuary 13, 2021
Artists We Lost in 2020: In Memoriam
With an extraordinarily difficult 2020 now behind us, we stop to remember the many jazz and related musicians we lost during the year, many from COVID-19.
ReadDecember 29, 2020
PLAYLIST: 2020 Staff Picks
What's been on constant rotation at the SFJAZZ virtual offices? Here's the Top 30 of 2020 from SFJAZZ's Staff!
ReadSeptember 14, 2020
Fridays at Five: A Look Behind the Scenes
Over the past four months, staff writer Richard Scheinin has spoken to many of the artists whose performances have streamed on the Fridays at Five concert series. Now he goes behind the scenes to talk to the technical wizards who make the online concert series possible.
ReadJune 5, 2020
FRIDAYS AT FIVE: LAUNCHING A DIGITAL MUSIC EXPERIENCE
SFJAZZ staff writer Richard Scheinin takes a closer look at the evolution of our streaming concert series Fridays at Five, the first step in a new digital future for the organization.
ReadSeptember 14, 2020
Fridays at Five: A Look Behind the Scenes
Over the past four months, staff writer Richard Scheinin has spoken to many of the artists whose performances have streamed on the Fridays at Five concert series. Now he goes behind the scenes to talk to the technical wizards who make the online concert series possible.
ReadJune 5, 2020
FRIDAYS AT FIVE: LAUNCHING A DIGITAL MUSIC EXPERIENCE
SFJAZZ staff writer Richard Scheinin takes a closer look at the evolution of our streaming concert series Fridays at Five, the first step in a new digital future for the organization.
Read