CartOctober 11, 2018
Playlist: Made In Brazil
"Made In Brazil" playlist is the perfect launching point into one of the most musically rich countries in the world, a good resource ahead of SFJAZZ Collective's "Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim" performances at SFJAZZ on October 18-21.
ListenOctober 2, 2018
Jazz Needs A "LeBron James Mentality": A conversation With The West Coast Get Down's Cameron Graves
The pianist sets out his thesis: Paganini, Chopin and Liszt were virtuosos, as is James in the sports world. Cameron Graves, who performs Oct. 19 at SFJAZZ, keeps adding names to his list of celebrity virtuosos: Art Tatum, John Coltrane, Bill Evans. He skips ahead to the 1970s: “Jaco Pastorius was one, and Joe Zawinul and Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock, and everybody in the Mahavishnu Orchestra; these were the LeBron Jameses of their time.”
ReadOctober 11, 2018
Playlist: Made In Brazil
"Made In Brazil" playlist is the perfect launching point into one of the most musically rich countries in the world, a good resource ahead of SFJAZZ Collective's "Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim" performances at SFJAZZ on October 18-21.
ListenOctober 2, 2018
Jazz Needs A "LeBron James Mentality": A conversation With The West Coast Get Down's Cameron Graves
The pianist sets out his thesis: Paganini, Chopin and Liszt were virtuosos, as is James in the sports world. Cameron Graves, who performs Oct. 19 at SFJAZZ, keeps adding names to his list of celebrity virtuosos: Art Tatum, John Coltrane, Bill Evans. He skips ahead to the 1970s: “Jaco Pastorius was one, and Joe Zawinul and Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock, and everybody in the Mahavishnu Orchestra; these were the LeBron Jameses of their time.”
ReadOctober 15, 2018
End Of An Era: A Retrospective of Miguel Zenón's 14 Years With The SFJAZZ Collective
A tribute to founding member Miguel Zenón, who enters his final year with the SFJAZZ Collective, Miguel Zenón Retrospective is an exclusive limited edition double CD that's a collection of Miguel’s original compositions, written over his fourteen-year career with the band.
ReadOctober 16, 2018
A Look Back at Sonny Clark's 'Sonny Clark Trio'
For this month’s Hotplate (10/18), Oakland-based pianist and MC Kev Choice brings a fresh perspective to material from Sonny Clark’s 1958 Blue Note classic Sonny Clark Trio. To get ready, we take a look back at the album and the tragically short life of hard bop piano giant who made it.
ReadOctober 15, 2018
End Of An Era: A Retrospective of Miguel Zenón's 14 Years With The SFJAZZ Collective
A tribute to founding member Miguel Zenón, who enters his final year with the SFJAZZ Collective, Miguel Zenón Retrospective is an exclusive limited edition double CD that's a collection of Miguel’s original compositions, written over his fourteen-year career with the band.
ReadOctober 16, 2018
A Look Back at Sonny Clark's 'Sonny Clark Trio'
For this month’s Hotplate (10/18), Oakland-based pianist and MC Kev Choice brings a fresh perspective to material from Sonny Clark’s 1958 Blue Note classic Sonny Clark Trio. To get ready, we take a look back at the album and the tragically short life of hard bop piano giant who made it.
ReadOctober 15, 2018
"Keyed Up" Playlist
Enjoy a curated playlist highlighting a new generation of ascendent artists who showcase the range of the piano expression in modern jazz, to go with this week's four-night "Keyed Up" series at SFJAZZ running October 18-21.
ListenOctober 9, 2018
15 Trumpet Albums You Should Hear
This week we feature a host of superb young trumpet players in the Joe Henderson Lab (10/11-14), and in preparation, we present fifteen trumpet-led sessions that should be considered required listening.
ReadOctober 15, 2018
"Keyed Up" Playlist
Enjoy a curated playlist highlighting a new generation of ascendent artists who showcase the range of the piano expression in modern jazz, to go with this week's four-night "Keyed Up" series at SFJAZZ running October 18-21.
ListenOctober 9, 2018
15 Trumpet Albums You Should Hear
This week we feature a host of superb young trumpet players in the Joe Henderson Lab (10/11-14), and in preparation, we present fifteen trumpet-led sessions that should be considered required listening.
ReadSeptember 21, 2018
John Scofield's Outside-In Approach To Jazz
John Scofield opens up on his unconventional path in jazz ahead of his newest group's ("Combo 66") debut at SFJAZZ on Oct. 21, as well as his collaboration with Lettuce at SFJAZZ on Mar. 21-24.
ReadOctober 4, 2018
SFJAZZ Collective Goes Bossa Nova: The Music Of Antônio Carlos Jobim
SFJAZZ Collective embarks on its 15th season with four shows at SFJAZZ (Oct. 18-21) that feature the music of Brazilian composer Antônio Carlos Jobim, one of the master songwriters of the 20th century, the man who essentially invented and universalized bossa nova.
ReadSeptember 21, 2018
John Scofield's Outside-In Approach To Jazz
John Scofield opens up on his unconventional path in jazz ahead of his newest group's ("Combo 66") debut at SFJAZZ on Oct. 21, as well as his collaboration with Lettuce at SFJAZZ on Mar. 21-24.
ReadOctober 4, 2018
SFJAZZ Collective Goes Bossa Nova: The Music Of Antônio Carlos Jobim
SFJAZZ Collective embarks on its 15th season with four shows at SFJAZZ (Oct. 18-21) that feature the music of Brazilian composer Antônio Carlos Jobim, one of the master songwriters of the 20th century, the man who essentially invented and universalized bossa nova.
Read